European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday june 22, 198b panel votes against further officer cuts by Chuck Vinci i Washington Bureau Washington a House Senate or fiscal 1989 defense Autti Oriz has voted nol o provide for further offi cer cats bringing an an end to one of the most contentious military personnel is sues in years. Do. In Exchange for dropping the pc vision to reduce officer strength cent in Eich of the be a Jim frs a Lota of about l2.0qflronncl Law makers Muff it of Calayan to Slick to a Volun Lily fran to Cut about 4,100 offi cers a congressional staffer said. Congress Law wants the defense department to move Forward on a project 10 Cul some of the fat from its had Quad  Lin Lemal re portly  or about 7.000 slots at uni i command  that could be Jim had without affecting _ Ial report is being reviewed i Etoil chiefs of staff. What we be said is hat Well drop further congressionally mandated cuts of the Pentagon follows through on those two actions the staffer said. It won t be As if the military will gel off free and Clear but this will Hurt a lot less than what Congress originally had in Mai the conf Trunci can uni it Flahave to be full House and Senate no such personnel issues Are re web jobs i by. Almost always make tint the proposal to reject was contained in the House version the authorization Bill. The Senate particularly sen. John Glenn a Ohio 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 no Cilcy its plan to ils own based on a of massive officer requirements study done in March. That study recommended that the air Force Bear the Brunt of the cuts 3,200. While the army would be trimmed by 900 officers. The Navy and Marine corps would not be affected. Original four year plan de Glenn and approved by it gun had to make a 6 percent  strength be tween 1987 and 1990. A tits of per cent Lam year and in the current fiscal year totalling about 6,400 officers already have been carried out. A a around Assi Rohlma fur a Toronto dinner Are from left president Reagan British primp minister my tidier Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Summit from Page 1 monitoring global economic conditions As part of continuing coordination of economic policies. The components of the commodity indicator will be kept confidential Accord ing to japanese officials but Gold was expected to be included in the Indus. The seven leaders also endorsed efforts to liberalize International Trade including agricultural Trade at the conference of All trading nations in Montreal in december British officials said. Those talks will be held under the authority of the Genera agreement on tariffs and Trade. Japanese officials said the communique would Call for improved dialogue with newly industrialized  apparently referring to Taiwan South Korea. Singapore and other emerging economic a  continued to receive warm tributes from his fellow leaders. Ronald Reagan is viewed by All of us with deep affection said Canadian prime minister Brian mul Roncy the Summit Host As he walked into the leaders final plenary session Early tuesday. A political statement released monday congratulated Reagan by name for signing the intermediate nuclear forces treaty with the soviet Union. News briefs Teal s attacker admits d help paper Urcy a  of trying to As Minale Premier turf it Ozal said he was not Buti along a tag pin newspaper reported monday. The Istanbul daily i act did not say which group Kartal  to be working with or provide Ott the  demote told police that he had Plann Ajmo fire seven Sims at Ozal and then kill Hinr for with the . S refused comment on la a hand wound when hos shot while giving a speech to a conv clean of ing motherland party. Twenty Olock pow arc wounded As police returned fire Hilt gunman and bystanders fled. Ten of the red remained hospitalized monday. 2 Arab youths wounded by israelis opening Firx Jerij Mem a israelis Jjck and wounded i4p Arab youths tuesday jul Udine 3 10-year-old dby who was shot by a Wilian firing at a Stone to having mob in the Josl Bank hos Pital officials defense minitor Yizhak Jubin said All israe Lis not just the afew Mugfor find the occupied territories and he id a betas right to encourage civilians o open  armed with fire bombs. Rabin also a stabbed and should have palestinian the a jewish Farmer found to death monday Pon. Police blamed visit for haying. Confirmed Ihsaan israeli civilian was a Lonjin Nablus in Thuv so Bank. It said the map told the military that wired in the air to Del Eric the attackers. Amiyr ficinus said no reports of injuries As at cult of the stating. F. The second reported injury involve a 16-.year-old Arab who was shot in the shoulder Dur ing a clash with troops in the Village of Burka near Nablus said officials at Al it jihad. Probe from Page 1 the sources said  i notified tuesday of the decision respective services. The five arc James gains the Deputy assistant Navy Secretary for acquisition manage ment. Or. Victor Cohen the Deputy assist ant air Force Secretary in charge of buy ing tactical command control communications and computer systems. His office was searched last week. George Stone a Navy official space and naval Nln a n in come. Stuart Jwj Ott executive with the naval Marine corps official Jack Sher Man who works in the equipment and service acquisition Section of the con tracts division installation and logistics department. One source called the reassignment a Dicey  i1 Haven t been charged or indict to haul Lenarc civil  another Sottman Ellihu re being Given other jobs it s  the action allowed a High level met ing on monday at which vials reportedly they could Taku i also consider whether to a contracts with the companies involved in the probe including some of the biggest military suppliers in the country. The companies offices were searched last week in Pursuit of illicitly obtained inside contracting information. Suspension of contracts could be disruptive to the military ruinous for contractors who live or die on government business and damaging to their employees. One source said he doubled so dra Matic a step would be taken at this Point because the defense department itself lacks information about the dimensions of the affair. The  York times Duy that three Ajajj ne., Lould inc. And tems corp., a Gencur Gilb acknowledged that they  in the probe. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill rep. Mil Chappell. Chairman of the House appropriations defense subcommittee denied that he or any other member of Congress is under investigation. Lbs news reported monday night that three congressmen reps. Thomas Downey  Andrew Ireland r fla., and Sam Stratton . Were under scrutiny in the Case but that there was nol yet enough evidence to make them targets of the investigation. Lbs said it got ils information from Law enforcement sources whom it did not identify said Btl Hijii Ulli Cial had contacted either congressmen or their offices in connection with the probe. Downey blasted As wholly incorrect a newspaper ankle linking him with the investigation. Lbs said Straiton s office also said in had not been contacted. . Attorney for the Eastern District urls Ibia Henry Hudson who is Coord mating Nawf instigation held out the possibility Sihau free information about the scope of the affair May come this week when More of the 38 search warrants issued a week ago Are unsealed