European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a the stars and stripes thursday. June 28,1990demos must of spending cuts gop says Washington apr democrats must agree to major spending cuts As the Price for president Bush a Concession that taxes will have to be raised to attack the budget deficit a leading Senate Republican said wednesday. Sen. Pete Domenici r-n.m., presented the republicans demand on lbs tvs a a lbs this morning As negotiators from the White House and Congress prepared to resume their deficit reduction negotiations. Bush said tuesday that a budget pact will require a tax Revenue increases a which democrats hailed As an abandonment of his a no new taxes Campaign pledge. Domenici the ranking Republican on the Senate budget committee said the key question is not whether gop lawmakers will Back the presidents new position. A a it a whether democrats will now restrain spending enough to make a package that is indeed right for America a he said. On the same program the chairman of the House ways and Means committee said increased excise taxes will have to be part of any deficit reduction package. A excise taxes Are going to be necessary in the equation because you raise revenues immediately a said rep. Dan Rostenkowski Dill. The government levies excise taxes on fuels cigarettes liquor and other items. Rostenkowski did not specify which tax increases he favors but in the past has advocated boosts in gasoline cigarette and alcohol levies. House Republican Leader Bob Michel of Illinois gave a cautious Reading wednesday of Bush a statement. Appearing on abcs a a today show Michel said a the president did no to Tell us yesterday a the first thing i want you to do is go Down there and raise  a but House speaker Thomas s. Foley appearing on the same program said Bush by his statement a has said publicly and clearly that he believes new taxes Are  the search by White House and congressional negotiators for a Way to Cut the mounting deficit was resuming wednesday. The 1991 shortfall could exceed $200 billion a Well above the $74 billion limit set by the Gramm Rud Man Law. Bush did not specify which taxes he would consider boosting. News briefs Senate votes to reject Flag burning amendment Washington apr the Senate rejected a constitutional amendment against Flag burning tuesday with critics arguing that it was already dead and being debated largely As ammunition for use against them at election time. A we will take a meaningless vote so that some Campaign operatives can try to bludgeon senators who Are willing to stand up for the Bill of rights and vote against this amendment a sen. Howard m. Metzen Baum a Ohio declared. The Senate voted 58-42 in favor leaving it nine Short of the required two thirds majority needed to approve amendments. Thirty eight republicans voted in favor and seven voted against among democrats it was 20 in favor and 35  negotiators agree to limit on tanks Vienna Austria apr negotiators at East West talks on reducing conventional forces in Europe agreed wednesday to limit the number of tanks and armoured combat vehicles each Alliance May have diplomats said. Agreement on the two weapons categories will Speed negotiations for an initial agreement at the talks by the end of this year they said. The breakthrough proposal on tanks and armoured combat vehicles came from the French and the poles. The proposal establishes an Overall ceiling for armoured combat vehicles of 30,000 on each Side and a ceiling of 20,000 tanks for each Side. It also sets a minimum weight limit of i6v2 tons for tanks regardless of whether they have tracks or wheels and it no longer makes a distinction Between armoured troop carriers and other armoured vehicles. Finishing the Job the remains of a building crumpled by an earthquake Are brought Down by heavy equipment at Kish of Iran on tuesday. Officials reported that at least 50,000 people were killed in the massive quake last thursday. Another 200,000 were reported  from Page 1 that the benefits would be available Only to separated personnel who stayed near the facilities after they get out. Military officials done to want the Benefit to be an inhibiting Factor in the service Mem Erst return to civilian life. A we want to encourage them to make the transition As smoothly and quickly As possible a he said. Officials also Are worried about congestion in the stores especially the commissaries. Since appropriated funds for those facilities Are allotted based on the Active duty population stores at some bases could be overburdened if Large numbers of separated personnel Are allowed to use them for extended periods Jehn said. Leath disputed that. When the privilege was extended to reservists several years ago fears that the move would result in Overly crowded stores proved to be unfounded he said. He argued that the Exchange and commissary Benefit is Long term in nature since savings accrue through regular purchases Over a Long period of time. A extending the privilege to two years would give our separated military a More valuable Benefit a he said. A the privilege will be used most by people who stand to Benefit the most from it such As Junior enlisted personnel with  Byron said at the hearing that her Bill probably will serve As the framework for a number of separation Benefit plans introduced in recent months. The House armed services committee is expected to begin work soon on the 1991 defense authorization Bill. The . And other embassies Are located. A few Hundred Yards from the . Embassy reporters watched soldiers commandeer two cars and drive up and Down the Street leaning out of the windows and a Sunroof firing occasional shots into the air. Thousands of people marched Down Monrovia a main Avenue on tuesday demanding does resignation to end liberians bloody civil War but armed soldiers barred them from going near does Palace. Phoen a los Angeles set new heat record attack from Page 1 country since they began fighting in get a com bar Are demanding does Resi abuse from Page 1 the trial about his interview with the 2-year-old alleged victim. Writing for the court in the Maryland Case Justice Sandra Day of Connor said that a where necessary to protect a child witness from trauma that would be caused by testifying in the physical presence of the defendant at least where such trauma would impair the child a ability to communicate the constitutions confrontation clause does not prohibit use of a procedures other than a face to face confrontation. She was joined by chief Justice William h. Rehnquist and justices Byron a White Harry a. Blackmun and Anthonym Kennedy. Justices Antonin Scalia William j. Brennan Thurgood Marshall and John nation. Protesters have taken up that rallying cry hoping that such a move would end the fighting. The sounds of gunshots could be heard All Over Monrovia More than an hour after the incident including in the Plush Mamba Point suburb where Paul Stevens dissented. The constitutions sixth amendment in part says a in All criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right. To be confronted with the witnesses against  but states in recent years increasingly have sought to protect Young witnesses particularly those testifying in child abuse cases. The number of such cases is growing. More than 2.2 million child abuse reports were filed in 1988, according to the National committee for the prevention of child abuse. Testimony by children on closed circuit to on videotape through one Way mirrors or behind screens has been allowed in the past in some criminal cases. Wednesdays decision in the Maryland Case allows those techniques As Long As they ensure a the reliability of the evidence by subjecting it to rigorous adversarial  Phoenix apr air conditioners whined car Cooling systems failed and planes  take off safely As americans hottest City got hotter than Ever a 122 degrees. The same heat wave that shitting Phoenix sent the temperature to 112 tuesday in los Angeles also an All time record. Authorities said they suspected three deaths in Phoenix and one in los Angeles were heat related. In Tonto National Forest 90 Miles Northeast of Phoenix six firefighters were killed and five injured tuesday while fighting a 1,900-acre wildfire. It was not immediately known if the heat played a role in the tragedy. The temperature topped 106 in Payson 12 Miles from the fire area. The National weather service had predicted it would be just about As hot wednesday in the Southwest. Only slight Cooling was expected by the weekend As a High pressure system held fast Over new Mexico Arizona Colorado and Utah. During the worst of the heat jetliners were grounded at sky Harbor Airport because the temperature had reduced lift to the Point that planes had no margin for error in trying to get airborne. Fire department spokesman Steven Jensen said the heat was suspected responsible for the deaths of three men a one whose body was found in his Home tuesday after he called a doctor monday night to complain of symptoms of heat exhaustion another found behind a downtown building and a third found on a Street. In los Angeles police said a 4-year-old boy died after he got inside a car parked out of the Shade with the windows rolled up