European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday december 24,1993 at a glance former defense Secretary Dick Cheney wont run for Wyoming a vacant . Senate seat because he is still exploring a possible Percsi do tial bid. See Story on Page 8.thefts suspected the army has accused at least seven people in recent thefts from army and air Force Exchange service outlets in Karlsruhe Germany. A Page 4management targeted the Clinton administration expects to Cut 140,000 government management job3 As it seeks to eliminate 252,000 positions Over five years officiate say. A Page 6 a. Euro Disney plan euro Disney could shut Down if Watt Disney co. And 60 Banks fail to agree on a restructuring plan auditors say. A Page 14 Index Abby. Ann Landers 21 classifieds. 24-26 comics. 21-23 commentary. 13 crossword. .21 faces a places. .20 focus. 15-19 Horoscope. .26 Jumble. 26 letters. 12 Money matters. 14 sports. 28-32 to listings. 31 weather. 11 a to our readers the stars and stripes on Christmas Day will he a combined Issue for dec. 25 and 26. The newspaper will double up on Ann Landers dear Abby and the Horoscope so you wont miss any of your favorite features. It also has the sunday Magazine saturdays crossword and Juii Ible puzzles and the saturday and sunday comics. There will be 110 newspaper dec. 26 because of the Christmas Holiday. The stars and stripes will resume publishing monday dec. 27. Clinton $1.5 trillion budget aimed at reducing deficit Washington a president Clinton has wrapped up work on his first full budget and says it will drive the deficit Down to its lowest level in six years while still providing new spending for his Quot top priorities. However Clinton and other administration officials Are conceding that the $1.5 trillion budget they will Send Congress pm feb. 7 is not without pain. It would end or reduce funding for hundreds of government programs while eliminating 100,000 Federal jobs by the end of 1995. Clinton noted that the proposed budget for the 1995 fiscal year which begins next oct. 1, would Cut spending Levels in nine of the governments 14 biggest agencies below current Levels. The administration was forced to do this to find funding for Clinton initiatives in education crime fighting and environmental cleanup while still meeting stringent budget Caps for discretionary spending established by Congress last year. The Clinton budget would reduce the 1995 deficit to $190 billion its lowest level since 1989. That would be $68.7 billion below the projected deficit for Thi year and compares to an estimated 1995 deficit of. $301 Bill Ion when Cli n ton took office. In an interview with radio reporters the president called this Quot quite an important  he said the deficit reduction was accomplished while the administration was still Able to provide Quot substantial increases in the investments 1 think Are important to our future Quot in such areas As education crime fighting Job training children a health and defense conversion. However to pay for increases in Clinton a �?oinvestment1 categories spending had to be reduced elsewhere to stay within a $540 billion ceiling on discretionary spending imposed by last years deficit reduction Law. White House budget director Leon e. Panetta said the administration had stayed within the spending Caps imposed by Congress by making outright reductions in hundreds of Federal programs and freezing hundreds of others at their 1994 spending Levels. A a we be got a hard freeze imposed across the Board Quot Panetta said. A we Are talking about a very tight budget  Clinton signed off on the details of the budget after 23 hours of meetings with Agency Heads and his economic  Page 1 on the David Letterman show that Aspin was pressured out of the administration last week for allowing Limbaugh to reach i ears. A Les Aspin being fired was a sad thing. He got fired because he put my show on armed forces radio a Limbaugh told Letterman two Days after Aspin announced his resignation on dec 15. A in the Washington times. The White House admitted that they re mad that Les Aspin agreed to put my show on armed forces radio network a Limbaugh added. Arts officials Long argued that Lim Baughs three hours of ultraconservative commentary defied the military broadcasting services time constraints and sense of balance. A if arts scheduled a program of personal commentary without balancing it with another viewpoint we would be open to Broad criticism that we Are supporting a particular Point of View a an said in a statement in june. Also arts officials said that in a random Survey this year of 50,000 viewers and listeners Only 0.02 percent expressed interest in watching Limbaugh s daily half hour television show. Just 3.9 percent said they wanted to hear the three hour radio show according to arts despite Limbaugh a huge radio and television following m the United states. A emr. Limbaugh a program is being added in Light of the shows stateside popularity and based on negotiations Between the armed Forcet radio and television service arts and the programs producers a an officials said in a statement thursday. Commercial Breaks within the program will be replaced by defense department command information messages the statement said. The show will take the place of armed forces digest Paul Harvey and jazz beat. The digest is a Pentagon produced command information show that is also a a.-. A 1. A a a a broadcast in the mornings and Harvey is also broadcast on the network twice in a the morning. Limbaugh will make for two hours of talk radio on wee knights As his show is followed by National Public radios Ait things considered at 11 05  with the weeknight addition of the Limbaugh show the an Power network offers a balanced mix of news information and commentary a an officials said in the statement thursday. A the new schedule rounds out the Power network  the ultraconservative Limbaugh a joins a Long list of broadcast commentary personalities on the Power network a the statement said. A among the most popular Are Paul Harvey Charles Osgood Dan rather Peter Jennings Larry King and senators Ted Kennedy and a1 Simpson. Collectively they represent an arts commitment to provide representative samples of radio programming that listeners hear in the .�?� Contr Butina to this report Slat writer Tim Cahill in new York iraqi from Pago 1 comforts combined information Bureau at in Ciurlik a Turkey. Iraq on thursday denied that its soldiers had attacked the troops. The iraqi news Agency said an a official source denied reports of a an armed incident Between an american patrol and iraqi soldiers in Northern  the 1na dispatch monitored by the associated press in Nicosia Cyprus said the official called the report a fabricated and  the terse dispatch gave no further explanation. Officials with the . European come in Stuttgart Germany and the Pentagon said the 25-Membcr coalition group was made up of seven americans and turkish French and British military members As Well As their local Security guards. The spokesman said the group was near the iraqi town of Faydah when the shooting occurred. Some coordination Center members resumed fire As the group withdrew in four vehicles finn said. The members of the coordination Center Are the last of the operation provide Comfort ground forces in Northern Iraq. Thousands of a Ilieff troops deployed there in 1991 after hundreds of thousands of kurd fled to soul Horn Turkey provide Comfort forces initially fed and sheltered the kurd then repatriated them to Iraq where about 70 coalition aircraft based at in Ciurlik continue to enforce a no Fly zone Over Northern Iraq. Nearly 1,700 coalition troops Are based at in Ciurlik. Coordination Center members routinely travel throughout Northern Iraq to highlight the coalitions presence Ana to Monitor Saddam a compliance with . Resolutions. The associated press contributed to this report holidays from Page 1 said a it makes it better to get involved. Even More so in Baum older it brings everyone  in England however there Arentt As Many on base activities planned for single soldiers aside from special Christmas dinners. Senior master sgt. Joseph Cotton Raf Lakenheath said he plans to Dine at the base a because i done to want to Cook. Then i will go Home and enjoy myself without having to clean  enjoying himself Means watching two videotapes of . Football games that his family taped for him Over thanksgiving weekend he said. But first Cotton a Public affairs no will open the present he received from his family a i know its a shirt and i bet it s red. My Mother Arvaj s gives me red shirts a he said. Spec. Shelia Chapman a postal worker in Baum older plans to stay at a colleagues House Christmas eve and Christmas Day Chapman who has been m Germany Only one month bus two children still in the states. A a in a kind of sad because of the Short notice in coming to Germany a she said. A my Friend has been real helpful showing me around and inviting me  a tradition at military bases in Europe matches soldiers with families in the Community. It gives soldiers a taste of european culture As Well As a Home cooked meal it in some places there Hasni to been much of a turnout. The number of single soldiers signing up for the program is a not As High As usual a said Brigitte Benezet of the 415tfi base support in in Kaiserslautern Germany Quot a Jot of soldiers sign up and some drop out a she said. A a lot go to dinner with american  in Schinnen Netherlands officials Are making sure their soldiers Are occupied during the holidays. A we Don t have a lot of kids left who Don t have places to go a said Brad Bernard of the Tri Border marketing office. The organization has organized ski trips football games and informal Christmas dinners to keep troops Busy. A we take care of our people a he said. Staff it tar Nancy Tornor and d in Melancon Contr Dyfed 10 this report