European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The a is and vol. 91, no. 305 35 thursday february 18,1993 b d 8693 a economic plan defended gop Market fire barrage of flak at Clinton ideas Washington a after weeks of preparation president Clinton was to present Congress wednesday with a Stern economic package raising taxes on All american households earning More than $30,000. White House aides braced for an onslaught of lobbying against the package. And while Clinton is stressing the deficit reduction aspects of the plan the package will still leave in place a budget shortfall of More than $200 billion after four years. Officials said "  state of the Union Clinton who made the Economy the Cen Ter piece of his Campaign is proposing a two part package a$31 billion stimulus plan to boost the econ omy in the Short run and a far reaching four year $500 billion package of tax increases and spending cuts. It was the most important speech on the Economy by a presi Dent since Ronald Reagan s february1981 address in which he Laid out a package of tax cuts and defense spending increases. Clinton has said his package will unravel 12 years of top guided economics. The president was to unveil his economic plan in nationally televised address to Congress on wednesday night after this Issue of the stars and stripes was print for full coverage of president Clinton s state of the Union address see Friday s stars and stripes. See the following related stories on Pace 7 Clinton foresees deficit shooting past projections Public doubts president s plan lawmakers say surveys show spine support for tax boosts president Clinton visits a Public works site tuesday flanked by Washington d.c., mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly right and Betty Hagar Frances director of Public works for the District of Columbia. Advance word of the tax increases sent the Stock Market reeling and Drew heavy Republican  House aides wednesday sought to play Down the Impact of Clinton s proposed new Energy tax a major component of the plan on Middle class taxpayers while seeking to make peace with  s been a lot of talk about How much the mid dle class will pay. They will pay virtually nothing Dep Uty Treasury Secretary Roger Altman said wednesday. The administration acknowledged tuesday that Al american households making More than $30,000 a year would feel a Pinch. But Altman Suid the proposed Energy tax expected to be the primary Levy on tic Middle class could Cost us Little As $10 a month for people earning less than$75,000 a year. Clinton was to meet with Republican As Well As democratic leaders wednesday before the speech and he was to make a special Appeal for top help said pres Secretary Dee Dee Myers. There will be a serious Effort by this administration to work with both democratic and Republican Lead see plan on Page 2 cannibalism reported among bosnian muslims United nations a Muslim Cut off from Aid in Eastern Bosnia have resorted to cannibalism to survive Bosnia s envoy to the United nations says. . Ambassador Muhamed Sacir Bendid not elaborate and there was no Way to confirm his  received a Call from the military commander in Tula who told me that people in these besieged enclaves in East Ern Bosnia were now eating the dead in order to survive Sac Irbey said tuesday  to 200,000 muslims Are reported trapped in several enclaves in easter Bosnia. . Efforts to reach them with food and medical Aid have been stymied by serbian fighters who refuse to let re Lief convoys through. I think it is now the intent of the ser Bian forces to starve the remaining population which they could t wipe out with artillery or guns Sac Irbey said. The bosnian government increasingly frustrated by the failure of  efforts to get Aid to the needy or halt the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina has tried to step up pressure on the United nations in recent Days. Officials in the bosnian capita stopped distributing . Relief supplies in the City Friday saying Sarajevo Resi dents would forgo Aid in protest until the United nations brings Relief to Eastern Bosnia. Leaders in Tula 50 Miles North of Sarajevo declared saturday that they were joining Sarajevo s protest. Spiff of rough weather takes Over in Germany by de Reavis and Kevin 1 01 ill Kokiv staff writers motorists throughout Germany faced a difficult Lime getting to work and to schools wednesday because of snowy or icy roads. In Wei Brincken about 30 mile from Kaiserslautern army spec. Christopher Lee of the 200th theater army Materiel management com arrived three hours late for work. The Community had Given people a two hour reprieve but Lee was unaware of it. He waited at Home two hours be fore embarking on his drive to work figuring the roads were too icy. Lee s daily 45-minute commute fro ii Kaiser Eulern to wih Ruckin got off to a bad Start when his car Slid off a Road near . A couple of americans stopped to help push his car out of a shallow ditch. His misfortune continued minutes see related stories on pages 9 & 13 later when he tried to make up for lost time. Lee look a shortcut through Thelan Stuhl army regional medical Center but like scores of other to see weather on Page 2 a