European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. Septembers 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 Congress boosts Bush drug plan Washington a National drug policy director William Bennett has won a Senate committee chairman s Promise of cooperation to hasten legis lation launching the War on drugs. Also on thursday Republican party leaders in the House of representatives and Senate urged fast action on president Bush s proposal emerging from a White House meeting to emphasize the sense of urgency needed to bring about congressional Bennett told a Senate judiciary committee hearing on the plan that. From the Congress we need not Only support for our ideas but also a speedy reallocation of Federal dollars necessary to implement this anti drug in contrast to complaints by some democrats after Bush announced the plan tuesday the hearing was relatively smooth. Judiciary1 chairman Joseph r. Bijon or. A Del. Urged expedited talks aimed at put Ling the legislation on a fast after their White House meeting. Senate minority Leader Bob Dole a Kan. And House minority Leader Robert h. Michel Roll. Issued a statement saving some of super committee or joint House san air panel might be named to spearhead the Effort. They held firm in opposing new taxes to finance the drug War and backed the Republican president s Call for is use ing much of the Money out of existing pro grains. The drug Issue hit the Senate floor thursday when senators forced to choose Between preserving their mass mailing privileges and approving Aid for drug rehabilitation programs voted overwhelmingly to give $45 million to help addicted pregnant women mothers and infants. Despite congressional enthusiasm for Quick action to combat the plague of cocaine sweeping american cities several lawmakers have expressed concerns annul the program such As which communities will receive As High intensity drug areas that will bring special funding. While congressional talk of new taxes to finance the Effort has tapered off. Lawmakers made Clear the ques Tion of How to pay the Bill remains open. Bush in unveiling the $7.9 billion program called for cuts of $716 million in popular programs to help offset the Cost. Before the Senate committee and again in the afternoon before a House judiciary panel the drug plan came in for Only minimal criticism from democrats. The strategy is. Off to a very very Good said Villiam Hughes d-n.j., chairman of the subcommittee on crime. Bush meets hails Crew of United flight 232 Washington a the Pilot and co pilots of United flight 232, hailed As heroes by president Bush for guiding their plate to a crash Landing thai most on Board survived say they want to resume lying do ios. The Only t ing that upsets me is i have to Wail to get Well to do it said Dennis Fitch a Pilot Trainer who joined the Crew from the passenger Coni not mint and helped land the plane july 19 Al the Sioux City Iowa Airport. Pilot Albert Haynes Fitch inc iwo co pills Light attendants and air traffic con trollers involved with inc flight met thurs Day with Bush after the cockpit Crew Mem Bers held their first joint news conference. The crash killed 112 people including one who died from injuries a month later but 184 passengers and Crew Mem Bers survived after the dc-10 cart wheeled and burst into Llames during an emergency Landing on a flight from Den ver to Chicago. The Landing followed an explosive engine failure thai investigators say knocked out the plane s Hydraulic systems. The pilots said they were left with the thrust from two engines to steer and level off the plane which to syncs said began descending and turning to the right alter the engine know Al Haynes would disclaim All credit but certainly he deserves an awful lot Bush said. And there s the controllers and there s the ground Crew and there s the Cabin Crew and then there s a lol of Plain people thai just were watching with wonder and great Haynes Fitch and co pilots William records and Dudley Dvorak said at the news conference they plan to Fly when they have fully recovered. None expressed qualms about the dc-10 and said they believe will determine the cause of the crash. I m looking Forward to flying the do 10 As soon As possible records said. Federal aviation administrator James b. Busty said last month there was no evidence to warrant grounding do ios despite the crash and an aug. 10 Emer gency Landing by a Northwest airlines do to in Denver. The Northwest plane made a Safe Landing with holes blasted inthe housing of ils Tail mounted engine. All dc-1 of were grounded for a month in 1979 after an american air lines plane crashed after taking off from Chicago killing 273 people. Busey did form a task Force after the Iowa crash to examine possible changes in the design of wide body planes. Haynes said pictures of the plane com ing in for a Landing arc deceiving. It looks like we re flying a Standard instr Umcil approach and we weren the said. The air plane was still wanting to Roll on us. It was a constant Battle All the Way meanwhile Federal investigators said they have found a Metal impurity in a tiny area of an engine part similar to Shepart Houghl to have failed in the do to Jet Hal crashed in Sioux cily. The National transportation safety Board said one possible explanation for the failure could be a break in the 300 Pound titanium fan Assembly disk thai Altac hcs the engine s Large Blades to the Rotor Shaft. The disk has not been found but safety investigators say inc part could have ruptured because of a defect caused Dur ing manufacture installation or maintenance. Without the disk in May be impossible to Del Carminc what happened. Jailed . Mom Likely to be freed Washington at a Mother jailed More than iwo years ago in a bitter child custody Battle moved closer to Freedom on thursday when the Senate Vot Edlo put a limit on mailings in the District of Columbia for civil contempt of court. The House in june approved a similar measure which Means a conference to work out differences be tween inc iwo Bills is All that keeps or. Elizabeth mor Gan in jail. Rep. Frank Wolf r-va., sponsor of the House measure predicted the conference session would be held within two weeks with Morgan to go free after thai. This Bill is simple it s Clear and it s fair said sen. Orrin Hatch Rulah who sponsored the Senate Bill. Al this time there has to be a limit to this in Inland a Way to resolve this Morgan a prominent plastic surgeon was jailed Ina gust 1987 after refusing to produce her daughter Hilary for court ordered visits Wilh the girl s has claimed Hal or. Eric Forelich her former husband and the fall or of 7-Ycar-old Hilary has sexually abused the girl. Forelich has strongly denied those charges. Hilary remains at an undisclosed location and mor Gan s Case has become a National rallying Point for women s groups and anti child abuse has been backed by a Host of men s groups. Bolh Bills arc to be applied retroactively to mor Gan s Case. The Senate version includes a Sunset clause that would remove it from the books after 18 months and might therefore apply Only to her Case. The House Bill sets a 12-month Cap on civil con Lempel mailings and requires Hal the person either be freed Al that Point or be Subj Clad to criminal con Icmat charges which guarantee a jury trial. The Senate measure sets a 12-month Cap on child custody docs not apply to All civil contempt mailings As wolfs would. Wolf has repeatedly said he did not intend the legis lation to apply Only to Morgan s Case. And although inc Sunset amendment Means the Law Likely will apply Only to Morgan Wolf probably will Noi object his spokesman said. Back from Lebanon Juhn Mccarthy the . Ambassador to Lebanon is greeted by his wife Marija and daughter Julia upon his Arr Al thursday at Dulles International Airport near Washington. Mccarthy and 29 members of his staff Mere evacuated from Beirut Lebanon after a Christian commander in the embattled City made threatening remarks. Mccarthy s wife carries the . Flag that flew Over the embassy
