European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday August 12,1988 Wendy s irked by pedestrian at drive through Monroe la. A Roger Jones May retaking commercials a bit too seriously. Jones ordered a hamburger at the drive through window at a Wendy s restaurant wednesday. Like the Man in the Wendy s com Mercial he was t driving a car. Wendy s would not serve him and had to Cal the police when he refused to get out of the Way of other behind the wheel customers. He was not arrested. Jones said he saw the to and and was hoping to get the special Sale Price Good Only at the window. There s nothing there that says you have to be in a car he said. It just seemed ridiculous i could t get the burgers on  in the commercial a pedestrian picks up an order at the drive through window. Told that he s not in a car he responds that s what the told me at the car  the and and special Sale Price Are part of promotion to increase sales at the window said Frank Gallardo Wendy s District manager. He said company policy is to serve Only people in a vehicle because the traffic makes the Lane dangerous for pedestrians. Although similar incidents have occurred Gallardo said this was the first time police had to be called. The strange thing is he had a vehicle he could have used Gallardo said. Reagan signs Bill providing $3.9 billion in drought Aid Washington a commending the indomitable spirit of drought stricken Farmers president Reagan on thursday signed America s largest Ever disaster Relief Bill. This Bill in t As Good As rain Reagan said. Butt la tide you Over until Normal weather and your own skills permit you to return to your accustomed  standing before several Farmers invited to the Rose Garden signing ceremony Reagan said the $3.9 billion Aid package expresses a distinctly american  lending a helping hand when misfortune  Reagan praised democratic and Republican congressional leaders for putting aside partisan differences to Speed action on the Bill and the Heads of the House an Senate agriculture committees returned the compliment. One of the Farmers Herman Krone who gave Rea Gan a tour of his ravaged Corn and soybean crops last month near do Quoin 111., said i think that Washington has done one of their better jobs right  it s a Good Buffer and it s probably enough to get most people Over the Hump this year said Keith Salter who is struggling with his drought baked wheat Barley and oat farm near Menoken . It won t be like a crop but it s better than Noth ing he said. Reagan said the legislation which also provides assist Ance to Dairy cattlemen and ethanol producers rep resents the largest disaster Relief measure in  congratulations to America s Farmers for the indomitable spirit with which they have been facing this crisis he said. The Bill signing took place just hours before the agriculture department was to release its latest crop fore cast which was expected to show this summer drought has Cut sharply into . Crop production. Earlier the National weather service said that its10-Day Outlook promised Little Relief from the dry spell with the exception of Rains spawned by tropical Stor Beryl in the Southeast. The disaster Relief measure among other things provides Aid for Farmers suffering crop losses of More than 35 percent of their expected Harvest because of the drought or other calamities. The payments would be equal to 65 percent of the lost income. Farmer whose crop losses exceeded 75 percent of the expected yield would receive payments equal to 90 percent of lost income. The measure also makes feed assistance available for producers of Many varieties of livestock including cattle sheep goats pigs poultry horses used for food or in food production and fish used for food. Money for the payments is expected to come fro savings that the government will realize As a result of the drought since farm income support payments Are based in part on How much individual growers pro Duce. With crops Down because of the drought the amount the government owned commodity credit corp. Must put out in such payments is Down  noted that he was at 9ne Point concerned that the Bill would be overloaded with costly special interest provisions and quoted Krone As telling him let s save the Christmas Trees for the 25th of , we be done just that Reagan said. Powell in the Middle of veep guessing game Washington a at the White House a elsewhere vice president George Bush s search for a running mate has people guessing and now one of their own is part of the guessing game. President Reagan says he s just guessing along wit everybody else. I Don t have a candidate he said wednesday when asked about it. That s up to  Reagan also was asked about a newspaper column suggesting his National Security adviser it. Gen. Colin l. Powell As a possibility for the second spot on the ticket. Powell is the first Black Ever to hold the Post of National Security adviser. You d better watch out the president  s standing right behind  Powell stationed behind the group of reporters who were questioning Reagan during an Oval office photo Opportunity made no comment. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater asked what he thought of Powell As a vice presidential Prospect said Colin Powell is a great american an would be an outstanding candidate for any position. I Hope he s listening to  Fitzwater s daily briefings Are piped into the offices of top White House aides. Later As Reagan bade Farewell to visiting icelandic prime minister Thorsteinn Palsson in the White House East room the question came up again. Secretary of defense Frank c. Carlucci responding to a reporter s query nodded toward Powell and said with a Grin he s my  Powell just grinned and Shook his head but said nothing. Before he went to the Pentagon Carlucci had pow Ell s Job and Powell was his Deputy. The most recent thing Powell has said about his a new Orleans artist Jon Woodruff puts finishing touche wednesday on a bust of George Bush. Future was in a speech to the world affairs Council of los Angeles on july 19. As for myself he said i expect to go Back to Anice quiet foxhole where i can serve my country in a More comfortable and perhaps less exposed  Powell is an army officer and before becoming car Lucci s Deputy in january 1987, was commander of v corps in Frankfurt West Germany. The questions about his future were spurred by column in wednesday s Washington Post by William Raspberry who suggested that it would be a Brillian idea for Bush to pick Powell As his running mate. Despite the jesting tone of the questions and an Swers it s not just a joke. Rep. Jack Kemp in. Y., who is himself a potential vice presidential candidate is among those who have mentioned Powell As a possible Bush running mate. The congressman s press Secretary Marci Robinson said Kemp believes Powell would be an exciting Choice with the foreign affairs and other experience Tobe Able to serve As president if necessary and that politically speaking it would hit the democrats at  Powell is the Only current White House aide being mentioned As even a Remote possibility to be Bush s running mate although former chief of staff Howard. Bakerjr. Has been reported to be under consideration. Fitzwater was asked jokingly whether he is inter ested. I m available he replied to laughter. I ought Roget the honesty vote. I say it right up front i will be vice president. Just ask. I never disparaged the Job. Thought it was terrific when i was on the  Fitzwater was Bush s press Secretary before taking his present Job. All systems still go offer shuttle s engine firing test Cape canaveral Fla. A an examination of space shuttle discovery a Day after its test firing turned up no problems to stand in the Way of getting the shuttle ready for flight Nasa said thursday. This vehicle is the cleanest we be Ever had after a flight readiness firing said Lisa Malone a spokeswoman for Nasa s Kennedy space Center. We Haven t turned up anything  the successful firing of the three huge engines was a spirit lifter for space work ers at the Center who have had to Over come one problem after another since discovery was transported to the launch pad july 4. Malone said officials of the  and space administration will not set a launch Date until a repair unrelated to the hot fire test of the engines is completed. That repair which involves cutting whole in the discovery s Bulkhead to gain Access to a pipe connection that is leak ing Gas is scheduled to begin wednesday and will take about six Days. The Peak is in the system used to steer discovery i space. Nasa has one other Milestone to meet before setting a Date for the first flight since challenger exploded in Jan uary 1986. That is a test scheduled for aug. 18, of a shuttle Booster rocket at the manufacturing Plant in Utah. The test is the fifth in a series of the Booster. A faulty joint in challenger s right Booster allowed flames to escape and triggered the destruction of the  joint and other Booster systems have been thoroughly redesigned. The rocket will be deliberately flawed with grooves cuts and Debon dings introduced in critical areas like insulation Ando ring seals. It is a significant flaw demonstration test said Robert Crippen Deputy director of shuttle operations. Some say there is a risk in it but we have to test the Booster to withstand these