European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday july 24,1990senators warn Bush on court Choice predict Battle if nominee linked to abortion by the Baltimore Sun Washington a key Republican and democratic senator warned president Bush sunday not to after Dylan abortion Quot litmus test to his Choice Ofa a Ereme court nominee. Republican eader Robert Dole warned of a possible Quot blood Baths Over the Issue. The opportunities and political hazards of Bush s Choice came into sharper focus sunday As his top advisers worked to give him additional background information on a pared Down list of potential nominees. The president met sunday night with vice president Dan Quayle attorney general Dick Thornburgh White House chief of staff John Sununu and counsel c. Boyden Gray. He got an update on the screening process launched saturday/1 a Day after Justice William j. Brennan announced he would end his 34-Yearten-ure on the High court. One official involved Saidl Lutat information was still being developed Sunda on 12 to 15 names. He said that a Signi cant amount of a Spade work had been done earlier in Antipin fration of a vacancy. How soon up Bligh information could be readied for a presidential decision Lay in this official said depended on the number of potential nominees the president decides to focus on seriously. No Fri background checks have been conducted although candidates who Are currently judges have previously undergone such examinations. Buff a my saturday that he a it Tild Quot try to make Thistl examination at quickly As  a a. A a a from among the candidates already mentioned Bush buld omit hate the first hispanic Dond woman or second., Black Justice of the nine member court. The cup amp a also gives him a Chance to Shore to the Gopas restive right Wing or to to of expand the party a reach. It also opens up the likelihood of a pitched to Mical Battle if a nominees views on abortion Are clearly known. Two possible hispanic candidates Are Ferdinand Fernandez a Federal appeals court judge in California and Ricardo Hinojosa a Federal trial judge in Texas. Asked about a hispanic Dole said a if the person is qualified and meets the tests of conservatism and is a strict constructionist it probably would be a Good  an administration official said that being his Aaric would be Quot a plus if a candidate Shet All other qualifications. Bdl if Dole who is opposed to Abor i fun and sen. Arlen Specter r-pa., who supports abortion rights said that they opposed a Quot litmus test on abortion As did Bush in his presidential Campaign. Quot if you have to have someone who wants to overturn Roe vis. Wade a the landmark 1973 abortion decision a a it a going to be a blood Bath getting the nomination confirmed and the same is True on the other Side a Dole said sunday on Macx a meet the press. Dole Stokl that in a conversation with silent saturday him that i assumed the big a a word the president saturday a i mentioned to him that i assumed of. Would be the Tough Hurt to  sen. Patrick j. Leahy i it Vlf appearing on lbs tvs a face the Nat Ido a said that there was a a very real question on whether the Senate would go along with Quot a nominee who had been selected based on a position on the abortion Issue. Leahy urged the president to avoid Quot symbolism and to keep an Eye on his place in history. Many of the people mentioned As candidates could be assumed Likely to vote to overturn the Roe is. Wade decision which a number of Legal observers say is doomed to be struck Down or severely weakened Over time. A candidate Likely to oppose Roe is. Wade could help Bush recoup support from the gop right which has been dismayed by Bush a reversal on taxes and other issues. But the intense political activity that followed recent court decisions to narrow abortion rights exposed deep divisions in the Republican party. While opposed to abortion for the last decade Bush has Given Little indication that he regards the Issue As crucial to his Choice of a replacement for Brennan. Like other recent Republican presidents he has stressed the need for a supreme court that interprets the Constitution without creating new Law. Otherwise he has Given few hints on the kind of Justice that he would appoint. His startling Choice of Quayle for vice president showed a willingness to risk deep controversy. But one administration official sunday pointed As a guide to Bush a Cabinet choices or mostly experienced established Washington  from Pago 1 Sion Friday of the presidential Council the country Stop policy making body and the Federal Council which includes representatives from the soviet unions 15 constituent republics. Ryzhkova said that food production up less than 2 percent had barely kept Pace with the country a population growth. The governments purchases of Grain from state and collective farms Are lagging behind last years he said and the goal of 85 million tons is much higher than the 59 million purchased last year. At the same time the soviet unions ability to buy targe amounts of Grain abroad has decreased sharply As a result of the drop in its foreign currency holdings. Quot unless we fundamentally change the situation then the country is not in any condition a i can say this categorically a to Purchase that much Grain Ryzhkova said comparing the 44 million tons imported last year with the less than 20 million that the soviets plan to buy this year. A that Means we have to Purchase for the state 60 news Brief. Polish crisis deepening top aide to Walesa says Warsaw Poland up a the top aide to Solidarity founder Lech Waletta said sunday that Poland a political crisis is Lyo sening and accused prime Muster Tadeuz Mazowiecki a government of falling to generate support for economic reforms. A the political crisis f n Poland is worsening a said Zdzislaw Nard a Secretary of the Central citizens committee a group of activists led by Walesa that coordinates the work of a nationwide network of focal citizen a committees a there is a drop in Confidence in the government a Najder said. Quot the people do not understand Why such drastic economic measures have been  a strict economic stabilization program begun Jan. 1 by Mazowiecki has contributed to a 30 percent drop in the Standard of living and left More than 700,000 workers unemployed. Walesa did not attend the meeting of about 100 representatives of the committees from across Poland in parliament and sent a letter saying he was recovering from a broken Arm. Mazowiecki who was also invited told Najder that he could not attend because he was suffering from the flu. Million tons which is enough to feed the people plus 25 million tons to feed the  the Supply of consumer goods also remains insufficient according to Ryzhkova although there was a 15 percent increase in the first half of the year. A i understand what sort of reaction people have when i speak of increases and they see empty shelves in the shops a he continued. A supplies of tape recorders in creased by 126 percent of television sets by 113 percent of videotape recorders by 3.2 times 320 percent detergents by 10 percent. So there Are some  Ryzhkova said the government would present a modified economic program to the supreme soviet the country a legislature when it reconvenes in september with the Hope of beginning the much discussed shift to a Quot regulated Market Economy Quot away from Central planning and a state monopoly in most sectors of the Economy. The soviet prime minister whose initial plans were savaged by legislators said that a Compromise package was now being worked out to reflect the widely divergent views on the country a immediate needs. Ryzhkova said the first moves most of them previously approved by the supreme soviet would in clude five main elements a step by step privatization will Start this summer of state owned enterprises in an Effort to end the state monopolies promote Competition and gradually to develop a Market Economy. A Large number of enterprises Are expected to be sold to their employees managers or entrepreneurs. A Price Reform will begin with a gradual transition to Market set prices for most commodities balanced by Quot mechanisms for social Protection to ensure Consumers do not carry the full Burden. A fiscal reforms starting with curtailment of Federal spending a shift of programs to the constituent republics and greater use of state Bonds at higher interest rates to finance the continued deficit spending. Interest rates Are expected to Rise across the Board making Money tighter for Industry. A a Complex system of indexation to enable workers and Farmers to survive the inevitable Price increases. A a new relationship Between the Central government and the republics and Between governments at All Levels and the state enterprises with emphasis on decentralization and local  from Page 1 member Central committee decided to retain Peres As its Leader at least until next year when a new Competition will be held to choose a candidate for the general elections. The contest for leadership will be moved up Only if the election Date is moved Forward the party  decision represents a crushing defeat for Rabin the former prime minister and defense minister who hoped to unseat Peres this month and Force Shamir s new right Wing government into Early elections. Israeli political observers said the setback might be the final blow to Rabin in his bitter 15-year rivalry with Peres and perhaps the end of his Long political career Peres in an emotional address to the committee suggested that both he and Rabin should retire before the next elections and give the floundering party a Chance to renew itself. After his Victory however which came by a margin of 54 to 46 percent Peres hedged that proposal saying he would retire Only if he judged that younger candidates were ready to succeed Nim. But he added a i certainly Hope that a Young leadership will arise that will gradually replace  Moshe Shahal a younger labor parliamentary Deputy said he was already planning his Campaign to take Over. A the practical results of the party a decision he said Quot is that the contest for the leadership of the party will be open to a new  Peres and Rabin and their personal rivalry have dominated labor since the retirement of prime minister Golda Meir in 1974. Together the two leaders have presided Over a major decline in the fortunes of the party which has suffered from both the shift of israeli voters toward the right As Well As the decay of traditional party foundations like the kibbutzim or collective farms and the Hista Drut Trade Union movement. After four years of serving As a partner in Quot Unity Quot coalition governments led by Shamir Peres led labor out of the government in March and launched a desperate bid to Patch together a new left Wing coalition. His six week Effort ended in disaster. Peres first outraged Many israelis with attempts to make deals with defectors from the liked in parliament then saw his unwieldy coalition collapse on the Day he was to present it for a vote of Confidence. That defeat and Shamir s subsequent formation last month of his own narrow coalition with right Wing and religious parties prompted Rabin to launch his Campaign against Peres. Arguing that he was the Only labor Leader who could Challenge Shamir and that Peres must answer for his blunders Rabin quickly won the support of most of labors parliamentary delegation including several leftist members. But Peres who has shown a Genius for staging comebacks throughout his political career managed to slow Rabin a Campaign with a series of procedural Maneu vers in labor party organs. He then argued that the question was not so much whether he or Rabin should Lead the party but whether the leadership should be decided now or next year. In doing so he won the support of Many labor party members who Hope both of the Veteran campaigners can be retired before the next election