European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 01, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday october 1, 1989 Senate rejects measure requiring allies ton fund 30,000 . Troops or be then b Chuck vim Washington Bureau Washington although Many . Lawmakers want the nato allies to pick up More of the costs for Alliance defense the Senate thinks that a proposal to Cut 30.000 troops from Europe unless the allies pay to support them goes Loo far. The proposal offered As an amet mint to the $288 billion defens _ " Pri Lions Bill for fiscal sip fit sen. Howard  was rejected 75-25j a or erday he final Day of do Cartton on the Bill. The Bill has cleared the Senate and a conference committee with the House tote differences probably will begin this \ mctzenbai3jijlproposcd i troop Cut take Placchi we Obj emf after oct. I. 1990. Ifa Nal Force  in Tel. Had Nab in reached by then. The eduction would have been Man _3lory unless the allies agreed to pick up the costs associated w Ith supporting that number of . Troops in Europe. An aide to Melzac Baum said the sen Ator picked 30.000 because it is the num Ber cited by president Bush in his initial conventional Power r Riff isaid the congressional Hud Nee estimates that de mobilizing that Many troops would result in direct savings of up to $9 billion Over five years in addition to other savings that a Ould result from scaled Down weapons mint. _ it did t say that the troops Woulcie 1we�cpmi Back from Europe. It just said  have to pay the Bills to keep the if we did t get a cafe  the aide said. The economies of the european nations arc booming while ours is not. We pay twice As much per capita As the allies for the defense of Western Europe. The United states can t afford to do this anymore. But the general feeling was that we should t do anything to undermine the administration s negotiating position in the cafe  the aide said. But As senator Metzenbaum pointed out during the debate that same argue incl has been used for the past 20 years other similar proposals. The so Nair Post Lyl in l feel that argument stands up Anyn retirement ceremony adm. William a Crowejr. Holds Back emotions during retirement ceremonies saturday at the is. Naval Academy at Annapolis my. His wife Shirley stands next to president Bush. The president praised Crowe for his accomplishments and leadership As chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Soviet officials strip Brezhnev of undeserved highest award by Michael Dobbs the Washington Post Moscow when Leonid Brezhnev died in no vember 1982, soviet officials made a meticulous inventory of his medals. There were 114, including five Gold stars of hero of the soviet Union the highest Honor in the land. Now there arc Only 113. In what is probably the most wounding slight to Date to the late Leader the soviet Union s highest state body the presidium of the supreme soviet legislature has voted to deprive Brezhnev of one of his most cherished awards the order of Victory. Over the last year the Kremlin has taken numerous Steps to do co time your stars and stripes Carrier will be calling soon. Please have your payment ready.c3 Bush from Page 1 help from All Over this  Bush said. I think it docs bring Oul the very Best in the men and women of America who want to help in a tragedy of this  before Bush s arrival Riley a Democrat had complained air plane rides and helicopter rides Are Nice but everything is on the ground. The buildings arc on he ground the people Are on the ground the so Russ is on the ground and we need a president who is on the  Riley said it was absolutely ridiculous thai Only two Federal disaster claims offices have been opened in the Charleston area. The Federal emergency manag Mcm Agency has opened five claims offices statewide to serve 17 coun ties that have been declared disaster areas. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater Friday said the president would increase the number of Fema offices in South Carolina to nine. There were Long lines at the claims offices thursday As thousands of people applied for Grants and Low in Terest Loans to help cover storm losses nol covered by insurance. The death loll from Hugo was 29 in the United slates including 18 in South Carolina. The storm is blamed for 33 deaths in the Caribbean. News Brief Roal marines band stray the Pedestal  erected for himself. A Cit renamed in Honor of the Man who led the soviet Union for 20 years was Given Back its original name. The name of Brezhnev has also been stripped from a Cement factory a metallurgical factory several collective farms and countless squares and streets but the medals were left intact. Soviet newspapers Friday carried a decree signed by president Mikhail Gorbachev stripping the former Leader of the order of Victory on the grounds that it had been improperly earned. As the soviet Union s highest military award the order of Victory is meant to be reserved for com manding officers who by their actions on the Field of Battle radically change the situation in favor of the red  the government newspaper Izvestia said Friday that it was quite obvious that . Brezhnev did not deserve such an  providing the first detailed list of Brezhnev s awards and decorations. Izvestia said they included two marshal stars with jewels. 16 slate orders and 18 High soviet med als. Foreign awards included three heroes of Bulgaria two hungarian orders of the Banner one vietnamese Gold Star one East German Friendship of the Peoples medal and three heroes of Czechoslovakia. Bomb victims Deal in Gand a the ral marines band marched through town fonday Wilh 22 pm pts spaces in  Honor the band members killed or wound join an Ira bomb attack one week ago. Thousands of be orc to tack the streets to watch cheering clapping am crying. Some of the injured Mariar and re latin of the victims also came. Shulps and schools Wax closed and Union flags Law everywhere. The in Annas staff band lined up 10 pm As the clock a mowed 8 23 a.m., the moment on 3iu. 22 we toxin Irish Republican  bomb Del Tel is Lihe Bondsmen s recreation Block killing Nen and injuring 1 2. Crowe from Page expected to carry on the exchanges with senior soviet offi cers including visit this fall to the United states by the chief of the soviet air Force marshal Aleksandr n. Yefimov. Crowe s  comes on the eve of a first Ever visit tothe United slates by a soviet defense minister Marsha Dmitri t. Yazoo who arrives sunday in Washington. The soviet defense minister s five Day visit is part of a Broad Exchange of High level military leaders set in motion by Crowe and his now retired soviet counterpart Akrom Eyck. Crowe and Fakhr Omeyer who retired As chief of the soviet general staff last Spring both will continue to hold position Sas senior advisers to preside no Bush and Sovil Leader Mik Hail s. Gorbachev