European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 4, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 5u.s. Likely to keep China s Trade status a file press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater in fhe stars and stripes 10years ago june 4,1982 a almost All religious activities were banned on school grounds during school hours in the Northern Region of department of defense dependents schools in Germany in response to objections by parents and teachers.20 years ago june 4,1972 a foreign ministers from the United states Britain France and the soviet Union signed the Berlin Accord. Soviet minister Andrei Gromyko called the agreement a Good Omen. 30years ago june 4,1962 a a chartered air France jetliner crashed on Takeoff from orly Airport in Paris killing 129 people in the worst single plane disaster to Date. The crash killed 121 americans.40 years ago june 4,1952 a British troops cordoned off the soviet controlled radio Berlin building in the British sector of the City. The measure was in response to soviet guards refusal to allow Allied military police patrols onto the Berlin Helmstedt autobahn corridor. Wor i d War so years ago today 4 june194 2 . Torpedo planes make futile attacks on the four japanese carriers near the Midway islands but the distraction allows  dive bombers to get through and hit flight decks crowded with planes being loaded with bombs and torpedoes. Three carriers Are mortally damaged the fourth is wrecked later in the Day it is a stunning . Victory although the Carrier Yorktown is critically damaged. By the new York times Washington the White House said tuesday that it planned to extend preferential Trade benefits to China for another year arguing that it was the Best Way to support Reform in the world s most populous country. The announcement Drew protests from democrats on Capitol Hill who argued that the presidents policy of a constructive engagement had produced no tangible results. In fact they said China has engaged in increasingly provocative acts a including the underground testing of a Large nuclear bomb denial of visas to the chairmen of the Senate intelligence and foreign relations committees and a failure to make significant improvement in human rights. By Law Bush had to decide by wednesday whether to notify Congress of his intention to extend Trade benefits for another year. Congress then has three months to try to prevent the move. In an election year though it will be difficult to Muster enough Republican votes in Congress to override the president. Since the Tiana men Square riots in june 1989, the annual Extension of Trade benefits to China has produced a fight Between the president and Congress which Bush has won each time. Quot a the president informed the Congress today that he plans to extend China a most favored nation Man status for another year a said White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. A in making this important decision the president stressed that it is wrong to isolate China if we Hope to influence China. Maintaining a constructive policy of engagement with China has served .  last year China exported $19 billion Worth of products to the United states and imported $6.3 billion in . Goods. The United states is China a largest overseas Market importing More than a fourth of chinese exports while China absorbs Only 1.5 percent of american exports. Without the Trade status a country a products Are heavily taxed effectively cutting off exports to the Len itch states. Ai ministration officials acknowledged that the chinese have made few improvements in human rights during the past year. Quot a senior Bush administration Asia policy maker argued however that this behaviour was the result of a a world class Power struggle Quot under Way in Beijing in Advance of the 14th communist party Congress which will take place at the end of the year. That argument has not impressed opponents of the policy on China. Senate majority Leader George j. Mitchell a Maine and House majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt d-mo., planned to unveil a Bill that would make extending China a Trade privileges for another year contingent on specific improvements in human rights policies. The chances of gaining a veto proof two thirds majority of both houses appear slim. 7------- to Rimos majority of Moth houses a to Muster enough Republican votes in without the Trade status a country a slim. Reagan Carter Campaign veterans join Perot Effort As co managers Washington api red Rollins no cd a today show denied news reports Mer Treasury Secretary William president Reagan s 1984 Campaign Man that he had offered the men up to $5 Mil Simon would soon endorse Perot a Eft Beer and Hamilton Jordan former presi Linn a a when. R Washington aped Rollins president Reagan a 1984 Campaign manager and Hamilton Jordan former president Carters chief of staff Are joining Texas billionaire Ross Perot a Independent presidential Campaign. Perot spokesman James Squires said the two seasoned political consultants were to appear at a news conference in Dallas on wednesday afternoon to announce the appointments. The two will be co managers of Perot a Effort Squires said. Rollins will oversee the Day to Day operations of the Campaign and Jordan will be the chief strategist he said. Jordan managed Democrat Jimmy Carters 1976 and 1980 campaigns and served As White House chief of staff for Carter. Jordan father of three is now president of whittle communications inc. In Knoxville Tenn. He is also a former top official with the menus professional Tennis circuit. A Perot has promised a world class Campaign a Squires said. A to deliver on that to his volunteers you need people who have been in campaigns before. These two people have specific skills that Are  both will report to Tom Luce Perot a longtime associate and Overall Campaign chairman Squires said. Perot interviewed wednesday on no cd a today show denied news reports that he had offered the men up to $5 million each. A when you re spending your own Money you done to do things like that a Perot said. Squires would not disclose How much Rollins and Jordan would be paid. But he said that both men had been hired at a compensation Levels comparable to that of other professionals that have been  Rollins wife Sherrie told the associated press that she was leaving her Job As White House director of intergovernmental affairs because it would be an a emotional and professional conflict with her husband working for Perot. A i know he intends to do this. I  in Good conscience not resign a she said. Both she and her husband anguished Over the question and he advised her not to quit she said. She also denied reports that her husband would get As much As $5 million. According to one source with knowledge of the Deal Rollins is signing on for less than $1 million getting an amount comparable to what he made As a private political consultant. Sources said the two consultants were already setting up shop in Perot a Dallas Headquarters. Meanwhile gop sources said that for Mer Treasury Secretary William e. Simon would soon endorse Perot a Effort. Former Texas gov. John b. Connally who is also a former Secretary of the Treasury has already endorsed Perot. Rollins one of the Gopas ton political strategists served As political director under Reagan besides being his 1984 Campaign manager. He later became director of the re publican congressional Campaign committee but left that Post amid reports of friction with the White House. He has been a frequent critic of Bush a White House and Campaign operation. Perot who has yet to declare his candidacy has been shopping for an experienced political operative to guide his Campaign and there have been previous reports of negotiations with Rollins. In Sherrie Rollins letter to Bush dated wednesday she lauded Bush for his a remarkable leadership a and said �?o1 take great Pride in the successes you have achieved during your first term and i wish you the greatest Success during your second term. She was director of news information for Abc news in new York before joining the Bush White House in january. She also had served in the 1984 Bush Campaign and As assistant Secretary for Public affairs in the department of housing and Urban development. Dod urged to make Good use of outdated nuclear shelter source 2194 Days of War w h. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp i9tti a by the Washington Post Washington a House speaker Thomas s. Foley has recommended that the defense department scuttle an underground bomb shelter in West Virginia and consider using it for another purpose now that its previously secret site has been revealed. Congressional leaders Are expected to concur with the recommendations of the Washington Democrat an aide said Likely spelling the end to a $14 million nuclear shelter built three decades ago. In a letter monday to defense Secretary Dick Cheney Foley said a in Light of recent press exposure of the emergency relocation facility in White Sulphur Springs w.va., it is my intention to recommend ending support for the  a Pentagon spokesman army maj. Bryan Whitman said the defense department has made plans for a continuity of government in emergencies but added a we done to discuss any of those details for Security  shelters also exist for the president the Cabinet defense officials and the supreme court. An aide said rep. Dan Glickman d-kan., suggested housing the homeless in the nuclear shelter. Other members of Congress agreed that the facility should no longer serve its intended purpose. A a it a a cold War anachronism just like the bomb shelters we had in the 1950s,�?� said House intelligence committee chairman Dave Mccurdy a okla. House speaker Thomas s. Foley apm