European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wow Goias it Sosa vol. 50, no. 228 wednesday november 27,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 350 d 8693 Abush decides to support gop s tax Cut package Washington apr president Bush said tuesday that he enthusiastically supports a Republican package of tax cuts about which the White House had expressed reservations Only a Day earlier. A put me Down As enthusiastically for it a Bush said calling for Congress to vote on the package tuesday As it rushed to adjourn before thanksgiving. He said he would not ask Congress to remain in session longer to Deal with the sagging Economy. A Congress has been Here All year Long a the president said. A if they want to pass this let them pass it today. This idea of dancing around a that a not Good enough for the american people. There is no Point in Congress sticking around in my  the speaker of the House Thomas s. Foley responded to Bush s Challenge with one of his own. Foley Wash offered to keep the House in session to consider a tax Cut if Bush wants the lawmakers to keep working. Quot the time has come for an end to the gamesmanship. Quot Foley said. A the president either wishes us to conclude our business and adjourn this session of Congress or he does not. I will abide by his  Bush made his comments in a Brief sex see package on Page 2 Guantanamo Bay tent Camp to shelter haitian refugees by Susanne Schafer a military writer Washington the Pentagon is building a tent Camp inside the . Navy base at Guantanamo Bay Cuba to Aid thousands of haitian refugees fleeing their troubled nation by boat administration sources say. Word of the plan came As the political crisis in Haiti deepened and the flood of refugees increased dramatically. A it will be a temporary tent shelter and should be up and ready to go by tomorrow tuesday or at the latest the end of the week a said one senior administration official. A the feeling is this added. Is the right thing to do a he another administration official said the impetus for the move came because the . Coast guard has been overwhelmed by the flood of boat people from the Caribbean Island. The first official said a Marine corps general would be in charge of a Marine Force building the shelter and a detachment of military police has been dispatched to help keep the situation orderly. Asked How Long the haitians would be allowed to remain at the military base the official replied a who knows a the state department reported monday that 815 haitians were rescued by the coast guard on sunday. It was the largest single Day total since the exodus began almost a month ago. The coast guard picked up 1,637 refugees off Haiti a 4 Quot i. F. J. A a 1. A a Saint Speaks out East coast Between Friday and sunday bringing the total to 4,530 since the first boat people were rescued on oct. 29, state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said. She said 2,394 haitians were aboard 10 coast guard cutters. The . Naval base at Guantanamo is situated on 28,000 acres in the Southeastern Corner of Cuba and is Home to about 2,400 . Military personnel and 930 civilians. The Guantanamo site should be Able to House the several thousand haitians that Are aboard the coast guard cutters and possibly More the sources said. The move represents a switch in tactics on the administrations part. Since 1989, the coast guard has interdicted haitian boat people at sea but Only allowed into the United states those who could prove they were fleeing political persecution. All others were immediately returned to Haiti. The administration says the overwhelming majority of the haitians arc economic refugees and Are not entitled to be admitted to the United states. In the past weeks the administration has argued that admitting haitians would provoke a massive exodus from Haiti leading to Large numbers of drownings on the High seas during the 600-mile voyage. Attorney Ira kurzban of Miami a haitian refugee see refugees on Page 2 aps amp snot for dinner president Bush flanked by Gary Ruka president of the National Turkey federation and Rukas wife Sheila gives a a presidential Pardon to the annual thanksgiving Turkey at the White House on monday. Bush said that the Turkey would be Given to a children a petting zoo. Sec Story on Page 6. You can to say its a Good idea bad idea. You have to apply it to the specific circumstances a he said referring to Short term  Story on Page 3 Bush approval rating Falls to 51% in poll by Robin Toner the new York times Washington a americans arc reassessing the Bush presidency and setting the stage for a competitive election next year because of a striking loss of Confidence in president Bush a economic leadership according to the latest nationwide new York times lbs news poll. Only one american in four now approves of Bush a handling of the Economy a level of discontent unmatched since the Days of double digit inflation under president Carter. Bush a Overall Job approval rating is now at 51 percent a 16 percentage Point drop since mid october. The declines seemed to reflect a month of bad economic news and turmoil in the White House. Bush can take Comfort from the fact that his Overall approval rating is still Well above the lows reached by presidents Carter and Reagan. Also such ratings of presidential popularity often swing sharply and past incumbents with similar or lower ratings have gone on to win. Still for the first time in the times lbs news poll americans Are evenly divided when offered a Choice Between re electing Bush or some unnamed Democrat. Thirty nine percent of registered voters said they would probably vote for Bush while 37 percent said they would probably vote for the Democrat according to Thesee Bush on Page 2