European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday May 13,1994 let 11 1 it a Ltd a Holiday for most 5&s div a Conoy ascension Day and fathers Day were celebrated in Germany on thursday and hundreds of people took to the streets and their bicycles a except for hired seasonal workers. Its the time of year for a spar gel a ten Der White asparagus and Field workers could be seen heaping dirt on Mounds in deeply furrowed Fields. Cov Ewing the vegetables with dirt keeps the sunlight from them and stops the asparagus from turning Green. By Dana priest Washington Post Washington a in the first confirmation that the Issue of abortion is a looming threat to health care Reform a House subcommittee wednesday voted to prohibit the procedure from being performed at department of veterans affairs hospitals or paid for by a funds. In an 11-8 vote that crossed party lines the House veterans affairs subcommittee on hospitals and health care decided to support the amendment despite pleas from anti abortion democratic committee leaders that the subcommittee had no jurisdiction Oyer the matter. A. A a a a Quot a y Quot a whenever there a a Chance to save lives i think we should Avail ourselves a said rep. Christopher Smith r-n.j., who offered the amendment. A abortion is going to be a make or break Issue. Its been a Sleeper right  some abortion opponents have said they wont vote for any health care Bill that includes Abor Tori among the procedures covered by insurance and some abortion rights supporters have said they wont support a Bill without  of tax free moving allowances sought by Ciuck Vinch Washington Bureau a Washington a two influential lawmakers Are seeking to protect service members from a heavy new tax Burden by introducing a Bill to restore the tax free status of most military moving allowances. A a there a something wrong when our government orders troops to move and then makes them pay to do it a said sen. Phil Gramm a Texas. Gramm is co sponsoring the Bill with sen. John Mccain an Arizona Republican who was a vietnamese prisoner of War from 1967-1973. The Revenue reconciliation act of 1993 stripped the tax free status of Many moving expenses including four key military allowances making them part of a taxpayers Gross income for filing purposes starting with 1994 tax returns. Military members moving overseas where Tours Are marked by housing shortages and a High Cost of living would be especially hard hit. Because the allowances in question Are meant to reimburse service members for actual expenses associated with relocation they had always been tax exempt a until last years deficit reduction Law was passed by Congress. A. Y. \ at Issue Are the military a dislocation and move in housing allowances the temporary lodging entitlement and the temporary lodging allowance. The stateside the and the overseas la reimburse service members and their families for the costs of staying in temporary quarters while seeking permanent housing at a new duty station. Y dislocation and move in housing allowances Are meant to defray incidental costs associated with setting up a new household a phone connection charges or pet transportation costs for example. If left to stand the deficit reduction Law would put some service members in a severe Money crunch. For example before the change a Navy Petty officer 3rd class a with four years service a spouse and one child a who was transferred to Naples Italy could receive up to $11,719 in reimbursements for the four allowances Gramm said. Under the new Law that service member would receive Only $9,961, because the difference would be eaten up by taxes he said. From All indications the change in the tax status of the military allowances was an oversight. A staffer for the House armed services committee said there is no evidence that the deficit reduction Law was deliberately structured to Hurt service members. For Gramm and Mccain that really does no to matter. A it happened it should not have happened and we re going to take care of it a said Larry Neal a spokesman for Gramm. In a statement on the Senate floor Mccain said Congress a should Bear the accountability for the hardship that we have needlessly imposed on those americans who serve in the military and their  More than 800,000 service members and their families move every year with about one fourth of the moves being made to and from overseas duty stations. About 90 percent of the overseas moves involve Junior enlisted personnel. A although estimated new tax revenues under the current Law would be about $77 million a year Gramm said the government would actually end up losing. Money. A y a a a a a a y y a. A. Quot a y. That a because the defense department would have to Shell out $95 million a year to increase the allowances to compensate for the new taxes a something military officials have said they would be willing to do As a last resort. But the House armed services committee staffer said that kind of drastic action probably will not be Nec. Essary. A a a a a a. A. A a. \ a a a a a a i done to think there Are going to be any serious roadblocks on the Way to fixing this situation a the staffer said. Of Young German Burg Lars by Mark Kinkade staff writer. In this Case the punishment really could Hurt the parents More than the children. A a two 12-year-old German boys wont be punished for a series of burglaries at . Military facilities in Hanau but their parents May be held responsible military Community officials said. The 414th base support in in Hanau did not release the boys names. The youths were apprehended sunday night after a military police surveillance team spotted the boys breaking into a defense re utilization marketing office warehouse at Gross nauheim Cavern in Hanau according to a Quot statement from the military Community. The surveillance team was watching the facility because the demo has a can a target of repeated burglaries in recent months. Staff sgt. Tony Edmonds the Mili tary police investigator at the scene apprehended the youths after he heard voices in the warehouse. Edmonds detained the boys As they were leaving the building. The army turned the boys Oyer to the German police. The suspects were caught with various office supplies an Iron a torque wrench and other military items. While searching the boys Homes German police found More military items including Battle dress uniforms camouflage net repair kits and various pieces of army Standard Issue equipment the statement said. Such items Are routinely sold at demo auctions. It was the second time the boys were caught at the facility the statement said previously the German police dropped the Case because of the boys age. Now american authorities want to hold the parents responsible for the children a actions said capt. John g. Simmons Hanau Provost marshal. Job fair in Naples May by Marian Hamilton Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a Many Job fairs in Europe feature Short haired Guys with military bearing and ill fitting business suits sweating through interviews with civilian employers. But that a not the ease with the human resources Job fair today and saturday in Naples. Instead of helping departing sailors and marines find work the fair Aims to help civilians find civilian jobs. A we Are trying. To provide information to the Community about the opportunities for jobs Here a said Brenda de Puy head of employment classification for the civilian personnel office in the Naples area. A this will be a workshop on getting jobs and on How to Market yourself a she said. A a we will be telling people what types of jobs Are available. Well explain spouse preference and How stateside civil service experience affects employment in Europe and How to get into the civil service in the .�?� the Job fair is open to All american citizens de Puy said but it probably will be most helpful to command sponsored civilians and family members. Also teen agers will be Able to pick up summer hire application forms at the fair. Despite the civil service slant Mili Tail veterans Are encouraged to attend the fair. A this Way they can learn How the system works a de Puy said. Those least Apt to be helped by the fair will be those who Are considered a ordinarily  under italian Law foreigners with italian work permits Are considered to be local nationals and Are not permitted to apply for american jobs she said. Major Community employers such As the Navy Exchange morale welfare and recreation office department of defense dependents schools and Public works also will have representatives at the fair to Tell people How to apply for jobs with their organizations. The Job fair takes place today from 2-4 . In the Naples High school Auditori urn at naval support activity Naples. On saturday it will be held from 1-4 . At pin Tamare elementary school