European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 the stars and stripes thursday Hitov Lenber 18,1993 at a glance John Demjan Juk acquitted in is Rael of holocaust crimes has Wonan Appeal court cast that could help him regain bit . Citizenship. See Story on Page 5. Allowances boosted service members throughput Italy have received increases in two allowances despite lacklustre responses to Cost surveys an official said. Aid for vets planned the Federal government plans to help thousands of persian Gulf War veterans who have come Down with mysterious illnesses. -pag6 serial molester strikes a molester who has attacked 22 people mainly youngsters has spread fear through los Angeles area residents. Pager blockade ban backed a Bill to outlaw blockades at Abor Tion clinics has been passed by the Senate. Page 8 Asia stressed the Clinton administration is using an asian Pacific Trade conference to show that Asia is As important As Europe in . Foreign policy. Paged pm moves ahead general motors corp. Executives say they Are making Progress in the automaker s Mammoth restructuring. Page 15 i " Index i Abby Ann Landers. 21 classifieds. 24-27 comics. 21-23 commentary 17 crossword 21 faces a places. 20 Horoscope 27 Jumble 27 letters. 16 Money matters. 15 sports 29-36 to listings 35 weather i 14 pay from Page 1 left intact Clinton s proposal to freeze Federal pay for fiscal 1994, although Many stateside employees stand to receive More Money when locality pay kicks in next  arc few other new compensation initiatives in the fiscal 1994 defense a Thori action Bill according to a House armed services committee staffer. We had to Lump through hoops to find the Money for the pay raise the staffer said. There was t a whole lot left Over for other  the most significant monetary Benefit is a boost in the temporary lodging entitlement which reimburses military personnel for temporary lodging costs within the Continental United states. The the pays up to $11,0 Lay for unto four Days to  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  eligible for the payment from four to 10 Days and two to five Days respectively. The maximum daily rate would not  personnel and compensation items in the Bill include a permanent longevity raise at 24 years of service. That raise was firs added to the military pay table last year but would have disappeared in 1995 with out further action by lawmakers. A Extension of All current separa Tion bonuses and transition benefits programs through 1999, including the 15 year retirement authority and the two separation pay  authority for those programs was to expire at the end of fiscal 1995, when the draw Down was originally to end. Law makers approved the Extension after the timetable for the remainder of the draw Down was stretched out. 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 sporting a red White and Blue pro Naftal shirt for emphasis. This is a vote for history said House Republican whip Newt Gin Grich a key ally of president Clinton in a Peculiar debate that blurred All parti san lines. As Gingrich and Many other republicans rushed to help a democratic presi Dent pass Naftal some of Clinton closest allies in his party held nothing Back in condemning the Deal. This agreement betrays the Ameri can people democratic rep. Johnlewis of Georgia said. 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  As the debate carried Well into the afternoon 10 lawmakers said they were undecided about an agreement that would eliminate tariffs and other Trade barriers on everything from automobile parts to Ziti ingredients Between the United states Canada and Mexico Over 15 years. 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. This debate comes Down to one question whose Side Are you on said House democratic whip David e. Bonior a  ally but a bitter enemy in the Naftal fight. 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. By Jenson called Naftal one of the most controversial and divisive Mea sures 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 .  made a dizzying array of promises and deals to win a Rush of sup port As the vote Drew near and Naftal opponents vowed to Challenge them in court if Naftal passed. It s Naftal Glaus time at the White House Bonior of Michigan said Deri sively. Still he conceded the White House had the momentum and from the presi Dent on Down the administration fought to keep  re feeling really Good said White House chief of staff Mack me Larty. As the Naftal rivals made final pleas for votes they also staged a final Day of House wrangling Over the eco nomic Impact of the Trade Deal. Administration officials and other supporters 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 s wage and environmental standards. Mexican wages stay artificially held Down causing downward pressure on our wages Pur Standard of living was House majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt s gloomy prediction should Afta passes. As momentum shifted toward the agreement droves of lawmakers flocked aboard like a crowd of commuters leap ing onto a departing train. Twenty four of them came out for Naftal on tues Day alone including seven who had previously said they probably would vote to Kilt the compact. Among the converts were several Law makers 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. 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 cab inet 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 s 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 the biggest Purchase of votes in our country s  he was joined by rep. Gerald Solo Mon r-n.y., another leading oppo nent who produced a list of Trade offs that he said totalled billions of dollars in order to buy votes for the treaty among the items listed was Money for the Bay area rapid transit train in the san Jose calif., District of demo cratic rep. Norman Mineta a recently announced Naftal supporter. When asked about the charge mine to said Bull and stalked into the House chamber apparently looking for Solomon. Slots from Page 1 Don t 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. Many states and municipalities Are doing exactly what we do with the Money from  Isaacs  re using it to Benefit the Community. I suspect at some time in the future Well see Slot machines on bases in the ." for now Slot machines in Europe an the Pacific Region continue to be the Only Jackpot for recreation activities Isaacs said. Despite criticism from Gam bling 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 program s reincarnation As a profit maker for morale activities in1981, Slot machines have dropped about $545 million in profit into military accounts. But the program has drawn fire Isaac 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 no harm them and that people have to take some responsibility for their actions. I m not concerned about the morality of gambling he said. It s not my place to say if it s right or wrong. I m interested in what the program returns to the Soldier and it does return Many things to the sol Slot machines have been a part of the military in Europe since at least world War i Isaacs said. At one time club Man agers often rented or bought machines for their faculties a practice that continued Well into the Vietnam War Era following Vietnam mismanagement forced Congress to direct the military to 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 Ina in Orlando which it will rename shades of Green but the lease is Good for the be 100 years and he said the rate was very