European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d last soviet troops leave strategic afghan City Page 2 d v-22 copter plane Rolls into spotlight. Page 5 d Whitney Houston she almost had it All Page 13 q lakers beat Mavericks in Aba playoffs sports Page 21 Utu if b Piaf Nunu Pili coition ran tin  Jichio vol. 47, no 37 wednesday May 25, 1988 d 6693 a debate on inf pact continues Washington a the Senate monday rejected three new Republican challenges id the intermediate Range nuclear forces maty As debate on the pact continued and so Nail minority Leader Bob Dole said it would be an embarrassment to president Rongan if the pact in t ratified before Reagan goes to Moscow this weekend. Later Secretary of state Georges Hull met with Republican senators and urged approval Orine part before in Summit. Here is a treaty that has been exam ined in Mare detail ban any Afons control treaty in history by far Shultz said. The first rejection of a Challenge came when the Ignatc voted 81-13 to kill an so Vii amendment by sen. Jesse Helms . That would have prevented the treaty from Lakine effect until Reagan reassures Congress about the accuracy of the num Ber of soviet ss-2q missiles which willbe destroyed Neil the Senate killed on a 68-26vote, an amendment by sen. Malcolm Wallop r-wyo., that would have required a change in the treaty s ten to eliminate what he said was a loophole thai would have permitted construction of some soviet missiles. Finally the so Nail rejected 81-a amendment by sen. Gordon Humphrey r-n.h., that would have delayed the treaty until the two nations agreed on a see debate on Back Page Moscow a the soviet parliament removed the final hurdle to ratification of the inner mediate Range missile treaty bul a top official said the Kremlin should not formally commit itself to the pact before the . Senate docs. Members of the foreign affairs commissions of the two Chambers of the supreme soviet met in joint ses Sion to unanimously endorse the treaty inn nil i it the presidium for ratification. Gray for treaty approval the join meeting Atu duties and Prcsidcdr-1. La Primc soviet dip Fegor k. I Gachev the no. 2 Jet Hijacker vanishes passengers Crew Safe. A no a Pron so a at Bogn pc 9 when  a. Shevardnadze appeared before lawmakers la. By approving  i in i ii Uhi i Len i i for final action by . Tin supreme soviet body thai by Law a stratify such International agreements. The treaty to ban intermediate Range nuclear missile forces known As inf was signed in Washington on dec. 8 by Soviel Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev and president Reagan. It is to take Ciucci after being Rati fied by the two countries. Mail fit to soviet Union has been considered a. Amt since he treaty was endorsed by the politburo supreme body of the communist party and signed by a Italy a � a both communist party general so arc Tai Andt Metw the presidium. However the  acknowledged they want the formal  in their coun try to proceed apace. Hearings Are being held in . Senate but no decision is  on the treaty this week. Cartagena Colombia a a Man described As mentally unstable hijacked a colombian Jet with 135 people aboard monday and forced it to Fly id Panama Anil Aruba after letting the Pas senders off. The plane later returned to the Cartagena Airport where the Man vanished As it lamed toward the . The Captain of the a inca airlines Boeing 727 said the Hijacker apparently jumped off the plane As it was rolling toward he terminal monday night at the International Airport in Cartagena on Colombia s carib can coast. The plane was Hijack cd on a Domestic flight monday morning after in took off from Medellin in Northwest Colombia it returned id med Rilin where 131 people were allowed off then was forced 10 go to Panama where it refuelled and u Aruba an Island off the coast of Venezuela no one was injured. The Captain Luis Eduardo Gutierrez said the Man wanted to go to Cuba but the plane did Mil have enough fuel and returned to Cartagena. As it was taxiing in the darkness filler Landing the Captain said the Crew noticed a Light in the Cabin indicating that the plane s rear stairway had been lowered. When the plane pulled up to the Ter Minal at the Rafael Nunez International Airport police rushed aboard bul could not find the Hijacker Gutierrez said. The Hijacker who had gripped a hand grenade throughout apparently fled in the darkness. Gutierrez said. Police searched slums and a swampy Are around the Airport. Authorities identified the Hijacker As Alberro Jimenez a colombian but had no further information about him. Hijacked jetliner on ground it Panama City s Omasito Truoi Airport bigger notary pay raise predicted for 89 b Deedee Arrington Doke  Fumu Ramstein Al West Germany military pay Nan and other allowance inert Ain form the top is sues to be resolved in finalizing b 1989 defense budget the assistant Secretary of detente for Force manage ment and personnel said. "1 feel quite confident the military will gel a heal Thier pay raise this year than they have in some Lime Grant s. Green or. Said in an interview at sums Lin think that s important because you Don t want to Back to the Early 80s, Lair 1970s, when we a 11 and 14 percent pay raises to catch a pc noting if Iai pay increases for Pillary personnel have fallen 11 percent behind of ivies in the private sector Green added Thoj Tpbie military always Scon to Lake a pay Cut Nair Cut but not a raise that keep sup Wilh inflation a find Salute and keep doing the Job. I think ii s in Eyric turned thai  Green who was appointed w his position in fcb rams Lem with his wife Virginia at their of military installations in Many  kingdom Turku Green  and their families  under his jurisdiction. In and i if land Belt tight Enwrig Mccwen said  must of dealt with  through attempting to persuade Congress to protow More Money. While acknowledging that the defense department would love to have a larger military he said we be got to do things smarter we be got to train smarter we be got to buy stuff smarter we be got to gel More bang for our buck.,. The Gravy Days Are Over. I think significant growth in the defense budget Isa dead Issue for the foreseeable  asked about further troop strength reduction beyond those already announced because of budget constraints Greg Saj jew thinks the worst cutbacks a mostly through attrition or Marlynr Emonts. Green also touched on education issues involving the department of def cow dependents schools not ing that he recently asked dodos director John Kuemple to develop Plant for improving communications Between the school system and parents. Forming school boards for the  institutions similar to those governing civilian schools an unlikely solution because of Legal restrictions on Kocg. Bul Green said tie has Given sure pie free rein throws innovative As we can be under the Law to allow great Lujenia involvement in the schools including in cum blah among the  end lord. Green said is something just Short Othia Hool Board without just forming another Council. It Sike a Council but sae p to on Back Paga