European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. February 18. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 Wasfi Nifon s Nephew grew up telling lies san Antonio. Texas a George Washington s  grew up no Injo called a liar. We Learned when we were Chil Dren that if somebody asked you if you wore related and you 5,1 id yes icy did t believe  i aul Washington of san an Lonia we just Learned to say no when people  he added. Bui he said yes when he was inv cd to appear on the late show Wilh Joan Rivers monday with other presidential relatives for a Washington s birthday Spe Cial event. I was nervous about the whole thing at first by they said it would be treated seriously he said. Washington 60, claims to Bethe oldest living relative of George Washington who is still carrying the name. Washington who has a daughter and three sons to carry on inc name said he is a descendant of Samuel Washington a younger brother of George who served Annc time As a judge and sheriff in  s grandson Lawrence moved the family to Texas. Pension insurance system faces mounting Cash woes Washington up the Federal pension insurance system Over com titled by $4 billion and headed for do Faull will inherit 100 More pension funds this year some ranking among the worst failures in history the Agency s chief predicts. Kathleen Vij gift tic executive director of the pension Benefit guarantycorp., also says Congress is showing a change of hear toward making High risk companies pay bigger insurance premiums into her Agency. Without the changes the system will run out of Money within 10 years. It s not the people getting their Cheeks now who Are at risk she said in a recent interview with up. It s the people who have to pay for this whole thing they re the ones who ought to be  the Reform Effort already has begun with speeches to members of Congress and preparations for a Bill expected to reach Capitol Hill around april. The last Sci of changes look five years to move through Congress. "1 think just a few months ago we had people saying we just finished his. Please i can t go Hack into this " she said. Now i think there s an almost Perva Sive agreement hat we be got to Deal with  some companies arc expected to Baikal the idea of paying higher pension insurance premiums particularly since Rales More than tripled less than 19 months ago. And the labor Force Wilh the biggest stake in the Agency s future the United  Union cannot be counted on for support. Elcel worker lobbyist Jack Sheehan said inc Union was pretty iced off Las month when Lugoff took Over the pen Sion plan of bankrupt Ltd steel Ameri Ca s no 2 steel producer Lugoff said she had to do it because the plan s commitments exceeded its As sets by $2.3 billion and the company was not putting Money into the fund. The  Union had been bar gaining Wilh Ltd to keep the plan. It particularly wanted to retain a $400monthly supplemental pension that was to tide Over some Ltd workers who look Early retirement. That supplement ended when the pen Sion guaranty corp. Took Over so the steel workers sued a lofts Agency Loright the termination. Taking Over Ltd meant the pension guaranty corp. Had $3 billion in assets from its terminated plans but $7 billion in commitments Over extending the pension system by s4 billion. The Agency will pay about $650 Mil lion in benefits to 150,000 retirees this  pension Benefit guarantee corp. Has taken Over an average of 100 pension plans in Cash of its last 13 years and is Likely to do the same in 1987. But the me and underfunding of those plans has changed radically she said. When i got Here Uherc were .1 Cou ple of 160 million terminations in which promises to pay benefits exceeded assets by that amount. They were considered Way out of line she said. And then the week arrived in August 1985 was Allis Chalm cars a farm equipment company Al ii65 million. Right after that was we cycling Pittsburgh another bankrupt steel pro Ducer at $465 million and Hen there was Ltd Al s2.3 billion inc Ihrcke largest terminations to  has proposed shoring up the corporation by hiking premiums charged to companies with pension plans. Al least 80 percent of inc nation s 112,000 pen Sion plans have enough Money and Are run Welt she said so those companies would see Little change in the current an Nual Premium of $8.50 per employee but some others would pay As much As $100 per employee. Outgo it has proposed changing the bankruptcy and other Laws to make i More certain that companies will make Good on the pensions promised i hair employees. Reagan donates $ 1,000 for boy s liver transplant Miami a a 7-year-old boy whose liver trans Plant funds were stolen received a $1,000 personal Check from president Reagan on monday As inc youth and his Mother prepared to leave for a Pittsburgh Hospital. Opening idlers from Reagan and vice president George Bush at a news conference Maria Dacsil tors thanked Alt those who helped her raise an estimated $400,000 to save her son. Ronnie. Enclosed with Reagan s Check was a photograph of the president in his ranch jacket. To Ronald do Sillers from another Ronald. Every Good wish and very Best regards Reagan Drolc on the photo. The left or from Bush contained a photo of Bush standing Al the wheel of his Speed boat. Although there was no donation Bush enclosed a letter saying Ronnie was in mrs. Hush s and my  Ronnie who was in Miami children s Hospital is to Fly tuesday to i Iii Buie children s Hospital where he will be evaluated fora liver transplant his Mother said. My son is not even on the liver donor list yet. He could die tomorrow on the Way to inc Airport but i m not going to let those thoughts in my head do Sillers said. Ronnie was bom Wilh liver ducts lop Smalt to expel fluids. The condition has resulted in cirrhosis and the liver is failing his Mother said. Doctors estimate the Maria do Sillers shows Check sent by Reagan. A photo Miami boy has about six months to live without a trans Plant. He s not doing too Good but he s All excited about his first plane ride do Sillers said. Ronnie is in stable condition although he can no longer live without Hospital care she  skin is jaundiced and his body is swollen with fluids. He can l gel up from his bed because of the weight of his Bill it do Sillers said in addition to Calls Wilh pledges of Money for the operation do Sillers said she has heard from inc parents of children who died while awaiting a liver transplant. A chillers an advertising consultant said she is try ing to elicit Public Alt lion and sympathy for her son. Every successful Case i be heard of has had a lot of Media coverage she said. Others have fallen Between the cracks and the children have died. I Don t want Ronnie to be a Case Hal Falls through the  Ronnie s plight was publicized wednesday when St. Anthony s Catholic school reported that the 54,000 Ron Nie s schoolmates had raised for his operation was stolen. Reagan had called Ronnie thai same Day several hours before the theft occurred after hearing about his illness from Bush. The vice Percsi Donl had Learned of it from his son Job who is Florida s Secretary of Commerce. 4 arrested in bombing of Ark. Mayor s plane Osceola Ark. A four men were arrested monday in the bombing of an air plane and attempted bombing of Acar belonging to the mayor of this missis Sippi River Community Deputy prosecutor Mike Gibson said. A bomb badly damaged mayor . Prewit s Light air plane Al inc Osccola Airport about 3 25 . Thursday police said. Aspa win backed out of his drive Way logo to the Airport he also discovered a plastic hag thai had been under the car. It contained a bomb Wilh a bad fuse authorities said. At a cily Council meeting monday evening Gibson announced the arrests but released few a claims. Gibson said . Bud Joe St. Clair Clyde Harris and Jacky Davis All from the Osccola area were arrested on charges of attempted capital murder. He said Harris Davis and James Littleton were charged with criminal use of a prohibited weapon. They were being held in lieu of $500,000 Bond each he said. No futher information identifying inc suspects was released. Gibson also would t say what led authorities to the four men nor would he talk about a possible motive. Gibson would t say whether More arrests were expected. Or Wilt 63, has been mayor of inc cily of about 9,000 in Northeast Arkansas for 17 years. He has refused to discuss the Case publicly. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today feb. 18. 1947 the big four Deputy foreign ministers agreed in principle on the austrian treaty preamble which will incorporate a clause annulling Austria s forced unification with Naii Germany. They also agreed a free and Independent Austria of the future should have an army. 30 years ago today. Feb. Is. 1957 a Small egyptian cargo vessel moved out of she Suez canal to become the first commercial ship to travel the entire length of he waterway since the Anglo French attack. 20 years ago today. ,. Feb. Is. 1967 the new York times reported five academic and International organizations had been receiving funds from the Central intelligence Agency. Earlier disclosure of Cia subsidies to the National student association since 1952 sparked investigation of the Agency s involvement in Academia. 10 years ago today. Feb. 18, 1977 the anglican archbishop of Uganda Burundi and Rwanda and two senior Cabinet ministers were reported killed in a traffic Accident shortly after being arrested in connection Wilh a plot to topple president Idi Amin