European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and strikes saturday november 7,1987 gop deficit reduction plan offered Reagan urged to trim social Security Washington a Republican budget Nugo Lialos Friday presented president Reagan with a Defi Cit reduction plan and urged him 10 trimming social Security. House and Senate republicans showed the presi Dent a joint proposal to Cut the Federal deficit by $30 billion in fiscal 1988 and ms.5 billion in 1989. The plan which the gop leaders then put before the democrats on Capitol Hilt would raise $9,4 billion in taxes and fees this year and � 14 billion next year. In addition $5 billion in Federal assets would be sold each year. The plan envisions cuts in programs of s3. T billion this year and $10.2 Billic n next year with out specifically mentioning social Security. Asked if the president was urged to consider social Security cuts sen. Bob packwood1, r-ore., responded As pan of an acceptable sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity said one of the purposes or the meeting was to discuss social Security and Oiher entitlement reductions including veterans pensions with the president. The plan would reduce other Federal spending both confirms report surrogate Mother Mary tech Whitchead talking with reporters at East Brunswick n j., confirms that she is pregnant. A statement released through her Bryer added that she Plani to Mam Dan Gould As Toon As her estranged Hin band Rich and i Are divorced while head bore the child known in court document As baby a under contract id a childless couple and then touched off a landmark court Battle by trying to Back out of her �10,000 agreement. Sinatra Chimes in from Church Steeple san Leandro Calif. A two priests testing a tape machine thai normally plays the sounds of Chimes from a Steeple accidentally serenaded half the town when they slipped in a recording of Frank Sina tra s strangers in the after the chime tape broke in the recorder the Rev. Terry Tompkins and the Rev. Jayson it Nadeza decided 1o test the machine Wilh the Sinatra recording but they forgot to shut off the speakers in the Church s Bell lower said Anne Peterson Secretary at is. Leander Catholic Church. They found out the tape machine worked just Fine As did residents and workers within a half mile Radi us. Thompkins recounted the 3-week-old incident to san Francisco chronicle columnist Herb Caen who quoted him thursday As joking what the heci., up Blue eyes is Catholic in t he military and Domestic by $9.3 billion this year and ji2.5 billion next year by fryc ing programs or 1hc first half of fiscal 1988 and then limiting subsequent increases to 2 percent. Lawmakers gave no indication thai Reagan who ruled out social Security cuts at the beginning of the talks went along Wilh their proposals. Making headway no Deal said sen. Pete a do Munici of new Mexico senior Republican on the Bud get committee As he left it hour Long while House session and returned to Capitol Hill. Sen. Bennett Johnston of Louisiana one of the democratic deficit reduction negotiators said social Security has never been on the Able and still is not on the congressional and while House bar gainers were entering their 10th Day of searching for some Combina Tion of new revenues and spending reductions that would slice at least $23 billion from the deficit. The negotiations have been a reprise of a fight be tween democrats., and republicans that has been waged All year. Tiem Crais favor tax increases and deep defense cuts while republicans prefer Domestic spending reductions. Although the president and lawmakers have agreed that reductions in social Security will not be considered sources said the idea has been discussed at times during the meetings. The officials who asked la not be identified said they to not believe those Bene fits will be reduced. The bargaining is aimed at avoiding $23 billion in across the Board spending reductions that otherwise will automatically occur nov. 20 under the Orarn Rudman deficit reduction Law. Those slashes will be evenly divided Between defense and Domestic spend ing. The negotiations began a week after Wall Street Black monday. Thai Day the Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 508 Points a record plunge that analysts have blamed in part on the government s enor Mous deficits. Since the new fiscal year began More than a month ago the government has been operating on temporary spending legislation. The House approved 256-139, and sent the Senate a Bill thursday that allows govern ment agencies to operate at fiscal 1987 spending Leda until mid december Brady Hopes to eventually get Job somewhere As or director Washington a James Brady wounded in he 1981 assassination attempt against president Rea Gan Friday said he eventually would like to get a Job As a Public relations director for an association or corporation. Speaking Only but Wilh seme of she wit Law used As Reagan s spokesman Brady 46, said on Abc s today show that his slow recovery continues to be hard work. He appeared with his wife Sarah to talk about a Book they have written called thumbs up we re talking lift that Barge tote that Bale " Brady said describing daily therapy he has to undergo As pain and torture. When the time comes fur me to pop my Parachute i will look around for an association or corporation that s looking for a director of Public affairs and i think i could do a Good Job Brady said. I know the players he said suggesting he could teach businessmen How to Deal with Congress and the executive Branch. Mrs. Brady described the Book As uplifting saying it was written to show that a person with a serious head injury can fight to gain a More Normal life. It does t show the Downside she said. It shows How Jim has come Brady has retained the title of presidential press Secretary and reports to the White House about once a week to visit Wilh associates sign autographs and pose for pictures. Brady said he gets angry at limes about hit Condi Tion and could work up a Good head of steam against John w. Hinkley who shot Reagan and Brady on March 30, 1981, outside it Washington hotel. But he said of Hinkley i think what he needs now if our pity and our prayers. I Don t think he need our anger. He has to live with what he Hinckley acquitted by reason of insanity has been committed to is. Elizabeths mental Hospital in Washington. Brady is National spokesman for the National head injury foundation which he said trains physicians to treat injuries that often result in people being mistaken for drunks. Mrs. Brady has been Active in pushing legislation against handguns. Earlier this year a Federal appeals court refused to revive Brady s lawsuit against the maker of the gun Hinckley u de in the assassination attempt. Since the incident Brady has worn a Legrace and has suffered other effects from his wound. Despite hit disability he has made several Public appearances including a four minute commencement address at coastal Carolina College in Conway s.c., last year doctors now working to prevent rejection of Tabatha s organs Pittsburgh Dpi doctors treating Tabatha Foster the longest surviving five Organ transplant patient focused their attention on fighting life threaten ing infections and preventing her body from rejecting the new tissues. Or. Thomas Starzl head of the transplant team refused to say thursday whether he would perform a second operation to replace the organs if the 3-year-Otd girl s body rejects her new liver Small intestine pancreas and pans of her stomach and Colon. Tabatha remained in critical condition Friday in the intensive care unit at children s Hospital. All of the organs transplanted during a nearly 15 hour operation thai ended sunday came from a brain dead Virginia infant. The operation has been performed Only twice be fore and both patients died. The Madisonville ky., Lod dlr began her record fifth Day after surgery at 12 45 . Thursday As she played the Irisy Busy spider game with a nurse and watched Mary Poppins on to a Hospital spokeswoman said. Tabatha is now the longest survivor of a five Organ transplant spokeswoman Lynn Mcmahon said. The nurse was singing Itsy Billy spider and Tabatha was making the spider motions with her Starzl and or. Mark Rowe the hospital1 director of surgery who was pan of the eight member surgery team kept a close Eye on Tabatha thursday checking for any signs of infection or possible Organ rejection Mcmahon said. She has numerous physicians following her the spokeswoman said. For any child in the ice the nurse patient ratio is one to one. So she always hat a nurse at her Tabatha was taken off a Respirator wednesday for the first Lime since surgery and her condition was upgraded to critical but stable but she continued to be fed intravenously said sue Cardillo another Hospital spokeswoman she s been so Good about everything,1 Cardillo mid. The biggest thing is that she can now Tell us what she needs she added. An insurance company citing the experimental nature of Tabatha s surgery Cut off coverage after the transplant so friends were raising funds in Madison Ville Paducah and Louisville ky., and in Pittsburgh. Costs will run Between $165,000 and $278,000 for the liver and pancreatic transplants alone according to National Organ network estimates
