European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes monday july 2,1990father of our Pawtucket i. Apr the fourth of july celebrates somebody a birthday George Washington is a Nice and he a dead a and the original stars and stripes was sewn by Barbara Bush according to a poll of youngsters. More children Ages 4 to 6 think mrs. Bush was the flags seamstress than Betsy Ross with 29 percent casting a vote for the presidents wife and 15 percent going with the real Mccoy. Hoping for a Story like this a toy company sur Voyed 151 children at Day care centers in Boston Atlanta Cincinnati Denver and los Aii Geles to find out How much they knew about Independence Day. The poll was taken in february by the to maker plays Kool inc., based in Pawtucket. I Nice. A and dead when asked from whom the United states gained Independence the kids gave answers ranging from Quot the King a at 56 percent to the indians 19 percent the pilgrims 18 percent the russians 5 percent the British 2 percent and the italians 1 percent. When questioned about the meaning of the fourth of july 18 percent of the youngsters said it was a Holiday a but they weren to sure which one. A a it a somebody a birthday a said a 4-year-old boy from Denver it Means celebrating the presidents and they re All very special a said a 6-year-old girl from Boston. More than anything else the children though it july 4 had something to do with fireworks. While 21 percent said that none knew the Holiday commemorates the adoption of the declaration of Independence. Fifty one percent knew George Washington had something to do with the presidency and two kids from Atlanta knew he appears on Money. Others Drew their own conclusions. A 6-year-old boy from Cincinnati thought Washington was a statue. A a he a Nice and he a dead a said a 5-year-old boy also from Cincinnati. A the was a Captain who fights the bad Guys a said a boy 5, from los Angeles. In fact it was Washington who on Jan. 2, 1776, raised the first american Flag in Cambridge mass. Some kids gave him More credit than was due �?3 percent said he made the first Flag. V Oklahoma City apr an infant taken from a hospitals Nursery More than a week ago was Back in her parents arms sunday the result of an Anonymous Telephone tip to police. A a she a gained a Pound since she a been gone and she a healthy and eats All the time a Teresa Morse 27, said after arriving Back in Oklahoma City with her nearly 2-Wcck-old daughter Whitney. A Terri just going to take her Home and try on All the clothes she a got and go shopping and go out somewhere instead of staying Home All the  the infant abducted june 20 when she was 2 Days old was found Safe in Butler to. Her parents flew there to get their firstborn child soon after police and Fri agents told them she had been found. Police chief Dave Mcbride said 18-year-old Heather Brewster of Butler was arrested and faces Federal kidnapping charges. Max Geiman an Fri spokesman in Kansas City said Brewster was being held As a Federal prisoner in the Clay county jail. Formal charges were to be filed monday he said. Mcbride said Brewster who is single had apparently suffered a miscarriage and had carried on the pretence of being pregnant. Mcbride said that even though she lives More than 200 Miles away the woman was familiar with the Oklahoma a Willie and Teresa Morse hold their baby daughter Whitney on sunday after bringing her Home for the first time. City area adding a she came Here with the intent of taking a baby Back.�?�. Maj. Bob Taylor of the Oklahoma City police department said 13 infants were abducted in similar cases nationwide last year and All were found. A woman dressed in Hospital garb went into the Nursery at deaconess Hospital late june 20 and told nurses that she was there to Check out the baby to take it to the infants parents. Hospital officials called police a couple of hours later after discovering the baby was gone. The break in the Case came late Friday night when someone. From Missouri called police with a Good specific information Quot Mcbride said. He said he could not go into details because that would reveal the identity of the caller who was promised anonymity. Bates county sheriff Leonard Hough questioned Brewster late saturday and notified Fri agents after the woman was unable to answer some questions Mcbride said. The baby was positively identified Early sunday. Bob Ricks special agent in charge of the Fri in Oklahoma said the infants footprints were sent by facsimile machine to Butler and a fingerprint expert was sent to Check the child. A on the air plane 1 thought a in a Over it now. In a just Over it a Are. Morse said. A a there a no pain. But ital probably take me awhile to Trust again without being with her All the  radar Detector users Speed research suggests Washington apr in their never ending efforts to catch speeders Highway patrol officers Hope to use an old weapon in a new Way that they believe will convince some heavy footed Drivers to ease up. A research group backed by the insurance Industry a which is trying to link Drivers who have radar detectors with speeding a is pushing the use of stationary radar units at Highway construct in Sites dangerous curves and other areas. The idea is that Drivers with radar detectors will slow Down not realizing that the nearest trooper might be Miles away. Advocates say the plan which would require Federal communications commission cooperation could turn radar detectors into safety tools. But advocates for radar detectors which Are owned by Between 12 million and 15 million Drivers say the gadgets Are the Best  have against radar errors and unwarranted tickets. Radar Detector opponents including the government and insurance companies categorize the devices with burglary tools. Both they say Are used by lawbreakers. Brian of Neill head of the insurance Institute for Highway safety said a study conducted in Maryland and Virginia showed that one of every eight cars has a radar Detector while nearly a third of big trucks have them. The study showed that 22 percent of cars without the units exceeded the Speed limit while More than 40 percent of those with detectors drove faster than the posted limits. The study revealed As Many vehicles with radar detectors in Virginia where they Are illegal As in neighbouring Maryland where they Are allowed. Laws Banning radar detectors in Virginia Connecticut and Washington d.c., Date to the 1960s. The Only recent statute is a planned ban by new York on the units in commercial vehicles. In California state police must Pace speeders the old fashioned Way because the legislature refuses to allow them to use radar. However some local police use it some insurance companies have tried to avoid accepting customers who have radar detectors. But the government employees insurance co Greico has found it Tough to defend its refusal of insurance to radar Detector users. In March a Maryland court ruled against the  discuss possible sources for new taxes Washington apr Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole said sunday that he does not expect president Bush to propose increased income tax rates As part of a program of Revenue enhancement. Rather the Kansas lawmaker said he expects Bush to seek to raise Oil import fees and taxes on alcohol and tobacco. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-n.y., said such an approach dearly would not boost Federal income enough to reduce the mountainous budget deficits. Moynihan said that democrats were ready to precipitate a $100 billion forced spending Cut oct. 1, As required by the Gramm Rudman deficit spending Law if Bush does not increase income taxes and reduce the social Security payroll deduction. Meanwhile new York gov. Mario Cuomo said he believes the top tax rate should be raised from its present level of 28 percent to reduce the budget deficit. While the democratic governor and prospective  was not specific he cited 33 percent and 35 percent As targets for a new top tax rate. Dole and Moynihan commented on the Abc to program a this week with David  Cuomo was interviewed on Abc tvs Quot meet the  Dole acknowledged that the presidents new willingness to consider Quot tax Revenue increases is not popular. A but i think there Are enough of us in Congress to put a package together a even though it will be a a Tongji to pass a he said. Moynihan said he believes a five year agreement should be reached that includes putting social Security Back on a pay As you go basis Quot and Stop using that regressive payroll