European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 26, 1990 the stars and stripes a. W. I a Quayle fund Raiser draws protests u7i a  a it Tiv a m Page 7 from wire reports Portland Ore. A protesters pressing a variety of causes lit Small fires and tossed firecrackers paint balloons and bottles monday outside a hotel where vice president Dan Quayle was speaking. No one was injured but 43 people were arrested. About 200 people gathered outside the Portland Hilton As republicans assembled inside to hear Quayle speak at a fund Raiser for . Rep. Danny Smith who is facing re election. Speaking to reporters before the demonstrations the vice president devoted most of his remarks to the stalled budget talks Between the administration and Congress. A the time is running out to get this budget agreement a Quayle said. A it is not going to be helpful to anyone to have the Gramm Rudman meat a fall. A the president has gone the extra mile. He has put everything on the table that the democratic leadership insisted upon. A what have we gotten in return nothing not one thing except a lot of talk. Its time to Deal. Wrap this up. The american people demand it. A if the world can unite against Saddam Hussein then members of Congress can unite behind president Bush and Clear up this mess once and for  Quayle said efforts by democrats to pass a continuing Resolution delaying Gramm Rudman cuts and a somehow kick this Down the Road till after the election will further stir an a anti incumbency feeling that has been developing for a number of months now. A no one cause dominated the demonstrations which included Gay rights advocates and environmentalists. People opposed to the  military deployment in the Middle East were also present. Demonstrators lit newspapers threw balloons filled with Orange paint and made obscene gestures at police. Officers on horseback moved into the crowd using nightsticks to drive the protesters Back. Police seized american flags As protesters tried to ignite them. A right Wing go away sexist racist anti Gay a the demonstrators chanted. A two four six eight How do you know Quayle is straight a the 43 people arrested were charged with mis Demea two Portland policeman take a protester into custody during mondays demonstrations nors including disorderly conduct unlawful Assembly harassment reckless burning and throwing fireworks said police spokesman Dave Simpson. All were released. A after Quayle left the hotel for the Airport the protesters moved to rail transit tracks a Block away stopping one train during the afternoon Rush hour. As the protesters dispersed a group of people overturned newspaper kiosks and set a Large trash bin on fire. Demonstrator Lanny Swerdlow of american atheists said he was angry that Quayle supports an education Choice measure on the state ballot. The measure would give tax credits of up to $2,500 to parents who Send their children to private schools. A Quayle is Here to Campaign for ballot measure 11, to try to destroy the separation of Church and state. Its just another Way that Quayle is trying to undermine the Constitution a he said. A Holenstein said the vice president represents All the wrong politics of our  automakers fuel Economy stalled Epa says Una ivtnni4r< a from wire reports Washington a automakers Are showing Little or no gain in fuel Economy for the fifth straight year with 1991 Model cars averaging As much thirst at the Gas pumps As they did m 1987, the government reported tuesday. The environmental Protection Agency released the new fuel Economy figures As the Senate considered legislation that would require Sharp improvements in automobile fuel efficiency Over the next decade. According to the Epars annual fuel Economy statistics covering about 1,000 cars the 1991 models including Lam a of 1 /111 a m a z my m _ f a _ 14 it it p new Gas prices Italy As of oct. 1 $1.46 Teet average while the most miserly cars such As the min compact Geo metro attain More than 50 mpg More than halt the cars on the list achieved no better than 22 mpg. The increasingly popular passenger vans and specially vehicles averaged no better than the High teens. The mileage figures came a Day after a leading Oil Industry expert announced that gasoline pump prices Rose More than 20 cents a gallon since iraqis aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait to the highest average level Ever. Trilby Lundberg director of the Lundberg Survey said a Check of gasoline prices Friday at More than 13,000 retail outlets showed the weighted average Price for a gallon of gasoline a including state and Federal taxes a was $1.3835 gallon. Lundberg said the 2.91 cent a gallon increase Over the prior report two weeks ago brought average pump prices to a level exceeding the previous High of $1.3782 a gallon recorded in March 1981. The Price increase since sept. 7 took place despite lower consumption with the end of the summer tourist driving season Lundberg said. Before the aug. 2 iraqi invasion of Kuwait triggered a world Oil crisis the weighted nationwide average for gasoline was $1.1771 a gallon. The latest Rise brings the total increase since the invasion to 20.64 cents a gallon or 17.5 percent. Auto manufacturers want to a sell bigger engines More muscle and acceleration which they Call performance a said Joan Claybrook president of Public citizen a Washington based consumer organization and a frequent critic of the automakers. But Auto Industry executives Point to the significant West Germany / Netherlands United states As of sept. 21 $1.381 above Are average cafes prices for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline americans in Italy Germany and the Netherlands will be paying compared to the average Price in the United states. Source the associated press stars amp stripes a amps Arao hic improvements in fuel Economy of cars since the 1970s when the Fleet average was about 14 mpg. They attribute the More recent figures to consumer demand for larger and Pepper cars. Similar views were found in automobile showrooms. A a it a not the Industry pushing performance. Its the consumer that a been demanding it in the last few years a said Ray Turk a Salesman at a Nissan Dealership in suburban Maryland. A Janice Walsh was one of those Consumers the other Day As she prepared to take a sporty Nissan 300zx for a test spin taking Little notice of its skimpy 18 mpg mileage rating for City driving. A i like a car that a fun a she said. At another Dealership Retiree John Webb and his wife said the 17 mpg City driving estimate on a Mercury Marquis did t bother them. A when we travel we want a Good sized car and lots of trunk space a said Webb. A we really Haven to talked about  Inse e? a Ted that Between the mid-1970s and Early 1980s, significant gains were made in making automobiles More fuel efficient. A since 1982, however the Overall Fleet fuel Economy figures have increased Only slightly partly because stable Oil prices reduced the demand for fuel efficient vehicles. The facet wide averages have been virtually at a standstill since 1987. They were 28.1 mpg in 1987, 28.6 mpg in 1988,28.1 mpg in 1989 and 27.8 mpg in 1990. P8 As in previous years the 1991 figures showed a wide Range of Gas mileage from the min compact Geo metro that gets 58 mpg on the Highway and Only a few Miles less in the City to the luxurious two seater Lamborghini Diablo that gets 9 mpg on City streets. Four of the 10 Best performing cars were variations of the Geo a japanese made min compact that is sold through general motors. The others were two versions of the Honda civic cry two varieties of the Suzuki Swift a Kaihatsu charade and a diesel powered Volkswagen Jetta. Mp8 a 1 be City and 42 mpg on the Highway. At the other extreme were the Lamborghini five versions of the Rolls Royce two ferraris and two bows a none of which attained More than 12 mpg in City driving and generally Only slightly higher on the highways. Hun Vult Kii a Ovid in it .---1____�?� _ a a 1 r to even within various size categories the Fidel efficiency 1 widely. As expected Small Economy cars generally showed better fuel Economy than of different cars varied of a vow Lute Tui Quiny expensive and performance leaning luxury models. The Epa listed Only 35 cars subject to the so called Gas guzzler tax which in the Case of the Lamborghini Diablo amounts to $3,200. But those figures can be misleading. The guzzler tax which kicks in if a car gets less than 2.1 Mno in  Mhz an i  . 22.5 mpg in combined City and Highway driving is based on raw test results. T he Epa figures Are adjusted downward by a mathematical formula so the mileage figures More closely reflect actual driving conditions. Using the adjusted Epa figures 393 of the 728 cars specially vehicles and passenger vans on the list attained Gas mileage of less than 22.5 mpg. All but a handful of the nearly 300 trucks on the list also failed to meet the 22.5 mpg figure. Trucks passenger vans and specially vehicles Are not covered by the tax which is assessed Only on cars based on a sliding scale depending on Miles per gallon