European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday March 30,1967 veto Washington a president Reagan appealed to americans saturday la tinge Congress id uphold his veto of an$88 Pillion Highway Bill he described As a budget busting handout for the Spe Icahn Teress in his weekly radio address delivered from the Oval office Reagan cited con Gress s pledge to reduce deficits Accord ing to the Gramm Rudman Law and said Many were hopeful Congress would keep its Promise and hold to the deficit Large but you know Congress and  he said. Only this week the con Gress cent to me a Highway construction Bill that was loaded with pork barrel projects i Haven t seen so much lard since handed out Blue ribbons at the Iowa slate fair America does need a Highway Bill inline Tor Spring construction but not this one not a budget busting handout to the special interests thai ultimately you the american worker will have to pay  the president did not explain the connection Between the Highway Bill and Gra irim Rudman which sets Overall deficit Simili without dictating Levels Tor any specific programs. The administration a favored limiting Domestic spending to pay Tor bigger budgets for the military and foreign Aid. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-n.y., chairman of the House Senate con Ference committee that wrote the High Way Bill Compromise said the measure was within the budget. And he warned if we Don t get on with the Highway program we Are very Likely going to throw this Economy into hair Curling  administration official and Senate democrats both predict a hard fight Over the Highway veto with the administration sounding a Shade More confident than the democrats i m optimistic that we re going Mohave the votes Secretary of transportation Elizabeth Dole told reporter after Reagan s unusual ceremonial veto of the Bill on Friday. We re getting closer she said. Senate democratic whip Alan Cranston of California said on merits alone the Senate would override the president s veto of the Highway bilt by wide margin. Unfortunately the merits arc being submerged under flood of tearful concerns about  Dole answered a question Aslo whether Reagan s veto and his promised All out fight to sustain it were a lest of his political clout after the past several months of controversy by saying "1think it s an example of the president just exercising Strong leadership he s not picking a fight. He s nitpicking a confrontation the said. What he has done is to have the Cour age of his convictions. And the Congress knows that he s going to continue to be Force to reckon with Senate democratic Leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia said getting the necessary two thirds majority of bathhouses would be Tough because of the president s Public relations machine and his Arm Twining technique on the merits we should be Able to overcome it said Byrd. I Hope the members won t Chicken out and will do what it Best for their Stales and their  sen. Lloyd Bentten a Texas in new braunfels Texas for a stale chamber of Commerce meeting said "1 think there a better Chance of overriding that veto in the House than there is in the  but both houses have to override to beat Reagan in addition to paying for numerous transportation construction projects the Bill would allow slates to raise Speed Lim its to �5 Mph on Rural stretches of inter state highways. Reagan favored this but opposed other provisions As too costly he had to veto the whole thing. The president said he was sending Upan alternative trill calling for less Money and also including the Speed limit provi Sion which he would sign within hours if it were sent to his desk. I think the president made a Mil take Bentsen said. You never get a Bill just As you would write it. It s a Consen sus a negotiation a Compromise. That s what government is about briton charged in connection with Bullion heist London a a Man deposed from the United states after a seven month Legal Battle has been ordered held on a charge stemming from Britain s big gust Ever Gold Bullion robbery. John Robert Fleming 45, was charged saturday with receiving $1.8 million from the $37.8 million Bullion robbery in 1983, Fleming spoke Only once during a three minute re Mand hearing in hours ferry magistrate s court replying yes sir when asked by magistrate Charles Davidson if he agreed to appear in court again on april 7, Davidson then ordered Fleming to remain in custody the charge against Fleming was not read in court but police said tie is accused of dishonestly handling Cash proceeds of Gold Bullion stolen from a warehouse a Heathrow Airport on nov. 26,1983. Fleming a British citizen with convictions for theft an assault was deported from the United slates on wednes Day alter a Federal judge in Atlanta rejected a last minut Appeal. In the robbery six hooded men burst into the Security depot at Dawn doused guards with kerosene and threat ened to set them on fire unless they opened vaults holding the Bullion. Two members of the gang Are serving 25-year prison sentences. Scotland Yard says it knows the identities of three others and is trying to find them. Temperatures eur id a49 n. B4 or Mol philippine rebel Leader surrenders to Aduino eur Jean Wea ice  mum a a term.  a mtg so  d s that expired feb. 8. Have died in the War  As saying he internal contradict Rayj leadership and British Soldier killed Wren tank sinks in Pond sunday were immedi a the slate run news members of a Security outpost in the i them Village of Bita Nan were kill and three other wounded in a St a by some 150 rebels saturday  pol commander Brig. Gen. 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