European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The Sims and Psi i Tea vol.53, no. 117 500 Friday August 12,1994 d 8693 a 2.6% pay hike endorsed other defense issues the defense authorization Bill also. H adds about $300 million to me military operations and maintenance accounts and other spending accounts that fund readiness related programs. Approves a $270 million emergency supplemental appropriations Bill to fund ongoing . Relief operations in Rwanda. Rejects an administration proposal to have the defense department assume $300 million in various peacekeeping costs that had been borne by the state department h pumps More Money into equipment modernization efforts. The Bill protects key programs like the f-22 and f/a-18 aircraft and authorizes $3.6 billion for a new aircraft Carrier. Lawmakers also approved $2.4 billion for six c-17 transport planes and another $2.7 billion for three guided missile no conferees Back defense Bill for fiscal 1995 baseball owners hold own talks at last minute new York Apas baseball s most exciting season in years was nearing a halt owners thursday apparently discussed alternative proposals to Avert a walkout. Talks Between players and owners broke off wednesday and no further meetings were scheduled before the strike deadline after thursday s games. But owners were said to be talking with each other on the Telephone about ways to prevent the sport s eighth work stoppage since 1972. Teams anxiety Over the work stoppage were evident in a comment by new York Yankees owner George Stein Brenner who said management s argument of competitive balance problems does look at Montreal Steinbrenner was quoted As saying in the Philadelphia inquirer. The Best record in baseball is the team with the second lowest payroll look at Minnesota they be won twice since we Stem Brenner also said owners should be allowed at the bargaining table. Management negotiator Richard Ray itch said teams had voted to stay away. Baltimore orioles owner Peter Angelos said thursday that owners should pledge not to implement a salary see strike on Page 2 is by Chuck vinc1iwashington Bureau Washington service members chances of getting a 2,6 percent pay raise next year climbed late wednesday when House and Senate negotiators finished work on the $263 billion defense authorization Bill for fiscal 1995. The raise effective Jan. 1, was approve Dover the objections of the White House which sought to freeze military pay this year and limit the fiscal 1995 raise to 1.6 percent As deficit cutting measures. The measure for the fiscal year begin Ning oct. 1 still must be approved by the full House and Senate and signed by the president. Much of the work on the defense authorization Bill was finished More than a week ago but two issues held up its final approval by negotiators. Lawmakers wrangled Over whether to include a measure that would authorize lifting the arms embargo against the bosnian muslims a move president Clinton said he opposed because of its potential for disrupting peace negotiations in the Balkans. The House version of the Bill had a pro vision to lift the embargo but a similar measure was Defeated during debate see pay on Page 2 "-v1" a a of stories photos in Iio Iffla dust busters a Dov Casoy senior airman Contina Botkin left watches As army 1st it. Stan j. Sliwinski wipes the top of his water bottle to try to control the dust an impossibility in the Goma Zaire area. The lava based soil As Fine As Tal cum powder gets into everything. Sec related photos Story on pages 4 and 5. Single soldiers moving into family housing see Page 3 inside today Bill would ban smoking on internal Ina l flights to j and trim United states tops in Blue entertainment on the go see Page 17
