European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Siman ripes vol. 52, no. 237 500 Esi saturday december 11,1933 d 8693 extra $50 billion needed Linton faces crossfire in Pentagon budget War by Michael r. Gordon the new York times Washington a after drafting an ambitious Post cold War strategy the Pentagon finds itself $50 billion Short of what it needs to Cany out the plan and skirmishing with the White House budget director Over the Money. The dispute has been going on behind the scenes for weeks. But it broke into the open thursday when Leon e. Panetta the director of the office of management and budget confirmed that the defense department would be Short $40 billion to $50 billion Over the next five years. With president Clinton trying to Cut the Federal budget Panetta said he did not expect a change would be made in next years Pentagon spending request. The shortage stems from faulty inflation estimates and the decision by Congress to raise military pay of 2.2 per cent a. Raise that the Clinton administration had not sought. Defense Secretary Les Aspin plans task for the extra Money anyway when he meets with Clinton next week leaving Clinton to arbitrate the fight. That puts the president exactly where he least wants to see billion on Page 2 Milwaukee a a military Tanker plane caught fire and exploded Friday at Mitchell International Airport killing six ground Crew members. The 7 . Fire destroyed the air National guard Kc-135, used for in flight refuelling. It spread too fast to give anyone a Chance to save the repair Crew All guard members said col. Eugene Schmitz 128th refuelling group unit commander. The Kc-135 had last flown thursday and minor electrical and electronics sys-7p Tom problems were being repaired in firefighters put out the last embers on the smoking remains of an air National guard Kc-135 Tanker at Milwaukee a Mitchell inter preparation for another flight Schmitz National Airport on Friday morning. See plane on Page 2reserves face cuts changes in Aspin plan Washington a the army will Cut nearly 100,000 people from its Reserve and National guard ranks by the end of the Century defense Secretary Les Aspin said Friday. The changes will drop organized Reserve and guard units from about 670,000 in fiscal 1994 to 575,000 in fiscal 1999. Army officials said they would not announce changes in specific guard and Reserve units until next year. Gen. . Binford Peay Iii vice chief of staff of the army told reporters that the main Benefit of the changes will be to make the guard and Reserve forces More ready for War fighting. Peay acknowledged that it inside today army pilots Tell of having somalian warlord Mohamod a did As a passenger cutting into the reserves defense Secretary Les Aspin is planning to Cut the army Reserve and National guard by nearly 100,000 positions by the year 2000. Fiscal 03 fiscal m fiscal 99 Navy insurer checking policies Validity in Italy a amps wont be a smooth change. Quot there will be some initial Short term turbulence within the Reserve forces As see Aspin on Page 2. By sue Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a it was bad enough when his car broke Down on the freeway dec. Y and was towed by Naples police. Quot but when Marine gunnery sgt. Michael Mccullough found out the following tuesday that he  get his car Back because he was insured through government employees insurance co., he found himself in bigger trouble. Quot if Greico knows that half the base is running around with invalid insurance and they done to Tell anyone then there is a real problem a Mccullough said. Quot in a pretty peeved at this  Mccullough a troubles have since extended into the . Military As Navy officials and Greico representatives sought Friday to discover if an estimated 5,000 enlisted personnel holding Greico car insurance policies Are holding valid insurance under italian Law. According to a memo from the italian ministry of Commerce to Naples police officials dated february 1993, Italy does not authorize Greico or new Hampshire of England a firm for which it writes policies to conduct business in Italy. So far Navy officials said Only Naples police have impounded vehicles. Navy and Greico officials said they do not know Why Naples police have waited months since the memo to begin impounding cars. Greico and new Hampshire of England May be in violation of italian com see Navy on Page 2 hmm to Santa see Page 4 astronauts set the Hubble space Telescope free with new eyes pm $ wild knights medieval warriors stage mock Battle a see pages 16-17