European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Stesan gripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 106. Sunday july 29, 1990 a a 35 Oahu Aryl sunday d 8693 a inside stripes a Navy lieutenant gets 7 years for rape Page 2 a tax plans bring cries of protest Page 5 a Barr admits mistake but wont  7 a Phillies Knock pirates out of first , Page 17 Oava Chilo i dare a it took a Good throwing Arm to help Brig. Gen. Paul a. Blackwell beat the heat saturday in West Germany but folks at the Hanau army Community service s 25th birthday Celebration were Happy to oblige. The Community commander was the main attraction at a dunking Booth during the festivities at Wolfgang Cavern a but it looks As if he did t take his treatment silently. More photos on Page 3. Bill for gis forced out from wire reports Washington a two senior members of the House armed services committee unveiled proposed legislation Friday that would provide special assistance to service members forced out of the military As a result of Pentagon cutbacks. A a this is the first time we be Ever had to do this a rep. . A a Sonny Montgomery d-miss., said at a news conference. The Pentagon has not undertaken a major reduction in forces since converting to an Al Volunteer military in 1973. A we re feeling our Way along on this a said his cosponsor rep. Beverly b. Byron d-md., chairwoman of the House armed services subcommittee that oversees military personnel and compensation. Montgomery who also chairs the House veterans affairs committee said the congressional budget office is calculating the Cost of the special assistance. A but its going to of expensive a he said. He said the proposal would be included in the House defense Bill or introduced As a separate measure depending on unrelated budget matters. To ease the transition of military personnel with at least six years in service the measure would provide to those forced out during the next five years a expanded separation pay to cover enlisted personnel lifting the $30,000 payment Cap. Those ordered out after serving at least six years in a second or subsequent enlistment would get 10 percent of annual base pay for each full year of service. A medical coverage for up to 120 Days and pre fora year. A up to 26 weeks of unemployment compensation just As civilians May collect. The current Benefit is 13 weeks after a five week wait. A counselling about educational benefits Job search and placement Helm and assistance in obtaining civilian licenses or certifications of various skills. A relocation assistance. A commissary and Exchange privileges for up to two years after discharge. A one time employment preference in the department of defense. In addition their children could stay in defense department schools through the end of a school year Ana students in their Junior year of High school could stay through graduation. When available base housing could be provided to families at Market rental rates while the sex service member looked for work. Also those who had not previously signed up for see benefits on Back Page rebels abduct leaders in Trinidad port of Spain Trinidad apr the Black moslem Leader of an attempted coup in this Caribbean nation threatened saturday to kill government hostages a Churchman said. One report said 22 people died in the coup attempt. Merger plan with cafes draws fire by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a Navy and Marine corps exchanges would a suffer significantly Quot if they were allowed to be absorbed by the army and air Force Exchange service a top Navy official has warned. In an undated internal memo obtained by the stars and stripes undersecretary of the Navy j. Daniel Howard forcefully rejects the air Force s View that cafes is ready and Able to take Over the Navy and Marine corps exchanges. In a june 4 memo to defense Secretary Dick Cheney air Force Secretary Donald Rice argued that cafes the ninth largest . Retailer already has an extensive distribution network and support Structure in place. Therefore studying consolidation of the Exchange systems is a waste of time and Money Rice said. He urged Cheney to refocus an ongoing Pentagon study of Exchange con sea merger on Back Page the report of deaths in Friday afternoons takeover of the parliament building and subsequent fighting came from the Barbados based Caribbean news Agency. Officials gave no casualty figures but the red Cross issued an urgent Call for blood donations. Roman Catholic archbishop Anthony Pantin said the coup Leader Abu Bakr told him the prime minister and the other officials captured Friday a Are wired up with  Pantin said on state radio the threat was relayed in a 25-minute Telephone conversation with Bakr who threatened to blow up the captives and himself if government troops mounted an attack on the rebel held television station. The moslem rebels firing automatic weapons stormed the parliament build see rebels on Back Page losing their census a red tape a or in this Case shredded yes. But in this Case it did a on the for the census Bureau got the reminder White tape a does no to usually end up on Lawn of Carolyn Bekken in Huntsville from her employees that the Job was the Lawn of one of Uncle same a employ Ala. Bekken a District office manager done and it was time to celebrate