European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 28, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7house oks Bill to expand student Aid Washington a the House on thursday approved by 365-3 a Bill that would add More than 2 million poor and Middle income College students to the Federal financial Aid program. The legislation reauthorizing through fiscal year 1997 programs under the higher education act a set to expire on oct. 1 a now goes to conference. The Senate passed its version of the Bill covering about $20 billion in programs in late february. A with passage of this Bill today we be done our part in lowering the financial barriers to higher education for students from the working and Middle income families of America a said rep. William d. Ford a Mich. But Ford added that a the shackles of the budget agreement prevented the House from making a a stride or a leap Forward in the governments largest Grant and loan programs. Rep. David Price d-n.c., said the Bill a helps hard working american families realize the dream of higher education for their children by opening opportunities to about 1.1 million More students applying for Pell Grants and another 1.1 million More students seeking a guaranteed student loan. Currently 3.8 million receive Pell Grants and 4.7 million guaranteed student Loans. Pell Grants named for sen. Claiborne Pell d-r.i., were created in 1972 to help relieve the loan Burden carried by poorer College students. The White House budget office opposes the Bill and has threatened to recommend a veto by president Bush. The administration has objected to expansion of the Pell Grant program. Key provisions of the Bill would a increase Pell Grants from the current maximum of $2,400 to $4,500 for the 1992-93 academic year and Index the maximum award to inflation. If fully funded students from four person families with incomes up to $49,000 could receive a minimum Pell Grant. The income limit now is about $30,000. A allow students regardless of family income to borrow up to the maximum Stafford loan that ranges from $2,625 to $4,000, depending on the year in College. A simplify application forms for All Federal financial Aid and remove Home farm and Small business equity from consideration in determining eligibility for financial assistance. The legislation has nearly 100 provisions to strengthen controls on schools and colleges to end waste and abuse and to minimize loan defaults. The provisions include prohibiting the use of commissioned salesmen and recruiters requiring pro rata tuition refunds and terminating the eligibility of schools that abuse the programs. The House eliminated two key proposals wanted by Ford chairman of the House education and labor committee. One proposal would have legislated automatic funding each year for the Pell Grant program. The other would have eliminated Banks from the guaranteed student loan programs so that students could get Money directly from the government. A taxpaying working and Middle income families Are barely scraping by and they Are seeing the dream of a College education for their children slip away a said Ford. A meanwhile costs at Public and private colleges have increased from two to three times faster than the growth in median family  on a 351 to 39 vote the House approved a proposal by reps. Bart Gordon >-tcnn., and e. Thomas Coleman r-mo., to prohibit Pell Grants from going to prisoners in Federal or state penal institutions. Coleman said Grants estimated at $160 million go to prisoners leaving less Money for hard working men and women seeking an education. Three republicans Bob stump of Arizona John t. Doolittle of California and Philip m. Crane of Illinois voted against reauthorization. Bush s doctor fails to reveal removal of four skin patches by Terence Hunt the associated press Washington a president Bush had four potentially precancerous skin patches removed from his face during a physical checkup and White House officials say they Are unhappy that his doctor initially failed to disclose the procedure. White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said Bush a physician or. Burton Lee a just made a mistake. He should have Given the information to us and he did no to. I asked him if there was anything else he neglected to mention and he said there  Overall Bush 67, got a clean Bill of health after a four hour exam thursday at Bethesda naval medical Center. However Lee said the president needs More time off from his stress filled Job. A i would love him to go away for three weeks a Lee said. A the wants to go and i have directed him to  however the doctor said a the probably wont do  Bush plans a four Day trip Over the easter weekend to his Seaside vacation Home in Kennebunkport Maine. Questions about a presidents health Are always sensitive but even More so during an election year. The White House did not acknowledge the removal of presidents press office then asked Lee for an explanation. Subsequently a statement was issued saying that doctors used liquid nitrogen to freeze a four very minute keratoses on Bush a face but that there was no evidence of skin cancer. It noted that Bush has had such patches removed before. Fitzwater said Bush does not want to conceal any of his medical history. A a it a important that the doctors understand that a what the president wants a the spokesman said. Half of Bush a annual examination consisted of detailed Eye tests. President Bush gives the thumbs up sign after his physical thursday at Bethesda my naval medical Center. Bush had four potentially precancerous skin patches removed from his face. Lee said the president has elevated pressure in his left Eye but a the has none of the features of  he said a report two years ago that Bush had Early signs of one Type of glaucoma was mistaken. Bush was put on medication to treat the symptom but Lee cancelled it the same Day As unnecessary. Bush weighs 193 pounds at the lower end of a 5-Pound usual Range. Lee said he still prescribes the controversial sleeping drug Halcyon when he thinks the president needs it but has not Given it to him since Bush strip to Asia in Early january. Noriega prosecutors end rebuttal Miami apr prosecutors completed their rebuttal Case against Manuel Noriega on thursday after a former panamanian attorney general testified that he was forced to resign at gunpoint As he investigated military corruption. But in an unusual move . District judge William Hoeveler said he will allow the defense to put two Alibi witnesses on the stand. They Are to testify that Noriega could not have met with a Medellin cocaine Cartel drug dealers on the first weekend of May 1984, As a last minute prosecution witness said. The judge said that the testimony would probably begin monday and that closing arguments could begin tuesday. The government rested its rebuttal Case after calling 14 witnesses. In a broken voice and wiping tears from his eyes former attorney general Rafael Rodriguez said he was i called to military Headquarters in july 1983. There he said he was confronted by Noriega and the nations military ruler at the time Gen. Ruben Paredes. He said they told him that his High profile corruption Robe was threatening the military a commitment to ring democracy to Panama. He said Noriega demanded that he resign or a become a Friend of the defense forces and cover up everything that  when he stalled he said he was brought a second time to Headquarters and confined to a room where an officer told him he was going to die. A the approached me with a gun and put it to my head a said Rodriguez. A i told him a go ahead and do it a you done to have the  he said he ultimately signed a resignation letter and was  ends spouse Swap for two Tulsa couples from wire reports Tulsa okla. A seven months of spouse swapping ended in tragedy for two couples. One Man shot and wounded the other then committed suicide after their marriages crumbled. Curtis Dean Boyce shot Joe Varvil on sunday As Varvil slept with Boyces wife authorities said. Minutes later Boyce pointed a gun at a pursuing police officer and then fatally shot himself said Charlie Taylor undersheriff in Payne county about 90 Miles West of Tulsa. Varvil was critically wounded authorities said. A they did some wife swapping and to make a Long Story Short i guess they went a Little too far Taylor said. The men had begun swapping wives about seven months ago. A Varvil and Boyces wife decided they liked each other and they wanted to stay together a Taylor said. The Boyces separated about three weeks ago. Boyce 32, moved in with Varvill a wife Brenda Nav Varvil and Varvil 34, moved in with Boyces wife Valerie Jean Boyce Taylor  survives Washington a the Senate failed thursday to kill a Republican filibuster blocking consideration of legislation that would have allowed Congress to use savings from cuts in the military budget for Domestic programs. The 50-48 vote 10 Short of the required 60, prevented the Senate from taking up the Bill. There was no indication if Senate democrats would try again and if so when. The determined Republican filibuster kept intact for the present the 1990 budget Summit agreement that prohibits the use of military Money for Domestic programs through the coming fiscal year that begins oct. 1.survival ends in death Waynesburg a. The death of a woman who survived an Auto Accident Only to be run Down by a 16-year-old firefighter responding to the wreck has been ruled accidental. A coroners Jure said wednesday that Volunteer firefighter Randy k. Hunter or. Had been driving too fast for Road conditions but was innocent of Gross neglect in the death of Evelyn Houser 70. State police said Houser was driving West March 14 on state route 21 through the southwestern Pennsylvania town when her car went out of control and crashed on an icy Bend. Houser escaped injury and walked across the Road to the eastbound embankment. Hunter a Junior member of the Center township Volunteer fire co., heard the Call on his pager and was headed to the fire station when he lost control of his car and ran into Houser