European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pai the stars and stripes thursday september 21.1989 Bush pushes clean air legislation Spokane Wash. A president Bush sharing platform with House speaker Tom Foley at a Centen Nial tree planting ceremony prodded the democratic controlled Congress tuesday to move More quickly on his clean air proposals. Bush challenged democratic leaders to finish Workon his proposed overhaul of the clean air act of 1974 this year a target Foley the nation s top ranking elected Democrat had called possible but  suggesting his legislation had been languishing inhouse and Senate committees. Bush declared every Day that passes is another Day we re postponing Prog Ress on clean  to a crowd of several thousand sprawled on thebans of the Spokane River under Bright skies info Ley s h9mctown, Bush said we need action on the legislation we be proposed now. We be brought people together and put a sound proposal on the table. Now it s up to Congress to pass this clean air legislation this year. Bush s proposals Call for tougher standards on acid rain Urban smog and Industrial emissions. In Washington the president s backers won an important Victory in the environment subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce committee. A 12-10vote rejected an amendment to the president s clean air package backed by environmental groups that bus supporters argued would be too Tough on cities and Small  democratic chairman of the Parent committee. Rep. John Dingell of Michigan is backing the presi Dent s plan. In Advance of Bush s speech Foley said that the House planned to move Forward on Bush s clean air legislation but that action this year was possible  if i were prudent i would say Early next year Foley told reporters monday also predicting the House would modify the  made the excursion into Foley s congressional District for a ceremony marking Washington s 100thanniversary As a state. It was the final Stop on a two Day swing that included similar Centennial observations in South Dakota and Montana. Foley i in old the crowd Bush s visit was a proud moment for the state of Washington sat impassively through the president s remarks directed at Congress. But the speaker clapped politely when Bush s Call fraction this year prompted a wave of applause from the  needling the democratic leadership. Bush praised Foley in the speech As a Man of integrity decency fair play. Of he s a Democrat. But he s a Man i am very proud to be Able to work  Back to Washington aboard air Force one Foley told reporters i Don t think the president really expects that every time he should Send a proposal to the Congress we would just automatically say Well this is better than anyone could possible improve on therefore Well enact it without any question or without any additions " Foley also said he thinks Bush will eventually lose the tight Over reducing the capital gains tax despite the president s initial Victory in the House ways an Means committee. Bush who has planted a tree and stressed Environ mental themes at each Stop called for a new Environ Catal awareness on the part of All  Hugo from Page 1 can airlines heavy Caribbean service which uses san Juan As its Hub was sus  s itinerary included some of the most idyllic pearls in a 750-mile Long necklace of Caribbean Isles beginning Early sunday with the French resort of Guadeloupe in the Leeward islands. Five were killed. 80 injured and More than10.000 lost their Homes there. A so damaged were the Lush British Isle of Montserrat Antigua St. Kills Nevis. Anguilla the British Virgin is lands the . Virgin islands of St. Crox and St. Thomas and puerto  Hilling puerto Rico Hugo churned on to the Northwest and toward open water. It whirled past but missed the dominican  least 25 people in the Caribbean died from the storm said Izanc Etc Riv Era a spokeswoman for the civil de sense in puerto  san Juan National guardsmen with automatic rifles patrolled streets to help police Rescue efforts and to prevent looting. Police spokesman Tony Santiago said 40 businesses reported looting much of which occurred at the height of the storm. Police had arrested 30 people on looting charges he  Rico gov. Rafael Hernandez Colon said he would ask the Federal government to declare the Island of 3.3 Mil lion a . Commonwealth a disaster area and seek immediate Relief Aid. Hugo walloped the northeastern Parton the Island then skirted its populous Northern coast on monday. Storm wind overturned cars peeled roofs off houses and office buildings and sent chunks of Concrete plunging into streets in san Juan. Fifty air planes were reported destroyed mangled into twisted wrecks at the Isla verde  people died on puerto Rico while trying to remove a to Antenna sunday in preparation for the storm according to Maria Dolores Oronoz of the Gover nor s office. She said no other deaths had been reported on the , american red Cross spokesman Brian Ruberry said in Washington there were reports of 12 deaths and 100 injuries in puerto Rico and that Hurricane Hugo threatens areas of the Caribbean and the United states. Is map three fourths of the Island s resident were without Power. Coast guard vessels from puerto Rico were scouring the Waters off the Island because of reports there Are a lot of peo ple stranded on boats out in the water said coast guard it. Stan  officials asked for cots and Plas tic sheeting to use for shelters for the thousands of islanders whose Homes were crumpled by Hugo the fourth Hurricane of the season and the first to hit puerto Rico since 1956.in Hawaii Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan said $500,000 in emergency assistance funds were released to Aid storm stricken areas of the . Virgin islands. Federal teams reached the . Virgin islands to assess damages tuesday be fore deciding whether to recommend additional disaster Relief. Sailboats were blown out of the water and thrown up to 150 feet on Shore in St. Thomas and some waterfront business shave disappeared. Looting by Machete wielding mobs was reported on the is land of St. Thomas in the . Virgin islands. Whole buildings just picked up an left said James Grissim a resident of water Island in St. Thomas. He  the Island with Sheet Metal roofing flying through the air singing Asit went and Glass the sound of Glass breaking All Over the  said it was the Region s worst storm in terms of wind strength since Hurricane David which killed 1,200 people in the Caribbean and Flor Ida in 1979. Last year Hurricane Gilbert walloped the Western Caribbean and took a South Ern route through the Gulf of Mexico killing More than 300 people and causing billions of dollars of damage in nine nations. Meanwhile tropical storm Iris was building up although forecasters said its strengthening would be slowed by Hugo s Wake. Iris with 70-Mph winds was about 275 Miles Northeast of the Leeward islands on tuesday and was moving Northwest at about 12 Mph. Plane from Page 1 1973, has logged 60,000 hours in the  said the plane was in excellent operating condition and that there was no indication of mechanical failure before the plane left Chad Uta said. The disappearance came Only a few hours after the . 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