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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday november 11,1994 it at a glance Randall Terry founder of opera Tion Rescue has begun serving a five month prison sentence for Vio lating a judge s order not to show  aborted fetus to then presiden tial candidate Bill Clinton. See Story  Page 8. Iraq recognizes Kuwait  a bid to end International sanctions Iraq formally recognized Kuwait and its new Borders thursday.  Page 4 sheriff bluffed Susan Smith s startling murder confession care after Good police work and some savvy bluffing by the sheriff a newspaper reports. Added Power studied bosnian serbian representatives haggled thursday Over How much Power to relinquish to their Leader  the bosnian civil War. V rate boost studied Federal regulators Are considering whether to allow a Rise  regulated Cable rates to encourage system owners to put  More channels. Page 18 l Index Abby Ann Landers. 25 classifieds. 28-32 comics. A. 25-27 commentary. 17 crossword 25 faces a places. 14 entertainment. 19-24 Horoscope. 29 Jumble. 29 letters. 16 Money matters. 18 sports. 33-40 to listings. 39 weather. .15 correction because of a source error  a Story wednesday the Date that two american teen agers apparently drowned  Gaeta Italy was incorrect. They died sunday. Boosted from Page 1 keep open 2,500 family housing unit that would otherwise be closed for Lack of maintenance funds. Over the next six years  additional 7,500 family housing units that would otherwise close also will be renovated.  addition the services will upgrade1,200 Barracks spaces  fiscal.1.996 and a total of 5,000 Over the next six years. Officials did not specify which communities Are most  need of housing improvements but Shalikashvil said the Effort would extend to overseas bases As Well As . Facilities. For compensation about $60 million  fiscal 1996 will fund the new stateside Cost of living allowance and a raise inthe Basic allowance for quarters. The new cola will go to about30,000 service members  such High Cost areas As new York City los  Geles Detroit Houston and Phila Delphia. Those troops will see  average monthly increase of $40, and some will get As much As $167 More per month. The increase  bad funding will boost that allowance by As much As $120 a month Over six  will reduce out of pocket costs from  average of 20 percent to 15 per cent for the 700,000 troops who buy torrent off base housing. Finally $94 million will be spent  enhanced Community and family sup port including opening up child car space for about 38,000 More eligible children. ".",. Officials said that will be done mainly by expanding school and Home based child care programs As Well As construction of some new child care centers.  Community support the services will improve recreation programs  facilities by extending operating hours and reducing surcharges wherever pos sible. _. " funding for the prevention and treat ment of family violence at 300 heavily populated installations worldwide will also increase. Ferry also announced that he is form ing two task forces that will track Quality Osife initiatives and report to him. One panel headed by former army Secretary John Marsh will consist of outside experts while the other will be staffed by Pentagon personnel officials who will seek to implement the recommendations of Marsh s panel. Amoni other things Marsh s taskforce will look for ways to improve Mili tary Quality of life without impacting the defense budget possibly through the use of no appropriated funds. It will also try to ease High operating tempos through greater use of Reserve and National guard forces. Within the next few weeks Perry will unveil a list of weapons cuts designed to free up about $20 billion to fund the new Quality Osife initiatives As Well is other programs.  August to Deputy defense Secretary John Deutch told service officials to come up with proposals for cutting or stretching out production of some of their most cherished weapons projects.  the absence of any major strategic threat analysts said that strategy can work  the Short run but they add that such a course can t be sustained for Long without crippling Long term Readi spending  modernization has Al ready dropped by 67 percent Over the past decade. Service officials said they can t Cut much More without beginning to erode the current technological Edge the United states now enjoys. Along with the new Quality of life initiatives announced by Perry Money from the imminent procurement Cut backs will provide $12 billion to fund the fiscal 1996 military pay raise which will be bigger than the Clinton administration had intended. Several billion More will be shifted to the army s operations and maintenance account which has been sorely taxed by worldwide contingency operations. Roffi Pagan new world Trade agreement.  the world Trade vote Clinton urged members of Congress to put aside our partisan differences and do what s right for All  press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said republicans had made encouraging comments since the elections but said their actions  the Trade agreement will be the first Case to test their approach to governing. Clinton offered a lengthy defense of his administration s accomplishments  added with a laugh until tuesday i thought we d made a pretty Good begin  but Republican Jack Kemp a for Mer congressman who has presidential ambitions said of Clinton i Don t  the voters weren t angry at Republican incumbent governors they weren Tangry at Republican incumbent senators or House members a said thursday morning  lbs. No cop incumbent candidates we returned out of office  tuesday s election. They wanted a change and the wanted a return to. Peacetime normalcy Kemp said. Foreign policy is one area where Clin ton s advisers Hope he will Shine As his dealings with Congress become More difficult the president reiterated his commit ment to key elements of his Domestic Agenda including some form of health care and politic no  at the same time he said he d like to work with Congress  a Way that is both nonpolitical and More centrist he even volunteered a kindly mention of a few elements  the republicans so called contract with America such As welfare Reform and the line item  said that he too would like to Cut taxes but cautioned if we do this we need to pay for it. We Don t need to explode the deficit again. We do not need to weaken the economic recovery. Speaking More strongly he vowed at another Point to those who would use this election to turn us Back let me say this i will do All  my Power to keep anyone from jeopardizing this economic recovery by taking us Back to the policies that failed us  from Page 1 Gers also have the capability to Fly at night with night vision equipment. The Bihwu it w uuu1cs a smaller Utility helicopters Are limited  cording to italian officials. Night flying. About 64 people have been killed and10,000 have been left homeless by last weekend s flooding. The Rushing water shave caused billions of dollars  destruction across the Rich agricultural Are famed for wine truffles and Fiat cars a the damage has been the worst Indore than 80 years for the Northern re Gions of Piedmont Lombaroo Liguria and Valle d Agosta said italian officials. As of thursday 20 people remain unaccounted for according to news reports out of  to this report the associated press suspected Ira gunmen held  slaying. Of two suspected Ira gunmen were a position has not  is s55s Jllsli-106 sept 1�. ?.n suspect rested  the killing of a postman  Northern Ireland  thursday the first slaying linked to the Ira since it declared a truce aug. 31. The Ira denied responsibility but the Irish government swiftly cancelled plan announced earlier this week to release Irish Republican army prisoners.  a statement the Ira said  aug. 31 the Ira announced a Complete cessation of military operations. All our position changed. Sinn fein president Gerry Adam whose party is Allied to the Ira accused police of a transparent attempt to dam age the peace  Northern Ireland police said two pro British loyalist group killed a Cath Olic Man  North Belfast As the Ira cease fire began. The loyalists declared their own open ended truce oct. 13.  Irish radio reporter interviewing postman  the head and Back  the Bor Der town of Newry 30 Miles South of Bel fast. The fatal shooting was the first  / sinn fein Are  a state of Shock Given toe significance of the prison Issue Here said journalist David Davin Power. Darmstadt baby apparently Dies of Side Darmstadt Germany is a single Soldier s infant son died Early monday  their Lincoln Village apart ment  spokeswoman said. Zachary Krusoczky the 6-week-old son of spec. Julie Marie Krusoczky apparently died of sudden infant death syn drome sometime Between 2 30 am and 7 45  said ten Viedt a  for the 233rd base support . The 21-year-old Mother of Centerville Ohio has been assigned to co b 32nd signal  since last november the Bab was her Only child. 3 no memorial service has been scheduled at the family s request. At press time plans had not been settled for a funeral. The baby s death is under investigation of the army s criminal investigation omd Viedt said  
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