European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday november 18, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Bush meets Iowa Farmers offers nothing new Des m01nes, Iowa a vice president Georgr Bush met with leaders of 17 farm groups saying he hoped to convince them the administration is aware of their real agony although he brought no new proposals. It s a listening thing. I Don t come out Here with a lot of new programs or new ideas Bush said saturday. If that s not enough i m  after meeting with Bush for More than an hour the farm leaders said the vice president listened but did Little More than that. He promised us nothing said the Rev. David Ostendorf of the Rural advocacy group Prairie fire. We did t come out of it with anything More than we went into in with. Frankly that s not  gov. Terry Branstad a Republican said the farm leaders unanimously demanded More stable farm policies and a bailout of the farm credit system that helps Farmers As Well As Bankers. Right now there s such great uncertainty  the governor said. The vice president clearly got that  asked if Bush had made any commit ments to help Farmers Branstad said no. He listened. He did not  very very moving the vice president demonstrated that he is genuinely concerned said Malcom Mcgregor president of the Iowa cattle men s association. Later speaking to about 1,000 people at a fund Raiser for Branstad Bush said the meeting was very very  i heard with heart wrenching Frank Ness. There Are a lot of problems Bush said. Bush said he would not denounce Percsi farm credit administration we Brunon bad loan charge offs in millions of dollars 200 160 d what it is Fca is the largest Lender to Farmers and farm cooperatives through its nationwide network of 37 Banks. The system owned by its borrowers Sells Bonds to raise Money and holds More than one third of total . Farm debt. Total Loans outstanding in billions of dollars 80 r 1981 82 83 84 85 " 1981 82 83 84 85 first six months As of dec. 31 for 1981-84, june 30 for 1985 Chicano Tribune graphic source fed Tel Farni pm Banks Furanna corp. Dent Reagan s farm policies in order to distance himself from the president before any bid for the 1988 gop presidential nomination. I m not going to do it Bush said. It would be hypocritical of me to do it. I can t turn my Back on him. Thai s the Price i pay being vice  at a press conference before the meet ing. Bush said the administration has not ruled out a Federal bailout of the financially pressed farm credit system. He re fused to endorse such a solution and said he can t offer firm figures on How much the government should spend. The president and i both recognize that the availability of the credit the farm credit system provides Farmers is absolutely vital and that the Federal govern ment cannot simply stand by and watch this system collapse he said. Earlier White House political staffer Mitchell Daniels noted that Reagan s performance rating in polls is lower in Iowa than in any other state. The stale is important to Bush s Politi Cal future because of its Early precinct caucuses in presidential campaigns and Republican officials said that could put him in a tight spot if he was forced to explain administration policies. In addition Branstad has become increasingly critical of Reagan s policies. He has said he won t invite Reagan to the state next year to Campaign for him when he faces re election and has said hell ask Bush to explain the government s insensitive farm policies. A pcs Monics Register poll in mid october found 47 percent of Lowans disapprove of Reagan s Overall performance with More than 80 percent unhappy with his handling of agriculture issues. Meeting picked ? during Bush s last visit Branstad arranged a similar meeting with Farmers but was criticized for packing the meet ing with prosperous Farmers who would t criticize the gop farm policies. Iowa Republican officials said they Dis cussed in Advance whether a Bush visit world Aid the gop or cause More hard feelings. We realize this is not the typical Situa Tion said Des Monics businessman mar Vin Pomrantz who Heads fund raising for Branstad s re election Campaign. That makes it All the More important that he  aids provides to exit for vhf. Elsewhere actor los Angeles a actor Mark Harmon s St. Elsewhere character the womanizing or. Rob Ert Caldwell will be written out of the series by having the fictional physician contract aids through a heterosexual encounter. Harmon decided to leave the Abc to show because his career is taking off said Peter Giagni vice president of the Agency for the performing arts which represents the actor. The network and the show s producer have been tremendously supportive end cooperative in writing Harmon out of the drama set in a run Down Boston Hospital Giagni said. According to the script Caldwell will get the disease after an affair with a female aids victim the los Angeles times reported saturday. The show is being filmed now and is tentatively scheduled for broadcast in the United states feb. 5. Harmon Start in a soon to be re leased Tri Star film let s get Harry and has recently completed an Abc television movie Prince of Bel air scheduled to air Early next year. Mirk Hirnton school officials oppose tuition voucher system Lake Buena Vista Fla. A the nation s chief state school officials have taken a United stand against the Reagan administration s new attempt to give tuition vouchers to parents of disadvantage children. The Council of chief state school offi cers holding its annual meeting at the Dis Ney resort Complex in Lake Buena Vista unanimously approved a Resolution sat urday attacking the proposal for the $3.7 billion chapter 1 remedial program for the disadvantaged. The administration has advanced no sound reason for gutting one of the most effective Federal education programs said new York commissioner of education Gordon m. Ambach the Council s president. Under the plan unveiled by Secretary of education William 1. Bennett wednesday poor parents of disadvantaged children could demand vouchers Worth an average of $600 a year from their local Public school District. They could spend in to keep their child in the same Public school or apply in toward tuition at a private school or a pub Lic school outside the child s Home District. Bennett said it would sponsor a healthy rivalry Between Public and private schools and give the poor some of the same choices the affluent now enjoy. Ambach said the chapter i program a Cornerstone of president Johnson s War on poverty often has been touted by administration officials As a Success Story in helping improve the Basic skills of poor children. Disadvantaged children arc eligible for the remedial services now whether they Are in Public or private schools. However the supreme court has ruled Public school teachers cannot conduct remedial classes inside parochial schools. Ambach said a voucher system is not needed to serve Chapler 1 students in non Public  he charged the administrative costs would skyrocket As the schools would have to set up Means to verify parents income and distribute the vouchers. The Reagan administration proposed a similar plan in 1983 without Success. The school chiefs also heard Denmark s lop education official urge them to support a major increase of student and teacher Exchange programs. Bertyl Haar Der the danish minister of education and research policy urged the american educators to support a voucher system across the frontiers As a Way of improving International understanding. It should become a natural part of a Young person s career to spend a year abroad and not just for the wealthy and children from highly educated families he said. California firm agrees to settlement of sex Bias suit Sacramento Calif. A California s second largest supermarket Chain has agreed to a multimillion Dollar settlement in a sex discrimination suit filed by three women who said they were denied jobs As warehouse work in and truck Drivers. Attorneys for Lucky stores inc. Told us. District judge Raul Ramirez that it will set up a s3 million compensation fund and a 10-year quota Pio Graffi thai rss rvs up to 30 percent of Blue Collar Job openings for women. The jobs pay $30.000 to $3  a year. Up to 4,000 women who were turned Down or discouraged from applying for jobs at the Chain s warehouse in san Leandro since april 3, 1980, will be eligible for compensation said attorney Brad Seligman who represented the three plaintiffs. Sixteen women were hired at the warehouse from 197s through 1983, a period when there were 3,600 Job open Inot. Seligman said. Lucky also agreed to Grant retroactive seniority rights to women employees who had been overlooked for Job advancement. Seligman said he expected the teamsters Union to Challenge that provision. Local 70 represents Lucky warehouse workers and truck Drivers. Lucky officials said the supermarket Chain began recruit ing women warehouse workers More than 18 months ago. The suit was filed by Charce Best of Oakland Carol Ann Bochman of Hayward and Juanita Leonardini for Merly of , now a Nevada resident. They had applied for jobs at Lucky in 1979 and 1980. The three will split si00,000 in damages