European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 19, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 5house slashes funds for atom smasher Washington a the House voted on wednesday night to Block continued construction of an $8.3 billion atom smasher in Texas that critics called too expensive for a government trying to hold Down spending. The research project known As the superconducting super Collider had been included in a $21.8 billion spending Bill that provides Money for the Energy department and for an assortment of waterway Protection projects. An amendment that called for shutting Down the project leaving Only Watkins $34 million to phase out activities was approved 232-181. It was a stunning defeat for supporters of the project who had expected that the $483.7 million contained in the Bill for the Collider would be approved. Energy Secretary James d. Watkins said in a statement he was a deeply disappointed by the House action. It does not demonstrate Good stewardship of our nation s scientific and technology research base that the Public has entrusted to the  the research facility would consist of a 54-mile Oval Tunnel in which subatomic particles would be accelerated to nearly the Speed of Light and smashed together. Plans envision More than 2,500 of the worlds scientists eventually using the facility in the search of Basic clues about the fundamental Structure of matter. The Overall legislation which also would provide for a Sharp increase in spending for environmental cleanup at the governments nuclear weapons plants later was approved by a vote of 365-51. The Senate has yet to consider the measure and could restore spending for the super Collider. The Issue would then have to be resolved Between the House and Senate. President Bush has wanted the Collider project to continue at Levels higher than even considered by the House. But too Many House members considered it an unnecessary Drain on the Federal budget. Just less than $1 billion in Federal Money has already been spent on the project and Texas has pumped in $200 million in state funds. Construction on the project near Waxahachie Texas began in 1989. Critics argued that funding should be Cut off because of uncertainty Over the projects scientific value. A a it san enormous pig in a poke Quot argued rep. Howard Wolpe d-mich., who maintained that the project already is Over Cost and its Long term scientific benefits have been exaggerated. A we can to continue spending Money we done to have on projects we done to need Quot agreed Kep. Dennis 12. Eckart a Ohio. But supporters said the facility is essential if the country is to remain a world Leader in Basic scientific research and argued that untold scientific benefits could spin off from the Basic research. A it is vital that we have it a said rep. Joe Barton a Texas arguing the Collider represents the next generation of Federal scientific laboratories. Rep. George e. Brown jr., d-calif., chairman of the House science space and technology committee said the Collider was needed to a restore americans pre eminent role in High Energy physics.�?�. The Bush administration had asked Congress for $650 million for the 1993 fiscal year $166 million More than is being spent this year. The House appropriations committee went along with Only $483.7 million an amount the colliders supporters had Felt was almost surely to be approved by the House. Jams and strikes 10years ago june 19,1982 a Argentina within hours of ousting president Leop Oldo Galtieri from the ruling Junta said it would not end hostilities Over the falklands until British troops withdraw from the islands.20 years ago june 19,1972 a Public records showed that one of five men arrested for breaking into offices of the democratic National committee at the watergate Complex was the Security coordinator for president Nixon a chief Campaign committee.30 year Sago june 19,1962 a East German Border guards killed one of their comrades when they opened fire on people escaping to Freedom through a Tunnel under the communist Wall. Of the 13 people trying to leave Only two women and two boys escaped.40 years ago june 19,1952 a the Baltic National committee accused the soviets of deporting 1.5 million people from the captive Baltic republics of Latvia Estonia and Lithuania to slave labor Camps in Siberia and at the Arctic Circle since 1945. The soviet Union seized the Baltic lands in 1940-41. World war50 years ago today june 191 a 9 �4 �2 Britain s 8th army pulls Back past Wardiyah on the libyan egyptian Frontier As the afrika Korps masses its forces for an All out assault on the British Garrison remaining behind at Obruk. Australian soldiers successfully held out in the port during the germans eight month siege in 1941, but the Garrison this time is a Hodgepodge of unrelated units and is unprepared California property taxes based on House Price upheld by court Washington a the supreme court on thursday upheld californians proposition 13, which imposes dramatically different property taxes on similar Homes depending on when they were bought. The 8-1 ruling sanctions a provision in the measure that has forced some recent Home buyers to pay As much As 17 times More in taxes than neighbors who purchased before 1978. The system pegs taxes to a Homes Purchase Price rather than its current Market value. In another decision the court ruled that criminal defendants May not use race As a basis for excluding potential jurors from their trials. By a 7-2 vote in a Georgia Case the justices extended the scope of recent decisions that said race based exclusions of potential jurors Are unconstitutional. Proposition 13 was approved overwhelmingly in 1978 by voters in a revolt against rising taxes. The Law was challenged by Stephanie Nordlinger a los Angeles lawyer who bought her first supreme court Roundup Home in 1988 with Money saved while she rented for 25 years. She paid $170,000 for a modest Bungalow in the Middle income Baldwin Hills area of los Angeles. Her property tax Bill for the first year was $1,700, or 1 percent of the Purchase Price. By contrast those who have owned comparable Homes longer pay a fraction of that in taxes because of the Cap imposed by prop 13. The system uses 1975 As a base year. Thus anyone who bought a Home before the 1978 adoption of prop 13 is taxed 1 percent of the Homes 1975 value plus annual increases of no More than 2 percent. Those buying More recently Start off by paying taxes equal to 1 percent of the Purchase Price. Their taxes Are disproportionately higher since real estate values have soared since 1975, rising far More rapidly than 2 percent a year. Californians system was defended by those who said it protects people on fixed incomes. Opponents of prop 13 olates the constitutions go s. Opponents of prop 13 said it i the constitutions guarantee of equal Protection under Law. Court oks welfare waiting period Madison wis. A the Wisconsin supreme court in a 4-3 decision issued wednesday upheld a Law allowing officials to deny welfare to people unless they have lived in the state for at least 60 Days. A while we Are not unsympathetic to the situation of individuals seeking to establish themselves in Wisconsin we recognize that ours is not to pass judgment As to the Wisdom of the legislature a Justice Roland b. Day wrote in the majority opinion. Day also said the 60-Day waiting period is a substantially less onerous than the one year waiting period that the . Supreme court in 1969 declared unconstitutional in Pennsylvania Connecticut and the District of Columbia. He also said the 60-Day waiting period does no to violate a persons constitutional right to travel. Gov. Tommy g. Thompson hailed the ruling As a Good news for Wisconsin taxpayers concerned about welfare migration and said it would strengthen the states Case for Federal approval of a two tier welfare system. But chief Justice Nathan b. Heffernan said in a dissenting opinion for the courts three judge minority that such a ruling was discriminatory. Wednesdays ruling overturned a decision by circuit judge Patricia d. Mcmahon who held in 1988 that the county had unconstitutionally denied general Relief to Vanessa and Kevin Jones. The couple arrived in Wisconsin with their three children on nov. 22, 1988, and applied for welfare dec. 6. Earlier this month Thompson signed a Bill that would if the Federal government approves pay some new residents the same amount of Money under the Aid to families with dependent children program that they would have received in the state they left. Wisconsin pays $517 a month in such payments while neighbouring Illinois pays $367. There have been concerns that people May move to Wisconsin to get More Money. Reeking robber hits 10 Florida Banks Urce 2194 Days of War w h. Smith ii seers inc world almanac Book of world .1r ii. 8 sen books corp19u1 a fort Lauderdale Fla. Up police and the Fri Are tracking a malodorous Bank robber dubbed a emr. Stinky a and they say he does no to need a weapon to overpower his victims. The suspect also known As a the . Bandit a struck wednesday at a Glendale Federal Bank Branch in fort Lauderdale making off with about $1,100. It was the 10th Bank robbery attributed to the reeking robber since May 15. A the claims he has a weapon but he has not produced a weapon a said Fri spokesman Paul Miller. Nonetheless Miller said a the tellers Are anxious to get away from  in each robbery the Man slips a Teller a note demanding Bills in certain denominations a not Large sums of Money a Miller said. Tellers and witnesses describe him As a stringy haired and unshaven White Man in his 30s who is generally Clad in dirty clothes. But it is his Aroma they seem to remember most. A this individual has. A Strong odor of tobacco and a Strong body odor Quot Miller said. Police said they think he May be robbing Banks to support a drug habit. They initially thought he was a homeless person living on the Street but that does not appear to be the Case Miller said. A the impression we have now is its an individual who just is not maintaining Good personal Hygiene a Miller said. Eight robberies have occurred in fort Lauderdale. The others have occurred in the nearby communities of Tamarac and Plantation