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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 08, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes o Maine ski ads make new Hampshire cry Oul Page 5 d Curry Kos Mccrory for welterweight title Page 21 q big Oil Price drop feared by open Page 28 the stars and stripes vol. 44, no. 234 sunday december 8, 1985 in  Ond  q q693 a new budget Reform Bill wins tentative approval ending Long deadlock Washington is to continue his defense build up while avoiding any tax increases said sen. Bob Packwood a orc. We think this is certainly a up in the right direction White House spokesman Rusty Brashear said of the agreement. There arc still technical questions to be answered some which cannot be answered until the conference resumes monday. But again this is a positive step the balanced budget Compromise which could be considered by the full House and Senate As Early As wednesday sets a deficit goal of $172 billion in the current fiscal year which began oct. 1. The deficit for fiscal 1985 was $212 billion. Congress can pass tax increases or spend ing cuts to meet the target but without that action the measure would require automatic spending cuts of up to $12 billion in the final seven months of the fiscal year evenly divided Between military and Domestic pro Grams. The Compromise exempts social Security medicaid and a variety of welfare and veterans program from any automatic cuts. In addition payments on the debt and prior year government contracts could not be reduced and several health programs including medicare would be subject Only to limited cuts. In fiscal 1987, the deficit target would drop to $144 billion and future deficits would be Cut incrementally until fiscal car 1991, when the budget would have to be balanced. It la be a Lough Hill to live up to in terms of meeting its goals but i believe we set into place a mechanism that will balance see Bill on Page 28 leaves for . Clemi runner wife of so dict dissident physicist Andrt i in Kharn is escorted by an italian police officer us she k Liu s Rome s Leonardo a Vinci Airport saturday for the i United states Honnor Arr Ned in new York later saturday. She Hill undergo treatment for a heart condition while in he i Nicil states. Reagans get second first dog no pudd a problem with this Pup the reagans walk the new first  Washington up president Reagan Fri Day gave his wife an Early Christmas present a new dog to replace Lucky the Rowdy Black sheepdog with the puddle problem who was exiled to dog heaven in California last week. Reagan surprised the first lady with a 16-Pound Brown and White floppy cared King Charles Spaniel. Mrs. Rea Gan fell in love with the Spaniel s brother while visiting publisher William f. Buckley in new York several weeks ago spokesman Larry Speaks said. Lucky who weighed four times As much As the new first dog constantly pulled mrs. Reagan into and out of helicopters. She left town with the reagans on their California thanksgiving trip and never returned. Reagan said Lucky would be happier running around and playing with other dogs in dog  Lucky s last Public appearance was to answer a Call of nature on the Tarmac at arrival at Point Mug Nas in California. Speaks described the new dog As Housebroken and extremely Well mannered and said it will live in the White House. Lucky was always jumping and lugging at the Leash and was described Early in her tenure As having a puddle  mrs Reagan told reporters she had not decided on a name yet fur the new dog. The Spaniel a male will be one year old dec. 16. Mrs. Reagan got the dog in a Brief ceremony Friday morning As the president prepared to return to Washington after a banquet honouring William f. Buckley in new York. Merry Christmas Reagan said As his Secretary led the dog in. Of Honey thank you thank you. Thank you mrs. Reagan replied according to speak is. Speaks said the dog has been promised unrestricted Access to the Oval  when mrs. Reagan visited the buckles in the fall see dog on Page 28 25 injured As blasts rip 2 Paris stores Paris a two beams went off in Quick succession saturday at two Large Paris department stores packed with Christmas shoppers injuring 25 people 1.1 of them seriously fire officials said. An Anonymous caller to a l ranch news Agency age acc Central de Prusse claimed responsibility for the blasts in the names of inc Palestine liberation front and abut Abbas. The caller threatened a third blast at pare Des princes sports Arena where a soccer match was being played saturday night. He said he was  any warm ing of tics Between France and Iran. The Elf is a divided Palestine liberation Organt Alion faction involved in the hijacking of the italian cruise liner the Achille Lauro. Abul Abbas Heads the pro Arafat Sec Tion and is wanted by inc untied states. Police would not speculate on the causes of the blasts but immediately tightened Security at the National As Sembly where deputies were debating a Bill saturday night and Al the pare pcs princes. Authorities rushed Rescue vehicles to the crowded 9th District of the French capital evacuating Gal erics la Fayette and Prin lamps where the blasts occurred As Well As other stores in the mainly commercial area. Hundreds of police monitoring a demonstration against racism in another part of the City were diverted to the area not far from the opera. A spokesman for the fire department said 20 people were injured nine of them seriously in the explosion at Gal cries Lafayette and five people were injured in the explosion at print cups four of them seriously. The spokesman who could not be named in keeping with French rules said most of the victims suffered Burns. Jean Marc Cly marketing director for Pri Temps said explosives which caused the blast were placed inside a sack see blasts on Page 28  
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