European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To Keffas vol. So no. 289 350 wednesday january 29, 1992 d 8693 operation Domestic storm Bush seeking economic equivalent of War Washington a president Bush was to use tuesday nights state of the Union address to Appeal to Congress to wage the economic equivalent of the persian Gulf War. But the budget to help carry out the Battle was snagged tuesday in a dispute Over health care. The speech dubbed Quot operation Domestic storm by some advisers is sure to be the Centrepiece of the presidents re election Campaign. Chief of staff Samuel Skinner unexpectedly halted printing of the budget after congressional republicans objected to a Section written by budget director Richard Darman that the lawmakers considered politically unpopular administration officials said tuesday. The revision in the $1.5 trillion spending plan reflected a High level dispute within the White House Over the budget said administration sources speaking on condition of anonymity. White House  Fitzwa Ter tuesday confirmed the delay but sought to play Down the dispute. Fitzwater said the budget had been held up after rep. Willis d. Gradison jr., a Ohio a objected to one of the  the White House a agreed to take another look at it a the printing was stopped to a change a paragraph a and the budget was expected to come out on wednesday Fitzwater said. In his state of the Union address tuesday night Bush a third the president was expected to deliver an election year Appeal to the democratic controlled Congress to act on his anti recessionary package by Early March. One Bush Campaign memo Calls the speech the a defining events of his presidency. But democrats a and gop challenger Pat Buchanan a already Are attacking the presidents expected a growth package for not going far enough. Bush was proposing a blend of tax Breaks and spending programs to prod the Economy Ana help the economically disadvantaged. The proposals Range from tax credits for new Home buyers and larger exemptions for families to More Money for health and food programs for poor Chil Dren. More about White House plans for rescuing the Economy will come with the release of the presidents proposed budget for fiscal 1993. Administration officials speaking on the condition of anonymity said that Skinner ordered the budget presses stopped after congressional republicans complained that a Section written by Darman on health care went beyond what Bush was actually proposing. That included a suggestion for a tax on employer provided health care benefits for High income americans the sources said. Skinners decision to Stop the presses see operation on Page 2voters have gloomy View Survey says by Robin Toner the new York times in his state of the Union message on tuesday night president Bush was to address a nation that is gloomier than it has been in 13 years More disapproving of his presidency than Ever and increasingly willing to try a Democrat in the White House according to the latest new York times lbs news poll. The Survey suggests that Bush a speech on tuesday night May have been the most important of his presidency. Lie is facing a discontented and volatile electorate that on a variety of issues is willing to give the opposition party the Benefit of the doubt. Seventy three percent of those polled see the United states As being in worse shape today than it was five years ago a crucial measure of the National mood that see Survey on Page 2 ii\si1>k Toi it a american awards Garth Brooks continues to reign see pages 14 amp 15giving the Lowdown president Bush briefs the Cabinet tuesday before his state of the Union address previewing his much advertised plan to revive the Economy with election year tax cuts financed with big Pentagon savings borrowing from his rhetoric in the persian Gulf crisis Bush planned to assure the nation that the Long and painful recession a will not stand a administration officials said. Bush also planned to announce some unilateral cuts in americans nuclear Arsenal and to offer to negotiate with former soviet republics for reductions in missiles with multiple warheads nato sources said. At the presidents left is Treasury Secretary Nicholas f. Brady. In the background National Security adviser Brent  suspends voluntary transition program by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the army has suspended its voluntary transition program for enlisted soldiers to review its Impact on personnel reductions a service official said. The army began accepting applications oct. 7, and the program was to continue through March 31. More than 19,000 soldiers most of them on their first enlistment had signed up said it. Col. Timothy Decker chief of the professional development Branch for the army Deputy chief of staff for personnel. The army had expected Only about 8,000 applicants by the time the program was to end Decker said. The program was started in response to a congressional mandate. A Congress basically has told us to offer voluntary releases before we go involuntary so we wanted to see what the situation was a Decker said. The program was open to soldiers in All ranks who had served at least three years and were not in skills listed As critically under strength Decker said. Most of those who had signed up for the program had served from three to six years were in the pay grades of e-4 and e-5, and were on their first enlistment Decker said. He speculated that most of those who see army on Page 2