European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. September 19,1988 the stars and stripes pages House liberals blocking welfare Bill workfare provision is sticking Point Washington a a group of House liberals has imperilled a welfare Bill that is languishing in a House scale conference according to the leaders of the House and Sunaie conferees. The group objects to Senate provisions Hal would require some welfare recipients to work or receive Job training and that would restrict eligibility for Midi Caid child care and other benefits received by people who return to the welfare Rolls. We Don t think that workfare works said rep. Augustus f. Hawkins a Calif chairman of the Edu cation and labor committee whose members com prise i oof inc 40 House conferees "1 see no reason to mandate workfare for people who would be very glad to gel jobs. 1 t s the Undis Rabil by of inc jobs thai they Don t like he said. Hawkins agrees with critics of the current welfare system who say the program has not worked. But he believes the failure was caused by inadequate funds. Two other democratic conferees who Are strongly opposed to the Senate provisions Are Henry a. Wax Man of California and Barney Frank of Massachusetts. Hawkins said he had been joined by a majority of the 24 democrats on the House conference panel. Rep. Thomas a Downey  the chairman of the House conferees said the liberals Are defending their historic position. They arc not pleased and they have reason not to be  sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-., who leads inc Senate conferees said that if the conferees were unable to reach an agreement by thursday the Bill would be effectively dead. By then he said the conferees would have explored Alt possible compromises in the waning Days of inc 100th Congress. Moynihan is leading inc Senate conferees in the absence of sen. Lloyd bunt san of Texas inc chairman of the finance committee and the democrats vice presidential candidate. President Reagan has told House Republican Lead ers that he strongly supports the Bill bul Only with the workfare provision. The Bill also is supported by vice president George Bush the Republican presidential nominee and Michael Dukakis the democratic presidential nominee. Both the Senate and House Bills seek to take the current payment program which has a minor emphasis on jobs and turn it Inlo a Job program in which payments would be assumed to be temporary. House liberals contend the Only reason current Wel fare programs have failed is that they arc starved for funds. The liberals Are especially upset by a Senate provi Sion that would require either the father or Mother in a two Parent welfare family to perform Community serv ice or receive Job training at least 16 hours a week. The measure would affect less than 5 percent of the nation s 3.7 million welfare families. The experience under workfare is that in mos cases individuals go Back to welfare eventually Haw Kins said. He added that his opposition to the plan was virtually non negotiable and he has rejected a proposal by Downey that the work plan not Lake effect until 1994, Hawkins and inc education and labor conferees Are also pressing to get Federal legislation to require the nine Stales that now Banc mandatory work programs to make those programs temporary. He contends that the Stales have abused the pro Grams by using welfare recipients As permanent state employees at salaries that arc far below those paid other workers. House Liberal conferees Are also upset by a Senate provision thai provides thai no former welfare recipient could receive medicaid child care or other benefits More than 18 months in any Ihrck year period. Leading the attack on this measure have been wan Man the chairman of the health subcommittee of the education and labor committee whose members also Compromise 10 of the 40 House conferees. These conferees believe that former welfare recipients would be penalized by not being Able to return to medicaid in the event that they lost their jobs and rejoined the welfare Rolls. Peace activists jailed in Honduras arrive in Miami several religious . Peace activists arrived Here saturday after being expelled from Honduras where they were held in a cell for four Days after problems at the american embassy and a u a. Air base. Members of project Independence who arrived Al Miami International air port said they were protesting . Intervention in Central America and that colleagues in Guatemala would continue to protest. They said four other members of the interdenominational group who chained themselves to the . Embassy Gate in Guatemala City on wednesday have been joined by scores of guatemalan Cili ens. They Wilt slay chained up until they Are forcibly removed or until inc seventh Day of their action said Andres Thom As 27, a Seminary student Al the divinity school of Howard University in Washington. The four protesters in Guatemala City were identified in a project Independence news release As Charlie Licky. 57, a former roman Catholic priest Dale Asher Davis 34, member of a religious Community in Baltimore former Swarth More College Dean John Schuchardt 49 and Sara Story 26, a Legal researcher from Washington. According to Patricia Mccallum Al a expelled activists Andres Tonus left of Washington and Patricia Mccallum Cen Ter of Cambridge mass arrive in Miami. The nun at right is not identified. Doctoral student at Harvard University s divinity school who took part in the guatemalan protests. Project Independence staged inc demonstrations to Coin cide with the anniversary of inc Date in1821 when Central  Independence from Spain. Mccallum said the group was de gained for three Days in a cell measuring6-by-14 feet where two . Consular officers visited them. Mark Fryer 31, a member of the Catholic worker movement from West Creek n.j., said the group received privileged treatment at the prison. Guard were Friendly and food and newspapers were provided. But he charged that guatemalan prisoners Down the corridor went without food for seven Days and could be heard screaming under torture. It was horrible to know Hal this alleged torture was just one of the results of . Government policy in cd neral America Thomas said. The group identified inc of her Mem Bers As Mary Jane Helrich 70, Newport . Tori Allen 30, and John Bach 41,Bolh of Hartford Conn. Kathy Boylan 45, Wyandanch . Art Lafty 34. And Elmer Maas s3. Both of new Haven Conn. Gail Presby 29, Newyork City Bob Simpson 67, philae phia Brian Terrell 32, Maloy Iowa and Judith Williams 49, Madison Conn. Teen killed when car slams into line buying Rock tickets Boston a a car slammed into a line of people wailing to buy tickets to a concert by Rock Star Prince Early sat urday killing a 17-year-old and injuring five other people police said. The Driver of the car a 21-year-old Cambridge Man told police he was rear ended by another vehicle bul police said icy would charge the Man monday with vehicular homicide running a red Light and driving to endanger. They were in line and Al about 1 45 a.m., this individual lost control of his car said Boston police spokesman Jim Jordan. He said the car crossed a median and crashed into a line of people waiting to buy tickets at a record store. Jordan said the 17-year-old, whose name was withheld pending notification of relatives was pronounced dead at Beth Israel Hospital. Five other people were taken to two of her hospitals he said. The 21-year-old Driver was released. Although some witnesses corroborated the Driver s Story of being hit police believed inc Man s actions contributed to the Accident Jordan said. He said Iacre was no evidence of alcohol use. Tower records receptionist Bobby Harris said ticket buyers had started Lin ing up Friday morning. The tickets for the oct. 5 concert Al the Worcester Cen Trum went on sate saturday morning. Sands of Tim in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. I9, 194s at least 10 people were killed and is were seriously injured when an Raf Mosquito bomber crashed into a crowd of spectators and burned at an air show in England. 30 years ago today. Sept. 19, 1958 the United slates offered to give up its five military bases in Morocco if the current leases were emended for a final seven year period. 20 years ago today. Sept 19, 196s a proposal thai would require inc registration of All rifles and the licensing of their owners was Defeated in the Senate despite the support of Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Edward m. Kennedy ? 0 Yea Sogo today sept 19 1978 with president Carter looking on the leaders of Israel an Egypt brought the Camp David Summit loan end by signing a historic blueprint for peace in the Middle East