European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 08, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D Maine ski ads make new Hampshire cry foul Page 5 the Curry Kos Mccrory for welterweight title Page 21 o big Oil Price drop feared by open Page 28 the stars and tropes vol. 44, no. 234 sunday december 8, 1985 do., Ond d 8693 a new budget Reform tentative appf6valwi Washington a pc negotiators ending weeks of reached tentative agreement on a so budget Reform Bill designed to eliminate Fidel Al deficits by the end of the decade. The breakthrough came Friday As con Gress began taking other major strides in its year end Rush to adjourn with the Senate passing 117.7 billion in spending Bills fora wide Range of Domestic programs. Senate budget committee chairman Pete v. Domenici , predicted con Gress will pass the balanced budget plan next week and president Reagan will sign it. He said it represented a real Chance to Force the solution to our deficit problem b getting rid of the political  but the negotiators in announce agreement said reaching the  goals of the plan will be diff Warfor con Gress and the White House our staff estimatesjjt30 to 50 non defense programs i a fave to be terminated in fiscal i alone if president Reagan wants to of minus he defense build up while avoiding any tax increases said sen. Bob Lytwood a orc. We ump this is certainly a step in the right direction White House spokesman Rusty  said of the agreement there arc still technical questions to Josw Rcd some which cannot be i the conference resumes his is a positive  the thu cd by decl couple disc which could be cum Rcd Byj Jetull House and Senate As  sets a deficit goal of  in the current fiscal year . I. The deficit for fiscal is was $2121 Contd can pass tax  spend to meet the target but i the measure would require a i spending cuts of up to $12 billion in tinal 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 Cut incrementally until fiscal year Al. When the budget would have of be balanced. It la be a Tough Bill to live up to in terms of meeting its goals but i believe we set into place a mechanism that will balance the budget and bring interest rates Down sharply said sen. Phil Gramm a Texas one of the measure s original sponsors along with Sens. Warren Rudman r-n.h., and Ernest Hollings  rep. Leon Panetta d-calif., called the Gramm Rudman plan a crude tool that was born in frustration out of the  but he said democratic negotiators had re Jincy it to meet their concerns that the poor protected and the Congress not give Ower to the president. Jemali Over the plan has blocked Congress real approval of an urgently needed Bill Hinc Case the government s exhausted arc Dubuc. The administration has requested a N.H.Lional  of More than $2 trillion competing versions Nobl balanced Bud get plan were attached As Amend mints to the debt limit Bill. A temporary increase in the " so limit see budget on Page 28 of Sotico Dessiei a Akhurst. Is n police officer Tonardo a Day for the meet Boston area for a United r reagans get second of ref d Udde problem with this Pup the reagans walk Ibe new firs dog. Washington of president Reagan Friday gave his wife a Marly Christmas present a new dog to . The Rowdy Black sheep dog with the of pc problem who was exiled to dog heaven a California last week. Reagan  the first lady with a 16-Pound Brown-aj4bvnite floppy cared King Charles Span it. My Reagan fell in love with the Spaniel s Broth while visiting publisher William f. Buckley York several weeks ago spokesman Larry cakes 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 Rea Gans on i hair California thanksgiving trip and never returned. Reagan said Lucky would be happier running around and playing with other dogs in dog Hea Lucky s last Public appearance was to answer i of nature on the Tarmac at arrival Al Point Gunas in California. Alecs described the new dog As Housebroken and enc Nely Well mannered and said in will live in the White House. Lucky was always jumping and lugging it the Leash and was described Early in her tenure Askving a puddle  mrs. Reagan fold reporters she Hud not decided on a name Yelfo knew dog. The Spaniel a Maywill be one year old dec. 16. Mrs. Reagan Golt dog in a Brief ceremony Friday morning As the pfc Sidcot prepared to return to Washington after a Bart by honouring William f. Buckley in new York. A merry Christmas Raga yid As his Secre tary led the dog in. Of Honey Funk you thank you thank you mrs. Reagan Riplie Ico ording to Speaks. Up cakes said the dog has been Pronh Dune see dog on Page 28 25 injured As blasts rip 2 Paris stores Paris a two explosions occurred saturday in Quick succession at two Large department stores and injured 25 people eight of them seriously fire officials said. The blasts occurred Between 5 45 . And 6 . At Gal erics Lafayette and Pri Temps located near each other in the French capital s crowded commercial ninth District. The causes of the blasts were not immediately known. But up quoted police As saying the Palestine liberation front Elf had claimed responsibility for the attacks. Police reported that the Elf known in France As the Fly made the claim in a statement to the French news Agency a once Centra be do Prusse. The up said. Police evacuated both stores. Fire officials said 20 people were injured six of then seriously in the explosion at Gal erics Lafayette. They said five people were Hurt in the blast at print cups. Including to people who suffered serious Burns in a fire that broke out after the explosion. The Blaze was quickly extinguished fire officials said. Officials said the explosion Al Gal erics Lafayette occurred in the basement porcelain department and the explosion at Pri Temps occurred in the ground floor perfume Section. Saturday s explosions followed blasts Friday near ver Sailles Al a a to office which administers a North at lactic treaty organi action fuel pipeline and an earlier attack on the pipeline itself in Central Belgium. Later Friday a blast went off in a crowded courthouse in Liege Belgium killing one person. The fighting communist cells of Belgium were report edly responsible for the two blasts there. There was no claim of responsibility for the Versailles blast. There h speculation that the fighting communist cells Are link o direct action an extreme left Wing French group v. Faction has declared an Alliance with the red army Man terrorist group