European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 15, 1968 the stars and stripes pages Reagan proposes Selling Amtrak s be line Washington and Floston administration officials said. In addition they said the draft Calls for a Cut of More than so percent in Federal Aid for Urban mass transit sys tems from the current $3.4 billion to $ 1.6 billion. The budget for the fiscal year which starts next oct. I Wilt be submitted to Congress on Jan. S. According to an administration official working on the budget the draft proposes Selling Amtrak s North East corridor service in its entirety including facilities owned by the Railroad. The proposed Sale which was criticized on saturday by consumer representatives As detrimental to rail Pas sengers faces an Uncertain Fate in Congress. Amtrak was established by Congress in 1970, when railroads were divesting unprofitable passenger service. Officials said Arrak management has turned the Northeast corridor service into financially sound business that now carries More passengers daily than any of the airlines with which it competes. Amtrak operates in 43 states and carries 20.5 Mil lion passengers a year including 10,3 million in the eight states served by the Northeast corridor lines new York new Jersey Connecticut Maryland Dela Ware Pennsylvania Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The proposed Sale is part of Reagan s Overall Effort to Transfer government assets and programs to private Industry. He has proposed the Sale of we Bonneville Power administration the naval Petroleum reserves govern ment loan portfolios and surplus Federal real estate. The office of management and budget initially Esti overment could obtain s2.8 billion from however Amtrak come closer to breaking even than it did live Yean ago and Craytor has Beer Given credit for improving the Railroad s financial position even As its Federal subsidy has been reduced. Tantra pc owns Pennsylvania station in new York City and 30th Street station in Philadelphia Ai Well As stations in Baltimore my and Wilmington Del. Ross b. Capon executive director of the National association of Railroad passenger a consumer group with 13,000 members said the proposal to sell the Northeast corridor was the dumbest idea i Ever  in s either an attempt to Force everyone to Fly or mated that the government drive As this administration has been trying to do for the Northeast corridor Sale. But the transportation de three years he said. Or it reflects a colossal amount apartment said the figure was too High and in has since been reduced to a Little More than s 1.5 billion. W. Graham Claytor jr., chairman and president of Amtrak said the proposal to sell the Northeast com Dor service is not feasible. There Are no buyers he said on saturday in an interview. In s not  passenger service in the world is  of ignorance. There will be no private buyer and Stales along the Northeast corridor will be saddled with the costs if they want the service to continue Amtrak As a whole is receiving a Federal subsidy of$602 million this year. Reagan had proposed eliminating the subsidy As he did in 1985, but acknowledged thai if left without it Amtrak would probably go bankrupt. Judge decrees Holiday moratorium on divorce Eufaula okla. A a judge who believes that children should not suffer the strains of a broken Home Dur ing the holidays has declared a moratorium on divorce filings in his court room through Jan. 5. The three week ban ordered by District judge , Lemasters or. Begins monday. In s for the kids Lemasters said. If nothing else it la give the kids one More Christmas at  Lima slurs instituted the Holiday divorce ban in a Public announcement from the Bench in 1981. Couples Bent on filing for divorce in Mclntosh county during the moratorium must find another judge. Lemasters said the Community know about it the local newspaper reports it and he reminds All the county s attorneys every year in writing. And while not All his divorce cases May involve children the ban is enforced for everyone. We have a lot of violent crimes and Domestic troubles Al christmastime be cause of the pressures of the season and the Way we sometimes overextend our selves. Daddy comes Home and wants to know How much Money Mommy s spent and the fight starts the judge said. Lemasters said he Hopes the delay could spark reconciliations under the Christmas tree. If that happens one time in six years it s accomplished something he said. Lemasters said local attorneys have co operated with the moratorium and the ban has never been seriously challenged. Let s face it there in t any Legal authority for me to do this he acknowledged. Of course i could As a practical matter take any divorce Case under  police baffled Christmas spirit fills new Jersey /a/7 Xlyn � Ftp wlm f f f i ifs Mrna fes make offs for toe elderly St. Petersburg Fla. A More than 1,500 soiled Cotton diapers were stolen last week and police say the thefts were no Accident because diaper were taken from at least nine doorsteps i cant imagine wanting a sack of dirty diapers diaper service customer Veronica Poston said Friday. I personally would t even want to Wash the  she lost 80 diapers wednesday night the same night As the other thefts. We have no suspects said police spokesman George Pinckney. The diapers were taken from customers of i Dee service of Florida inc. Of Tampa which makes 1,000 deliveries a Day police said the nine customers were carted in Advance by a Man who asked questions about diapers As though he were taking  wednesday they got Calls from a Man who said he was a new i Dee div or. He said he would make his round Early thursday and asked thai the dirty diapers be put outside thai night. Income cases he even asked for directions i Dee owner Paul Fogel Lye " siness put his loss at $3,000. Cape May . Up there Areno Scrooge in the ceramics class Al the Cape May county jail. Eighteen inmates serving sentences for crimes ranging from burglary to aggravated assault have been working bus ily since october to fashion Ceramic gift for distribution to the elderly on Christmas Day. Even As hard Core As some of these criminals Are they do want to do some thing Good said sheriff James Plousis who created the program for the Benefit of both the elderly recipients and the county inmates. There s no doubt in my mind that it does help their self esteem Plousis said. Many of these criminals victimized members of our county and this is form of restitution. They re helping the county in another  last year the first year of the ceramics class Gin program the inmates made 110candy dishes in the shape of Christmas Trees Plousis said. This year the inmates Are forming baking and painting 120 red Santa boots adorned with a song of Green Holly and a shiny Black and Gold buckle. The boots Are 4 inches High and 6 inches around and will be filled with Candy and cookies As an added treat the sheriff said. The inmates put in an average of 10 to 18 hours a week Plousis said. They All Are very dedicated to  Plousis said the boots will be distributed Christmas Day in conjunction with the county s meals on wheels program. Because county employees have the holi Day off the hot meals and the Ceramic Gills will be distributed by Plousis and other elected officials. In Many of the cases this is the Only gift the people receive Plousis said. Many of them do not have family in the area. Last year i delivered 20 of them. I can honestly say that not one woman did t cry. The were ill very touched by it Plousis said thai after the holidays the inmates were inundated with thank you letters and Telephone Calls from the de lighted recipients. The letters were pos Ted in the ceramics workshop and the inmates Felt really  in fact the inmates who must exhibit Good behaviour and gel on a wailing zip a Dee Doo Dah Christmas Jaq Sutsut Davff effaced. Anew to list to join the ceramics class liked the Christmas gift Giveaway so much the asked to make similar gifts for other holi Days Plousis said. So for easter last year the prison ceramics class made rabbits and ducks and donated a display to each of the 10 county nursing Homes Plousis said. The sheriff said he has received in quiries from sheriffs across the country requesting information on How to form ceramics programs in their jails. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Dec 15, 1946 according to an unofficial preliminary report on the four part october census world War i Cost Germany nearly 4 million lives. 30 years ago today. Dec. 15, 1956 the United Stales promised in a Paris meeting to Supply its nato allies with modern weapons Capa ble of firing atomic charges but  hand Over atomic warheads. Defense Secretary Charles Wilson urged Alliance countries to develop their own atomic armaments 20 years ago today. Dec. 15, 1966 nato leaders in Paris set up a seven nation High com Mand to manage the political and strategic use of nuclear weapons. All Alliance slates except France favored the move. J 0 years ago today. Dec 1$, 1976 foreign ministers of nine european common Market coun tries decided in Brussels Belgium to prohibit other countries from fishing in their common 200-mile a Cut Mae those countries signed an agreement on Caleb quotas