European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes monday february 3. 1986 gop warned to avoid budget Cut hassle Baltimore not congressional republicans were warned saturday that they will be Hurt in the 1986 election if they get bogged Down in debates Over cutting the budgets of individual programs like Amtrak medicare or student Loans. Robert m. Teeter a Republican polling consultant is sued the warning at a weekend meeting attended by about 35 of the 182 House republicans. If we end up debating these All year he said we re not going to have a very Good the budget and the new budget balancing Law were the main issues at the conference organized by rep. Joseph of new York. Remarks at the formal sessions and interviews with those in attendance indicate that the republicans Are not United on a legislative strategy for this year. Last year deep splits among the republicans prevented them from producing any unified budget proposal or strategy. Teeter told the republicans that much As president Reagan has had to do they must focus on positive issues especially the strength of the Economy the creation of new jobs and the decline in inflation. Teeter s argument was echoed by rep. Steve Gunderson of Wisconsin who said you Don t win elections on Bud get cuts he added later the american people Don t want the warning from Teeter came As several republicans Hen led by rep. Beau Boulter of Texas said they would propose monday that the House write its own prescription for the $11.7 billion in spending cuts required this year under the new budget balancing Law. On saturday Rea Gan formally issued the order for the automatic cuts specified under the new Law. House gop Leader Robert Michel. Republicans in the House need Unity such a proposal would get the republicans into Middle of the debate Over specific cuts that Teeter we a them against. Rep. Trent lilt of Mississippi the Moo Rafti whip spoke to Boulter about the proposal and told report ers later that he was urging Boulter to rethink it Ftfe acknowledging Teeter s argument Lott said be " rather let the automatic cuts stand. Both Teeter and rep. Robert h. Michel of Illinois minority Leader urged the House republicans to Rock consensus on the 1987 budget and to do it quickly. Knowl edging the problems of the past Michel mid i " luncheon speech All i can say is that no Nutter what democrats do we republicans in the House need because we Are Small in there Are 71 democrats than republicans in the House. Rudolph g. Penner director of the congressional get office warned the republicans that despite i lower projections of the 1987 deficit any cutting of. Year s budget would be much More difficult than it scared. Preliminary projections by the congressional show the deficit for 1987, if current policies Are Ota would be s178 billion which is far below the $200 Range officials on Capitol Hill and in the Reagan i traction have been talking about. The new budget. Ing Law mandates a ceiling of si44 billion in the i deficit. ". Penner said one reason for the lower projection is i his Agency assumes an increase Only for inflation in military budget. Cutting the 1987 military budget be especially difficult he said because you Are starting with negative growth in Disney world reportedly plans one Stop attraction Lake Buena Vista Fla. A Walt Disney world plans a major expansion of its Monorail system to link its attractions and hotels and a japanese firm Hopes to sell officials on its proposal to build a High Speed train system linking Disney and Orlando International air port a newspaper reported. The Disney plans Are designed to make Disney world a one Stop attraction the Orlando Sentinel newspaper reported. Earlier Matra a French conglomerate announced plans to build a computerized train system that would link Disney with competing theme Parks and hotels in the area. No final decisions have been made neither the Monorail Extension or half Bil lion Dollar japanese train system an Disney officials have been reluctant to discuss details. The Sentinel quoted informed Sou Cesas saying Disney is All but certain to extend it Monorail system by 3.s Miles from Epcot Center to six hotels and a shopping Village at Lake Buena Vista. The link would be financed with a surcharge on hotel Roo sat Lake Buena Vista and with private in vestment. Disney is considering a second Monorail Extension from Epcot to splash a water thrill Park Disney plans to build along with a Cluster of moderately priced company officials expect to receive a proposal from japanese National rail ways to build a 15-mile High Speed system Between Disney and the Airport. Robert Scott Cox a lawyer for Japa Nese National railways stressed that Al though his company has approached Dis Ney the project still is in the preliminary planning stages. We have been neither encouraged no discouraged by Disney officials Cox said. Disney world vice president Chuck Luthin said japanese National railways representatives presented nothing of sub stance in their meeting with him last fall. He played Down the importance of the meeting saying that groups come to Disney almost monthly with transport lion ideas. The difference in this Case however is that Cox said the japanese intend to give Disney a detailed proposal within the next 5 several months provided the project i deemed feasible. Meanwhile he said nil Way officials Are keeping in touch wit Disney and the transportation group inc., an Orlando company that wow i build the Monorail Extension. Many want shuttle plans unchanged polls Fin by the associated press americans believe civilians should continue taking part in shuttle missions and Many say that the explosion or Chal Lenger was a Price the country must be willing to pay for space exploration according to polls released saturday. Schoolteacher Christa Mcauliffe 37, the first private citizen to Fly on a space Mission was among the seven astronauts killed in tuesday s blast just after liftoff. In one Survey two thirds of 224 children Between the Ages of 9 and 17 said they still would like to travel i space one Day. Fifty percent of the parents expressed the desire to take the trip according to results of a new York times lbs poll. Only about one fifth of the children said they Felt worse about the shuttle program because of the disaster the times said in sunday s edition. In a poll of 1,003 people us. News & world report said that 55 percent agreed that civilians should continue to Fly in the shuttle while 41 percent said flights should be restricted to professionals. Newsweek Magazine meanwhile said a poll found that55 percent of the 533 people surveyed thought that putting civilians into space is important and that 40 percent Dis agreed. Five percent said they do not know. In the us. News poll 73 percent said the deaths were a regrettable disaster but a Price we must be willing to pay Tor exploration of space. Twenty two percent said the Accident was an unacceptable Price. Forty eight percent in the Newsweek poll said they do not feel that safety margins in shuttle flights have de creased because of pressure from the program s Commer Cial obligations while 40 percent said safety has i feed. The remaining 12 percent said they do not i on spending for the shuttle program 69 Percy no . News poll said it should remain the same i percent said it should be reduced. A in the Newsweek Survey 50 percent said spending s remain the same 26 said it shoud be increased 14 a favor a Cut in funding and 5 percent do not know the Telephone Survey for is. News was cond the Roper organization on the two nights follow explosion of challenger. The poll has a margin of plus or minus 4 percentage Points. The Gallup organization conducted a which has a 5 percent margin of error on the same Days. The tunes lbs poll conducted thursday and Melhad a margin of error of plus or minus 7 percentage pois. Faa Mac officials to testify on Gander plane in Washington up a House of representatives panel that has been investigating the dec. 12 crash of a chartered Jet that killed 248 american military personnel has called government officials to appear before a hearing this week on the disaster. Rep. Bui Nichols d-ala., said his investigations subcommittee of the House armed services committee has completed a preliminary investigation into the policies Ana procedures governing the use of Char ten for military personnel. The hearing scheduled for wednesday will take testimony from officials of the Federal aviation administration and the military Airlift command Nichols said. The chartered Arrow air dc-8 crashed on Takeoff at Gander Newfoundland after a refuelling Stop on its flight from Egypt to fort Campbell by. The plane was bringing members of the 101st airborne div who bad been on peacekeeping duties in the Middle East Home for the Christmas holi Days. Eight Crew members on the plane also died in the crash. Rep. Larry Hopkins r-ky., the rank ing Republican on the subcommittee. Said the hearing would get testimony eve not Only on the official Fine but also from individuals who have had experience with numerous unreported safety and maintenance fijte8. Spokesman for the air Force of Mac hired Arrow air for the Navy to Fly sailors from the Philippines and the �. � for the next nine months tract awarded the airline since the Gander crash. Nichols noted that the dc-8 had Trou Faa or the Pentagon. He cited an aborted Takeoff a rapids mich., in which the plane Tarj on safely when the passenger Wen in Forward in the Cabin. He on note Jujj Gine on the four engine Jet flamed Toledo. Ohio. He added that the sub Conn Vebi 6 cr1s to Ilici dents that hat never been reported by Arrow air to the has also revealed major prob tags Mun cation Between the Faa an believe our hearing will pfc need to improve commune of stringently enforce safety in
