European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes the  authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces  vol. 47, no. 111 sunday August 7, 1988 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a overseas go pullouts proposed in report Washington a the United states should consider withdrawing some troops from Western Europe and the Western Pacific unless american allies in those regions pick up More of the Cost and Burden of defending against the so Viets a congressional study said sat urday. ". Diplomacy has failed in attain ing equitable Burden sharing concluded the report by the House armed services committee. The document was the latest in an increasingly loud election year chorus of Calls from Congress to have America s allies pay More for defense. Montana train derailment an Amtrak train travelling from Seattle of Montana saturday injuring Moreto Chicago was derailed in a Remote area than 160. See Story Page 28. Reagan administration officials have agreed that . Allies should do More but they have rejected any attempts to Force Allied increases and have instead relied on trying to persuade other nations to increase their defense commitments. Even As the report was issued the sen continued on Back Page fourth time was Charm see Page 3 n High prices hurting Pacific gis Page 2 d the stars were cars Page 9 d dodger Lead Cut to 21/2 Page 21 a so i in off ill 1 a 1a of by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington a key lawmaker has vowed to try to rewrite the Laws governing Federal and military pay so that annual raises would be pegged to wage increases in the private sector. We can no longer afford to let the pay system get As far out of whack As it is now sen. John Glenn a Ohio said Inan interview thursday. The Way we Deal with annual raises for Federal civil ians and service members is just Flat  s influence in the Issue is considerable. He chairs the Senate govern ment affairs committee which oversees Federal personnel issues and he also Heads the House armed services com Mittee s military personnel and compensation panel. Glenn said government pay is regu lated by a 1967 Law adequate for that time but with two serious flaws now Evi  Law mandates that Federal civil ians and service members receive raise sat the same annual percentage increase. The level of that increase is set by a presidential pay commission after a review of private sector wage increases but a Loop Hole allows the president and Congress to ignore the  loophole often is used to hold Down Federal spending capping pay raises to achieve Quick budget  year Glenn said the commission see Glenn on Back Page Iraq eases demand for accepting truce Baghdad Iraq a Iraq s presi Dent said saturday his country will agree to a cease fire with Iran if Iran promises that it will hold direct talks immediately after the truce. The announcement marked a reversal in iraqi policy that could Clear the Way for peace. There was no immediate response from iranian officials or from . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar who has been meeting with the iraqi and iranian foreign ministers in efforts to arrange a cease fire. Iraq previously had insisted on direct talks before a truce which Iran rejected. The result was an impasse in the . Talks. In Washington state department spokeswoman Anita Stockman said we certainly Welcome this positive statement of Saddam Hussein which moves the peace process  president Hussein said his country could not forgive the bitterness of Iran s injustice and repeated his accusations that Iran began the conflict in september 1980. Nevertheless we extend a hand of Friendship and tolerance to the iranian people despite the hardship we suffered from their rulers Hussein said. I declare that we Are ready now to cease fire on condition that Iran agrees to enter direct talks immediately after a cease fire takes effect Hussein said. He said another condition was that Iran announce its approval of the implementation of All aspects of . Secu Rity Council Resolution 598." Resolution 598 Calls for a cease fire withdrawal to International Borders and an Exchange of prisoners of War in and Vance of talks on a final peace settlement in the 8-year-old Iran Iraq War