European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. December 30. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 9 r / yep 42 fat 21 pedal pushing pairs of legs Are now pumping away propelling it has to be the world s first 42-foot tricycle this Lone tricycle from Buckingham pal Ace in London to Paris. The trip from Britain to trance began t Rida. The Pur pose is to raise Money for handicapped youngsters and to sri a record the Long est trip on such a vehicle. Reagan challenged on a health cuts Washington a the chairman of a congressional veterans panel is asking president Reagan to publicly embrace or off acct behind the scenes proposals to rut staff Beds and services available to disabled military veterans. We want to Challenge them with specific questions rep. Bob Edgar a a. Said Friday. What does this mean for Quality health care who will be served who will be turned away Edgar commented in an interview after the new York times published retails from what it said were confidential documents concerning a draft version of the budget Reagan will submit to Congress Early next year. Edgar who is head of a House subcommittee on veterans hospitals and health care said the published report was in line with earlier indications that the while House wants substantial veterans adminis Talion cuts my think that s the direction they want to go a reduction of Beds of 6.5 percent per year a reduction in staff i major change in the Way health cart is delivered he said. In addition construction spending also would be sharply curtailed and two pre Vious Keagan proposals would be renewed to require veterans  insurers to reimburse the government for reasonable costs of a treatment for disabilities unrelated to military service. To allow the a to reject and not have to Bear the Lull Cost if it docs accept veterans who make More than si5.000 a year and have non military disabilities. Congressional committees approved less stringent versions of those measures this year but Congress went Home for the yen without approving the major Bill that con r cd the provisions. In All Edgar said the administration s aim seems to be to Cut Back a services at a Lime when the number of elderly veterans is growing and then Hope the veterans will not use the  already he said the a system is rejecting 20.000 or More vet  .1  f he Sie of cuts being discussed nearly $1 billion in  a for starters would  quilt a devastating effect on health care for military veterans he said i think Ibert s bipartisan support far helping the administration to save Money. He said hut he  s .1 Point in which of Cut into the cry meal and Bones of the health care  and the recommendations now being discussed would reach that Point. Congressional sources speaking on the condition that they not be named said the draft figure is 5s 08 billion for a medical services Down from $9.14 billion in the cur rent fiscal year and Down More than is billion from the $10.11 billion the administration estimated one year ago for fiscal 1987, which begins next october a administrator Harry Walters was quoted in the times Story As complaining in writing to budget director James c. Miller Iii whose Agency actually proposed the cuts that they could ultimately result in a reduced Quality of medical care for Vracr pm Bui the congressional sources said Al ters was not objecting o the Overall amount of the reduction just some of the specifics. A spokeswoman Donna is John said the Agency would have no comment on the report or on a White House discussions of the i�h7 budget administration officials also declined to comment Edgar s letter was being prepared around midday As Reagan was Hying to California fora new year s vacation. Edgar said his subcommittee will hold hearings on the matter after Congress re convenes next month with or without Testi Mony from Walters who was forbidden by the while House to testify at such a hear ing last fall. The proposed a cuts Are pan of a broader administration Effort to drastically reduce the Federal budget deficit which was $211.3 billion in fiscal ivh5. Gun fest sparked Blaze that killed 4 in Pasadena shop . Calif i p1 a Blae that ripped through a gun shop after an explosion killing four people was started by gunfire from a semiautomatic weapon being tested in a basement firing Range authorities said. The owner of the shop. Mike Fowler. 3". Who died in the dec. 11 fire was Sesung a semiautomatic weapon in the basement of the two Story Rosemead Boulevard shop when Holyur Elhann sheets lining the Walls for soundproofing wac ignited a the  from the weapon s mu7/le, county lire i  spokesman Pat Bradshaw said i riday the Flash from the mule ignited the foam and the fire spread from  Bradshaw said. I Owler s Mother. Colcun Fowler. 60, and employees  Henderson. .16. And Hob Islington about 70. Also were killed in the series of explosions two others. Fowler s daughter. Crystal ,1. And the Man who rescued the girl from the burning building  manager Brent Hansen were injured polyurethane commonly used for soundproofing is flammable. Bradshaw said. Coroner s investigators found bus of the foam under Fowler s fingernails Dur ing an autopsy. Bradshaw said. In looks like he tried to pull the Burn ing foam off the  he said. Arson investigators also found Rem Nants of fire extinguisher powder in the basement of the gun shop fire officials said the contents of inc building including an extensive collection of civil War guns fishing equip ment and hundreds of handguns and shotguns were Worth about 52 million twelve engine companies and More than 45 firefighters hampered by exploding ammunition ricocheting inside the Brick and Wood Structure battled the Blae for More than three hours be fore bringing it under control