European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The i and ripes vol. 52, no 209 50c saturday november113,1993 d 8693 a Clinton limits Naftal deals president won i Trade an end to cigarette tax hike for votes Washington a president Linton said Friday that he s not ready to Deal away his proposed cigarette tax in crease for votes on the North american free Trade agreement because that would imperil the whole health care i have no reason to believe that that will Ever come into play Clinton said at a news conference. The president made the response after he was asked whether he d his proposed 75-cents-a-pack increase if he could pick up six or 10 much needed votes for Naftal from to Bacco state lawmakers. Clinton said the White House Settle Don a 75-cent tax increase after an agonizing Effort to determine How much his health care plan would Cost. I cannot foresee circumstances under which i would be willing to change that position Clinton said. One tobacco state lawmaker has offered his vote for Naftal in Exchange for the Retreat on cigarette taxes glimpse of the climate in the House since the White House has taken a wheel and Deal approach to luring lawmakers on Board for the Trade Deal among the United states Mexico and Canada. Earlier Friday Clinton picked up an other undecided member this one an Arizona congressman swayed by a $225million project that could help clean up any environmental damage along the mexican m feeling much better than i did afew Days ago Clinton said about the Trade pact s chances for passage wednes Day in the House where opponents claim to have the 218 votes needed to defeat re much closer than needing 30 votes to swing it Clinton said. Rep. De pastor d-ariz., said he was reassured about environmental problems and pleased about the $225 million Community development Bank that a califor Nia lawmaker rep. Esteban Edward Torres had secured in the Naftal Deal to help Border communities. As you Well know these environmental difficulties Are going to get a lot bet Ter now that we be got the development Bank there Clinton said As pastor called the president to say he was coming aboard on Naftal. The White House said five other Law makers had signed on to the controversial see Clinton on Page 2 a crowd of somalis in Mogadishu chants . Slogans Friday during a March to take food to injured relatives a hospitals in the capital. They blame the United nations for the casualties and say it has refused to provide humanitarian Aid to the victims. . Engineers arrive to bolster Force in Somalia Bevin Ccrawley and Kevin Doughert staff writers Mogadishu Somalia the number of forces in Somalia Rose Friday to the highest level since the humanitarian Relief operation was turned Over to the United nations last Spring. About 300 army combat engineers from the 43rdengr in at fort Denning ga., arrived in Mogadishu said army col. Steve Rausch a spokesman for in Somalia. Their arrival raised the troop total to 7,500, Rausch Are an estimated 8,600 sailors and marines offshore in the Indian the failed oct. 3 raid in which 18 . Sol Diers were killed president Clinton ordered additional troops and heavy armoured vehicles to defend american forces in the East african nation. A task Force of 30 lab rams tanks 42 Bradley fighting vehicles and eight artillery pieces is already in place and Friday s arrival of the engineers completes the president s buildup in Somalia. But even before the engineers set foot on somalian see . Of Page 2 nobody Home at army s tainted blood hot line Lan Stuhl Germany is the army hot line installed to answer concerns about his tainted blood was cold Friday. A woman told the stars and Stripe son Friday morning that she called the hot line at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center and was told that no one was available to talk with her. And there was no answer at All when the stars and stripes called Friday Dur ing Normal working hours even though officials had announced that the service would begin on that Day. I m really frustrated said the woman caller. She said she recently had a trans fusion in one of the hospitals that received plasma from a company that i helping fuel the tainted blood scare sweeping Germany. All i m trying to get is someone to give me some information she said choking Back tears. She declined to give her name. The hot line at Lan Stuhl is to be staffed weekdays except Federal holidays from 7 300.m.to4 30p.m. Barbara Slifer a spokeswoman for 7thmedical come said that Friday was a training Holiday for the command. Learning first Aid Reading writing and resuscitation see pages 16-17 inside today Cardinal Joseph l. Bernardin denies sex abuse allegations As such we Are Down to a Skeleton Crew and Normal duty Day functions weren t done she said. Establishment of the hot line for Ameri cans followed the recent shutdown of us plasma a Koblenz company that distributed to German medical facilities blood products that were improperly tested Fordiv. His is the human Jimmu see blood on Page 2 live on Fanh Florida state is. Notre Dame the full Story see pages 29 and 32
