European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 14. 1991. The stars and stripes a Page 7butcher, Swenson 1-2 in id Tarod from wire reports Shaktoolik Alaska defending Champion Susan i3utcher held the Lead hut longtime rival kick Swenson was close behind As mushers pushed up the Bering sea coast toward the finish in Nome on the 12th Day of the id Tarod Trail sled dog race on tuesday. Race officials said they expected the Winner to Cross the finish line late wednesday or Early  ruled out Seattle  investigators ruled out a link Between the death of a Man with cyanide in Iris blood and the deaths of two people killed by cyanide placed Suda fed cold capsules. Jack Durham 30, of a live re it died monday hours after telling Hospital officials he had  a Fri spokesman Dick Thurston said Durham May have committed suicide. Viverett police spokesman Mark Sigfrinius said Durham had suffered from depression and had attempted suicide  Dies Tallai Vassee Fla. Former gov. Leroy Collins who fought segregation during the 1.050s and a fills died. Tuesday of cancer at age cs2. A. A Collins was elected in 1054 to Complete the term of gov. Dan ,.who died in office and Wain elected to a four year term in , becoming the first Florida governor to succeed himself. At a time when other Southern governors were fighting court ordered school integration Collins preached peaceful compliance with the supreme courts 1054 decision  is. Board of education. L in is survived by his wife Mary Call three daughters a son and 12 grandchildren. Killer sentenced fort Worth Texas a 35-year-old Man whose idea of a joke was to remove the screws from his disabled mothers crutches was sentenced tuesday to death for the Christ frs eve murders of his Friend and the Many a baby. After deliberating for two hours the state District court jury returned a sentence of death by injection for James Eugene Bigby of Kennedale Texas. Under state Law the sentence will be appealed. Bigby was convicted Friday of murdering Michael Trekell of Arlington Texas and Trekell a 4-month-old son Jayson Kohler during a rampage that left to o other people dead. Witnesses testified monday that Bigby once removed the screws from his disabled mothers crutches. Meredith Perry who once was married to one of Bigby a friends said the defendant laughed when his Mother fell to the  prices Rise Orlando Fla. After a seven week decline the nation wide average Price of gasoline increased 1.3 cents in the last week the american automobile association said tuesday. The fue gauge report based on a nationwide spot Check of gasoline stations was conducted for aaa by computer Petroleum corp. Of St. Paul Minn. 72 senators favor restoring deductible iras for workers Washington a seventy two members of the Senate lined Quot up tuesday behind a. Bill restoring fully deductible. Individual retirement accounts for All workers but the Bush administration immediately rebuffed the legislation. 1 a it makes Good sense for our economic  sen. Lloyd. Bentsen a Texas. Senate finance committee chairman said in announcing that he and 71 other senators a a veto proof majority a were co sponsoring the Bill. V a a it would allow All workers regardless of income and whith cry they have a company pension plan to make a tax deductible Ira contribution of Ftp to s2.01k a Vear. Or. They could choose a new Type of Ira that instead of an immediate deduction would generate tax exempt interest if held for five years or longer. A third option would be to split s2.000 Between the two types of accounts. In addition the Bill would permit penalty free withdrawals from an Ira to make the Down payment on a first Home pay  expenses or finance a College education. A it addresses the two most important issues in America today the need to strengthen and support our families and the need to build a National Economy that is second to none Quot said sen. Wib Liam v. Rolv. A Del. Asked it the administration would support the Bill presidential press Secretary Marlin fit water said. A we Are not in favor of that at this  Senate support trom to of both political parties the a Quot obstacles the a  faces other Lute As yet Cost to be than / House i a irs r the in calculated would have paid probably by raising other taxes or by cutting spending. A we Are looking at How to. Pay a Bentsen said Quot its not going to be easy but it will be Bentsen paid  second. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski. D-lll., chairman of t he House ways and Means committee is opposed to it a the does t think  be spending Money on tax Breaks least of All not for tax Breaks for affluent people Quot a Rostenkowski aide said. Although president Bush has proposed a new Ira plan that would generate tax free interest and favors pen Alty free �.withdraw-, als for emergencies his administration has argued against iras on the grounds that they do not result in new savings. The giant Dpi tax Cut made deductible iras available to All workers. Four years later lfi.2 million couples and individuals claimed 1ra contributions totalling .$38.2 i i Jon. About 3d percent of the tax savings went to people w Iii incomes Over $50.00 1 a Hie i Yosfi tax overhaul restricted deductible. Iras to Lovci income people and to higher income workers not covered by a company pension. The deduction was claimed on Only >.4million returns tiled in Coso Isipa total of s12 billion. Bentsen and Roth cite studies show ing that most of the Money that went into iras was new savings. Opponents argue a that most of the Ira Money was nothing More than a Transfer from other savings  of the argument agree that the nations savings rate must be improved to hold Down interest rates and make Money available for investment. Bentsen noted that the average american saves Only 5 percent of income compared with if percent for japanese. Under present Law a person who is not allowed a tax deductible Ira May still Deposit up to $2,01 0 a year in such an account. Interest earned on the account is tax deferred until withdrawn. Blast in Texas chemical Plant Felt 50 Miles away injures 25 Seadrift Texas up a a powerful explosion rocked a Union Carbide chemical Plant tuesday twisting pipes toppling towers and Ratt Ling windows up to 50 mile Suiwah. Twenty five people were reported injured. The explosion occurred in the Central portion of the 250-acre facility about 70 Miles Northeast of Corpus Christi Plant spokesman Mike of Sullivan said. Calhoun county emergency manage Quot Niento office spokeswoman Cissy Bonn said no dangerous chemicals were released into the air. She said residents of the area who had been told to leave As a precaution were allowed to return to their Homes. Most of the injuries were minor with most victims treated at local hospitals and released. Three people a one listed in serious condition a still were being treated at hospitals in nearby Victoria. Of Sullivan said the company could confirm Only 20 injured among its employees and contract workers although hospitals reported 25 injured in the Accident. Memorial medical Center in port Lavaca treated if people two were taken to citizens memorial Hospital and seven to de tar l Hospital both in  of the injured reportedly were driving by the facility at the time of the blast and were Hurt when their vehicle w windows blew out. Investigators from the Federal Occupin tonal safety and i to Altai administration As Well As the Texas air control Board and Texas water commission were at the Plant. The  the blast was not immediately determined but it apparently took place in equipment used to make ethylene oxide said lid Van Den Mecle a Union Carbide spokesman at the company s dam Bury conn., Headquarters -. A v ethylene oxide is a moderately toxic colourless Gas. A amps Holer Jangor Way cleared for Sale of daily news new York apr leaders of the daily news nine striking unions agreed on tuesday to give up More than one third of their jobs Clearing the Way for British publisher Robert Maxwell to buy the Money losing tabloid possibly in week s end. Quot Quot Hie Drivers Union and the newspaper Guild which represents reporters and editors at what was once the nation s biggest newspaper were the last unions to come to terms with Maxwell. Quot Quot the owner of the news the Tribune co. , had demanded similar Job cuts but also wanted control Over stalling and work rules. In resolving the violent 4month strike. Maxwell agreed to give unions a say Oil those issues. Quot what we re doing is working with a work Force in partnership rather than treating them As though they were the enemy within and  Maxwell said after striking tentative deals with the last two holdout unions. Union members must ratify the tentative pacts. A. Maxwell who said lie sees the news As a newspaper dedicated to a service information and amusement a had agreed last week to buy the news provided he could reach canst Maxwell cutting settlements with the unions. Though More than one third of 2,300 news employees stand to lose their jobs. Maxwell s impending Purchase represents a a Complete Victory a tremendous Victory for the american labor movement Quot striking columnist Juan Gonzalez said. Quot. Nine of the papers 10 unions have been on strike since oct. 25. I lie strike has Cost the paper Many readers and advertisers a and therefore Revenue. Circulation has dropped from i.u0 million daily to about  daily. By management estimates and Many advertisers have gone to competing papers. The news lost a i 15 million in the 1.0,m s and More than 5130 million so far in the looks. Management says. Maxwell >7, owns Macmillan publishing House and publishes six British newspapers. Maxwell said he plans to keep editor James Willse and has no plans to import editors from Britain. He said Charles Brumback president and chief executive officer of the Tribune co., will be in new York on Friday to close the Deal. The company owns the Chicago i Tribune and other daily papers and i v and radio stations