European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pay charts show Impact of raise on military civilians Page 3 . A que seen As supa Orf for . Nabs on by the los Ai United nations Day denounced the . Inv or 75 to 20, with 40 Abate nonetheless As a surprisingly for the United Stales. The Resolution which Wai Nicaragua had the official nations which meant it Woi at least 100 votes. Not Only for the Resolution fall Short Les times in general Assembly Fri Jpn of Panama by a vote Lions in what was Seeni Rong measure of support sponsored by Cuba and dicing of the non aligned j normally have carried Jid the number of votes of that total but it also . Teacher killed in Panama pae5 accounted for less than half Jbf the United nation s 159-country membership. � although general Asser Jinjr resolutions carry no Legal Force there was Strong evidence of pressure by the United states to Muster is allies against the denunciation. Of nato s 16 Meibers Only Spain vote for the Resolution while greed and Iceland abstained. Britain and France joined Thi United states in a triple veto dec. 23 of a similar Reloj ii Tion brought before the . Security Council. It Oil the support of All other members of the 15-nation Bod except Finland and would have taken Legal effect without to let vetoes. Eduardo Vallarino the new . Ambassador for panamanian president Guill Cuttno Endara told report ers he was pleased with the jesuits. He was granted credentials to enter the general Assembly by the United nations. However under a agreement Between the United states and the sponsors of the Resolution a member of the previously accredited panamanian delegation who now supports Endara spoke for Panama continued on Back Page authorized unofficial publication f of the us. Ahmed Fonceil Good morning vol. 48. No. 258 sunday december 31, 1989/ it / him sum., d 8693 a new Czechoslovakia president Vaclav Havel addresses a crowd after his election Friday and at right raises a Glass of Champagne to Well wishers at hrad Cany Castle Prague s traditional seat of Power. Dissident author elected president of Czechoslovakia by the Washington Post Prague Czechoslovakia Vaclav Havel the dissident playwright who repeatedly went to jail to demonstrate his attachment to democratic values was elected As Czechoslovakia s first non communist president in More than four decades Friday. In a scene difficult to imagine six weeks ago before peaceful protests toppled 41 years of communist Rule the diminutive opposition Leader was elected unopposed in a show of hands by 323 Mem Bers of both houses of the Federal Assembly. Most of the deputies were the same obedient communists and their allies who used to serve As a rubber stamp legislature for the policies of Havel s discredited predecessors. Havel appearing solemn and subdued through out his election As Czechoslovakia s ninth presi Dent later addressed the nation from a Flag decked Balcony at hrad Cany Castle Prague s traditional seat of  friends i will not disappoint you but will Lead this country to free  the new presi Dent said in his inaugural speech. This must Hap pen in a decent and peaceful Way so that the clean face of our revolution is not sullied. It is a task for us  thousand czechoslovak massed in a courtyard below and interrupted each sentence of the speech with shouts of Long live Havel and Long live the president Havel. 53, has said Hewill remain in office Only until the elections take place by mid-1990, although some members of his continued on Back Page Dod improved Quality of life programs by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington in a year when the big military new entered on the end of the cold War and expected cutbacks in . Defense spending the individual service member came off quite  and congressional sources say. Among other things service members saw approval of a major increase in weight allowances for household goods a 3.6 percent pay raise and a huge child care package during the year. It s Tough to get much Money for new initiatives these Days and it will be even More so in the near future a defense department official said. But we worked hard with Congress this year to come up with significant improvements in Quality of life  backs up the defense depart ment s assertion that even if the armed forces shrink in coming years As they surely will we still need to take care of the people we keep he said. In most respects the Pentagon did show concern for its people. But in what arguably was the biggest improvement in 1989 approval of a $ 157 million child care improvement legislative package Law makers had to apply pres sure. Ironically we had Congress wanting to give Dod millions to improve child care and hire More employees and Dod was in effect saying they did t want it a House staffer said. In a letter to the editor that appeared in the stars and stripes nov. 24, rep. The year in review Beverly Byron d-md., who drafted the child care legislation said the Bill received less than wholehearted support from military officials. No thank you we Don t need or want More Money for child care this was and remains their position on the matter wrote Byron who chairs the House armed services military personnel and compensation subcommittee. She said her Bill will provide a substantial shot in the Arm to a system that has Long been under funded. I Hope the Pentagon has finally gotten the message but just in Case they need reminding i plan to keep a close Eye on this  tile committee staffer said Byron Shands on Altitude extends 19 other pro Grams under her subcommittee s Juris diction. I think the committee Overall is be coming More sensitive to the individual service member the staffer said. Com Mittee members and staff have been on a number of Field trips to bases seeing things firsthand. It s obvious that there Are aspects of military life that need to be improved such As family housing for example. Mrs. Byron is committed to haying the committee do what it can within exist ing budget  another Welcome change that should save service members untold sums of Money came in july with the implementation of higher weight limits for continued on Page 9 Frenn St. Wins Holiday bowl Page 21