April 5, 1993

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HEADLINE NEWS

ASPIN'S 'TREADING WATER' BUDGET DRAWS FIRE ON CAPITOL HILL

WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Les Aspin's $263.4-billion military spending plan for Fiscal 1994 is coming under fire from former colleagues on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. Republicans criticized Aspin for failing to have a strategic blueprint for how to go about cutting the U.S. military to meet President Clinton's long-range deficit reduction plan.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO6 min

HEADLINE NEWS

BUDGET CUTS COST USAF FOUR FIGHTER WINGS

WASHINGTON Revisions to the Pentagon's Fiscal 1994 budget request will cost the Air Force four operational fighter wings, two C-17s, eight C-130Hs and shrink total obligational authority by 6.3% to $64.1 billion. The Air Force, with the other services, was put on notice by Defense Secretary Les Aspin that these initial cuts are a temporary measure until the completion by late summer of a "Bottom-Up Review of Defense Needs and Programs." Changes prompted by the review will be folded into budget planning for Fiscal 1995.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM5 min

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NAVY HIKES AIRCRAFT FUNDING DESPITE CUTS

WASHINGTON Despite facing a 10% reduction in overall budget authority, the Navy plans to move ahead with two new aviation modernization progams in Fiscal 1994—adding a strike capability to its F14s and upgrading its AV-8Bs. But these and other aviation programs, including the F/A-l8E/F and A/FX, are likely to change as a result of Defense Secretary Les Aspin's "bottom-up" strategic review due to be completed this summer.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

BIG THREE SEEK LOAN GUARANTEES; NORTHWEST EYES TAX RELIEF

WASHINGTON U.S. airlines are splintering into two camps as they look for solutions to their financial, credit and structural problems. One group, led by Northwest Airlines, is seeking tax relief. A second, comprising the Big Three operators, wants federal loan guarantees.

By JAMES OTT4 min

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COMANCHE IN JEOPARDY IN ARMY BUDGET SQUEEZE

WASHINGTON. The U.S. Army's Fiscal 1994 budget has shrunk to $60.7 billion from $64.4 billion during the transition to the Clinton Administration, prompting predictions that further cuts may soon force the service to decide between preserving the RAH-66 scout/attack helicopter or replacing the aging UH-1.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM3 min

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MAINTENANCE CHARGES BARE LABOR STRIFE AT USAIR

NEW YORK Charges of USAir maintenance-record falsification under investigation by the FAA unmask the animosity that is growing between USAir management and a key labor group as the carrier struggles to cut costs and forge a strategy for surviving in an ailing industry.

By JAMES T. MCKENNA3 min

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JAPAN COMMITTED TO SPACE STATION

TOKYO Japanese space officials remain upset over the changes ordered by the Clinton Administration in the international space station Freedom, but they retain their long-term view that cooperation with the U.S. is essential for manned space activities.

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA3 min

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