European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes . Thursday february 25,1993 Congress to vote on cuts then on spending hikes Washington a president Clinton and to democrats in Congress want to let rank and file democrats show they re serious about deficit reduction. So the White House said tuesday that a congressional vote would be held first on a budget Resolution that lays out Clinton s plans for tax increases and spending cuts. Then or simultaneously a vote will be taken on the president s $16 billion in spending in creases that arc intended to stimulate the Economy. White House spokesman George Stephanopoul Essaid that in a tuesday evening Telephone conference with democratic congressional leaders Clinton asked them to put the budget Resolution on a fast track so we could lock in the spending cuts As soon As possible an they have  House speaker Thomas s. Foley a Wash said the Short term increases in Road building and other pro Grams would be voted on a week or two later than planned. The budget Resolution would be adopted about a month earlier than anticipated. Foley said he expected votes on both measures to come Between mid March and april 2, when Congress begins its easter recess. It s important and valuable to demonstrate to the whole country our commitment is to the whole pro Gram not just the stimulus program Foley told re porters. Aspin May ease work temporarily Washington a defense Secretary Lisa spin May be forced to adopt a reduced schedule and work from Home for a time but his physicians predict a full recovery from a renewed bout with his heart problem a spokesman said  would Hope somebody of Aspin s age would make some adjustment aide Vernon Guidry said of the 54-year-old Cabinet Secretary. Guidry said Aspin s doctors Nave discovered a slight progression in his heart condition known As hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or a thickening of the heart muscle. But the physicians Donot believe the ailment is life threatening and their prognosis is for a full recovery Guidry  doctors have inserted a tube or Catheter into Aspin s heart to Monitor fluid  spent a Good night in the Hospital Guidry said but it is not Clear when he will be  said Aspin has a Type a Workaholic personality that already has him eager to leave Georgetown University Hospital where he was hospitalized sunday night for shortness of , a Compromise might be reached with the Secretary so he can work from his Home and still hav Access to his aides and work materials Guidry said. The Secretary s hospitalization comes at a hectic Tim for Pentagon budget planners and amid a slow paced nomination process on the part of the Clinton administration. Other than Aspin the administration has no other top civilian official in charge at the  Secretary s problems were triggered by a typhoid inoculation that caused a fever. Doctors said Aspin s heart skips occasional beats but the physicians said this did not appear  said they had used both an intravenous tube and diuretics to balance Aspin s fluids. He had suffered a backup of fluids in his lungs the Pentagon said monday. Such a backup can occur when the heart fails to pump properly. He credibility of Congress is no the greatest and people Are cynical and if we voted on the stimulus package first they d say a you la never do the  rep. Jerrold Nadler . The decision came after numerous democratic Law makers mainly fiscal conservatives and freshmen signalled a revolt Over plans to approve the spending in creases in March and the budget Resolution about a month later. The credibility of Congress is not the greatest an people Are cynical and if we voted on the stimulus package first they d say a you la never do the cuts " said freshman rep. Jerrold Nadler . The mane vering came As the House prepared Totake up a $5.7 billion package wednesday that would extend unemployment benefits for the Long term Job less. The measure is part of Linton s Short term stimulus package. The theory behind the jobless benefits proposal is that keeping Cash flowing to the unemployed will have a stabilizing effect on a fragile Economy. Bomb scare an unidentified passenger Center on a Twa flight from Rome is taken into custody tuesday at new York s Kennedy Airport he allegedly told a flight attendant 40 minutes before the plane landed that he had 260 Grams about 9 ounces of plastic explosives. Flight841, with 155 passengers and 19 Crew members landed without incident at 3 37 . Authorities were still questioning the suspect and searching the plane. Fra warns on flammable hair sprays Washington a Don t smoke or go near an open flame while you re spraying your hair. That was the message tuesday from the food an drug administration which repeated a warning to con Sumers that Many aerosol hair sprays Are flammable and can cause serious Burns. Many hair sprays contain a propellant mixture that includes alcohol. The cans Al ready carry labels warning people to avoid heat tire and smoking until sprayed hair is fully dry. But the Fra said recent reports of hair Spray re lated fires led it to underscore the warning. A Wichita kan., woman suffered fatal Burns last month after apparently trying to Light a cigarette before her hair Spray had dried it said. Fra commissioner David a. Kessler urged parents to keep the hair sprays away from children. His Agency said it was exploring ways to make the warning labels More effective. Many aerosol cosmetic and household products including hair sprays Are flammable because they use hydrocarbon propellants in combination with an alcohol solvent the Agency said. That mixture has replaced chlorofluorocarbons banned in 1978 because they were damaging the environment. Army Pilot found dead in wreckage of helicopter from wire reports Gallipolis Ohio the wreckage of an army helicopter and the body of its Pilot were found tuesday in Ohio near the West Virginia Border. Maj. Robert p. Mallory of fort Campbell ky.,left the Tri Gay Airport near Huntington w.va., at 5 25 . Monday after stopping to refuel his oh-6two-seater helicopter. The helicopter which was in route to fort Belvoir va., was found in Gallia county near the Ohio River around 2 . Tuesday. The cause of the crash will be investigated by the army s safety Center in fort Rucker ala., said it. Col. George Norton an army spokesman at fort Bragg . The helicopter was attached to the 160th special operations aviation regt airborne in fort Campbell. The 160th is a subordinate element of the army s special operations headquartered in fort Bragg Norton said. 3 Hurt As car hits horse san Juan puerto Rico three . Sailor were injured tuesday when their car slammed into a horse and went out of control. The sailors were returning to Roosevelt Road naval base Southeast of san Juan about 3 . When their car hit the horse in the coastal town of Luquillo. The horse fell onto the Hood blocking the Windshield. The car travelled 350 feet and bounced off a safety Wall then went 280 feet and hit a Bridge police said. The horse died. Two of the sailors remained hospitalized when their submarine the Sunfish based in Charleston s.c., left on a training Mission said it. . Jones a base spokeswoman. Jones said one of the three Petty officer Johnnorman was treated at the base Hospital for cuts and released. His Hometown was not Given. The Navy spokeswoman would not release the names or hometowns of the two hospitalized Petty officers pending notification of relatives. The Navy said that no alcohol was involved in the Accident and that the sailors had been wearing seat belts. New twist in torching Case Tampa Fla. The key witness counted on by prosecutors in the new year s Day burning of a Black tourist has changed his Story again admitting he was More involved in the attack than he had indicated. The latest twist prompted the state to drop a plea agreement it made with 18-year-old Jeffery Pellett to testify against two companions. All three Are White. Prosecutors were once again left trying to build a Case with no physical evidence and a victim who has been unable to identify his attackers. We re Back to Square one in terms of the available evidence and our ability to prove this Case assistant state attorney ten Register said tuesday. We re obviously  Early in the investigation Pellett implicated himself and fellow White labourers Mark a. Kohut 26, and Charles p. Rourk 33, in the torching of Christopher Wilson of new York City. Pellett said he Only followed behind in a second vehicle and did t participate in abducting Wilson dousing him with gasoline or setting him afire. Al three were charged with attempted murder armed kidnapping and armed robbery. The trial is set for april 12. Then late last month Pellett recanted saying remade it All up to get attention from his family. Last week he was Back to his original Story and signed a plea Deal agreeing to testify against Kohut and Rourk in Exchange for being allowed to plea guilty to a single charge of accessory after the fact. Under that Deal Pellett would serve no More than22 months in prison. But then officials said Pellett took detectives on Atour of the crime scene and gave them details that showed a deeper involvement. Register said he intends to use Pellett s latest statement against him at the trial