European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday january 10,1989 news briefs . Has t proved claim about Libya soviet says Paris a soviet foreign minister Edu Ard Shevardnadze monday said evidence shown him by Secretary of state George Shultz did not prove . Allegations that Libya has a plan capable of producing chemical weapons. The american Secretary of state showed Methe building plan but that proves nothing Shevardnadze told reporters just before leaving Paris where he was attending an International conference on chemical weapons. Shultz met with Shevardnadze on sunday an said he had won a Promise from the soviets to conduct their own inquiry into the Plant at rata South of Tripoli Libya. He said at the time he believed the soviets ultimately would Back the United states. Libya has denied its Plant can make chemical weapons claiming it is intended to produce pharmaceuticals. Shevardnadze told reporters i added that the most important thing is to stabilize the Situa Tion after the air incident during which Ameri can fighters shot Down two libyan warplanes Over the Mediterranean last week. The five Day conference which began sat urday was called to bolster flagging talks on a chemical weapons ban. Military plane crashes on test flight killing 2 Wilmington Ohio a an air Landon a military test flight crashed minutes after Takeoff from Wright Patterson fab monday morning killing both occupants a base spokeswoman said. An air Force Pilot and a civilian were aboard the two seat twin engine plane owned by Jaffe corp. Of san Antonio Texas said Wright Pat Terson spokeswoman Kathy Higgins. Higgins said the civilian in the plane was a representative of Jaffe the plane s manufacturer. Neither the air Force nor the state Highway patrol which was investigating the crash knew which victim was flying the aircraft. Names of the dead were not immediately released pending notification of relatives Higgins said. The Turboprop plane was being demonstrate to officials at Wright Patterson As a possible re placement for the t-37, which the air Force plans to replace As its primary training vehicle. The plane departed from Wright Patterson about 8 55 . And disappeared from base radar screens nine minutes later Higgins said. Military postal worker draws 127 Days for theft Nurnberg West Germany an army Post Al worker found guilty last week of opening stealing and secreting mail was sentenced to 127 Days in jail a 1 St army div spokesman said monday. Pvt. 2 Erica a. Striker a clerk with the 127thpostal Del in Nurnberg was found guilty of opening 38 letters cards and packages Between aug. 15 and aug. 29 last year maj. John l. Shea said. Money and personal property were stolen fro some of the opened mail. Striker also was sentenced to a bad conduct Dis charge forfeiture of All pay and allowances and reduction to the lowest enlisted Grade Shea said. Budget from Page 1 two of the government s most pressing new problems bailing out hundreds of insolvent savings and loan institutions and cleaning up contaminated nuclear weapons plants. Acquired immune deficiency syn drome research and space exploration would also receive increases. While Reagan was presenting his budget Only 11days before leaving office Many of its Broad outlines were expected to be adopted by Bush who has said Hewill unveil his own proposals to a special joint session of Congress soon after taking office. In two key respects the two budgets will be  men pledged to Cut the deficit which is projected to climb this year to $161.5 billion without resorting to new taxes and without touching social Security. But Bush is expected to seek a smaller increase Indefenso spending while allocating More Money in such areas As child care cleaning up the environment an housing the homeless. Sceptical democrats believe Bush will find it impossible to fulfil All his Campaign promises for higher spending while relying on a flexible freeze on other government programs to eliminate the budget deficit without resorting to new taxes. President Reagan s final budget is really irrelevant at this Point rep. William Gray d-pa., former chairman of the House budget committee said Mon Day on lbs this  it is a Farewell gesture that every president is required to do. It Only become relevant if George Bush today tomorrow or this week says that s my budget i Don t expect him to  Senate majority Leader George Mitchell id Maine called Reagan s proposal amiable  Reagan will leave office with a budget that propose collecting $1.059 trillion in revenues and spending $1.152 trillion leaving a budget deficit of $92.5 Bil lion. The deficit if realized would be the lowest since a $73.7 billion imbalance Between spending and reve Nues in 1981, the year Reagan took office with a pledge to balance the budget by 1984. Reagan saw that prom ise swamped by a tide of red Ink that has almost tripled the National  his budget message Reagan blamed the huge deficits on the severe 1981-82 recession which reduce government revenues and on the refusal of Congress to go along with his spending cuts. But he predicted that the deficit could be to tally eliminated by 1993 if Congress adopts his spending cuts. Similar predictions of future budget deficits in past Reagan budgets have proved to be wildly optimistic  s $92.5 billion deficit target for 1990 would be Well within the Gramm Rudman requirement which sets a $ 100 billion deficit goal for 1990. Many private economists believe Reagan s 1990 deficit estimate is based on Overly optimistic assessments about How the Economy will perform including expectations that growth will continue at a rapid clip while inflation and interest rates both  the 82 individual programs recommended for termination by Reagan Are the interstate pm Merce commission the Legal services corporation the economic development administration the appalachian regional commission direct Loans by the Small business administration Amtrak Railroad Pas Senger subsidies mass transit Grants and subsidies to airlines serving Small  has tried and failed Over the years to get Congress to go along with these  president s final budget protects his defense buildup one of the Hallmarks of his presidency by proposing a 5.4 percent increase to $315.2 billion in spending authority 2 percent higher than the expected rate of inflation. While proposing no new taxes the budget seeks $ 1billion in a variety of user fees ranging from a new $25 decal for boat owners to higher charges for getting government backed Loans including a mortgages. The budget includes $380 million in 1990 to pay for the controversial 50 percent pay hike Reagan endorsed for members of Congress Federal judges and other top Federal officials. This pay hike will go into effect unless voted Down by both houses of Congress within 30 Days. Hike from Page 1 wages at about 10 percent. Civilian personnel have even less reason for optimism. After receiving a 4.1 percent pay hike this month raises of 2 percent and 3 percent Are propose for 1990 and 1991. In the final three years of the current five year de sense spending plan fiscal 1992 through fiscal 1994, military pay is slated to Rise by 3 percent each  pay raises will go from 2.8 percent to 2.3 percent to Only 1.8 percent in fiscal 1994 under current proposals. In the area of medical care the White House report edly will ask Congress for approval of a two year test program of user fees for 7 million family members and retirees who use military medical facilities a move opposed by defense Secretary Frank Carlucci. The Pentagon did not include a request for such user fees in its budget but military officials said the White House office of management and budget plans to insert one in budget documents sent to Congress. Many lawmakers have been saying that the user fee concept which has been pushed unsuccessfully by bomb twice before will be dead on arrival once again on Capitol Hill. Of the Pentagon s budget proposals of $305.6 billion in 1990 and $320.9 billion in 1991, pay and such re lated items As medical care and housing allowances represent 45 percent. The military pay raise will cost$1.8 billion in 1990 and $2.4 billion in 1991. Manpower Levels Are expected to remain fairly steady during the next two years. Plans Call for the fiscal 1990 Active duty strength to Rise by 5,000, to 2.14 million in fiscal 1990, but to decline to 2.13 Mil lion in 1991. Army and Marine corps troop Levels Are expected to remain unchanged. The Navy plans a slight personnel increase to provide Crews for new ships. Air Force officials predict a slight decline primarily due to changes in its forces Structure. Force Structure changes like those resulting from the economic Summit in 1987 Between administration and congressional officials which led to a Cut of $33billion for fiscal 1988, also Are minimal. While the army s Overall Force Structure remain unchanged two battalions of the 56th Field arty. Come which handles the Pershing missiles in Europe will be deactivated in 1991. However six Patriot mis Sile batteries will be activated in Europe in 1990. The Navy s budget supports 574 deployable ships in1990 and 571 by the end of fiscal year 1991. Its goal of 15 aircraft earners will be achieved in 1990. The Marine corps Force Structure remains stable. Reduction of air wings at Domestic air Force locations will make it possible for the 401st tac fighter Wing at one time scheduled for deactivation to be retained and moved from Spain to Italy Glaister said. Jet from Page 1 unsafe for me to  asked about terrorism Channon replied i Don t Rule out anything at this stage but there s certainly no evidence of  William Tench retired head of Britain s air Acci Dent investigation Board said the Odds against both engines failing on a Boeing 737 were 10 million to one. I would look for some inadvertent technical mis take such As something incorrect being done to the engines during turnaround either inadvertently or deliberately Tench said. British Midland said the Jet was delivered just 12 weeks ago and had flown less than 500 hours. It grounded its other 737-400 for inspection. Pilot Kevin Hunt a 25-year Veteran was among the badly injured people Cut from the wreckage. The Las rescued person a woman was pulled from a tangle of Metal and crushed seats More than seven hours after the crash. The plane s two giant wings heavily loaded wit fuel remained virtually intact. The severed Tail Section of flight bd92 loomed from Woodland alongside the Highway surrounded by wreckage from the severed Center and nose sections. It makes you wonder How anybody walked from it said Leicestershire county chief fire officer Barr Pearson. Survivor John Mccrea said passengers were being served dinner when the plane got into trouble soon after Takeoff from London s Heathrow Airport. The Captain said prepare for emergency Landing or something to that effect so we braced our Heads and about five seconds. Afterwards we were Down on the ground with a crash Mccrea said from his bed at the Derby Royal infirmary in near Lam. Burning to death at least four British army soldiers serving in the troubled Northern Ireland province were killed. The Royal Ulster constabulary the Northern Ireland police Force said several of its officers were on Board. As East Midland Airport the airline s Home base reopened monday 55 relatives of the dead and injured were flown in from Belfast. The plane took off at 7 52 p.m., and about eight minutes later the Captain reported severe vibration sin one of the engines said British Midland chairman Michael Bishop. Hunt reported an engine on fire then said he had it under control and asked for clearance for an emergency Landing. Witnesses said the left engine was on fire As the Pilot undershot the runway by about half a Mil and crashed at 8 26