European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 16, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3quayle avoids Castro at ceremony Brasilia Brazil apr vice president Dan Quayle joined latin american leaders thursday at the inauguration of brazilian president Fernando Collor de Mello including cuban president Fidel Castro and outgoing nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega. Quayle made no Effort to talk with either Castro or Ortega. He had said earlier he did not wish to meet the cuban Leader who Drew loud cheers from the crowd outside the inauguration. In earlier meetings with Ortega Quayle told him the United states is displeased with some of the sandinista governments actions As it prepares to surrender Power to newly elected president Violeta Chamorro Quayle a spokesman said. At thursdays inauguration for the new brazilian president Quayle made his Way up the crowded aisle of the Hall after Ortega was already standing at his seat. Ortega engaged in lengthy discussion with Costa Rica president Oscar Arias and other presidents from the Region but Quayle was separated from them by several layers of people As he made his Way to his seat next to italian prime minister Guilio Andreotti. During their 10-minute conversation wednesday in the brazilian presidential Palace Ortega told Quayle he was pleased by the newly announced $300 million . Aid package for Nicaragua according to Quayle a press Secretary vice president Dan Quayle right huddles with Costa rican president Oscar and outgoing nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega on wednesday in Brazil. A Arias David Beckwith. The two met for the second Day this week As they joined other foreign dignitaries formally presenting their credentials on the eve of thursdays presidential inauguration in Brazil. Quayle and Ortega were joined for much of their conversation wednesday by Arias. A the vice president expressed additional concerns to Ortega about details regarding the Transfer of Power Quot to Chamorro the .-backed candidate who Defeated Ortega in the feb. 25 election Beckwith told reporters. Beckwith declined to say what the concerns were except that they had to do with How Ortega a leftist sandinista government is preparing for the april 25 Transfer of Power. A a there a going to be a lot of problems Between Here and there a Beckwith said. Ortega told Quayle he was Quot favourably disposed toward the Bush administrations suggestion that United nations peacekeeping troops be used to facilitate demobilization and disarmament of the .-backed Contra rebels. . Officials have raised the Prospect of using . Forces to oversee enclaves where the contras could go within Nicaragua on an interim basis for repatriation. Quayle was scheduled to head Home to Washington late thursday  Veteran sees huge budget cuts in �?T90s by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Kassel West Germany a the Gramm Rudman budget balancing Law and soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev a Reform policies Promise to Send the . Defense budget into a free fall Over the next decade a former Pentagon official said this week. By 1995, the defense budget will be 25 percent lower than it is today and by 2000, it will be 50 percent lower said Lawrence Korb a former assistant defense Secretary for manpower Reserve affairs and logistics. To slow this downward spiral the . Government must a treat the american Public like grown  and reformulate its defense Mission Korb told people attending a seminar on National Security policy sponsored by the office of personnel management. The Gramm Rudman legislation was conceived in 1985 to Force then president Reagan into dealing with the budget deficit a by holding defense hostage a said Korb who directs the Brookings institutes Center for Public policy education in Washington. The budget cutting mechanism triggers across the Board budget cuts when the government fails to meet deficit reduction goals. Reagan refused to raise taxes to offset the deficit which doubled during his first five years in office. Korb said he believed Reagan erred in assuming the Public was unwilling to support defense with More tax dollars. The defense budget bears the Brunt of the Gramm Rudman cuts because it represents controllable Money unlike the larger part of the Federal budget that is guarded for entitlements such As social Security and government pensions. On the soviet unions sheer military strength alone he said. Even in today a mood of decreased threat Korb said he still believes the Public would be willing to pay for defense if the government was honest with them.  understand if the government tells them that it has an interest in staying in Europe and the Pacific for its economic Well being if nothing else. Similarly while the Public might balk at the threat of the evil Empire  understand the . Stance based the government also must Start thinking about a different kind of military Korb said. A the United states is still trying to fight communism when communism Isnit a problem anymore a he said. Today a european scene demands a different highly Mobile Force Structure Korb said. Nato nations now can plan on much More warning time before an attack than the 10-Day estimate around which the Alliance has traditionally based its strategies. With mobilization time increased to perhaps As much As two months the military should leave Headquarters and combat service support units behind in Europe when troop reductions begin Korb said. Korb also cautioned against the military getting too wrapped up in the nations fight against drugs which could devastate the military if service members fall prey to the drug worlds temptations. Furthermore Korb said once the military crosses the line into Law enforcement it will be hard to pull Back. Shamir government Falls after no Confidence vote Jerusalem apr labor party Leader Shimon Peres won a parliamentary showdown with the rival liked bloc thursday when lawmakers voted no Confidence in prime minister Yitzhak Shamir s hard line government. The 60-55 vote gave Peres a Chance to form a labor led coalition. Shamir the first Premier to be turned out of office by a parliamentary vote in the history of the jewish state will remain As caretaker prime minister until a new government is seated. Peres won after Shamir rejected a Compromise offered by the Ultra orthodox shas party a spiritual Leader Ovadia Yosef who called for acceptance of . Peace proposals for a palestinian israeli a Al gue. Five of the six lawmakers from Nas then failed to attend the vote giving i Eres the margin of Victory. The Compromise proposal was offered earlier thursday after More than five hours of angry debate in the 120-seat parliament. The debate was suspended to give the major political parties time to consider the Compromise. A . Proposals would allow a de port Cal  in a o to it or of a East Jerusalem to serve on a palestinian negotiating team that would meet with israelis in Cairo Egypt. Shamir told parliament earlier thursday that the acceptance of arabs from East Jerusalem in the peace process would Compromise israelis claim to sovereignty Over the sector captured from Jordan in 1967. A labor liked coalition which has ruled Israel through eight Stormy years of repeated crises collapsed tuesday when Shamir fired Peres and the other 10 labor ministers resigned. Peres promised that a government led by his labor party would Start peace talks with palestinians. Shamir said a Victory by his liked bloc would delay if not cancel the israeli palestinian dialogue proposed by . Secretary of state James a Baker Iii. When Peres called for the no Confidence vote against Shamir on thursday he accused the right Wing Leader of a murdering the peace  Shamir countered with an accusation that labor made repeated concessions to israelis Arab enemies calling this a in int or Quot Tornado a vacuums okla. Policewoman Oklahoma City apr a Tornado gave one off duty policewoman a real walk on the wild Side. A fall i could think of was this is like the a wizard of of a a sgt. Paula Shaw said tuesday after a Tornado threw her and her pet dog the length of a 25-foot Culvert. A like Superman a Shaw said. A it sucked us up literally sucked us in there along with tree branches mud and leaves. It was incredible. A it reminded me of being in a giant vacuum cleaner Hose a she said. Shaw reported Only a few aches and pains wednesday. The dog also Wasny to Hurt. The policewoman and her dog ran from her Mobile Home in Southeastern Oklahoma City about 6 . Tuesday after she realized the jct engine noises she heard were those of a Tornado passing overhead. A i just threw him out the front door and when i was running off the front porch the Lawn furniture came with me a she said. A it floated with  Shaw intended to hide in a Culvert running beneath a Road. The Tornado saved her the last few Steps. Reaching the Ravine that led to the Culvert the policewoman was knocked off her feet and sucked into the twister. A a footer came rolling along and thumped me in the Back. 1 did no to get any scrapes on my Knees because 1 was 8 to 12 inches off the ground a she said. Police sgt. Janet Hogue said the rough ride was a probably the worst thing that Ever happened to Shaw a five year Veteran of the police Force. A we All get in minor scuffles but nothing serious a Hogue said. Shaw picked herself up after her flight checked on neighbors and then ally Quot called for help Hogue said. Quot she said she Wasny to really scared at the time she was shocked a Hogue said. A it Shook her up a Little bit but she wanted to get to her neighbors. She was concerned about their