European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 27, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 Bush seeks 11 % hike in drug War funds Washington a president Bush vowing to do whatever it  proposed a  billion increase thurs Day for the War against drugs. He targeted More Money for a Pentagon attack on cocaine traffickers and urged the death penalty for drug Kingpins. Overall. Bush s package would total $10.6 billion and boost the Cost of the nation s drug fighting strategy in fiscal 1991 by 11.6 per Cuni Over current spending of $9.5 billion. A rival plan from the chairman of the Senate judiciary committee sen. Joseph Biden. Decl. Would Cost $14.6 billion give the president s drug policy coordinator Cabinet status and outlaw certain types of weapons. Bush said he expects the Senate will try to approve a higher budget than he is asking but added we do sense a desire on the pan of the Congress to  in terms of the objectives of this strategy we re in pretty close Accord with both democrats and republicans on the Hill Soi think we can get Early  Bush said. Early congressional re action split predictably along party lines. Calling drugs this nation s no. I  Bush announced his proposal in a while House speech to newspaper editors. The plan is the second phase of the drug War strategy unveiled in september an targets five areas for intensified Federal drug fighting efforts. In response to a question Bush said he Felt great sadness great tragedy Over the arrest of District of Columbia mayor Mari on Barry on Misdemeanour cocaine charges. The president also vowed to hold the line against proposals to legalize drugs. His plan designates five regions new York los Angeles Miami Houston and the Border areas of California Ari Ona new Mexico and Texas is High intensity drug trafficking areas. Federal anti drug efforts in those areas will Benefit from millions of dollars in additional Federal help this year and Nel. The current budget allocates $25 million for the worst afflicted areas plus up to $21 million More from the Federal asset forfeit ure fund said Reggie Walton associate director of Bennett s office. The 1991 budget Calls for $ 50 million for those areas. Bush said said one third of his drug control budget would go toward education prevention and treatment programs one third would go to Domestic enforcement and one third would go for Border interdiction and International operations. Bennett s office however said that 29 percent of the Money would go for Educa Tion and other demand reduction efforts 42 per Cuni would go for Domestic enforce ment and 29 percent would go for Borde interdiction and International efforts. The largest spending increase would go to the Pentagon to expand its drug fighting role. Ii would receive $1.2 billion up from about $878 million in the current fiscal year which ends sept. 30. , \\r.o. U.\. M \ legacy Guisto Dimaiti the father of Carol Stuart he bos ton area woman who was apparently murdered on oct. 23 by her husband who later commuted suicide stands beside a poster announcing the formation of a foundation to provide scholarships for residents of Mission Hill the inner City neighbourhood hat was put under a Cloud of suspicion when she was killed. , 64, said his family wants their daughter to be remembered As More than just the victim of a sensational murder Case. President to ask $1 billion to Aid Panama recovery Washington a president Bush on thurs Dav announced he will seek congressional approval for a is billion Aid package to help Panama recover from the . Invasion and achieve As close to instant reliefs we can  Bush said the package will include $500 million in humanitarian assistance for housing emergency Public works business assistance Loans and Export opportunities. Another $500 million would go to balance of pay ment support Public investment and economic re structuring needed following the invasion and two years of economic starvation due to . Economic sanctions against the regime of Gen. Manuel Noriega. Bush said some of the $1 billion would come from foreign Aid to other countries but he did not Specif How much or say which nations would be affected. These programs will give As close to instant reliefs we can expect Here Bush told reporters. Bush said he called the .-installed president of Panama Guillermo Endara to assure him of our continued support of his efforts to establish democracy in Panama. Part of this Effort involves the establishment of a healthy  Bush said vice president Dan Quayle who visit Panama this weekend will review details of the plan with Endara. We re going to work closely with the Congress on this package to ensure its prompt implementation Bush said. In the Senate leading members of the foreign relations committee including chairman Claiborne Pell d-r.i., and Republican Richard Lugar of Indiana indicated they generally backed Aid to Panama. I applaud that Effort said Pell. Several Liberal democrats however were More cautious and expressed concern that Noriega associates would Benefit. My concern is that we arc changing the name changing the uniform but they arc still the Sam people said sen. Christopher Dodd a Conn. 21 arrested on charges of stealing Arizona Cactus Sands of time Washington a Federal agents arrested 21 people thursday and charged them with stealing and illegally Selling the Saguaro Cactus the federally protected Arizona stale plan. Interior department officials said. The arrests on felony poaching charges were made in Arizona after a four year undercover investigation by the . Fish and wildlife service department officials said. The investigation was characterized As the largest Federal Case Ever undertaken involving a protected Plant. Those arrested face As much As 10 years in prison and $250,000 fines this action demonstrates that the Federal government takes very seriously its responsibility to protect plants Inte rior Secretary Manuel Lujan said in a statement. Investigators said the suspects re moved Saguaro from Remote areas of Arizona during the night and sold the to nurseries or collectors. Healthy Saguaro can sell for hundreds of dollars and rare fan shaped crested plants sell for As much As $ 15,000. Although the Saguaro Cactus is not listed As an endangered species the plan Lis protected by Arizona stale Law because of it is highly vulnerable to damage by vandals and because the plants require decades to grow to maturity. A Saguaro docs not begin to reproduce until it is 50to 75 years old. Lujan. Who is from new Mexico called the Saguaro Cactus a cherished part of our Western  40 years ago today. Jan. 27. 1950 the defense department announced it was ready to revive the Berlin Airlift if the soviets attempted a new blockade saying it could be rebuilt in ample time so that people in the Western sector of Berlin would not suffer any major inconvenience from Lack of supplies. 30 years ago today Jan. 27, 1960 Secretary of the air Force Dudley Sharp hinted to Congress that air bases might be shut Down or scaled Back in the future As More missiles come into operation. 20 years ago today. To the Philippines whose mothers took the drug while pregnant. I0 years ago today. Jan. 27, 1980 attorney general Benjamin Civiletti said the Justice depart ment was reviewing possible Legal actions it could Lake should it be necessary to Force american athletes to Boycott the 1980 olympic games in Moscow Over the soviet Union s actions in Afghanistan