European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 stars and stripes . Friday december 10,1093 Clinton explores gun by the new York times Washington a president Clinton has instructed the attorney general to review a proposal by. New York City a mayor elect that would set up a National uniform licensing system for gun buyers. Clinton talking about the 23 new yorkers killed and wounded by a gunman on a Long Island rail Road train tuesday night said wednesday that he hoped this Quot terrible human tragedy would Quot give some More impetus to the need to act urgently to Deal with the unnecessary problems of gun violence in the  1 the president brought up the shootings at the Start of a lunch at Blair House with reporters and talked about it again in the White House driveway afterwards. Saying there Are More licensed gun dealers than service station owners in America the president said Quot lets get about the business of making our country  a Justice department official had called the District attorneys office in Nassau county to gather facts for the president about the make manufacture and Purchase of the 9 my semiautomatic gun used in the1 random shootings. And Clinton said he had told Janet Reno tie attorney general to give him a recommendation after she reviewed ideas for tougher gun licensing suggested by both new Yorkus mayor elect Rudolph a Giuliani and los angeles1 a mayor elect Richard Riordan. Giuliani a licensing plan would include background checks tests and required renewals every two years Clinton said he was intrigued with Giuliani a idea which the two men discussed in a meeting at the White House earlier tuesday that guns could be handled like cars at the state level but with National standards Quot it is interesting that you know we regularly have requirements for example for driving cars that done to apply to the use of guns a Clinton said Quot when i was a boy and first started to Hunt one of the first things i was told was that you have to learn How to use a gun safely and responsibly and its something i think we ought to look it. 1 Quot and in a state like new York a City like new York City where there Are quite restrictive licensing require ments locally that May affect who can open a big store but it does no to have anything to do with the Federal licensing so one of the things we need to look at is whether this should become More like some other forms of regulations like clean air regulations where the state and local regulations Are on top of the Federal regulations and All have to be complied with Quot Clinton has taken to heart polls that show a surge of concern about violent crime As Well As the lesson of the recent mayoral elections in new York and los Angeles in which voters favored two republicans who made curbing crime a Central element of their campaigns. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 10,1983 a nato issued a rare political declaration appealing to the soviet Union to return to nuclear arms talks and vowing that its own weapons would be used Only in response to attack. 20 years ago dec. 10,1973 a Arab Oil ministers announced a new s percent put in production for january saying resumption of Oil supplies would be tied to Israel s withdrawal from lands occupied in 1967, especially Jerusalem. 30 years ago dec. 10,1963 a a pan american world airways Boeing 707 with b1 persons aboard burst into flames and crashed near Elkton md., killing All 73 passengers and a Crew of eight. 40 years ago dec. 10,1953 a metropolitan daily newspapers hit new York City streets for the first time since a strike of photo engravers shut Down their plants for 12 Days. 50 years ago dec. 10,1943 a tension increased in the Balkans As Turkey and Germany stationed troops. Along the turkish bulgarian Border and Turkey s foreign minister returned from Cairo Egypt saying his country had All but joined the allies Camp. C world War ii 50 years ago today dec. 10 1 a 9 a 4 -3 1 soviet troops take Znamenak and attack Cherkassky and kirov on the Southern front. On the Eastern Side of Italy Britain s 8th army crosses the Moro River in Force american fighters arrive at Sorokina to open air operations irom Bougainville in the Solomons. A new . Taw moves men who became lathers before Peart Harbor to the. Bottom of the draft list. A Durce 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book at Worril War ii Bison books corp1981 a president Clinton Cove up his face wednesday while meeting with Washington area children for a hanukkah Celebration in the Oval office of the White House. Clinton snuffs fire in girl s hair fice on wednesday to give Clinton the menorah with lighted candles to Cele Washington a Quot watch out watch out a president Clinton shouted grabbing the soldering Ponytail of 6-year-old Liana Kattan leaning against the presidents desk in the Oval office the girl did not know her hair had dipped in the Clinton to celebrate hanukkah. Candles of a Clay menorah Given to Clinton stroked her Ponytail quickly then cradled the girl s head against his stomach. Quot you re  a secret service agent rushed Over but realised the girl was Fine the Washington d.c., jewish Community Center had brought a dozen or so children to the Oval of Ign brat the jewish Holiday. They also gave him a Dreidel a Small top spun in a traditional jewish game and chanted a Blessing Oyer the candles. Wearing a Yarmulke the Baptist Clinton sat on the Edge of his desk As the children shouted out questions and showed him How to play with the Dreidel hanukkah the festival of lights is an eight Day commemoration of the rededication of the Temple by the maccabees after their Victory Over the syrians. It is usually celebrated in de com bar. Price Washington a americans would pay higher premiums under the Clinton health plan than forecast and the Federal deficit reduction would be lower outside analysts said wednesday. But they also estimated the proposal could Cut family medical Bills by $26 billion in 1998. Businesses would have to spend $29 billion More for health care that year with the extra Burden falling on companies that now do not provide health insurance for their workers according to the study by Lewin Chi. The health consulting firm estimated that premiums will have to be 17 percent higher than the administration has estimated to pay for the benefits president Clinton has promised All americans by Jan. 1,1998. The study projects the premiums would Cost in 1998 a $2,732 for individuals. A $5,464 for couples. A $5,172 for one Parent families a $5,975 for two Parent families. It also estimated that the proposal would reduce the deficit Between now and 2000 by $25 billion not the $58 billion the White House estimated. Lawrence s. Locwin chairman of the firm in Fairfax va., said Quot the bad news is that there Isnit nearly As much Cushion As they said there would be. The Good news is that they still Haven to crossed the line into requiring new  assuming that Clinton a proposed Caps on health insurance premiums work Quot then the rest of it plays our a Lewin said Quot there is no smoke and mirrors Here we think their estimates have been Overly optimistic but they still achieve deficit reduction Quot Kelso again named in Tail Hook testimony Tad uni v a / a of Toat,, til i of St. A. Norfolk a. A the Navy Stop military and civilian leaders watched two women drink from a sex toy near the scene of the worst misconduct at the 1991 Tail Hook convention a witness testified thursday. Or. Karye Larocque also testified that the woman who blew the whistle on sexual Misbehaviour at the convention Navy it. Paula Ann Coughlin was acting lewdly and drinking heavily herself that night. The testimony came at the pretrial hearing for two Navy commanders Thomas r. Miller and Gregory Tritt who face possible courts martial for allegedly failing to Slop misconduct by Junior officers Larocque who is married to a Navy lieutenant commander said she saw when Navy Secretary h. Lawrence Gar rett Iii and chief of naval operations adm. Frank b. Kelso ii in the Quot Rhino suite on the third floor of the Las vegas Hilton on the saturday night of the september 1991 convention the suite is where a Dildo containing mixed drinks was attached to a painting of a Rhinoceros and women were encouraged to take a drink. Larocque said she went into the suite with a Friend and saw two women drinking from the Dildo. She said she also noticed Garrett and Kelso watching. �?�1 was so shocked to see people that senior watching two girls drinking out of the Rhino a she said. A Larocque said that when she Laid investigators what she saw they told her they weren to interested in activities by any of the women unless they were being accosted. Larocque is the latest of several witnesses to place Kelso on the third floor on saturday night when dozens of women said they were molested or assaulted by Drunken aviators. The defense contends that Kelso has a Persona interest in the prosecutions and that their clients cannot be held accountable for failing to Stop actions that the Admiral May have witnessed. Larocque  was never molested and did not see any other women being grabbed. But she said Coughlin whose complaints of assault prompted the Tail Hook investigation rubbed her body against several men and was chug a lugging Champagne from a bottle in the third floor hallway