European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside sunday  7iv plus magazines the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication Fob the . Armed forces Good morning vol.49, no. 134 sunday August 26, 1990 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a . Backs use of Force by the associated press the United nations voted saturday tout military might behind economic sanctions on Iraq while diplomats inside embassies in Kuwait played a tense wait ing game with iraqi troops surrounding some of their compounds. The United states with dozens of warships in the persian Gulf Region had sought . Authority to use Force i stopping Trade with Iraq. The embargo is aimed at pressuring iraqi president sad dam Hussein to end his 3-week-old occupation of Kuwait. Iraq denounced the Security Council move As illegal and warned that it could Lead to All out War. This use of Force by the United states or any of its allies or puppets will Lead inevitably to a number of explosions which will Burn All in their path said Iraq s . Ambassador Abdul Amir Al Anbari. Other stories on pages 2,3, 24. And in Washington Iraq s ambassador said saturday that the family Mem Bers of american diplomats who fled Kuwait to Baghdad Are free to go but that the diplomats will be treated just like anybody  summoned to the state department for another . Protest ambassador Mohamed Sadiq Al Mashat said we Are on the Brink of a catastrophe. American lives Are being risked for no reason  and yet the iraqi Diplomat did no directly threaten the diplomats or any of the More than 3,000 . Citizens trapped in Iraq and Kuwait. In Bogota Colombia . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said later saturday that he had invited the iraqi foreign minister to open urgent talks to resolve the persian Gulf crisis. Perez de Cuellar said the talks could begin next week in new York or Geneva. I believe that after the resolutions Are adopted by the Security Council the time has come for the Secretary Gen eral to begin diplomatic efforts to alleviate the present crisis in the Gulf in All aspects through the process of Dia Logue he said. As a result of this today i have invited iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz to meet with me in new York or Geneva to begin next week a discussion about the crisis in the persian  Perez de Cuellar did not say whether Iraq had accepted the offer. The White House on saturday applauded the . Vote to allow military enforcement of Trade sanctions against Baghdad saying the move further strengthens the world resolve to Force Iraq out of  meanwhile Japan s foreign ministry continued on Back Page freed hostage saw 2 . Captives Damascus Syria a freed hostage Bria Keenan who flew Home to Ireland on saturday said that he saw american hostages Terry Anderson and Thomas Sutherland during his four year Captivity in Lebanon and that both were Well. Keenan 39, looking Pale but otherwise fit had an emotional reunion with his two Sisters in the syrian capital almost 24 hours after he was freed by his Cap tors in Beirut. He did not say when he had seen the two Ameri cans. He described Anderson As being comforted by a picture of his daughter Salome and said Sutherland entertained his fellow hostages with jokes and stories. He said he had seen British hostage John Mccarthy Only two Days ago. Keenan whose hair was Cut Short and Beard neatly trimmed struggled to hold Back tears As he sat Between his Sisters Elaine Spence and Brenda Gillham. He read a statement to reporters but took no questions. I am delighted to be with my Sisters he said his voice breaking. Keenan s Sisters arrived with Irish foreign minister Gerry Collins and a doctor and nurse. They All flew Back to Ireland three hours after Keenan was formally turned Over to Collins at the syrian foreign ministry. I saw Terry Anderson some time ago Keenan said. He s in Good form. And he appreciates the letters that he received from his  Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press is the longest held of the 13 Western ers believed kept captive by moslem extremists in Leb anon. He was abducted March 16, 1985. Anderson and Sutherland Are among six americans remaining in Captivity along with two West germans an italian and four britons. Of Sutherland 56, of fort Collins colo., Keenan said he s  Anderson has never seen his 5-year-old daughter who see hostage on Back Page released hostage Brian Keenan 39, hugs his Sisters Jaine Spence left and Brenda Gillham on saturday. 3.5% raise proposed for Federal civilians by the Washington Post Kennebunkport Maine president Bush on Friday recommended a 3.5 percent pay increase for Federal civil Ian employees effective Jan. 1. The proposal Drew immediate criticism from unions and comes amid congressional efforts to overhaul the Federal pay system. The recommendation matches what Bush proposed in his fiscal 1991 budget earlier this year but it was Short of the 22 percent to 39.6 percent increase his pay agent found would be necessary to close the Gap Between the private and Public sectors. Pay raises of this magnitude Are clearly unacceptable Bush said in a let Ter to Congress. They would be Detri mental to our efforts to set government spending at Levels that promote non inflationary  Congress has 30 Days from this Friday to change Bush s recommendation by joint Resolution. Otherwise the 3.5 per cent raise takes effect automatically. It covers 2.4 million civilian employees of the Federal government with the exception of those in the senior executive ser ice ses. Under legislation enacted last scar ses employees will receive Sal Ary increases of 18 percent to 25 percent effective in january. Under Bush s proposal annual pay for Federal employees would vary from $10,951 for a gs-1, step one employee to $71,882 for a gs-16, step one employee. Ses salaries would Range from $87,000 to $108,000 a year. Under the Federal pay comparability act of 1970, the president must deter mine each year How much Federal Sala Ries should be increased to keep Pace with private sector salaries. The Law Calls fur the recommendation of the pay agent the Heads of the office of personnel management and the office of manage ment and budget As Well As the Treasury Secretary to take effect unless the president submits an alternative plan based on National emergencies or economic conditions affecting the general  to ask Federal workers because they Are convenient and accessible to once again shoulder the Brunt of this nation s deficit problem is unconscionable said John Sturdivant president of the american federation of government employees which negotiates for 750, xxx Emylu pcs. Sturdi ant said the president s author see pay on Back Page