European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 10, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 15commentary what newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided to the stars and stripes by the associated press and United press International. Star Tribune Minneapolis immense Good already has come from decisions by a slew of congressional incumbents not to seek re election a slew of Strong women candidates has come Forward. For years experts have lamented voters tendency to re elect most incumbents. This year that seems about to change and women Are leading the move. Other things in Washington need to change too but an infusion of new blood much of it female would be a healthy and Welcome development. The Houston Post if Bill Clinton said he would not reveal his solutions to the nations problems until after he becomes the democratic nominee in july How would you feel what if president Bush said he would not unveil his plans for a second term until after the gop convention you  buy it. So Why does h. Ross Perot think he can get special treatment As he plans an Independent candidacy. The Sun Baltimore even before president Bush got to los Angeles he was blaming the riots there on the great society programs of the �?T60s. Such Finger pointing wont work Susn and Ronald Reagan before him have spent nearly 11 is i is Iii Yuvi Jull u1vuii a a he knows in his own mind just what he stands for in americans troubled cities because until the Wake up Call came in los Angeles he chose to ignore them. Nowadays Long Island . So its All Lyndon Johnson a fault. That a what president Bush a chief spokesman would have us believe about the bloodshed and rage that convulsed los Angeles and filled the rest of the country with dread. For nearly a dozen years Bush and Ronald Reagan have been in charge and Aid to cities and states has been slashed social problems have festered unchecked and republicans have exploited racism for political gain. The Boston Lobo americans frequently feel overtaxed although the combined Federal state and local taxes constitute the lowest Burden on income of All major Industrial countries except Japan which is Only marginally lower. Those americans would do Well to consider Sweden which has taxes that amount to More than 50 percent of income compared with americans 32 percent. Sweden a transition is one that americans should follow closely. Its Success has been consciously planned on the premise that Enterprise requires a competent and Well supported work Force with excellent education and social services a and the tax Structure to support them. The Providence . Journel bulletin a slow but probably accelerating economic recovery is under Way. I this Case such slowness May be a Good sign. In any event the present data do show a cautious recovery a which seems Likely to mean a steady and sustained recovery. The Bellingham Wash Herald How Likely would it have been 25 years ago that the makers of Rolls Royce would seek Toyota a help to curb the flow of red Ink a and get turned Down. In the 1960s, Rolls Royce made the posh est of autos. Toyota cranked cheap autos off its Assembly line As it struggled with other japanese car makers to claim a Comer of the Auto Market. What a difference 25 years makes. Manufacturers who like to think their product is the Rolls Royce of whatever it is they produce might take a lesson from this much will change in 25 years. Every Market must try to keep Pace. Those who work hardest at it profit most. Kinq logo Mono tag non. The Dally oklahoman Oklahoma City an authoritative report ought to end demands for Ever rising Federal automotive fuel Economy standards. A National Academy of sciences panel provides evidence that corporate average fuel Economy rules arc counterproductive. Modest improvements in gasoline mileage Are offset by costly Trade offs. The government should forget about trying to impose rules that Are clearly not in the interests of Consumers or producers. Augusta a Herald More than 30 u a. Senators Are poised to Force a vote on Radical legislation that would prevent All employers a Union or non Union a from hiring permanent replacements during a strike. The Democrat controlled House passed a similar Bill last year. Passage would overturn More than 50 years of fair labor management negotiations and would dramatically shift the balance of Power in labor disputes to Union Bosses. Indeed passage will Force Many businesses especially Small ones to curtail operations or even shut Down during a strike because employers would find it difficult if not impossible to locate qualified replacements. Businesses could be forced to accept unreasonable contract demands that do not reflect Market realities. Banbury Park . Prass two years ago when whittle communications began beaming its news show Channel one into the nations classrooms it advertised the program As a Way to overcome teen agers ignorance of and indifference to current events. The company Felt confident enough to commission the University of Michigan to conduct a three year study of the effectiveness of the telecast. The results of the first year have now become Public and the news is not Good for whittle or the 10,000 schools in the United states that  refuse the company a offer. The whittle people appear to be More adept at huckster ism than communicating ideas educational television can be a powerful tool in the hands of experts but the recent study confirms that students awareness of the Complex world they live in is not enhanced by news clips patched together for the purpose of Selling junk food. The evening Sun Baltimore fresh from his april 9 election Britain a prime minister John major reshuffled his Cabinet and the Junior ministers. This is no longer a revised government of his predecessor Margaret Thatcher but a new government bearing the stamp of its Leader. Major has it the ground running. In Britain As in Germany and the United states the party of the right currently seems in Power permanently if it can stay honest Ana moderate while the party of the left is out so Long As voters doubt whether it is responsible enough to be trusted. C but the Challenge to the parties of opposition is to renew themselves in terms of the 1990s, to throw off the shackles of their past. As . Democrats British labovites and German social democrats persist in demonstrating it ainu to easy. The Parkersburg . News the new York fire department apparently deeming certain minorities to be incapable of doing Well on multiple Choice tests has revised its examination procedures. Instead of having to pick the Correct answer people taking the tests will have to rank their top three choices. Picking the Correct answer As first rank Choice will be Good for one Point. But ranking it second will be Good for a half Point. This is the sort of nonsense encouraged by Federal civil rights Laws that place More importance on Equality of results for certain racial and ethnic groups than on old fashioned Merit based Equality of Opportunity. Coming soon to a City near you. Philadelphia Dally news Oliver stones movie Juk posited so massive a conspiracy to either kill John f. Kennedy or to cover up the facts that Only a few americans alive at the time could claim total innocence. Still the Stone film did prompt positive action. Members of Congress and the Bush administration agreed to release documents relating to the assassination with some understandable safeguards for privacy and National Security. Until that is the Justice department and apparently president Bush changed its mind a a National Security could be compromised. Makes you wonder. What possible National Security questions could there be nearly 30 years later most of the governments that were our enemies at the time have collapsed. Most of the people involved Are Long dead. What a still alive and growing though is the suspicion that the government is afraid of the truth. That is Why the conspiracy theories done to die. Tha few Lance Star Fredericksburg is. Some people like to eat High on the hog while Olheis prefer to chomp away a Little lower on the food Chain. Suddenly its the bean eaters who seem the Wiser. Health food advocates and Many doctors have been saying that for years but now even the . Department of agriculture is acknowledging that grits Are better for you at breakfast than a Greasy piece of Bacon. The Radical shift in Washington a official attitude toward the dietary habits of the american people has agriculture seckary Edward r. Madigan saying in effect let them eat kale Rice sprouts carrots apples. For decades the Agency has provided schools with a Basic four food charts that touted meat and Dairy products High on the list of healthful things to eat. Now new charts will be made that promote grains fruits and vegetables. Popeye the Sailor Man was right All along