European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The set Andi Fries authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 190 sunday october 21, 1990 a a 25c daily and sunday Iii Orrin d 8693 a h Gulf troops May be rotated pan includes units in Europe by Eric Schmitt Washington not a the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. Colin l. Powell is to travel this week to saudi Arabia where he is expected to discuss with american commanders plans to rotate . Troops out of the kingdom Pentagon officials said Friday. Defense department officials Are drafting a rotation plan that includes options to relieve desert weary troops with fresh forces from the United states and Europe. The plans Call for troops to be rotated after six to nine months in the Field officials said. If american troops based in Europe As part of nato Are sent to the persian Gulf it would be the first Large scale deployment of those forces out of Europe since nato was formed after world War ii. Many of the army a most modern armoured units arc based in Germany. A Pentagon spokesman said no plans have been adopted yet but other defense department officials said defense Secretary Dick Cheney could decide on a policy in the next two weeks. A Marine corps spokesman it. Col. Fred Peck said see Gulf on Back Page Cheney inclined to support veto of military Bill Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney upset with deep cuts in strategic weapons is leaning toward recommending a presidential veto of a $288 billion military spending package lawmakers say. A defense department official confirmed Friday that the Pentagon has told lawmakers of Cheney a tentative support for a veto of the 1991 military spending Bill. Cheney has not reached a final decision and still Hopes changes will be made before the House and Senate take up the Bill possibly As Early As sunday the official said. Cheney was visiting France on saturday on the final leg of a 10-Day trip that included Britain and the soviet Union. Aides Are keeping him posted on details of the Bill for the fiscal year that began oct. 1. 6 rep. Jon l. Kyi r-ariz., said he heard from people who ought to know that Cheney will recommend a veto. Kyi is one of 15 republicans who were involved in negotiations on the Bill but refused to sign the final package. The Bill sets military spending at $288 billion for this fiscal year and represents a $19 billion reduction from president Bush a request last january. Sen. John Warner r-va., said he spoke with Bush while the president was visiting Capitol Hill on Friday and urged him to sign the Bill. A a afterwards i had a Chance to consult with senior staff and in the Brief Exchange they reinforced my conviction that he will sign the legislation a said the ranking Republican on the Senate armed services committee. The Pentagon has criticized several provisions including cuts in troop Levels and the budget request for the strategic defense initiative. The Bill provides $2.9 billion for ski nearly $2 billion less than Bush requested and $900 million below the level Congress see Cheney on Back Page pen pal a Andrea Turnbough 10, of Elpaso Gulf. She had written to urge him a to Texas holds a reply she received from make sure your soldiers done to give up a Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf com and Schwarzkopf says he often reread Mander of the . Forces in the persian her letter for  weigh hefty tax on Rich Washington apr senior congressional negotiators saturday considered a hefty surtax on people with incomes Over $300,000 a year a provision that aides said would almost certainly be part of any deficit reduction Bill. As tax writers began work to merge a House budget package with a Senate Bill president Bush on Friday  Stopgap spending Bill to keep the government operating through wednesday. A a be. President signed the emergency spending Mea Quot ours before the government was scheduled to g broke for the second time this month. Bush had signed an earlier measure to keep the government in business after vetoing the first version. On saturday negotiators from the House and Senate met with White House budget director Richard Dar Man and presidential chief of staff John Sununu but indicated no agreement was Likely before sunday night. A they seem to have a fairly Good idea where they want to go and at this Point we done to see any major obstacle to Early agreement a said one source close to the closed door talks. But he and others acknowledged that it will be far More difficult to sell any agreement to rank and file members of Congress just two weeks before election Day. The House already has rejected one Compromise negotiated Between the White House and congressional leaders mainly Over provisions that would have raised gasoline taxes and increased medicare costs. Those same two issues Are the Central Points of controversy in the new Bills. The separate tax Bills passed last week by the House and Senate created dozens of issues for negotiators to see tax on Back Page