European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday. November 22,1985 Reagan veto of Nih is override Washington a the Senate voted overwhelmingly wednesday night to override president Reagan s veto of a Bill reauthorizing biomedical research at the National institutes of health for three years. The Senate s 89-7 vote followed a 380-32 House override vote on nov. 12. The votes by both houses marked the fifth time since Reagan became president that Congress has overridden a presidential veto. When he vetoed the Bill earlier this month Reagan complained that the Bill was overloaded with objectionable provi Sions that seriously undermine and threaten the ability of Nih to manage itself. The president also complained that the Bill would give Congress too much say in How the scientists at Nih should do their jobs. But Reagan said Money was not the Issue. Sens. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., and Orrin g. Hatch a Utah were rare allies in leading the fight Tor the override. Kennedy rejected the suggestion that Congress attempted to Micro manage re search at Nih a division of the depart ment of health and human services. He said that while researchers would pre Fer not to have direction and guidance from the government. Congress needs to state its views on research paid for by taxpayers. Hatch said the override would be a Strong message to the administration hat the Public supports a Strong  sen. Barry Goldwater r-ariz., said he supported the override because of the Institute s important work in arthritis research. I m tired of trying to get these things done for 76 million people and have the White House veto it he said referring to arthritis victims. Voting to sustain the president were re publican Sens. John Danforth of Missouri. Jeremiah Demon of Alabama Dani l Evans of Washington Phil Gramm if Texas Gordon Humphrey of new Hamp Shire Paul Laxalt of Nevada and Don Nickles of Oklahoma. The Bill is an authorization measure and therefore contains no specific monetary amounts. But for fiscal year 1986, the first year of the reauthorization it Calls for spending $2.4 billion for research into a variety of subjects including aids diabetes sickle cell disease and spinal Cord injury. Cardboard sunglasses for a car wind shield hate become the latest craze to bit Southern California. The boards Are de shades for Shade signed to keep the Sun s burning rays out of the car and prevent the dashboard from cracking. On the reverse Side in Large letters Are the words need help Call police which Cai be used As an emergency Road sign. Lawmakers from 13 Sou Fiern safes of plan for super tuesday elections Oklahoma City a legislators from most Souther states have endorsed a regional election plan that could Lead to a 15-Statc super tuesday presidential primary or caucus on the same Day in 1988, an aide to gov. George nigh says. The proposal was approved last month at a meeting of a task Force of the Southern legislative conference of the Council of state governments in White Sulphur Springs . Lawmakers from 13 of 15 Southern states voted for the plan. Oklahoma and Florida did not have a legislative representative at the meeting but Scott Ingram an aide to nigh attended and relayed nigh s support for the proposal. The plan will be submitted for consideration at a meeting of the conference s executive committee dec. 4-7 at Lake Tahoe Nev. The goal is a full fledged regional presiden tial primary designed to give the South a greater Impact on the selection of democratic and Republican presidential candidates. The South s super tuesday would occur March 8, the second tuesday in the month. Out of 13 states with legislators attend ing the meeting Only Arkansas did not vote in favor of the plan. Arkansas abstained Ingham said mainly because of concern Over How a Large vote would Impact on school millage elections mandated for that Date by the state Constitution. Some states such As Texas Are currently mandated to hold their caucus elections on saturday March 12, Ingham said. The plan Calls for those states to hold their caucuses on saturday. March 12, or As close to the March 8 Date As possible. The regional caucus primary plan would Force Many stale to drastically change their election timetables. For instance. West Virginia s election is scheduled for june 7. Four other states have elections set in May. Under the plan. Southern regional Pri Mary caucus slates would be Alabama a Kansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisi Ana Maryland Mississippi North Carolina. Oklahoma. South Carolina ten Nessee Texas Virginia and West Virginia. Texas sen. John track or. Chairman of the Southern legislative conference Laid if the plan is implemented candidates for president will be forced to take the South seriously and Campaign Early and frequently in Southern  americans7 personal income rises spending drops Washington up americans increased their personal income during october 0.4 percent but they spent less in any month in More than a year and a half the Commerce department reported thursday. Personal income Rose $13.1 billion to s3.22 trillion on an annual basis seasonally adjusted. Personal spending fell 0.9 percent or $23.3 billion Matching a drop of 0.9 percent in february 1984. The previous Low a drop of 1.2 percent was in december 1960. Personal spending a figure that includes All purchases except interest payments climbed by 1.2 percent in september and i. I percent in August. Purchases of durable goods declined $40.1 billion in october following an in crease of $17.9 billion in september. New car sales accounted for almost All of the october decline and september increase the department said. Personal income Rose by 0.3 percent in both september and August. Disposable income income less taxes expanded 0.4 percent during october or j9.7 billion following a Rise of 0.2 percent in september and  percent in August. Americans expanded their savings during the month to $80.3 billion or 2.9 percent of disposable income after the savings rate Slid to 1.8 percent in september the Low est rate since 1959. Purchases of non durable goods in creased $8.5 billion following an increase of $7.6 billion during september. Purchases of services also increased $8,2 billion after an increase of $4.0 billion fal september. Mother of 4-year-old hot rodder has Day in court Chesapeake a. A a 4-year old boy who raced his motorized three Wheeler at 35 Mph and ran Stop signs won t be hot Modding on streets anymore his Mother said As she pleaded guilty to contributing to his delinquency. Regina a. Scott 25, told juvenile and Domestic relations court judge e. Preston Grissom on wednesday she would supervise her son William s outings keep him off Public thoroughfares and Rig his  to keep it from exceeding 15 Mph. In a plea bargain Scott pleaded guilty to a Misdemeanour charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and a felony child neglect charge was dropped. William seemed unperturbed by the Legal wrangling. As five lawyers and the judge discussed the Legal intricacies of the Case the boy crawled under the courtroom s wooden benches. Patrolman . Liptrap on aug. 3 spotted the boy zipping along a Street on his 100-Pound, Light Blue Yamaha. The child who had been warned by Lio trap in july noticed the police car hit the accelerator and sped off skidding around one Corner Commonwealth s attorney Ste phen Gisando clinic said in court. After consulting with prosecutors i in trap issued an arrest warrant for Scott she was accused of placing her son s life in Jeon Ardy by ignoring repeated warnings in keep him from Riding the motor Bike on City streets. The charges against Scott have drawn nationwide attention. Lor Scott the plea brought Relief. I m glad it s Over she said. The Misdemeanour charge carries a Maxi mum penalty of a $1,000 Fine and a year in jail. Sentencing was delayed for 12 months and no sentence will be imposed if Scott