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Consumption: 866 K I See page 3 I I Guantanamo Daily Gazette Vol. 45 -- No. 208 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Thursday, April 26, 1990 Congress going after defense budget cuts *\ AP -U.S. lawmakers are push- speaksRussian. today to brief two committees on the And a review by top military ing for more cuts in the military House members today will con- future of the U.S. aircraft arsenal. officials predicts that the U.S. could budget and they're being joined by sider two Republican alternatives to He'll presents findings from a re- have its smallest Army since 1940. private analysts who say the Soviet a Democratic plan that would cut $8 view of four costly military airplane Based on a Pentagon-sponsored threat is declining. In testimony be- billion from President Bush's programs. Including the B-2 Stealth panel that up to 250,000 active-duty fore the House Armed Services Pentagon spending proposal. Demo- bombers-estimated to cost a-half soldiers could be cut by 1996. That Soviet Union - It's been four Committee, experts from the Rand cratic leaders want to reduce that billion dollars a piece. Cheney's would bring the number of troops to years since a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Corporations said yesterday the budget to about $296 billion, and put expected to press both the House a low of 580,000. Fifty years ago, the Soviet Union caught fire and Soviet military is not getting "leaner the savings toward domestic pro- and Senate Armed Services Com- just before the U.S. entered World exploded, killing at least 31 people. and meaner." To the contrary, the say grams, like education. The Repub- mittees for continued funding of that War II, the Army had under 300,000 Today, demonstrations are planned it's got big problems-including lican alternatives include a call for program. people. in Byelorussia and the Ukraine. limited support from President partial spending freeze at current Protesters are demanding, among Mikhail Gorbachev, public criticism levels. Cystic Fibrosis treatment improved other things, better medical care for and even a language barrier-too Meantime, Defense Secretary of the facility's contami- residents many Soviet troops that can't Dick Cheney heads to Capitol Hill AP - The "New England Cystic Fibrosis victims. nation zone. The Soviet Legislature Journal of Medicine" is reporting Another study in the New Eng- responded yesterday by passing a development of the first treatment land Journal of Medicine holds $26 billion program to deal with the Contra rebels still holding guns that could fight Cystic Fibrosis. promise for kidney transplant pa- accident's aftermath. AP - Nicaragua's new U.S. choice, hundreds of rebels who The fatal disease results from a ge- tients. The resear: h finds that a form backed President Violeta Chamorro, fought the Sandinistas are refusing to Toronto - The power is back on in netic defect, and produces mucus in of a natural body chemical appears today will spend her first full day in give up their guns. Toronto after a frightful night the lungs that complicates breath- to reduce problems associated with without it, following an explosion in office. She's likely to have much of And President Bush's aid pack- ing. Dr. Michael Knowles con- such transplants. The study's by Dr. a power station. No injuries are her attention focused on her admini- age for Nicaragua and Panama is ducted the new study at the Univer- Mark Moran of G.D. Searle and reported. But one big hospital had to stration's first obstacle-disarming part of a $3.4 billion money bill up sity of North Carolina. He gave 14 company-a Pharmaceutical firm send emergency cases elsewhere. the Contra rebels. Chamorro took in the Senatetoday. Theoriginalbill people an inhaled form of Amilo- that makes a synthetic form of the office yesterday. But, she's retaining appropriated $800 million for the ride-a commonly used blood-pres- chemical. Moran says the drug re- Syria - Syria's been praised by a top Sandinista as head of the new governments in Nicaragua and sure medicine. The result: The drug duced the risk of kidney rejection President Bush for its role in helping Armed Forces. And because of that Panama's refugee programs. win Polhill's release. But now, significantly slowed lung damage in from 51 to 26 percents. Damascus is blasting a Congres- sional resolution endorsing Israel's claim to all of Jerusalem. Gitmo CCPO employees have open season for investments dated Civilian Personnel Office. a significant portion of their retire- that's before any earnings are con- Colombia - While the president of By JOSN CHRIS CORBIN "This is a retirement savings ment income." sidered," said Kime. Colombia was in Nicaragua for and EVELYN HARRIS plan; the money is not liquid-you The government automatically Despite the fact that many FERS yesterday's inaugural, a bomb blew can't just pull it out whenever you opens an account for new FERS employees are younger and in lower up in the Colombian drug region, Looking for a high-yield, safe want. But for those who are looking employees six months after they are pay grades, slightly more than halfof killing si' people and injuring dozens of others. The bomb- long-term investment? Examine the for an investment, it's a good deal hired. It contributes the equivalent. them participate in the savings plan. hidden in a dump truck-went off as government's Thrift Savings Plan whether they are in the FERS or old one percent of the employee's salary According to the Internal Reve- a truck carrying Narco-police passed during the open season starting May Civil Service Retirement System," to the account, even if the employee nue Service, employee and govern- by. 15. said Grasso. contributes nothing. ment contributions are tax-deferred "Open season is a twice-yearly According to Kay Kime, head of The money snowballs when a income. Tax deferral works like this: (continue to page 3) period when civilian employees can Guantanamo's Compensative and FERS employee participates. The Susan Saver's basic annual pay is join the plan; stop, increase or de- Benefits Division, "Most federal government matches dollar for dol- $26,000, and she contributes 5 per- crease their contributions; or move employees are eligible for the plan; lar the first 3 percent of basic income cent of that ($1,300) to the plan. Her their money among the plan's three some new civil servants and those a FERS employee invests. For the contributions are subtracted from her USA funds if they are members of the returning to government services next 2 percent of income invested, reportable income, which becomes Federal Employees Retirement Sys- may have to wait six to 12 months the government gives 50 cents for $24,700. In her tax bracket, this re- News tem. All civilian employees should before they're allowed to enroll." each employee dollar. duction saves her about $200 in fed- receive a booklet explaining the plan She says, "The plan can supplement "Thus, FERSemployeeswhoput eral taxes. Memphis - A federal judge in and their options; copies should be the retirement income of CSRS in the full 10 percent of income Her contributions, the govern- Memphis has ordered a jury to available at installation civilian per- employees. FERS employees, on the they're permitted to contribute every ment's and the eamings from both continue its deliberations in the bank sonnel offices," said Giovanni other hand, get a different deal be- year actually save an amount equal to fraud trial of Tennessee Congressman Grasso, director of Gitmo's Consoli- cause the plan was started to provide 15 percent of their income-and Please see, SAVINGS, page 3 Harold Ford. After just seven hours of deliberations, the jury reported yesterday it was deadlocked. But the W.T. Sampson's 'velcro brains' will match their wits with Gitmoites judge says it's far too early to give up. Ford is accused of accepting said Danielson. bribes disguised as bank loans. By JOSN LISA M. ENLOE The students had to answer 200 questions in a two-hour period. Washington - A federal official- The Knowledge Bowl Team at "They were allotted only 60 seconds says sometimes fatal blood disorders the W. T. Sampson High School per question. If they answered the linked to a dietary supplement (L- competed in the semi-annual Open question correctly, the team received ~K. ii Tryptophan) may be tied to a single Master international academic com- 5 points, plus bonus points, depend- Japanese company. The official says the studies in two states strongly petition, Wednesday, April25, in the ing on how fast they answered suggest there's a contaminant in high school computer room. question," Danielson said. "The the supplement produced by that Over 50,000 students from shorter the time it took the team to company. The Food and Drug across the United States, Canada, answer a question correctly, the Administration has ordered a recall of Pacific Basin and Guantanamo Bay more bonus points they got.