European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 22, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 7 Bush package May freeze new Federal regulations by John e. Yang the Washington Post Washington a president Bush responding to Small business officials who complain that Federal red tape is becoming burdensome is considering a three month freeze on a wide array of new Federal regulations As part of an economic growth package to be unveiled in his state of the Union address next week administration officials said monday. The move would do Little to drive the Economy out of its recession the officials acknowledged but would be intended to signal Federal regulatory agencies and the business Community that the administrations emphasis is changing. Bush has not formally adopted the plan details of which were reported in the Wall Street journal on monday the officials said. The proposal has the Strong backing of Michael j. Boskin chairman of the presidents Council of economic advisers presidential counsel c. Boyden Gray and vice president Dan Quayle who Heads the Council on competitiveness that looks for ways to reduce Federal regulation. The president was scheduled to meet with Heads of the Federal Independent regulatory agencies today. Under the plan All Federal agencies also would be directed to review existing regulations including those developed by Bush appointees to see whether their goals could be met in a less burdensome or costly Way the officials said. When he became president in 1981, Ronald Reagan imposed a two month moratorium on Federal regulations to Block initiatives begun by president Carter. The Bush moratorium however would be used to reexamine Many of his own administrations regulations. Regulations with Legal deadlines such As Many mandated by the 1990 clean air act would be exempt from the freeze As would emergency regulations and rules deemed to encourage economic growth according to the officials. On monday night a congressional Democrat said the move was intended to divert attention from the real problems of the Economy. A it sounds like they re trying to Scapegoat regulations for the Bush administrations poor handling of the Economy a a rep. Henry a. Wax Man d-calif., said in a Telephone interview. Waxman chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on health and the environment questioned Why Bush would review his own administrations regulations. Bush returned to the White House earlier than planned monday from Camp David the presidential Retreat in Maryland a Cato tin mountains to work on his state of the Union address and his fiscal 1993 budget request which he plans to Send to Congress the Day after the speech. Ticklish spot Gentry the Dalmatian gives Phylis Sones a pleasant Surprise by placing a cold muzzle behind her ear. Could it be the four footed Friend was attracted to her spotty attire Sones and the iv4-year-old canine were waiting for judging to begin at the 77th annual dog show and obedience trial of the Wisconsin Kennel club in Milwaukee on sunday. Sones and her son Peter Ca Pell who owns Gentry Are from Chicago. Florida students signing up for signing Plantation Fla. Apr More Florida High school students Are choosing american sign language to fulfil their second language requirement although that could Lead to unpleasant surprises in College. A 2-year-old state Law allows signing used by deaf people As an alternative to foreign language requirements and 300 Broward county students have chosen that option. A a it a easier and id rather learn this than some other language a said Craig Zeleznik a senior at South Plantation High school. He acknowledges he has no plans to use signing in his career. If Zeleznik attends one of Florida a nine Public universities he will receive credit for the signing course but that May not be True at other schools educators warn. A students need to look into the colleges ahead of time especially if they Are going out of state a said Jan Bonggren president of the Florida foreign language association. A they need to be  and then there a the question of whether signing should count As a second language. Bonggren argued that studying american sign language fails to provide insight into another world culture a the Art music literature and history a that students would get by learning Spanish or French. Sign language Only lets students speak to a subgroup of their own culture she said. But Gale Seifert who tested her South Plantation signing students for their final exam last week argued that american sign language is More relevant to her students than French or German. She said they Are More Likely to Deal with the 500,000 . Users of sign language than with speakers of Many foreign  filled with cocaine flown to . For sting from wire reports North Platte neb. A authorities found about 590 pounds of cocaine in a tractor trailer during an inspection at a weigh station then flew the truck to new York City and used it to Nab two men who came to pick up the drugs. The cocaine was valued at $40 million and represented the biggest seizure of the drug in Nebraska authorities said. Two men were arrested in Nebraska then cooperated by calling contacts in new York authorities said. The truck was flown to new York and left on the Street until two men tried to pick up the cocaine. They too were arrested. A Miami Man believed to be the Mastermind of the operation was being  threatens Sanctuary san Francisco a tons of Earth dumped into the sea along the California coast during Road repair Are threatening the fragile ecosystem of an offshore Marine Sanctuary wildlife officials say. The California department of transportation pushed about 1 million cubic Yards of soil off the coast of Marin county last Spring while fixing a slide damaged stretch of Highway 1. State and Federal wildlife officials say Silt which smothers sea life is creeping into the Gulf of the far Allones National Marine Sanctuary which comes close to the county a coastline. They also say Large cracks have appeared in the ground near the construction site threatening to put More debris into the Ocean. The far Allones Sanctuary is 1,000 Square Miles around the Farallo islands which stand about 25 Miles West of the Golden  to draw 7,000 White Plains . Up to 7,000 people Are expected this week for the marriage of the children of two leading hasidic rabbis. Chana Yenta Twersky 17, daughter of the rebbe of the chernobyl hasidim now located in Brooklyn is marrying 18-year-Oid Yakov Yosef Twersky son of the rebbe of the Skovira hasidim based in new Square in Rockland county. The two Are descended from the same dynasty which is Why they have the same name. Hasidim Are members of an Ultra orthodox sect of jews that originated in Poland during the 18th Century. Samuel Dresner a professor at the jewish theological Seminary compared the wedding to that of Royalty. A like the son of the King of England marries the daughter of the King of France a he said. The wedding was set for wednesday afternoon at the Westchester county centers parking lot. The couple who have met Only once will live in Rockland  recovering Helena Mont. A gov. Stan Stephens collapse and Brief loss of speech Over the weekend Likely were caused by a blood clot particle in his Stephens 62, fell ill saturday at the governors mansion and was taken to the Hospital by ambulance. Tests ruled out a stroke brain Haemorrhage heart attack and infection or. Kenneth Eden said. A seizure most Likely was caused by a a transient ischaemic  in such an attack a clot particle Breaks Loose from a blood vessel in the neck and temporarily blocks a smaller vessel in the brain he said. No brain damage or stroke occurs Eden said. Stephens was put on two blood thinning drugs and should be Able to return to work by the end of the week. A a in a feeling Good and expect that i will be Back at my desk in a few Days a Stephens said sunday in a statement. Stephens a Republican has been governor since 1988