European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Congress races to wrap up key crime economic Bills Washington apr Congress struggled to Complete Highway Deposit insurance and hotly contested crime legislation wednesday As lawmakers trudged toward the end of a lacklustre 1991 session that could be reborn with a december tax fight. Approaching the end of a Marathon final a a Day that ran Well Over 24 hours lawmakers endorsed the use of up to $500 million to help the soviet Union dismantle 15,000 nuclear weapons Ana to transport Aid privately collected in the United states to the soviet Union this Winter. A this is the land of the walking zombies a said  related Story on Page 5 Pat Roberts r-kan., As punchy and testy lawmakers slogged through their final paces. The House voted 205-203 for an anti crime package that would impose the death penalty for More than 50 Federal crimes and require a five Day waiting period for buying a handgun. President Bush has threatened a veto and Senate opponents prepared a filibuster in Hopes of killing it for the year. The House also approved a $151 billion Highway and mass transit Bill that was expected to create hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide and a measure to add $70 billion in borrowing Power to the nearly insolvent Federal fund that insures Bank deposits. Also unfinished was a measure providing up to $25 billion to keep the savings and loan bailout going through March. Instead of heading for an extended Holiday  Congress on Page 2 new attempt dropped to permit abortions in military hospitals by Janet Howells Tierney staff writer Washington the Senate tried unsuccessfully to add language to a supplemental funding Bill last week that would have allowed abortions in overseas military medical facilities if patients paid for them. Although the Bill was approved by the Senate negotiators from the House and Senate dropped the provision before sending it to president Bush because of a threatened veto. The $6 billion supplemental appropriations Bill for fiscal 1992 is designed to cover additional costs from the persian Gulf War and provide Relief for Domestic disasters. The added Senate approved language would have reversed a 1988 Pentagon decision. Both the House and Senate included similar language in their fiscal 1992 defense spending Bills. However the measures were struck from the final Compromise Bill because of a threatened veto. A Senate staffer had said he expected Bush to make Good on his veto threat if the final supplemental funding Bill included the abortion language. The presidents veto threat a held up the whole defense Bill and he would have done the same with an emergency supplemental funding Bill a said Steven Schlein a spokesman for sen. Frank r. Lautenberg d-n.j., who sponsored the action. A Schlein said the senator would support similar legislation next year. About 15 to 20 abortions a year had been performed in overseas facilities before the 1988 change which was made unilaterally by the Reagan administration with no congressional say. . Sticks to talks schedule despite israeli bid for delay Washington a the Bush administration says it will hold Mideast peace talks Here next wednesday even though Israel has asked for a delay. A if you Start Down that Road where will it Lead a the state department spokeswoman Margaret d. Tutwiler said wednesday in response to israelis latest move. She said the Date could not be changed from next week because two of the Par ties a Jordan and Lebanon a had already accepted it. A we want the negotiations As soon As possible a the . Official said. Israel called for a delay in the Start of the talks until dec. 9 and also urged that bargaining with three Arab delegations be spaced out. Also Israel said that the talks in Washington should be Brief and procedural see talks on Page 2 5as Lyndo 0 Lyndo Dovid Tona feast for friends Stella Runte fifth Grade teacher at Kreuzberg elementary school in Zweig Rick in Germany shows 11-Ycar-old Virgil Northington How to make Johnny cake for a thanksgiving meal they shared with German sixth graders. The americans who dressed in costume for the event churned butter and made applesauce succotash and Clam chowder among other fare for pupils from  a Rea Schule. Military folks in Vicenza Italy also enjoyed an Early thanksgiving feast thanks to a lot of volunteers. See Story and photos on Page 3