European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 24, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 13 editorial opinion from newspapers across the nation times advocate Escondido  i com it puke Viher. Bourbon str a prb0mmonhml jazz to. David Duke is not dead. Like the Hydra the monster from greek mythology one of Duke s Heads has been Cut off in his resounding defeat at the Louisiana polls but two More will grow Back in its place. Until this country performs the herculean task of severing the relationship Between economic fear and racism Duke will break out again like an angry boil. Albany . Times Union the nation can breathe a sigh of Relief that former Klansman David Duke was not elected governor of Louisiana. Try As he and his apologists might there simply was no separating or. Duke from the meanest Strain of racism in american society. What is ultimately the cure for this situation is a vigorous Economy More jobs and generally greater Confidence in the future. Philadelphia daily nerds some of the follow up discussion to magic Johnson s shocking announcement that he is his positive has been less than constructive. The radio talk shows undisguised Relief that Johnson apparently was infected through heterosexual sex a and not from that other kind a suggests it somehow makes a difference. Would magic Johnson be any less at risk any More deserving of this tragedy if he had contracted it from higher risk behaviour St. Petersburg Fla times for tens of thousands of americans suffering from aids cancer cystic fibrosis and other incurable or life threatening diseases the Long wait for promising new drugs to become available can be cruelly frustrating. The food and drug administration which is responsible for the United states drug approval process has at Long last adopted new rules that almost certainly will save time a and save lives. The Dallas morning news As the Muslim groups slowly release their remaining hostages Western nations must remain firm in their negotiations. But the Joy of gaining the latest two individuals release must be tempered by the plight of Terry Anderson and the others who continue to be held. The Baltimore Sun the release of hostages Thomas Sutherland and Terry Waite appears to Speed the Pace of this grim ritual and to offer Hope that the Lebanon hostage crisis can be Over by Christmas. It is certainly necessary for the Progress toward acceptability in the Community of nations that Syria and Iran say they want. The Atlanta Constitution All across the country Bankers Are boo hoping about the big bad Congress trying to meddle in their Industry. Still some action is necessary to stimulate the free Market to make it work. If after 18 months of having full rate disclosure Congress sees no improvement in the credit card problem a rate Cap should be reconsidered. The Milwaukee journal Congress has retreated for now from the idea of forcing Down credit card interest rates. A rate Cap might actually have been the right move a but not for the reason it was being considered to jump Start the sputtering Economy. Interest rates should conic Down for the Sake of fairness. However because a Sharp sudden change could actually Hurt this fragile Economy policy makers should nudge the credit card rates Down gently. The Indianapolis news bad news can be Good news. The decline in lottery revenues is forcing an inevitable withdrawal from state addiction to gambling. As lottery revenues fail to provide what they promised state government officials will have to go Back to the drawing boards. Lotteries will never provide the pots of Gold promised by their proponents. In search for Revenue this time state officials ought to be searching for principles that the lottery philosophy violates a like Thrift hard work savings and efficiency the Dally Harald Colu Blat Tenn. Let s Stop kidding ourselves. The problem is not president Bush a schedule of foreign travel. If Bush is truly looking for a meaningful Way to signal a change of direction in his administration he could Start by showing John Sununu the door and replacing him with a chief of staff who is prepared to play a much More positive and pragmatic role on Domestic issues. Tha repository Canton Ohio perhaps president Bush was listening for the Roar of the crowds on the Campaign Trail when he chastised Congress for its a endless appetite for sideshows a and its a overindulgence in Perks and  Congress is Busy sniping at the president the president is Busy sniping at Congress and political business goes on As usual. When will Congress and the president Wake up to the fact that business As usual is exactly what americans done to want any More of from any of the Powers that be Pino Bluff Ark common Cal according to a dispatch out of Washington reporters on Capitol Hill have bounced about 10 checks at the infamous House Bank in the past 21 years. Shocking. It costs the taxpayers some $2.3 billion a year to run Congress or $4.2 million a member. For this investment americans get super sleuths like Phil Crane who can expose the press for accepting the Opportunity to Bounce a Check once every couple of years. Is it time for term limits for Washington correspondents Tho Sun Horald Biloxi Gulfport miss. The Senate has the right idea erase the earnings limit for most social Security recipients. Now it s up to the House to go along and discard the no longer useful Cap. Let these workers like their younger counterparts earn As much As their abilities can command. It s not a Radical idea. Its fair and simple free Enterprise. The state journal Register Springfield Iii. A 193-count Federal indictment handed Down in Washington leaves Little doubt that the libyan government is responsible for the 1988 bomb blast that destroyed pan am flight 103 Over Lockerbie Scotland killing 270 people. The indictment was the product of three years of painstaking work by investigators from 53 nations. The contagion of International terrorism never will be eradicated until the world Community imposes Strong sanctions against nations that support it. Tha Miami Harald technology hunted barbarism in the Pursuit of the instigators of the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 Over Lockerbie Scotland. The bomb killed 270 people and shocked the world. Nevertheless the talk of military action against Libya is premature. It is a step backward from the extraordinary Progress in International cooperation on several fronts. Tha news and Obs Arvar Ralaigh . Secretary of slate James a. Baker Iii has built up his diplomatic Muscles lately from pushing the israelis to the bargaining table at a Middle East peace conference. So it is Apt that the Secretary hexed his Muscles a Little More while speaking to japanese leaders on a recent trip to Tokyo. Baker apparently did no to hesitate to make the Point to japanese leaders that Japan after All enjoys All the benefits of foreign Oil. So when the United nations sends a peacekeeping Force into a Region All the nations that have an interest in keeping that peace ought to be represented. That certainly includes the japanese. Compiled rom wire reports the opinions expressed in the columns and cartoons on this Page represent those of the authors and Are in no Way to be considered As representing the views of the stars and stripes or the United states government