European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Crisis in the my a Gulf so related stories and photo pages 3 amp 24 Mem the Sima authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 187 thursday october 18,1990 a a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a Oakland a Terry Steinbach looks grim As Cincinnati a Eric Davis celebrates with Billy Hatcher left at tuesdays world series game. Davis hit a two run Homer in the first inning helping the reds win 7-0.quake-hardened fan of a s unfazed by Iraq s rumblings by Dave Tarrant staff writer saudi Arabia a seems like every time Oakland a a fan Michael Cano settles in to watch his team in the world series something happens to upset things. Last year it was an earthquake. This year it is Saddam Hussein. The air Force technical sergeant had just bought tickets to the series when he Learned that he was shipping out to saudi Arabia for operation desert shield. A year ago it was the deadly earthquake at the Start of a world series game Between Oakland and san Francisco that delayed the match almost two weeks and left both cities in mourning. See world series stories on Page 17. But Cano a season ticket Holder Isnit going to desert his team no matter what a thrown at him. So when the first game of the fall classic Between the Cincinnati reds and the a a started tuesday night Cano was right there sweating out the game in the a bleacher Section of a desert tent 8,000 Miles away. A fall right Steinie a Cano yelled As a a Catcher Terry Steinbach threw out a reds player trying to steal second. A this is great. Being Able to see it you know is great. In be got no complaints a said Cano a Security guard with the 1st tac fighter Wing. Along with the two dozen other die hard baseball fans Cano did no to miss a tag or a called third strike As he sat in a base Camp tent and watched the game on a 25-Inch color television donated by a military morale fund. As the game started about 3 . Local time wednesday reds and a a fans sat Side by Side to urge on their teams. Both sides joined in cheering an announcement by reds owner Marge Schott that she was dedicating see fan on Back Page Senate differs with House on income tax Washington apr the Senate began work wednesday on a bipartisan deficit reduction Bill that doubles gasoline taxes and differs dramatically from a House approved hit the Rich version opposed by president Bush. A this requires moderate sacrifice for All americans a sen. James Sasser d-tenn., chairman of the budget committee said of the Senate plan. A it exempts no citizen it is sound sensible Ana  the Senate Bill unlike the House plan  tamper with income tax rates. However it would raise the 9cent gasoline tax by 9vi cents limit itemized deductions of people with incomes Over $100,000 and raise some medicare premiums slightly More than the House approved. Sasser sounded the same theme that marked a Long partisan debate in the House on tuesday the Well to do gained most from government policies in 1980s and should be required to pay More to reduce the deficit. Other democratic senators were writing amendments that would make the wealthy do even More trying to make the Senate Bill look More like the House plan and hoping to bring Bush along by tacking on part of his Long sought Cut in capital gains taxes. Sen. Pete Domenici of new Mexico senior Republican on the budget committee called the Senate measure fair. A i will try to dispose of the notion that we Are not taxing the wealthy enough in this package a he said. John Sununu Bush a staff chief said on the a a today show on Abc a the White House is ready to receive the bipartisan package similar to the Senate package. Get it to the presidents desk and hell sign  congressional leaders Are trying to Complete action on the tax increase a the second largest in history a before the government runs out of Money at Midnight Friday. Bush has vowed to let the government shut Down if Congress does not approve a deficit reduction plan he can accept. The House voted 227-203 tuesday night for a plan that would raise taxes for All but the poorest americans. Wealthy people would fare worst. Middle income and lower income families would face income tax increases totalling $36 billion because they would lose next years automatic inflation adjustments in tax brackets and personal exemptions. A fall America is looking at us today and they Are expecting action a said rep. . Pickled Texas. A a no vote Means no budget. They Are going to be madder than an old wet Hen if we done to do something  but House Republican Leader Robert Michel of Illi see tax on Back page4.1% pay hike sought for Federal workers by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a Federal employees would get a 4.1 percent pay raise Jan. 1 wider a provision approved tuesday by House and Senate lawmakers working on the fiscal 1991 government appropriations Bill. The measure which represents an increase from the 3.5 percent raise backed by president Bush would give Federal employees a boost amid Bleak reports of budget chaos government shutdowns and possible furloughs. According to Federal office of personnel management statistics a 3.5 percent hike would add $3.3 billion to the annual civilian payroll while a 4.1 percent increase would add $3.9 billion. The Federal non military payroll in 1989 was $94.7 billion. Rep. Steny Hoyer d-md., pushed hard for the increase during negotiations that were described by one House staffer As a Tough but not  but the raise is far from assured the staffer said. Once conferees finish the government appropriations Bill it must be approved by the full House and Senate which Are in the grip of budget cutting fever. A a it a hard to say if it will survive a the staffer said. A i think its a Little preliminary to make any  an aide to Hoyer said the 4.1 percent raise roughly matches the increase in private sector wages last year. A a it a not really a raise in that sense a he said. A it just keeps the wage Gap from getting  Bush a pay advisory panel reported ear Lier this year that Federal wages lag behind the private sector by As much As 30 percent. A a it a a breath of fresh air compared to the Way things have been going lately although its also sort of sad that a 0.6 percent difference can be so uplifting a said Janice Lachance a spokeswoman for the american federation of government employees. A but clearly the problem Isnit solved. The 4.1 percent raise would keep see pay hike on Back Page