European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 27, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 7 Cut bids. Washington up the Senate still basking in the afterglow of Victory in the persian Gulf War crushed All attempts thursday to Cut military spending in the Corning fiscal year three separate efforts to reduce the proposed $290.8 billion Pentagon budget were brushed aside by Large one sided votes As the Senate honoured the ceiling agreed to last year by the administration and Congress. The mood is a a favourable to defense after the Victory Over Iraq sen. Paul Simon d-ih., conceded but hear guck that the a big ticket items a such As the b-1 bomber were of no use in the Middle East. The rejection of cuts in the defense department budget came As the Senate worked on the $1.4 trillion budget Resolution for fiscal 1992 that carries a $286,6 billion deficit. A the Senate approved the budget Resolution by voice vote. Differences Between the Senate and House versions will be negotiated by teams from both Chambers the first to fall was an amendment by sen. Bill Bradley d-n.j., that would have Cut military spending by 2 percent and provided $3 billion to education health and environment programs and s3 billion to Cut the deficit. The vote was 73-22. ,. Simon s amendment to reduce the Pentagon budget by 2 percent with the entire $6 billion going to Cut the deficit was beaten 70-25. A second item this one cutting the defense depart ment budget by 1 percent and the savings used to  deficit was also beaten. The vote was 64-30. A enough is enough a sen. Pete Dothe Nici r-n.m., said of the Sharp cuts that Are already imposed on the Pentagon. A we ought to wait to see what the world looks  Bradley a amendment unlike the two proposed by Simon required 60 votes to carry under the agreement reached last year Between the administration and Congress that called for a super majority to Transfer Money from the military to Domestic programs. Sen. James Sass ser d-tenn., chairman of the Senate budget committee said he was a very sympathetic to Bradley a amendment but added a a it a simply just not possible. A we entered into a solemn agreement with the administration Sasser said. A we agreed to certain cans. We further agreed that we would not be Able to Transfer from these accounts As we have in other  the Senate budget Resolution does not differ sharply from the one submitted by the administration due to the Broad restrictions that were part of the agreement made last fall to reduce the deficit by $482 billion Over a a five years a a Quot but the Resolution allocated an additional $4,4 billion for education health and social services Prog Rains for children s health programs to offset that increase the Resolution cuts other areas notably the space program. The House approved a $1.4 trillion Resolution 261136 with about $7 billion More in such programs As education head Start nutrition assistance Job training and veterans medical care. Bradley argued that the soviet Union and the Warsaw pact Are no longer a serious military threat and that the situation in the persian Gulf changed in the aftermath of the War. But sen. Ted Stevens. A Alaska said the soviet Union is a More unstable than Ever before map Nasa s newest space shuttle endeavour is rolled out during a ceremony thursday before thousands of Rockwell International and Nasa employees in Palmdale Calif. Endeavour replaces the shuttle challenger which in 1986 exploded shortly after liftoff killing seven Crew members. Palmdale Calif. A with the theme to the movie �?o2001 a space Odyssey Quot thundering in the background thousands cheered As Nasa officials rolled out endeavour the latest addition to their space shuttle Fleet. The glistening White shuttle a 5 stories High and built at a Cost of $1.8 billion a was unveiled at air Force Plant 42 on thursday to a crowd of admirers from Nasa and Rockwell International corp., the shuttle s builder. Daniel Brandenstein will command endeavour on its Maiden voyage in March 1992, a Mission to Bolt a new rocket motor onto a failed communications satellite. Astronauts will also walk in space during the Mission to practice space station Assembly techniques. Endeavour will be flown piggyback on a 747 next week to the Kennedy space Center in Florida where it re turns the shuttle Fleet to a Force of four orbiters joining Atlantis Columbia and discovery. It replaces the shuttle challenger which exploded shortly after liftoff in 1986, killing All seven astronauts on Board. Discovery is scheduled to lift off on a military Mission devoted to a Star wars research at 7 01 . Edt sunday. Although endeavour is nearly identical in appearance to the other shuttles it incorporates All the improvements made after the challenger explosion. Among the upgraded changes is a drag Parachute designed to reduce loads on the Landing gear and brakes. Another improvement is a series of fuel modifications that will allow it to stay in orbit for As Long As 28 Days twice As Long As the existing Craft. Rape victim escapes after 8-Day ordeal Skokie Illinois up a a woman who had been abducted raped slashed and stuffed into the trunk of her attack Eros car ended her eight Day ordeal without food or water by Jimm Ying the lock with a Bolt police said Friday. The woman escaped thursday in the parking lot of the pcs Plaines firm where her alleged attacker identified As Don Juan Blackmon 32, of Harvey worked police arrested Blackmon As he tried to leave. 7. Ltd Blackmon kept the woman who is in her 30s, in the trunk for the entire eight Day period she played dead to avoid being slashed again police said a Blackmon was charged with attempted murder aggravated Battery kidnapping and sexual assault. A Bond hearing was set for Friday. A apparently he left her for dead said Des Plaines police sgt. Larry Zum Brock. A we were very surprised that she was alive. In a. A Little amazed the woman could last Tor eight Days with nothing to eat nothing to  Zumbrock said the woman barely escaped in time. A probably in another half hour shed have been Riding around in the car with him again a he said. The woman had numerous deep cuts on her body and was hospitalized in fair condition Friday she also was being treated for dehydration said a spokesman for holy family Hospital. Police said the woman had known her attacker for about two months. He had picked her up somewhere in i Larvey april 17 and then drove her to the parking lot of the warehouse where he worked the woman then was attacked slashed and put  the trunk of the Auto. A Quot it after 12 hours on ledge Houston apr a murder suspect gave in to police negotiators pleas Early Friday ended an almost 12-hour drama in which he threatened to jump from a loth Story window ledge on the Federal courthouse. John Alexander Riccardi 55, climbed Back into the Federal building at 3 20 . As it began to rain. Police tried in vain to keep onlookers from gathering in Tranquility Park outside the window where Riccardi sat but about a dozen remained until he climbed inside. Riccardi wearing a Gray flannel suit exchanged words with some spectators. A jump a hecklers shouted. A go Home you parasites a Riccardi shouted Back. Quot done to you have anything better to do a. Riccardi is accused of strangling his estranged Girlfriend Connie Navarro and another woman in los Angeles in 1983. He was arrested in Houston four months ago after being recognized on an Quot americans most wanted segment. Riccardi and his lawyer were meeting in the Federal courthouse thursday afternoon when Riccardi broke through a Security screen smashed the Glass and perched on the ledge. John Alexander Riccardi sits on window ledge before being persuaded to surrender