European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mid stripes London s museum see stripes Magazine d firing porch Long main Florida Page 3 d Wimbledon Tennis action Page 21 p today s Dollar buys 2.20 Marks Page 23 r5,? Luton Kilt Uno Maicuu th1 , aimed foaci1 vol. 45, no. 70 thursday june 26, 1986 lie Dairy m vim 0 8693 a Congress tax Bill of expected by sept. 1 Washington up House speaker Thomas p Neil said wednes Day the Only major Battle in the lax Reform conference would be Over the rates and he and others declared Noth ing no even legions of lobbyists could Stop a Bill from becoming Law before Sci. 1. O Neill d-mass., said the single big fight he foresaw in the conference thai will begin next month was Over the fact the House Bill has four tax Rales with a top rate of 38 percent while the Senate Bill holds to a two rate Structure with a maximum rate of 27 percent. There s no question in my mind that a Bill will 30 to the president by labor Day he said. Both the House measure and the Bill passed tuesday by the Senate would make the most drastic changes in the nation s Tan code since the 1940s by Radi Cally curtailing tax Breaks in return for lower rates. However while they attempt to accomplish lie same goal they have major differences the largest of which is the disparity in the individual tax rates. The House Bill has a four bracket Structure ofis percent 25 percent 35 percent and 38 percent but the Senate measure Nar rows the current 14 brackets to Only two see tax on Page 24 presidential address plea cheap trick o Neill says Washington up House speaker Thomas o Neill says he was the victim of a cheap political trick when the White House asked to have president Reagan address the chamber on Nicaragua and one of the president s allies agrees. O Neill Laid tuesday he rejected the unusual request because it would have been improper under the Constitution for Reagan to lobby just one chamber concerning an upcoming Vole on a $100 million Aid pack age Forth nicaraguan rebels. Bui he countered Wilh an offer to have Reagan speak to the House and Senate in a joint session. The president made a televised speech tuesday from the Oval office on the subject and Only alluded to the controversy by saying i had hoped to speak directly and at this very hour to House members but was unable to do  the House was scheduled to vote wednesday on the Aid request for the contras fighting Nicaragua s Sandi nista government. O null who opposes the Aid defended his decision to not allow Reagan to address the House saying that previous appearances by presidents were not for the purpose of lobbying. At no time was in on current legislation or the purpose of lobbying a Bill o Neill told  Neill accused White House chief of staff Donald Regan of deliberately trying to Embarrass him by Sug Gesting the appearance since Regan was warned in Advance that the plan would not be  s no question about it he said but he added that he did not blame the president it s a cheap political trick and 1 Don t think the president of the United Stales would do  Neill added they caught me Blind sided rep. Buddy Roemer d-la., who is working wit the administration to Salvage the Aid request agreed thai the White House had used the speech Issue for saying that he wanted to set the record straight see trick on Page 24 r13ih he act Lilly cell Juc be reverses himself efs army fest a vivians for drugs Washington a a Federal judge reversing Hin self within 24 hours on wednesday decided to permit the Anny to proceed with drug less of civilian workers critical to National Security. Us. District judge Thomas f. Hogan ruled on monday he did not have jurisdiction in the matter but ordered the drug less blocked to allow the Union bringing the lawsuit a Chance to Appeal. On wednes Day the judge lifted the stay saying the Union would have to get an injunction from an appeals court. The army s civilian drug testing program is being challenged by the National federation of Federal Ero so Yettito Aberdeen proving grounds local and the focal s president Charles w. Jackson. In i original decision made Public  raised questions Aboul the  of the program but said the Union under the civil Erv Tofte Taci must seek relief1 from either the Edff Al labor relations authority or the Merit system Protection braid because the Issue a primarily a labor management dispute. Later tuesday Hogan stayed Bis ruling thereby blocking implementation of the drug testing program worldwide until the Union could Challenge the Deci Sion in the . Court of appeals the government immediately petitioned Hogan to remove the injunction thereby allowing the testing to proceed during the Union s Appeal. The government argued that i order prohibited agencies like the defense department from determining their own internal Security needs and implicates serious National Security  the army has determined that urinalysis testing is necessary in order to further its own internal Secundy needs and to protect National Security said Justice department attorney Jeffrey s. Paulsen Given the need to ensure that employees in critical positions Are drug free and the absence of any irreparable injury to the plaintiffs there is no Bas for de laying die program any  staff miffed by critics of Security aide Washington up the staff of National Security affairs adviser John Poindexter was reported very miffed tuesday Over reports of growing while House discontent about his performance. However � White House aide said Poindexter himself had no Strong reaction to the report inthe Washington Post which cited colleague who criticized is Lack of political skill. At his regular morning staff meeting Pom Dexter was quow a saying let s not worry about  aide suggested Hal the complaints were coming from he  As chief of staff Donald re gang key staffer have been  press Secretary Larry speaker when asked if president Reagan re Mains confident of poin Dexter s ability Aid yes very. He s at the  the Post quoted senior officials As saying poin Dexter is slow to resolve internal disputes often overlooks important Politi _ Cal considerations and has Fol Wexter not mastered the Art of explaining Complex is sues to a president accustomed to dealing m Broad concepts rather than details the question of Poindexter s dexterity to dealing with issues of major Public interest Cen tired on Reagan s decision to scrap the Salt u nuclear treaty and the president s failure to fully explain or defend his  the same Lime Poindexter s management of military crises such As the bombing of Libya and the interception of the Achille Lauro Hijack ers was  is Low ill with a personality style that reportedly pleases both Secretary of state George Shutlz and defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger who it is said do not want an assertive National Security affairs adviser running the show at the White House. Cocaine killed Maryland s Bias sports Page 17