European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Oil dividend Rule affects Alaska gis Page 2 d Cheney defends fax Deal Page 3 d classified ads today stripes Magazine d flames Advance to Stanley cup final sports Page 17 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication omit to morning vol. 48. No. 25 Friday. May 12. 1989 / a .,., d 8693 a ipod budget called unrealistic Washington map Tom Vinyon s five year defense plan is fiscally unrealistic anole about s 150 billion above what Congress would approve c2 signal investigators said wednesday. Charles Bowsher. Head of the general accounting office the investigate Arm of Congress told the sen ate armed services committee the defense spending plan for fiscal 1990 through 1994 exceeds president hush s own budget plan by s45 billion. He also said the Pentagon plan assumes an inflation rate of 3.6 percent in 1990. Declining to 1.7 percent in 1994. However the congressional budget office and others expect inflation rates of 4 percent or higher for the next live years. Under co s projections the five year planjs.otf-1 de funded by nearly $48 billion Bowsher Sid. Compounding the problem is the Strong possibility that Congress will approve defense budgets accounting for inflation and providing for no real increases. That. Sher said would require an additional s54 billion in a Nib a tar Hiigli tin Bush has Cults Macon spending requests for., through 1994 by abbw46bjllion. But l lives More cuts Are nce Deo the comptroller also said the Pentagon has Hutu for Morelion More than a Rock for in congressional Bull authority the effect of being that much olt on the fits year defense plan asked sen. Sam Nunn a a. The committee s chairman. Does that mean the one year defense plan has been essentially worthless it might be close to Bowsher responded. What s a word j worthless Nunn interrupted. A Sash set rold the panel that since the mid-1980s.bailment s five year defense planning has been fiscally unrealistic. In a related development a study released wednes Day by the Liberal Brookings institution found the administration has made unrealistic economic assumptions but also concluded that defense Secretary Dic Cheney was on the right track in choosing to cancel Jav Capone systems to trim the budget. A a former assistant Secretary of defense in the rag Arne aul Strat on and William Kaufmann of Harvard University by Start a Gap of s200 billion Between projected Force Levels Aramli Lilc funds. Dodds seniors chaff no by dark Ducat w1lunghn. V. Director of the schools said Widm seniors arc avoiding coasting through John Stremple a Issue was raised in writer St Germany i he Hilary s overseas Lay the system s top rigorous courses and air last year in an interview the iring the meeting of the advisory Counrel of dependents education held last month near London. Stremple followed up the Issue by asking High school principals in England to submit a list of lie top 15 students in each school and their schedules. I did t find Otic in the top 15 who was taking a full academic program As a senior Stremple sad. We found a Simi Lar pattern last cat in he said a pan of Council member found that school system students see the senior year his a coasting Stremple warned seniors that such an attitude compromises the opportunities they have to i Ter competitive schools As unde Padua pcs the Council r from the def Consi men is advises i findings come a about to end its Stremple has s switch to a six the fall. Top officials enc dependent Licul arly those if West Germany have asked High Schop principals to inform them of any courses that Are dropped because of the no schedule. Stremple Arrieri in West Germany on tuesday a Day i fore he addressed the annual convention of the european con Gress of . Teachers and students in Dele sales passed two resolutions and Tabajd a third before Strum pc s address ten essay unanimously agreed to re name its sustained silent Reading in the Home program in Honor of european see Dodds on Back Page Ade up of top official Sand education depart c overseas schools. It the school system is Cven period schedule. Id High schools will Rod Day beginning in f department of de schools officials Par Guillermo Ford second use presidential candidate Center As aniline those beaten in Panama c in violin Nav wednesday. Panama election voided anti Noriega aide killed Panama City Panama a the government wednesday nullified the presidential election after its Candi Date and the opposition both claimed Victory and the opposition candidate was beaten with lire Irons by govern ment supporters. Government television announced at 10 55 . That the elections had been nullified because of incidents thai began after the election ended sunday. Yolanda Pulice. Head of the Electo ral commission made the announce ment revoking the elections. The elections of May 7. I98are declared pulled in their she said. After about five minutes. Puliese finished her statement and the govern ment station returned to its regular programming which included shows about . Intervention in the Domin ican and Guatemala. Earlier wednesday supporter of Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega beat opposition presidential candidate Tallermo Endara with Iron bars As he led protesters accusing the government of stealing the elections witnesses and victims said. Officials said one of Endara s body guards was killed and four soldiers were wounded in an ensuing Exchange of gunfire. The . Southern come told the 12.000 l a. Military and diplomatic personnel based in Panama to stay out of Public places unless on official Busi Ness and then to appear Only in civil Ian clothes. The upgrade to Alert status Char lie from Alert status Bravo came at about 4 . Edt. Alert status Charlie is the fourth see Panama on Back Page
