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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday october 5,1986 Senate oks record spending Bill Washington up the Senate Friday passed the largest Federal spend ing Bill in its history but now must work out differences with a House version to keep the government running for another year. Senators voted 82-13 Friday for the record $558 billion fiscal 1987 measure that includes an additional $200 million in Aid for the Philippines and the Cash to pay for a sweeping anti drug program. The omnibus legislation just shy of the $562 billion measure passed by the House last week was cited As the largest appropriations Bill Ever approved by the Senate. It is needed to finance virtually every part of the government from de sense and agriculture to transportation and social programs through sept. 30, 1987, because Congress has not passed any of 13 regular Money Bills. Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole of Kansas relieved after 43 i hours of debate spread Over five Days including a 21-hour Marathon thursday said it is rather remarkable when you think of the size and scope of the pack age. Sen. Mark Hatfield r-ore., the appropriations committee chairman who managed the Bill through the arduous week was speechless. His voice deteriorated first to a croak and then to a Raspy whisper by the end of the Day. The Bill now must go to a conference with the House next week to work out differences amid threats of a presidential veto and knowledge that a Stopgap Mea sure which Congress passed to give itself extra time expires wednesday. President Reagan has threatened to veto the final bin if it contains any of several controversial House provisions including ones for less Pentagon spend ing than Reagan wants and Tor certain arms control stipulations. The White House contends that such provisions would tie Reagan s hands at this week s meeting in Iceland with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Before moving toward passage of the huge spending Bill the Senate voted 82 14 for $200 million in additional Aid for the new government of philippine presi Dent Corazon Aquino. The approval of extra Aid ended two weeks of jockeying on the Issue that had threatened to derail the entire spending Bill and jeopardize the hard won package of $ 100 million in Aid for the nicaraguan Contra rebel. Senators also approved $1.5 billion to fund sweeping anti drug legislation add ing to the spending Bill s total Cost and hoping that the decision would not break the budget and give Reagan another cause for veto. The House Bill Calls for a More ambitious $2.1 billion anti drug program. The Senate also voted to allow the government to donate surplus wheat soybeans and Dairy products to needy foreign governments including India the Philippines Bangladesh an Friendly african nations. Further lawmakers supported a sense of the Senate Resolution that More food from surplus stocks be donated to Domestic food programs. They also agreed to set up a $40 Mil lion aids demonstration program Start ing in fiscal year 1988. To coordinate health and support services for victims of acquired immune deficiency syn drome in 23 High incidence cities such As new York san Francisco los an Geles Philadelphia Dallas and washing ton. Included in the spending measure is a provision to Transfer responsibility for Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport from the Federal government to a regional authority. Reagan Assas spending Bill s defense restrictions Washington up president Reagan said saturday that if Congress docs not drop restrictions on his conductor foreign policy the soviets will win on Capitol Hill what they cannot get at the negotiating table. In an unusual 10-Minutc weekly radio address twice As Long As Normal Rea Gan said from Camp David md., that the omnibus $558 billion government spend ing Bill that contains the defense restrictions odious to him would tic his hands entering this weekend s Iceland Summit with soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Reagan s speech came in the form of a briefing to the american people who he said Are the experts in our democracy and who will hold accountable those who for the Sake of partisan advantage trifle with National  i cannot afford to have my hands tied in our discussions on strategic nuclear policy Reagan said. The president was complaining a outhouse provisions in the spending Bill that would restrict . Testing of anti satellite weapons and nuclear bombs Force compliance with the a ratified Salt ii treaty Cut funds for the Strate Gic defense initiative and bar production of chemical weapons. In his radio Appeal to lawmakers Rea a ii said the soviets must not think delay could work to their advantage by gaining from Congress what they can t win at the negotiating table Reagan said. Reagan said he would take the Sam approach with Gorbachev that he did at their meeting in Geneva Switzerland last november. One one hand we will make it Clear we seek negotiations and serious Progress with the soviets on a wide Range of is sues. On the other Well make it Clear Weill not sacrifice our values principles or vital interests for the Sake of merely sign ing agreements Reagan said. Rains continue to soak Midwest Pope new flooding hits Oklahoma cities by United press International More rain fell on the flood ravaged Midwest and South Central Stales sat urday sending water cascading out of lakes in a half dozen Oklahoma cities and the governor of Illinois planned to seek a Federal disaster declaration. Rain fell saturday from the Ohio Val Ley across the Mississippi Valley to the Southern Plains with heavy rain in North Central and West Texas where roads were flooded in Stonewall and Haskell counties. Flood watches were posted for All of Ohio and parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania. In Illinois where a week of heavy rain has caused $40 million in damage gov. James Thompson said he will seek a fed eral disaster declaration for the flood ravaged northeastern part of the state. In northeastern Oklahoma soaked by up to 20 inches of rain the past week 10,000 people in Bartlesville spent a Sec Ond Day out of their Homes As water from the Caney River surged into the town. The River was expected to Crest at 13 feet above flood stage later saturday. It coming right on up Washington county sheriff s Deputy Jack Johnson said of the floodwater. He said Bartles Ville was split in half by the flooding because the River flows through the Cen Ter of town. The River sent 5 feet of water surging Over much of the town about 65 Miles North of Tulsa. Bill Noah a civilian employee at the Bartlesville police depart ment said the water was starting to come in the door of the police station. Also flooded with 5 feet of water we Rehulah Copan and Dower okla., said Jim Williford Bartlesville s civil defense director. In Dover okla., authorities with helicopters and boats rescued about 10 people stranded in Low lying areas. Floods have covered roads and Fields with up to 6 feet of water and close schools and businesses in Arkansas Illi Nois Indiana Kansas Michigan mis Souri and Oklahoma. Eleven deaths have been blamed on floods since sept. 13 four in Illinois three in Minnesota two in Missouri and one each in Oklahoma and Montana. Mandatory evacuations got under Way in Bartlesville Friday when the . Army corps of engineers released flood water from two lakes that feed into the Caney. Water also was being released from the Keystone Lake North of Tulsa into the Arkansas River prompting evacuations in Tulsa. It s awesome Paul Strizek a Tulsa City spokesman said saturday of the a Kansas River which was expected to Crest at a record 22.4 feet at Tulsa sat urday. It s higher than any of us have Ever seen  Strizek said City streets near the rive have been closed and several thou Sand people were being t9 d to leave their Homes As a precautionary Mea  Strizek said the River was not yet out of its Banks but was at the limit right now for water being released upstream. The floods that have ravaged Oklahoma for six Days and have been described As the worst in the state s history have caused an estimated $30 million in dam age. In northeastern Illinois about 3,300families have been evacuated along the Des Plaines River since sunday. Up to 3 inches of rain flooded Mobile Homes in Diamondville ind., forcing evacuation of some residents. In Kansas gov. John Carlin declared emergencies in 13 counties in the South Eastern part of the state where up to 10 inches of rain has flooded Rivers and closed schools and roads. Some intersections in Independence Kan were under up to 12 feet of water. Fri from Page 1 there was no attempt to provide disinformation to the .  in another development the Senate intelligence committee said the Reagan administration s deception Campaign against Libya stayed within the letter and spirit of rules against planting of false stories in the . News Media. But the panel s staff director Bemie Mcmahon acknowledged Friday there probably Are government officials who leak deliberate misinformation or merely erroneous data on any number of topics to further their own  saw Little Way to halt that practice and said even news organizations would object to the rules that might the committee staff completed a Swift inquiry after the Washington Post re  Senate committee looked into the matter because an executive order on intelligence issued by Reagan in 1981 authorizes the Cia to conduct secret Spe Cial activities including disinformation campaigns so Long As they Are not intended to influence United states political processes Public opinion poli cies or  we re satisfied there was neither a violation of the spirit or letter nor an attempt to find or exploit a loophole such As saying it was being done abroad but really intending it for Here Mcmahon said. From Page 1 quickly jotted Down his thoughts in pol ish. Vatican officials were told of the plan Only saturday morning before his departure for France. They had to rapidly translate it from polish and squeeze the announcement into the Pope s sched ule while the plane was on its Way. Both the Pope and president Francois Mitterrand who met him at Lyon s Sato Las Airport mentioned terrorism in their remarks at an Airport ceremony. Mitterrand said the Pope s visit came at a time when there is too much Vio Lence in the world. The Folly of  five terrorist bombings in Paris Las month killed 10 people and wounded 162. The military attache at the French embassy in Beirut Lebanon was assassinated last month and French troops in the . Interim Force in Lebanon have been attacked repeatedly by shiite mos Lem militiamen. The Pope said the essential is to give the taste of truth the impulse of love the Joy of peace to give Hope. And i Hope that my spiritual itinerary. 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