European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse He stars and stripes tuesday december 16,1986 Ai i democrats hoping to make defense top Issue in 1988 Washington a democratic elected officials Are hoping 10 turn National defense into the Issue that will win the White House Tor them in 1988. The democratic leadership Council created Pri Marily by moderate democrats from the South an West who banded together alter the party s defeat in the 1984 presidential election is pushing a platform of Strong defense and arms control As the solution to what they Sec As the party s image of weakness on defense. Clearly a party that is perceived to be weak on defense is not going to elect a president rep. Les Aspin. D-wis., chairman of the House armed services committee and one of the architects of the Council defense program told a seminar on defense policy last week in Williamsburg. A sixty five elected democratic officials attended the three Days of meetings aimed at forging a new image for the party. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., incoming chairman of the Senate armed services committee and one of the Council s founders told the conference thai democrats have a real Opportunity and a real Challenge in National the Council s new ideas on defense were outlined in a report written by Nunn Aspin and sen. Al gored Tenn. It was released in september and formed inc basis far the defense discussions. The report called for stretching defense dollars by adopting purchasing reforms ending marginal weapons systems and instituting a voluntary system of National service for Young people. Charlie Moskos a Northwestern University professor who helped develop the Council s position on National service said it would involve both military and civilian service. Under the proposal Moskos said 01 Bill benefits would be provided Only to those who Volunteer for Short term Active military service or Long term Reserve status. And he said government education benefits would be paid Only to those who Volunteer for a period of civilian service. The Council s defense report also called for development of a new military strategy that would play to Western strengths and exploit soviet weaknesses re quire increase defense spending by americas allies and apply american technology to conventional m Well As nuclear arms. The Reagan administration Nunn said has focused american technological efforts solely on the strategic defense initiative. But he said technological innovations also Are needed in the conventional area because it is just As important to Stop a soviet tank As to shoot Down a missile. N the area of arms control the Council s report recommended that the United states continue to abide by the Salt ii treaty while pursuing what Nunn de scribed As a period of unprecedented Opportunity in negotiations with the soviet Union. Nunn said the country now is facing a real Par Adox in arms control because the opportunities Tor arms reductions Are being handled by an administration plagued by unprecedented confusion in us approach 10 arms control and strategic programs. We have to hold the Reagan administration accountable but we also have to help this president succeed in the next two years he said. Our duly As democrats i to help. Our duly also is to work Ana Pray for a in arms control thai will make a dangerous world Aspin warned the democratic officials that the country will never be Able to achieve meaningful arms control agreements unless democrats Are willing to support the weapons systems needed for a Strong o sense. We ought to be for a Strong defense and we ought to be for arms control he said. We ought to be for building some weapons and we ought told for some controversial weapons. You be got to have defense Aswell As arms control because arms control can t do it All a Pooch of a Pally of Vermont student Joe Sweeny a really is found a pet that am lire of to til High expectation. The mind led dog we w campy Ivlin Sweeney across the Barll Ngum it Curpas following a political science class. Proposals would hike Utility rates study says Washington a a id rain control proposals in Congress wout Force significant electricity rate increases in Many parts of the nation not just the heavily polluting Midwest according to a new a Nate senior study. In addition management information services inc. Says the amount of a Utility customer s Bill hike would depend largely on which Power company is supplying the electricity. 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The legislation is expected to form the Starling Points in 1987 for a major push Cip Lalioo that some scientists a a responsible for environmental damage and human health problems a Well u contributing to the so called greenhouse effect a dangerous warming of Earth s atmosphere. The House bin sponsored by Waxman l cauf., and Geiry Simonti d-minn., and about 160 cot leagues would mandate a 44 percent reduction in so2 emissions by the mid 1990s. The study said that nationwide this would add about 3 percent or $3 billion a year to electricity Bil Schoose to meet the Tabbs new try in Ive scrubbers in Wauna Sikoski plan proposes surcharge of up to 50 cents a residential electricity Bill to crate Tutaj Jaidev fund to ensure that no residential have to Patmore than 10 Petcen Zmij a. Service. There is no subsidy Heffli Sukja thei Ricter Senate bin authored an almost 66 percent Cut in so2 emissions which the study say would boost electricity Bill by an aver age of 9 percent the study said. 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