European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Proxmire alms to slow Down the big wheels Washington a William prox mire wants to empty the Gas tank and flatten the tires of the limousine service provided by the government for budget director David Stockman and top White House the Wisconsin Democrat says none of those officials has been exempted from the Federal Law that says no government vehicle can be used to provide Homet work he has asked the general accounting office to investigate the legality of the top level chauffeur the Issue Here is not the individuals Proxmire said in a statement released they Are All hardworking and dedicated Public but they have turned a Blind Eye for far too Long to a very simple he Federal officials need to hold themselves to a higher Standard of observing the As Well As the letter of the and in this Case they have failed on both the general accounting office announced two years ago that beginning this year it would hold All Federal officials accountable to the limousine the penalty for violation is suspension without pay for at least one Proxmire said the edict and the penalty has resulted in the first significant decrease in the use of limousines by top Federal his office said that in 1977 a Survey showed some 190 Federal officials enjoyed chauffeured limousine aides said that now has been reduced to about most of whom Are exempted by Proxmire said that the office of management and budget defends the use of limousines by Stock Man and his chief Joseph Wright partially on grounds that Congress has never acted to Stop he said that although he asked White House chief of staff Donald Regan in March How Many members of the presidential staff receive limousine there has been no schroeders condition doctors say a artificial heart recipient William Schroeder is gaining movement in his right hand and attempting to speak As he recovers from a recent a Hospital spokeswoman suffered a cerebral Haemorrhage and stroke and was returned to Humana Hospital Audubon on May 6 after spending 30 Days in a nearby who received the implant recognizes those around Donna the hospitals director of Public said the Man remains in satisfactory at Schroeder is attempting to vocalize through one or two syllable she she said doctors Are concerned that schroeders blood platelet count is but the cause is Schroeder suffered his first stroke on the second stroke left him unable to and weak on his right Crew meets press a photo members of the discovery Crew hold a press conference from left they Are payload specialists Sultan Abdul Aziz Asaud and Patrick Baudry Mission specialists Shannon Steven Nagel and John Fabian Pilot John and commander Dan the launching is scheduled for june can you find Mecca from space shuttle raises religious questions space Houston up a saudi Ara Bian Prince who will become the first Arab astronaut said he had to seek religious guidance in planning for his role in the when moslem they Pray towards and that five times a said Sultan Abdul Aziz Nephew of King fahd of saudi i asked religious i How do i Pray to Mecca by the time you find its As god has told us we can Pray to him anywhere in the world facing any so that what will discovery is scheduled to take off on the 18th shuttle Mission june 17 to carry three satellites into a week later the shuttle will make a Dawn Landing at Edwards fab in californian Mojave at the controls will be commander Daniel Brandenstein and Pilot John their Crew mates Are John Steven Shan non Patrick Baudry of France and discovery Mission Marks the first space flight to in clude members from three Baudry had been scheduled for a Mission with a different Crew in february before that Mission was cancelled because of satellite prob the trip raises More religious questions because the launch coincides with the end of the moslem holy month of during moslem May not eat or drink until after with sunrises and sunsets occurring every 90 minutes in Saud said he has not decided what approach he will take concerning but Saud said the Mission will bring America closer to the moslem on launch Day you will have 800 million mos 155 million arabs glued to their television sets watching an american space shuttle carry one of their own into Saud if that not bringing America closer to that part of the world i dont know what the major goals of the flight Are the launch of three communications satellites owned by american Telephone and Telegraph and the Arab satellite communications organization made up of 21 Arab states and the Palestine liberation the first Arab satellite was launched in february by the French ariane stabilization problems experienced by that spacecraft have prompted concern about whether the satellite will be removed from discovery engineers Are analysing tests of modifications designed to eliminate similar stabilization problems with the second Saud will be on Board regardless of the Fate of the his tasks during the flight include taking photographs of his conducting an Experiment on How Oil and water mix in Zero Gravity and serving As a subject for medical studies planned by discovery Landing will Mark the second flight in a Row to end on the smooth California desert runways because of concern about Brake damage during Crosswind landings at the Kennedy space Center in with our uncertainty on the brakes it seemed to me to be the prudent thing to Brandenstein Baltimore bans Squeegee kids from a reefs Baltimore a the City coun cil has voted unanimously to ban youths from washing car windshields at stoplights and promised to try to find alternative work for so called Squeegee this is not Apple but its a Good councilman Kweiser Mfume said tuesday after the following the recommendations of a committee set up by mayor William Don Ald the Council voted to ease the penalties that would be faced by youths who continue to Dart into traffic to Wash windshields in Hopes of earning a under the legislation As amended if a youth younger than 18 refuses to obey a police officers orders to Stop he would be placed in a police run counselling his parents also would receive a warning and be subject to a Fine if he does not older youths would be subject to a Fine themselves if they persisted after receiving a no would receive a criminal said calling that a major improvement in the the legislation Calls for the creation of a youth in business program under which the cites neighbourhood Progress administration would set up a network of volunteers in various neighbourhoods to try to find alternative work for the Windshield the program would also give youth train ing in such areas As Auto i am at this Point going to give them the Schaefer administration the Benefit of the doubt and i would Hope this thing does move indeed beyond words and into con Crete Mfume the Council is expected to give final approval to the amended Bill next Mfume was among eight Black Council members who voted against the original proposal april which simply would have outlawed the Squeegee most of whom Are All 11 White members of the Council present that Day voted in prompting accusations by some Black Lead ers that the action was racially supporters of the ban have said that the children Are risking and that some have intimidated opponents said the legislation would punish ambitious youngsters who cannot turn to mow ing lawns and other jobs open to their suburban councilman Frank who led the drive to outlaw the Windshield praised the Compromise he said it would assure the safety of Chil Dren which was the greatest concern to All of us and the safety of while at the same time not making of those youths involved in the Squeegee