European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes sunday March 4,1990 health care proposal draws instant criticism Washington apr a bipartisan commission recommended Friday an ambitious $66 billion plan for providing health care coverage to nearly All americans. It immediately Drew criticism from Congress and some of the commissions own members for failing to recommend a Way to pay for it. The . Bipartisan commission on comprehensive health care voted to Send Congress proposals to provide Universal health insurance phased in Over five years and a proposal to ensure Long term health care to americans. The divided panel voted 8 to 7 on the plan to achieve Universal Access. Its vote was 11 to 4 on a plan for Long term care. A we can to offer easy answers but we can offer a Challenge to this country a said sen. Jay Rockefeller d-w.va., chairman of the panel. The group has been called the Pepper commission after its first chairman the late rep. Claude Pepper a Fla. The commissions plan relies on increased Federal spending for health care coverage including a Federal takeover of the medicaid system now shared with the states. In addition to its estimated $66.2 billion Cost $20 billion would be borne by private businesses through increased contributions to employee health plans according to members of the panel. Some commission members took Sharp Issue with the recommendations. A we abdicated our responsibility it seems to me As to How to pay for it a said rep. Fortney Stark a blowing along reaping the Reward of his determination Tom Demarco drives his tractor drawn covered Wagon through Santa Monica calif., after a Cross country trip of More than seven months. Demarco 38, with his wife and five children left Kipton Ohio last july 15 for the West in search of work and a better life. The rustic tractor rolled along at about 10 Mph Down Back roads and the shoulder of interstate 10. Calif., a member of the panel who spoke at a news conference announcing the recommendations. A without a Way to pay for it it is a non starter. It is legislatively dead a Stark said. He criticized the Bush administration for tailing to provide leadership in finding a Way to provide health . David Durenberger r-minn., also a member said the plan fails to provide any restraints in healthcare costs. A a it a going to skyrocket our costs a he said. The commissions recommendation would provide both Public and private insurance Over five years to cover nearly All of the More than 31 million americans who have no health insurance and another estimated 20 million who have less than adequate insurance. In its first year if enacted by Congress the commissions plan would extend health care coverage to All children and pregnant women. The plan would require All businesses with More than 100 employees to provide private health insurance to their workers or to contribute to a Public plan for employees and non working dependents. In five years after full implementation of the plan All americans would be provided health insurance through their employer or the Public plan. It would offer All americans coverage for Long term care in their Homes and for the first three months in a nursing Home. Federal benefits for additional time in a nursing Home would be  diver booked in Bush hotel jump los Angeles apr a sky diver who Drew fire from a secret service agent after parachuting outside the hotel where president Bush was staying apparently did no to know the president was there authorities said Friday. Bush was inside the Century Plaza hotel during thursdays episode in the parking lot. Hours after the incident Charles Sweeney 47, was arrested at his Home in the los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita. He was booked for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon on a Law officer and freed on $3,000 bail police it. A1 Moen said. The accusation stemmed from alleged attempts to run Down officers with a getaway car. A there was no threat to the president. He Sweeney did no to know the president was in town a a secret service agent Jim Miller said. He said his information was based on a los Angeles police interview with Sweeney that was attended by a secret service agent. Miller said he did no to know if anyone told Bush about the incident. A secret service agent fired two shots at the car As the Man sped away after the jump. The sky diver leapt from a 36-Story building under construction near the hotel about 6 . Thursday. After Landing Sweeney packed up his Parachute jumped into a car and sped through the parking lot ignoring orders to Stop Miller said. A a in a estimate there was about 60 feet of rubber. Then he made a a turn and headed right for the officer a he said. A the agent fired two shots and the vehicle swerved to the right and missed the  the parachutist who was alone in the car was uninjured. Illegal Urban sky diving from High rises is practice occasionally by some parachutists. Bush was in los Angeles for two Days of politicking and anti drug speeches before heading to Palm Springs for his Summit meeting with japanese prime minister Toshiki Kaifu on Friday. Stateside50th-anniversary tribute to Wii vets scheduled Indianapolis up a the editor of a Magazine covering the history of world War ii has announced a Kickoff Celebration in june 1991 on the 50th anniversary of the War. Plans for the tribute were unveiled late last week. Elbert Watson editor of the world War ii times said the three Day Celebration will be saying a thanks Palm to the surviving veterans of the War. A thanks Palm was the Way War correspondent and Indiana native Ernie Pyle described How Many soldiers said goodbye to fallen soldiers As the survivors continued in combat. A let us Honor them world War ii veterans while they Are still alive a said Watson National chairman of the Observance. The Kickoff will be june 21-23, 1991, at the Indiana convention  woman has no serious injuries Unadilla . Apr Rosalie Searles May be the Luckiest woman Ever to have been run Over by two cars in one Day. Searles escaped without broken Bones or other serious injuries when she was accidentally run Over first by her husband then by a firefighter responding to the Accident state police said. Both Drivers were charged with driving while intoxicated. Searles misfortune began when she and her husband Gary Searles 37, were arguing in their car in this Central new York town according to a state police arrest report. Mrs. Searles 30, had her passenger Side door open and fell out onto the Road police said. Searles accidentally hit the Gas pedal and ran Over his wife a right leg. Police arrived and mrs. Searles Lay in the Road waiting for an ambulance when the fire a fighter Eric j. Barnes 22, drove around the police cars and ran Over both of her feet. She was taken to a Hospital in nearby Sidney treated for bruises and scrapes and released police said. Woman sues to keep paper from printing divorce notice Newport . Apr the Newport daily news is fighting a lawsuit by a woman who wants to keep the paper from publishing her name once her divorce is final. A lawyer for the woman identified Only As Jane Doe said she is not a Public figure and that a divorce notice would violate her right to privacy. A unfortunately divorce carries with it albeit for personal or religious reasons a social stigma a said Thomas w. Kelly. A she fears that the Mere publication of her name intrudes on her life her husbands life and her  the suit is designed to Force the news Media a to scrutinize the information and to prevent them from publishing information about marital breakdowns unless there is a reasonable element of  the daily news for years has published monthly the names and addresses of people for whom final divorce decrees were entered in Newport county family  prompted arrests at Lombardi rest Stop Trenton . Apr complaints from the widow of famed football coach Vince Lombardi helped Spur the arrests of hundreds of homosexual men at a Turnpike service area named after him state police say. Marie Lombardi complained to a detective More than 10 years ago about the reputation of the new Jersey turnpikes Vince Lombardi service area As a homosexual hangout capt. Thomas Gallagher a state police spokesman said Friday. Mrs. Lombardi who died in 1982, a complained that it was getting All this Media attention and threatened to have her he Sand a name and football Memorabilia removed Gallagher said. The former coach of the Green Bay packers died in 1970. The detective whom Gallagher would not identify noted Many such complaints about the rest station in Northern new Jersey. In response to the protests then superintendent Clinton Pagano launched an undercover operation that led to hundreds of arrests Between 1986 and last month. Officers on overtime lingered in the menus room in teams of two encouraged men to join them in homosexual activity and then arrested takers on charges of lewd conduct. The operation was halted last week by col. Justin Dintino whom gov. Jim Florio named to replace Pagano. Dintino called the undercover operation  a no matter who started it what let it continue was police believing they could get away with this kind of behaviour a said Evan Wolfson Staft lawyer fir Lambda Legal defense fund a new York based civil rights group that pressured new Jersey officials to halt to crackdown. That group and other critics have k bleed the operation entrapment inspire by bigotry against a sexual minority. The exact number of arrests resulting from the service area crackdown is or known Gallagher said. Jean Adubato a Turnpike spokeswoman said she was not aware of complaints by n wife of Lombardi who coached High Scio football in Englewood before joining to professional ranks