European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday August 15, 1991aba chief challenges Quayle after talk blaming lawyers for american troubles from wire reports Atlanta a tee president Dan Quayle blamed lawyers tuesday for americans failure to keep up in the world marketplace prompting an Oral sparring match with the Leader of the nations attorneys. A after All lets ask ourselves does America really need 70 percent of the worlds lawyers one for every 335 people when the number in Japan is one for every 9,000?�?� Quayle asked the ruling body of the american bar association in Atlanta for a we Klong annual convention. A is it healthy for our Economy to have 18 million new lawsuits coursing through the system annually is it right that people with disputes come up against staggering expense and delay the answer is  the vice presidents remarks came As he outlined a Bush administration proposal for streamlining the nations civil court system and reducing the number of lawsuits. Quayle a comments Drew an immediate response from Aba president John Curtin. A we think you should reconsider the Basic Assumption that the lawyers of America Are the reason Why America is not competing effectively in the world a Curtin told the vice president who was still on the stage. Lawyers in the audience responded More warmly to Curtin a remarks than those made by  drastically reducing the lawyers in americans court Rix rms will not make America More competitive in the marketplace a Curtin said. If they Are gone he added a who will protect the poor the injured the victims of negligence the victims of racial discrimination and. Violence a Quayle who had stood Stony faced at Curtin a Side while the Aba president delivered his criticism immediately returned to the microphone. A nobody is talking about eliminating lawyers a he said. A nobody is talking about not allowing individuals to have their Day in court. So lets not be extreme. Lets focus on the very fundamental problem and that is we should Challenge the status quo. 1 am convinced we can have a better Legal system in America if we sit Down vice president Dan Quayle left debates american bar association president John Curtin in Atlanta on tuesday and work  the 500 members of the Abas House of delegates and other lawyers attending the convention listened in silence to Quayle a formal address then cheered their presidents rebuttal. However. Quayle also Drew Strong applause during the debate. Quayle Heads the president s Council on competitiveness which is proposing a 50-Point package of civil court reforms. A the Council has proposed a limits on punitive damages in civil court cases a adoption of a modified version of the a English tax increases failed to cure deficit problem Reagan says Washington apr tax increases approved last fall As part of a deficit reduction agreement Between Congress and president Bush a Are already proven failures a former president Ronald Reagan said tuesday. Quot when will Washington learn a Reagan asked in a message videotaped for a 10th anniversary Celebration of the passage of the Kemp Rath tax cuts that were a hallmark of his administrations economic policy. The Observance was sponsored by the conservative heritage foundation a Backer of the 1981 tax cuts. A Many of the tax Battles were won in the 1980s, Bill unfortunately the War Isnit Over Quot Reagan said. A even now the drumbeat for new taxes is continuing on Capitol Hill. This is despite the fact that the tax hikes of last fall Are already proven failures which Cost americans millions of jobs and actually lost Revenue for the government. A when will Washington learn when you tax production and growth you get less of  Bush who campaigned on a pledge of no new taxes agreed last year to a deficit reduction measure including tax increases. He has not proposed any tax increases in his current budget and is continuing to seek a reduction in the capital gains tax. Bush a budget submitted in february assumed the government would collect $6.34 trillion in taxes Over the next five years. The office of management and budget however reduced this figure by $132,9 billion in its recent midyear review. Sen. James Sasser d-tenn., chairman of the Senate budget committee noted at the time that the politically painful deficit reduction agreement had raised taxes by $137 billion approximately equal to the amount of the reduction in the midyear review. Inmate pays big Price for burritos Milpitas Calif. Up a a prisoner who broke out of jail for a bag of burritos and then tried to slip Back in now faces six More months behind bars a without the forbidden mexican food. Lanee Todd 24, made a Brief getaway saturday night by crawling through a 265-foot storm Drain that opened into a Creek outside the jail authorities said. There an accomplice handed the Niin mum Security prisoner serving time for Drunken driving and grand theft a bag containing 14 burritos and two packs of cigarettes Todd then slipped Back into the storm Drain and tried to sneak Back into Elmwood correctional facility to satisfy his craving for a Little Salsa food. He never got the Chance he lost the food to a sharpened Jailer picked up a new Label a medium High Security prisoner a and faces at least six More months in jail for his trouble. Before his Burrito caper Todd was due for release sept. 20. Quot we done to know Why he did it Quot said sgt. Laura Sills. A we serve Home made tamales that Are very Good Quot Sills said the burritos were photographed As evidence and then destroyed. Todd a accomplice remained at Large. Plan a in which the loser in civil cases pays All court costs. A expansion of the a Multi door courthouse concept Quot which advocates use of mediation and arbitration As an alternative to lengthy trials. A elimination of contingency fees for expert witnesses. Quayle said americans spend More than $80 billion each year on direct litigation costs and higher insurance premiums. A your system of civil Justice is at times a self inflicted competitive disadvantage a the vice president said.70 trapped Coal miners rescued in West Virginia from wire reports Moundsville . A Section of a mine roof collapsed tuesday trapping about 70 miners but All were rescued after More than seven hours. None of the miners was injured. A 30-foot Section of the roof collapsed when a Coal car knocked Down a support Post said Paul Kvederis spokesman for consolidation Coal. The Accident occurred at the Mcelroy mine about five Miles South of Moundsville which is South of Wheeling the collapse occurred 500 to 600 feet into the mine about 4 . As empty Coal cars were being brought into the mine. One went off the track and hit the support Timber authorities said. Tom Hoffman another company spokesman said there was plenty of fresh air in the mine and Rescue Crews lowered dinner and extra lamp lights to the miners. The miners dug their Way out As rescuers dug toward them Hoffman said. Shortly after Midnight some of the rescued miners reached the surface Hoffman  rattles Alaska Palmer Alaska a a moderate earthquake entered in Glacier Bay National Park Shook Southeast Alaska on tuesday the tsunami warning Center said. No damage or injuries were reported. The late morning temblor had a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter scale said seismologist George carte. Its epicentre was about 80 Miles Northwest of Juneau