European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A j t r. V a a j a a i a a. A a a a new words update nato strategy Page 3 a Bishop s affair spurs anti celibacy Calls Page 4 a Congress oks 5-year, $4 billion aids plan Page 5 a shorts replace suits in London As Britain blisters. Page 9 author z e 0 unofficial publication Forth . Armed forces j a \ Vot. 49, no. 114 monday August 6, 1990 new 25�, daily arid sunday d 8693 a invasion remains Baghdad Iraq apr Baghdad on saturday announced a new military government for iraqi occupied Kuwait. At the same time foreign reports said Iraq was massing troops along Kuwait a Southern Border with saudi Arabia. Baghdad television said the new Kuwait leadership is made up of nine kuwaiti army officers. Earlier Iraq said it was building a new kuwaiti army to Back the government it installed. In Washington iraqi ambassador Mohammed Al Mashat denied . And other foreign reports suggesting that Iraq plans to invade saudi Arabia. . And kuwaiti officials expressed scepticism that Iraq would begin a withdrawal this past weekend from Kuwait a As it had indicated Friday. Reports of the withdrawal which was to begin sunday came in a communique read on Baghdad radio. Saud Nasser Al Sabah the kuwaiti ambassador to Washington told reporters at a news conference that Iraq a docs not intend to withdraw Quot its troops from Kuwait. In Rome the 12-Mcmbcr european Community announced it was imposing an embargo on Oil imports from Iraq and Kuwait suspending arms sales to Iraq and freezing iraqi assets in Europe. That action was Only the latest in mounting pressure on iraqi president Saddam Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait which his forces invaded thursday to Settle disputes Over Oil and land. In Washington Al Sabah said there were reports of "800 or maybe More Quot casualties from the fighting although he said he had no Contact with his Homeland because lines have been Cut. Persian Gulf based Arab diplomatic sources have estimated that at least 200 people were killed or wounded during the iraqi invasion but could not confirm the higher casualty figures. In other developments a ., French and British warships steamed toward the persian Gulf and French foreign minister Roland Dumas see Iraq on Back Page Money for ski 2 b-2s get of Washington apr the Senate approved a $289 billion defense Bill saturday that cuts $1 billion from president Bush a request for the strategic defense initiative but leaves intact his fiscal 1991 proposal for two b-2 bombers. In a Rush to finish before a summer recess the Senate adopted 79-16, a military budget that slashes $18 billion from Bush a request of $307 billion for the fiscal year beginning oct. 1. A we have develop cd a manageable and prudent and responsible reduction in defense expenditures related to the threat a Senate armed services chairman Sam Nunn d-ga., said shortly before the chamber approved one of the first military budgets in the Post cold War Era. The Senate package adopted despite the threat of a presidential veto Calls for a military personnel reduction of 100,000 and elimination of $1.6 billion in procurement Money for the my rail Garrison missile program. The White House has said defense Secretary Dick Cheney would recommend a veto because of the ski total and troop cuts. The objection comes even though the Senate Bill is considered the High Mark in Congress. The House when it returns in september will Likely approve its committees version of a $283 billion defense Bill. Senators lingered As legislative loners in the Capitol As House members commenced their August recess in see Senate on Back Page Pitcher Jeremy Francisco is mobbed by his teammates after striking out saudi Arabia s final Batter As Kaiserslautern military Community captured its first european Little league title on saturday at Ham Stein a West Germany. Francisco pitched a one hitter As his team beat saudi Arabia id. See Story photo on Page 25. New of child care fees take effect today by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau a new fee system that bases child care rates on combined family income Lake effect monday at air Force child development centers in Europe. Families will pay Between $31 and $74 a week per child for child care under a four category scale released by the department of defense. Base commanders will set the rates. The army has until oct. 1 to implement the new child care tees. Parents whose children attend care centers at . Air purees  bases were asked in june to provide copies of their to return forms by August to determine their income category said Jayne Abshire command child development specialist. A until the end of this month we really wont know How Many we have  category a Abshire said Friday. She. Noted that Many child care patrons probably have not turned in their forms because of vacations. Families not turning in 10-40 forms will be charged at the highest rate. The average weekly fee at most a Safe centers has been from $50 to $55, although it has been higher in some areas such As England to reflect higher costs Abshire said. The new scale designed to make child care More affordable for lower income households is not popular with everyone Abshire said. A sometimes parents Are upset especially if they re in a higher income category because their Price has gone up a she said. At Ramstein a for example the fees according to the four income categories will be a up to $27,000 a it $41 a from $27,001 to $42,000 a $52 a from $42,001 to $59,000 pm a Over $59,000 a $74 the air Force called for its bases to implement the fee schedule in August to give Low income parents the Price break arid to pinpoint necessary budget adjustments for fiscal 1991, Abshire said. The payment plan is one result of the military child care act of 1989. Her upset is of the plan Call Tor childcare centers to add apr updated fund positions to their stalls and increase caregivers base pay to $5.70 per hour. Caregivers Are paid with non apr Puri a ated funds. In i Saff 105 Appoo Priale Lund positions will be divided among the command s 29 child development programs m fiscal 199vii Iii Iliria 14s m 1992. Non approx Piniuk d fund viols  be Noe fees on Back