European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a the stars and stripes thursday january 30, 1992 at a glance visitors walk through a massive Stone Gate at fortress Marienberg in Wurzburg Germany. More on this princely City is in stripes Magazine. Housing ruling hailed fair housing advocates Are applauding a decision by the . Supreme court to allow nine Chicago suburbs to Market houses especially to Whites in an Effort to prevent the communities from becoming All Black. A Page 4 double dip recession the Economy dipped dangerously toward a renewed downturn As 1991 ended after appearing to emerge from the first recession in a decade economists said. A Page 18 Index Abby Ann Landers. 15 comics. 15-17 commentary. Faces a no places. 14 letters. .12 Money matters. .18 sports. 19-24 to listings. 23 weather. 11 Bush from Page 1 Thomas s. Foley d-wash., said. A we will insist that this time the benefits must go to working families not to the privileged. For All of the hoopla about Bush a plan Over the last two months it was relatively modest in scope. For example it did not include a Broad based Middle class tax Cut to fight the recession although the administration had said that it was being seriously the american people were expecting meat and potatoes on the menu tonight and instead they got potluck and leftovers said Ben. Robert c. Byrd d-w.va., chairman of the appropriations committee. A the offered no Hope to the millions of american men and women standing in the unemployment on the Campaign Trail in new Hampshire Bush a conservative challenger Patrick Buchanan offered words of Praise. He s trying to co opt my ideas. Some of the tax cuts Are excellent. 1 would go further for the Middle president openly acknowledged that his election year message to the nation would be read by Many As a partisan ft1�11� for his Campaign a an aside that Drew groans from the assembled democrats. The White House also Hopes it will arrest his slide in the polls a i am doing what i think is right. I am proposing what i know will help a Bush said. The historic House chamber was standing room Only packed with lawmakers and members of the Bush Cabinet. In an unusual Odening Bush began with a joke about the High expectations for has Sec Civ a i wanted to be sure it would be a big hit but i could t convince Barbara to deliver it for me. Recalling the Allied Victory Over Iraq in the persian Gulf War Bush told Congress a we must stand together to solve the problems at Home. A a we can bring the same courage and sense of common purpose to the Economy that we brought to desert storm Bush said. A and we can defeat hard times together. But on a political note Bush challenged Congress to approve his Rod opals by March 20 or face a fight from the White House. A from the Day after that if it must be the Battle is joined a the president said. A and you know when principle is at stake i relish a Good fair Bush struck a no nonsense appearance for his speech a an address that Campaign advisers said was crucial for his re election. Bush wore a Stern look pursed his lips and pointed his Finger to make a Point. His speech was interrupted 76 times by applause and eight standing ovations. When democrats finally joined gop applause after Bush called for a $4.4 billion Extension of unemployment benefits the president scolded a Well at 111w Bush s proposals come too late ring hollow key democrats say. To / a a to. A i. Was too Little too Manchester . A the men who would replace president Bush were split on whether his state of the Union address offered too much or too Little. But they were unanimous in calling its promises too late a and from a Man who can to be trusted to keep them. Although they were Quick to criticize the president Many of the themes Bush used tuesday night echoed those heard As the 1992 Campaign heats up in new Hampshire health care welfare Reform Trade and a Promise to take care of problems at Home with Money now spent abroad. Congressional democrats who have the first crack at Bush a promises when they become legislative proposals also said the flurry of plans belied his three year White House record. Sounding the Overall democratic critique was House speaker Thomas s. Foley d-wash., who said democrats would dedicate the election year to helping the working and Middle classes. A in Short we seek a fundamental change from the unsuccessful economic policies of the past 12 years a Foley said. A we will insist that this time the benefits must go to working families not to the a America needs a president who is ready to Lead not a president who comes to the american Public with an election year Litany that gives an inaccurate perspective of the real state of the Union a said democratic presidential candidate Bob Kerrey a Nebraska senator who watched the speech in the Lead off primary state of new Hamp Shire. A a we re going to read the record and the record is four years of neglect four years of broken promises a said candidate Tom Harkin an Iowa senator. A you had four years a he warned Bush. A you failed. Its time to get out and let a real Democrat run this country Senate finance committee chairman Lloyd Bentsen a Texas and House ways and Means committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski d-ill., the men in charge of Congress tax writing panels warned Bush that cooperation was a two Way Street. If Bush a idea of Cost control was another attempt to Cut Back medicare a that wont sit Well with either democrats or republicans in Congress a Bentsen said. Of Bush a Challenge to Congress to act on his Economy proposals by March 20, Rostenkowski said cooperation from Bush could mean a a we la get a package by March 20 a or Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton listening to the presidents speech in Houston heard Bush borrow his stump Calls for welfare Reform and improvements in race relations but said they rang hollow. Clinton who has proposed making College funds available to anyone in Exchange for a payroll deduction or Public service said Bush a proposal to allow penalty free use of Ira Money for College was shortsighted. A can we possibly say the answer to education is to spend life savings a Clinton said. A we were disappointed tonight. It was too Little too for former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas it was too much too late. He said Bush had plenty of platitudes to offer but proposed Little to control the soaring deficit Ana restore americans manufacturing might. A a it a voodoo economics continued a Tsongas said. A George Bush just offered promises promises promises. There a hardly an interest group that Wasny to offered a former California gov. Jerry Brown who with Harkin attended a democratic rally in Franklin ., said Bush a speech was full of plums for republicans but offered no solid plan to bring jobs to unemployed americans. A what he said is More for partisan faithful than for people who Are suffering a said Brown. The democrats said Bush a $50 billion in planned defense cuts Over five years was far too Little. So were his election year promises to help pay for head Start College education and health care. They also criticized Bush for wanting to maintain a 1990 budget agreement the democrats argue has been made obsolete by the end of the cold War. The democrats got help from conservative challenger Patrick j. Buchanan a former White House speech writer who praised Bush a script and delivery but said the speech rang familiar. A a he a trying to co opt my ideas a Buchanan said. A a we re going to have to measure the rhetoric of tonight with the record correction the following is a corrected version of a Chart that ran in fridays editions pertaining to the army s voluntary separation incentive and special separation separation incentive computation 7 it it special separation Benefit computation $1oo. Paid for twice the number of years serve defense from Page 1 end at the presidential Retreat at Camp David my. Bush said he has told the russian Leader that if the newly formed Commonwealth of Independent states will agree to eliminate All land based multiple warhead ballistic missiles he would a eliminate All 50 my missiles. A reduce the number of warheads on minuteman Iii intercontinental ballistic missiles from three to one. A reduce the total number of warheads on sea based missiles by about one third. A convert a a substantial portion of the strategic bomber Force most Likely b-52s, to conventional use. Bush said Yeltsin a initial response to his gesture has been a very positive and i expect our talks to be Bush a plan would shift More of the nuclear Arsenal to submarine based missiles and single warhead missiles in silos which Are considered less tempting targets for a preemptive strike than multiple warhead land based missiles. The actual number of weapons involved in Bush a plan and the schedule for the actions he announced were not available tuesday. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and other senior Pentagon officials were due to Issue details wednesday after the presidents fiscal 1993 budget is sent to Capitol Hill. Bush made no mention of further military personnel cuts and seems Content to stick with a previously announced total or about 1.6 million troops once the draw Down is Complete. Cheney has said in recent speeches and television appearances that there Are no plans at the moment for significant new troop cuts and that any further defense cuts would focus on hardware an weapons systems
