European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Olympic coach Thompson mad at the army sports Page 25 the stars and stripes -. To Jfe f _ of. _. _. _.  authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces to a vol. 47, no. 107 wednesday August 3, 1988 25 doily and sunday d 8693 a Reagan lets Plant closing Bill pass citing political realities Washington a president Reagan said tuesday he will reluctantly allow a Plant closing Bill that he called bad legislation to become Law without his signature. While Reagan called the Bill which requires Compa Nies to give 60 Days Advance notice of Plant closing or layoffs of 50 or More workers a dangerous step Down a Road of european labor policy he acknowledged the political realities of Public support for the measure. In the National interest and to end these political shenanigans and get on with the business of the nation. I have decided to allow the Plant closing Bill to become Law but without my signature he said. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the Bill had become a political football that was being used by democrats More interested in scoring Politi Cal Points with organized labor to hold up Trade legis lation. Sometimes you have to take a Touchback in order to get better Field position Fitzwater said. The Polit ical show that the democrats have put on Over this Bill is evident to  sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., called Reagan s decision a Victory for communities across the coun try a Victory for America s competitive position in the world and a Victory for common sense in the Federal  democratic Leader Robert c. Byrd of West Virginia congratulated Reagan on what he called a Good Law for the american working  Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas said after meeting with Reagan earlier tuesday that the see Reagan on Back Page a photos left the soviet Union s newest Long Range bomber named Blackjack by nato flies Over the Lubinka air Force base near Moscow and right defense Secretary fran Carlucci accompanied by soviet defense minister Dimitri t. Yazoo at left pays a visit to the Taman motorized Rifle division to watch a series of War games. Corluccio views soviet bases military exercises Lubinka air Force base .s.r. A defense Secretary Frank Carlucci boarded the Krem Lin s new secret bomber and watched War games on Tours tuesday of two bases that had been off limits to westerners. The visits to Lubinka where he saw the bomber that nato Calls the Blackjack and to an army artillery division were unprecedented for an american official Carlucci said later. But he said they did not persuade him that the soviets had moved from an offensive to a defensive military posture. We for example have seen no change in Force Structure nor have we seen any change in the resources going into the soviet military establishment he told a news conference Back in Moscow. The Pentagon chief said he would continue seeking a 2 percent increase after inflation in the . Military budget. During his visit to the air base 31 Miles West of Moscow Carlucci spent about 10 minutes in the cock pit of the Long Range Blackjack bomber. Foreigners had seen it previously Only in drawings and reconnaissance photographs. Marshal Sergei f. Fakhr Omeyer the soviet military chief of staff inspected a b-1 bomber last month at Ellsworth fab outside rapid City . Soviet military officials were much More forthcoming to Carlucci than to foreign journalists about the sleek White plane with a sharply pointed nose. They kept reporters and photographers behind a see Carlucci on Back Page Reagan won t Back aids anti discrimination Bills Washington a president Reagan tuesday directed All Federal agencies to implement guidelines that bar discrimination against employees infected with the aids virus but declined to Back his aids commission s Call for Federal anti discrimination legislation. That recommendation delivered to the White House by the aids panel in cies based on the pm office of per june was referred to the attorney general sonnet management and centers Forfar study.  meanwhile Reagan said private and non Federal groups should consider adopting similar policies. I ask american businesses unions and schools to examine and consider adopting education and personnel poli disease control guidelines Reagan said in a statement. Calling aids a Public health threat that has touched the lives of americans with alarming Speed and frightening con sequences Reagan issued what he called a 10-Point action plan. These directives will assure compas Sion toward those with the his infection provide dignity and kindness in treatment and medical care and require that we inform and educate our citizens to prevent further spread of the disease Reagan said. He did not appear at a White House briefing where the plan was presented Bysee aids on Back Page some air Force Pofs to get Bonus Jan. 1 Page 9