European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 20, 1992 . The stars and strikes Page 5 White House probe reportedly widens by the los Angeles times Washington a the Independent counsels investigation of White House officials role in the search of Bill Clinton a passport file has broadened from a Misdemeanour into a felony investigation sources familiar with the inquiry said Friday. When attorney general William p. Barr initiated a preliminary inquiry last month into alleged attempts to use government files for partisan political purposes the focus was on possible violations of the privacy act a Misdemeanour statute that carries no prison sentence for violators. Now Independent counsel Joseph e. I Genova is investigating whether White House officials attempted to cover up their knowledge of the search possibly committing felony violations that carry prison terms the sources said. Digenova was named last monday a one Day before the Law providing for such appointments expired a As Independent counsel by a special three judge Federal in the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 20,1982 a the Senate overwhelmingly approved a Mammoth Money measure funding the Federal government including $1.2 billion in jobs Money that president Reagan vowed to veto. 20 years ago dec. 20,1972 a the defense department announced renewed . Bombing of North Vietnam As a Quot major Effort a involving 100 b-52s hit Somo military targets never struck before. 30 years ago dec. 20,1962 a the United states put its 200th intercontinental ballistic missile on the firing line As the air Force declared its last Squadron of Atlas icbms combat ready. 40 years ago dec. 20,1952 a president Truman defended the foreign policies of his seven years in the White House saying Quot we have demonstrated to the communists that their expansionist efforts will be  l world War ii 50 years ago today dec. 20 1 a 9 �4 2 push the red army s new on the Southern soviet front threatens the Northern flank of Field marshal Erich von Manstein s Force that is trying to break through to the German army surrounded at Stalingrad. In the Pacific . Army engineers begin pushing a Road through the Guadalcanal Jungle to help the struggling attack on the slopes of mount Austen. Source 2194 Days of wat w h. Smith publishers inc world almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp1981 a panel. Barros application seeking an outside prosecutor and the special court s papers appointing Digenova former . Attorney for the District of Columbia Are understood to name Only a single White House official As a suspect but to note that a others Quot maybe involved. One source identified the individual As Janet g. Mullins White House political director. Earlier investigations by the state departments inspector general and the general accounting office Congress investigative Arm focused on Mullins White House communications director Margaret d. Tutwiler and White House chief of staff James a. Baker Iii. In asking for appointment of the Independent counsel Barr did not propose that the application be made Public a departure from the practice of earlier attorneys general in investigations that already had been widely publicized. But Digenova is understood to have asked the court to make Public the papers appointing him and setting out his mandate. . Denies arms Accord is finalized Washington a the Bush administration says russian president Boris n. Yeltsin jumped the gun in declaring that a second strategic nuclear arms treaty is a done Deal. White House officials said the arms negotiations Are progressing but denied Yeltsin a assertion Friday that an Accord had been clinched and that he and president Bush planned to meet in Alaska in mid january to sign the Deal. Marlin Fitzwater White House press Secretary said when told of Yeltsin a statement Quot no. We re getting closer. We re hopeful. But that a the Best we can  Fitzwater spoke after meeting with Bush in the Oval office. Bush declined to answer reporters questions about Yeltsin a statement. Still private analysts said an arms Deal seemed achievable before Bush leaves office Jan. 20. Bush and Yeltsin signed a framework agreement last june to reduce each sides strategic nuclear arsenals to a maximum of 3,500 warheads. But As recently As last sunday . Officials cited obstacles to a final agreement. From a . Standpoint the proposed Accord is of historic importance. It requires Russia to do away with its most fearsome nuclear weapons a those that can lob warheads at multiple targets and a class of missiles known As ss-18s that Are More powerful than any missile in the american Arsenal. In Beijing on Friday the russian president announced that the Accord known As the strategic arms reduction treaty ii was ready for signing by the . And russian leaders. A i can Tell you now that a Start ii agreement has been prepared for a two thirds Cut in strategic nuclear weapons a Yeltsin said diverting from his prepared text. A and it can be signed at the beginning of january of next  Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagle Burger who just last weekend held what he called inconclusive Start ii talks with his russian counterpart said of Yeltsin a announcement a i Hope he a right but we have to see. I done to know any More than what in be heard out of  analysts who follow the negotiations said they knew of no final breakthrough but they said Bush could easily wrap up the treaty by making concessions that would do no substantial harm to . Interests. President a acct Clinton Waves to construction workers after he underwent a routine medical examination at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock on Friday. Clinton aides want bigger Cut in deficit by the new York times Washington president elect Clinton a economic advisers Are recommending he trim the deficit More than he had proposed in the election Campaign so As to fulfil his pledge of halving the deficit within four years. Seeing that estimates of the deficit for the 1996 fiscal year have soared since last Spring Clinton a economic advisers said they had called for the deficit to be reduced by about $145 billion for that year As against the $90 billion that he originally proposed. Relying on the latest estimates from the congressional budget office Clinton a advisers forecast that the deficit would be about $290 billion in 1996, far higher than the estimate of $190 billion that the budget office made last March. The advisers said Friday that the estimate had risen for Many reasons. One is that spending on health care has increased faster than anticipated. Clinton a economic advisers made their proposals As part of a menu of options being presented to Clinton this weekend in Little Rock Ark. Four of Clinton a economic advisers who spoke on the condition of anonymity said the options would include voluminous plans on the budget Trade telecommunications banking and manufacturing technology converting some military factories to civilian use and building roads Bridges and other infrastructure. Several Clinton advisers said his economic team is tentatively scheduled to meet with him this week to begin choosing options for a legislative package. Noting that they and Clinton want to signal their seriousness about cutting the deficit Over the Long term the economic advisers said one option is to have certain spending cuts take effect either 18 months after inauguration Day or when the unemployment rate Falls to a certain level perhaps 6.5 percent. Such cuts would occur Over time so As not to undermine the fragile economic recovery. Cabinet makeup irks some groups g by the los Angeles times Little Rock Ark. With Only a few Cabinet shopping Days left before Christmas president elect Clinton a plans to fill the remaining senior osts of his administration have col idea with protests from women and latinos that he has failed to meet his Oft sounded Promise of diversity. The protests began last week As names of Likely Cabinet nominees began to be reported in the press and leaders of women a and minority advocacy groups realized with a Jolt that the 14-member Cabinet that Clinton had promised would a look like american might Well end up with 12 men including one hispanic and three Blacks. A this Cabinet will look like America with men at the top a said rep. Patricia Schroeder a Colo. Quot that Isnit what we thought he  a it was like a splash of cold water a said Eleanor Smeal president of the fund for a feminist majority. A we were All expecting he would make Good on his Promise and suddenly it looks like he May have Only two women in his Cabinet. That puts us Back in the Ronald Reagan  Clinton and top aides insist that once the full Cabinet is named minorities and women will be satisfied with the makeup of the administration. A the diversity Issue is very important to me and in a still working on it very very hard a Clinton said last week