European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes a service members in Europe Rode 1 a Seesaw of changes. A 1980s revolutionized by computers. A w. German tailgaters face 1 1 new fines in 1990. I a Steeles rams win i in nil playoffs. Page 23 the Star amp a authorized unofficial Rui Catron for the . Armed Force vol. 48, no. 261 wednesday. January 3, 19p f a j Good morning d 8693 abuses visit wounded soldiers san Antonio not a president and mrs. Bush travelled Early sunday morning from their House in Houston to san Antonio to visit some of the american servicemen wounded in the Panama attack. Their eyes brimming with tears at moments they spent about an hour and a half talking to 27 servicemen at Wilford Hall air Force medical Center and 17 More at Brooke army medical Center. Gregory Johnson s purple heart was pinned to his Pillow and a moot High inflatable Santa stood near his bed. Through clenched Teeth the 24-Ycar-old Marine scr cant from Anchorage Alaska Tola visitors at Wilford Lall that it was a pretty neat 1 to meet the president who had ordered him into Battle. Of course he conceded a Bullet in the Chin the first Day of the invasion was a kind of a rough Way Quot to Cam the Honor. A Semper Bush said to Johnson Elli sizing the Marine corps slogan. The sergeant was lying in bed in Standard Issue Blue pyjamas. A Best of Luck to you Quot the president Winlon. 4it was a a pc to a and there but it was a wonderful thing and we re All a great operation. There Are a Little Post Mort Ems Here very very proud of you the Marine Rifleman flanked by his parents Mary and Duane and his beaming Fiancee Laura Smith replied Quot we re proud to be Able to do Johnson whose jaw was broken by the Bullet that hit his Chin also has a gunshot wound in the forehead and continued on Back Page new years in Boston Midnight fireworks oter Boston Harbor Mark the Start of the new decade. The display was the finale in Boston s annual first night Quot Celebration welcoming the new year. In the foreground is historic Faneuil Hall. Budget cuts follow a amp Gas of increases and modernisation by Wiiri alb washing my in Bartman to Boireau Washington a the military rarely had it so Good. In thm980s, it asked and Congress gave. To from 1981 to 1988, the of limited states spent $1.83 trillion on a weapons manpower operations and maintenance of its armed forces. Another 517 billion has been pumped into inc defense budget since 1984 for former president Reagan s strategic defense initiative or the Star wan nuclear missile shield with in of Energy spending an add 0 if i he controversial Prog Jpn. But As a new Decad Cargins the Penta Grin sees troubled Limpf ahead. Peace is at hand. And the once Junerous Congress has 1 Mcd Jolo a . As a result the Jermy and air Force arc slashing 43, Kex Abs ions this year As pan of a $1.7 Billipp budget Cut ordered by ytogrcs., More cuts Are a a fled. Military Steadm look Back at the sending of the Reagan Yew a As a key investment Jelal helped Lead to the Dorr Iolite fall of comm regimes throughout pm Europe in 1989. Its see the spending As a inane a Binge that will Cost f department anal $1 billion dearly in the 1990s. 1980 and 1988, spending on ent and on research and Duvel increased 75 percent operations maintenance spending increased 32 Jenl and spending for personnel increased 13 percent All in inflation adjusted dollars. The Pentagon used some of its Cash on highly sophisticated. Expensive weapons. Older weapons were Kepi to maintain inventories. Major modernization occurred in significant Cas. In 1980, there were no my Battle Jas. No Bradley fighting vehicles and no helicopters. Today there Are More my tanks 3,500 Bradley and Moro Hun 400 apaches. Tilte were few Black Hawk helicopters. Now Hitte arc More than 900. The tailed states had no Trident halve budget on Back Page Procup Opi decade View m . Diplomats leave Nicaragua Managua Nicaragua Furj a Twenty . Diplomats left Nicaragua monday kicked out of the country in retaliation for the raid by . Troops on the residence of Nicaragua a ambassador in Panama City. The diplomats carrying suitcases bags and Mani children arrived at Managua a August c. Sandono International Airport under heavy guard. The . Embassy a charge do affairs John Leonard said the group preferred not to make statements. A we have nothing to say Quot he said. Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega gave the diplomats 72 hours to leave the country Friday night after see diplomats on Back Page East Bevc. In Reinolt its not often that we get a Ujj widow scat to the great events in history. But Thoj of us in Europe in 1989 were witness to a polint and human upheaval of epic proportions. We watched As rigid and pow fitful political systems crumbled to the collective we of people determined to control their own denies. We saw the face of Europe change Virt Aljy overnight. \ in recognition of these events the St and stripes has produced Quot East bloc in Rcv Ofca its a in Page special Section intended to Cap Tow in words and photographs the emotion event Send significance of this latest revolution. \ Quot East bloc in revolt Quot appears in thursdays editions. Done to miss it \
