European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes g Iran Centra figure Secord gets probation Page 2 d . General Cisneros Calls Noriega a Coward Page 3 o carnival in Europe stripes Magazine o american Fernandez gains australian open final Page 17 the  authorized unofficial publication Fob the us. Ahmed forces Good morning vol. 48, no. 204 Friday january 26, 1990 / a d.,s. D 8693 a Bush wishes Gorbachev Well House overrides veto on chinese students Washington api president Bush expressed Hope wednesday that Mikhail s. Gorbachev not Only survives bul slays Strong in the face of enor Mous problems. He declined comment on whether the soviet Leader has Cone too far in trying to quell civil strife i Azerbaijan. Anytime you have a use of Force an the loss of life we Are concerned. But i Don t believe i can judge that question right  said Bush of the soviet crackdown on rioting in the largely mos Lem soviet Republic. The president at a news conference mounted a last ditch Effort to prevent an override of his veto of a Bill protecting chinese students from deportation. Bush conceded it was too late to pre vent the House from voting to override the veto As it did. .190 to 2s, lat wednesday. He rested his Hopes on the Senate in trying to avoid the first Over ride in 10 vetoes. After the House vote. Speaker Thomass. Foley declared. I Don t think what s most on the minds of the members of Congress is the sensitivities of the pre sent chinese leadership. This is leadership that has in our judgment failed to respect the rights of its own  on the Issue of China the president has lost his  said rep. Ste phen solar. . Chairman of the House foreign affairs Asia subcommittee. The chief House sponsor of the legis lation. Rep. Nancy Pelosi. A Calif. Said she hoped senators would resist the full court press by the White House. Why would he ask a senator to vote against human rights and principles she asked after the House  legislation would affect at Many As 32.000 chinese students now in the United slates on Exchange visitor visas. The Bill would waive a Legal requirement that those students return Home for two years after their visas expire before returning to the United tales or going elsewhere. Earlier wednesday. Bush argued his Case on the China veto to crop senators Over breakfast at the White House. Later after a meeting there on thefil a three Republican senators John Chafic of Rhode Island. John Warner of Virginia and David Durenberger of Minnesota predicted the Senate would sustain Bush s veto. Asked if Bush Al ready had the 34 votes needed Warner said we re closing the Gap on that question right  at the news conference hush also announced support for elevating the environmental Protection Agency tothe Cabinet. Castigated what he called a sleight of hand plan to Cut social Security taxes. The president also presided at a full dress military Welcome for the president of North Yemen Ali Abdullah  was returning for a slate dinner see Bush on Back Page House majority Lender Richard Gephardt left Mureau St Washington the defense  has added All non appropriate a fund positions Rab civil Ian hiring freeze but teaching jobs in the of Ulscas school system will be Fempel. V the freeze which took effect immediately after Tom was announced b f defense Secretary Dick Chene Jan. Ii is scheduled to last for the rest of the fiscal year which . 30. Christopher John. The Pentagon s manpower chief see freeze on Back Page military constr Tajh put on 3-month Holda by William j. Bartma Washington Bureau Washington defense Secretary Dick Che Ney announced a three month moratorium on military construction wednesday to prepare for what he said were changes in the size and shape of the armed forces. The moratorium effective immediately and last ing through april 30, Marks the second time in Les than two weeks that Cheney surprised his own lop officials with a significant spending freeze. On , Cheney announced a civilian hiring freeze for e remainder of the fiscal year. Iusti match on the sayings the moratorium would provide were not readily available said several top is. This year s construction budget was $8.5 s construction will not be hit hard by  Congress had already sharply curtailed constr min outside the United Stales As part of the fiscal 1 Stoxen Jensco spending  also ordered  of the Mili tary departments and the Dirret Jwj of the defens agencies to review their plans Fot of Titre military construction and report their revised pfc Klo the undersecretary of defense for acquisitions Pentagon comptroller by april 16. -. In a statement Cheney tied the moratorium Tosee military on Back Page super bowl preview today sports Section ". T " " " ,. F. "