European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 25. 1987 the stars and stripes f a Pago 3 governors Reagan discuss welfare plan Washington a the nation s governors often at Odds with president Rea Gan Over budget priorities emerged from a meeting with him monday optimistic thai they would have his endorsement for a �1 billion work oriented welfare Reform plan. Gov Bill Winlon of Arkansas chairman of inc National governors association said he president endorsed the governors proposal for a work requirement and for a con tract hat would commit welfare recipients la seek education raining and jobs he said Reagan opposed setting National standards for assistance. The $ t billion Price tag the governors have set for their plan was  in detail Clinton said As the governor sat Down with Reagan the president told them he would Send his welfare Reform proposal to Congress on tuesday. That same Day the governors were o pre sent their plan to the House ways and Means committee. I be previewed the ideas you re going to consider tomorrow As a group ideas devel oped Over the past year by your task Force on welfare Reform Reagan lord the governors "1 want you to know applaud those efforts especially the emphasis you re putting on self responsibility alter Reagan s opening remarks the meeting was dosed to reporters. Our goal is to establish a process that allows states and communities to implement their own anti poverty ideas based on their own  he said. Clinton said the Reagan proposal would establish a five year period during which the states could conduct various experimental programs for changing their welfare systems. We re not against local experimentation said Clinton. We believe the time Isnow not five years from now to change the whole value system that drives welfare and & president Reagan with from left vice president George Bush health and human services Secretary Otis Bohen and Donald Regan White House chief of staff addresses governors. To make it More  the governors knew they would get sympathetic hearing from Reagan for their plan to require welfare recipients to work. Unknown was How much of a stumbling lock the Price lag would tic. Reagan entertained the governors Sun Day nigh at a Black tie dinner at the White House. Welfare employment training and Edu cation Are the biggest challenges today he told them they cannot be solved unless you arc a major pan of the  the executive Commil co of the National governors association endorsed the proposal earlier sunday and Clinton said i think we be got a really Good Chance to get some thing done in Congress this  Winlon said he governors were looking Forward to meeting with Reagan to see  for  Mitchell e. Daniels jr., the president Liaison with the governors urged the state officials to give the administration a list of outmoded programs for which states no get Federal funds As a Means of finding Money for current needs such is welfare re form Daniels said there was great interest with in the administration in the governors proposal for a binding contract Between the government and individual welfare recipients in which support is promised in return for a commitment to strive for self sufficiency. The governors plan also would  Cash benefits 1o work on their children reach a 3. The governors also want Congress to establish a National Standard for welfare family income that would Lake  differences in the Cost of living but would eliminate excessive gaps in welfare payments from state to stale. London press wars heat up with 2 new papers London a London s press wars turned into Blitz monday with the Surprise announcement that the capital was to get not one but two new newspapers tuesday. London was already set for the debut of Robert Man Well s All Day London daily news when rival publisher lord Roth Micro announced he was resurrecting his defunct evening news to hit the streets the same Day. The announcement intensified the circulation Bailie in the London area giving readers a Choice of 13 week Day papers. Two new National dailies today and inc Independent have been launched in the past year. It also meant a tripling of London s evening lilies. The London evening Standard has had a monopoly in the Market since oct. 31, 19sq, when it merged with the evening news. Rothe Mere chairman of associated newspapers which publishes the evening Standard said he would now publish the two papers in Competition with each other. The evening Standard has been involved in a Bailie of words with Maxwell and his London daily news which will be launched with fireworks on the thames River and parties at 2,000 pubs serving discount drinks. Rothe Mere said he revival of the evening news was decided last wednesday. Reel Street is now a very different place from in time when we had to Lake the decision to close the evening news and we introduce the newspaper one More As a separate title with great Pride he said. The paper expects to sell 100,000 copies daily along Side the evening Standard which has a circulation of just Over 500,000, he said. Maxwell who has invested 25 million pounds j38 million in the London daily news said he expects to Sel Between 500,000 and 600,000 daily within a year and make a Profil in two to three years. The paper will be the first in Britain to print throughout the Day. Starting with five editions Between 1 30 . And 3 30 . John ulcese the evening Standard s editor said a number of Standard executives had been detached to work on the evening news full time and free Lance journal Isle had been hired. He said the paper would republished on weekday afternoons with Only one Edi Tion at first. Rothe merc promised it would have Strong a peal for women readers and would be completely different from any other newspaper. Lecic added we accept Ihal a number of our old evening news readers might be Temple away from the Standard. Who knows they May even decide to buy both  he denied it was a gimmick to upstage Maxwell saying his a permanent paper which will come oui five Days a week. Our intention is to make it  earlier Maxwell again accused the evening Sian Dard of playing dirty tricks claiming thai one of i sprint unions so Gat 82, warned Street vendors not to Stock the new newspaper. \ so Gat official Ted Chard expressed amazement that Maxwell made this statement with nothing to Back it  the London newspaper Boom was reflected in the announcement monday by Rupert Murdoch s news International company of a 28 percent increase in profits from Iii National newspapers the times the Sun he sunday times ind the news of the world. Half year profits Rose from 34.48 million pounds $53,09 million to 44.19 million pounds j68.05 Mil lion. Murdoch had promised to Bunch his own London evening paper when he moved his printing operation from Fleet Street to High tech zoology presses at was Ping in cast London in january 1986. Later he said he dropped the idea because Maxwell moved in first. Fonda husband Confer with Walesa in Poland Warsaw Poland a Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa during a meeting monday with american actress Jane Fonda and her husband Tom Hayden called for increased . Economic cooperation with Poland. Fonda and Hayden. Who began a four Day private visit to Poland on sunday met with Walesa for two hours at the rectory of Gdansk s St. Brygida s Church. Hayden contacted by Telephone in Gdansk said Walesa discussed the need for increased Western economic contacts with Poland. Last week president Rea Gan announced his decision to Ift remaining economic sanctions against Poland the United states imposed sanctions to protest the 1981 martial Law crack Down that suppressed the free Trade Union Solidarity he was appealing for Western Coop Calior and specifically american co operation in helping build up the polish Economy said Hayden a former Radi Cal activist who is now a democratic member of inc California legislature we All agreed that economic development requires human rights. I Hope that with the lifting of sanctions our government increases is inter est in trying to create dialogue and partnership in Poland and look for economic Soju Lions because there arc a lot of hard ships  Walesa contacted by Telephone at his Gdansk apartment declined to comment on the meeting. A Walesa aide Bogdan Olkowski said the talks concerned Solidarity s views on the situation in Poland including polish american economic relations after inc lifting of sanctions. They really wanted to understand our views Olszcwski said. Walesa said polish authorities should follow up last september s amnesty for political prisoners by further liberalizing measures to restore Trade Union free Doms and allow the now outlawed Soli Darity to participate in introducing re forms Hayden hid. Hayden described Walesa the 1983 Nob peace prize Winner As a very warm human being with an interesting combination  vision and prac tical Down to Earth  afterwards Hayden and Fonda toured Gdansk s old town and placed Flower sat the three crosses Monument near the Lenin shipyard. Solidarity s Birthplace dedicated to workers killed in 1970 anti govern men pro ii is. Currier monday the couple met i Warsaw with minister of culture Alex Ander Krawczuk and film director Jan Usz Majewski chairman of the polish filmmakers Union. Hayden said they discussed the country s underground press and other topics