European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stories and photo pages 3 and 28the steamed Lpes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 192 tuesday october 23, 1990 a a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a4.1 % go pay hike of d by panel in Wake of similar raise approved for civilians by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a House Senate conferees working on the final details of the fiscal 1991 defense authorization Bill have boosted the military pay raise that takes effect Jan. 1 from 3.5 percent to 4.1 percent. Congressional aides said the higher raise resulted mainly from the approval last week of a 4.1 percent raise for Federal civilian employees contained in the Post office Treasury and government appropriations Bill. The Pentagon had sought a 3.5 percent military raise for fiscal 1991, but the House approved a 4.1 percent raise in its version of the defense authorization Bill in August. The Senate armed services committee however refused to go along despite pressure from sen. John Glenn a Ohio who is chairman of the committees manpower panel. Glenn offered an amendment to increase the size of the raise during Senate floor debate on the committee Bill in August but was voted Down 67-32. Sens. San Nunn d-ga., and John Warner r-va., ranking members of the Senate armed services committee both spoke out against the higher raise citing concerns Over Cost. The 4.1 percent raise would Cost about $314 million More than the 3.5 percent increase according to Pentagon budget officials. The 3.5 percent increase would Cost about $1.8 billion. But congressional aides said that debate came at a time when no one knew what the pay raise for Federal civilians would be. By Law military pay raises Are linked to Federal civilian raises although Congress has ignored that Law Sci see pay hike on Back Page Saddam May free some hostages by the associated press Saddam Hussein has agreed to release some sick and elderly american captives the Leader of the iraqi american foundation said monday. The iraqi Leader also asked his parliament to consider letting All French hostages leave. American and australian sailors meanwhile halted and boarded an iraqi freighter in the Gulf of Oman that Over the weekend had ignored warning shots and defied orders to return to Iraq a . Military spokesman said. The 5,200-ton iraqi vessel was stopped saturday As it sailed toward the arabian sea. It had been shadowed during the night by . And italian warships said cmdr. . Van sickle a Navy spokesman. The operation went smoothly with a no shots fired no resistance met a Van sickle said. He said a the Crew of the iraqi ship is  the head of the iraqi american foundation Salim Mansour leads a delegation that met with Saddam on sunday night. He said monday that he received a commitment from the iraqi Leader to release americans. A we done to want to talk about figures or names at the moment but in a Happy to announce that some Good news will come up a Mansour said. It was presumed Mansour spoke about americans held in Iraq and Kuwait which Saddam annexed after his aug. 2 invasion of the emirate. Saddam considers Kuwait iraqis 19th province. About 700 americans Are being held in Kuwait and More than 300 in Iraq Many at strategic Sites to deter a possible attack see Saddam on Page 28 an american warship background tracks the cargo vessel Al Bahar Al Arabi after it refused to return to Iraq with its cargo. Steps outlined for easing base closures i i t by it i Krin m by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a Germany a stress brought on by base closures often leads to increased family violence alcohol use and thefts according to a paper prepared by officials at . Air forces Europe. Commanders can help base personnel and their families manage stress by keeping them As informed As possible the paper said but leaders should also promote goodbye events that emphasize family involvement de emphasize alcohol and recognize everyone a contributions to the Mission. The paper outlines potential problems and recommends methods to ease closure related stresses based on experiences at Safe bases that recently closed. Those bases included Florenne a Belgium and Woen Sprecht air station Netherlands. The paper was released last March to the commands numbered air Force commanders nearly two months after a first round of overseas base closures was announced. The paper was put together by Headquarters level representatives of the command surgeon s office family support centers and social actions. A several of us thought it was something we ought to be paying attention to a said it. Col. Karl o. Moe the papers author and the chief of behavioural science in the command surgeons office. See related stories Page 9. Moe did not have statistics available during a recent interview to document the increase in stress related problems such As family abuse. A what these statements Are based on was the experience As it was recalled by people who were at Florenne for example a Moe said. A their memories see base on Back Page