European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes sunday May 10, 1992 Accord clears Way for Bush to attend june Earth Summit by the Washington Post United nations the worlds Industrial nations reached a Compromise Friday on a treaty aimed at reducing the threat of global warming by reducing emissions of gases. But the . Negotiators stopped Short of setting timetables or specifying Levels of reductions a goal that originally had been sought by every developed nation except the United states. The Accord was largely dictated by the United states and rushed to completion in time for the . Earth Summit next month in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. It cited approximate deadlines and emission limits but failed to link the two. Jean Ripert who was chairman of the . Negotiations characterized the text As being full of a constructive  Quot it will be possible for anyone to wiggle out from any Legal commitment a said Jor Gen Henningsen environmental director of the commission of european communities. But in embracing Broad goals and initiating a process for regular updating of emission standards developed nations took a first step in what could go Well beyond previous efforts to protect the global com Mons. Because the principal warming Gas a Carbon dioxide a is produced when Coal and Oil Are burned pollution controls could Cut deeply into the traditional powerhouses of Industrial societies. A its just a step but a decisive one Quot Ripert told reporters after releasing a text of the Accord. Quot this is a decision to launch a process of  . Agreement had been considered essential to any meaningful pact because the United states alone accounts for about one fourth of All greenhouse Gas emissions worldwide and because president Bush a presence at the Earth Summit was desirable to give the event a sense of consensus. The Compromise was consummated Early saturday on the final Day of talks. The Deal makes it possible for Bush to join other Heads of state at the Rio Summit without fear of being branded the chief obstacle to a global warming treaty according to . Officials. Forged by a Core panel of delegates from developed nations in a week of nearly continuous negotiations the Accord must be formally approved by a full meeting of the 143 nations participating in the talks. Approval was expected late saturday. The Compromise incorporating language worked out by . And British officials at the state department broke a protracted and at times testy stalemate Between Washington and some of its closest allies and trading partners. Europe Japan Canada and Australia had proposed firm a targets and timetables for reduction of Carbon dioxide to 1990 Levels by 2000. Carbon dioxide and other gases including methane from farm waste Are believed to Blanket the Earth and trap solar heat like a greenhouse. Even with Long term stabilization the volume of such eases emitted into the atmosphere since the Industrial revolution is expected to cause average temperature increases of several degrees by the Middle of the 21st Century. Preventing further increases would require a 60 percent reduction in current emissions of Carbon dioxide Many climate experts say. The Bush administration however repeatedly has argued that such binding and open ended commitments could cripple the . Economy and a transportation system heavily dependent on Fossil fuels. The Compromise reached Friday Calls for adoption of policies to limit emissions of greenhouse gases. The policies Are supposed to a demonstrate that developed nations Are taking the Lead in modifying Lon term trends in greenhouse Gas emissions a recognizing that the return by the end of the present decade to earlier Levels. Would contribute to such  there is no definition of a earlier  nor does the treaty language commit signers to maintain those Levels after the year 2000. Mumm is holding on for dear wife Clay Boyington and Cherie Hargrove of Nashville tenn., take the plunge into marriage after saying their vows about 150 feet in the air and then bungee jumping together As husband and wife. After the newlyweds were safely lowered to the ground the preacher who performed their wedding ceremony on thursday decided to make a flying leap too.50 people caught so far in . Welfare scam new York Fuji two new York City welfare workers have been arrested in a massive welfare fraud scheme that has Cost the City state and Federal governments an estimated $45 million since 1978, authorities said Friday. The two welfare workers allegedly were part of a Loose network of at least 113 people including Case workers phony document Sellers and bogus welfare mothers that has been bilking the Aid for families with dependent children program for years. The City a department of investigation which is leading the probe has arrested 50 people so far. The latest people nabbed in the Case a Reyes Lebron 50, who determines the eligibility of prospective welfare recipients in the Bronx and Katherine Jackson 27, who performs the same Iob in Brooklyn a were hit with Federal charges for allegedly taking bribes. If convicted they each face up to 10 years in prison. The two Are Veteran human resources administration employees who earn salaries of less than $25,000 a year. They allegedly were taking a portion of welfare payments in Exchange for helping women fraudulently qualify for benefits. A welfare Mother arrested earlier was described As a the most successful of ally in the scam. The Doi charged that the woman who was not identified had opened a dozen welfare cases under phony names and received $313,000 during the last seven years. Some of the phony welfare mothers in the scheme were paying As much As $50 to $60 a month to buy addresses from Case workers to use As Case addresses. Document Sellers were providing phony birth certificates and social Security cards often in Exchange for a monthly portion of the welfare payments that their clients received. The Doi said the network had been operating since As Early As 1978. The welfare recipients involved were posing As single mothers with an average of three children to qualify for benefits under multiple identities. In Many cases they were using photos of themselves in different clothing makeup and hairstyles to open each Case As Well As different names and social Security numbers. Bush election official criticized for jokes Montgomery Ala. A the National democratic party chairman lashed out Friday at mayor Emory Fol mar saying he should resign As head of president Bush a re election Campaign in Alabama for jokes about poor people having Cadillac. Folmar also Drew laughs from Bush supporters thursday his first Day at the Helm of the presidents state Campaign when he poked that he had a bad dream about Bill Clinton As president and Jesse Jackson As vice president. The former state gop chairman said the dream scenario included a democratic controlled Congress holding a special session to pass $500 billion in tax increases Quot to buy everybody below the poverty level two  National democratic party chairman Ron Brown said in a statement from Washington that Bush should sever formal Campaign ties with Folmar. Quot a real Leader would ask mayor Folmar to step Down in his role As Campaign chairman Brown said. A president Bush bears responsibility for this country Slack of Progress and Hope a and the fact that such blatantly offensive remarks keep being made a Brown said in the statement issued by the democratic National committee. A last time his Campaign said it wanted to make americans think Willie Horton was on our presidential ticket. George Bush never apologized. He merely denied responsibility a Brown said. Quot is George Bush in charge if he is Why wont he Stop these comments before they happen a Browne a statement said a Bush cannot Wink and nod at racial politics in his Campaign by night and then act shocked Day after  Folmar declined to comment about Browne a  lingerie stolen during riots los Angeles apr have you seen Madonna a underwear officials at Frederick a of Hollywood Are offering a $1,000 Reward for the singers Bustier which was one of the items that looters took from its lingerie museum in the los Angeles riots. Madonna donated the sequin trimmed Gold Tasse led purple Bustier to Frederick a after her first world tour in 1987