European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. June 11. 198b the stars and stripes Page 9 panel oks Bill to broaden census would include . Citizens overseas Washington a americans living overseas came a step closer thurs Day to being counted in the 1990 census with a House subcommittee approving a Bill affecting the National head count. The measure would require the Cen sus Bureau 10 count the thousands of Anil Picans who reside in Oiler countries Anil to assign Hose numbers la various Staisia for use in a apportioning scats in inc How. Those americans Are not counted currently in the census because they do not reside in any particular stale. The census originated As a Means for a apportioning scats in the House on the basis of the population in each state. The Constitution requires that apportion ment be based on a count of All the peo ple residing in the states. Thai has resulted in controversy in re cent years with some politicians denouncing the system for counting illegal aliens who live in the United Stales but not americans who happen to live abroad. The Bill which gained voice vote approval in the House census subcommittee Calls Lor a count of All americans living outside the country and for them to be listed As residents of whichever stale they last resided in for a period of at least six months. The Hill now toes to the full Post office and civil service committee. The future of the measure is Uncer Tain. The Justice department has raised questions about the constitutionality of apportioning among the states people living overseas. The Commerce department Parent Agency of inc census Bureau also opposes the requirement contending that it would not have enough time to plan and budget for the Large and costly overseas Effort and pointing out thai administrative records do not exist to show the past residence of Many people. The census Bureau has reached an agreement with the defense department to count military personnel overseas. Pentagon officials last year estimated there were 506,000 military personnel and 385,000 of their dependents in for eign posts. However there Are also unknown numbers of Federal civilian workers and their dependents overseas. These include employees of 11 Cabinet departments and 17 different Federal agencies spread across 160 foreign nations according to inc office of personnel management. Past efforts to estimate the number of overseas residents who come from Var ious slates have run into problems be cause Many list As Home the coastal Community from which they shipped out or in other cases claimed As their usual residence one of inc Stales that have no per Sonal income tax. If the measure should become Law however it could have an Impact on inc number of House scats distributed to various Stales following the 1990 census. The private election data services company estimated in april that 18 states stand to gain or lose House scats following the head count. Bui while that company s figures showed Pennsylvania losing three House scats the state was Only 14,762 residents Short of retaining one of those seals. Minnesota on inc other hand held onto one of its scats by a margin of Only 5.390 people. Thus if the overseas count boosted Pennsylvania at the expense of Minnesota a House scat could easily shift be Iwen Ihus two slates. The other Side of the apportionment Coin counting illegal aliens remains at Issue with the matter currently before a Federal court. Rep. Mervyn Dymally d-calif., chair Man of the census subcommittee announced that he and rep. Don Edwards. A Calif arc seeking to intervene in that suit in support of continuing to count aliens in the census. Excluding them can Only be done through constitutional amendment Dymally said. The suit seeking to Block the counting of aliens was brought by rep. Tom i Tori r-wis., and a coalition of other Mem Bers of Congress and private groups. U.s., South Korea reach agreement on troop support olympic Security Seoul South Korea not South Korea agreed thursday to pay for More of its own defense and the United slates agreed to deploy extra american forces during the olympic games to Ward off terrorism. After meeting with defense Secretary Frank Carlucci defense minister of Jabok said South Korea had agreed to in crease its payments for inc support of american troops Here by about $6 Mil lion annually from 1989 to 1991. The United Stales has been pressing South Korea As Well As its other military allies to share More of its defense Burden. The Issue is a sensitive one Here and defense Secretary Frank Carlucci Peers into North Korea with South korean defense minister of Jabok and maj. Gen. Jack u. Fun is jr., commander 2nd inf div. S. Korea profess spurs angry Back Ash Seoul South Korea al1 Many South koreans reacted with disappoint ment and anger Friday to moves by Radi Cal students to March to communist North Korea for unification talks. Whai a stupid idea it is. They Art Sim ply crazy said he owner of a Small bakery near Monsei University in Seoul where  battled riot police. I supported them when they fought for democracy last year. But this Lime i simply Don l undo Island them said the shopkeeper who spoke on condition of anonymity. Coughing and sneezing in a Small Bak Ery filled with Drifting tear Gas the shop keeper said he could not undo Island the students shouting the same slogans that North Korea puts out daily through its propaganda outlets. Few people interviewed supported or showed sympathy with the students who Calico for talks with their North korean counterparts on reuniting their land left divided since the end of world War ii. Chung soon in a 38-year-old House has prompted some anti american feel ing at a time when koreans Are already angry at the United states for pushing to open South korean agricultural markets. The South korean government Al ready spends nearly one third of its Bud get on defense. Carlucci said he welcomed inc korean pledge to contribute More. This is an Issue in regards to our Urcla Lions with All our allies he told reporters thursday. It is very important it be Sirop cry handled. We re not talking about Fin Ger pointing. We will continue the dialogue on he proper allocation of resources Carlucci and of also conferred on Security arrangements for the olympic games to be held Here in september. Each said he believed that North Korea s recent deployment of surface to air missiles which could easily reach Kimpo Airport in Seoul posed a serious threat to South korean Security. The slate department official also said the United states was concerned about my Ppd up hostile statements by North Korea including threats to Stop the olympics. Despite student demonstrations Call ing on the United states to withdraw its troops from South Korea Carlucci said the troops would stay As Long As they Are needed and As Long As inc korean people want us to  of said he believed South Korea still needed american troops. I think in is time for the korean people to say loudly and clearly we want the United Stales forces Here in Korea if we favor real deterrence on this Peninsula he said. Wife said sarcastically let them go to the North and live there for a few months. They need to icam by experience what is Good and  a uniformed army Captain inter viewed in a subway said "1 would like to shoot them. They Are too naive or Idi of Many intellectuals say the student activism could backfire. They Point out thai the military staged a coup in 1961 after Radical students called for similar unification talks with North Korea. Credit firm leaving Many holding bag Washington a about 10.500 people have lost their Mastercard and visa privileges nationwide because of complaints thai the company thai issued the cards was not reimbursing Mer chants even though cardholders paid their Bills a published report says. The cards were issued by Money card systems inc., which Mark is credit cards for people with poor credit ratings the Washington Posl reported in Fri Day s editions. Visa Usa inc. Cancelled privileges for 2.$00 cardholders and Mastercard International inc. Can celeb privileges for about 8.000 cardholders the organizations told the Posl. Banking officials in Maryland and Washington reported they had been inundated with complaints from Consumers and stale banking officials who said companies that accepted payment via the credit cards were not being paid even though cardholders had been pay ing their Bills. Universal Bank of Lanham. Md., issued the cards for Money card hut officials said they had no reason to believe Universal was aware of any wrongdoing. Edward Irons the District of Columbia superintendent of Banks said holders of Lite cards had been required to Pom Security deposits of s 300 or More to obtain charging privileges but merchants in Many cases were not paid for merchandise charged with the cards. Irons said he was referring the situation to the Justice depart ment securities and Exchange commission and interstate com Merce commission. Regulators said they had been unable to reach anyone at Money card which had a recording on its Telephone