European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday february 1, 1993 . The stars and stripes a Page 5 los Angeles hails its first subway line m by Nora Zami Citow los Angeles times los Angeles after 20 years of planning and $1.4 billion the City known for its dependence on the automobile embraced its first modern subway saturday As thousands clogged underground stations for their first ride. As coloured lights shone from above and a taped ver Sion of stars and stripes forever echoed through the Tunnel los Angeles first metro red line car pulled into the station at downtown s Pershing Square at 11 35 . Mayor tour Bradley beamed As he stood on Board shoulder to shoulder with other dignitaries. I m very excited very Happy about this Day it s been 20 years coming said Bradley who in the final months of his unprecedented 20-year reign saw the realization of one of his biggest and most controversial dreams. The red line is going to deliver us to the 21st Cen Tury he said. Many of the 60,000 who flocked to the subway s five stations for an inaugural free ride saw the train As More of a curiosity than a journey considering its 4.4-mile first segment boasts few important destinations. Three Hundred passengers some dressed As though for Church jammed into each subway car. Some had driven Over an hour so they could take what amounts to a seven minute ride. This they told one another is his tory. Robert and Debbie Newcombe brought their 6-Ycar old daughter Laura. Fifty years from now when they Are celebrating the anniversary she could say she Rode the red line on opening Day said Robert Newcombe a writer. Initially the red line will operate As Little More than a link Between other rail systems. But ridership is. Expected to increase substantially when new segments Are added and the entire 22.7 Miles of subway is completed in 2001 at a Cost of $5.3 billion. With the addition of other rail lines the subway will be the Centrepiece of a $183 billion regional transportation system that could change the face of los Angeles county Over the next 30 years. X yet even when the entire network is completed it is not expected to serve the kind of ridership seen in East Ern cities like new York where most workers in the City use subways to get to their jobs. In los Angeles officials Hope that someday 20 percent of commuters will use Public transit up from about 5 percent today. While that is not expected to unclog crowded free ways some planners say that at least it will keep things from getting much worse As Southern California s population continues to grow. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago feb. 1,1983 president Reagan sent Congress his proposed $848.5 billion budget for 1984, saying Many americans will find it Strong medi Cine but arguing that it will Lead to better economic time s. 20 years ago feb. 1,1973 former president Nixon re election Campaign officials g. Gordon Liddy and James w. Mccordjr. Were found guilty of Bur Glar izing hugging and wire tapping the democratic party s National Headquarters. 30 years ago feb. 1,1963 British prime min ister Harold Macmillan accused the government of French president Charles de Gaulle of setting out to dominate Western Europe by Block ing Britain s bid to join the european common Market. 40 years ago feb. 1,1953 a British ferry Sank after a five hour Battle with a Hurricane sending 140 of the 183 people on Board to their deaths five Miles off Donaghadee Northern ire land. 50 years ago feb. 1,1943 the end of the German air Force As a fighting Force in 1943 was predicted by the 8th fighter come s Brig. Gen. Frank o d. Hunter in a ceremony honouring 11 . Fighter pilots for gallantry. I world warm 50 years ago today feb. 1 . Army troops land at Vera Hue near Guadalcanal s Cape Esperance but about 5,000 japanese soldiers begin a successful embarkation on 20 destroyers sent to spirit them off the Island. In Burma Indian troops of the British army renew their attacks at Dobaik on the a akan Peninsula. On the Southern soviet front the red army captures sva Tovo. Source 2194 Days of War w h.  publishers inc. Would almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp ,1981 governors push for development of health plan in first 100 Days by William Claiborne the Washington Post Washington calling medical care costs a nation breaker . Governors saturday said that if president Clinton fails to propose a health insurance overhaul to Congress in his first 100 Days he May never get it done. If we fail to do it then it May not be done this four years said Colorado gov. Roy Romer chairman of the National governors association at the Start of the group s four Day Winter strategy con Ference. Romer a Democrat warned that with out health care overhaul and other Strin gent economic measures the Federal deficit will grow from 5 percent of the Gross National product to 20 percent of the nation s total output by the year 2020. Similarly South Dakota gov. George s. Mickelson a Republican said All roads Lead to health care. We won t be Able to Cut the deficit we won t be Able to jump Start the Economy with a stimulus package if we Don t get health care costs under  the same sense of urgency was expressed during interviews with a half dozen other governors. They All said they expected health care to be the dominant Issue in meetings they will hold before and after they meet with Clinton today. However differences in health care approaches began to emerge among the governors. While democrats generally expressed Confidence in Clinton s ability to draft a package quickly some republicans said the president s first week in of fice did not seem to presage speedy action. Yes 1 agree with Roy that it s got to happen quickly and no i Don t agree with him that it will. Why they Haven t even made senior appointments Over there yet. The longer they languish the Colorado gov. Roy Romer chairman of the National governors association displays Chart during a news conference in Washington on saturday. Harder it will be to get Congress to pass something said Wisconsin gov. Tommy g. Thompson a Republican. New York gov. Mario m. Cuomo said he was encouraged by the appointment of first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton As head of a task Force on health care. She will get it done. He addressed the health Issue quickly by giving it to her the democratic governor said. Carroll a. Campbell jr., Republican governor of South Carolina said he not Only doubted that the administration could move quickly on health care but also that he expects a Clinton proposal of managed Competition for health care to be rejected by most americans. The South Carolina governor also bridled at a suggestion by Romer at an opening news conference that social Security benefits May have to be Cut in order to reduce the deficit. Campbell a co chairman of the Confer ence called instead for an increase in the eligibility age to be phased in gradually at the rate of one month each year. The proposal for a Universal managed Competition health care system would give the Federal government responsibility for developing a Core benefits package. Subscribers could deduct the Cost of the Core package from their income but any extra health services would have to be paid for with after tax  of Van filled with doughnuts frosts officers Elyria Ohio up it could have been a scene out of the movie police Academy or a Keystone kops comedy hordes of police officers weaving in and out of traffic chasing a stolen doughnut Van at speeds of up to 90 Niph along an interstate Highway. You can imagine what the Guy driving on the other Side of the Highway is think ing said Frederick Meng owner of the Sweet Crenie donuts shop in Elyria. It s the greyhounds after the  the incident Early thursday started when the Van warming up in sub freezing temperatures was stolen from outside the store. Elyria police officers were summoned and a search began for the Van loaded with More than 2,000 freshly made doughnuts. Elyria patrolman Gerald Gienke spotted the Van eastbound on interstate 480 about 10 minutes later and the Chase started. Officers from the Ohio Highway patrol Lorain county sheriff s office North Ridgeville and North Olmsted joined the Pursuit along the 15-mile stretch of the interstate Highway glazed by a Light snowfall. Police officials quickly denied the Van s cargo had anything to do with the Mas Sive Pursuit. It would t have mattered if it had been a plumber s truck Elyria police capt. Kenneth Smith said. The Chase ended when the Driver lost control of the vehicle. Officials charged Kevin Brewer 27, with grand theft and fleeing both felonies. Brewer who refused to give police officers his address May also face charges for reckless driving