European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Thursday february 3, 1994 quake Aid gliding through co 6 1 i a won bin. Expected to raise Federal deficit Washington a an $8.6 billion Bill to in crease Federal disaster Relief to the los Angeles Earth quake zone is speeding through Congress where Law makers seem Content to cover the costs by raising the deficit. None of us Are wanting to slow it Down rep. John t. Myers r-ind., said tuesday As he sought unsuccessfully to Force offsetting spending cuts to Cushion the deficit from the Impact of disaster Relief. But we should make some provisions to  for it some other way.". The measure cleared on a voice vote in the House appropriations committee would provide $8.6 billion in direct assistance for quake victims. In addition it would provide nearly $2 billion More for Pentagon peacekeeping operations flood Relief for the Midwest and reconstruction from the 1989 san Francisco quake. It also anticipates releasing $200 Mil lion in emergency Aid previously approved under a Low income heating assistance program Tor victims of severe Winter weather. The legislation comes on top of $900 million previously released for los Angeles and further install ments Are possible. Under the government s accounting rules the deficit would swell by $9.7 billion under the Bill. Myers at tempt to Force $6.3 billion in offsetting cuts was Defeated 26-14, with All republicans but one in favor and Al democrats opposed. The Jan. 17northridge quake produced damage that May total $30 billion. Budget director Leon e. Panetta called the quake the nation s costliest disaster. We re responding with the largest disaster package he said after a meeting with California congressmen. Much of the Money would go to the Federal Emer gency management Agency which coordinates disaster Aid while other funds would be available for education programs housing and a variety of other direct Grants and Loans. A House and Senate leaders expect to have the Mea sure on its Way to the White House for president Clin ton s signature by the end of next week when lawmakers Are scheduled to begin a midwinter vacation. The most contentious Issue of the committee s three of sexist views Magazine new York a a judge who once asked a male attorney to take off his jacket and then invited a female lawyer to take off anything you want has been named one of America s most sexist judges by rebook Magazine. Judge Robert p. Horgos of Allegheny county pa., said he immediately apologized to the woman after making the comment in his Cham Bers. Other judges who made the list in rebook s february Issue Thomas Bellinger of Baltimore county md., who granted probation to a Man convicted of raping a Drunken woman. He said an unconscious woman on a bed was the dream of a lot of males quite  Thomas said he was misinterpreted he later agreed to take a rape sensitivity course. Gail Craytor of Idabel okla., who released a killer from jail after Only three months because the Man had not used a gun against his wife. The Man had beaten her to death. William e. Schadler of Jonestown pa., who dismissed speeding charges against a fashion Model who said she was being chased by four men. Schadler said he would have doubted her if she had been an ugly  real estate brokers David Parker left and Jeffrey Woolf watch the demolition tuesday of an office building dam aged by the Jan. 17 earthquake. Hour session entered on illegal immigrants and exposed divisions among democrats on the panel. Rep. Ron Packard r-calif., proposed to deny All benefits but emergency medical care to anyone in the country illegally. But rep. Julian c. Dixon d-calif., swiftly stepped in to propose a change that would allow Short term assist Ance for food shelter Medicine and other health and safety issues while denying illegal aliens longer term assistance such As Small business administration Aid. Dixon a member of the Black caucus said he ordinarily opposed such restrictions but said he feared even stiffer restrictions would win approval in the House if some provision weren t incorporated in the Bill. But rep. Jose Serrano d-n.y., chairman of the House hispanic caucus complained that the restrictions amounted to migrant  the blueprint approved by the committee followed almost precisely a request made by the Clinton administration for the quake As Well As for Pentagon operations in Somalia Haiti Iraq and Bosnia and Herzegovina As Well As for victims of last summer s floods and the 1989 quake. Ohio congressman makes news with dumb7 remark Washington a rep. Martin Hoke had to Call his children and Tell them that dad was going to be on the news. He d been caught on videotape comment ing about a woman s bosom size. The verdict from the younger hokes my daughter said dad that was really dumb " the Ohio Republican recalled after spending a Day Fielding reaction and apologizing. A videotape showed Hoke turned Halfway around to watch a female television producer set up equipment for a feed Back to Ohio. After eying the woman Hoke turns to rep. Eric fingerhut a Ohio and says Shehas the big  fingerhut says nothing. His smile freezes in  shakes his head. We re probably live Hoke says. Replies fingerhut that comment has just been broadcast to the entire City of  it want but Cleveland knows about it now. The Washington Post published an account of the Exchange tuesday. Hoke said he Learned about the videotape monday afternoon and was  Hoke said he immediately called the woman conus communications producer Lisa Dwyer and followed up the Call with a written apology. I apologized to her for having embarrassed her and caused her unhappiness Hoke said. I told her very sincerely that i Felt terrible and hoped that she would accept my apology. This was an incredibly dumb thing to do incredibly dumb thing to say. If i Haven t Learned a lesson i de serve to be smacked on the head by a  the episode occurred last week. A conus Crew had fitted Hoke and fingerhut with microphones to get their reaction to president Clinton s state of the Union speech. Dwyer said she did t overhear Hoke s comment but when she saw it on tape later i was  fingerhut said he was uncomfortable with the entire Exchange. It was clearly an inappropriate comment he said. Hoke 41, and fingerhut 34, both Are freshmen. Texan stabs decapitated Mother police say Beaumont Texas a a computer program Mer stabbed his Mother More than 100 times and decapitated her then sat calmly on the living room sofa until police arrived authorities said. Millet Harrison 45, was jailed in the slaying of 67 year old Louise Harrison who police said was strangled stabbed and mutilated tuesday with Kitchen utensils screwdrivers and a Hammer. Millet Harrison suffered a nervous breakdown Dur ing the holidays but psychiatrists refused to hospitalize him because he had t threatened to harm himself or others said his sister Shirley Harrison. He told us Friday that in two or three Days it would All be Over Shirley Harrison said. I begged my Mother to put deadbolts on her door but she did t fear him until a few Days