European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1981 the stars and stripes Page 5 big publicity Blitz will push Reagan Economy package chilling glance Brenda could use a defroster fort dips to 7 below for those glasses As the temperature at coldest Mark of the photo Washington up White House officials contend that president reagans economic recovery package will sell it but the planned Media Blitz to explain the program could rival promotion for a Hollywood and at least part of it will be financed and carried out by a private coalition of longtime Reagan friends who May also extend their efforts into future each of the big As Deputy White House press Secretary Larry Speakes de scribes them Treasury Secretary Donald budget director David Stockman and chairman Murray Weidenbaum of the Council of economic advisers will be available before and after the presidents speech wednesday night to Brief congressional leaders and economic lecture to after one of or other administration will be on the lecture Cir Cuit or major television programs almost explaining and re explaining the need to adopt the package of budget and tax the who already has met with state and local officials and Union and ethnic leaders to describe his pro will discuss specifics at a breakfast he plans to Host for some 150 newspaper editors and editorial writers Speakes the package is going to sell but he added its a very Complex pack Well make an Effort to educate the Media and the its an educational reagans Kitchen Cabinet of wealthy before reagans economic address rushes out policy statement bal up the Rushing to set its economic Agenda before president reagans message to Congress wednesday adopted a pro Gam monday urging reduced interest targeted tax cuts and continued controls on Dand of time in the stars and stripes 30 years ago 1951 France called on the Western nations to create a unified euro Pean army intended to solve the problem of Germany defense role and Rule out forever the rebirth of a German National army or general 20 years ago today 1961 three asian african nations proposed to the Security Council that troops be authorized to use Force if necessary to Stop War in the 70 years ago foday 1971 former of the army William Wooldridge and seven others were indicted by a Federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to defraud noncommissioned officers clubs in Vietnam Between 1965 and natural Gas the federations 35member executive Council adopted the policy shortly after meeting with Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker in a rare appearance by a gop politician before the heavily demo cratic the problems that we face and the needs that this country has Are not going to be overcome simply by deregulating and unleashing Mcdonalds and Burger Falcio president Lane Kirkland told a news conference after the opening session of the we Klong Council Kirkland acknowledged that the economic policy was a rather Broad restatement of established positions of the labor federation with some we recognize that this country faces very serious economic problems the prob Lem of an excessively High level of Unzem and excessively High level of in and an exorbitant level of interest Kirkland we wish the new administration Suc he we have a stake in their Success As we want to cooperate to the maximum extent but we have we have that we believe Are sound and we intend to adhere to the nine Page economic policy statement took a swipe at the Kemp Roth plan for an across Leboard 10percent tax Cut in each of three saying such a proposal would provide Large windfalls to sectors of the Economy that Are the Impact of unemployment and inflation Are distributed unevenly across differ ent regions and demographic the statement the solution to these does not lie in macroeconomic policies that Are applied in an unfocused the federation called for credit controls aimed at lowering interest maintain ing natural Gas Price controls and presiden tial authority for Oil Price a re industrialization program to invest Public and private funds in necessary projects and expanded training programs for adult work ers and it also called for enactment of a refundable tax credit equal to 20 percent of an employees and 5 percent of an employers social Security tax which it said would concentrate benefits on lower and Middle in come wage California friends and supporters will wage a separate propaganda Effort under the coalition it will use speakers from show business to politics to business to labor and ethnic As Well As television and radio talk newspaper satellite meetings and other pub Lic relations techniques to explain the pro i think he Reagan is a great comm but i still think he understands that simply a speech by him int going to accomplish said Joseph vice president of Wagner and the Washington Public relations firm hired by the administration officials and Charles creator of the coalition which has been approved by the White said its purpose is to exorcise any aberrations attached to the recovery plan by the group was organized not to pressure Congress but to educate the Public because grassroots support will be very Wick he said Reagan from whom he expects to raise about million for this and possibly future came to saying they had supported the former Cali fornia governor for Yea Sand didst want to Stop now because the Job int Alan arrested in Las vegas extortion try Las a a 28year old Man has been arrested for investigation of trying to extort million each from five the Fri reported Dennis James was arrested sunday night at Houston intercontinental Airport As he was getting off a plane from Las said Joseph Fri special agent Waugh was being held in lieu of Yablonsky the Fri had no immediate word on any extradition proceed according to the Caesars the Las vegas Mie the Sahara and the desert inn each received two typed letters thursday and Friday demanding they pay million if the Money was not the letters bombs would be placed in their facilities and each letter bore a Las vegas Yablonsky although the Fri would not disclose the extortionists exact Caesars pal Ace was the Contact Point for arranging the delivery of the Yablonsky he also declined to say what led to laughs the threats did not interrupt business at the although their Security forces were put on Yablonsky Strong rain Pound Northwest states by United press International wind and rain raked the Pacific North West swelling some Rivers in East Ern Washington to near flood the rainstorm was not expected to let up until residents near Rivers were advised to take precautionary Mea sures against possible Gale warnings were issued for the coasts of Washington and a High wind warning was posted for the Eastern slopes of the Rocky mountains in Montana where gusts of 67 Mph were re corded sunday Light rain drizzled along the Southern Atlantic and in Wisconsin and warm temperatures sunday melted much of last weeks heavy snowfall in the broke a record set in 1976 with a Reading of 46 degrees Sault had a High of breaking a record of 43 set in