European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 11, 19bfl the stars and stripes Page 7 education budget top states problems Denver a education financing and budget policy Lead off most slates fiscal agendas for 1988, a change from last year when states focused on respond ing to Federal tax Reform according to a National con Ference of state legislature Survey. The Denver based group also released results of second Survey on economic development that showed creation of jobs and encouraging business growth were the two Chier goals of the 33 states that responded. For the fiscal issues Survey the Nusl sent question Naire 10 fiscal officers in All 50 states asking them to identify the leading issues facing their 1988 legislative sessions. Forty seven questionnaire were returned. Education occupies the no i priority in virtually every slate said Ted Strickland the conference s pre , who also is president of the Colorado Senate said education is lied closely in Many slates to economic development which remains an important concern a the Nusl s second Survey shows. Twenty one of the 33 states returning that questionnaire rated economic development As very important. The emphasis on economic development by slate that Are suffering is More apparent said Strickland but every slate is trying for new jobs and expansion of the Economy regardless of where they find them  he economic development Survey responses states listed an array of strategies for encouraging eco nomic development diversification of industries Job creation support for existing industries recruitment of businesses promotion of High Lech industries and creation of an entrepreneurial  Many state governments have been revamped to give greater attention to economic development is sues an Nusl summary of the Survey said. These changes include creating Public private commissions to oversee a state s activities establishing of special legislative committees and modifying or creating slate economic development agencies.1 in the fiscal issues Survey. 21 states listed educational the leading fiscal Issue in 1938, primarily out of concern that Flat economies in Many states would no tallow funding increases the group said. Several Stales said paying for previously approved legislative reforms May be a  Stales Arkansas Mississippi Oklahoma South Dakota and Tennessee said increasing teach ers salaries will be a top consideration. The conference said building new schools was a priority in Florida because of dramatic growth in the slate s school age  Stales listed budget policy As their no. I concern in s988, according to the Survey Arizona High school curriculum proposal 4-year plan recommended by . Bennett Englutt foetal Studley mite Matlat science foreign language phys Leal education Kealia Fine Art Riidu Ducton to literature Western Chril Trotton literature american history print toe american democracy 1 my and american democracy athe world Ulsem three years required irom wrong the following couns algebra plane & solid geometry algebra b 1 trigonometry stat fcb & probability 1 a Prywer 1 Stu and calculus a or dec Asta ors pm ciby. But orgy Chendes Nini Yulga courses or principles of technology Woride Benaim physical education health 9 Art history Mist Tetory 1 pm physical education health 10 elective berth elective be dim Etc tip Etc Tow Etc the elective Etc Tow Iowa Kentucky Louisiana and West Virginia said they Are threatened by deficits. Seven slates Alaska California. Colorado. Connecticut Idaho missourian North Dakota raid they Are concerned about maintaining balanced budgets with Colorado facing Aneed to Cut up to j38 million the Survey showed. Budget restrictions and budget reductions we reconsidered the Best solutions by most of the Stales Strickland  policy lopped the Agenda in 11 Stales the con Ference said but Only two states Illinois and washing ton specifically said la increases were under consideration. Kentucky Louisiana and West Virginia however said budget problems May Force attempts to raise taxes. Property la Relief was listed As the leading Issue by Minnesota. New Jersey and Wisconsin while Indiana and Wyoming will study property tax reassess ments according to the  improvements Wilf be leading a Ganda items in eight slates Arizona Arkansas Idaho Indiana Minnesota new Hampshire new York and South Carolina. Listing Highway improvements As their chief capital improvement concern were Arkansas Idaho Indiana Minnesota and new York the Survey said. Of reportedly developing stealth recon plane new York a a Long Range reconnaissance Jet that uses special equipment to evade detection by radars being developed by the air Force according to a published report. 100,000 feet. The new York times re ported in its sunday editions the Lane which would replace the Viaina sr-71 Blackbird aircraft is the plane being built with the stealth f-19, a fighter or Short Range recon Naissance plane now in flight testing. With the sr-71, they know we re there bul they can t touch us said one official quoted by the times. With the new technology they won t even know we re  times said it could not be deter mined when the plane might become operational. Stealth technology is secret Al though the newspaper said aviation specialists have said that it includes mate rials that absorb rather than reflect radar beams body surfaces that Del acct Ruar and hidden engines thai avoid . Takes remark As slur on disabled vets Vietnam vet wants councilman to apologize Philadelphia api the District attorney has demanded an apology from a City councilman who said the prosecutor won his election Only because he lost a leg fighting in Vietnam. Put a Teg on Ron Castille and you have just another Vietnam Veteran. Take his leg off and you have a Viet Nam hero councilman James j. Tayoun told report ers Friday. If he had two legs he would have never beaten his opponent for  Tayoun s remark was made following a news Confer ence to respond to Castille s Call for Tayoun s ouster from the chairmanship of the Council s committee on licensing and inspections. Tayoun As a restaurant owner and former lobbyist has had extensive dealings with the panel. He is currently fighting two licenses and inspections citations in court including one for building an illegal outdoor cafe at hit restaurant. Casville a former Marine corps lieutenant who Losta leg after being ambushed in Vietnam said Tayoun t remark was a slur on All disabled  he said he had written Tayoun demanding an apology. Tayoun refused to apologize to Castillo but late said his remark was to bad taste and was never intended As a slight to veterans. Tayoun also maintained that Casville elected in 19s5, should apologize to him for demanding that Hebe removed As head of the City Council committee. Me charged Castille besmirched my reputation during last fall s Council race in which Tayoun � Democrat Defeated the Republican candidate whom Castille Republican had supported. When he sends me a letter i la apologize Tayoun said. It was an off the cuff  mayor w. Wilson Coode has also expressed concern about the appearance of a. Conflict of interest in Tayoun s appointment by Council president Josep Coleman to the committee chairmanship. Coleman said Friday he would not take the Post away from Tayoun. During the news conference Tayoun who was on the City Council for eight years before leaving to run unsuccessfully for Congress in 1984, said he was an gered by suggestions he might misuse his Public office. After Roost of the reporters had left the  made the personal references to Casville and his disability according to three reporter who were present Doug Schlatter a reporter for radio station Why pm said he later asked Tayoun about the remark. Tayoun responded he had just been thinking out loud and would deny making the remark if it became Public Schlatter said. Castille in a letter addressed to Tayoun wrote nol Only Are those remark personally offensive but they also slur disabled veterans who Nave served their country in times of conflict. I Call upon you la Issue an immediate Public apology 10 those veterans who risked life and limb in de sense of their nation. I will await your