European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes a Man near Gorbachev fires two shots Page 3 a businessman arrested in racial slayings. Page 5 a globetrotters still pleasing fans. Stripes Magazine a College football predictions. Page 17 the stub san ripes authorized unofficial publication for tin . Armed forces 1 a a vol. 49, no. 209 Friday november 9, 1990 Good morning if 25� rally Tod sunday d 8693 demos celebrate Victory Bush is in a slide party chairman says democratic chairman Ron Brown left and gop Leader Charles Black meet the press. Washington a democrats have padded their congressional majority in an election that could buoy their presidential prospects in 1992. Republicans Are taking the setbacks in stride claiming a we did no to do too  still a democratic Celebration continued in full swing Friday three Days after All 435 House seats went up for election along with 34 of the 100 Senate seats and several races for governor. When it was Over the democrats state by state results pages 6-7 claimed Victory Over Republican president George Bush. A George Bush is in a slide. There a absolutely no question about it a declared Ron Brown chairman of the democratic National committee. After weeks of speculation that angry voters were ready to throw out their lawmakers Over Congress role in helping to raise taxes and other issues about 96 percent of incumbents won re election. The democrats took at least a 267-167 majority in the House of representatives. The projected nine seat gain will Sharpen the party a ability to override vetoes of legislation by Bush. The democratic majority in the Senate meanwhile increased by one seat to 5644. Of the 32 senators who sought re elec Tion 31 won easily. The White House refused to interpret the results As a referendum on Bush a presidency a like the democrats a seeing better than expected results instead. Those included a Republican Victory in the biggest governors race of All a California a and a bigger than expected Triumph by Arch conservative senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina Over a democratic challenger. Senate democratic Leader George Mitchell and House Leader Thomas s. Foley their majorities strengthened in the 102nd Congress went to work on an Agenda for the next two years. Officials said the work would Center on economic themes. A the debate Over the budget was the Best thing that happened a democratic chairman Brown said on wednesday referring to an october political Battle in which bus i abandoned his highly publicized 1988 Campaign pledge not to raise taxes. In the aftermath democrats jumped on a theme of a tax fairness a depicting themselves As defenders of the Middle class and the republicans As the protectors of the Rich. Democrats took seven governorships away from republicans including Bush a Home state of Texas where Ann Richards vanquished Clayton Williams and in Florida where Lawton Chiles ousted continued on Back Page by the associated press t Iraq on wednesday promised to free 120 hostages including a few americans but . Officials blasted Saddam Hussein for his a a cynical use of the captives and foreign envoys seeking to free them. At the United nations diplomats said the United states is sounding out member countries on a Security Council Resolution that would authorize the use of . Military Force against Iraq. If such a measure is adopted it would be an unprecedented step in . History. But the text of the Resolution has not been circulated to other Security Council members because Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii is overseas trying to line up support for it said the diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity. V a. Baker on a we Klong tour that has taken him to the Mideast is now in Moscow. He was expected to meet a  . On Back Page nato Likely to renew support for Croton by David Tarrant staff writer nato will Likely reaffirm its support for a new f-16 base in Croton Italy and respond to congressional concerns about its need during meetings in december Alliance sources said wednesday. The appropriations Bill signed this week by president Bush ruled out any . Funding for the base in fiscal 1991. Re ated Gulf stories on Page 8 a a we re going to try to keep that base in Croton a a nato source said wednesday. Although use of . Funds for the next fiscal year is dead a there appears to be some funds among the allies to keep construction alive a the source said. Nato remained optimistic about the future of the base because Congress did not permanently eliminate-. Funchs for the project the source said. Last week sen. Jim Sasser d-tenn., chairman of the Senate appropriations defense subcommittee sharply criticized what he considered to be extravagant construction at the base. However he said Congress would be willing to consider funding a scaled Down version of the project in fiscal 1992. The base is meant to House the 401st tac fighter Wing which must leave Torrejon a Spain by the end of 1992. The project is expected to Cost Between $800 million and $900 million. Last year Congress capped the . Portion of the costs at $360 million the Normal share of the . Contribution to the nato infrastructure fund. The future of the base will come up in a series of High level gatherings at nato in december including a meeting of defense ministers dec. 6-7. In Washington Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said a a decision is pending by defense Secretary Dick Cheney on How to proceed on  Magazine