European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 09, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars Anikst pipes vol. 53, no. 114 500 tuesday augusts 1994 pay hike poses dilemma of the amount of pay raises in the last decade 1 i t i i i 1 m a Battle Over military raises pits budget Caps against morale Washington a the Clinto administration is embroiled in a debate Over whether the government should in Vest nearly $30 billion in military pay raises Over the next five years. On one Side is defense Secretary Wil Liam Perry who not Only wants the raise for purposes of morale and military read iness but also insists that the extra cos should not come out of other portions of the Pentagon budget. Org using the raise Are White House staffers and budget officials who View the proposal As a raid on president Clinton s cherished Domestic priorities. Accepting Perry s proposal threatens Clinton s Agenda of deficit reduction but offers the president an Opportunity to Shore up his reputation with the military. Rejecting the raise eases a major Bud get headache for Clinton but could Lead to a widening pay Gap Between the Mili tary and the private sector. An already difficult recruiting situation worsened by see raise on Page 2 source aps a House oks pay to vets suffering Gulf illness Washington a the House voted monday to pay compensation to disabled veterans of the persian Gulf War whose symptoms have stumped Doc tors trying to diagnose them. On a voice vote lawmakers approved Abill that would pay compensation for up to three years to veterans suffering what has come to be called persian Gulf syn drome As Well As spend $5 million a Yea for research on the health problems and $10 million a year for marriage and family counselling. The Bill was sent to the Senate. A Simi Lar Bill is pending in the Senate where veterans committee chairman  Rockefeller d-wva., held a hear ing last week on the War s Impact on vet Erans reproductive health. At the same time the House also endorsed a Bill to provide a 3 percent Cost of living increase in disability pay for Veteran with service connected disabilities and for widows and children of veterans. The Mea sure was sent to the Senate which already has passed similar measure. If at the end of three years no diagnosis of the Gulf veterans conditions can be made compensation will automatically reauthorized for an additional three years. To be eligible a Veteran must be at least10 percent disabled with symptoms that spec. Rodney Rutherford of Colorado talks with rwandan Chil see vets on Page 2 Dren at a water distribution Point in the Kib Umba Camp near Friendship on tap Goma Zaire on monday. Tipper Gore wife of vice president Al Gore worked at the Camp monday. See stories on Page 4. Inside today new twist in Simpson Case s a Young Man in a suit was with Nicole Brown Simpson at an ice Cream shop before her murder -.seepage? incoming comets Jupiter bombardment spurs cad for warning system Boom see pages16-17