European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Monday february 7,1994 Perot group hears rival health pitch by the Washington Post Dallas in another direct Chal Lenge to the White House democratic rep. Jim Cooper on saturday promoted his health care plan Over president Clin ton s in an Appeal to followers of Ross Perot. The Tennessee congressman called Clinton s proposal a big govern ment approach that will not lower prices but May eliminate jobs. Capping a week in which his managed Competition plan won a key endorse ment from the business round table Cooper got an enthusiastic reception from leaders of United we stand Ameri Ca and Praise from Perot for standing unto heavy White House and congressional criticism. Although Perot a former Independent in the stars and stripes 10 years ago feb. 7,1984 challenger s Trou ble plagued astronauts released a $75 million indonesian satellite Only to have the satellite s manufacturer declare hours later that the object was lost. 20 years ago feb. 7,1974 John w. , once president Nixon s official Law yer lost his License to practice be cause of unethical and unprofessional conduct in the cover up of the break in at the democratic National committee offices in the watergate office Complex in Washington . 30 years ago feb. 7,1964 the cuban government officially notified the United states that it was cutting off the water Supply to the . Naval base at Guantanamo Bay until 36 cuban fishermen held in key West fla., were released. 40 years ago feb. 7,1954 unrest sparked by the Kremlin s refusal to permit free elections spread throughout communist controlled East Ger Many threatening to reach explosive proportions according to re ports. 50 years ago feb. 7,1944 . And Allied air fleets hammered Luftwaffe airfields in France and secret nazi targets along the French coast As bombers extended the War s most intensive assault to nine raids in 10 Days. 50 years ago today feb. 7 19 44 Adolf Hitler drops his order for German troops to hold the Korsun pocket on the Southern soviet front to the last Man and he surrounded Force begins preparing to break out. German forces attack the British portion of the Anzio beachhead in Italy. . Troops prepare to land on eniwetok westernmost atoll in the Marshall islands. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii. Bison books corp. 1981. P presidential candidate has made Clear his opposition to the Clinton plan Lead ers of his group said they Are not pre pared to endorse any specific alternative. I did t come Here seeking an endorsement Cooper said after his speech. But he added we need a plan that appeals to democrats Republican Sand independents what better place to Cometo find independents Cooper called for lowering the temperature of the debate Over health care but his visit to Dallas seemed Likely to accomplish the opposite. A top democratic strategist working with the administration on health care called Cooper s appear Ance in Dallas the first major  the strategist said Cooper had played a very skillful game until now but he questioned Cooper s decision to appear saturday saying Perot is  group is discredited. People used to go to Perot to get to those swing Vot ers. Now by going to Perot he s going to give Perot  Jeff Eller a White House spokesman on health care said he wondered Why Perot s group had not also invited an administration official to explain the presi Dent s plan adding he was not certain the White House would have accepted. Sharon Holman Perot s spokeswoman said United we stand members Felt the knew enough about the Clinton plan and wanted information about alternatives. And they feel the Clinton plan will change before the vote she said. Perhaps aware that his appearance might further Strain relations with the White House Cooper originally asked that his speech be closed to reporters. On Friday he agreed to have it opened and it was carried live on a Span. Cooper praised the president and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton for making health care Reform such a prominent Issue but he was sharply critical of their work. the White House Bill favors a big government approach he said. Our Bill tries to keep government to an absolute  v he also said that while his Bill promises a lot less than the administration s Bill we re confident we can deliver on every one of the  invitation to ousted Farrakhan aide brings College student death threats  ,.   a s -. A 1 text a \ a a rfs1 vap Khalid Abdul Muhammad former aide to nation of islam Leader Louis Farrakhan salutes the audience at a speech at Baltimore City Community College on saturday. Ewing township . A a student say she got four death threats after arranging for a former aide to the Rev. Louis Farrakhan to speak at Trento state College. Michael Burton and the College s african american history month committee which he Heads invited Khalid Abdul Muhammad to speak feb. 28. Muhammad was criticized for calling jews blood suckers of the Black Community and the Pope a no Good Cracker at a speech in november at Kean col lege. -. Several Black leaders including the Rev. Jesse Jack son denounced the speech. Farrakhan called the speech vile and dismissed Muhammad As spokesman of the nation of islam. Harold w. Eickhoff president of Trenton state said Burton has received at least one written threat. Burton told the new York times that he has received four death threats two in the last week but that he is stand ing behind the committee s decision. Meanwhile Muhammad spoke at Baltimore Cit Community College on saturday night and told a crowd that he would not be silly enough to make the Sam mistake he made at Kean College. I did not come to Baltimore to teach Black people to hate White people. But i did come to Baltimore to teach you to love yourself Muhammad told a predominantly Black audience of More than 400. He also said his dismissal would not cause a split be tween him and Farrakhan whom he called my Leader my teacher and my  Eickhoff said that he disagreed with Muhammad message at Kean College but that the school would not withdraw the invitation which was offered two month before the Kean speech. Our free society is too dependent upon its first amendment rights to allow emotion of the moment to justify the compromising of those rights Eickhoff said in a feb. 3 letter to the College Community. It was not immediately known How much Muhammad would be paid for the speech at Trenton state but the Money was to come out of a student fund. Looks reportedly outweighed quake safety los Angeles a a 1993 con tract to renovate the quake damaged los Angeles memorial coliseum prohibited reinforcement against earthquakes be cause of concerns about the Structure appearance it was reported saturday. The los Angeles conservancy said it insisted on the ban last year to Stop any re construction of the stadium without a full review the los Angeles daily news reported. We did t want them doing anything that would change the nature of the coliseum said Jack Rubens a Board Mem Ber of the conservancy a City appointed preservation group. Meanwhile the National earthquake information Center said the Jan. 17 quake which killed 61 people could be revised to a 6.8 Reading when measurements from european stations recompiled this week. That would make the temblor about i times stronger than seismologists original 6.6 magnitude Reading. The new data Are to be released Friday said Joh Minsch a geophysicist with the Center in Golden Colo. The 71-year-old coliseum where Tholos Angeles raiders and University of Southern California trojans play sustained $35 million damage in the quake. It has been closed  was renovated last year at a Cost of$15 million. I want to make it Clear the conservancy did nothing to Block seismic retrofit Ting Rubens said. We just wanted it spelled out that they weren t allowed to do anything to alter the historical nature of the  in other developments the National guard struck the Las of its tents at City Parks As 200 refugees transferred to indoor red Cross shelters. Some 2,900 people were still in 25 Shel ters at gymnasiums and other structures Down from a Peak population of 13,000,the red Cross said. The . Department of agriculture received allegations of food stamp fraud by 41 los Angeles county welfare work ers. The department is already Monitor ing alleged food stamp fraud by citizens. Twenty two employees of the count department of Public social services were cleared of wrongdoing and the rest were under investigation said Tony Var Gas chief of the department s fraud Divi Sion. The Federal emergency manage ment Agency said a new computer will allow it to process building inspections to verify 240,000 disaster Aid applications by feb. 22, compared with a six month wait past natural disasters