European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes q consumer prices Rose 0.4% in april Page 3 q Glenn Nunn Call for democrats to seek Strong defense Page 4 d woman with 3 guns terrorizes school Page 5 d celtics defeat Hawks tie Aba playoffs sports Page 21 the stand tripes utmoi1id unofficial fut i Tiok fan thl . Mip foil to vol. 47. No. 35 sunday May 22, 1988 Pentagon orders six week freeze in spending hiring by William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington the Pentagon trying to avoid busting its already tight budget ordered an across inc Board freeze Friday in purchasing and overtime pay and an extreme limit on civilian hiring throughout the defense department for at least six weeks. We Are trying to gel at in Short discretionary spending that can be deferred for the six week period thai this is in William h. Tad in. Deputy Secre tary of defense said. For defense personnel worldwide Tail said the decision Means if you were planning to decorate your office Wail until july. If you were Pun Ning on buying some,., equipment.,. Lawn mowers forklifts things thai we do lend to buy quite a bit of televisions calculators typewriters and so Forth. Keep going with what you be got and. Defer Only areas exempt from the freeze Are intermediate nuclear forces military readiness programs and essential medical and safety programs. Many of he actions tall outlined Are already in effect at some local commands that arc also trying tomake do on Light budgets. The Pentagon decision now makes Ihm said the spending freeze is the result of spend ing figures which for several months have exceeded the limit necessary to meet the military s 1988 budget of �277 re about $2.5 billion. Over Al the moment see freeze on Back Page inf treaty gains momentum in major Senate test votes complying Wilh All existing treaties. The Senate also rejected just As soundly 73-8, a proposal from sen Gordon Humphrey r-n.h., to hold up the treaty until nato stockpiles a a conventional War hit the 15-Day Mark half the stated nato Don t expect it to be adopted. There s obviously a full head of steam behind this treaty said Humphrey arguing elimination of Shorter and medium Range inn Iii Luciou in us Guiua in ,i�. Of . Nuclear missiles As the inf pact requires exposes the moderates urged conservatives to stand aside so weaknesses in nato conventional defences the treaty can be approved in time for president Rea was the Senate quit for the week sen. Jesse Helms Gan to Lake it to Moscow for the May 29-june 1 sum mtc., Leader of the dissidents held Over until Mon Mil Wilh soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Day pics of technical amendments designed to Cor leaders put the dissidents on notice they May try 10 ree Tuanqu technical errors in the treaty a Washington up the inf i scaly passed major lest votes Friday Wilh a full head of steam conservative republicans conceded but they pressed on with amendments and slowed. Senate Progress id Ward approval of the Accord do spin the approach ing Summit their assault on the intermediate nuclear forces treaty the first superpower agreement that would eliminate an entire class of missiles continued despite from moderate republicans and democrats Force an end to their stall a move that saw tempers Hare and was decried As a sneak attack thai would make the treaty foes stay on the floor to guard their Senate killed All five parts of a killer Amend ment offered by sen. Steve Symms a Idaho. The five Roll Call Vole ladies ranging from 82-15 to 89-8 against Symms amendment showed overwhelming support Lor the pact and were far in excess of the two thirds Vole in needs for Senate ratification. Demo Cuic Leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia said unless wisc Nat quits quibbling Over text Mon Day and begins Ark on Resolution of ratification the chances of Reemt taking that Little package with the Blue ribbon tied around. It. To Moscow Are going to diminish chimed in since we re dealing with the so Viet Union would you at least Ray Pink ribbon Republican Leader Robert Dole of Kansas also made Good morning d8693a panamanian Stan Ulm Man led web to Manuel Norina mists hit cheers to rally Friday. N hold talks be web ., Noriega i talks with Pana Al Noriega have broken administration divided drug charges against him Imant official Michaeli lations Friday. Gen. Washington Manian Leader Adown and the Ria about whether to Dro recalled stale do Kozak for further co amid reports a Teni pc agreement had Bee reached Wilh Noriega stale department offi Cial said there is no Kodak Deputy assistant Secretary of slate for inter american affairs had been in Panama for three weeks trying to arrange for Noriega to step Down in return Lor the United slates dropping the drug charges against him. Reports from Panama said a Deal would be announced Friday or monday but the recall of sen Noriega on Back Page final plea to Speed up work noting Hal As his parly Symms bad sought to require the i scaly not be in Leader on the floor he had a duly to Reagan to Speed Plemen Ted until the president certified Moscow ii things along. American team wins Boeselager Competition byjoe Mapother Bremer men Bureau Points for a second place finish among the 12 Allied countries participating in Eutten army div eight Man learn from Schwa Bach West Germany Friday captured the Allied category in the annual Boesch lager Light armoured reconnaissance com petition. The 1st so 1st Cav 1st army div team racked up 5,415 Points to thwart the Hopes of lost year s Winner the 1st so i Ith army Cav regl of Fulda West Germany the Fulda team scored 5,220 top finisher in the German army category was the Panzer recon in 4 team which ran up 4,195 Points in the eight event contest sponsored by the German army. The annual Competition ranks Wilh the Canadian army trophy As a top level test of skills among nato forces in Europe. Two dozen learns competed in the we Klong tournament. Months of preparation went into get Ting the two . Squads ready for the team a care physical and menial skills As lies Wilh tracked vehicles and ground to air coordination you be got to have Well disciplined soldiers who Ore very Well trained and who Are said 1st it. Davi Breuhan a coach with the 1st army div team. You could never Force someone to do this Breuhan said noting the High level of physical training. The key to the 1st army div team win was a lint place finish in daytime Light Yami ored reconnaissance. The events based on the importance gigs Hahaj. Members of the tit Anne div Tea were dejected after finishing tie obstacle course Friday the Only Day Hal rain interfered Wilh the Competition. The team logged a Lime of 24 minutes. See Boeselager on Back Page
