Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, January 22, 1992

You are currently viewing page 4 of: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, January 22, 1992

     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 c the stars and stripes wednesday january 22, 1992harkin Renews attacks on Clinton s record by Dan Balz the Washington Post Manchester . A Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton a record at Home came under fresh attack monday from Iowa sen. Tom Harkin who charged that in five terms As governor Clinton a did to Arkansas what Reagan did to this  continuing a theme that he launched in sunday nights televised democratic presidential debate in Manchester Harkin accused Clinton Leader in polls taken in new Hampshire of giving tax Breaks to big corporations and wealthy individuals and a stick it to the Little Guy increases in sales taxes. Harkin also claimed that Arkansas is a last in just about everything a citing the environment workplace safety and children a issues. A this is the legacy of reaganomics a he asserted during a news conference outside an abandoned storefront in Manchester. Clinton deflected the original charges late sunday saying a your state has done very Well considering where we started from the enormous obstacles we had to overcome and the fact we had no help from the fed King rally turns violent in Denver Denver apr police at a rally in Honor of Martin Luther King or. And his legacy of non violence had to use tear Gas Mace and nightsticks to quell demonstrators who hurled rocks and bottles at Kun flux klansmen. Police said they moved in on the 5,000 anti klan demonstrators monday As some were readying Molotov cocktails. Twenty one people six of them juveniles were arrested most for disturbing the peace. Five people including a police officer were treated at a Hospital and scores were treated at the scene. Mayor Wellington Webb said the Melee a brought some disgrace not Only to Denver but to or. Kings  the klansmen had held a rally on the state Capitol Steps while about 10,000 people took part in a King Day Parade. About 400 police had maintained a distance Between the 125 klansmen and anti klan demonstrators but As the Parade wound to a close the Denton stators began throwing snowballs and rocks. As officers in riot gear routed the crowd other officers led klansmen through tunnels in the Capitol to a waiting bus. Bush would lose to any Democrat poll says Washington a a democratic candidate would beat president Bush by a slight margin if the election were held now according to a lbs new York times poll released monday. Forty three percent of those surveyed said if the presidential election were held today they would probably vote for an unnamed democratic candidate while 38 percent said they would vote for Bush. When asked As of today who they would be More Likely to choose in the fall 49 percent said a democratic candidate and 42 percent said they would vote for Bush. The poll conducted Jan. 14-19 in a nationwide random Sample of 2,897 Telephone interviews had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage Points. Less than two weeks ago 41 percent said they would vote for Bush if the election were held today while 38 percent chose an unnamed Democrat. Bush was Given a 45 percent approval rating in the poll identical to the rating he had in an Abc news Washington Post poll released last thursday. Nearly half 48 percent said the National Economy was getting worse while 43 percent rated the Economy a fairly  eral government. There May not be an a Arkansas Miracle a but there a a terrific amount of Progress a George Steph Nopoulos Clinton a Deputy Campaign manager Saia a Tom harking a been part of the problem in Washington for the past 17 years. During the �?T80s, he voted to raise taxes by Over $100 billion and capped it off in july by voting himself a $23,000 pay raise at  but As the two campaigns traded charges former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas warned that attack politics were the wrong Way to gain support in new Hampshire this year. As front runner in new Hampshire polls Clinton a fight in new Ham Psi Tiona a first primary will be held feb. 18. A Boston Globe poll published sunday showed Harkin in last place behind even former California gov. Jerry Brown. The poll showed Clinton leading among democrats in new Hampshire with 30 percent. Tsongas was next with 17 percent followed by Kerrey with 16 percent Brown 7 percent and Harkin 3 percent. A bus carrying Kun flux klan members is wreathed by tear Gas As Denver police break up an anti klan demonstration on  proposes record boost for head Start Catonsville my. A president Bush moving to redeem a Campaign pledge proposed on tuesday a $600 million increase to enable 157,000 More youngsters to be enrolled in head Start a preschool program for poor children. A in head Start we find a government program that works Quot Bush said travelling to a head Start Center in the Baltimore suburbs to put an election year spotlight on his funding request. It would be the biggest budget jump in the 27-year history of the program and would mean the budget has More than doubled to $2.8 billion in Bush a presidency. The program provides educational health and nutritional services for youngsters. Democrats in Congress already arc jockeying to raise Bush a bid. They Are proposing a $1 billion increase for fiscal 1993, which starts oct. 1. For the current year Bush requested a $100 million increase but Congress jumped it to $250 million pushing the Cost to $2.2 billion. Bush said his proposed increase a will allow every eligible 4-year-old child whose parents want them to participate to have the head Start experience before they Start  a Many children need a head Start and we re going to be sure they get it Quot the president said. The administration said the Money would make head Start available to 80 percent of eligible children up from 60 percent now. At 80 percent the program would cover All children whose parents want them to take part or who Are not covered by a state or private program officials explained. Bush visited with children and parents at the Emily Harris head Start Center which Enrols 68 children in four separate half Day classes. Playing with youngsters Bush crawled into a playhouse in one classroom and made pretend Calls on a Telephone to four childrens mothers. Some parents whose children Are enrolled at the Center told Bush they had been head Start youngsters. The White House said Bush s initiative amounts to a 27 percent increase and would allow head Start to serve 779,206 children or 157,206 More than this year. Currently some 622,000 children Are enrolled which the White House says is 60 percent of those eligible. But Sarah m. Greene executive director of the National head Start association in Alexandria a said 2 million Low income 3 and 4-year-Olds Are eligible for head Start services and Only 28 percent of them Are being served  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade