European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 8, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7federal a slush funds exceed $ 100 billion by the Baltimore Sun Washington the White House h More than a dozen Federal agencies see accumulated a largely hidden rep a excess of $ 100 billion that could s a a xxx future budget cuts and cover unauthorized expenditures con Sonal investigators disclosed wednesday. The agencies which can draw on these funds without the knowledge and approval of Congress could wreak havoc with current efforts to control government spending and reduce the budget deficit investigators said. In one instance the air Force spent an extra $1 billion on b-1b bomber repairs without congressional authority. The disclosures made during a hearing of two House committees alarmed and angered democrats and republicans alike some of whom said they were caught unaware by the existence and size of the reserves. Virtually All of the lawmakers present at the hearing voiced support for legislation that would either impose strict controls on the funds or eliminate them altogether. A to put it crudely these Are Little More than a slush funds with Over $50 billion Worth in the Pentagon alone a said rep. John d. Dingell d-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations. He charged that the department of the Treasury was essentially being used to a a launder Money to avoid congressional oversight. Dingell who chaired the hearing with rep. John d. Conyers d-Mich., chairman of the House government operations committee had ordered staff investigators to look into the funds three months ago. An audit by the general accounting office also has been under Way. A we have an unbelievable accountability problem Here a rep. Andy Ireland r-Fla., said. A i done to think the american people knowing about it would put up with it for a minute. The fact that these funds can be spent makes a laughingstock out of the budget  Conyers called the funds a a Breeding ground for  comptrollers for the departments of defense Energy and health and human services defended use of the accounts As proper and Legal but agreed the amounts have become excessive and generally welcomed legislative remedies to regulate them. Elizabeth e. Smedley department of Energy comptroller testified that her department favored measures to limit the size of the funds a to avoid even the appearance of a a slush  As described by Bruce f. Chafin an investigator for Dingell a panel and others familiar with the Issue the Money Congress appropriates every year is available to the Pentagon and other agencies for a limited period of time. But when these appropriations expire the Money does not necessarily return to the general fund of the . Treasury. Instead the funds accumulate in two types of accounts held for each Agency by the department of Treasury. In addition an Agency Slegal authority to spend the Money a never goes away a Chafin testified. One Type of account allows an Agency to pay a old Bills a such As those for items ordered in one year but delivered several years later. The other involves appropriations that have lapsed but which May be used to cover unexpected expenses As Long As they Are a within the scope of a pre existing contract a Chafin said citing the 1956 Law that created the accounts. Chafin and others warned that the Pentagon for instance could use funds appropriated for one weapon to pay for another. A year ago the air Force disclosed that it spent an extra $1 billion to fix the electronic gear aboard the b-1b bomber a without congressional authorization a by drawing from expired appropriations including some from c-5a transport plane purchases. A it is easy to envision the Congress cutting Back on the Pentagon budget but later finding that the military had tapped the. Account to continue weapons systems after they had been terminated by the Congress a Dingell said. Because few government audits have been done investigators would say Only that the Pentagon has More than $50 billion available in the special accounts the Agency for International development has More than $11 billion the department of health and human services has $4.4 billion and the department of Energy has $325 million. A partial accounting by the Gao showed the executive office of the president contains at least $4.3 billion in one of two accounts mainly unspent funds for development assistance and foreign military sales  wished her o Good trip suicide doctor says Royal Oak Mich. Apr the pathologist whose friends Call him a Cdr. Death said wednesday that he had no regrets about his role in ending the life of an alzheimer a disease victim with a machine he devised. A Why  they Call me that or even a or. Suicide a a or. Jack Kevorkian said during an interview at his Home in this Detroit suburb. A Why should it bother me death is a concept. We re All going to face  Janet Adkins flew 2,000 Miles from her Home in Portland ore., to face death monday afternoon in Kevorkian a 1968 Volkswagen Van parked in a suburban Detroit Park. Kevorkian 62, and a relative drove with Adkins to the Park where they attached her first to a heart Monitor and then to an intravenous tube. The woman 54, pressed a Button that delivered a muscle relaxant and fatal doses of chemicals that put her into a coma then stopped her heart. Death came minutes afterwards said Kevorkian who delivered the body to police. A her last words to me were something like a thank you thank you very much a a he said. A i wished her a Good trip and As i leaned Over her she seemed like she was rising to meet me perhaps to give me a kiss of  Kevorkian said Adkins asked him to publicize her method of death to help others. Her dying wish was granted her name appeared wednesday on the front pages of newspapers worldwide. A i done to think in be broken a Law a Kevorkian said. A i done to expect to be prosecuted but you never know what will happen in a highly emotional  Oakland county prosecutor Richard Thompson said wednesday he has yet to determine whether Kevorkian committed a crime. State police impounded the retired pathologists Van. Thompson asked circuit judge Hilda Gage to Issue a temporary restraining order preventing Kevorkian from letting anyone else use his device in the county. Gage or. Jack Kevorkian talks with reporters wednesday. A scheduled a hearing on the request for Friday. The states department of licensing and regulation on wednesday began investigating Kevorkian a role in the suicide said Mary Macdowell director of the Agency a health investigation division. If the investigation determines that Kevorkian violated the state Public health code the state Board of Medicine could impose sanctions ranging from a reprimand to suspension or revocation of the physicians medical License Mcdowell said. Kevorkian a disdain of prosecution is matched by his scorn for the medical profession which he said is dominated by a a dark Ages morality hostile to his pro euthanasia views. A everyone says to me a hey you re taking on yourself like  Well then come on and do something a he said. A if its Legal let me do it. If its illegal Stop  the Pontiac Mich., native received his medical degree in 1952 from the University of Michigan. He had developed a reputation As an outsider by the time he completed his residency in 1958, said a colleague who has known him for More than 40 years. A a he a had unique ideas. He thinks differently a said or. Murray Levin 60, of Bloomfield Hills. A the wanted to use cadaver blood for blood transfusions. That a something they maybe do in  a a he a always been a free thinker a said or. Gerald Abrams a former classmate of Kevorkian a and now a professor of pathology at the University of Michigan medical school. A the always impressed us As being very Bright very sincere. His Arentt exactly mainstream  Kevorkian a Bachelor said he retired in 1982 to study ethics write articles for european medical and Law journals and dabble in surrealistic paintings with medical themes. A a he a a loner a Levin said. A a he a dropped out of medical circles As far As i know. It bothers me Why a Guy so competent and Able is  . Judge rules 2 live Crew album is obscene fort Lauderdale Fla. Apr the Miami based group sued after the hot Selling 2 live Crew rap album deputies threatened county shopkeepers As Nasty As they Wanna be was de with arrest if they continued Selling the cleared obscene wednesday by a Federal album. Judge who cited its graphic sexual lyrics. The groups attorney Bruce Rogow . District judge Jose Gonzalez said he would Appeal the ruling but pre agreed with the Broward county Sher dieted album sales which Are approach diffs department that the album violates ing 2 million would get a boost from the Community obscenity standards. Decision.11 is an Appeal to a dirty thoughts and res a 8 the loins not to the intellect and the 1973 . Supreme court test for Gonzalez wrote in his opinion Nich was handed Down in a packed courtroom that included the members of Ine rap group. Obscenity As set by local Community standards and cited state Laws in his ruling. A Florida has declared obscenity a crime Quot he wrote. A to repeat violation of the Law against obscenity is As much against the Law As assault rape kidnapping robbery or any other form of behaviour which the legislature has declared  the judge who listened to the album at a hearing in mid May and heard arguments from witnesses and attorneys did rebuke the sheriffs office for improper prior restraint of free speech. He said deputies should not have approached retailers until the material had been declared obscene. Sheriff Nick Navarro said his depart ment Hasni to made any arrests for Selling the album which has virtually disappeared from stores countywide. 2 live Crews Leader Luther Campbell said the ruling  change the groups musical style or lyrics. A a we la keep making the same music. We probably wont sell no records in Broward county a he said outside the courthouse. During the May hearing Rogow played the double album for the judge and a packed courtroom. He also showed a rated videotapes and displayed pornographic magazines obtained locally As evidence of the Community a standards