European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes Washington apr attorney general  Thornburgh said sunday he has no information that president Bush a son Neil participated in criminal activity As director of a failed savings and loan in Colorado. But Thornburgh insisted that the Justice department would pursue any Case against the 34-year-old Bush if it receives credible allegations of criminal misconduct. In the meantime the attorney general added it would be unfair to appoint an Independent counsel to investigate Bush As some House democrats have suggested. Quot i done to think it would be fair to anyone any citizen of the United states to appoint an Independent counsel. Where there arc no allegations of criminal misconduct a a he said on Abc tvs a this week with David Brinkley Quot program Ron Brown chairman of the democratic National committee said there would be no talk of Independent counsels if Thornburgh and Justice department officials were doing their jobs on the a amp a debacle. A we need presidential leadership. We need leadership from the do nothing Justice department. We be got to clean up this mess Quot he said on Abc tvs a face the  following the Abc broadcast Thornburgh retaliated in a statement. A emr. Brown is either sadly misinformed or purposefully distorting the record a Thornburgh said. The Bush administration he said has More than doubled the number of investigators or prosecutors set up 27 task forces and in the last 21 months indicted 329 people in the a amp a crisis. Elsewhere sunday republicans and Democrat Federal plan urges nuke building Washington apr a Federal plan recommends continued production of nuclear weapons at a revitalized Complex of factories and reactors despite the appearance of a reduced soviet military threat according to a published report sunday. The Washington Post said the department of Energy wants the military to be Able to make new bombs through at least the Middle of the next Century. The newspaper quoted an unidentified Energy department official As saying the departments research and spending plans were based on a a requirement for nuclear weapons As far As we can  Energy department officials say they foresee a continued need to manufacture new varieties of nuclear weapons to replace those being retired or withdrawn As obsolete even though the size of the . Nuclear arms Cache is expected to decline from 21,000 weapons Over the next 60 years the Post said. The newspaper said Energy Secretary James d. Watkins told the Senate armed services committee in a letter that under one option being considered a Complex 21 a nuclear weapons construction activities now spread across 12 states would be consolidated at one or two Sites. A Complex 21, my vision of a fully modernized nuclear weapons Complex is planned to be in operation about 2015 and to support the nations strategic deterrent until the Middle of the Century Quot Watkins wrote. The letter provided the most detailed explanation y it of the departments Long term goal the Post said. Some officials have suggested that such a Complex which anti nuclear activists have dubbed a a nuclear weapons theme Park Quot could be operated in a state such As South Carolina where Public support remains High for such a bomb building Enterprise and the Federal dollars it would bring. Monday july 16,1990 gives link to a a amp a activity traded charges Over who a to blame for the a amp a cleanup which May Cost taxpayers As much As $500 billion. In general republicans have accused the democratic controlled Congress of thwarting previous efforts to clean up the a amp is. Democrats have accused the Republican presidential administrations of lax supervision. A Neil Bush is really not the Issue a Brown said on Abc. De Rollins co chairman of the National Republican congressional committee agreed. I a a Neil Bush was a passenger on the titanic when it went Down a Rollins said on the Abc program adding a i think he was a Little naive obviously but he a a. If there Are credible allegations of criminal wrongdoing we will pursue  a  Thornburgh did no to cause the savings and loan crisis a but Thornburgh said information turned up in other investigations of Bush a role As a director of the Denver based Silverado banking savings and loan association might be turned Over to the Justice department. So far a nothing has been brought to our attention that indicates criminal activity a he said. A let me assure you however that in this Case As in any other that if there Are credible allegations of criminal wrongdoing we will pursue  Bush has been charged by Thrift regulators with violating conflict of interest rules for in one Case accepting a loan from a businessman who later received a $900,000 line of credit from Silverado. Bush has denied any wrongdoing and will appear at an administrative hearing in september to defend himself. In addition the Federal Deposit insurance corp. Is investigating the $1 billion failure of Silverado to determine whether Bush and other directors acted diligently. Charges could be filed against Bush if the Odic determines there was negligence. Rep. Patricia Schroeder e>-colo., said she will not abandon her push to make Thornburgh appoint an Independent counsel to investigate Silverado. She is one person Short however of the 12 members of the House judiciary committee needed to request that the attorney general appoint a special counsel. Rep. Newt Gingrich r-ga., said that if an Independent counsel were assigned to the Silverado Case similar investigations would be needed into for instance democratic sen. Alan Cranston a acceptance of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Charles Keating head of a failed a amp a in California. William Seidman chairman of the Odic said on lbs that the Silverado Case was being handled a like every other cases of a failed institution. The Odic which insures the commercial banking system is Quot under stress a Seidman warned. A a it sat a Low Point in history As a percentage of what its insuring a he said. A and we can handle anything we can foresee right now but if things come along major failures that we re not Able to foresee at this time that would be another Story a celebrating Rose Kennedy a 100th members of the Kennedy clan gather at the family compound in Hyannis port mass., on sunday for an Early Celebration of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy s 100th birthday the matriarchs birthday is actually on july 22. From left Are Edward Kennedy jr., Christopher Kennedy Patrick j. Kennedy sen. Edward Mkennedy Robert f. Kennedy jr., and Eunice Shri ver sharing a laugh during the birthday festivities. . Spent most to fight crime in �?T88 Washington apr the District of Columbia spent $859 a person for criminal and civil Justice a four times the National average a the year it became the nations murder capital according to a Justice department report released sunday. The spending covered police Protection judicial and Legal services and corrections such As jails according to the report by the Bureau of j ustice statistics on criminal and civil Justice budgets in 1988. Washington d.c., assumed the unwanted unofficial title As the nation s murder capital in 1988 when it recorded 369 homicides highest per capita for any major . City. The murder rate peaked even though the City had the highest per capita spending of the 50 states and the District of Columbia on Justice activities that year. The National average per capita spending on Justice activities by state and local governments was $218. Coming in second after the District of Columbia was Alaska $541 followed by new York $399 California $316 and Nevada $315. Rounding out the top 10 and failed were Arizona $276 new Jersey $274 Hawaii $249 Massachusetts $246 and Delaware $240. West Virginia spent the least a about $90. Other Low spenders were Arkansas $97 Mississippi $100 North Dakota $106 South Dakota $116, Indiana $124 Iowa $125 Montana $130 Idaho $ 132 and Kentucky $ 133