European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 13, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 House oks increase in minimum wage Washington a the House voted 247-172 thursday to raise the minimum wage to $4.55 an hour by october 1991, leaving Only a final Senate vote before the Bill goes to president Bush who has promised to veto it. In the first major Domestic policy Dis Pute of the Bush administration neither House of Congress backed Down de spite Bush s insistence that the minimum should be raised of i y to $4.25 by Jan uary 1992 Ami then  if the proposal allows employers to pay a lower training wage f new workers for six months. The minimum is Rov. S3.35, the level at which it has been since 1981. The Only congressional action still required is a Senate vote on the Bill drafted by House Senate negotiators and thai could come As Early As next week. There is virtually no doubt that Bush will follow through on his Promise 10 veto the measure and the narrow to i e vote for passage  the democrats remain Short of Fth two thirds majority they would need to override the pc j Dent. " Ilie House insisted on sending pie Dent by h a Bill that would  hundreds of thousands of americans  Opportunity to work a Bill he most certainly will  labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole said shortly after the House vote. Still democratic leaders in both Chambers have promised to attempt an override. In the meantime. Democrats Hope to bring Public pressure on the White House by characterising Bush s position As unfair to the working poor. Speaker Jim Wright said the meager increase included in the legislation still would leave the minimum wage trailing inflation increases since inc wage floor last was raised. Today we seek to provide fairness for the working poor of this country Wright said. There arc at least 4 million of them who receive no More than the minimum  republicans however said democrats were passing up an Opportunity to increase the minimum wage by accepting Bush s More modest offer and instead had decided on waging a political Battle with the White House for control of the Domestic policy Agenda. The Bottom line is it will Cost at least 650,000 new jobs in three years the very people that we want to bring into the work Force to help them become productive members of society rep. Steve Bartlett. A Texas. Said. Midget Man destroyed in test Vanden bkg fab. Calif. A an unarmed Midge than missile malfunctioned and was destroyed 1 Hilda. During the first ten flight of the much debated weapon system the air Force Laid. The missile began tumbling about 70 be  after launch  a the second stage was firing. A Range safety Offril a issued a command to a destroyed the Midge than two minutes and nine seconds into the flight. The three stage intercontinental ballistic Miu ils had already arced Westward out of sight of ground observers when it was destroyed Over the Pacific Ocean. The distance of the flight was not revealed. The missile was supposed to have delivered its Dummy warhead to a test Range about 4,600 Miles away in the Kwajalein atoll about 30 minutes after Blastoff. Maj. Gen. De Barry the midget Man program director said at a news conference that the launch was a qualified Success because the flight test met about 50 percent of its objectives. Excellent telemetry data was received on the for stage and Mot of inc second stage Barry said. The missile was destroyed 10 to 12 seconds before the third stage was to ignite. The Tele Matiy Dala should enable investigators to find the problem and Correct it before the next mid Getman test. Barn said. The missile is designed to be fired from a Mobile launcher. The Midg Curtin formally the Small intercontinental ballistic mks Ilc is designed to carry a sins nuclear warhead to a target up to 6,900 Miles away. Its future is wrapped up in a political controversy Over whether the United states should develop or .1 or two Mobile missiles for its nuclear Arsenal.  soviet Union already has developed and begun d playing two such land Mobile missiles. The unil cd states has none. A version of the 10-Warhcad my Misti a that could be launched from a Railroad car is favored by defense Secretary Dick Cheney who sap the Pentagon would be hard pressed by the $25 by Uon Cost of 500 Midge trans. But president Bush recently decided that both the Mirc Tun lifts off from Vandenberk fab. The my and the midget Man should be developed. On Capitol Hill democratic leaders say the mid Getman More Mobile than the rail based my i needed to deter the soviet Union from attempting a first strike against silo based missiles. Some democrats want to Speed up midget Man development at the expense of the my. Senate names panel for judge s impeachment trial Washington a the Senate named a 12 kiember committee thursday to hear evidence in the impeachment trial of . District judge Walter l. Nixon of Mississippi who is serving a five year prison term for perjury. Senators acted after rep. Jack Brooks a Texas came to the Senate floor to formally notify them of Nixon s impeachment by the House wednesday on grounds he lied to a grand jury and Federal prosecutors. Brooks chairman of the House judiciary commit tee reviewed the Ali acc articles of impeachment against , approved 417-0. And told senators the House demands his conviction and appropriate judgment  senators then acted to summon Nixon who is incarcerated in Florida to answer the charges against him. Appointed to the evidence hearing committee were Sens. Wychec Fowler a a. Howell Heflin a Ala Timothy e. Wirth a Colo. Harry Reid a nov. Charles Robb a a. Herbert h. Kohl a wis. Orrin Hatch a Utah John c. Danforth a to. John h. Chafe . Frank Murkowski a Alaska James m. Jeffords a it. And Connie Mack a Fla. The panel plans its first meeting tuesday. Nixon becomes eligible for parole in november and has indicated he plans to return to the Bench and pre Side Over trials following his release. He now faces a Senate trial to determine if he should be ousted from the Bench and deprived of Fth $89,500 annual salary he continues to collect As a Federal judge. Nixon was convicted of perjury after denying before both a Federal grand jury and Justice department investigators in 1984 that he intervened in a narcotics Case involving the son of Hattiesburg miss., business executive Wiley Fairchild. He was acquitted of accept ing an illegal gratuity in that Case. At both his trial and in the House impeachment investigation however evidence showed that Nixon discussed the Case with then Forrest county District attorney Paul Holmes. Runaway truck kills 5, sets apartments ablaze Laughlintown a. A a runaway tractor trailer hauling heavy machinery on a rain slicked Mountain Road thursday careened through a Penn Sylvania Village killing five people As it slowed into a car and set an apartment building afire. As recently As tuesday Laughlintown residents presented a Petin to the Ligonier township commission demand ing the municipal government do some thing about the danger of runaway trucks on the Mountain Highway which has no escape ramp for trucks. The 18-wheel truck with yellow wide Load signs was carrying a huge ditch digging machine Down Laurel Mountain on . 30, about 50 Miles East of Pitts Burgh when it apparently lost its brakes state police  its headlights flashing and Horn blaring the truck roared about two Miles Down the two Lane Road into this foot Hills Village of 750 people slamming into a passenger car with three people inside. The car s occupants and the truck s Driver and a passenger were killed said Deputy Coroner . Skip Rusiewicz. No other injuries were  hitting the car the truck s cab and flatbed trailer slammed into a three Story apartment , the ditch digging machine spun about 100 Yards beyond the truck hitting several Telephone poles and sign before skidding to a Slop in front of the Ligonier country inn witnesses said. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 13, 1949 the military governors of the three Western Powers ratified the new Bonn Constitution for the a ederal Republic of Germany and also approved an occupation statute for the Western sectors of Berlin. 30 years ago today. May 13, 1959 meeting in Geneva to discuss the problems of Germany and Berlin the soviet Union and the three Western Powers came to a deadlock Over a soviet proposal to admit Poland and Czechoslovakia to the conference. 20 years ago foday. May 13, 1969 the american Auto Industry s biggest Experiment with a rear engine car came to an end when general motors corp. Announced that it would no longer produce the Chevrolet Corvair. To years ago foday. May 13, 1979 turkish police continued to search for a group of Ultra leftist guerrillas who had ambushed a crowd of unarmed . Soldiers outside their hotel in Istanbul killing one and wounding another