European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes Friday May 11,1990lawmakers Gamble on National lottery idea new York apr Thomas Jefferson once ran a lottery to pay off his personal debts calling it a wonderful concept because a it lays taxation Only on the  now some members of Congress arc talking about a National lottery As a possible Way to raise Money without raising taxes especially after George Bush a Campaign pledge a read my lips a no new  but visions of Mega jackpots aside the very idea of a National game seems like a bad Gamble for states already in the lottery business and for religious and social groups. A we oppose the idea a said Michael Carr director of the Michigan lottery and head of the North american association of state and provincial lotteries. A we would prefer the Money stay in the states. Clearly it would be  lotto America a 10-state group that pools its resources to offer bigger jackpots also views a National game As a bad bet. A i done to think there a enough room in the marketplace a said Jim Davey director of the Oregon lottery and vice president of lotto America. A a National lottery would significantly Cut into lotto America sales. There a probably a limit on the disposable income people have for  lotteries Are now a billion Dollar Industry. Thirty one states and the District of Columbia offer games and sales this year Are expected to top $20 billion a four times what they were in 1982, lottery officials say. Most states make a profit of 30 percent to 40 percent that is earmarked for such things As education and Aid to the elderly. And some congressmen Are itching to get in on the action. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming the Senate a no. 2 Republican said tuesday that a National lottery was a possible Revenue source to plug into the Federal budget. Rep. Austin Murphy d-pa., plans to try again with a National lottery Bill that he first suggested in 1985. Attempts at starting a National lottery have failed in the past in Large part because rep. Dan Rostenkowski d-ili., chairman of the House ways and Means committee is adamantly opposed to them and his panel has jurisdiction in the House. Murphy a Bill would return a share of the take to states Selling tickets. But there Are Many opponents who see lotteries As a Shell game that tax the poor a a lottery is the Sale of an illusion to poor people who View it As the Only possibility of breaking out of the Cycle of poverty they live in a said Weston Ware of the Baptist Christian life commission in Texas. A a it a bad Public policy bad social policy and bad moral  still the Chance to win instant riches by buying a ticket has Gilt edged Appeal and taxpayers Are weary of shelling out More and More to the government. Congressmen urge Bush to Cut Poland a debt Washington apr members of Congress urged the Bush administration wednesday to drop its opposition to forgiving debts owed by Poland and other Eastern european countries. T he United slates and other Western nations should write off at least a portion of the debt to help the ailing economies of countries emerging from four decades of communist Rule lawmakers said. Rep. John Lafalce d-n.y., and rep. Jim Leach a Lowa Are sponsoring Bills that would provide for some Type of reduction of debt including proposals to Exchange the debt for projects in the countries that would protect the global environment. I Treasury undersecretary David Mulford appearing before a banking subcommittee chaired by Lafalce said the administration was unwilling to forgive the $3 billion polish debt in part because of the precedent it would set for the $63 billion in foreign debt held by the United states. Lafalce told Mulford that the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe had to be supported economically by the United states. St a amp tation without representation. Lull Lufi Quot i big Apple anti nuclear rally a at pier 90 in new York Harbor anti nuclear activists demonstrate against the arrival of has Ark Royal a British aircraft Carrier equipped with nuclear weapons. The protesters who belong to the nuclear free Harbor and Greenpeace organizations made a mock new York City parking ticket for the ship. Thornburgh defends arrest in Dea slaying attorney general Dick Thornburgh up file Washington apr attorney general Dick Thornburgh on thursday invited mexican police to deliver to american hands More of the people wanted for investigation of the 1985 kidnapping and murder of a . Drug agent. Thornburgh defended . Drug agents who arrested a mexican doctor charged in the Case who was grabbed by mexican police and whisked across the Border last month. A whatever actions that Are carried out by mexican authorities in Mexico Are of no moment to us a Thornburgh said. A in fact the More cooperation we can get the  an additional 14 suspects wanted in the Case Are at Large mostly in Mexico. These include the former director of the mexican Federal police and the mexican office of Interpol the International Law enforcement Agency. Mexico has refused to extradite any of the suspects following a Long standing practice of not turning Over its citizens for prosecution in the United states. Thornburgh said he was More concerned about protecting the lives of american citizens overseas than any diplomatic protests such As the one resulting from last months arrest of or. Humberto Alvarez Machain. The arrest produced a political and diplomatic juror in Mexico where authorities accused the . Government of violating mexican sovereignty. Six suspects in Mexico have been arrested in the kidnapping Case. A i place the integrity and the value of the life of american citizens no. 1,�?� said Thornburgh who discussed the Case last week with mexican authorities attending Jackson assails Harvard on hiring Issue a conference in Santa be . A the misunderstandings that crop up on a Day to Day basis Between neighbors who Are dealing with the same problem can be addressed and dealt with without sacrificing the determination to enforce the Law. Particularly in such a heinous crime a the attorney general said during an interview a this Case has to do with the prosecution of or. Alvarez Machain an individual who is charged with. Using his medical skills to keep alive an americ in citizen who was being tortured so that he could be tortured some  Mexico filed a Strong protest after Machain was arrested by drug enforcement administration agents in Elpaso Texas after he was apparently kidnapped m Guadalajara and flown across the Border. Thornburgh said that no Dea agents were involved in the operation. Cambridge mass. Apr the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Harvard Law school is morally a on trial for its failure to hire a Black woman professor and he ridiculed the schools claim that few candidates were available. Harvard officials say that 45 percent of the professors Given full tenure at the University in the last decade were women or minorities. The Law school however has three Black men and no Black women among its 60 tenured faculty members. Its administrators say hiring has been limited by a Lack of applicants who have excelled at top Law schools or clerked for the supreme court two traditional pools for faculty members. Jackson speaking at a rally of 400 students wednes Day said those standards were too narrow and elitist. A Harvard University is saying in effect there is no african american woman alive who is qualified to teach at our University. To say that in 1990is both an error and a Gross insult to our intelligence a Jackson said. A Harvard at the top of the Hill of Academia cannot cast shadows. It must cast Light. In some sense the character of Harvard is on  Derrick Bell Harvard Laws first tenured Black professor announced plans last month to take an unpaid leave of absence until the school hires a minority woman. Jackson came to Harvard hoping to mediate the dispute Between Bell and the administration but Law school Dean Robert c. Clark rejected the offer. Burglars suspected of Fil Ching Navy test Annapolis my. Apr burglars May have stolen copies of an engineering exam during a break in at two naval Academy offices during the weekend but the exam was Given As scheduled anyway a newspaper reported wednesday. The Annapolis capital quoted unidentified faculty members As saying copies of the test had been Academy spokeswoman Carol Feldmann said we  be sure that the test was compromised and we  be sure that it Wasny to. So we went ahead and gave