European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday. January 31.1989 Bush foresees jobs in abundance Washington Days storage capacity he said. The temperature at Valdez was 1degree below Zero but that combined with the wind to produce wind chill fac tors to 55 below Zero. Anchorage warmed to 1 degree below Zero by Early monday but 30-knot wind produced a wind chill effect of 45 de Grees below Zero. That is expected to last until at least tomorrow Hopkins said Tanana commercial co. Co owner Dale Erickson said the cold has sparked a run on items such As matches kerosene and electrical heating tape to wrap around propane lines. It s so cold the propane won t upriver in Nenana the temperature dipped to 62 degrees below Zero Early monday and Shoob there were dosed mrs. Dole who was transportation Secretary in the Reagan administration. Mrs. Dole said she was committed to a goal of mov ing beyond full employment to fulfilling employ ment for All who seek a Job. The first major test of Bush s leadership could com feb. 9, when Bush will outline his budget plans to a joint session of Congress. The president is expected to propose numerous modifications to the $1.15 trillion fiscal 1990 budget presented by former president Reagan. The Gramm Rudman deficit reduction Law requires shortfall of no More than $100 billion in the fiscal year that begins oct. 1. Failure to reach that target would result in mandatory across the Board spending cuts taken equally from Domestic and military pro Grams. U.s., Iran May restore formal ties Washington up the unite states and Iran Laid Down the conditions and goals monday for a dialogue be tween them suggesting that both coun tries Are edging toward ending the Diplo Matic deep freeze that has existed for nearly 10 years. A state department Redman said we have stated our willingness to engage in an authoritative dialogue with responsible representatives of the iranian government.". He said the things that the unite states wants to talk about Are a formal end to the War Between Iran and Iraq an end to iranian support for terrorism and iranian help in procuring the release of hostages held in Lebanon. In an interview with the Washington Post published monday Mohammad Javad Larijani Iran s Deputy foreign minister for european and american affairs said the United states could take the first step by paying at least a Token amount of compensation to the families of victims on Board the iranian Airliner the United states shot Down last year or by releasing some Frozen iranian assets. Redman said the . Government Hassid it is willing to compensate members of the families of the 295 people who perished when the Airliner was mistakenly shot Down by a . Guided missile Over the Strait of Hormuz last year. But he said Iran has been withholding information needed by the United states to determine How much Money will be paid tothe survivors. The United states has said it will make payments to the families no through the iranian government Redman said the iranian government could be helpful in that regard but so far has not responded through the iranians also have been pushing for compensation for arms purchases by the fonder iranian government ruled by the Shah. When the islamic government took Over the . Embassy in 1979, the arms deliveries were Frozen and the Money deposited by Iran was held by the United states. A claims tribunal in the Netherlands involving iranians americans and third country Legal experts has been trying to determine the amount of Money to be returned to Iran. The International court of Justice has ruled that the . Government was Justi id in withholding delivery of the weapons but is obligated to reimburse Iran for Fra us the undelivered weapons Rasof March 1981. Larijani said that some of the individual claims for the undelivered weapons Are undisputed but Redman said i have checked with the experts. It s a complicate matter and not the . Spokesman added it strictly a Legal matter and not a forum for political
