European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes wednesday january 29, 1992 at a glance j Secretary of state James a Baker Iii addresses the opening session of the Middle East peace talks in Moscow on tuesday. See Story on Page 8. Clinton controversy democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton tried to close the door on questions about his marital Fidelity monday but the controversy would not die As his accuser played the role of spurned Lover. A Page 4 Good news for gop californians supreme court on monday approved a Reapp Ortlon ment plan that could end two decades of democratic dominance of the state legislature and congressional delegation. A Page 5 fantasy game curbed the fantasy role playing game dungeons and dragons cannot be sponsored or sanctioned by the Lucius d. Clay Cavern recreation Center in Karlstedt Germany Brig. Gen. Paul e. Blackwell has ordered. A Page 9 these sailors called special Cruiser sailors Are a Breed apart from other men and even other sailors says the command master chief Petty officer of the guided missile Cruiser Dale. A Page 10 big three leaders bashed Nissan motor co. President Yutaka Kume lashed out at the chairmen of americans big three automakers and said he has no intention of meeting again with his . Counterparts. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 action line16 comics.19-21 commentary.13 faces a places .22 letters12 Money matters 17-18 sports23-28 to listings.27 weather.11 operation from Page 1 on the budget to take out the controversial sections written by Damian reflected a struggle within the White House Over Domestic policy that pits Darman against Skinner the sources Sathe Washington Post the new York times and the Wall Street journal reported in tuesday s editions that Gradison and other republicans on Capitol Hill were concerned about the health care provisions written by  Post said the congressional republicans had been led to believe the health care provisions would not be announced until after significant consultation with them. Bush has said hell exert the same leadership in overseeing the economic Rescue plan that he used in forging the coalition that a year ago drove Iraq from Kuwait. The president was expected to reflect on the Gulf War Victory As Well As on the breakup of the soviet bloc and the easing of % Survey from Page 1 has not been this grim since the Days of a a malaise under Jimmy Carter when the figure was 63 percent. The Public tends to think a democratic president would do a better Job on improving schools helping the Middle class assuring National health care and even ending the recession the poll found. Sixty percent in the Telephone Survey of 1,281 adults nationwide say it is time to give a Democrat a Chance As president but Republican strategists note that an idealized generic nominee is Likely to fare far better in polls than an actual one. Support for Bush continues to erode with just 43 percent saying they approve of his performance As president an astonishing drop of 45 Points since his pop army from Page 1 did so because they Are a not eligible for anything else a such As Lump sum payments and annuities offered by the voluntary separation incentive and the special separation benefits programs to soldiers with More years in service. The army halted the Volunteer separation program to gauge How it might affect manpower Levels in various skills. Army officials were eager to see How the resulting personnel losses stack up against those planned under the two voluntary separation pay plans Decker said. The total army personnel come has recently submitted its final reports on How skills army installations and specific units were affected by the voluntary Early transition program. Decker said the army might re initiate the program and continue it beyond March 31. East West tensions. Officials said the speech will present a dual assessment of the state of the Union. While Bush would seek to be solemn and realistic on the Economy he would be upbeat on the nations International standing a the officials said. A a it la be forthright and candid about the economic challenges ahead of us and it la Lay out a blueprint that people can understand and will go to the Point Quot Fitzwalter said monday. A if expectations tomorrow Are reasonable the president will meet them Quot fit Wate added. Bush a proposals include income tax Relief for the Middle in. In the far of an increase of at least $500 in the personal exemption for families with children a one year $5,000 tax credit for first time Home buyers and a reduction in capital gains taxes. The budget will propose spending More for head Start environmental cleanups Parks and space exploration. Bush will propose a Cut in the defense budget of $10 billion in budget authority for 1993 and $50 billion Over five years. A Sod As a Parent a his Tio wide Clinton a support has jumped Eric eak after the persian Gulf War. To 22 percent from 5 percent in a Cotter. Lone Peak duct urea noun mar is currently Trume in perhaps most tellingly the Public has even lost Confidence in Bush a handling of foreign policy Long his Strong suit in the polls. In the latest Survey conducted wednesday through saturday 46 percent approved of his conduct of foreign policy while 46 percent disapproved. The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage Points. While the poll outlines extraordinary Opportunity for the democrats it is just that. The Survey shows that less than a month before the new Hampshire primary on feb. 18 Only one Democrat gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas has broken from the pack in the race for the presidential nomination. Among those who said they were Likely to vote in the democratic primaries a the governor is currently trying to steady his Campaign in the face of accusations in a supermarket tabloid that he committed adultery. Presidential approval ratings at this stage of a Campaign Are not a reliable indicator of a president s chances on election Day. Two recent presidents had ratings in the Gallup polls similar to Bush a in january of their re election year president Ford who went on to lose though narrowly and president Nixon who stood at 46 percent approval at the beginning of 1972 and won 49 states that november against George s. Mcgovern. Charles r. Black jr., a senior adviser to the Bush Campaign said that the democratic race was a in its embryonic stages Quot and that any predictions about the strength of the party s eventual nominee were highly premature. Hearst Izvestia join forces for two nation newspaper Moscow a the Hearst newspaper group and the former soviet government newspaper Izvestia have announced plans to jointly publish a newspaper that will appear simultaneously in the United states and the former soviet republics. The paper will be launched feb. 26, initially As a monthly but with plans to become a weekly by fall Igor Golembiovsky editor in chief of the newly Independent Izvestia told a news conference on monday. To be called a we a its title will appear in both languages on the Masthead a  it is to be published simultaneously in russian in Moscow and in English in Washington. Frank a. Bennack jr., president of Hearst corp., said the paper would give journalists from the United states and former soviet Union their first Opportunity to work Side by Side on one publication. The project is the brainchild of John Wallach former foreign editor of Hearst newspapers. It has been two years in the realization. A Sample edition printed in july 1990 sold out All 135,000 copies in less than a Day in Moscow Kiev and St. Petersburg Wallach said. Full production was delayed by subsequent political turbulence. The newspaper will focus heavily on business issues relating to the transition to a Market Economy with a Liberal sprinkling of entertainment news and analy1 said Jeny Schecter who shares with Wallach the title of founding editor. German women win right to night work Frankfurt Germany a Germany a women won another Battle for equal rights As the nations supreme court ruled tuesday that they can join men in working night shifts on factory Assembly lines. Although companies in dozens of countries including the United states have employed women in factories at night for years Western Germany had banned such jobs since 1938. In a widely anticipated ruling the German supreme court in Karlsruhe struck Down the ban. Labor Union leaders criticized the ruling reflecting organized labors Overall demand for curbs to working at night. The unions however welcomed the courts instruction that lawmakers work towards making night work safer and less health damaging for both men and women employed in factories. Employers greeted the decision saying it had been Long overdue. The overnight work ban applied Only to factory floor jobs. White Collar female workers Are allowed to work at nights Are women in janitorial positions. The constitutional court ruled on appeals made by two firms which had been fined by the lower courts for employing women at overnight Industrial jobs. Violations of the Law resulted in fines of up to 5,000 Marks about $3,100. Since German unification in october 1990, the ban had applied Only to former West Germany whereas women in the former East Germany had kept their right to work at night. The Karlsruhe court ruled that the controversial ban had infringed on constitutional articles that guarantee equal % before the Law and that prohibit Gen or based discrimination. The court said that its decision will bring Germany a Laws into Gannony with the european Community. The european court ruled last july that women cannot be prevented from night work n the same work is allowed for men. A the Equality of men and women should not Only Lead to the removal at outdated Legal norms it should ensure in the fixture the Equality of the sexes the court said in its justification of the ruling the decision is aimed at providing equal living conditions for women Ana giving them equal employment opportunities the court said. The court said night work is a fundamentally damaging to All people and leads to loss of appetite sleep disorders digestive problems and higher nervousness