European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol 51, no 30? saturday february 20, 1993 dm93 a Clinton takes plan on Road he vows no fax hike unless spending is Cut Chillicothe Ohio a president Clinton told a town meeting Friday that he would not raise a Penny in taxes if we re not going to do the cuts in spending. He left open the possibility of a National sales tax in the years  continuing a Cross country Blitz to rally americans around his economic revival plan Clinton urged his audience to ask the Tough  one woman asked for More details on his plans for taxes and spending cuts. I m a simple woman she said. What i need to hear from you is Over the next four years How much spending Dollar Wise will we Sec. How much total Revenue will be increased in our taxes Clinton said that in the first four years the spending cuts and the revenues in creases arc about equal. If you string tout for four More years if you really change the spending habits of the country the stat of the Union see related stories on pages 2, 7 and 15 the spending cuts Are far greater than the tax  Clinton added that i have no interest in raising a Penny in taxes if we re not going to do the  Clinton held the town meeting at the local High school in a style reminiscent of his successful presiden tial Campaign. Before the appearance the president jogged in 3-de Gree weather. Which i suppose Means i Don t have enough sense to be president he quipped. When a woman asked Why he opted for an Energy tax see Clinton on Page 2 president Clinton shakes hands with Well wishers at a restaurant in Chlell Coth Ohio Friday morning. Survivors of haitian ferry tragedy spent night struggling in water a ii Petit gave Haiti a survivors of a ferry that Sank this week in storm killing up to 1,700 people spent a harrowing night clinging to anything that floated and surrounded by bodies an bleating bellowing livestock. The sea was full of people. I kept bumping into drowned people said Madeleine Julien a 29-year-old merchant who kept afloat by hanging onto a bag of  officials told the . Coast guard that 820 to 2,000 passengers were on the 150-foot ferry Neptune when it capsized and Sank tuesday  s poor communications system kept word of the disaster from reaching port a Prince until wednesday night. It was thursday before officials realized the scope of the  of thursday Only 285 survivors were accounted for by the red Cross. It was possible others were picked up by fishermen or reached Shore on their own. There was no official count of those aboard the overloaded Craft. Port author. Ties reported 800 tickets sold for the overnight 120-mile trip from the town of haitian woman weeps thursday after learning that her Mother rage by on Page 2 drowned when an overloaded ferry Sank during a rainstorm. 3,000 . Troops to be withdrawn from Somalia Mogadishu Somalia a nearly 3,000 More american soldiers airmen and marines will begin going Home next week a . Spokes Man said thursday. Marine col. Fred Peck said the troops who will leave starting next week include 2,200 sol Diers from the . Army s 3rd in 14lh inf based at fort drum in new York and other units. The withdrawal also will include 250 air Force personnel and 25 army helicopters and four Marine helicopters and their Crews he said. That will reduce the . Presence in Soma Lia to about 15,000 combat troops and support staff Down from a Peak of 24,883 on Jan. 26. More than 14,000 soldiers from other coun tries Are in Somalia As the United nations pre pares to approve a peacekeeping Force to As sume control of the coalition from the United states. The remaining combined troop strength of about 30,000 will be More than adequate to accomplish All assigned missions the spokesman said