European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse D cola Oha found fair by panel Page 2 q rain brings scant Relief in drought areas Page 3 g Joseph Owen takes a look at Cyprus daily Magazine o Mcenroe wins at Wimbledon see sports the stars and stripes official puil1cation Fqy the . Of d of half Good morning vol. 47, no. 66 wednesday june 22, 19b8 " d 8693 a economic Summit winds up Toronto up leaders of seven major Indus trial nations ended their i tin Summit tuesday by endorsing a financial Relief proposal for the world s poor est countries and moving to Cool a brewing Trade War Between the United states and Europe Over agricultural goods. Sparring Over hefty european subsidies of Tarm and food products which have Long marred Trade relations prolonged the last round of the Summit. Although the argument Over subsidies was not settled european leaders agreed to into sift efforts in Trade negotiations to curb payments to Farmers but refused to accept president Reagan s proposal to eliminate All subsidies by the end of the Century. The final communique issued by the Summit leaders stressed Unity on a variety of specific issues and Broa policy goals especially conservative economic principles espoused by president Reagan. Rioting in Berlin three West Berlin policemen above fire tear us at squatters who monday night occupied a triangular Section of the soviet sector that is scheduled id came under West Berlin administration in july. Police retaliated when they were attacked mostly with slingshots and Molotov cock tails by East berliners who were pro testing West Berlin plans to build a Road across the Triangle which legally belongs to East Berlin. At right the policemen s tear Gas grenades explode in nearby potsdamer 1 Lal an the Eastern Side of the Berlin Wall. The leaders pledged to continue moving their economics away from slate control by enacting lax cuts deregulation Tabor Reform and other measures to pro vide the basis for More robust economic there is a developing consensus thai structural re forms Are key to improving medium term growth of industrialized nations a British official said. After three Days of talks Reagan and leaders of see Summit on Back Page tap forget aids probe source says Washington Al j the government in Llic last few Days has won the cooperation in its Pentagon bribery probe of someone whose voice turned up frequently on court ordered wiretaps a source familiar with the matter said second target of the probe appears on the verge of cooperating said the source who demanded Anonym could not be determined whether the target who is cooperating is a Pentagon employee a consultant or a defense contractor sources familiar with the proc also said that one wiretap involves a conversation Between former Navy Secretary John Lehman or. And his then aide Melvyn sources said that conversation recorded late last year or Early this year can be interpreted As being a term off by Lehman that Paisley might be under invest general Edwin a desc Iii infused to say monday whether Lehman is among those under scrutiny. Paisley and another former Lehman aide retired adm. James a Ace Lyons have been implicated. The sources speaking on condition of anonymity refused to describe the possible warning which investigators arc examining As a potential obstruction of jus Tice and which occurred after both Lehman and pais Ley had left the government frequently relics on gaining the co operation of participants in a White Collar conspiracy to win the conviction of bigger targets. Meanwhile defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci i reassigning five Pentagon officials under scrutiny in the Pentagon bribery probe other sources said. Those sources who spoke Only on condition they see probe on Back Page committee votes against further officer cuts by Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington a House Senate conference committee working on the fiscal 1989 defense authorization Bill has voted not to provide for further offi cer cuts bringing an end to one of the Moil contentious military personnel is sues in years. But in Exchange for dropping the pro vision to reduce officer strength by 2 per cent in each of the next two years a total of about 12,000 personnel Law makers a pct the Pentagon to stick to a voluntary plan to Cut about 4,100 offi cers a congressional staffer said. Congress also wants the defense department to move Forward on a project to Cut some of the hit from its Headquarters staffs he said. A recent internal re port by the Dod inspector general found about 7,000 slats at unified and specified command Headquarters worldwide could be eliminated without affecting Readi Ness. That report is being reviewed by the joint chiefs of staff. What we be said is that Well drop further congressionally mandated cuts if the Pentagon follows through on those two actions the staffer said. It won t be As if the military will get off free and Clear but this will Hurt a lot less than what Congress originally had in the conference committee action is a recommendation that would have to be approved by the full House and once such personnel issues arc re solved in conference they almost always make it into the final Okgi Slayton. The proposal to reject All further cuts was contained in the House version of the authorization Bill. The Senate particularly sen. John Glenn Donio pushed for Only a one year delay in fur ther cuts to be followed by a review of the Issue. Glenn and other senators apparently relented Afler Dod unveiled its plan to Cut 4.100 officers on its own based on massive officer requirements study done in March. That study recommended that the air Force Bear the Brunt of inc cuts.3,200, while the army would be trimmed by 900 officer. The Navy and Marine corps would not be affected. Under the original four year plan de Vised mainly by Glenn and approved by Congress inc Pentagon had to make a 6 percent reduction in officer strength be tween 1987 and 1990. Cuts of percent last year and in the current fiscal year totalling about 6,400 officers already have been carried out
