European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse A Cheney hails defense agreement with Greece Page 2 a military cosmetic surgery illegal Ood lawyer says 4 a Prost closes in As British grand prix 25 a army to discontinue use of skill qualification Page the mrsan vol. 49, no. 89 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces ssi3s2sh x / sow d 8693 a thursday july 12, 1990 fast Oatly and v 7 00,000 by the los Angeles times Washington a a Senate armed services subcommittee meeting in closed session voted tuesday to Cut military manpower by 100,000 in the coming year or nearly three times the total Recap mended by the administration. Sources said. It at the same time an Ouier panel voted to keep open the my tank production line despite Secretary of defense Dick Cheney a efforts to dose it within two years. Angry army officials who would suffer the largest manpower cuts immediately accused lawmakers of taking the ure a cowardly of forcing soldiers and officers out of the service while keeping unneeded production lines running to satisfy local political concert. A. a the size and direction of the cuts indicates that president Bush and Cheney Are losing the argument with Congress Over How to manage reductions in military spending Cheney has argued that the defense budget can be substantially Cut Over the next five years but that manpower reductions must be relatively Small in the first year to prevent chaos in the forces. He has consistently said that protecting Mili tary personnel from layoffs ff1of his highest priorities. Cheney also has attempted to cancel weapons programs outright rather than stretching out purchases tit has met resistance from members of Congress intent on saving jobs and defense contractors in their Home districts. The Senate armed services committee this week began its a markup Quot of the administrations proposed $307 billion Pentagon spending Bill with a series of Doseo Doof subcommittee sessions. Senate leaders Hope to schedule a vote on the measure before Congress leaves for summer recess aug. 3. Vows the House will not take up the de fens Bill until september officials said. Chairman Sam Nunn d-oa., has already signalled that he intends to recommend Overall defense spending of $289 billion a a 6 percent Cut from the and i a requested $307 billion influential senators including budget chairman sen. James Sasser a tempt to advocate even deeper cuts both in Tola spending and in Force Levels. The armed services committee s manpower subcommittee act no with Nunns concurrence tuesday approved the Cut of 100,000 men and women from Active duty forces which currently stand at 2.07 million. Cheney earlier this year recommended a Cut of 38,000, saying that faster reductions would spark in see panel on Back Page if study supports idea president Bush Center left opens Summit in Houston. Houston apr Western leaders gave soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev a warm endorsement tuesday and plod Gendilo Quot help in practical ways those countries that choose freed Kasu a the Industrial Jowett ordered a study of the tangled soviet Economy and drafted conditions for sending Tuair a Cial Aid. See related stories on pit a prospects for fundamental and Foff afrin economic Aid could improve if the soviet uaiorf6omcstpla subs Tan tial change in resources to Civilia amp a Induc Tion and ends the support to those states which create regional conflict according to a foreign language draft of a the final . A a at John Midway Point of their three Day Summit the leaders acknowledged recent improvements in Beijing by slightly easing restrictions on Aid to China. Japan said it intended to move ahead on its own with a $5 billion loan package. Diplomats worked late on a controversial . Proposal to phase out worldwide agricultural subsidies. There was no Resolution As president Bush and his six Summit partners met for an elegant dinner at the Houston museum of Fine arts. An administration official said the leaders would in dose a joint Effort to help Brazil save its Amazon rain forests. In a Goodwill gesture to Bush allies did not press a desire for specific goals to reduce pollutants blamed for causing the global warming of the environment. The unite states strongly opposes such targets. I Bush told his dinner a tests to put business aside. A there is no Pri cog tonight no communiques no no language to be corrected a the president Al tits. He improvised a Brief Welcome and aides said Fefer he had left his prepared Toast in his hotel suite. Earlier the leaders released s joint statement bidding goodbye to the Iron curtain separating Eastern and Western Europe. They said they were a determined to seize All opportunities to a achieve a Europe whole and by authorizing the study of soviet needs the leaders blunted West German efforts to organize a coordinated program of direct Aid. With support from Britain and Jaf Ruji Bush insists the Money would be wasted unless Gorbachev can achieve broader reforms. He also wants the Sovic Tinq curtail cuban subsidies and reduce spending on the military. The leaders issued a declaration allowing any of the Summit nations to Alanm soviets on their own. West Germany has pledged $3.1 billion in Loans and there was no discussion of putting that on. The United slates is not willing to provide Aid beyond technical assistance but it was Poss we Tow study could Lead to a More generous approach. A even if the study recommends direct Aid from the West we might still say a in a sorry a a said White House spokesman Marlin Filz water. Aside from West Germany France and Italy have spoken up for fast Aid to Moscow and Canada is releasing see meet on Back Page 80 gis civilians arrested in drug sweep by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer . And German police officials said tuesday they had arrested 135 people including 80 americans in an International drug sweep that extended from Portugal to 16 american military bases and housing areas in Germany. Officials said the two month Long crackdown which netted More than $100 million in drugs also resulted in the arrests of a g1 and four american civilians involved in the production of highly addictive crack cocaine in a . Housing area in Frankfurt. It was believed to be the first such lab to be found on an american installation in West Germany. American personnel apprehended in the sweep included 62 soldiers eight civilian employees nine family members and one person with no connection to the overseas forces said Aaron Foster special agent in charge of the Frankfurt resident Agency criminal investigation division. Although the operation took face in Frankfurt the americans came rom 16 army communities. Most of the americans were apprehended for Possession of drugs Hubert Nagel Frankfurt police commissioner see drugs on Back Page
