European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Over tanks future by Bradley Graham Washington Post Washington a a fierce political Battle has erupted Over whether the annoy should be com polled to give the Marine corps at least 84 tanks but this is much More than a squabble Over Armor. It is really a struggle Over the future War fight lug roles of the army and the Marine corps which explains Why it has generated such Sparks. Even the intervention of . Army Gen. John m. Shalikashvil chairman of the joint chiefs of Stafl so far has failed to achieve a cease fire. Members of Congress who have taken up sides in the dispute say the bickering and bitterness among the services Over a relatively Small Bunch of tanks Are just a Harbinger of worse tens ions to come As the services vie for pieces of a shrinking defense budget and As the Pentagon rethinks the roles and missions of each service. The Marine corps has had hundreds of tanks in the past and says it requires several Hundred modern meals to update its Force and remain Able to deploy rapidly with a Strong punch. The army says it needs the tanks to reinforce 15 National guard battalions and adds that any extra armoured capability the marines May require on a future Battlefield could be provided by the army which is developing its own armoured rapid de ploy men t Force. The army suspects the marines of trying to expand their reason for being aspiring to become a second land Force. The marines suspect the army of trying to limit the corps purpose on Earth simply to conducting amphibious operations. We re not trying to take the army out of the armoured business said mgr. Gen. Thomas l. Wil Acerson assistant Deputy chief of staff of the Marine corps. A Vve have a valid and accepted see army on Page 2 of. Simpson smiles slightly As he enters a los Angeles courtroom for his preliminary hearing on murder charges on thursday in a Pool television image from can. Sarah Caplan a lawyer for Simpsons defense attorney watches him. Bloody Glove hairs listed in los Angeles apr a blood stained Glove was found at . Simpsons Home resembling one found at the scene where his sex wife and a Friend were slain court documents indicated thursday. A attorneys unveiled a list of More than 100 pieces of evidence from blood and hairs to leather gloves and a cigarette butt. And police late thursday morning were searching a vacant foun Brentwood for More evidence. Court papers were filed by Simpsons lawyers who Are arguing that key pieces of evidence should be thrown out on the grounds they were improperly obtained. The release of the documents came As Simpsons attorneys and prosecutors clashed at a hearing thursday Over How Many of Simpsons hairs should be plucked from his head As evidence in the slayings. Municipal court judge Kathleen Kennedy Powell ordered that Simpson provide up to 10 hairs for tests to see if it matches hair found near the bodies. Prosecutor Marcia Clark sought a Hundred or so saying several should be tested from each area of his head but Simpsons attorney asked that Only one strand be Given. The court papers said detectives stumbled onto Eye. See Glove on Page 2panel backs benefits for syndrome victims Washington a Gulf War veterans who returned Home with undiagnosed illnesses would be eligible for benefits under legislation approved by a House veterans affairs subcommittee thursday. Rep. Jim Slattery d-kan., said the legislation was historic because it would commit the military and the veterans affairs department to treat sick veterans even when the causes of their illnesses Are not determined. Thousands of veterans came Back from the 1991 War with chronic illnesses that have ome to be known As persian Gulf syndrome. But no single cause has been found for the illnesses and veterans have had difficulty proving that their health problems Are service connected. Among the suggested causes Are exposure to chemical or biological agents pollutants and medication used to protect troops against biological warfare. The legislation approved unanimously by Slattery a compensation pension and insurance subcommittee would provide compensation to veterans suffering undiagnosed illnesses that become apparent within two years from the Date of their departure from the persian Gulf area or october 1996, whichever comes later. Compensation would be paid for three years with automatic extensions if at the Efu of that period the cause of the illness is still not understood. The Bill also would require the veterans affairs department to set up an put read la program including a toll free Telephone number for persian Gulf veterans and would authorize $5 million a year for fiscal 1995 through 1997 for research into Gulf War veterans health risks and treatment a Secretary Jesse Brown said last month that the Clinton administration strongly supports the legislation. The subcommittee also approved a Bill that would increase the Cost of living allowance for service disabled veterans by 3 percent codify four additional disabilities related to Vietnam Era herbicides and take Steps to Reform the appeals process for veterans seeking benefits