European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday january 8,1989 90 budget does it  without raising taxes Reagan says Washington a president Reagan touted his forthcoming budget saturday As a responsible plan that will Cut the deficit and assure America s Prosperity without raising taxes. I leave As i came dead set against any new taxes Reagan said in the next to last radio address of his presidency. The five minute talk was taped on Fri Day because the president entered Walter Reed army medical Center for surgery saturday to Correct a curvature of his left ring Finger. The president s final spending plan is due out monday a $ 1. 15 trillion budget that is said to propose the elimination of 82 programs while protecting his two term defense buildup. It covers fiscal 1990, which begins oct. 1. But since president elect George bus his scheduled to take office Jan. 20, Rea Gan s document has been branded in some quarters As  s a responsible plan which cuts the deficit without touching social Security weakening defense or reducing benefits to the needy Reagan said. And Thebes news is that this budget proves it can be done without raising your  raising taxes would be the surest Way to kill the economic Goose that lays the Golden  the president argued that his plan will contain additional funds for air safety crime fighting housing for the poor the War on drugs and the space program Aswell As aids work. The president also warned that his de sense buildup must be maintained say ing it is the Price of peace and Security for  my fiscal year 1990 budget provide for the needy does not raise taxes and by controlling the growth in spending reduces the deficit next year by nearly $70 billion Reagan said. This budget is a realistic program which protects the working families of America provides adequate support for those who depend on government and helps assure America s Prosperity forbears to  Reagan also put in a plug for his Deci Sion to Back a presidential commission s recommendation of Large raises for con Gress judges and top executive Branch officials. The 50 percent raise will become la automatically unless each House of con Gress rejects it by feb. 8. The plan includes a ban on outside speaking fees and other certain income and will be sent to Congress with Reagan s budget on monday. Giving the democratic response to Reagan s radio speech was House speaker Jim Wright of Texas who expressed Hopes for a new Era of cooperation and Good feelings Between Congress and the White House. Seeking Asylum in . A polish sailors who defected to the United states seem at Home Friday at the polish american Center in Boston. From left Jerzy Maikowski Rafal Skibicki and Mark Bereza Are among 12 seamen who made a leap to Freedom from their fishing trawler Kantar to a fuel Barge in Boston Harbor last week. Enrolment in nursing jumps report says Boston a the number of Stu dents entering . Nursing schools Rose 11 percent last year after falling nearly a third from 1983 to 1987, according to a Survey of More than 220 schools across the nation. Schools responding to the annual sur vey to be published monday by the Trade Magazine nursing world journal had a total of 15,494 freshmen in 1988, up from 13,970 a year earlier. The Magazine s publisher Richard a. Devito attributed the turnaround Pri Marily to rising salaries and plentiful Job opportunities. Probably the most important thing is that there has been so much publicity about the National Short age of nurses he said Friday. 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