European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Senate fails to override Bush a veto Washington apr the Senate failed to Muster a two thirds majority tuesday to override president Bush a veto of legislation providing Federal support for the Amtrak passenger rail network. The action kept Bush a Streak of successful vetoes intact at 11. The 64-36 vote to override was three votes shy of the two thirds majority needed. Bush had vetoed the measure last month because he objected to a requirement tightening regulation of freight Railroad ownership. The House voted last week to override him. Republicans maintained that Bush otherwise supported the $2 billion Amtrak authorization provisions even though his administration and the Reagan administration before him have routinely proposed an end to Federal subsidies for rail passenger service. Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine voted to sustain the veto in a parliamentary move aimed at giving democrats another shot at overriding the president. Only a member of the winning Side May ask that a vote be reconsidered and Mitchell promptly did so giving the democrats time to try to switch votes. Another vote was not immediately scheduled. The other 54 democrats in the Senate voted for the override. They were joined by 10 of the 45 republicans. The vote a shows that we obviously had the strength a said White House spokesman Steve Hart. Earlier White House officials had predicted a close vote. Sen. Robert w. Kasten jr., r-wis., noted that a Bill without the objectionable part has already been introduced in the House. Later sen. Conrad Burns r-mont., introduced a similar Bill in the Senate. A the fight is not Over the funding of Amtrak a said Kasten who led the Republican debate. Hart at the White House added a if they Send us the Bill without the inc provision hell sign  it was Bush a first veto of 1990. He returned 10 Bills to Congress last year. None of them had been overridden. The Bill authorizes government subsidies for the passenger rail system for three years. It also includes a provision that allows planning for a commuter line Between Washington and Northern Virginia suburbs. Bush vetoed the Bill May 24 Over a requirement that the interstate Commerce commission which regulates railroads must approve any acquisition of a major freight line by a company not in the Railroad business. The commission already must approve the acquisition of one Railroad by another. But sen. Paul Simon d-ill., and other midwestern lawmakers said that without closing that regulatory loophole thousands of Miles of track could be ripped up and be sold off to repay the debt incurred in a buyout. Sen. J. James Exon d-neb., argued that republicans should put National interest Over concerns with a favor for Bush. A i Hope that we can get Back not to what a Nice for the party but what is right for America a he said. In the House vote last week 58 republicans joined 236 democrats for the override. The vote against was 123. It was the first successful override vote in either chamber in the Bush administration. However a successful override requires a two thirds majority in both Chambers. Thursday june 14, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 a the remains of a fireworks Plant near Columbus miss., lie in ruins after explosions ripped through the factory. 2 killed As explosions level fireworks factory in miss. Columbus miss. Apr explosions ripped through a fireworks factory tuesday killing two workers injuring two others and shaking windows up to 30 Miles away authorities said. A it sounded like the biggest bomb that Ever was a said Norma Oswalt who lives about three Miles Northeast of the Plant. A it Shook my Back porch and Shook the screens All Over the  one of the several explosions about 9 . At the mid South pyrotechnics Plant six Miles Southeast of this East Central Mississippi town killed two employees Lowndes county Coroner Don Harris said. They were burned beyond recognition but were identified As Herman j. Hallman 65, and Frank Young 37, both of Columbus he said. Employee Sally Brandon was hospitalized after being thrown 100 feet by one of the blasts Harris said. A Golden Triangle regional medical spokeswoman said Brandon was in stable condition. Plant owner Gene Beatty was slightly injured and a visitor to the Plant escaped injury. Agents of the Federal Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms arrived to help determine what sparked the explosions local emergency director Bennie Mcdow said. A Metal girder flew 300 feet from the Plant and soldering bits of Wood and Concrete and firecracker wrappers landed even further away. One of the blasts left a Crater about 5 feet deep and 50 feet wide. A we Felt two distinct booms and the windows on the East Side of our building which is located in the Center of the Campus were rattled a said Sammy Mcdavid spokesman for Mississippi state University 30 Miles to the West. A it did no damage Here. A one mile area was evacuated for fear More blasts would occur but by mid afternoon the evacuation area was reduced to about 200 feet around the Brick building that once had been a school. Firefighters spent the afternoon dousing the charred rubble. A my concern is that there is another full ton of fireworks that Haven to exploded there a said sheriff de Prescott. Another fireworks Plant blast seriously injured a worker near Elkton my. The first explosion occurred in a building there that was used to make roman candles. Fire then spread to a second building. Both buildings were destroyed a fire department spokesman said. George Carroll 65, was in critical condition at Francis Scott key medical Center in Baltimore after suffering second and third degree Burns Over 72 percent of his  beat goes on with Low fat hamburger by the Washington Post Washington a Long dismissed As purveyors of junk food the nations tast food chains Are serving up a new item in their ongoing marketing War a nutrition. Hardeep a the nations third largest Burge maker said tuesday it would be the first Chain to introduce a Low fat Amburger an announcement that had competitors scrambling to defend the Healthfulness of their fare. Responding to what it said was consumer demand for lower fat products North Carolina based Hardeep a said it would begin marketing the lean 1 Burger this fall throughout its 3,300 outlets including the 648 Roy Rogers restaurants it bought from Marriott corp. Earlier this year. The Quarter Pound Burger contains 18 Grams of fat which Hardeep a said is about 10 percent leaner than Mcdonald a Quarter Pounder and about 50 percent leaner than Burger Kings whopper. Wendy a International a no. 4 in the Burger wars a said its regular Quarter Pounder contains Only 15 Grams of fat. A Burger King spokeswoman hinted that the Miami based Chain second to Mcdonald a in sales is considering introducing a reduced fat Burger. A we listen to our Consumers. Nutrition is very much a concern for us a said Cori Zywotow of Burger King. The big chains have targeted weight and health conscious patrons for the past two years by adding salads and relatively Low calorie Chicken sandwiches to their menus plus switching from High fat beef tallow cooking oils to All vegetable oils. The latest fast food infighting Drew the grudging Praise tuesday of nutrition advocates who otherwise Arentt big fans of the $50 billion Industry. A just the idea that the junk food purveyors of the world would pay attention to nutrition is interesting a said Michael Jacobson of the Center for science in the Public interest. A people will still eat grease burgers but now at least they re getting some  a spokesman for the american heart association however cautioned that a claim of reduced fat does not give Consumers enough information to judge How the food fits within a healthful diet. A a they re saying they be reduced the amount of fat but they re not telling you a hamburger is still a relatively High fat food a said the aha a Joe Marx