European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                $120 million released by Bush for my missile sunday apri19, 1989. The stars and stripes Page 5 Washington a president Bush told Congress Friday he was releasing a si20 million instalment to keep the my missile program alive bul still has not made up his mind on How to modernize the nation s land based nuclear missiles. The administration is undertaking a review of what mix of next generation missiles to endorse. Present plans Call for 50 my missiles to be deployed in rail cars. A rival plan is to switch to single warhead mid Gotman missiles. Or there could be some mix of the two systems. I Bush was initially to Tell Congress by mid february which system he had selected. However that deadline was missed and the selection which has been debated for the past 10 years was postponed while a review of . Strategic policy proceeded. Lam committed loan open and full review of the icbms modernization Issue. 1 am confident the review will pro vide the basis for development of consensus on icbms modernization Bush said in a letter to the chairmen of the Senate and House committees on appropriations and armed services. Bush said permitting $120 million to be spent on the my program would ensure its viability while not endangering the midget Man program which can proceed without additional funds until the National Security strategy review and amendments to the fiscal year 990.01 budget Are  this obligation of additional fund for he my must occur in order to pre vent program disruption substantial Cost increases or significant schedule delays Bush said. He said during task year s presidential Campaign the real Choice now is to find a possible mix Between the  a congressional study last year said that it would Cost $13.8 billion to build so rail based my missiles and about three times As much for 500 midget Tan missiles. My proponents cite this Cost advantage. While opponents argue that the my would be More vulnerable tacks. Vulnerable to Surprise at senator reports e. German junket Washington a p. Sen. Wil Liam Cohen a Mainc Wilt file a report required by Law stating that the East Ger Man government paid for one night s lodging at a con Terence he attended in june 1987, his spokeswoman said. Cohen was one of at least a handful of members of the House and Senate who neglected to report travel expenses picked up by foreign governments As required under the 978 foreign gifts and decorations act the associated press re ported last week. -. Several lawmakers said they were unaware of the Law or confused about its  i it Calls for any gifts or travel expenses paid by foreign governments to be re ported on a form. Senators must report gifts Over $100 House members have a ceiling of $180. Cohen s spokeswoman said information just received from the american embassy in East Germany indicated the Cost of the hotel was $5 2.jo Over the is 00 filing limit Cohen was invited to the conference by the Institute for East West Security studies a non profit group in new Yorkshat did not specify the East germans would pay for the lodging.1 rep. Doug by Router r-ncb., another conference participant estimated three nights in Potsdam Cost $400. Sen. James Exon d-ncb., has also filed a form indicating that the govern ments of new zealand and Australia paid for ground transportation on a trip to those places in january. 1987, said Mark Iowen. His spokesman. Cool fun with a record heat wave throttling Southern California for a fourth straight Day Friday Samson a 3so-Pound White Bengal Tiger bunts the heat by playing in a poo with his Trainer Greg Lee at the Marine world animal Park in Valk to. The Mercury hit 100 degrees in d