European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday. July 31.1987 Congress hikes debt limit to head off global crisis Washington a Congress passed an Emer gency increase in ire National debt limit on wednes Day averting what the Treasury chief said would be a global economic and financial  the wifi action came As Progress was reported in Bihar town talks on reviving the Gramm Rudman Bud get balancing Law. The House by 263-155, approved a Bill increasing the National debt limit to j2.12 trillion through aug. 6. The Senate followed suit wednesday evening by voice vote allowing the Treasury to borrow for the Fisl Lime since july 11, when an earlier temporary debt Law expired. The Treasury has been paying tvs Bills in Cash but Treasury Secretary James a. Baker Iii warned that the coffers would be empty by Friday and the government would be in default for the first Lime in its history. Default would produce a global economic and financial crisis of major proportion Baker said in a letter to Congress urging action the interim debt Bill was designed to keep the government solvent until lawmaker reach agreement on a Long term debt Bill. In anticipation of the Stopgap Bor rowing authority the Treasury on wednesday tentatively scheduled two securities auctions for thursday and a in in on Friday. 71 e emergency legislation was needed because con Gress has failed to enact Long term Debl legislation the House last month approved a new debt ceiling of s2.565 trillion enough to last through september 1988. That legislation has been held up however As the target Tor an amendment in the Senate to revive the Gramm Rudman budget balancing Law. A spokesman for the Senate budget committee Dennis Cal said wednesday evening an agreement appeared imminent. Details were not immediately available. Both republicans and democrats have said they favor imposing automatic spending cuts to enforce Gramm Rifman s deficit cutting program. Thai was part of the original 1985 Law but the supreme court said last year the provision was unconstitutionally drafted. The two parties had disagreed on How to overcome the court s objections. The Senate last week killed initial proposals front each party. Sen. Lawton Chiles of Florida democratic chairman of inc Senate budget committee and sen. Pete v. Dot Nenichi of new Mexico the committee s senior Republican were negotiating wednesday in Hopes Ofa Compromise. Senate leaders said an agreement was possible this week. Then House and Senate approval would be needed before the legislation could go to president Reagan s desk. House members have proposed alternatives which differ from i Host under consideration in the Senate. But the temporary debt Extension would keep up the pressure to Settle the Issue because in puts Congress up against the August recess scheduled to begin aug. 8, the Gramm Rudman Law prescribes annual deficit targets with a goal Ofa balanced budget by fiscal 1991. However Wilhour the threat of the automatic spending cuts neither Congress nor the while House has met he mandate and the proposals for strengthening the Law would also slip that goal to fiscal 1992. Dousing a f same a lore Carrier participating in a a far Pace Coob off tuesday with rap of cold Marr. It a bks of Maui Fla ciuf., who Cui ird us tank far pen Thimot i Prmt m Columbus Ohio is one of 15 pawns who will nut More than 11,000 Miles through 40 Luitt this summer stateside family of karate teachers Chase capture store thief Pittsburgh a a family of karate Insl Ruc lors helped thwart a convenience store robbery by chasing Down one of inc suspects who was administered a flying snap kick in inc jaw police said. Hilde Boynton. 42, and sons David. 20. And Bobby 15, of level Green joined the Chase for two robbers who allegedly look si09 in Cash Fram the Cogo store on Pittsburgh s South Side late monday. Night manager Joe Johnston called out for help to the Boyn Lons who Are instructors at a neighbourhood karate school. Mrs. Boynton said she was he first 10 confront one of the suspects. He raised a Beer bottle Over his head like he was going to hit me but he apparently changed his mind. He said gel out of  Way and then pushed me Down on the ground really hard she said. Her sons picked up the Chase. Just before police arrived mrs. Boynton said David cornered one suspect did a flying front snap kick an hit him in the jaw police said Garrick Reed 28, of Pittsburgh was being held wednesday on charges of robbery and Crim Inal conspiracy. The other suspect got away. Condo owners face charges for killing Birds Frisco Colo. Up Misdemeanour charges will be filed against owners of a condominium Complex who ordered i lie destruction of about 100 nests of baby swallows a wildlife official said. All migratory Birds arc protected under Colorado state and Federal Laws. The charges include destroying nests and taking wildlife without a License. Obviously they did t have a License for  District wildlife manager Alex Chappell said wednes Day. No one is Labelling them a criminal they just made the mistake of not checking  Chappell said two workmen used shovels to Knock the nests off he Moss Rock Walls of the Mountainside condominiums late monday. He said from 300 to 400 baby swallows were killed. An official of the National Audubon society called the incident a senseless  a spokesman for the condominium management company said the nests were destroyed because residents complained of Poten tial health hazards and properly damage from Swallow droppings. 40,000 show up on Island to see annual Pony swim Chincoteague a. A about 40,000 peo ple crowded onto this Island wednesday As is ponies made their annual swim across the we slide Channel to emerge wet = and glistening on the Chincoteague me Morial Park Beach. The swim started shortly before noon and lasted Only five minutes. The Pomes which live on Assala Guc Island were Given about 45 minutes to rest before being driven through the streets of Chincoteague to holding pens at the carnival grounds. This is my sixth year and it s just As exciting As the first said . Evans an Accomac sheriffs Deputy. I guess i m just a kid at  the carnival had at Pony penning time is sponsored by  Volunteer fire department which owns the ponies. About 50 Colts and fillies from he Herd will be auctioned thursday. During the rest of the year the ponies live wild on Assac ague a 37-mile Long Barrier Island along the Atlantic co ii of Virginia and Maryland. Fear of ads changing sexual Halo is poll shows los Angeles apr nearly one in Fie americans say they have changed their sexual behaviour out of fear of contracting the deadly disease aids Accord ing to a poll published thursday. One in 10 americans now personally inn in bronc who has either tested positive Tor Hie arg Ted immune did Cir nov Sunj rom urus contracted aids 01 Iii in of the disease. A  nationwide up la Nulk a far the Loi ant cd i time. Tin 2,n i pull  Njeim my about lieu. Clui Dij in Siuw inc would  in Ivi. K in . E Tiu a positive for aids. Forty two percent said they d befriend such patients up from 35 percent in the last poll con dulled 9 months ago. The number of people who said they d avoid aids a aliens As a health precaution decreased from 47 percent to ii percent the newspaper reported. 1 he july 24-2s Sun by found the num  of Niple in the general Public Olio to of Flung cd Viiar it jul behaviour bi1 vaum.1 of aids a tripled during Hie past a Mon Lii. From 6 percent to is percent. 1 in Pum shut cd j us i Zirul inert pc ill Knock Jav and concern in Oul aids since a similar times poll in december 1985, said poll director , Lewis. As of monday 59.365 aids Cas and 22.54k aids death had been reported National  1i Hie Federal can or for  control in Atlanta. There had to n is.581 aids caws and  aids to ill at inc time of Hie previous poll the Pervi nltl1 of Ami Rivans Nam  j ads is the disease Llu iter Mosi quire  Diu held. Hoin 12 pm t l Chi to 30 pc Rel in. The poll found. An Iel a Hunt llu1 Iwase Vas Hii him Anu in t Uii is Brut smu1 people Tuitt age 30. More than one in four of the respondents who had recently had More than one Wival partner said the threat of aids i in had a major Impact on i hair a Lumuir. Hov Eser 40 percent of the esp Lud Lud multiple Miuji  in Chr  i or said they nut or much or hardly any i i no in Puli. La Liu 1 mus Despini a barrage of n the be a e Nies Sij tin sur a Hajj a is i minus 3 nor