European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. March 8, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 foundation established to combat illiteracy b the new York time Washington Barbara Bush has announced the establishment Al a foundation to combat illiteracy in the United states a problem the has Long worked on As a Volunteer president Bush dropped in to interrupt his wife briefly at the White House luncheon monday at which the announce ment was Maik saying i m the observer just the Fly on the Wall tin  i am As inter cited As anybody in this work. I be studied with Barbara an this and have Learned a  it was indeed mrs. Bush s show As she out lined plans for the bar Bara Bush foundation for family literacy based in Washington and privately run Barbara Bush the foundation has already received commit ments of More than is million from corporations foundations and private individuals she said. It will stress  activities and Large the family As the key to establishing literacy As a uni Versal value in the nation she said. The foundation will at first be run by volunteers and will operate at Arm s length from mrs. Bush s official capacity As first lady. She will serve As Honor Ary chairwoman but will not be involved in raising or spending Money just seven Days ago we returned from a Long exciting trip to Asia where we saw two countries Japan and Korea whose economies Are  mrs. Bush Lold the gathering of educators publish ers corporate figures arid Community leaders. In 40 years or less they have gone from War torn rubble to become great economic Powers and we know that one very important aspect of that Rise is directly related loan educated literate work Frei some 23 million adult americans arc functionally illiterate lacking Basic skills beyond a fourth Grade level a spells in the Field estimate. Another 35 Mil lion Are Emilit Fralc lacking skills beyond the eighth Grade . Bush introduced the eight member Volunteer advisory committee that will steer the foundation in such activities As providing seed Money for family literacy programs supporting the training of volunteers and teachers and establishing  Nal links in exist ing literacy programs one of the firm projects of the foundation. Said Bonila Somerfield president of Simon & scam mar workplace resources who is serving As the foundation s unpaid executive director will be a Book published by the association of american publishers thai will profile successful family literary programs. Sun ing Ai chairman As the foundation s Board will be or. Joan Abrahamson president of Jefferson Institute n Public policy  addition to Abrahamson and Somerfield. Mem Bers of the advisory committee arc the Rev or. Anderson Clark of new Hope a Sharon Darling of Louisville. By or. John i. Harr and Haroldm Graw jr., both of new York City Sydney Olson of Washington and Margot Woodwell of 1 ill Burgh. Bitter partisan Row Iorns in ethics probe of Wright b the new York times Washington As the House ethics committee begins evaluating the results of an tight month investigation of speaker Jim Wright House. Democrat Sand republicans Are bracing for a bitter partisan fight that is Likely to have ramifications far beyond whatever judgment the panel delivers. For the speaker who has denied an wrongdoing the political stakes in both the outcome and the aftermath of the investigation arc High. They arc almost that great far the democrats he leads among the questions that now hover Over them Are whether an exoneration by the committee can put to rest complaints that Wright has violated House rules in a variety of financial dealings and whether inc pand a decision can be convincing ifits12 members split along partisan lines. Most important is whether he speak or a credibility both within the demo cratic ranks and among the Public at Large has been permanently damaged. You have to ask yourself what is it thai is going to satisfy the larger Audi ence and who exactly is. Inc  senior democratic aide explained. In practical terms the committee on standards of official  de cide probably nest week whether 1o Dis miss the allegations against Wright and conclude us preliminary inquiry without taking any action or whether to take the next step and inmate a formal proceed  a formal inquiry is undertaken the panel would then Hac to decide if Viola Lions arc serious enough to. Warrant a . To the full House for reprimand censure or expulsion.  allegations include that the speaker attempted to unduly influence Thrift institution Regula tors in 1 j86 when he intervened to help three fellow texans. That Wright lobbied american and egyptian officials in 1979 on behalf of a Texas Oil company after the company s president allowed him to invest in a lucrative Gas Well that Wright tried to influence an interior1 department decision affecting an Oil company in which he allegedly Bough Stock whether Campaign funds were improperly used in connection with she publican Ion of a Book by Wright. Whether an aide to Wing he who As Sis cd him in preparation of the Bookas improperly being paid by taxpayers. Whether Wright in visits to his District improperly stayed rent free at an apartment owned by the family of a Busi Ness  republicans have been talking openly about using inc speaker troubles As part of a broader Surat cry to turn Public criticism against All democrats and wrest control of the House from  j. Rollins the new executive director of the National Republican congressional committee announced last month thai Wright will be target no i in the 1990congressional election campaigns and that he wanted to Chal Lenge democrats to stand up and de fend Jim  Jim Wright the Republican conservatives have made Clear that they will regard anything Short of censure Ai a Whitewash. Democrats who Over the course of the investigation have rallied to the speaker s de sense Are hanging Back ready to come to his Aid if they can but wary of becoming Loo closely identified with any aspect of the inquiry. Democrats have instead rallied around the ethics inquiry process it is perfectly legitimate for either political party to go after any congressional scat they choose the letter said hut the timing of or. Rollins comments is clearly an attempt to change the atmosphere in which the ethics committee report will reconsidered from a scrupulously objective to a highly political one nursing aide wins $37.4 i lion in Florida offer Tallahassee Kab. Al j the second largest lotto payoff in Florida history was claimed monday by  nursing assistant who said she will use some of her $37.4 Mil lion winnings to buy a new car and help out her family. Gloria Mitchem. 25, said she bought the winning ticket saturday on her Way Home from work at a Gainesville nursing Home. Mitchem who Only Pla s the Toi cry sporadically will receive about si.5 Mil lion after taxes each year for the next 20years. The first instalment will he made March i s. Said lottery spokeswoman re Becca i aul the winning numbers 5-10-11-12 25.36 were take 11 from family birth Days. Mit Cherru who lives in a Mobile Home. Owned by her Mother Louise Learned she had won the Jackpot saturday night As she watched a late newscast on television. Although Mitchem said he family would remain in the Rural Levy county Community of Branson she planned Toby a new car and build a new Home for her family. Ill Tell of one thing i m making sure my family is Well so cured said Nuchem one of eight children the largest lottery Winner since Flor Ida instituted the game in january ijs8 was so Clab Ryan 63. Of Winter Springs who won $55.1 million on sept.-3. Kennedy says Bush has run out of ideas b hi1 Lyl Angeles times Washington sen Edward m. Kennedy charged Mondej that president hush has run out of ideas and has no foreign or Domestic policy Agenda for governing the nation which will result m either a period of half Mea sures or at worst 4 time of deadlock and indecision while offering one of his party s sharpest attacks on inc 6-Wcek-old Bush administration the Massachusetts Democrat also criticised Massachusetts gov. Michael s Dukakis his party s 1988 presidential nominee. Dukakis lost Louuis primarily be cause he failed to deliver a compel Ling democratic message allowing republicans negative attacks to fill the Campaign vacuum said Kennedy who is often called one of the Senate ? most Liberal members and who had More Praise monday for former presi Dent Reagan than he did for Bush. Kennedy avoided democratic leaders recent professions of bipartisanship and cooperation with the White House in my icing Bush saying the president s poll ratings arc still High but underneath the Erir Tion is already set Ling in referring to Bush s troubled Nomi nation of John g. Tower As Secretary of defense he said the problem is Nola us the Tower disaster or the administration s unprecedented failure to fill most of the lop posts in government. That failure Only reflects u deeper  he adverted that the president and inc Cjohn have run out of ideas Ami argued that the administration has no Atli and Oshta r than coping no  Bud get no major initiatives and very Little to say about what George Bush Calls the vision thing " he warned Lull for democrats it represents both a danger and an Opportunity a danger because with it comes the temptation to do nothing except criticize while waiting for the Bush presidency to  in contrast to Bush Kennedy said Reagan was an effective president be cause he stood for a set of ideas which he stated in 1980, then wrote most of them not Only into Public Law Bill into the National  Ted Kennedy