European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and Stripe monday May 13,-1991bush administration tiring of the War has t sought funds for afghan rebels by the new York times Washington a in i growing recognition that an 11-year policy aimed at overthrowing the soviet backed government of Afghanistan is outdated the Bush administration has not requested funds Lor the afghan rebels in its proposed 1992 budget senior administration officials say. In interviews last week the officials stressed that the administration reserved the right to request funds for the program As the budget process continues Over the next two months. And Congress can still recommend  of the program on its own. Although some administration officials remain committed to sending funds to the rebels the move reflects increasing  the afghan policy is outmoded and hard to defend a the administration is tiring of the War said a senior administration official involved in developing the. Policy. A a a another official said a at this time there is no request for More Money its True that the voices calling for an end to the program Are getting louder and that every year it gets harder and harder to justify assistance in the absence of resuits.�?�. A a a a. A a the failure to include a request for Aid for the rebels in the budget Tor Covert programs which remains secret May be part of a  by the administration to induce Moscow to agree to a timetable Tor a Mutual cutoff of Aid to Afghanistan according to american intelligence estimates Moscow still provides Between $250 million and $300 million in weapons food and fuel to the Kabul  officials at loss on dentist who died of aids a 11 or Molt apr a dentists death from alus has placed state and  officials in quandary regarding their authority to notify his patients. A a a a a a a a j 1 Paul i. Giay 40, died of aids on april 27 after being ill Tor at least a year according to his death cer litigate. A. A his patients should know that he died of aids i think that s Lair said id. Old Kendrick spokes Ian Tor the greater Kansas City dental society. A Missouri Law requires patients infected with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus to Tell their doctors. But there is no requirement that doctors inform their patients said Kathy Bonney spokeswoman Lor the aids prevention Bureau of the Missouri department of health.  of now Missouri i does not follow any policy about contacting clients or patients a she said Gray practice in Kansas City since 1976 and apparently had stopped seeing patients by Early 1991, Missouri officials said Friday they were waiting Tor guidance from the Federal centers for disease control m Atlanta before taking action. The cd soon is expected to Issue new Federal guidelines Lor testing doctors and other health care workers and May possibly restrict the practices of those who Are Inte eted. The administration s action May also be aimed at forcing Congress to make the first move in requesting Aid Tor the guerrillas. A a a a a a a a a a a. Recently the House intelligence com Mittic which includes some of the staunchest congressional supporters of the rebels decided to continue funding1 for fiscal 1992. Since president Carter approved secret Aid for the guerrillas m 1980 in the Wake of the soviet intervention in the afghan civil War the United states has funnelled substantially More than 82 billion  program through the Centra intelligence Agency. The withdrawal of soviet troops from Afghanistan in 19.89 did not bring an end to soviet military and non military Aid to the government and president Bush repeatedly vowed to continue aiding the re Bels As Long As the soviets aided the gov eminent. A a a a there Are a variety of reasons for the administrations thinking officials say a first the administration is increasingly unhappy with afghan rebel leaders whose political goals arc at Odds with those of Washington. A. A second there is an increasing awareness inside the administration that the conflict in Afghanistan is essentially a civil War not a superpower clash by proxy. A the third reason is the decline of the cold War. As the persian Gulf War illustrated Washington and Moscow can cooperate closely on a regional Issue a finally even though Many lawmakers continue to support the rebels there is a rising chorus on Capitol Hill in favor of ending the program. After the flood Mardyll Piper Peers inside a Mobile Home that was swept away by a Flash flood along the White River in Crawford neb. One Man was missing saturday after Rains swelled the River some 16 feet above its flood stage of 3 i feet. Two men had to spend a  in a tree to escape the flood Waters and More than 600 cattle were killed when a stockyard flooded. Thunder storms dumped up to 7 inches of rain and Hail on Crawford located 400 Miles West of Omaha neb., in Dawes county. See weather on Page 11. To on 11pton, ind. Dpi Porky pig is getting some porcine company at Walt Disney world a a real pig with Black spots that look like a Silhouette of Mickey mouse. / the Tolks at Walt Disney world bought the pig from Keith Schoett Mer a Tipton hog Farmer for an undisclosed Price to put on display at the Orlando fla., Complex. Schoettmer and his wife Daria took photog a Mark As a acc More of it unti Ilis of the 9-Inch birth Isaac but thought Little Darla saw an article in farm futures Magazine. A the family called  said Disney spokeswoman Pam Parks. A mrs. Schoettmer had seen in a farm journal we were looking at pigs in  she said Disney world always is interested in displaying natural exhibits with Marks resembling its characters. Neither the shoe timers nor Parks would disclose the Purchase Price of the pig who will go to virtual hog heaven when the Schoettmer deliver her to the magic kingdom this week. There the pig will live at grandma ducks petting farm where it will have a private swimming Pool and mud pit the pigs neighbors will be Mickey Moo and Minnie Moo. Two cows with a mouse Birthmark and a Mickey head shaped potato discovered by a Nebraska woman in her sack of potatoes. _ a. Schoettmer said he never named he porker but his wife Calls it  a i Tail to see the humor in  he said a but nost other people have laughed at . Won t by the los Angeles times water in California is last changing trom an inexpensive commodity to one of the  costly utilities on the household budget As officials seek to tap new supplies and meet Federal requirements that improve drinking water. Even with periods of Normal rainfall Bills could triple in the 1990s. I and dlr a decade you w ill see the Bills coming due a said John Fraser director of the association of California water agencies. A water Hills of $100 a month will not be unusual for people in Southern  the reason for the Price increases is simple As population grows demand increases. But. The water Supply is finite that Supply and demand equation and its Fleet on Price has come into Sharp locus in this water Short year. Rlph the Cid the decade. Southern c Ai Tornia s metropolitan water District will be charging its customers $600 an acre foot for water More than two times the current level predicts Wiley Horne my do a director of i Anning. Other examples abound of what is in store for water prices across California a in Monterey writer officials Are con Side ring spending $35 million for a desalination Plant and pipeline. That could raise water prices by 35 percent. A in the Coachella Valley water Bills will a a double or triple if the District must meet anticipated Federal drinking writer. Standards requiring the removal of almost All radioactive radon. A in los Angeles officials say Seq sum ers can expect annual increases of about u percent during the 1990s, As the department of water and Power looks to increase its Supply. Such increases would raise los Angeles residential water Bills which Nowr average $25 a month to More than $60 a month within 10 years