European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 13,19bb the stars and stripes pages plan links National service Federal Aid by Chuck Vinch Washington a plan on veiled wednesday by influential democrats would bar anyone who does t Volunteer for at least one year of National service of font receiving Federal student Aid. The Blest Volley in the age old debate on National service was fired by the democratic leadership Council a group of More than 150 lawmakers dedicated to forming a new and aggressive Agenda for inc party said policy director will Marshall. The Council plan Calls for establishing a citizens corps essentially a new Fonti of the go Bill expanded to include civilian As Well As military serv ice. The civilian aspect of inc plan would include Al least one year of work in such Fields As education. Health child care conservation Public safety and emergency management while those who Volunteer for the military would spend two years on Active duly or to directly into the reserves. In inc past one of the fail questions has been mandatory is. Voluntary  Marshall said. We be decided to go with a voluntary concept but we have an Cit Clive mechanism for setting volunteers linking inc plan to Federal Aid. In return for one or two years service at mini mum wages enlistees would earn vouchers won ii up to s24,000 that could t be redeemed for Cash but could be used for any combination of three purposes to help pay for College to finance either vocational or Job training or to make a Down payment on a Home. These key changes would make Federal student Aid the Magnet for Broad participation Marshall said. Because the benefits would be earned rather than handed out we be Lieve the plan would have More Public sup port than ensling Stu Dent Aid  critics of similar proposals have charged that this would discriminate against those who need Federal Aid at the expense of wealthier individuals who Don t. But Marshall said half of All Young americans Are not going to College. So the system already Nunn inherently discriminates against those people. Our plan is actually More fair than the current by slim because those who Aren t going to College can use the vouchers to finance lob training or buy a Home Marshall said. The housing Benefit could bring Home ownership Back into reach for Young families living on the economic margin the Cost of the citizens corp would depend on the number of participants but Marhsall said a pro Gram of 800,000 enlistees would Cost about is Bil lion. That s a bargain since current Federal student Aid programs Cost j8 billion per year he said. Various Bills calling for mandatory of voluntary National service have been floating around Capitol Hill for years but Marshall said they have tradition ally been Loo fragmented and limited in scope to attract much support. This is a fully elaborated and comprehensive plan with Broad Appeal across the political spec Trum he said. We re going to Lake it on the Road and gauge Public Altitude and  gel the House and Senate to introduce formal legislation. The Council is encouraged by Public opinion polls showing thai americans generally favor voluntary National service. In a december i9b7 Gallup poll 83 percent of All respondents and 87 percent of those aged 18 to 24 approved of the idea the most favourable response since polling on the subject began in 1969. Although the democratic Council is chaired by sen. Sam Nunn a Ca head of the Senate armed services committee a Senate committee staffer and his counterpart on inc House Side were considerably More Blase about inc Issue than Marshall was. We re looking Inlo it on inc staff level but no action is  the Senate staffer said. Right now our main concern is the defense authorization  the House staffer said her committee plans to hold hearings on the All Volunteer military and the Issue of National service but there 11 no timetable. "1 can t say this in t an important Lue but we be got More immediate concerns she said. In addition to Nunn the Council counts among its members Sens. Joe Biden d-del., Alan Cranston a Calif John Glenn. Ohio and Al Gore d Tenn. Rep. Us Aspin a wis head of the House armed services committee is also a member. Kooks limelight trouble Tabatha Dif Nancy Reagan s stargazer san Francisco a Nancy Reagan s Star a or Hopes to keep her White House consulting link until the reagans i Lum to California but says she s troubled by being in inc spotlight and by the kooks in her business. Joan qui Ley. So discreet about her work that one of her High society acquaintances said she did t know anything about this astrology bit contends her role has been greatly exaggerated. Mrs Reagan is a very Able woman and is very Nice to Deal with Quiency said. She uses astrology con is  but after the reagans leave the White House next january there s no Way she d sign up a subsequent president As a client quigly said in an interview. Strolo Sion to predictions. She Mcl mrs. Reagan through Griffin a longtime Friend of the reagans who shares a july 6 birthday with the first lady. Quigley a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Vassar col lege said she developed her interest in astrology from her Mother and her disdain for sensationalism from her father inc late John b. Quigley a prominent san Francisco Republican and Hotelier. His View of it As a bizarre profession caused her to keep her work secret Early in her career. Quigley said she has spoken with mrs. Reagan this week but would not reveal her reaction o the Flap. A spokeswoman for the firs lady has said she will continue to use astrological portents in shaping the presi Dent s schedule. Reagan according to he astrologer has a fab Ulous Chart. He s an aquarian and All our greatest presidents of kept for Washington have been Aquai ans Lincoln for and Reagan she said. As organs fail Pittsburgh a a 3-year-ld girl the world s longest survivor of a five Organ transplant died wednesday alter an infection caused her heart kidney and liver to fail a Hospital spokeswoman said. Tabatha Foster of Madisonville ky., died about 3  in inc intensive care unil at children s Hospital of Pittsburgh said the spokeswoman. Sue Cardillo it was system Laluc everything. It Wasj like a Chain  a Tordillo said. Tabatha s Parent. Roy and Sand Foster were at her Side and had old doctors not to try to revive her if her heart stopped the spokeswoman said. I was a Little surprised that i ended As suddenly As this said or. Thomas e. Starzl director  surgery it children s Hospital and the affiliated presbyterian University Hospital. Even though she was a child of enormous emotional and physical strength it was just slowly giving away.". The 35-Pound child received a new liver Small in Les lines pancreas and parts of a stomach and Colon during a ii hour experimental operation nov. I. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Mav 13,1948 seventy five thousand employees of inc Chrysler corp. Went on strike at 16 plants in three states the major walkout was staged by production workers whose average wage was is so per hour. 30 years ago today. Mav 13, 1958 the secret service said it had received unverified reports an attempt would be made to assassinate vice president Richard m. Nixon when he reached Venezuela while on his latin american tour. 20 years ago today. May 13, l%8 on the eve of preliminary peace talks in Paris North Vietnam said the first question that must be settled would be an unconditional halt to . Bombing of North Vietnam. 10 years ago today. May 13, 1978 Calm resumed to the downtown Tehran Bazaar and the iranian government withdrew troops sent in to quell moslem led demonstrations against the Shah. 8 gis indicted in travel scam Fayetteville . A eight soldiers who trained jamaican troops after the 1983 Grenada inva Sion have been indicted by a Federal grand jury on charges thai they submitted thousands of dollars in false travel vouchers to the army. The special forces soldiers from fort Bragg who were temporarily housed in the americana hotel in Ochos Rios Jamaica allegedly conspired to receive two sets of receipts. One showed the amount actually paid for their rooms. J 27.50 the second showed thai the hotel received j55. The indictment handed Down this week said that just before or immediately after returning to fort Bragg in May 1984, the eight destroyed the receipts that reflected what was actually paid. They then filled out false travel vouchers that showed icy paid the greater amount and were reimbursed according to the indictment. Each of the eight was indicted on a sind count of conspiring to defraud the United slates along with a second count of sub milling a false claim for reimburse ment of lodging expenses. A spokesman for the . Attorney s office in Raleigh said the charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison a Fine of up to $250,000, or both. 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