European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 29 the stars and stripes wednesday May 4, 1936 House votes to keep gis out of Nicaragua Washington a the House voted monday to ban . Combat troops from Nicaragua but refused to prohibit american servicemen from con ducting Maneu vers along the Border of the leftist ruled Central american nation. The decisions came As the chamber began a second week of work on a Bill authorizing the Pentagon budget for the next fiscal year. First the democratic controlled House voted 276-92 to Block the sending of any combat troops into or Over Nicaragua. A similar ban had been approved by news briefs the House in each of Hie past two Yean. But it had been changed by a House sen ate conference committee to simply make it a sense of the Congress Resolution and say the ban did t affect a presi Dent s constitutional Power Ai commander in chief. Rep. Thomas Foley d-wash., he House majority Leader sponsored the proposal. He noted that president Reagan has repeatedly stated the United states has no intention of invading Nicaragua where .-backed Contra guerrillas Are now conducting peace talks with the leftist Leaden of Nicaragua s sandinista gov. Ii May seem to some Wise to reaffirm this intention on the part of he administration and Congress not to maintain any threat of intervention said Foley. But rep. Henry Hyde r-i1l, said this perennial amendment is still unconstitutional in my judgment. 1 Don t think we can repeal the Power of the president to be  before pasting the Foley proposal the House voted 336-21 approval of an amendment by rep. Duncan Hunter r Calif., which said . Forces could be sent into Nicaragua to respond to a hijacking a kidnapping or other acts of terrorism against . Citizens or citizens . Alfy. Then the House rejected 238-147, an amendment by rep. Edward Markey d-mass., that would Block . Personnel who Are giving assistance to he contras from being within 20 Miles of he nicaraguan Border. The prohibition would specifically apply to . Military erases. The Pentagon has conducted a series of exercises in Honduras which shares a order with Nicaragua. Buida person Nel have generally stayed away from the order. The House also rejected 267-111, a attempt to delete the $3 million in the Bill which would go for army construction plans in Honduras. Homemade bomb found at British army base Detmold West Germany a a Home made bomb was discovered on the ground at a British army base tuesday just two Days after bloody Ira attacks on British soldiers based incest Germany. Do Mold municipal officials said that the bomb weighing about 2 pounds was discovered in a civilian parking area on the base and that explosives experts were on the scene. They said in a statement issued to the news Media that it was not certain whether the experts could defuse the bomb or whether they would be forced to i plod the device. On sunday three off duty British airmen based in West Germany were killed in nearby dutch towns in two separate attacks for which the outlawed Irish Republican army later claimed responsibility. British Soldier is found lying unconscious in ditch turnout Belgium a a British sol Dier who drove an armoured car from West Ger Many to Belgium was found lying unconscious in a ditch a few Miles from the place where he had abandoned the vehicle police wind tuesday. Police in this North belgian town identified the Soldier As Andrew Bray. He was taken to a local Hospital and was to be questioned As soon As his condition improved. Police said they believed Bray left his uni that was involved in exercises on monday in the armoured vehicle. Bray is based at Rici Dahlen West Germany. Earlier police found the armoured vehicle abandoned near Tull out after it had crossed through the Southern Netherlands into Belgium. Bray s unconscious body was found in a ditch  several Miles West of Tum hour. Officials said. Crowe visits Bahrain decorates some sailors Manama Bahrain Dpi adm. William j. Crowe jr., chairman of the joint chiefs of stuff tuesday decorated . Sailors who took part in last month s .-irariian naval clashes sources said. Crowe arrived in Bahrain late monday and the head of the Bahrain defense . Shaikh Abdulla bin Sulman Al Khalifa and . Ambassador to Bahrain or. Sam Zakhem. Welcomed him to the Small Oil Rich fenian Gulf state shipping sources said. The sources said Crowe left Bahrain tuesday far the United Arab emirates port of Dubai where he was scheduled id look Over damage the guided missile frigate Samuel b. Roberts sustained after a mine blast last month ripped open its Hull injuring 10 sailors. The Botasi sparked a retaliation from american forces in the Gulf which attacked two Irani Oil platforms before becoming engaged in clashes with Iran s Small Navy. The . Navy Sank or seriously damaged six iranian vessels during the engagement and lost one . Marine cobra helicopter gunship wit two crewmen aboard. Dukakis favored in Ohio Indiana Jackson expected of win in . By the associated press Michael Dukakis steadily building his Delegate Lead Over democratic presidential rival Jesse Jackson was heavily favored to score victories in Ohio and Indiana tuesday while Jackson urged ministers in the District of Columbia to vote with a  because of the time difference Between Europe and the United states rating results Here not an Lsible for this edition considered a certain Victor in the nation s capital but Given Little Chance in Ohio and Indiana Jackson campaigned in Washington As the first votes were being cast. He then plunged ahead on the Campaign Trail heading for appearances in Atlanta and West Virginia. Early turnout estimates varied. In Ohio there were reports of heavier than Vonnal turnout in Black precincts. In Washington where Jackson received two thirds of the vote in the 1984 presidential primary turnout was described As moderate. Dukakis was expected to capture at least 200 of the 254 delegates Al stake in Indiana Ohio and the District of Columbia. Banks from Page 1 account holders now pay Only for checks of More than j500. A15 maintenance charge for account holders who do not subscribe to sure pay and do not maintain an average monthly balance of 1300. Currently account holders Whoso not have sure pay a $300 monthly allotment or a 1300 minimum balance paya$4 service charge a charge of $1 for counter checks and counter savings withdrawal slips up from the current 50-Ccnl charge. Barber said the charges Are still a far cry from what the states Are charging. A typical stateside Bank if it would Cash a Persona Check that was not drawn on its own Bank and that s a big if would charge upwards of i or 2 percent. So for a $500 Check you re talking a s5 charge us opposed to our ii charge Barber said. Even with the 0.5 percent increase he currency Exchange Cost still undercuts local Banks which charge about 3 percent More than the actual Rale. Barber  expects the new 1.25 percent Rale to be figured into the government s Cost of living allowance formula As the current 0.75 percent Rale now is. The new rate in West Germany for example would mean a military Exchange rate of 1.67 Marks to the Dollar instead of 1.68 to the Dollar when the Commer Cial fix is 1.66, this would increase a 1,000 Mark rent Bill by 13.56, in Italy the military Exchange Rale when the Dollar closes at 1,203 lira would be 1,209 lira to the Dollar Down from 1,214.88 lira. Five years ago military Banks Tost about 11 million a year in operating costs Barber said. Now with the Way the economic conditions Are interest rates an Exchange Rales the program is costing upwards of s35 million a  falling interest Rales also have Cut the Banks inter est income in half in the past five years be said. Labor also factors into the High operating out since Tom countries require that the work Force contain a High percentage of local National employees. Improved automatic Teller machines and on line computers for Bank tellers were among the 45 recommendations made in the study. As a result military Banks should soon feature automatic Teller machines that provide immediate balance information and Are linked to a stateside financial network. Semcer members can maintain stateside accounts if they wish and be Able to dip their plastic into one of these Green machines and Access Money in n stateside account without waiting for a Teller Barber said. The first of the on line Teller machine will be tested in Frankfurt in the next three or four Mon tits. Once those Pilot machines arc debugged the rest of thebans should have the machines within sin to nine months he said. Another improvement dictated by the study will give Bank tellers on line computers eliminating the present time consuming microfiche checks. Barber noted that merchants National Bank which took Over military banking services in Germany Greece and the Netherlands on sunday was in no Way responsible for the increases. We want to take full credit or discredit or Dell or whatever you want 10 say far that because it s realty a department of defense initiative a study that we undertook and really had no input by our contract Banks. It should be Clear that they Ore not to  Reagan from Page 1 asked what he thought about the reports on the Rea Gans and astrology. He replied with a Grin it s All right with me. I m glad he consults  we should Check whether astrologer Jeanne Dixon recommend  a veto of the made Bill added House majority whip Tony Coelho a Calif. Wright added it s a full Moon out there. Now that s what brings the crazies  current and former while House aides expressed scepticism about the reports Elaine Crispin the first lady s press Secretary said she is not aware thai any changes were made in the president s schedule because of astrological forecasts. Asked whether the tint family makes decision based on astrology she replied Don t you read your Horoscope Lyn Nofziger a former White House aide and associate of the reagans for More than two decades said i have never once heard her allude to astrology or to the stars or to the Moon or to the sign of the  he said the president liked to read his Horoscope and laughed about it and kidded about it but i have never seen him Lake the stuff  i can never recall a single time when we did some thing politically because somebody said the stars Are wrong Nofi Igor added. Michael a Caver another longtime Reagan associate and on Lime Deputy presidential chief of staff said i m not interested in commenting on  \