European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Cuomo begins 3rd . Term in no frills rite Albany . Apr gov. Mario Cuomo scrapping the pageantry of past inaugurations for a simple ceremony befitting new York states economic hard times took the oath of office monday for a third four year term. A. Cuomo widely viewed As one of the most eloquent orators gave no inaugural address. In the ceremony at the court of appeals building in the Shadow of the state. Capitol it. Gov. Stan Lundine was also sworn in. The inauguration was closed to the Public. Cuomo said he Hopes the $70,000 savings on inauguration festivities is symbolic of his commitment to meet what he called the greatest Challenge faced by a new York governor since the depression. Cuomo a chief Republican adversary in Albany agrees that the Man often mentioned As the front runner for the democratic presidential nomination must take care of business at Home first. A clearly what happens in the next year is going to be very conclusive As to his chances As a candidate for National office a said state Senate majority Leader Ralph Marino. For three straight years the state has run a deficit. New Yorkus credit rating in March dropped from a to a its lowest Ever. Only Massachusetts and Louisiana Are considered worse investments among states. During the fast two years Cuomo and the legislature have raised taxes by $2.8 billion a adding to Cuomo a reputation As a big spending northeastern Liberal. On nov. 6, Cuomo won re election with 53 percent of the vote Down sharply from the 65 percent that gained hint term in. 1986. Even during the Campaign Cuomo warned that the states finances despite hefty tax increases were again turning red. After the election Cuomo said his relatively poor showing conveyed the a no new taxes message new yorkers wanted to Send him. Cuomo then unveiled a plan to eliminate what he Esti Jated was a $1 billion deficit in new Yorkus $50 billion budget. To cheers from the business Community and Republican state comptroller Edward Regan Cuomo turned away from new taxes. He proposed reducing state Aid to schools and firing 2,000 state work thurs May january 3, 1991 the stars and stripes a a a Page 5 with a few changes the legislature approved Cuomo a plan dec. 14. A this will be much bigger than �?~83,�?� Siomo said Friday in comparing the problem hell face in the coming year to the potential $1.8 billion deficit he faced when he first took office. _ the fiscal balancing act represents a particular Challenge to Cuomo who has tried to build a reputation As a Champion of the poor a a clearly he a going to come in and make a lot of people unhappy a Marino said of the proposed state budget Cuomo must unveil by the end of january. Later in the Day Cuomo granted a new years eve clemency request to Miguel Lopez a 35-year-old prison inmate dying of aids. It was first time Cuomo cited the disease As a Factor in granting a prisoner s petition a the decision whether to free Lopez who is gravely ill will be made by the Board of parole scheduled to meet in Early january. A Motherless child Carmen Velasquez head nurse at Bronx municipal Hospital in new York holds a baby girl delivered by emergency caesarean Section. The procedure was Nec Essary when the girl s Mother Marilin Colon was brought to the Hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. Colon 20, died in the Hospital. New year s Day blazes claim 9 people in Indiana Illinois a by United press International. Fires in Illinois and Indiana killed at least 10 people nine of them children officials said tuesday. Five people four of them children were killed Early new years Day in an Elgin 111., Blaze. Another new years Day fire killed at least four children in Michigan town ind. Both blazes were in two Story Frame houses. An apartment fire in Itasca 111., late monday killed a Young boy officials said. A Smoky Blaze stormed through a two Story wooden Home in Elgin about 45 Miles Northwest of Chicago killing five people Deputy fire chief Jerry Marshall said. A a a a a a. A a a a a a a a he said firemen responded to an alarm at about 2 30 . And found the Home in flames. Uwe got reports right off the Bat there were people in it a he said. He said the victims four of them children were found on the second floor of the Home and were too badly burned to immediately determine their sex. Dead at the scene were Margaret Campos 31, and two of her children Jamie Smith 3, and Melissa Smith 4. The other two victims were children who lived next door that the woman was babysitting Jennifer Sanchez 5, and Estella Sanchez 3, authorities said. Clyde Smith 29, Campos brother who also lived in the building rescued three other youngsters from the Home including two More of Campos children. The children discovered the fire said detective sgt. Paul Mccurtain. A they went in to Clyde Smith and told him about the fire. He looks Down the hallway and he sees the flames. So lie Breaks out the second Story window in front and puts them on the roof of the porch a Mccurtain said. He yelled to Campos and the children sleeping in the Back bed form to get out of the House and barely got out himself before the flames came out the window he used to escape Mccurtain said. Mccurtain said the Coroner ruled All five died of smoke inhalation or Carbon monoxide poisoning.0 a in Indiana about 40 Miles Northwest of Indianapolis at least four children were killed in a fire in a two Story wooden Home authorities said. Clinton county Coroner Larry Rothenberger said two adults May have survived the Blaze. No names of victims were immediately available. A e. The fire was first reported at 2 41 . Acid several fire departments responded. The state fire marshal sent an investigator. V. A a Rothenberger said he did not know any details of the fire and Tutt it would be at least 24 hours before the victims were identified. In. Illinois a fire about 10 Miles Southeast of Elgin in an Itasca apartment killed Jeffrey Wagner 4, and Erit Mically injured his parents Glen Wagner 36, and Deborah Wagner 33, police said. I a. Authorities said the Blaze late monday May have begun in the family a Christmas tree. The elder Wagner were in critical condition in ther Burn unit of Loyola University medical Center in Maywood a Hospital spokesman said. A a near Chicago apr an empty commuter train began moving and rolled for 2 Miles before it was intentionally derailed As it headed into downtown , officials reported. Passengers were removed from the station platforms As the rogue train bore Down on the station monday afternoon. No one was injured but several tracks a a were extensively damaged when an am Trak Tower operator threw switches just outside the station to derail the train. Officials said they did no to know How fast the train was going but it bad successfully passed through a Sharp curve where the Speed is limited to 15 Mph. A we Are unaware How an unoccupied train could enter the main line and travel such a distance without being detected a said Chris Knapton a spokesman for Metra the commuter rail service in the Chicago area. The train a a locomotive and six passenger cars a had been idling in a West Side rail Yard when it began moving. It passed two checkpoints where employees threw swatches allow ing it to move onto the main line said Knapton. A if the Tower operator saw it he probably considered it was a regularly scheduled trip a he said. However rail workers realized something was wrong As the train approached Union station. That a when an operator threw switches to derail it. In the stars and stripes .40 years ago today. R 7 Jan. 3, 1951 a communist chinese invasion troops swarmed to within 14 Miles of Seoul on the North and Northwest in Pursuit of the withdrawing in. Army. The attack came under the cover of darkness. A30 years ago today Jan. 3, 1961 a Fidel Castro ushered in the third year of his regime by ordering the general mobilization the armed forces Quot and Tilitia and sending tanks and armore cars through streets for defense against an a imminent Yankee invasion.20 years ago today. Jan. 3, 1971 a sixty six soccer ians were tramp amp a to death when a crowd Barrier collapsed at Ihrol stadium in Glasgow Scotland. Scores were seriously injured. Police said they feared the toll would Rise because of the critical condition of some of the injured.70years ago today. Jan. 3, 1981 a Poland a newly Independent labor movement race iced a stiff warning from the soviet Union not to press Tor More reforms that could Lead to a chaos in the _
