European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Charles in Lockerbie Page 3 the stars an authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 280 wednesday january 25, 1989 25c daily and sunday d 8693 a Bush vows to rework budget bipartisanship9 on issues predicted by Wrights Washington a president Bush promised tuesday to submit an House speaker Jim Wright a Texas overhauled budget by mid february and speaking both of Domestic and foreign to help Shepherd it through Congress policy congressional leaders said. There is a serious Effort on both parts Bush made the pledge in a Harmo to seek avenues that we can walk Ogeth Nious meeting with leaders of the House or without  and Senate who readily accepted his Wright presented Bush with a bottle of offered hand and gave him High Marks for his Early efforts to make political peace. Bipartisanship almost everywhere said Bush and vice president Dan  c1,. I re. Met who 19 congressional leaders m the Cabinet room of the White House. The by senior quent intercessions on the part of the congressional leadership and possibly Bush to keep the budget process on track. It would be to our advantage to have the leadership meet in an informal sort hour Long meeting was followed Shorter one with the five most leaders of Congress. At the second meeting budget direct of Way from time to time moving Rhetor designate Richard Darman spelled process along so that it does t get to lag out a proposal to Speed up congressional and drag Michel told reporters action on the budget participants said. Democratic leaders said they did not hot Pepper sauce and a Jar of pork rinds culinary favourites of the president Sce. At the outset of the meeting joking the process described by House i immediately accept Darman s  think there is a very hopeful sense that we want to give a very warm Wel Jority Leader Robert Michel r-i11., As we re eager to consult the question we re pm no to he Ahi to find " see Bush on Back Page that we re going o be Able to d come to the president one of telescoping would involve fre Poland announces plans to reduce troop strength Warsaw Poland a two divisions of the polish armed forces will be eliminated this year and two More will be reduced in strength by 85 percent according to reports in the state Media. The monday reports did not specify the number of troops involved but a polish division is estimated to have about 12,000 soldiers. The news came on the same Day East German Leader Rich Honecker announced his country will reduce its armed forces by 10,000 troops and trim defense spend ing 10 percent by the end of 1990. Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev announced in de Cember he would slash his country s armed forces by half million men including withdrawing 50,000 troops and officers from Poland East Germany Hungary an Czechoslovakia. Poland s state run Pap news Agency said communications systems will be upgraded to compensate forthe reduction in troop strength. Siowko pow Szechene the Church daily reported the government also is considering reducing the two year Mili tary service requirement under Poland s draft system. Poland has the second largest  in the Warsaw pact behind the soviet Union. It was estimated at394,000 Active troops and 491,000 reservists in 1987 by the London based International Institute for Strate Gic studies. Poland reduced its forces by 15,000 troops during1987-88, liquidated two mechanized divisions and re tired Many 9lder planes tanks and artillery pieces defense minister Gen. Florian Siwicki said earlier this month. In Brussels Belgium a spokesman for nato tues Day said the Western Alliance was glad to hear of the East German plans and would like to see even More reductions in the East bloc s conventional forces. There is a great asymmetry in nato Warsaw pact conventional forces and anything that reduces this imbalance is useful said nato spokesman Robin Stafford. But there is still a Long Way to go before a balance at reduced level is achieved. This is the purpose of the talks about to begin  Europe both enjoying cursing strange Winter that in t wintry by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau an unusually dry Balmy Winter has driven Italy to prepare for water rationing Given Central England it third warmest december in three centuries and shut Down lower Altitude ski lifts in most of Central Europe. Meteorologists in several countries Are reporting extensive dry periods. Only 13.7 inches of rain fell in Central England i december less than in any year since 1963 and Only 41 percent of the Normal amount said Barry Parker spokesman for the United kingdom s meteorological office. Rainfall for the first half of january was about two thirds of the Normal amount. At Ramstein West Germany Only a third of the january average of 2.1 inches of ram had fallen by monday said air Force capt. Catherine Biddulph 2nd weather Wing climatology Branch chief. But de Cember was Wetter than Normal in West Germany especially East of the Rhine River so the Winter s precipitation total to Date is about average. In Italy a drought already has caused about $60billion in crop losses and other damages in several regions. Alfredo Modenese a department of agriculture meteorologist in Rome said rain that fell Las weekend had Little effect on conditions. The Island of Sardinia had no rain for 10 months until last weekend Modenese said and municipal water reservoirs Are at an All time Low holding Only a two month Supply. Officials in the Northwestern Mainland port City of Genoa where reservoirs Are also at record Low Levels already Are drawing up a water rationing plan. In the Plains around Milan Rice paddies Are drying up and Only heavy snowfall can save next year s crops. See Winter on Back Page Ted Bundy up file killer Bundy executed Starke Fla. A Ted Bundy the diabolical Law school dropout who con fessed to killing 20 women in four Western states was executed in the electric chair tuesday for the 1978 rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. At 7 06 a.m., six minutes past schedule the executioner turned on 2,000 volts of electricity and Bundy gently arched Back in the chair and clenched his fists. One minute later the Power was turned off. At 7 16 this morning the doctor at Florida state prison pronounced Theodore Bundy dead said Jon Peck a spokesman for Florida continued on Page 28