European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes Friday March 6, 1992house rejects Bush s 93 budget Washington a the House on wednesday overwhelmingly rejected president Bush a 1993 budget setting the stage for passage of a democratic plan that would divert Post cold War Pentagon funds to education health and other Domestic initiatives. The 370 to 42 vote was the houses first this year on How Large the so called peace dividend should be and what should be done with the Money. While rejection of Bush a proposal did not provide a final answer it was Clear that lawmakers could not embrace his priorities. All 250 voting democrats 119 republicans and the one Independent voted against the Bush plan while 42 gop lawmakers supported it. Democrats their eyes on the unfolding election Campaign derided Bush s spending blueprint for the fiscal year that starts oct. 1 As an inadequate response to the needs of a nation mired in recession and a world without a menacing soviet Union. The House was poised thursday to adopt the democrats alternative. Arguing that Bush a budget Quot moves us backward a House budget committee chairman Leon Panetta d-calif., said a the world has changed. We need to reorder these priorities and invest in areas that affect our  but Republican whip Newt Gingrich r-ga., said the Bush plan was a the least bad offer we have right  he and other republicans argued that the democratic proposal by carving twice As much out of military spending As outlined by Bush would weaken the country s defences against unforeseen  before the House foreign affairs committee defense Secretary Dick Cheney said the democratic plan would require additional cuts of 300,000 Active duty personnel next year beyond the 236,000 already planned through 1993. A you want crippling defense cuts and higher spending its in the democrats budget a rep. David Dreier r-calif., said on the House floor. But Many gop lawmakers joined the houses majority democrats and abandoned the presidents plan. Bush a package would curtail the growth of popular programs such As medicare and slap More than $21 billion in new taxes on people ranging from recreational boaters to securities brokers a a Prospect which Many legislators Are reluctant to face in an election year. Both the democratic and Bush budgets Call for $1.5 trillion in spending and Bear near record deficits of about $330 billion. Only this year s shortfall expected to near $400 billion would be worse. Bush proposed holding actual military spending to $291.6 billion next year $4.8 billion less than previously planned. Democrats would practically double that reduction lowering defense spending to $287.2 billion. Democrats set a path for Long Range cuts that would also virtually double Bush a proposal. Bush would reduce defense spending from earlier plans by $44 billion Over the next five years while the democrats would  at about $90 billion in reductions. Of the $9 billion in defense cuts from current plans democrats would use $1 billion to ease economic conditions As defense spending shrinks such As by retraining defense Industry workers. Some $6.4 billion would be transferred to Domestic programs and $2.6 billion would be used to help reduce the deficit. Bush republicans and Many conservative democrats oppose shifting defense funds to Domestic areas and seem Likely to be Able to Block it. So in an unusual step the democratic budget contained a second option. It would also reduce defense spending to $287.2 billion and use $1 billion for defense conversion programs. But the remaining $9 billion would be for deficit reduction. Under the first option democrats would increase Overall Domestic spending a excluding Benefit programs such As medicare a just enough to stay even with inflation. But certain programs would get big boosts. Education would get $3.7 billion More than last year in new spending authority More than double Bush s  forces recruiters to visit Germany bases Schwet Zingen Germany a recruiters will hold presentations in Germany this month for enlisted soldiers interested in volunteering for special forces. Recruiting officials Are urging wives of prospective applicants to attend the briefings. The dates and locations of special forces presentations Are monday a Kirch guns Ayers Cavern recreation Center. Tuesday a Friedberg Ray Barracks Iron Dukes conference room. March 16 a bad Kreuz Nach Post theater. March 17 a Derheim Post theater. March 23 and 24 a Vilseck Railhead club. The presentations will be held at 10 30 . And 1 30 . Daily at each location. Applicants must take a physical fitness and swimming test. Soldiers Are required to score 206 on the army physical readiness test according to standards for the menus l7-to-21 age group and swim 50 meters in Battle dress uniform and boots. The time and location of the tests will be announced at the presentations. Soldiers need to bring their most recent physical fitness score card and copies of their forms 2a and 2-1 to the briefing. Cali ets 379-6430 or 6558 or civilian 0620225825 for More information. 9 teens earn rank of Eagle scout Raf drops 1st woman trainee from fighter Pilot course Chivenor England apr the Royal air forces first woman trainee fighter Pilot has failed to make the Grade seven weeks into the course a defense spokesman said wednesday. Flight it. Sally Cox has been suspended from the combat flight training course at the rafts base at Chivenor in Devon Southwest England a ministry of defense spokesman said. A disappointed Cox 30, said she had a Given it my Best  she was the first woman to attempt the Lough 17-week tactical weapons course on bombing missiles and do fighting techniques in the Hawk Jet training aircraft. The failure rate on the course is Between 10 percent and 20 percent and one Man out of seven on Cox a course also has failed the defense spokesman said. The spokesman said Cox could not handle the High demands of flying an advanced Hawk Trainer Jet As Low As 250 feet. A the Pilot must navigate handle weapons and keep an Eye out of the cockpit while travelling Low at up to 400 knots 650 Kph a a said the spokesman who spoke on condition of anonymity. He said Cox instead could opt to Fly Multi engined jets or helicopters for the Raf Cox was selected for the Jet aircraft training course last year when the Raf changed its policy to permit women pilots. By the stars and stripes the following boy scouts have joined the ranks of the Eagle scouts the highest award in boy scouting. To earn the award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in leadership service and outdoor skills. That includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service project. The new Eagle scouts and their projects Are a Kristopher Nolan Carroll and Kevin Nicholas Carroll 13. The identical twins Are the sons of it col. Ret John and it. Col. Naomi e. Carroll. They Are in the eighth Grade at Heidelberg Middle school in Germany. Kristopher conducted a child identification project at the local Exchange shopping Center where his team of scouts photographed fingerprinted weighed and measured 228 children. They used the information to create identification folders of each child for the child a parents. Kevin conducted a bicycle safety rally and inspected bicycles at each of the major housing areas in Heidelberg. He also taught youngsters How to inspect their bikes. Kevin and Kristopher Are members of troop 4 in Heidelberg and have been involved in scouting for two years. A Christopher Bill 18. The son of Joseph Bill and Carol Drake Christopher is a senior at Ramstein High school in Germany. During operation desert storm Christopher distributed Organ donor awareness fliers at Ramstein a. More than 356 people filled out Organ donor cards. Christopher is a member of troop 232 at Ramstein a and has been involved in scouting for 12 years. A Benjamin Lam 16. The son of David and Carol Lam Benjamin was a Junior attending Patch High school in Stuttgart Germany before his family was reassigned to fort Devens mass. Because of staff cuts the Patch Community Library had a backlog of new books and reference books that had not been catalogued. He catalogued More than 1,100 new books into the computerized card Catalon system and identified significant problems with the system. As a result the program was reworked Benjamin was a member of troop 324 in Stuttgart and has been involved in scouting for five years. A Edward l. Cox 17. The son of 1st sgt Charles and Gladys Cox Edward is a Sophomore at Frankfurt High school in Germany. He painted Walls pasted wallpaper and built and installed shelves and coat Racks for the Nursery at Frankfurt Central Chapel Edward has been involved in scouting for eight years and is a member of troop 90 in Frankfurt. A Gregory w. Sellers 16. The son of George and for a amps Michael Mowrer Kristopher Carroll left and his twin brother Kevin Carroll were named Eagle scouts in Heidelberg Germany Beverly Sellers Greg is a Sophomore at Lakenheath High school in England. Greg solicited donations of paint and other materials and organized volunteers to repaint the teen Center. Greg has been involved in scouting for nine years and is a member of troop 179 at me with Hill station in Harrogate England. A Brett Wentz 18. The son of Robert and thao Wentz Brett is a freshman at the University of Texas at Arlington. He collected baked goods from the Camp King Community in Ober Ursel and delivered them to the tent City at Rhein main a during operation desert storm. Brett has been involved in scouting for nine years and was a member of troop 43 at Camp King before going to College. A George s. Schneiderman 18. The son of it. Col. David and Robin Schneiderman George is a graduate of Ramstein High school in Germany and is now a freshman at Harvard University in Cambridge mass. He categorized and catalogued the 1,500 books in the jewish Library at the Ramstein Chapel and computerized the information to create a lending Library. George has been involved in scouting for 10 years and was a member of troop 156 at Ramstein a before going to Harvard. A Bryan Scott Stinson 17. The son of Jerry and Del ois Stinson Bryan is a senior at Allied forces Central Europe High school in Brun sum the Netherlands. He built a three room indoor playhouse for kindergarteners and first graders at the Joseph Mason elementary school in Brun sum. Bryan has been involved in scouting for nine years and is a member of troop 100 in Brun sum