European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday december 5,1993 commentary the stars and stripes Page 15 what newspapers Are saying at the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided by the associated press and United press International. Tulsa okla world its not that president Clinton a first year victories in Congress Are so earthshaking in themselves. Given his Early problems the remarkable thing is that he can Point to any notable accomplishments at all., All in Alt the first year was not a balt a one for a new president who seems j to be hogtied during his first. Weeks in office by unnecessary arguments Over Gays in the military White House travel expenses and other  issues. Seattle Post it Lintell Glencer president Clinton is on a Roll. After winning passage of the North american free Trade agreement and hosting a generally harmonious meeting of asian leaders in Seattle he ended a crippling strike of flight attendants against american airlines. The Quick agreement from both sides is a Mark of. Clinton s growing stature in the nation s highest office. Star Tribune newspaper of the twin cities Quot Minneapolis a a after a seven year wait americans have completed a thrilling Purchase. Its the Brady Bill a simple but salutary gun control measure and it did no to come cheap. Year after year the multitude awaiting its passage was forced to watch As the Bill buckled under fire from the National Rifle association. This year the Era and its congressional henchmen finally ran out of. Ammo. Its mystifying that anyone would oppose so modest a measure a a a the Athens Ohio messenger expensive trips and other rewards provided by lobbyists to members of Congress erode Public Trust in Congress whether they actually succeed in buying votes or not. Such favors understandably Are viewed As part of the systemic corruption that subverts Good government on Capitol Hill. But in response to private grumbling from senior House members of both parties speaker Tom Foley has sidetracked Reform legislation for further Quot study. A the matter now languishes in the House As Foley floats Compromise proposals that would greatly dilute the overdue reforms. The Charleston . Gazette major paper producers say the new . T environmental Protection Agency proposal to limit dioxin production by paper Mills goes too far. Environmentalists say it does no to go far enough. That a probably a sign that the Epa is on the right track. The commercial dispatch Columbus miss. What should be called a Quot Kennedy fest on _. Television recently ended. The 30th anniversary of the slaying of our 35th president was celebrated Complete with computer simulations of where the Bullet hit the president s brain displays of his bloodied shirt and coat and details from his former mistresses about conversations from 35 years ago. The hashing and re hashing of the gory details made for a blood and skeletons in the closet fest for television during the past weeks. Kennedy loved history and held a deep reverence for it. It is a shame that More Light is shed on the sordid than the redeeming and a Good Man s memory to sullied every time nov. 22 Rolls around. Boston Herald we lie when we Tell ourselves that one person can to make a difference in the world. One Small person has made a big difference to the unfortunate people of Quincy mass. Three and a half years ago when Andrew Mccormack was in the first Grade he noticed a group of men huddled under a Bridge. When his Mother explained that they were people who did no to have a place to live he wanted to know How he could help them. Marianne Mccormack suggested her son collect bottles and donate the Money to a homeless shelter. Andrew promptly began doing so. Since then Andrew now 10, has collected More than $ 1,500. He has become one of the biggest private donors to Quincy a Only shelter for homeless adults father Bill a place. Last week the City of Quincy presented this Young Angel with a citation for his selfless work. Examiner san Francisco the United states has ended its head in the Sand embargo on funding overseas family planning programs that include counselling or information about abortion. The nearly decade old policy was begun by former president Reagan and continued by former president Bush. The ban ignored the realities of the world As Well As the threat posed by exploding population growth. The Seattle times in a ruling Ripe to be exploited As an endorsement of sleaze on television a Federal appeals court told the Federal communications commission that its ban on indecent to programming was too Broad. What the court was demanding was not More lewd and crude television shows but the Opportunity for adults in a free society to make up their own minds Quot about appropriate to fare. This was the third time since 1988 that the courts have told the acc to quit playing the role of the National to Nanny. Clovis . Flaws journal who should regulate television Content during the Day when children watch parents or bureaucrats certainly it is unwise that some to shows should be seen by children. But families have simple solutions. Turn off the television or pull the plug or Send the television to the dumpster. The Sun Baltimore Orange juice its not just from Florida any More. Nor is Peanut butter Only from Georgia or Cotton textiles from South Carolina. While attention Here has focused on . Trade relations with Mexico and Canada and then with the nations of the Pacific rim a global economic tug of. War has continued in relative obscurity. The latest of a series of now or never deadlines comes in less than two weeks. Congress has agreed to vote on whatever Deal president Clinton negotiates without trying to alter it a a straight yes or no vote a until dec. 15. Its generally agreed that a revised general agreement on tariffs and Fude would not pass Congress if it were subject to amendment. So several countries Are stonewalling on issues Down to the  gradual reduction in Trade barriers after world War u Nas greatly contributed to the general world Prosperity since then. It would be Folly not to continue. Fort Worth texan Star Telegram Congress originally devised the Independent counsel Law to get around the perception that a politics being a game of hardball a any Given Justice department could not be trusted to properly investigate other agencies and individuals within the administration late last year the Law was allowed to die but not because it failed to work. It died because it worked too Well for some tastes counsels have taken their missions very seriously and was too expensive Lawrence a Walsh s investigation of the Iran Contra mess has Cost $35 million partly because of the Bush administrations stonewalling tactics. Now the Independent counsel Law has been revived in the Senate but with changes a some Good and some questionable. As it stands the new Law would be applied to Congress As Well As to the executive Branch which we think is a Good idea. Chicago Sun times president Clinton has promised to control the nation s spiralling welfare costs by overhauling the system and putting poor families to work. Now administration officials Aie considering a controversial plan to subsidize employers who hire welfare recipients subsidizing the Cost of employment will not solve problems related to welfare. It will Only generate unfairness in labor markets. More beneficial would be programs to make labor markets work better. These include enhanced Iob training transportation assistance and child care services