European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes Clinton unveils new incentives for industries Mountain View Calif. A president Clin ton announced a plan monday that offers business new. Incentives and promises to redirect government re search Money away from defense to help industries and schools use computers and other advanced technology. Clinton unveiled the plan which closely mirrors his Campaign promises during a visit to California s Silicon Valley where he and vice president Al Gore pressed the administration s Effort to win support for us new economic program. In order to revitalize our Economy it is Lime for dramatically new approach that recognizes the strength and potential of America s scientific and technological resources to change and improve the Quality of our lives Clinton said in a statement released As Helo ured a Silicon Valley technological firm. Anybody who says everything is Fine with our econ omy has t been to California lately Gore said As he explained the technological plan to the company s workers. We need some change. We can t stand the status  technological program part of the larger eco nomic plan is the Centrepiece of Clinton s Effort to re direct government technological research and development away from the overwhelming focus on the defense sector during the cold War. Instead Clinton said his program would serve As a incubator for schools and Industry by developing and testing new products with civilian applications from clean fuel cars for the Auto Industry to a fiber optics and supercomputer network to improve communications and information Access. The program includes More than $550 million i spending As part of Clinton s economic stimulus pack age and billions More Over the next four years. Clinto called it a vital Down payment on helping California re cover from its punishing recession particularly by opening new employment opportunities for engineers and other highly skilled workers who have lost defens Industry jobs. Elements include making permanent the research and experimentation tax credit Given to private businesses exploring technological advancements. The credit would be retroactive to 1992 and Cost More than $6 billion Over the president Clinton greets Well wishers sunday at Santa Monica College. At right is College president Richard Moore next four years. Supporting development of computer and communications equipment to be used by schools and business training facilities. Energy conservation programs in Federal buildings and Low income housing developments. Renaming the defense advanced research projects Agency to the advanced research projects Agency to reflect the shift to More civilian research. Gore has been tapped to spearhead the  offers new opportunities for jobs for a cleaner environment for better schools for High Quality health care and for scores of other advances he said. The announcement event was part of Clinton s care fully tailored Effort to sell his economic plan Ami growing Republican demands for fewer taxes and More spending  California s Silicon Valley the president was heading to Washington state for an address to employees of the Boeing co., the aerospace giant that just announced plans to eliminate 27,000 jobs by mid-1994 through layoffs retirements and attrition. Previewing his address to Boeing employees in Ever Ett wash., Clinton had some touch words for Europe s financing of the aircraft manufacturing consortium Airbus and strongly suggested again that the unite states might have to counter the subsidies. The last several years we be stood by while Europe spent $26 billion to develop Airbus to push americans out of work Clinton said. Of the layoffs Clinton said part of that is defense cuts but Boeing makes a lot of other planes  industries based in France is a consortium of Aero spatial of France Deutsche Airbus of Germany British aerospace and Casa of Spain. It builds jetliners that compete for world markets with Boeing another . Manufacturers. The two Day trip began Sun Day with a rally at Santa Monica College where Clin ton outlined his economic plan to a boisterous crowd. Gop leaders Call for More spending cuts Fly the los Angeles times Washington Republican con Gressional leaders escalating their criticism of president Clinton s economic proposals offered some alternatives Sun Day to what they said were too few cuts in government spending. Senate minority Leader Robert j. Dole. K-kan., predicted that gop Mem Bers of Congress would seek to reverse the ratio in the president s plan where reductions in spending were less than revenues from new taxes. He suggested a freeze in government spending across the Board except Forlow income groups As one alternative to the deficit reduction package that Clin ton proposed to Congress last week. I think the problem with this packages it is tax heavy Dole said on Abc s this week with David Brin Leyon Sun Day. He added and it seems to me you be cot about a $270 billion tax increase and$80 billion in net spending reduction that All comes out of  Dole said republicans will be offering additional spending cuts to reverse what he described As the administration s proposal for "$3 in new taxes for every Dollar in spending  House minority whip Newt Gingrich r-ga., hitting on the same theme said that you could shrink the Middle management of the Federal government and achieve broader spending cuts than those proposed by Clinton. Gingrich said on Abc s meet the pres that he favored reductions in depart ments other than defense. There s no reason the Pentagon can t be shrunk in terms of its Middle manage ment the same As the department of labor or the department of agriculture he said. That s a smart thing to do. That saves  Gingrich said that the government should be dramatically overhauled and downsized before members of Congress were asked to approve tax in creases. He and Dole both predicted that Clinton s program has scant Chance of congressional approval without a number of modifications. In his speech to Congress last wednes Day the president proposed one of the largest tax increases in american history including higher income taxes on upper income taxpayers and corporations and higher levies on gasoline and other fuels that would hit All income Levels. Overall he said his plan would boost taxes by $274 billion Over four years and trim fed eral spending by $223 billion. Clinton the runner jogs Bulky americans into action Washington a president Clinton s High visibility jogs have lured a new wave of americans to fight Middle age spread by revisiting running. Now you be got a Guy who s seen running by 100 million people a Day in the papers on to and that has an effect on people said Fred Lebow chairman of the 27,000-member new York Road runners club and director of the new York City Marathon. Membership inquiries in the club have More than doubled since november and Marathon participation is up around the country Lebow  be gotten hundreds of Calls asking How to join since november said Henley Gibble executive director of the Road runners club of America an umbrella group representing 150,000 runners in nearly 500 clubs. I had a Guy in Here yesterday who said he was getting Back into it said Phil Verity owner of Fleet feet a jogging outfitter in Washington. I be had a few people like that they re encouraged by Clinton to get out there and lose that  president Bush ran regularly but preferred secluded Sites keeping his regimen out of the Public Eye. Clinton runs faster farther and More frequently often through downtown Washington. And he soon will have his own jogging path on the South Side of the while House. President Jimmy Carter jogged often but the image of his 1979 collapse during a run stuck in the Public s mind harming the sport s reputation Lebow said. More important Clinton appeals to Middle aged people who Aren t taut and tanned. Many of them know he started jogging during the 1992 primaries after gaining 40 pounds. He draws people on the borderline would be runners who Are thinking i m too fat,1" Lebow said. Clinton himself is not the Slimmest Man. It s a psychological  the Road runners greatest jump in membership has been in beginning classes he added. Guys like me identify with him said Bui Burke president of the los Angeles Marathon. Burke said he has seen a definite increase in runners on the City s jogging paths