European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes saturday August 3, 1991 1 20 weeks added for Long Ter from wire reports Washington a the Senate on thursday night approved a $5.2 billion Bill to extend unemployment benefits for people who have been out of work More than six  lawmakers used a voice vote to approve the Bill which would allow up to 20 weeks of extra unemployment compensation for those who have exhausted the Basic 26 weeks. Only seconds earlier they used another voice vote to reject a less ambitious version that republicans had offered. The House planned to give the Bill final congressional approval Friday before recessing for the summer. But the ultimate Fate of the measure remained Uncertain. White House aides have threatened a veto of the Bill arguing that the recession is ending and that the jobless Relief is not needed. House Republican whip Newt Gingrich r-ga., said Bush might be inclined to allow it to become Law a if there is a drastic increase in  but in unexpected Good news the labor department said Friday that the . Civilian unemployment rate fell 0.2 of a percentage Point in july. The unemployment rate which is calculated with a Survey of households dropped to 6.8 percent in the month after rising to 7 percent in june. About 8.8 million americans Are out of work and 1.6 million of them have exhausted their jobless payments this year alone. Since last week democrats have seized on this As an effective political Issue contending that Bush was ready to declare emergencies to help the kurd or the bangladeshis. A the Bush administration has an economic program for every country in the world except this one a said sen. Donald w. Riegle Dulich. A tonight we re step the Bush administration has an economic program for every country in the world except this one. Tonight we re stepping up to help the american people a sen. Donald w. Riegle Ping up to help the american  the amount of the extra a unemployment benefits would depend on How Many people Are jobless within a state. At the very least each qualified unemployed person who has used up benefits would be entitled to four extra weeks of payments. If enacted the extra payments would be made be vision from the past a fill a the last operating b-29 super fortress flies Over Man Field in St. Paul minn., for the Confederate air Minneapolis on thursday. The plane landed at hoi forces 14th annual world War 11 Airpower display. Tween sept. 1 and june 30. It would cover people who lost their jobs on or after last april 1. The government would pay the $5.2 billion Cost of the measure by borrowing Money thus adding to the Federal deficit. Bush and Many republicans have argued that the extra benefits Are not needed because the 13-month-old recession is ending and because the 7 percent unemployment rate is relatively Low compared with joblessness in past recessions. In addition they have complained that the deficit should not be driven up to pay for the benefits. Instead they have argued that other programs should be Cut to pay for the Bill. Under last years budget agreement any new programs must be paid for by raising taxes or cutting other programs. There is one exception if Congress and the president declare something an emergency. Democrats want Bush to declare the jobless situation an emergency but Bush has Aid he will hot do so. Senate republicans unsuccessfully offered an alternative $3.4 billion Bill that would provide up to 10 additional weeks of benefits and a minimum of five weeks. The House ways and Means committee approved a similar $6.4 billion plan for extra unemployment payments tuesday. But it differs slightly from the Senate Bill. House leaders planned a vote Friday. Currently the Law allows an extra 13 weeks of payments for people who have used up their 26 weeks of Basic  dropping 3 former aides As Board trustees los Angeles apr three of former president Reagan s closest advisers Are being dropped As trustees of the Ronald Reagan presidential foundation which raised Money for his $40 million plus Library. Former attorney general Edwin Meese Iii former Interior Secretary William p. Clark and political associate Martin Anderson were asked to step Down earlier this year but will remain on the Board until after the Library a nov. 4 dedication. Reagan on thursday denied a report by the Washington Post this week that the three were purged in a move orchestrated by his wife Nancy. Reagan said he decided a some time ago that the three should leave the Board at the end of their six year terms and that future trustees be limited to one term. Meese Clark and Anderson Quot were told of Reagan a decision at an april 4 Board meeting said Rodwrick m. Cook the foundations chairman and chief executive officer of Atlantic Richfield co. The three asked that they be allowed to remain on the Board until after the Library opening and Reagan agreed said Cooke a spokesman Albert Greenstein. Former Energy Secretary John Herrington another longtime Reagan confidant whose term As trustee was due to expire in May was asked to stay on for two More years to spearhead fund raising efforts Cook said. Meese denied that he was forced out. A a. A we were the Only remaining original trustees a he said. A it was a matter of our terms were  the 153,000-Square-foot, Spanish style Library is located on a Simi Valley Hilltop 60 Miles Northwest of los  forces concede three Border towns serves. Croatian leaders have urged the euro Ean Community to Send foreign peace Zagreb Yugoslavia a the ederal army controlled three croatian ind serbian Border towns Friday after Pean com Mummy 10 Sena Loreign peace he latest round of fierce fighting. Quot Yugo keepers to try to Stop the ethnic violence it Lav and european delegations redoubled in the Republic. Of forts to bring peace to the Region. A j j j a the Federal presidency in a meeting Ater Friday was expected to order a ease fire in Croatia. The eight member elective body drafted a truce document it its last meeting wednesday. Also Friday the croatian parliament prepared to meet in emergency session to discuss a response to the escalating Jashes which prompted the republics it resident to order the mobilization of re Croatia declared Independence in tandem with its Northern neighbor Slovenia on june 25. Croatia claims Serbia the largest Republic and its traditional rival is intent on dominating the federation and keeping it socialist. Dutch foreign minister Hans Van Den Broek said in an interview before his trip to Yugoslavia on Friday that he has a no great objections in principles to the deployment of a european peacekeeping Force in Croatia. A but first it must be established that we can t achieve the same result through any other Means and i Haven to reached that Point yet Quot said Van Den Broek whose nation currently holds the eco a revolving presidency. A but maybe after the coming trip i will a he added. Van Den Broek and two other european Community envoys were in route to Yugoslavia to try to mediate following the latest fighting. Croatian president Franjo Tadjman announced the mobilization of reserves thursday a step that could add More than 30,000 troops to the 70,000 already in service. Croatian officials said that Berdut Dalj and Alujas on the Danube River Border were under Federal control after thursdays fighting and that croatian fighters had withdrawn from the three areas. Fighting for Dalj claimed at least eight lives thursday and the croatian news Agency Hina said 19 croatian soldiers were unaccounted for. Reports said three croatian guardsmen also were killed in Dalj and 20 others wounded. One other death was reported thursday in the nearby town of Borovoy