European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday october 31,1987 Ginsburg seeks support of senators Washington a new supreme court nominee Douglas h. Gins Burg began a Quick round of Courtesy Calls on Senate leaders Friday seeking support in his ugh for the confirmation Hal the Senate denied previous nominee Robert h. Boric. Less than 24 hours after being named by president Reagan Ginsburg began his Day with a visit to sen. Howell Heflin a Ala. Who opposed Berk next on the nominee s schedule were meetings with two leading bark supporters Republican sen. Bob Dole of Kansas and sen. Strom Thurmond r-s.c., the lop ranking gop member on the Senate judiciary com Mittee. Soon after Reagan s announcement groups that helped defeat Bork let it be known they re uneasy Wilh Ginsburg. Too and Are weighing another Confirma Tion fight. Reagan As he did when he nominated Bork on july i selected a controversial candidate thursday Over those who Likely would have raced an easier confirms lion Battle. Reagan s selection resolved a dramatic interim struggle Between Ginsburg s sup porters and those who fought for . News briefs circuit judge Anthony m. Kennedy of Sacramento Calif when the smoke cleared. Attorney general Edwin Mcnese Iii had won. Chief of staff Howard h. Bakerjr. Lost. The bearded Ginsburg described boyfriends As Low key witty and maybe even shy is a judicial conservative who sits with Bork on inc . Court of appeals for the District of Columbia. At 41, Ginsburg would be one of he youngest justices 10 Sil on the High court. He would be the first jewish member of the court in 18 years. He is a former Harvard Law school professor and Justice department anti Trust chief but has served As a judge for Only a year. The democratic senators and Liberal organizations that opposed Bork said they re embarking on an exhaustive re View of Ginsburg s record. An Kropp of the Liberal people for the american Way said there is enough there to make us feel uncomfortable.1 i have no doubt if we feel strongly enough Hal the nomination should be opposed we will be Able to oppose it. If the issues Are the same absolutely we would win Kropp said. While Many senators expressed Pri vate concerns. Sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., publicly lifted the reasons for a potential firestorm against Ginsburg. Kennedy said he s suspicious because Meuse an ideological conservative apparently persuaded Reagan to choose Ginsburg. He also cited Ginsburg s rela Tive Lack of judicial experience and he wondered if Ginsburg s philosophy about the constitutional rights and Liber ties of the american people is As extreme As judge Bork  he asked rhetorically if Ginsburg is an ideological clone of judge Bork a judge Bork without a paper  Senate judiciary chairman Joseph r. Biden d-dci., whose panel Wilt conduct confirmation hearings for Ginsburg had warned the White House that Ginsburg would be controversial. A Senate Republican source speaking on condition he not be named said Kennedy was the Choice up until conservatives started raising hell this mom ing. For these conservatives Kennedy was just Loo  sen jest Helms , said he called Reagan about 9 30 . And told the president thai if a certain person were nominated i would openly oppose him. I said no Way Jose i could  Helms did not mention Kennedy s name but made Clear he was referring to the California appellate judge. One democratic Senate source speak ing on condition on anonymity said a number of democrats Are very concerned about Ginsburg. The most telling sign of trouble is the report we re hearing about the Way the selection was made the source  qualified judges were passed Over in favor of someone who s been on the Bench for a year. The dark horse suddenly Breaks out ahead of the  conservative groups which acknowledged that they reacted slowly to Bork s opposition were moving with haste to counter what they see to a struggle ahead. Maisell Dolan Shortley president of the National conservative political action committee said her group will not allow the Joonie left to Bork the Nomi nation of judge  nip a will Send out a mass mailing today mobilizing its supporters Tor the coming confirmation fight. We Learned our lesson this summer. Market s Broad Advance continues in heavy trading new York a Wall Street s Broad and Vance continued in heavy trading Friday Wilh the Dow Jones Industrial average climbing 55 Points following Strong gains on overseas exchanges. The Dow average ended the week up 55.20 at1,993.53, according to preliminary calculations giving the Market s Best known barometer a gain Tor the week of 42.77 Points. Prices Rose for seven out of every eight Issue son the new York Stock Exchange and were also broadly higher on the american Slock Exchange and the Over the counter Market. In another development the new York Slock Exchange Friday extended its shortened trading Day through next week and said it expects to resume Normal hours nov. 9. Iranian missile kills some Baghdad civilians Baghdad Iraq a an iranian missile slammed into a residential neighbourhood of this capital Friday. The military said it killed civil ians bul did not say How Many. Iran said the missile was aimed at Iraq s air Force command. A column of smoke Rose from the site of Impact witnesses said. Soviet first Deputy foreign minister Yuli Vorontsov was in Baghdad when the missile struck shortly after i . It was not known precisely where he was staying or whether his accommodations were near die Impact site. Western diplomatic sources said. Blame still Uncertain in philippine slayings Manila Philippines a a communist rebel Leader was quoted Friday As saying he is nearly certain the slaying of three americans and a filipino near Clark a was the work of communist  Friday a Manila based communist rebel group denied responsibility for the killings but d id not Rule out the possibility thai another communist group might have carried them out. President Corazon Aquino meanwhile de fended the . Government from charges Hal in meddles in philippine Domestic affairs. The relation Between us have been Here for so Long that whatever America does or docs not do will always be interpreted by some people Asin Lerfon Ente she told foreign reporters. So i often say Hal if America has o inter Fere then let her interfere for  tax increases of $12 billion approved in House by 1 vote Washington not the House of representatives by one vote thursday night approved ji2 billion in tax increases to help reduce the Federal Defi Cit. The vote on the plan which would Cul the deficit by a total of $14.5 billion was 206-205. The democratic leadership won Only after holding the Roll Call open beyond the usual 15 minutes and winnings last second switch by rep. Jim Chapman a Texas. In the plan approved thursday evening $1.24 Bil lion of the spending reductions for the 1988 fiscal year which began oct i conies from delaying he payment of some farm subsidies into the 1989 fiscal year. In addition the package assumes a s962 million savings on pay increases because it includes a 3 percent instead of a 4 percent pay increase for civilian and military employees. As speaker Jim Wright held the vote open. Republicans shouted and called for an end to the Vole in one of the unruly est scenes in recent House history. Only one Republican rep James Jeffords of Vermont voted Wilh 205 democrats to pass the Bill. The Bill the House approved thursday night now goes to the Senate where leaders said it could be changed to incorporate whatever Compromise plan May be worked out in the budget negotiations. If there is no agreement in these talk before nov. 20, $23 billion in spending cuts demanded by the revised Bud get balancing Law will go into effect automatically. The $14.4 billion package includes $1.5 billion in spending reductions Many of which opponents viewed As accounting gimmicks rather than real savings. The tax increases include an Extension of the 3 per cent Telephone excise tax a repeal of cuts in the top estate and gift tax rate an end to the interest deduction for Home mortgages Over $1 million and the repeal of an accounting tax break used by defense contractors. The Bill also includes a new tax intended to discourage hostile corporate takeovers which some investor say contributed to the Market crash the package also increases spending for medicaid and includes a Host of special tax Breaks that help projects or companies in Many House members districts. Talks from Page 1 Pence and safety in the  at the same time the president avoided any direct criticism of Gorbachev who Only last Friday backed away from Selling a Date to visit. There never has been to my knowledge any negative from him Reagan said the soviet Leader backed Oleader Secretary of state George p. Shutlz told him he could not guarantee a Summit would produce an agreement on ways to de fend against missile attack. Several senior . Officials speculated Gorbachev might be experiencing political difficulties at Home. Bul Shultz said on the Way Home from Moscow Lasi Friday that the pieces of evidence he had seen did not support the theory. Shevardnadze delivered a message to Reagan from Gorbachev. As he left the slate department for the while House after three hours hours of talks with Shutlz he dashed a thumbs up sign. At the end of Shevardnadze s visit last month the two sides issued a statement saying Reagan and Gorbachev would meet in the fall. A precise Date and site were not announced. Shutlz then went to Moscow expecting to get a proposal from Gorbachev and also to Clear some of the remaining hurdles to a treaty to ban . And soviet intermediate Range nuclear missiles. Before Summit planning Tell through the two sides reached agreement on a schedule Tor dismantling the missiles and to Deal with . Nuclear warheads atop 72 West German rockets in a protocol. . Official said the warheads would be removed and withdrawn to the United Stales within three years. Reagan after a week of mixed signals from Moscow said thursday that the discussions with Shevardnadze would shed Light on the likelihood of a nuclear missile treaty and a superpower Summit. 12 Claymore mines missing at army base Schwein Rrt Germany a twelve anti personnel mines Are missing from an american Mili tary base near Schweinfurt police said Friday. Police said authorities noticed that the mines were missing during a routine inventory thursday at the army base located outside the town it gelders Cim just i of Schweinfurt the Claymore mines which contain an explosive change and Ball bearings can be triggered Al distances of up to 70 Yards. Police and . Military officials said they still have no explanation for Lac disappearance. The investigation is continuing they said