European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday january 10,1986 Simon sets Forth his ideas on taxes Washington a democratic presidential hopeful Paul Simon under attack for hit balanced budget plans said in an interview released saturday thai no responsible candidate can Rule out raising taxes to help Cut the Federal deficit. But the Illinois senator told interviewer David of fool that he thinks it is possible to balance the budget with out raising uses a stance he Haj taken since enter ing the race. I would add no responsible candidate can absolutely pledge that there will be no tax increase if you really want to get hold of the deficit Simon said in the interview being aired this weekend i think you have to recognize this thing is such n monster thai we absolutely have to gel hold of the thing last week Simon finally Sel out some ideas for in creasing government revenues after his democratic opponents had hammered at his Promise to balance the Federal budget in three years without new taxes. In particular Simon said he would increase income taxes on wealthy americans who have benefited the mint from the tax changes of this administration. But former Arizona nov. Bruce Babbitt the Pri Mary critic of Simon s proposals described Simons lax ideas at laughable and deliberate double link to Cut the deficit Simon would also trim defens spending and work to Tower unemployment and inter est rates positions he repeated in the Frost inter View. Simon a one Lime journalist did not directly criticize the Media for its coverage of the 1988 race which has seen two candidate drop out amid Contro Versy but he did suggest More care is needed. We have to be careful where we draw the line so that we do not sensationalize and we Don l gel into the trivial rather than the substantial he said. And it is very easy to let the trivial dominate the process. Whal people really ought to know is enough about us to they can answer the Basic question can we Trust storm from Paga 1 Northern Louisiana Northern Texas Central new mex Ico Southern Colorado Southern Ulah northeastern Nevada Eastern Idaho North Central Oregon and North Central Washington. Overnight lows were 20 degrees below Zero or colder across parts of Montana North and South Dakota Nebraska Iowa and Minnesota. The temperature at International Falls minn., dipped 10 29 below Zero. Record lows included 22 below Zero at Scoll Bluff neb.-, 1 below Zero at Conway Ark. And Zero at Jonesboro Ark. Temperatures around the nation at 2 . Est sat urday Rouge from 9 degrees below Zero at Huron s.d., and Valentine neb., to 82 at both Homestead and Miami Fla for sunday scattered rain was forecast Over the Mississippi Delta and Over the Northern and Central Pacific coast amending Inland and changing to Snow in the Northern Rockies. Highs in the teens and 20s were predicted from Maine through new Jersey across the Ohio Valley the great lakes the Northern iwo thirds of the Mississippi Valley the Northern two thirds of the Plains through Oklahoma and the upper Missouri Valley. Court won t of deporting Diplomat s abused child Washington up the Sunn my court refused saturday to order the deportation of the abused son of a zimbabwean Diplomat and allowed custody of the child to temporarily remain Wilh the slate department. The boy. Terrence Zaremba 9, son Ofa former Diplo mat to the zimbabwean Mission to the United nations is living with Foster parents on Long Island. The coun upheld . District judge Peter Leisure who ruled thursday thai the stale department could take custody of the child. The father Floyd Karambay could nol be arrested on child abuse charges because of diplomatic immunity. He was recalled to Zimbabwe by his government dec. 28 after the allegations of child abuse arose. Paul Simon or whoever it is the Illinois Democrat took a swipe at president Reagan and the claim thai he hat made american proud again. There is a Pride that is appealed to sometimes falsely. There is also a greed thai is appealed to some times that is not Good he said. Anvil i a Punde that Tayi you re great stand up be proud instead of a leadership Lutat says look to your neighbor and Lei s All of us pull together and create a better nation and i belter world thai s really the leadership we want.1 on another matter Simon the senator admitted that having the same name As Paul Simon the linger does t Hurt. It probably helps a Lille bit in thai there is some talk about the two Paul Simons and he happens to be a very Fine person and does Good work the senator said. If my namesake were someone Wilh a bad reputation not doing Good work that would not be of help " Reagan from Page 1 democratic response to Reagan offered Praise for the agreement Wilh Canada but said the president s record has been a dismal failure in achieving fair Trade with other nation such As Japan and South Korea. Our current Trade deficit is about $170 billion in amount unimagined until president Reagan look of fice Frost said. Major . Industries like steel textiles and electronics suffer from unfair Competition from nations that enjoy unlimited Access to . Mar  Frost said Reagan should end his opposition to House passed Trade legislation denounced As protectionist by the administration. If he really wants to solve our serious Trade imbalance with the entire world president Reagan should now join with Congress in enacting the Strong est possible Trade Bill Early in 1988." he said. Reagan called for the defeat of private interests and Swift confirmation of the treaty Wilh Canada due to take effect Jan. I 1989 after ratification by con Gress and parliament manufacturing unions and some cultural Leaden have fought the pact North of the Border. . Form and Limber interests have expressed reservations. Whenever there is change even for the better there Are segments of society that reals Small groups thai have a special interest in keeping Ihms the Way they Are even at the expense of keeping everybody else from moving Forward Reagan said. I would Hope that the National interest will Over come the pressure of the private interests on both sides of the Border. I would Hope that our Peoples of Canada and the United slates and their elected representatives Are Able to keep their eyes on the Long term growth and Opportunity that will be forthcoming with this agreement he said. From Page 1 am s resignation from legislators in both parties. If convicted on any count the governor would be automatically removed from office. He would face Al most 23 years in prison if convicted on All counts. Meanwhile Phoenix fire officials said saturday there was no word on possible suspects in an arson fire Friday night that damaged records in the Law office of the slate Rouse s special counsel William French. French has been investigating whether Mecham should be ii cached and is scheduled to present his findings to House members Friday French Taid his paper work on the Mecham Case was not affected. House speaker Joe Lane said Friday the indictment would have no bearing on the House investigation and decision on whether to impeach. Mecham also faces possible recall from office result ing from a petition Campaign by the Mecham recall committee. Although the count has not Yel been declared official county recorders have certified Well Over the 216,746 number of signatures required to Force an election probably in May ,. The Auto dealer won the governorship on his nun try in a three Way race and look office on Jan. A 1987. He has been embroiled in controversy since his first month in office when he cancelled a Martin Luther King Holiday for slate employees. Mecham further angered Black leaders by defend inc the use of the word  he also has said that working women cause divorce and thai homosexuality is an unacceptable lifestyle and. In december he an gered jews by defending an earlier statement that the United Stales is a great Christian  Mecham a Legal problems began in october w Hen ii was revealed that he had received but failed to report a $350,000 Campaign loan from Tempe Developer Barry Wolfson. The loan made up about one third of Mecham s Campaign War Chest bul was lumped in with other contributions on his Campaign financial statement Wolfson s name did not appear on the statement. In a Lemer to Wolfson Mecham had promised Hal the loan would remain  when he re Vised his personal and Campaign financial reporting statements in november the governor said the failure to itemize the loan was an honest mistake and blamed it on his brother. Willard. Attack from Page 1 for two Days of talks on improving military cooperation in the face of iranian threats. He was greeted by the saudi defense minister Prince Sultan and ranking members of the saudi armed forces. Carlucci is on the last leg of a tour that took him 10 Kuwait and Bahrain and he is scheduled to return Home sunday. Iran has concentrated its ship attacks on vessels trading Wilh saudi Arabia and Kuwait which Tehran sect As allies of Iraq. Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak also arrived in Riyadh saturday Al the Siart of a Gulf tour aimed Al consolidating a joint Arab strategy thai would compel persian Iran to end its 7-year-old War with Arab Iraq. Egypt is the strongest Arab military Power. 1rna said revolutionary guard naval forces Cov ered by coastal artillery fire on Friday night attacked iraqi offshore Oil terminals at  and Al Omaya that Hod been converted for military use. It said Al least 100 iraqis on or around the Oil facilities were killed and iranian shelling set ablaze Moil of the radar equipment on the platforms. However the iraqi news Agency said iraqi forces thwarted an alack on the platforms by 30 Small Irani an boats driving them Back with Navy vessels helicopter gunships and Jet fighters and destroying 13 iranian boats. The platforms Are 20 Miles Southeast of Iraq s Faw Peninsula which is occupied by Iran. Neither has pumped Oil since Early in the War bul Iraq has used them As radar stations defending them Wilh anti of Crali guns and rocket launchers. Arab sources linked the current Lull in attacks on merchant shipping to diplomatic efforts by Syria and Gulf Arab states saying the syrians  to delay a Winter drive on Basra the iraqi Southern provincial capita. According to diplomats in Damascus saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations persuaded Iraq to Stop raiding iranian tankers. That should Hall iranian s retaliatory attacks on Neutral shipping. Shipping  said Iran has released the Nora Sia Pearl one of hundreds of ships it has intercepted near the gulfs Entrance to search for iraqi bound  said they saw the release As a possible Concilia tory gesture. One said the German Crew of he vessel was unharmed and the cargo intact. The saudi newspaper Al share Al a Sal reported meanwhile that foreign ministers of the Gulf Arab slates would meet in Damascus Wilh their iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Velamati to Dii cuu ending the Gilf War and attacks on shipping. The . Navy Convoy the second this year emerged the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz it Dawn Friday and was sailing North toward Kuwait the Navy said. Eleven kuwaiti vessels Nave been Given . Registration and american Flag so the Navy can protect the from iranian attack. The convoys a an last july. Making Tow Bint trip Are the 290,085-ton super Tanker Middletown 79,999-ton Chesapeake cily and the Navy chartered refuelling Tanker Rover guarded by the guided missile frigates bred and Mcclusky said a Navy spokesman speaking on condition of anonymity