European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday february 7. 1990 the stars and stripes page3 Bush says Economy s health excellent Washington a president Bush said tues Day the United states is in excellent economic health and will experience Strong sustained eco nomic growth for the foreseeable future. Bush offered the ills assessment in the first of his yearly economic ,-.ris. A sumrr.3r if the me tag was released at the we v la Nus after Bush signed the document at an Oval Fric Cerciz a. The report broadly spells Cut the in c principles that hush said will Guje a. After dispatching the re part to Congress. Bush left on a three a trip in the in an of fort to b pub. Supp Al for his $202 h a defense . L arrs d demands from democrats for Steep cuts. In his report. Hush said. Our excellent acc Numic health will allow us to build on the successes of the 1980s As we prepare for the next Century. I am confident that the United states can enjoy Strong sustained economic growth and use the fruits of that growth to raise living standards solve in stand ing Ems. Deal with new challenges and make the most of new opportunities Bush said. The president said that since the end of the i xi-x2 recession the United Stales has experienced the Long est peacetime eco Mic expansion in history with the creation of 20 million new . The containment of inflation during this icing eco nomic expansion is a Milestone in postwar . Histo the summary said. Despite our hush , we cannot be Sarf Jcj with simply sustaining the Strong record of the i0.\ s. We must improve on that re card. Deal Uilah inherited problems and meet the new challenges and defector enjoys Odd jobs Brilliant roman an prefers . Stoc a Brighh. Mass Ai i after months of combing want ads and finding that he is too old or is Ovri Ualifi cd for academic positions. Romanian defector Paul i c Tresku says he was glad to find work As at a country inn. The Job. Which sometimes Means shovelling Snow and sweeping Halls might seem like a comedown for a Man with two doctorates and proficiency in five languages. He is also an authority on romanian Folk Art. But the 64.\ear-old defector is Happy to have the work. It is very healthy said Petrescu. Who has doctorates in sociology and political science from the University of Bucharest but now Calls himself Dean of the eight Man grounds Crew i was a soccer player in my time i feel like i m on a sports team we Are despite the revolution in his Homeland he plans to slay. I eur Csc and his wife. Juliana decided to try to leave Romania three scars ago. The plan was for Petrescu to leave first establish himself in the West and Send for his wife and son when he was allowed to join a lecture tour in swim Erland. Petrescu look the Opportunity to slip into the West German embassy and was granted a visa through his contacts in that country but he West Ger Man government was reluctant to Issue visas for Petrescu s family so 11 months ago he applied for Politi Cal Asylum in the i nit cd Stales. Me came to Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills by was of his Friend ship a Vii local resident John. Trench who met Petrescu 32 Sears ago at a travelling romanian Folk Art exhibit in India Petrescu got his Job at the red lion inn by answering a newspaper and last summer said Betsy Holtzinger. Inn general manager. He s so intelligent and gifted and vet he is willing to do this she said. Petrescu does Odd jobs such As shovelling Snow and raking leaves in season and he also works As a Gardener for owners John and Jane fit Paine holding or said. Petrescu s wife and 20-Jear-old son have been granted permission to Coler the United states and he took Paul a Fri sri stands in front if the red inn in . Mass. A month off at the beginning of this Vear to arrange for their travel. They Are expected Lojkin him soon. Petrescu said he was shocked at the Speed with which revolution swept Eastern Europe. In Romania people took to the streets in Decem Ber in a fight that led to the execution of dictator Nicolae causes eur and his wife he said that although he has Al w a s opposed the death penalty he did not think the executions of the Ceausescu were too Hasty. Sei a the new opportunities before he said his primary goal is in achieve the highest possible rate of sustainable economic Bush pledged to try to reduce government borrow ing by slowing the growth of Federal spending. He said economic growth would raise Revenue to balance the budget and then reduce the National debt. He als said he would support a credible systematic monetary policy program that sustains maximum growth while controlling and reducing Infra in addition. Bush promised to remove Federal barriers to investment saving and innovation and work to avoid unnecessary the president said the United states will continue to Lead the world to Freer Trade and More open markets and to support Market oriented reforms around the la. Schools to stay open year round los a gulls api students in Angeles will have to go to school year round by ii to ease overcrowding in the nation s second largest District. In a tour hour meeting marked by name calling and shouting the Board of education voted 4-.1 monday to put All schools now on traditional schedules nine months of class and three months of summer a Mcalinn on a full year Calendar. A Carlo 100 schools already follow car round schedules under which Stu dents go to school for three months Lake off the following month and continue thai pattern for the rest of the year about 5 10 schools Are on traditional schedules the vote was met by opposition from hundreds of parents who feared children in the same family would be placed on varying schedules making Coo idalion of baby silting and vacations trouble some. The los Angeles District becomes the biggest in the nation to move to year round classes. The plan endorsed by superintendent Leonard Britlon. Would in crease the District s student capacity in 62.000 in the next two years. Hoard members Rita Walters and Cia que Ada argued that the plan unfairly targets minority students attending overcrowded campuses. Aboul 15 percent of those students Al ready attending year round schools Are minorities Jue Ada said. Only of per cent of the first Batch of students slated to convert to a Vear round schedule Are White she said. Sometimes we try to ignore reality and the reality is n is a racial she said. Whether or not Sou want to accept it. In is a racial the plan requires Al Public schools on traditional schedules to submit plans for year round classes in time for the i Wil 2 school Vear. Lach school will he free to stagger us Schedu c. With some grades in Clas and others on vacation so thai the building is in continuous use. The superintendent had called Cor i w schools with severe overcrowding to adopt a year round schedule by july. Bui the Board voted to give those schools until july i we to make the conversion. Board members acknowledged that adopting a continuous Calendar through out the District could set a precedent for other Urban school systems. The time had to come when the Issue has escalated to what in is said Board member Roberta Weintraub. As los Angeles goes As a school District so goes the
