European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday May 14, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 7big Apple Gola on track near financial Goalsby Robert d. Sofa Den the new Yorac times new York with a month to go new Yorkus Salute to the veterans of the Perusin Gulf War a a Hugg triumphant tick or tape Parade up lower Broadways Canyon of heroes a is on schedule planners say. They also expect to meet its goals a total private financing yet a spectacle on june 10, rivalling those for Lindbergh or a a Day. In an outpouring of support for this financially pressed City and troops of the coalition organizers say corporations businesses and thou Sands of individuals have pledged $4.1 million in Cash goods ant services bringing operation Welcome Home within reach of its $5 million goal. If continuing appeals meet expectations organizers say they will be Able to a spare the City up to $2.5 million in police sanitation and other costs. A defray All other Parade expense. A sponsor an interfaith service and a fireworks display Erans the War. V ii All goes As planned they say 2 million people in lower Manhattan and millions More watching television will see 30,000 March up Broadway. A a a. A a a. A. A. Have enough left to Aid some returning vet is and families of those killed or wounded in a chief confirms trips were on official business. Washing ton a. A Secretary of veterans affairs Edward j. Derwinski has. Flown to his native Chicago at government expense 27 times in his 2b months in the Cabinet office a spokesman confirmed sunday. Derwinski attended a a variety of Community or Veteran related kinds of events a in Chicago that the Secretary regarded As official business said Dennis bow., Deputy a assistant Secretary for Public affairs. Boxx said Anthony j. Principi. Derwinski a Deputy had flown to san Diego where his Wile and three children live 14 times on trips designated official business. The flights were first reported by Newsweek and the Washington Post which noted that several other it Cah inet officers have made a number of visits to their hometowns at government expense. I he latest disclosures follow the recent Flap Over the frequent use of military aircraft by White House c Hief of staff John Sununu for personal and political trips. President Bush last week revoked Sununu a authority to use government planes at will a Boxx said Derwinski does not own property a for have family ties or any ties of that nature to l in a noted that the Secretary w As in Congress for 24 years after which he worked for the state department and regards Washington As Home. A but his roots Are in Chicago and he received Quot Many invitations logo Back to Chicago a Boxx said. A the views those very much As official the spokesman said. A the is pleased to accept them. He clearly has a fondness for Chicago and goes Back there when there is a Bona fide Quot Boxx said Derwinski a tries to visit As Many a facilities As possible and w Hen he is going on a five or six City swing Chicago w ill be included Quot in there Tor some kind of a Community or Veteran related the spokesman said that Principi. In addition to his flight to san Diego had made 20 flights to Western cities where he either met his wife or flew in to san Diego at his own expense. A if he is West of the Mississippi and has an Opportunity to go Home for the weekend he does that and pays the difference in the ticket at no additional Cost to flip government a Boxx said. 1 he Post a Iso reported that Secretary of transportation Samuel Skinner has returned to Chicago also his former Home on la of the 71 times he was out of Washington on official business in the last year. Since becoming labor Secretary three months ago the Post said Lynn Martin has made eight official trips out of Washington and three of them have been to Chi Eago where her husband lives. A the newspaper said Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan Washington on official business 23 times since april 1990, and three of the trips have been to Albuquerque. N.m., his Hometown. Secretary of defense Richard Chenev has flown to Wyoming on eight of his 49 official Domestic flights and Dick Thornburgh to Pennsylvania of six of his 44 Domestic flights. Cheneya a former Wyoming congressman and a former Pennsylvania governor. Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii has made 22 Domestic trips if which four were to Houston lie is from Houston and his Mother who died last month lived there. Maryland to Dole out benefits electronically Baltimore apr Maryland will become the first to go statewide with electronic distribution a via plastic cards a of welfare and food stamp benefits. Maryland a program which already includes 6.000 Baltimore residents will go statewide by the fall officials said. Welfare child support food Stamps and any state assistance that participants receive will come from an account the government is to replenish each month. Instead of the traditional monthly checks and Coupon books Aid recipients will get plastic cards. Aid recipients will be Able use the cards to withdraw the Cash portion of their benefits from automatic Teller machines hooked up to the system. They also will be Able to use the cards to buy food at 150 specially equipped officials contend the system will make it harder for food stamp recipients to Swap benefits for Cash or drugs. A prostitutes done to have machines that can accept the cards. Gun dealers done to have them. Only authorized retailers Quot said Stan frerking who created the in month old program for Maryland a department of human resources. A i like it because i can avoid All the problems of cashing checks and done to have to worry a about someone waiting by my Mailbox to Rob me when it comes a said Phyllis Watford who had a $566 Check stolen two years new system also could reduce the stigma attached to receiving government Aid. Program proponents we think that electronic benefits arc an important ingredient that brings clients that much closer to Tulve mainstream and begins to get people familiar with the commercial banking process Quot said Betty Joe Nelsen. Who oversees the food stamp program for the . Department of agriculture. Several states have tried the new system on a limited basis. Only Maryland has received Federal approval for a statewide program officials said. Maryland officials said such a system will also Eul administrative costs. The traditional system costs the state an estimated $5.10 per client each month. Vermont protesters removed from office of Campus president a 1 he new York times a Buri Inci i on. It. A acting on the orders of the president of the University of Vermont Campus police officers on sunday removed eight protesting students and a faculty member who had taken Over the president s he nine were the last of 22 people who forced their Way into the otfiv.,. Of president George ii. Dave a a is on an Appeal to graduates former soviet foreign minister Eduard a. Shevardnadze Center and his wife Annuli stand beside Boston University a president John Silber at commencement exercises sunday. In an address to the 3,500 graduates Shevardnadze urged them to a never lose sight of the cause of humanity since a every thing else is with the end of the cold War and the Allied Victory against Iraq he said the United states and the soviet Union must join to tackle the worlds problems. He also received an honorary Law doctorate. April 22 and barricaded themselves inside. The protesters said then that they would not leave until Davis addressed their demands for a greater minority presence those demands included the creation of several ethnic studies departments and the recruitment of mom minority students and faculty. About 6 percent of the school s 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students Are members of minority groups. Davis Fiad told students occupying his office that he would not negotiate until they removed the barricades. The protesters charged with unlawful trespass face a maximum of one year in jail and a Fine of .$500. Pinal exams ended on Friday and Al 6 . Sunday Campus police officers in riot gear removed the protesters. Another 11 students Yvere cited by the Burlington police for disorderly conduct for trying to prevent the bus carrying the protesters from leaving the scene sgt. Everett Burns said. Davis held a news conference about 9 . Quot it gradually became apparent to me that no acceptable Middle ground would be possible a he said. V. He also agreed to hold meetings with faculty staff and students at the University on the minority issues
