European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 04, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 28 monday november 4, 1985fm the stars and sep bankrupt Treasury taps social Security Washington a the . Treasury Touton Cash has been forced to tap into social Security s invest ments to cover the recipient checks after Congress failed to agree on a Bill to renew the government s borrowing authority. The House and Senate left for the weekend deeply divided Over competing democratic and Repult a Bud Isis billion in social Secu of a balanced budget i ded for a Long term m i i i i which has reached its Legal Iniel. The House moved Friday to avoid divestment of the Trust funds with a temporary debt increase Bill but the Senate rejecting the House language As too Loose missed it deadline anyway before passing its own ver Sion. The Treasury la Rity investments and $2 bim3 As far at _. Night spokeswoman Kim hog the disinvestment transaction was completed at with the Trust funds tapped the government can coverts other expenses with its Normal intake of Cash from taxes and other Revenue sources through the Middle of the month. House and Senate leaders said they hoped by that Date they la have resolved the differences and approved a new Long term debt ceiling of More than j2 trillion. The Senate last month attached to the debt ceiling Bill an amendment proposed by Sens. Phil Gramm a Texas . And Ernest Rollings d-3.c, to gradually reduce annual deficit limits. Red Ink would be " United to s180 billion in the current spending year and fiscal 1991. Congress Arft cadent would have to approve legis lation to meet the Artic president would be required o carry out automatic Cpl Jet cuts. Social Security interest on the National debt s prior year contracts would be exempt. Drug dealers torture kill 21 mexican cops Mexico City a drug Traffick ers in Remote Southern Mexico ambushed and killed 21 policemen who had found a marijuana Cache. Some of the officers were tortured before they were shot dead mexi can officials said saturday night. The army sent soldiers to take charge of the site a settlement in the mountains along the Border Between the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca the Veracruz state government said in a release from its press office. Mexican attorney general Sergio Gar Cia Ramirez and Veracruz gov. Agustin Acosta Lagunes were meeting in the state capital of Veracruz to oversee the investigation. Earlier reports said the ambush occurred Early saturday but the Veracruz govern ment statement said it took place at about 4 30 . Friday. The mexican attorney general s office had earlier identified 17 of fire destroys military hotel near Manila the victims As policemen. However the Veracruz government statement said All 21 killed were state an Federal officers. The statement did not specify How the details were pi56 a a a 54 63 am m 35 si45 67 54 ii59 a a u 45 59 32 52 45 56 54 64 9 19 32 4? 32 49 27 60 u 15 54 74 59 65a n u 59 49 74 50 51 november 1 l h 56 10 i 52 69lit a is u n by 43 55 51 64 59 73 44 62 65 6944 i City re Tiburon Milik Worlund ort.1 proft Folk Reno is. Lull i is. Pal Irmburg sol last Coly 1 in Dimis a Francsico i Smirk a a Racutt Reagan Tratton offered to abandon mull Mobile land bated midget Man system of the soviets get rid of their Mobile ss-24 and ss-25 missiles. Reagan said that he was hoping the tended arms control talks would result j productive week in Geneva Day and that we re sex after a Long re negotiations he said he told Shevardnadze in a letter delivered Friday How much i am looking toward to our Reagan said he and Gorbachev would have a Brood Agenda including How to solve re and How to improve bilateral Reta met soviets haves if we. To bring a fresh Sta relationship Progress will needed in All of these areas be warned. And this can Only be accomplished if the soviet leaders share our we not Only want to bring nuclear arms Way Down to equal Levels in a stable Way Reagan said. We also want to decrease our Mutual Reliance for Security on these extremely destructive offensive Reagan renewed his Call for a space de sense system of Imam a re de strategic defense initiative by tides should try to Meier by relying More on defence Micat Reatini no one rather than on these to noted that the soviets Are based weapons systems. Error a Andeai Ier Ricono s Lur ,
