European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 8,1993 . The stars and stripes Page 7 a i a cuts Mildest in 50 years Washington apr americans Are suffering far less from defense spending cuts caused by the end of the cold War than they did from cuts after the korean or Vietnam wars the government reported wednesday. In fact the Pentagon a defense conversion commission found that the current round of defense cuts begun in 1986 a is the Mildest and most gradual of the past 50 years. But the panels 85-Page report criticized the govern my nth a programs to help americans Cope with defense spending cuts. A the commission strongly feels that the current government dislocation assistance programs Are fragmented and do not place enough emphasis on meeting the needs of communities and individuals a the panel said it recommended better integration of programs to help those Laid off a a sort of a one Stop shopping approach that would Combine under one roof Federal Aid programs to which local communities could apply the commission was established in april by Congress to assess the effects of defense spending cuts and recommend ways to Deal with them. Defense spending is expected to decline to $237 bit lion in 1997, a 30-percent drop from 1987, resulting in the loss of 960,000 private sector jobs and a 25-percent Cut in the number of Active duty military personnel the panel said. The Impact a May be substantial in regions where the local Economy depends heavily on defense spending a the report concluded. A however at the Overall National level the Impact is actually smaller than after the korean War and  the actual spending cuts Are also taking place Over a longer period the commission found. For example defense spending As a percentage of the country a Gross Domestic product dropped an aver hardest hit states the Pentagon a defense conversion commission found that the effects of defense cuts were the most serious in these 10 states based on the percentage of private sector jobs expected to be Tost from 1991 to 1997 0 3 v a a o v a o amp s s a 0 cd California 19% =3 n z1 = =3 now York 6% Texas 6% Virginia 5% Massachusetts 5% Pennsylvania 4% Ohio 4% Florida 4% Connecticut 4% new Jersey 3% of in 10% 20% 30% source a Sas age of 8,9 percent annually after world War ii a but Only 0.26 percent since the current round of cuts began in 1986, the report said. Analysts interviewed by the commission also concluded that the defense cuts begun in 1986 contributed less to the recession of the past two years than did the cuts after previous wars to earlier recessions. Although defense cuts contributed somewhat to the recession the commission found that defense related manufacturing As a whole accounted for Only 9 percent of manufacturing employment in 1990. Go wife infant rescued from cold Vya Nev. Apr rescuers found a soldiers wife and her baby huddled in a Cave wednesday More than a week after they vanished in a blizzard. The woman a husband an army private was found hours before wandering on a snowy Road in search of  Man. James Daniel Stolpa 21, was hospitalized in Good condition in Cedarville calif., authorities said. His wife Jennifer 20, was listed in fair condition. Their 5-month-old.son, Clayton was in Good condition. A they either had a guardian Angel or they made All the right decisions once they got into trouble a said Washoe county sheriff Vincent Swinney. Quot i was hopeful of finding them alive but 1 did no to really know what we were going to find. Its a Happy day.�?�. Authorities believe the couples pickup became mired in deep Snow dec. 29 about 40 Miles East of the California Nevada line. A Road Crew found Stolpa Early wednesday afternoon As he wandered along a Snow covered Road in this Remote High desert area near the Nevada Oregon line. He was about 25 Miles from the Cave where he said he. Left his wife and child behind saturday to look for help after they became stranded on the Way to a funeral in Idaho. Stolpa was Able to give rescuers a excellent informal they either had a guardian Angel or they made All the right decisions once they got into trouble. A Washoe county sheriff Vincent Swinney Tiona on where he left his wife and child Swinney said the rescuers quickly found the family a pickup truck abandoned along a Road and followed footprints from there to the Cave. They found Jennifer Stolpa and the baby in the Cave at mount Badger. The woman and child had dry clothes a sleeping bag and some food but no water. Jennifer Stolpa and the baby had spent at least two Days in the Cave when they were found. Temperatures in the area Over the last week ranged from minus 4 degrees to 42 above James Stolpa was suffering from hypothermia and frostbite Swinney said Jennifer Stolpa was suffering from dehydration and Frostbitten toes and feet. But the baby appeared to be Fine and was a Yelling his head off a after the Rescue sheriffs sgt. Mark Caldwell said Stolpa is a satellite equipment repairman at Camp Roberts in California. One gunman in heist wore Brink s uniform Rochester . A at least one of the gunmen who robbed a brinks depot of $7 million this week was wearing a uniform of the armoured car company investigators say. Authorities have said the Holdup tuesday night by two or three men in ski masks might have been an inside Job. But Fri agent Van Harp refused to say whether investigators think the uniformed Man was an employee or just a disguised robber. Nor would Harp say whether the uniform helped the gunmen get into the building brinks on wednesday offered a $300,000 Reward for information leading to a conviction. Harp said investigators had no suspects. Police chief Roy Irving said investigators were trying to determine whether there was any connection Between the heist and last week s robbery of $8.27 million from a vault at a new York City armoured car company. No one has been arrested in that Case. In the Rochester Holdup the robbers surprised employees in the depot and forced them to lie with their Heads covered investigators said. The depot is a Transfer Point for Money collected from Banks. Authorities refused to say How the robbers got into the depot. There was at least one Security camera outside but it did not yield pictures of the robbers said Irving who declined to elaborate. No alarm is activated he said. Low but More on the Way. From wire reports Boston a the maker of the Only Pill form of nitroglycerine a common heart Medicine says there is a nationwide shortage caused by an undisclosed manufacturing  Brand Nitro stat has been in Short Supply since production was curtailed in november and december. Warner Lambert co. Said production has resumed and the company plans to ship a month s Worth in the next two weeks. In the meantime people who rely on the Medicine May have to switch to a different dose or a Spray form. People with heart disease routinely put the tablets under their tongues to relieve angina attacks. Ukraine . Disagree Washington a ukrainian official in said his government wants Security guarantees from the United states before it agrees to dismantle its nuclear Arsenal. But the Bush administration has indicated that it is not in the mood to bargain. Officials have said relations with the former soviet Republic would suffer if there was a further delay in ratifying the strategic arms reduction treaty and in subscribing to an International agreement against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The chief of the ukrainian delegation. Deputy foreign minister Boris Tarasiuk said concern Over Security and the High Cost of dismantling the missiles were slowing his nations consideration of Start. 2 charged with sex abuse. Fond do Lac wis. A charges were filed wednesday against the athletic director of a roman Catholic school for boys and a former employee who were accused by former students of sexual abuse. Thomas j. Gardice 35, the suspended athletic director at the St. Lawrence Seminary preparatory school was charged with enticement of a child for immoral purposes and intimidation of a victim. John l. Raniszewski 40, of Warren mich., who worked in the infirmary before leaving the Seminary in 1988, was charged with one count of second degree sexual assault. A the charges were filed by fond do Lac county District attorney Thomas j. Storm. Storm acted after accusations were made last month by eight former students who alleged sexual abuse by teachers. The school is in mount Calvary near fond do Lac about 40 Miles Northwest of Milwaukee. Postal chiefs fight Bush Washington the postal service asked a Federal court late wednesday to intervene in its standoff with president Bush seeking a temporary restraining order a to prevent the office of the president from forcing the governors of the postal service to withdraw critical  Bush threatened monday to fire the governors unless they dropped a suit challenging the Independent postal rate commissions establishment of a special 27-cent rate for machine processed mail. 1 on tuesday they asked him to reconsider saying his threat jeopardized the Independence of the postal service Bush ordered the postal service on dec. 11 to drop its lawsuit following the Lead of the Justice department which sided with the commissions year old decision. When postmaster general Marvin Runyon told Bush that Only the Board of governors could act on the matter Bush demanded the governors comply or face firing. Postal service vice president Deborah a Bowker said wednesday a a majority of the Board of governors believe recent actions sought by the White House Are not in Accord with the postal reorganization act and ultimately in the Best interests of the american  the request for a restraining order was filed in . District court in Washington