European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes monday december 24,1990 Congress to tackle 1 War Issue in key senator says Washington up a Senate majority Leader George Mitchell said sunday that Congress will hold a january debate and vote on . Policy in Iraq including the Issue of declaring War. But Mitchell Democrat of Maine said there remains a fundamental difference Between his and the administrations views on who has the Power to approve the use of Force a the White House or  told the Abc television program a meet the press that he expects members of Congress to be called Back on the matter sometime Between Jan 3 and president Bush a state of the Union address at the end of the month. The lawmakers Are currently on Christmas recess. A there is no doubt the Congress will debate discuss and vote on this Issue a he said. But the thorny question of who May give the go ahead on. Starting a persian Gulf War is apparently not at All Clear although it is spelled out in the Constitution. A a a a a v Mitchell contended a a a that Bush wants Congress to pass a Resolution giving the executive Branch a a Blank Check for Ini dating warfare against iraqi president Saddam Hussein for his aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait. The . Security Council has authorized .-led forces deployed in the persian Gulf to use Force if Iraq fails to leave Kuwait by Jan. 15. A the Constitution says that Only the Congress can declare War a Mitchell said. The president a docs have to come to Congress if he decides to make War and i believe offensive military action in the current circumstances in the persian Gulf arc self evidently the making of War. A so t think he would need the prior approval of Congress a Mitchell added. A i told the president that Many Many times. I regret to say that it appears the administration does no to  but Mitchell said he agrees with Bush s actions so far to use tight economic sane tons to pressure Saddam into withdrawing from Kuwait. A i believe that we can to Rule out the use of Force but i think it should be a last resort not an Early resort a the Maine Democrat said. Meanwhile former Secretary of state George Shultz said on abcs a this week with David Brinkley that he thinks a War probably will break out. Shultz said that in addition to putting Saddam a Aback in his Box a other objectives that need to be achieved include correcting the regions balance. Of Power once . Forces leave doing something about Saddam a chemical and nuclear weapon capability and resolving the War crimes committed by the iraqis against the kuwaitis. A a in a just stating the objectives and it May be that the Only Way to achieve them is through military Means but there Are other ways top Quot Shultz said adding a if we fail to achieve these objectives the problem will just be in our Lap  Pedestal when looking from the 10th floor of the aptly what these people Are standing on. Bobst Library at new York University when viewed from Eye level its just Cre in lower Manhattan its hard to Tell sex Active floor tiling. East coast basks rest of Fly United press International. Cold air stung most of the United states on sunday numbing the Midwest and the Rocky mountains and threatening to snarl Holiday travel while Spring like weather warmed the Atlantic Seaboard two Days before christmas.,. The massive cold front that has slowly crept Over the nation with the Advent of Winter pressed farther East forcing temperatures Down As much As 40 degrees and promising a Chilly a perhaps even White yuletide Snow and freezing rain fell in some places and threatened to hit other areas. A ,. Wind chills dipped As far As 28 below Zero m Illinois and up to 6 inches of Snow blanketed the Central part of the state with smaller amounts to the South. Chicago was 8 degrees at 11 . At least one weather related death was reported. Police said a 30-year-old alcoholic was found Frozen lying dead in a Parkway sunday morning just a Block from his Home the Man had been released from a Hospital saturday where police said he had been treated for seizures in Texas about a dozen weather related traffic deaths were reported. Authorities said most of the weekend accidents were caused by Slippery highways and poor visibility. A it. A dozens of streets highways and freeways in Houston and Galveston were closed by authorities because freezing drizzle and ice were making them too dangerous to drive on. / a a -1 a. Homeless shelters throughout Texas were packed As the needy tried to survive the frigid air. In Dallas police combed the streets in search of homeless people needing shelter. About 2,000 out of a homeless population estimated at More than 5,000 stayed in heated shelters while others chose to Bear the cold outside under blankets or near makeshift fires. The frigid weather had t yet reached the Atlantic on sunday the temperature at. Noon was 62 in Boston. Washington had 67, new York 53 and Atlanta posted 71, \ new York a they saw homeless people a preacher giving a Lively Sermon an accordion player a violinist a Man playing a comb wrapped in Wax paper and lots of rats and mice. But Charlie Redell and Roy Fox witnessed no muggings or drug deals during a three Day expedition through the entire subway system a which they say proves the subway is not the terror a moment adventure that some people expect. Redell 17, and Fox 51, a family Friend set put thursday morning to ride every Inch of subway track a 722 Miles Worth. They finished late saturday about six. Hours ahead of schedule still Riding on the $1,15 tokens they a put in the turn styles thursday. Redell undertook the venture As a project for his humanities class at Townsend Harris High school Many of my classmates live in Queens and have overprotective parents and they never ride the subway1 he said. A my main goal with the project is to show that everything Isnit As horrible As people say. Roy and i were never bothered once. I never saw a knife and i  Fox a former radio talk How Host who is now the caretaker of a City owned 18th-Century House in the Borough of Queens says he a wanted to see just How far a $115 Token could go. Seven Hundred and Twenty two Miles that a not a bad  Fox says others have Ridden every route in the subway system on one continuous trip but As far As he knows no one has Ridden every incl of track. To do this he and Redell went through Many stations More than once but on different tracks a Uptown downtown local and express. In addition to the homeless people musicians and vermin their journey included two delays caused by a track fire and a Power failure a freezing ride in the Middle of the night on an elevated Section of track a Large woman dancing vivaciously to country music blasting from her radio a Man with a huge Hoie in the seat of his pants wearing no underwear a Man who kept threatening to slug his Date and a very drunk fellow named Walter who divulged his life Story. A mail part of the free entertainment provided by the to a. A said Fox. The transit authority had provided them with a list of working bathrooms scheduled track work and station Toni ,. A cession stands. A. ,. The cuisine turned out to be a lot better than the Candy and doughnuts they had anticipated buying one night. Redelle smother met them at a station with dinner from Mcdonald a which she served on her Best China. A photographer who met them periodically when they beeped his pager brought Bround Chicken and fruit along with 4 Tablecloth and silk Flowers. And a television camera Crew gave them hot dogs a a a they slept Only a few hours during the three Days however. When they finished they looked like the homeless people they had shared cars with a hands Black with grime 3 Day old socks bunched Down around their Ankles Blue jeans filthy what a next for the adventurers a a hot Shower a said Redell