European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday october 5,1990congress May modify budget package Washington up House speaker Thomas Foley d-wash., said thursday that president Bush will let the democratic controlled Congress make unspecified changes in the bipartisan budget agreement in Hopes of winning enough votes for congressional approval. Foley made the comment after a private White House lunch with Bush. He said they discussed How much flexibility Congress will have in changing the controversial five year $500 billion deficit reduction plan during the implementation stage called a reconciliation. That stage which has an oct 19 deadline will follow a showdown House floor vote scheduled either for later thursday or Friday. Quick Senate action is also expected because a temporary government funding Bill expires on  if he sought More flexibility than news Bri Frebel philippine soldiers seize 2 Southern cities Manila Philippines up a rebel soldiers led by president Corazon Aquino a former Deputy Security chief seized two Southern cities thursday without firing a shot and announced the establishment of an Independent Federal Republic on Mindanao Island. Aquino in a statement after an emergency meeting with her Cabinet and leaders of Congress and the Senate said she would crush the uprising and appealed for help in rallying the people a against these  she said rebels who had tried six times to oust her were now trying to foment an uprising in Mindanao in a bid to Quot escalate the rebellion to the capital. Mindanao the country a second largest Island is 560 Miles South of Manila. Renegade col. Alexander Noble and his men seized without resistance the logging town of Butman shortly after Midnight wednesday with 200 rebel soldiers and an unspecified number of militiamen officials said. Noble former Deputy chief of Aquino a presidential guards then proceeded to Bagayan do Oro a major port City of 400,000 people 150 Miles to the West to persuade the local Garrison commander to join him. The president was willing to give Foley said a no certainly not. A a in a just saying that the president agrees with the bipartisan congressional leadership that the committees of jurisdiction have the responsibility to report this legislation and in doing so they have some flexibility a Foley told reporters afterwards. While he said this was not a new understanding with the White House its reaffirmation was apparently needed thursday to help win reluctant democratic votes. One of the things that we also agreed on is that from the inception of this agreement we always recognized that in framing the legislative language of the reconciliation Bill that the legislative committees would have some flexibility to achieve similar savings by Golicic a alternative policies a he said. Foley said he hoped the preside Quai assurances would help produce additional democratic votes needed to pass the package. The agreement has encountered Strong opposition from both parties because of its Steep tax increases medicare cuts and other controversial provisions. The plan includes $134 billion in new taxes on gasoline cigarettes alcohol and other luxury items. It also cuts $67 billion from the defense budget Over three years and limits Domestic spending increases to the rate of inflation. A $60 billion Cut in medicare and new tax Breaks for investing in Small companies Are also in the package. Failure to adopt the package by Friday or to pass separate legislation to stall automatic spending cuts by oct. 19 would trigger cuts of up to $105.7 billion under the Gramm Rudman balanced budget Law. Those cuts split Between defense and Domestic programs would devastate Federal services from air traffic control and meat inspection to disease research. Before Foley a meeting with Bush democrats were struggling to gather the majority of their 258 House members behind the plan. Republicans were also said to be Short of a majority. Bush personally lobbied about 50 democratic and Republican lawmakers in a meeting at the White House. A majority in both the Senate and House must approve the plan before passage. That will prevent one party from blaming the other for politically painful parts of the agreement before november a congressional elections. Senate democratic Leader George Mitchell of Maine said there would a clearly be some action by committees to modify the package in the next two  from Page 1 Jackson. After Tough Guy Schwarzenegger the top requests for male stars Are comedians Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams wrestler Hulk Hogan and actor Mel Gibson. Comedians Andrew Dice Clay and Sam Finneson were also popular requests but Grant said clays Raunchy routines Quot would probably drive the brass crazy Quot a to say nothing of the saudis. Another request was for a visit from Chuck Yeager of a the right stuff Fame. Some mtg video hostesses were also asked for Grant said. Quot its Civ definitely a video age military contingent out there. Hell they even asked for Bart Simpson a the delinquent cartoon son on a the Simpsons to program. One Soldier told Grant to Send Chicago bulls basketball Star Michael Jordan so he could a islam Dunk Saddam  and then there a Bob Hope the aging comedian who is almost synonymous with overseas troops entertainment. Quot even these kids 18 or 19, were saying a what the Hellas a War without Bob Hope a a Grant said adding that the 88-Ycar-old entertainer had asked for a phone Call a the minute i get  so will Hope play the Gulf Quot lets put it this Way a Grant said. A if i was a betting Man id put my Money on  Mechanic 19, killed in automobile Accident Forth Germany a amps a a 1st army div Soldier was killed in an automobile Accident near Grafen Wuhr on sunday a division spokesman said thursday. Sgt. Michael f. Monk of he co 37th Armor was pronounced dead at the scene after the car he was driving hit a tree on Highway 299, Southeast of the training area 1st it. Bryan t. Williams said. Monk a 19-Ycar-old tank Mechanic had been assigned to the unit since August 1988. He was a native of Maple Hill n.c., and is survived by his wife Angela Ana two children. Authorities Are investigating the Accident. Cafes quickly replaces bankrupt car shipping firm by Steve Taylor Munich Bureau Munich Germany a cafes Europe needed just two business Days to find an Auto shipping and conversion company to replace bankrupt overseas express. Cafes officials announced thursday that they had come to terms with trans car import Trade services Usa based in Kelterbach. The Compain will handle the shipment of vehicles to and from the United states and the conversion of vehicles from european specifications to those required for import to the United states. The Deal includes cars that were being processed by overseas express which was based in Munich however neither cafes nor trans car could say ered a Davis said. Trans car which had the contract before oversees express took Over in june 1989, was told tuesday that it would receive the new contract. Cafes first went into Flores trans car a operations manager. Flores said Jochen Schweizer overseas express general manager and founder has refused to nand Over documents or copies of existing contracts. Schweizer told cafes on Friday that his company had gone out of business because of cafes a a incompetence and a a inaccurate accounting. Schweizer was unavailable for comment thursday but he said earlier this week that he was forced to close because cafes had withheld $95,000 due his company and had refused to adjust prices to reflect the lower value of the Dollar. Also he announced that All customer contracts for shipping and conversion had been Frozen and Only payment by cafes would a get those cars  cafes Europe spokesman capt. Wes Davis said thursday that the Exchange service did no to believe that payment was possible and is working to ensure any cars under contract will be delivered. A let me emphasize that any customer that has paid any Money to overseas express can rest assured that cafes will stand behind them to have their car Deli a a _ s explanation of the closure. He said cafes acted in accordance with its contract. It would be a inappropriate to comment further because the matter will be addressed through Legal channels a he said. Flores however said both cafes and overseas express Are at fault a cafes for not questioning whether overseas express could stay in business after offering too High of a percentage of its sales and overseas express for failing to recognize the realities of a highly competitive Market. A you can to live off shipping alone a Flores said. A a that Sall Schweizer had. It was a  trans car also operates a household goods shipping Branch is an agent for sports vans Ana owns a travel Agency. Flores said Schweizer had guaranteed cafes a 21 percent Cut of its sales to get the contract in 1989, while trans car had offered 10 percent. Flores said 21 percent was  she blames cafes officials for not examining whether Schweizer could operate at that percentage. The new contract will be for More than 10 percent but less than 21 percent Flores said. Neither cafes nor trans car would provide a specific figure until the contract is signed. The largest problem trans car faces is finding old customers Flores said. She said that she is also having a a hell of a time even finding Schweizer a agents throughout Germany. However Davis said that in most cases the same local offices will be used by trans car. He said this would provide a minimum disruption in service. Flores urged customers who have contracted with overseas express to Contact her office at 06107-8051.Saddam from Page 1 troops there. French president Francois Mitterrand arriving in saudi Arabia discussed the Gulf crisis with King fahd and met with French troops in the  multinational Force. Japanese prime minister Toshiki Kaifu met wednesday with Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan in Amman. He was to meet with iraqi officials thursday. Jordan has tried to mediate the dispute. Saddam a tour of Kuwait on wednesday was his first known trip to the country since his nation invaded the emirate and declared it iraqis 19th province. In pictures of the visit broadcast by iraqi television Saddam was shown getting into a foxhole As he discussed a machine gun placement with a Soldier. Iraqi troops kissed his hands. The footage also included scenes of All but deserted Kuwait City streets although a dispatch from the iraqi news Agency said the City a glittered with Pride Quot at Saddam a visit. The Agency said Kuwait a appeared flourishing after its return to the Mother  refugees say iraqi troops have pillaged Kuwait City and executed resistance fighters seeking to break the spirit of the kuwaitis and erase their National identity. An australian newspaper said thursday that Iraq has set up two interrogation centers in Kuwait City that Are being used to torture prisoners. The Sydney morning Herald quoted unidentified Western diplomats and another source who said at least 230 mutilated bodies had been removed from one site since August. The International Community has Fried to isolate Iraq As punishment for the invasion. That has led Iraq to court its neighbor and former foe Iran in Hopes of persuading it to break a . Economic embargo by sending food and Medicine. On wednesday foreign minister Ali Akbar Velamati of Iran said his country would keep out of a military confrontation Between Iraq and the . Forces. He said on Tehran television that a Force should be the last possible resort for solving this crisis but Iran will not participate in this in any  Iran has called for an iraqi withdrawal but has also demanded that the multinational Force leave the Region. The United states has said the forces will remain until Kuwait a sovereignty is restored. The Pentagon says Iraq has massed 460,000 troops in Kuwait since the multinational Force began forming in the Gulf Region. The United states now has about 170,000 troops in saudi Arabia and on ships in the area