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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pagela the stars and stripes saturday april 1,19b9 backing of tuition tax credit d dropped by he los Angeles times Washington president Bush abandoning a Campaign Promise said wednesday thai inc government can t afford to provide Tui lion tax credits for parents who Send their children to Pri vate schools. Tuition lax credits have been an Issue of particular importance for Catholic education official and have been sought by conservative religious fundamentalists As is Relief for parents patronizing the growing n umber of Christian academics. Republican strategists have seen the credits As a Way of solidifying conserva Tive support and a racing Catholic Vot ers who traditionally have voted demo uralic. Bui leather unions and Public school advocates have contended that the Tui Tion measure would weaken support for Public education and help primarily wealthy families for whom a tax break would by More valuable. Thai s outstanding news Frances Haywood vice president of inc United teachers los Angeles said when in formed of Bush s remarks. It s a great departure from the stance of the Republican  m disappointed said Bill Rivera spokesman for the a Angeles archdiocese which sponsors the largest parochial school system in the nation Wilh an enrolment of 100.000. This president has called himself the education presi Dent and he s ignoring a sizable segment of inc american population in not recognizing the needs of parochial school Stu dents the gop and Bush Long have sup ported tax credits for private schools Al though the Issue was not one on which Bush placed great emphasis during his Campaign. The 1988 Republican platform declared that we will continue to support tuition tax credits for parents who choose to educate heir children in Pri vate educational  in responses to a newspaper questionnaire last year. Bush repeated his support for the tax credit plan. " but in answering questions from about 75 High school St Dehu visiting the White House on wednesday of Mcmoon. Bush said that while he had been intrigued with the concept of Tui Tion Tan credits he had decided that Federal budget problems made the idea unworkable. So he said i think everybody should support the Public school system and then if on top of thai your parents think thai they want to Shell out in Addi Tion to the Tux Money tuition Money that s their right and that should be re up cried. Bui j Don t think they should get a break for  Bush has continued to support Choice programs that would allow parents to shift children from one Public school to another As a Way of improving schools by fostering Competition. Such programs however offer no Aid to Par ent who annl to Send children id private institutions. In other comments to the students Bush lauded a report on Public service that among other recommendations called for a 50 percent pay increase for Federal judges and civil servants. Bush met earlier in the Day with the commis Sion thai wrote the report but was non committal on the raise proposal. White House pros Secretary Marlin Fitzpat Craid that Bush continues to support the idea of a raise for Federal workers an idea rejected by Congress this year after furious Public objections but that he had not yet decided when  How to pro pose a new increase. Israel seals off occupied areas during strike Nazareth Ritac a the is november the army imposed a curfew Radi army closed  Bank and in the Gaza strip confining All 650,000 Gaza strip and 5.000 in Jrew arc de residents to their Homes. Large areas of Loyed inside Israel on thursdat�4s the West Bank were either under curfew Racli arabs joined palestinians in a Lance of closed to journalists who did not have Day strike protesting israeli occupation. An Artty Wasp. Land Day commemorates the March outlawed otat454, while and Greenm i w. Deaths of six israeli arabs who palestinian rags film Rcd Farn Csc Clerici Werc shot by israeli troops while protest ing the government s seizure of Arab land for an army firing Range army reinforcements were called Upin both the West Bank and Gaza to pro a car unrest on this bitter anniversary by poles and rooftops Liroi Kohaut the West Bank. Itch is. Starting at Midnight the army banned palestinians from entering Israel for.24 hours. Anti Lar Ali protests and marches were planned in four villages inside Israel Iff eluding Nazareth of " police said. Arab enforcers hurled stones at taxis that woke inc strike i Nazareth. Shops were closed and police guarded Mac Entrance to the Prado i Arab reports said two palestinians ,.pnlly Arab town of 40,000. Were wounded one a 16-Yeam ,.lx�yshol in the Back during separate of ascus in inc Hebron area of the , the mass circulation Dediot  said there was an Effort by in Cutnik leadership of. The uprising los ,.r Rael s arabs into extremism and by  the last sympathy strike by israeli arabs commemorated the proclamation of a palestinian stale by the Plo parliament which met in Algiers on nov. 15. Last year 30,000 israeli arabs marched on land Day in support oath palestinian revolt against Israel s 21-year occupation. There wort Jet Ziajor Inci dents of  Israel by four Farr Hiir during clashes in inc and Gaza strip distributed in the occupied lands urged palestinians to escalate the uprising and bum the land under the zionists. They advocated the use of knives axes firebombs and Large stones an army spokeswoman said the Youl from Sal fit a Village outside Nablus was pronounced dead late wednesday after being found in � vehicle that was slopped at a military Roadblock. An army spokesman identified him As Ahdel Monck Yusuf Abdullah Ham ail 20, the Man s associates told soldiers fallen from a roof and an army fat fld no evidence of gunshot wounds thespot Tasman said an a iop a was being conf tet to determine in cause of death. Before haunts death 4t2. Palestini ans had been killed in the uprising thai began dec 8, 1987, against israeli Mili tary Rule eighteen israelis also have died. Guard anti drug Aid to states of d by it new York Tim a Washington defense Secretary Dick Cheney approved nearly $ 12 Mil lion thursday for National guard units in a Doxen Southern and Western states to help local Law enforcement agencies Battle drugs it was Irv first   Effort to increase military support for the anti drug Effort the defense department will allocate $28 million More 10 National guard units in other states and territories Over the next two  Ali acc weeks officials said Trie department has been under pres sure from some members of Congress and governors to move More quickly to help in inc fight against drugs. Some lawmakers have also expressed concern about the role of National guard troops and Pentagon officials seeking to allay such concern stressed thursday that the plans approved by chwh1 1would not put guard soldiers inthe streets  empower them to make arrests. All police functions will remain in inc hands of civilian  said army maj. David super a Pentagon spokesman the primary purposes of the Money officials said Are to enable the National guards to help with surveillance and tracking of drug smugglers to assist with custom searches of snipping containers and to lend to Law enforcement agencies equipment like night vision goggles Heli copters Small arms and bulletproof vests Florida received the most Money,$3.4 million Texas was next with $2.9 Mil lion followed by Louisiana. Si.2 million and California $990.000, among inc plans for National guard Aid that arc still under consideration is one submitted by the District of Columbia,1 where drug related Rinir dvrs a a the open suit of narcotic son Street joiners have caused National attention. Deported sex Naz arrives in Austria correction a hcadl7rrsiesterditi5n an article about  harm a West Germany  he quote that the Hea Luu was taken  Toone of Pimopiy. Not the entire baser. Vienna Austria a Josef Eck Ert a former is guard at the Auschwitz death Camp during world War ii arrived in Austria thursday after having been deported by inc United states where he had lived for the past 30 years. Eckert 65, arrived at Salzburg s air port at 6 30 . From Zurich. Switzer land on an austrian airlines night. Upon his arrival. Ecken said he had never served inside a concept ration Camp and was Only a member of a guard unit. He said he did not know what happened in Side la Austria press Agency reported Eckert who had been living in la Puente calif., admitted last sept 27 that he had been a member of the is guard unit assigned to Auschwitz. Mil Lions of people were  during his time orse Vicc there Ecken flew out of the United states on tuesday night Justice department spokesman Loye Miller said wednesday Bill did not arrive in Austria As expected. According to Miller he missed his connecting flight in London when he fell asleep at Heathrow Airport. Eckert flew to Salzburg via Zurich on thursday. Eckert had concealed his Auschwitz service from . Immigration officials when he obtained a visa to come to the United states in 1956. Inc \ �. Justice deportment said he was living in aus Tria at trial time. The department s office of special investigations negotiated with the austrian government to arrange Eck s return and Austria agreed to it last december. An austrian Justice  spokes Man said Eckert would be questioned by austrian authorities about his wartime activities. He said there was an open Case against a Josef Eckert but it was Noi yet Clear whether in involved the Josef Ecken who arrived in Salzburg on thursday  
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