European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday november 18,1993 at a glance John Demix Njuki acquitted in Israel of holocaust crimes has won an appeals court Case that could help him regain his . Citizenship. See Story on Page 5. Allowances boosted service members throughout Italy have received increases in two allowances despite lacklustre responses to Cost surveys an official said. A paged Aid for vets planned the Federal government plans to help thousands of persian Gulf War veterans who have come Down with mysterious illnesses. A pages Quality of recruits Falls the Quality of the men and women recruited to join the military services declined in the last year the Pentagon says. Page 7 blockade ban backed a Bill to outlaw blockades at abortion clinics has been passed by the Senate. A Page 8 nuclear cuts planned Britain will Cut its nuclear Arsenal by 25 percent by the end of the Century. A Page 13 pm moves ahead general motors corp. Executives say they Are making Progress in the automaker s Mammoth restructuring. Page 15 Index 3 a Abby Ann Landers 21 classifieds. 24-27 comics  21-23 commentary. 17 crossword.21 faces a places a a a a a a a a 20 Horoscope .27 Jumble .27 letters. Money matters .15 sports. 29-36 to listings .35 weather .14 raise. A from Page 1 regular raise. A f ederal civilians however did not fare As Well Congress left intact Clinton a proposal to freeze Federal pay for fiscal 1994, although Many stateside employees stand to receive More Money when locality pay kicks in next year. There arc few other new compensation initiatives in the fiscal 1994 defense authorization Hill according to a House armed services committee staffer. Quot we had to. Jump through hoops to find the Money for the pay raise a the staffer said. A there Wasny to a whole lot left Over for other  the most significant to Netar Benefit is a boost in the temporary lodging entitlement which reimburses military personnel for temporary lodging costs within the Continental United states. V the the pays up to $110 a Day for up to four Days to Sergioc member making official moves within the Continental United states and up to two Days for personnel returning from overseas. The Bill would increase the number of Days service members Are eligible for the payment from four to 10 Days and two to five Days respectively. The maximum daily rate would not change. Other personnel and compensation items in the Bill include a a permanent longevity raise at 24 years of service. That raise was first added to the military pay table last year but would have disappeared in 1995 without further action by lawmakers. Aan Extension of All current separation bonuses and transition benefits programs through 1999, including the 15-year retirement authority and the two separation pay plans. The authority for those programs was to expire at the end of fiscal 1995, when the draw Down was originally to end. Lawmakers approved the Extension after the timetable Lor the remainder of the draw Down was stretched out. A repeal of the last remaining combat exclusion Laws that barred women from serving aboard combat ships. Navy officials have said women probably will begin receiving assignments to combat ships by next Spring or summer. Naftal from Page 1 in a Clinton said As he took a morning jog sporting a red White and Blue pro Naftal shirt for emphasis. Quot this is a vote for history a said House Republican whip Newt Gingrich a key ally of Clinton in a Peculiar debate that blurred All partisan lines. As Gingrich of Georgia and Many other republicans rushed to help a dem. Socratic president pass Naftal some of Clinton s closest allies in his party held nothing Back in condemning the Deal. A this agreement betrays the american people a democratic rep. John Lewis of Georgia said. A i do want free Trade but not at the expense of our workers not at the expense of our environment and not at the expense of human  the strange alliances brought this commentary from democratic rep. Pat Williams of Montana a Naftal opponent a a it a like Gandhi being for nuclear  _ indians nationalist and spiritual Leader who died in 1948, was a leading proponent of nonviolent civil disobedience. Naftal Nemesis Perot made a final round of Calls on House members hoping to reverse the tide flowing to Clinton. But he conceded that Naftal appeared Likely to pass and predicted that millions of outraged working class americans would abandon the political parties and join his movement As a result. A a it a a sad commentary but it makes us bigger and stronger and More dynamic a Perot said pledging a a huge membership  first on the morning television news shows and then on the floor of the House a contentious Naftal fight that has caused rifts in both parties headed into its final hours the divisions More evident and the rhetoric More heated As the debate dragged on. Quot this debate comes Down to one question whose Side Are you on a said House democratic whip David e. Bonior a a usual Clinton ally but a bitter enemy in the Naftal fight. Quot Are you on the Side of the Fortune 500? or Are you on the Side of the. Unfortunate 500,000 americans who will lose their jobs because of this  in the understatement of the Day California democratic rep. Anthony c. Bei Cinson called Naftal one of the most controversial and divisive measures to come before the House of representatives in some  but he broke ranks with democratic colleague Bonior saying the pact would create jobs not kill them by opening Mexico and Canada to More . Exports. Clinton made a dizzying array of promises and deals to win a Rush of support As the vote Drew near and Naftal oppo Nants vowed to Challenge them in court if the Accord passed. Quot its Naftal Claus time at the White House a Bonior of Michigan said derisively. As the Naftal rivals made final pleas for votes they also staged a final Day of House wrangling Over the economic Impact of the Trade Deal. Administration officials and other sup porters said the open mexican and Canadian markets would mean More High paying american jobs because of demand for . Goods As Well As set a precedent for other global Trade talks. Opponents countered by saying they were for free Trade but not this Deal which they argued did too Little to guar Antee improvements in Mexico a wage and environmental standards. If Naftal passes Quot mexican wages stay artificially Neld Down causing downward pressure on our wages our Stan Dard of living a predicted House majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt do. As momentum shifted toward the agreement droves of lawmakers flocked v aboard like a crowd of commuters leaping onto a departing train. Twenty four of them came out for Naftal on tuesday alone a including seven who had previously said they probably would vote of kill the compact. Among the converts were several lawmakers from Florida who were assured by administration officials that Naftal would not allow mexican Citrus products tomatoes and vegetables to flood the . Market and Batter Florida growers. Quot Florida Farmers will be treated fairly under Naftal said rep. Tom Lewis r-fla., who switched from an opponent to a supporter of the agreement. The shifts were the product of dozens of phone Calls and meetings by Clinton himself and countless others by his Cabinet and chief aides. Side agreements were Cut to soften the competitive blows to wheat textiles and apparel All aimed at securing an agreement that has gained enormous political importance for the president. Approval would set the stage for Likely Senate passage next week. But the Deal making in the House was not going Down Well with Naftal critics including some from Clinton a own democratic party. Perot who has made a crusade of his opposition to the agreement popped up outside the Capitol once again. He railed against Quot the biggest Purchase of votes in our country a  he was joined by rep. Gerald . So Tomon r-n.y., another leading opponent who produced a list of Trade offs that he said totalled Quot billions of dollars in order to buy votes for the  slots from Page 1 done to permit some form of gambling while 14 allow some form of Slot machines to operate and nine states have sponsored legislation to open More gambling avenues. A Many states and municipalities Are doing exactly what we do with the Money from gambling Quot Isaacs said. A a they re using it to Benefit the Community. I suspect at some time in the future Well see Slot machines on bases in the .&Quot j for now Slot machines in Europe and the Pacific Region continue to be the Only Jackpot for recreation activities Isaacs said. Despite criticism from gambling opponents and the rapid Pace of the draw Down the military s Slot machine program is still making millions of dollars each year. Since the programs reincarnation As a profit maker Tor morale activities in 1981, Slot machines have dropped about $545 million in profit into military accounts. But the program has drawn fire Isaacs said. Most of the complaints come from individuals who think the military is endorsing gambling As a lifestyle. Isaacs said that the Slot machine pro Gram is in place to Benefit soldiers not harm them and that people have to take some responsibility for their actions. A a in a not concerned about the morality of gambling a he said. A a its not my place to say if its right or wrong. In a interested in what the program returns to the Soldier and it does return Many things to the  Slot machines have been a part of the military in Europe since at least world War i Isaacs said. At one time club managers often rented or bought machines for their facilities a practice that continued Well into the Vietnam War Era. Following Vietnam mismanagement forced Congress to direct the military to Quot get control of the machine program Isaacs said. In response the army dumped the machines altogether Only to resurrect them in 1981. As evidence of the Money at work Isaacs said both the new armed forces recreation Center in Orlando fla., and renovations to the Hale Koa hotel in. Hawaii also a recreation Center were funded from Slot machine Revenue. The renovations to the Hale Koa will Cost about $100 million when work is done in 1994/and the construction will double the number of rooms available to military people. Isaacs would not disclose How much the military is paying to rent the Disney inn in Orlando which it will rename shades of Green but the lease is Good for the next 100 years and he said the rate was Quot very  /