European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The Sfa and tripes swim a apr vol. 51, no. 297 350 wednesday february 10,1993 d 8693 a Asp in gets military Cut list chiefs bid to slash outlays by $ 10,8 billion by Susanne m. Schafe rap ill Lenry writer Washington military leaders say they Are willing to retire an aging aircraft Carrier and other weaponry reduce their ranks and postpone some Pur chases to meet president Clinton s goal of slashing de sense spending by an additional $10.8 billion next recommendations were part of a package of suggested budget cuts delivered to defense Secretary Les Aspin on monday said Pentagon officials speaking on condition of told the military services and other top Penta gon agencies to come up with their suggestions for Belt tightening in preparation for a new Clinton spending i Oil the cuts Are to come from a $267.8 billion military budget that former president Bush and his defense Secretary Dick Cheney envisioned for the fiscal year that begins oct. 1. During the election Campaign Clinton proposed de sense cuts of $60 billion beyond the $50 billion Bush had proposed Over the same five year and Che Ney maintained that their cuts were As close to the Bone a possible without endangering the nation s Security. Sharper decreases in spending arc expected in the years ahead including More base closures. That is something Congress May have a hard time swallowing one official said adding the real screams will be coming from the Capitol the Navy s new recommendations include halting the overhaul of the aircraft Carrier Forristal which is at the Philadelphia naval shipyard and decommission ing the vessel. The Carrier is being transformed into a training retirement would be a major blow to the Phila Delphia area because the repair work is keeping the Yard open despite the fact it was targeted for closure see Aspin on Page 2 services get orders to allow overseas abortions by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington defense Secretary los Aspin has taken the first step to re verse the four year ban on abortions a overseas military facilities. A feb. 4 memo sent to the service secretaries by Aspin orders the immediate reinstatement of the defense depart ment s abortion policy prior to oct. 1, 1988, which allowed such procedures a overseas facilities if patients paid for procedure will Cost $477, the cur rent Standard rate for same Day surgery at military facilities Aspin s memo said. A defense department health affair official said the military will follow guide lines of the Roe is. Wade supreme court decision in determining when pregnant women can have abortions. The ruling gives women wide latitude to have abortions in the first trimester of pregnancy but places increasing limits on such procedures in latter stages of preg Nancy except when a woman faces a serious health risk from continuing her pregnancy the official said. It is not Clear when abortions will Actu ally become available at overseas facilities but the official said it won t take Long. Aspin has Given the services 10 Days to provide the office of the assistant Secre tary of defense for health affairs with de tails on How they will implement the policy. President Clinton has said he want this done right away and 10 Days for the services to come up with implementing instructions is a pretty Short deadline the official said. This in t going to sit around for Long. The regulations will be out very training should not be an obstacle the Sis gory Miller not camera shy staff set John Hawk has no trouble controlling a crowd on the . Troops swept into the town Jan. 30 in a massive search for croats voted for of aug of Somalia. Natives lined the streets to watch As bandits and weapons. See Story and photos on Page 3. An dominated Yugoslavia. Official said. The procedure used to per form abortions is similar to that used in postnatal care and routine cancer tests he said. But military doctors will not be Force to perform abortions if doing so Oes against their moral ethical or religious beliefs the official said. That policy was a part of the regulations prior to the 1988nan and will become Standard again. Legal factors also will come into official said the services arc bound to abide by the provisions of the status of forces agreements that govern the . See orders on Page 2 Sarajevo Calm but another town shelled Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a a cease fire in Sarajevo appeared to be holding tuesday but the Eastern bosnian town of Srebrenick was being shelled despite . Efforts for local truce a . Spokesman said. Bosnian government and serbian com Manders were to meet it the Airport to discuss extending the cease fire in Sarajevo requested by . Peacekeepers to allow their Crews to repair utilities serv ing the capital. Sarajevo radio said army commander see related Story on Page 6 safer Halilovic gave the cease fire order tuesday. The peacekeepers want to fix electricity water and sewage facilities and Telephone and Telegraph lines. The Crews came under heavy fire when they attempted the repairs last week. As far As we Are concerned there is cease fire in effect at this time said . Spokesman Cindy. Barry s very quiet this fighting in Bosnia in the last 10 months has claimed at least 18,000 lives and Cre ated More than a million refugees. Serb rebelled after the majority muslims and croats voted for Independence from scr i
