European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 01, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 1, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 Tower on supreme court just a Little joke b Laurie Asseo associated press writer Washington president Bush celebrated his 100th Day in office saturday by bringing along Comedi an Garry Shandling to help poke fun at himself at the White House correspondents association dinner. Ill Tell you How nifty How swell gosh what fun it is to be president Bush joked in a speech to the reporters and editors and their guests. Shandling said Bush had pulled him from a line at a White House tour earlier in the Day and asked him to perform at the dinner. I thought he was joking be cause i d really never taken him seriously before the comedian said. Bush promised the reporters some hard news my first nominee to the supreme court John Tower. What we need is a Little Justice he said refer ring to the diminutive former Texas senator who was rejected As Secretary of defense. The president Drew his biggest laugh by telling the audience he was relieved that there won t be time tonight for my slide shows of the trip to Hon  Bush has refused recently to comment on his trip to Honduras As vice president during a time when according to documents released during Oliver North s Iran Contra trial the Reagan administration was seeking Aid for the nicaraguan rebels from other countries at a time . Aid was outlawed by Congress. President Bush Breaks up at the Media dinner. The president said he was growing accustomed to being tagged Barbara s  noting some reporters have said his rigorous Public schedule was keeping them busier than president Rea Gan did. Bush said that s the first time that i have Ever been accused of keeping anybody  and he joked that at least the incoming president of the correspondents group Johanna Neuman of Usa today can blame her troubles on her Pride  some Bush aides were chastised recently for comparing his work habits too favourably with Reagan s. Shandling said he had told Bush he was Happy to appear but i Hope you won t ask me to do that state of the Union  four White House correspondents were honoured at the dinner. Jeremiah o scary of the Washington times and the outgoing president of the group was Given the Mcrriman Smith memorial award for reporting under dead line pressure Owen Ullmann of Knight Ridder received the Aldo Beckman memorial award for journalistic excellence and Christopher Drew of the Chicago Tribune received the Edgar Allan poc award for fairness and objectivity in reporting on subjects of National or regional importance. Jim Angle of National Public radio treasurer of the correspondents group was Given honorable mention for the award. Submariner who helped save Bush dead at 76 Honolulu a Ralph e. Adams a world War ii submariner who helped Rescue a downed flier destined to become president of the United states died at his Honolulu Home of cancer april 21 at the age of 76, it was Learned saturday. Adams was a member of the Rescue party sent from the submarine Sinback on sept. 4, 1944, to pick up it. . George Bush and four other downed Navy airmen in a rubber raft about 70 Miles off Osaka Japan. I was one of the four men in our Man overboard party that went for them Adams recalled in a november 1988 interview. I was in the party be cause i was the Best  Bush who had been piloting a sin Gle engine bomber that was shot Down by the japanese and one of his Crew men were in the raft along with three other fliers from another downed plane. Bush and the other survivors stayed aboard the Sinback until the submarine reached Midway Island around oct. Is 1944, Adams said. I think that Bush and the others were surprised  they were going to have to stay with us so Long Adams said. I think they thought we d take them right Back to their Carrier or right to some american base. But our orders were to stay at sea on lifeguard duty for another 30  Adams a native of Crete iii., served in the Navy from 1929 to 1933, rejoined it in 1940 and retired As a chief Petty officer in 1970. Louisiana tax overhaul rejected by voters new Orleans a Louisiana voters sat urday rejected a plan to overhaul the state s tax sys tem that had been heralded by gov. Buddy to cmdr As a Chance to end Louisiana s lengthy recession. We won t quit Rocker said after the votes were counted. That s my final message to every body out there tonight. It s Worth fighting  with 3,181 of the state s 3,285 precincts report ing about 97 percent the proposed constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to change the tax system was rejected 531,392, or 55 percent 10432,483. About 45 percent of the state s registered voter turned out said Darrell Glasscock a spokesman for Secretary of slate James Brown. Under the plan which opponents called a huge lax increase the tax base would have been shifted by putting More of a Load on individuals through the income tax cutting sales taxes and giving businesses incentive to move to the state and expand. The plan also included a si.4 billion program to improve highways airports and shipping ports that would be funded by a gasoline tax increase of 4 cents a gallon. Defeat of the plan Means the legislature will have to Cut More than s600 million from an already tight budget which to cmdr has said is not possible. After conceding the plan had lost to cmdr said he would meet with legislative leaders to determine the next step for the budget. He said earlier that he would meet with business leaders no matter what the outcome. State rep. David Duke an outspoken critic of the plan said this is going to make a real change in  Duke a former Kun flux klan Leader elected to the House in february on an anti tax Plank said the state should reduce waste tighten spending and make major changes in its social programs instead of revising its tax system. After fighting tremendous Odds after fighting tremendous Money after fighting tremendous Politi Cal influence and Power finally ladies and gentlemen you did it again Duke told supporters in his act agric District. Jefferson Parish assessor Lawrence Chehardy an other opponent said voters rejected the package be cause they Didiot believe that state government has its House in  Chehardy said the vote had negative political implications for the governor. I certainly think up to this Point it was a referendum on buddy Rocker. The governor made it that Way he said. To cmdr pushed the plan in radio and television spots financed by More than si.2 million from Back ers. The governor touted it As a Way to create jobs in a state that has the nation s highest unemployment rate and to end Louisiana s dependence on the Oil Industry. Backers said the state puts too Ucli of its tax Burden on business driving away potential new industries and Forcine cutbacks and shutdowns among existing businesses. But opponents said most of the tax Breaks would be enjoyed by the state s 1,000 largest corporations Many of which Are not labor intensive and con tended new jobs would not be created. Brawley denies new charges she faked rape by Clem Richardson new Day Brooklyn Tawana Brawley said saturday she was shocked by a Man s claim to be her Boyfriend and by his allegations that she told him that her Story of abduction and rape was untrue. Brawley also said that contrary to the account by Daryl t. Rodriguez her Mother s live in Boyfriend Ralph King has never beaten  and i m not afraid of him she said of King who accompanied her to a rally Here. I Call him my father because he has raised me. He has been so Good to me. I love him with All of my  an account published in thursday s editions of new Day Rodriguez Sai Brawley told him she had run away from Home after being beaten by King an that she and her Mother Glenda made up the tale of her being abducted a draped by a group of White men so that King would accept her Home again with out punishing her further. Rodriguez said he was Brawley s boy Friend and that she told him what had really happened because they were think ing about a future relationship. Brawley 17, accused new York  Cuomo of having a vendetta against her and her adviser the Rev. A Sharpton because they embarrassed Cuomo politically. I do believe that he is just using Mocase because i politically crippled him Brawley said at a news conference before rally of the United Africa movement in  s just using this Case so he can try and win the upcoming elections and keep his Job she added. Cuomo said last week that state attorney general Robert Abrams should look into Rodriguez s account and investigate whether Sharpton and Brawley s other advisers had accepted Money from the Public for the Brawley family while knowing Tawana s Story was  said she welcomes the Public forum afforded the Case by the article quoting Rodriguez in new Day saying that is a very Good thing. I m very Happy about that because now i have algal Way 1 can go Back and Tell what happened to  refused to answer any questions about the last Lime she saw Rodriguez or about her relationship with him. And she would not give any details of her  newspapers new Day had the nerve to speak to someone who has absolutely no credibility at All she said. Everyone in new York of Legal Poten tial Abrams and Cuomo have always said that i have lied. That docs not bother me at All because i know what happened. They Don