European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 29, 1938 the stars and stripes Pago 5 Senate oks Pentagon budget Bill calling for 4.3% military pay raise  i a the san dec untied 3 Lucuk old knot Friday and  a i Clafon budget Bill that Grams inc Pentagon wide ranging new Powers 1o Coli Rich War Aja Insi Illga drug smugglers. Among other provisions of inc measure is approval of resident Reagan s request for a 4.3 percent average pay raise for inc nation s 2.1 million uniformed military personnel. The House version of the Mea sure Calls for a 4 percent increase. The nearly 5300 billion Hill was approved on a a Tiff vote in a mostly comply Senate chamber after sen. Alfonso u Ama 1o,  dropped his amendment that would have  the death Penally to he imposed on drug dealers who arc con Vic cd of kill info someone. 1 hat amendment had stalled inc Mea sure for iwo weeks because supporters of inc Hill said the proposal would never be. Accepted Liy the mouse. Lamato s proposal will be consid Cre j As a separate Bill after the Senate i Lurns novt month from its me Morial Day i Tess. A riday s vote sends the Bill to a 1 Tousic so talc conference committee to reconcile dil Terentee Between the measures Pav cd of Para Cly by each chamber. D Amato had Ellered his plan As an amendment to Hie Ionia Jon Bill because Senate opponents had previously threat ened to filibuster his proposal if in were offered As a separate piece of legislation. For two we rfcs. D Avalo refused to drop his amendment arguing thai tack ing it onto inc Pentagon Bill was the Only Way to get a Vole. D Amati s plan is popular As evidenced by an earlier 6h-27 vote rejecting a move to kill in. Hut Senate rules protect the rights of the. Rain oily. Meaning d Amato s opponents could have filibustered. Senate democratic leaders pressed d Avalo to withdraw his amendment arguing in was delaying the conference consideration of the pc Magon Bill an could thus damage National Security. The Bill authorizes �299.5 billion in Pentagon spending the same total pro posed by the House Hill. The current i c of Csc Huff to iss29l billion the $290.5 billion figure Wai approved by Reagan last december As part of the agreement Between the while House and confess to put together a budget package aimed at reducing Federal Hud it deficits. Thai was 133 billion less irian the Pentagon Hod expected to receive in inc fiscal year starting Jei. I. And defense Secretary Frank c a Lucca ordered vide Ranger to ruts to meet Lite lower figure. The reductions include la ing Olf 34.000 civilian personnel and the Early retirement of 16 aging Navy frigates. The most controversial provision of inc Senate Bill was an amendment giving the military new authority to help in Iii Figlilo against illegal drugs including arc so Powers for Navy officers aboard warships which Stop suspected drug boats on the High seas. The anti drug provision in the Senate Hilt is not of far reaching As that proposed by the i Louse which overwhelmingly Voled to order Reagan 10 have the military essentially Seal Oft the . Borders against the smuggling of illegal drugs. The Senate Bill As docs the House measure contains Money for a vast array of weapons. Among those in the Senate measure arc another Trident missile fir ing submarine two More 688-Clnss at tack subs the first of the new sea Wolf class Ofa Ziack subs three destroyers 72 f-18 fighters. 36 f-15s, 180 f-16s and 72 Apache attack helicopters Locsi Dysthe Ami drug provisions other differences Between the two Bills include Star wars the Senate measure proposed $4.6 billion for Reagan s strategic defense initiative while inc House voted s3.5 billion. Reagan had wanted s4.b billion. 1 he most Likely Compromise would be about $4.1 billion which would be an increase Over the current sol budget if 13.9 billion. Anns control Holh Bills ban any sol tests that would violate the existing narrow incr relation of the 1972 Anli a Al Lisicic missile treaty. Bui the House measure contains two other restrictions including a ban on spending for any weapons thai violate numerical restrictions on various categories of weapons in the in ratified i97 Salt it treaty and a ban on All hut the smallest tests of . Nuclear weapons. Use closings the Senate Hill Ere ales a 15-Mcmher f enl agon commission to study the nation s 3,600 military in Lajla Lions and recommend by dec. 31 which ones can be closed. No such provision is part of the i Louse Bill although thai Cham Ber is considering inc Hase where when reeled it will stand higher than the Vii Ltd s tallest building. In looks smaller and smaller the farther Awa it i  t ele Arnold installation superintendent for the unwieldy engineering Marvel said As the launch got underway. My Job Ljusi beginning the world s talk it offshore drilling plan finn devel oped by Shell offshore inc. And duh cd Lull Winkle. Weighs 5 1,000 ions my is 1,165 feet Long. After in  drilling rigs Are installed in the Fiul of Mexico in will i Icli 78,000 ions and land 1.61 s feel nigh 161 feel higher Ihan the Vallesi building. Chi Cago s scars Tower. Shell estimates the local Cost of the bullwinkle project at $500 million. Half of Hal is for building and i stating the platform and preparing in for drilling while the remainder will go inward development Drill ing permanent production facilities and a pipeline to move the Oil to Shore the company said. Bullwinkle was conceived when Oil sold for considerably More than ill a barrel said Gordon Sterling project manager Liui he added even Loday at $15 it s a profitable  gunboats Low Bull huf he to full ill drilling plan Liurni toward us new Home off the i Jiu Isian Oast. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today., May 29, 1948 the jewish Quarter of the old City of Jerusalem surrendered to the trans Jordan Arab legion in Palestine. 30 years ago today. May 29, 1958 Gen. Charles do Gaulle officially accepted French president Rene Coly s Appeal to try 10 form a government Hul demanded full Powers in return. 20 years ago today. May 29, 1968 the Navy rezoned Hal the nuclear submarine scorpion was overdue in the Atlantic with w men aboard. The submarine was returning from what was described As extended training operations in the Mediterranean 10 years ago today. May 29, 1978 president Carter s brother Billy was splattered with the filling Ofa poorly thrown pie while promoting cars and putting in a few Good words for the Beer that bore his name. $60,000 donated to repair Vietnam veterans memorial Washington a Mote Ihan $60.000 has been raised to repair scratches made by vandals on the Viet Nam pc crans memorial thanks to inc efforts of veterans org Iii actions and radio stations nationwide a fund raising official said Friday people have been exceedingly Gener Ous Jan Scruggs founder and president of the Vietnam veterans memorial fund said. Scruggs whose struggle to gel the me Morial built will be Pon Raymd sunday in inc nut to movie to heal a nation said he was surprised that so Many people were interested in contributing Money to repair the memorial tic memorial has become the most heavily Viu cd Monument in washing ton since it was dedicated six years ago. The National i Ark sen ice on May 2 said in Nad discovered 8-Inch scratches including one resembling a Swastika on two of the memorial s 140 polished Gran Ite panels. Scratches also were found later on a third panel on the 493-foot Wall which contains the names of those kilted in the Southeast asian War. A Vermont Granite Ripen has been studying ways to remove the scratches from the polished Granite. Scruggs said. The eos of repairs was not yet known. In the meantime a Stone expert has to make temporary repairs of the scratch Marks with synth Eric material thai Matehs inc Mirror like the panels according to Park spokesman bark kill can