European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Congress stays on Job for showdown with Bush Washington a instead of finishing for the year Congress is starting out on a pitched Battle with president Bush Over an election year tax Cut and a fix for the suffering american Economy. Accepting Bush a dare to take up a tax Cut package to stimulate the Economy congressional democrats decided late tuesday to begin hearings next week by the tax writing House ways and Means committee. House speaker Thomas s. Foley boiling with anger after a closed door caucus of House democrats said see related Story on Page 5 he was leaving open the option of calling Congress Back for a december showdown session on taxes. A i think its important that we have an Opportunity to contrast what we re proposing and what the administration is proposing a Foley d-wash., said wednesday on cd so this morning program. A a they re proposing again to achieve economic stimulation by providing great tax Breaks to the richest americans a Foley said. A a we think if there a going to be some tax reduction it ought to be focused on this hard pressed Middle income group. But if the administration thinks it can make a Case for that we Welcome the  the Senate a democratic Leader George j. Mitchell of Maine said wednesday that the democrats Quot Welcome the Opportunity to have a vigorous debate on tax see Congress on Page 2new attempt dropped to permit abortions in military hospitals by Janet Howells Tierney staff write 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. 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  seeks 5-Day delay of peace talks in . Jerusalem apr Israel wants to postpone the next round of Mideast peace talks in Washington by five Days saying mondays Date set by the United states leaves too Little time to prepare Israel radio reported wednesday. It said Israel needs the additional time to discuss its conditions with the United states. The demand for a postponement re ported after a meeting wednesday of the policy making defense Cabinet appeared to reflect israelis displeasure with the . Strategy of announcing a site and Date a Washington on monday a before securing israeli consent. Israel wanted the talks held in the Middle East saying this would test the arabs willingness to recognize israelis see Israel on Pago 2 a amps Lynda David Iona feast for friends Stella Kuntch fifth Grade teacher at Krecu Zberg elementary school in Wei Brizek. In Germany shows la year 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 re Alschuler. Military folks in Vicenza Italy also enjoyed an Early thanksgiving feast thanks to a lot of volunteers. See Story and photos on Page 3