European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes tuesday March 17, 1992 at a glance 9 not a  Larry and Linda Wooten lost their son to Binge drinking and the Florida couple is trying to prevent members of other families from suffering similar deaths. See stories on pages 14 and 15. Consumers perking up if shoppers in Des Moines Iowa Are any indication Consumers Are beginning to listen to economists who say the economic recovery is on firm footing. A Pago 4 Booth Dis interment urged a Maryland assassination Buff wants to put to rest rumours that John Wilkes Booth is not in a Baltimore cemetery. A Page 5 Gays in Parade jeered spectators lobbed smoke bombs and Beer cans at two dozen Irish american Gay activists marching in a St. Patrick s Day Parade. A Page 6 film Deal prohibited the Canadian military will not allow three air Force members who survived an Arctic crash to sell their personal stories to a film company. A Page 8 quake Hopes fade Hopes faded monday that any More survivors will be found from last weeks devastating earthquake and newspapers reported looting and Relief Effort complaints. A Page 9 anticipation Loans costly taxpayers pay an expensive Price when they file their returns electronically in order to get Quick refund anticipation Loans. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 20 action line. ----16 comics. 16-20 commentary. Crossword. Faces no places. 10 letters. Money matters. 17 sports. 21-28 to listings. 27 weather. Bush from Page 1 from reporters monday about his wife a Law work As he greeted voters at a restaurant in Chicago. A anyone who would do that is not Cut out to be president a Clinton said of Brown and his accusations. A this process will be controlled by the american people a not by  his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton said she always made sure her work As a partner at the prestigious Rose Law firm in Little Rock ark., did not create any appearance of conflict. A a in be done the Best i can to Lead my life a she said As she campaigned with her husband. A i suppose i could have stayed Home and baked cookies and had teas. In be tried very very hard to be As careful As  Bush was raising More than $1 million for his re election bid Over lunch in Milwaukee and dinner in Chicago at the same time moving to snuff out a conservative Republican Challenge by to commentator Patrick Buchanan. Polls showed Bush far ahead of his inter party challenger in both Michigan and Illinois where crucial primary ballots Wilt be held today. Bush said he was looking Forward to a big Victory today but  predict the margin from the two ballots part of a series of contests being held across the country to determine who goes on to the general election. A never try to say How High the High bar should be in these primaries. I Haven to done it. In be been very pleased. This seems to be getting better and better a Bush said. Buchanan has virtually ignored Illinois to make his stand in the Michigan hoping that disaffected voters in the slumping automating state will Back his Cam a i g n Michigan prolife 1988 presidential election statistics a. 1,965,486 voted Republican 53.57% 1,675,783 voted Democrat 45.67% 3,669,163 total Voles in 1988 20 electoral votes state politics governor John Engler r senators Carl Levin d Donald w. Riegle or. D congressmen 18 state statistics 1992 est. Population 9,295,297 percentage of population 65 years and Over 11.9% Black population est. 1985 1.243.000 hispanic population est. 1985 155.000 1968 presidential election statistics 2.310.939 voted Republican 50.69% 2.215.940 voted Democrat 48.60% 4,559,120 total votes in 1988 24 electoral votes state politics governor Jim Edgar r senators Paul Simon d Alan j. Dixon d congressmen 22 state statistics 1992 est. Population 11,430,602 percentage of population 65 years and Over 12.3% Black population est. 1985 1.775.000 hispanic population est. 1985 755.000 source the 1991 information please almanac and the 1992 world almanacs amps source the 1991 information please almanac and the 1992 world almanac ass a America first crusade. But the Bush Campaign has pummelled him with to ads pointing out that Buchanan owns one foreign car. Bush was stopping first at a new minority owned company steel tech manufacturing inc., which won government and corporate support to build a $30 million factory in Milwaukee to Weld and paint truck Beds for the army. A a we re waging a Battle today in America a a Battle for jobs and for our economic future a said Bush. A steel tech is the kid of Success Story that Points the Way to  Bush also was attending a polish american rally in Chicago before a fundraising dinner there. Meanwhile Buchanan was coming under pressure to Bow out of the race. Criminal probe opened Eaton in House banking Case Washington a the government has opened a criminal investigation of activity at the House Bank a spokesman for the . Attorneys office said monday a a new turn in the scandal that already had lawmakers struggling to Cushion political fallout from their thousands of bad checks. A we Are reviewing allegations of possible criminal conduct involving the Bank said Mark Liedl spokesman for . Attorney Jay Stephens. Liedl would not say who might be involved or what Type of conduct was under investigation. He said the investigation began last fall following a general accounting office audit. The Gao said current and former House members had written 8,331 checks backed by insufficient funds from july 1989 through june 1990. That audit led to a five month House ethics committee investigation that has members scrambling to explain their overdrafts. Meanwhile on monday lawmakers sifted through sloppily kept records from the Bank in Hopes of finding evidence that could soften the political damage from an epidemic of Check kiting. Rep. Robert Mrazek . Listed by the House ethics committee As the author of 972 overdrafts in 39 months arranged to bring his lawyer and accountant to a meeting with government auditors to review the records. A i have never bounced a Check a said Mrazek a candidate for the Senate in new York in a statement that complained he was being lumped with a congressmen who chronically and deliberately wrote huge overdrafts when there were no funds in their  if Mrazek was in a fighting mood rep. Charles Wilson a Texas was in a giving Frame of mind. He told a news conference he would donate More than $2,000 to charities _ $25 for each Check listed As an overdraft. Information from the House ethics committee list provided to the associated press said he had 81 of them. A i think the people of East Texas knew they weren to electing a spa a he said. From Page 1 worlds largest automaker last year. The company Overall lost a record $4.5 billion. Eaton a experience As a a car Guy is deep. He has spent nearly half his life at pm and worked his Way up through the engineering ranks and Chevrolet and Oldsmobile to head Gmys future product development and engineering staffs. He also worked on the Saturn project Gmys Small car subsidiary aimed at taking on japanese imports and was involved in development of the Impact electric car. Eaton also headed Gmys ill fated a car program. In 1984, the Federal government sued pm contending a Brake defect caused the rear wheels to lock in a cars which included the Pontiac Phoenix the Chevrolet citation the Oldsmobile Omega and the Buick Skylark. General motors won the Case after a Long trial but sales plummeted. Since arriving in Europe in 1988, Eaton has negotiated deals to build cars and engines in Hungary. Last month Eaton and Poland a minister of Industry announced a $75 million joint venture to build Ope is Stuttgart from Page 1 support the Neucom facilities. The new Neucom area support group was put in place As a provisional operate on Jan. 1, but it was not Clear monday when the local National slots slated for elimination would be Cut. Don t have a time line for when the a so re zat Lons would be abolished Quot said Usa eur spokeswoman Millie Waters. Waters emphasized that the jobs to be Cut re Ter to spaces and not necessarily a specific number of people. The spokeswoman also said she did not know How Many . Civilian or military slots would be Cut. The new provisional organization reports to Usa eur Headquarters the 6th area support group is in Vii corps charge until the corps inactivates in mid april. Then command and control responsibilities for the 6th will shift to Usa eur. Cimon no a the statement usar tur commander Gen Crosbie e. Saint decided to set up the Neucom support organization after he considered comments from usage urn a head works Council which represents local National workers