European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes saturday september 22,1990 White House blamed for budget impasse Washington apr the White houses rejection of a plan to consider capital gains taxes separately from a deficit reduction package is further prolonging the budget impasse democratic leaders said Friday. House speaker Thomas s. Foley speaking with reporters outside the White House said that next week Congress will consider legislation to temporarily suspend the Gramm Rudman automatic spending cuts. In the absence of a budget Deal by oct. 1, the Start of the new fiscal year cuts of $100 billion or More will begin to take effect automatically. With the budget talks bogged Down support appears to be growing for a measure that would delay the deadline for a Short period. In an Effort to break the talks Loose Senate minority Leader Bob Dole r-kan., on thursday proposed that Bush s capital gains tax Cut proposal be considered separately from any deficit reduction package. Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine suggested that the proposed a a compromised was stillborn even though democrats were willing to discuss it. A the administration has responded negatively to the suggestion. As Long As the administration is in opposition to it its Kina of an academic discussion from our standpoint a Mitchell said. House majority Leader Richard Gephardt d-mo., said of Doles idea a i done to think it holds a lot of  however he added a a it a one of the ideas that every body will look  removing capital gains from the budget agreement simply moves All of the problems and debate to another forum but does not get any closer to Resolution of the Issue Gephardt said. A we need new ideas we need creativity to resolve the budget impasse Gephardt said. The congressional leaders spoke with reporters at the White House after a Friday morning meeting with. President Bush. Dole offered his capital gains proposal when deficit reduction negotiators from the Bush administration and Congress reported no major Progress thursday after yet another round of talks. I me for a Short period. However he added it s one of the ideas that every alter yet another round of tasks. My investigator sentenced to prison in thefts by Joseph Owen the television theft and two other stealing a Ceramic figurine from a West television set a to demonstrate t by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau Stuttgart West Germany a a military police investigation supervisor was sentenced to 3vi years in prison Friday after her conviction for thefts and other offences including shoplifting a television set. Sgt. 1st class Joyce m. Nielson of he co 6th area support group has 16 years army service All in the military police. The eight member officer panel also sentenced Nielson to a dishonourable discharge reduction to the lowest enlisted rank and forfeiture of All pay and allowances. The television theft and two other shoplifting incidents occurred at the Robinson Barracks Post Exchange on april 9, a Day on which Nielsen and other investigators were assigned to watch for Price switching scams while store detectives were absent. Nielson already was under criminal investigation omd scrutiny by then because of earlier allegations according to testimony at the four Day Stuttgart trial Center general court martial. The panel found Nielson guilty of stealing the 14-Inch color television set from the exchanges electronics shop and several items of clothing from the main store that Day. The panel also convicted her of stealing a Ceramic figurine from a West German store in october 1989 stealing Money by affixing incorrect Price tags to a purse and a sweater she returned for refunds at the Exchange in january absence from her duty station in March and adultery in 1989. Nielson was found innocent of three other counts of shoplifting and of wrongful appropriation of a government vehicle. During her testimony Nielson denied All the charges. She said military police had warned the electronics shop manager about lax Security. When she saw no employees near the Cash Register or exit that evening she said she decided to carry out a big item a a television set a to demonstrate the Security problem. The store manager stopped her after she had walked Down a flight of stairs and out of the building with it. The prosecutor capt. Daniel Smith attacked Nielson a claim that she was on her Way to the exchanges Security office in the main store to report the Security lapse. A the Only intent the accused had when she took that television set was to take it downstairs and put it in her car a Smith said. Criminal investigation come investigators testified they also saw Nielson take merchandise from the main Exchange that Day without paying for  from Page 1 will Cost $38.50, up from $27. Oil prices will not change. The increase in Italy is due to the International Market conditions and the unfavourable performance of the Dollar said officials at the naval support activity Supply Branch in Naples. The Price hike in West Germany did not sit Well with americans interviewed Friday night. A i can to really buy off on that a said Liz Brewington director of the school age and Latchkey programs at Darmstadt youth services. A do they have to raise it that much at one time a command sgt. Maj. Lewis Brooks called the Price increase unfair. A a it a going to affect the people most living off Post who have to fill up two or three times a week a said Brooks of the 10th air defense arty brigade in Darmstadt. A we done to have a place for everyone to live on base so they have to live off base and use their  he also noted that soldiers do not a have the Opportunity to shop around like in the states. You either go to cafes or go to the German stations. Its  at an Esso station in Central West Germany prices at the pump Friday evening were 1.309 Marks per liter for super unleaded 1.369 for super plus unleaded 1.409 for super leaded and 1.069 for diesel. Converting to Gallons and dollars using an Exchange rate of 1.55 Marks to the Dollar that would be $3.21 for a gallon of super unleaded for purchases without coupons. Super plus unleaded would Cost $3.35 per gallon super leaded $3.45 and diesel $2.62. A there should have been Advance notice a said sgt. 1st class James Sparks of the 547th engr in in Darmstadt. A people Are not prepared for  stealth from Page 1 have a 99 percent Chance of hitting the target even if the target were an f-117a. Although France has sold Iraq a variety of effective air defense systems the Shah inc is not among them. Military analysts agree that Iraq does not possess any radar and tracking system As sensitive As the Shahine and iraqi defenders would probably have difficulties spotting an approaching Al 17a. But la express quotes its informants As saying that the flatness of the desert and the extreme heat Combine to make the f-117a�?Ts radar reflection More detectable than it would be elsewhere. The Magazine adds that it is Likely to be Only a question of time before other radar systems Are developed that can detect the stealth fighter which a May have Only a fleeting  the Al 17a, americans first stealth Craft became operational in 1983. Its first combat was in Panama in december 1989, supporting american units seeking to capture Gen. Manuel Noriega. Two f-117as attacked panamanian targets with 2,000-Pound bombs in an Effort to Quot confuse stun and disrupt the enemy but Only one of the bombs hit its target the f-1i7a and the b-2 stealth bomber both designed for radar evading sneak attacks have been described by the air Force As especially suitable Lor combat in third world countries where a surgical strikes Are needed to destroy a High value targets like the offices and Homes of chiefs of  from Page 1 Days and the last several hours it is that he seems to be hardening his  the expulsion of three . Diplomats from Iraq was announced by state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler. She also said three iraqis including the defense attache were being sent Home. Iraqi ambassador Mohamed Al Mashat was summoned to the state department and informed of the . Decision she said. The expulsions of the european diplomats a handed Down by Baghdad on thursday night but disclosed Friday by Western officials a came after the 12 european Community nations decided monday to expel iraqi military attaches. Some european countries had ordered additional expulsions As Well. Iraq said it was expelling military attaches from 11 of the 12 dec nations a Portugal does not have a military attache in Baghdad a along with a number of other embassy staffers. Baghdad also restricted the movements of the remaining european envoys. Friday was the moslem Sabbath and Baghdad made no official statement on the expulsions. The total number of diplomats being sent Home was not immediately Clear but Western officials said they believed each of the 11 european embassies involved was losing at least two or three staff members. France was apparently taking the biggest hit a 11 expulsions. France was among four nations whose diplomatic premises in occupied Kuwait were violated last week by iraqi troops. Canada Belgium and the Netherlands were also the target of iraqi incursions. Iraq has ordered foreign missions in the occupied emirate to shut Down but about 1s embassies including that of the United states Are defying the demand. Official egyptian Media reported that Iraq had ordered the expulsion of several egyptian diplomats including the military attache. Cairo radio and Egypt a Middle East news Agency said Egypt retaliated by expelling several iraqi diplomats including the iraqi military attache and an undisclosed number of his staff. The egyptian reports did not indicate the iraqi reason for the expulsions but Cairo has sent troops to the Gulf Region As part of the multinational Effort to stave off further iraqi aggression. Spain also announced the expulsions of several iraqi diplomats. The . Embargo on Trade with Iraq was furiously attacked Friday by Iraq in an angry new statement denouncing the nations that have enforced it. A they have reached in their meanness to a degree where they Cut off from the great people its Supply of food and Medicine and from the children their milk a said the statement read by an announcer on iraqi television. A ooh what dwarfs and Small people they  Iraq also vowed to fight its Way to a a final Victory Quot rather than Retreat from Kuwait. A with deep Faith we think that there will be no wavering or change in our objective on our March toward Victory a the statement said. A we Here in Iraq. Have decided without any hesitation to Lead the group of the faithful until final  meanwhile a . Military spokesman in the Gulf denied that . Aircraft were involved in what Iraq said was a violation of its airspace. Iraq said two unidentified warplanes flying from saudi Arabia flew about six Miles into iraqi territory thursday before turning Back. It was the third such violation reported by Iraq since the . Deployment began