European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Friday july 22,1994health goals firm Clinton says by the new York times Washington a after a torrent of criticism from supporters who feared he was retreating on health care president Clinton and his administration went All out wednesday to insist that he would never Compromise on his goal of legislation providing health insurance for All americans. The president told reporters before a meeting with congressional leaders that while he was a a flexible on How to reach the goal he would not abandon it. A if we tinker around with the system and done to try to do something comprehensive a he said a we could actually make it worse for Ordinary americans. We could increase the Cost to Middle class americans and decrease coverage Quot at a meeting of the nation s governors tuesday in Boston Clinton said he might Settle for legislation that would produce in the stars and stripes 10 years ago july 22,1984 a Poland declared an amnesty for hundreds of political prisoners but Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa said the country a jails could soon be full again because those freed were banned from political activity. 20 years ago july 22,1974 a the turkish general staff announced in Ankara that its air and naval forces had intercepted a greek flotilla off Paphos in Cyprus and claimed heavy casualties on the greek ships. 30 years ago july 22,1964 a a president Johnson ordered a full Fri probe of the race riots in new York City a Harlem saying a violence and lawlessness. Will not be  40 years ago july 22,1954 a the United states warned the signatories of the Indochina armistice agreements that it would View a with grave concerns any revival of aggression violating the accords. 50 year Sago july 22,1944 the heaviest Rains since a Day slowed the allies ail along the Normandy Battlefront and British and Canadian forces dug in and consolidated 30 Square Miles of territory occupied since the Orne River breakthrough 50 years ago today july 22 1 a 9 a 4 4 Britain s 10th Indian div captures Citta i castello on the italian front new zealand troops take Tavernette and the South africans Advance to the summits of Monte Domini and Monte Fili. Soviet troops reach the prewar finnish Border in the Karelia Region and capture chef Poland. On Guam the americans repulse japanese counterattacks and push Inland from their two beachhead. Source 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world Warll Bison books corp., 1981 a see related Story on Page 18 95 percent or 98 percent coverage. On wednesday two House democrats reps. David e. Bonier and Butler Derrick told him that his remarks had not helped those pushing in Congress for Universal health coverage and had rattled Many of the presiden to a supporters. A a we re past the time for intellectual rationalization a Derrick a Deputy chief whip from South Carolina Sard with some exasperation senior White House officials conceded that Clinton might have miscalculated the Impact of his comments before the governors. A i think he got into a technical discussion about finance with a group who could understand it Quot one White House official said a and maybe he was t think ing about How it would be interpreted by people who were poised to Sec the first sign of a Cave in a but Bonior a Michi Garner who is the democratic whip or no. 3 in the leadership said he had also told Clinton that his clarifying remarks wednesday were reassuring. White House Telephone lines had been hammered tuesday night by Calls from angry supporters of Universal coverage. Their arguments were reflected wednesday in a statement issued by another High ranking House Democrat rep. David obey of Wisconsin chairman of the House appropriations committee. He said he was not sure what the president meant to say in Boston but if he was Quot backing away from Universal health care Reform that covers every citizen in this country then i will walk away from the Clinton health  he added a this is not the time for the administration to create confusion about its commitment Quot to counter those criticisms the administration made an unstinting Effort to dismiss Clinton a remarks tuesday As inconsequential. Vice president Al. Gore started shortly after 7 . On network news shows. Three hours later Hillary Rodham Clinton holding a child with multiple birth defects in her arms at a televised new conference proclaimed that a health Reform without Universal coverage will not  Clinton said that All he had meant by citing percentages below 100 was Quot we have social Security but about two percent somehow done to get covered. We have Universal school attendance Laws in every state in the country but there Are always a couple of percent who fall through the cracks. But you have to write it into Law to get  cruise Lon Aires by new Day the bacteria that cause legionnaires disease were found on the cruise ship horizon on wednesday,.putting the luxury liner out of service and prompting its owner to Offe r re funds to current and future passengers Laboratory results released wednesday confirmed that the bacteria were on Board. But tests taken before the ship left new York last saturday conducted by the Federal centers for disease control and prevention a could not pinpoint the source of contamination that caused the outbreak of legionnaires disease said Bob Howard a spokesman for the Federal health Agency in  7 a we were not Able to definitively say that it came from a single faucet. We got readings from different areas arid what we know is that the bacteria were present on that vessel a Howard said. A fourth passenger from the horizon was confirmed to have the disease wednesday and the number of suspected cases reached 18. The company announced wednesday it would pay medical expenses of those who have the disease said Al Wallack senior vice president of celebrity cruises. Hospitalized maty Purcell of Kearny no developed symptoms of be i Onnald disease after returning from a new York to Bermuda cruise. Federal health officials and celebrity cruises on wednesday at�?a�?1 a a a sail Saturn Gers had contracted the disease on the ship. Embarking vacationers 300 of whom cancelled at the Dock. A at the time it was the right decision to make a said celebrity spokesman Jim Grossman. Before the ship left port saturday medical investigators collected samples from the vessels water tanks different spigots in the Jacuzzi Shower areas and bathrooms the potentially fatal disease a rare form of bacterial pneumonia is airborne on tiny water droplets. If caught Early it is easily treated with antibiotics. The cruise ship horizon sits in new York Harbor last saturday. House oks trimmed Cia spending Bill by the Washington Post Washington a the House on wednesday overwhelmingly approved the intelligence authorization act that would permit spending about s2s billion next year on the Cia and 10 other Federal agencies. The exact amount contained in the measure is classified but the total As voted wednesday by the House includes cuts of about $400 million from last years spending in both the foreign intelligence programs supervised mainly by the Cia and the Pentagon s tactical intelligence . One Cut identified in an intelligence committee report was in the Ciao a intelligence collection a or spying a by humans. In its report the committee said the Cia had failed to restructure its espionage activity when the cold War ended and had not developed a a comprehensive and coherent plan Quot for the future. It held out Hopes that Money could be restored if the Cia delivers a satisfactory plan for human intelligence collection operations by the time the measure goes to a House Senate conference following passage of the Senate s version of the spending Bill. The House on wednesday turned Down several amendments aimed at reducing specific and Overall intelligence spending. By a 315 to 106 vote it Defeated an Overall 10 percent Cut proposed by Independent rep. Bernard Sanders of Vermont who argued that National Security was a feeding hungry children Quot and not gathering intelligence. Members also voted Down 406 to 18, an amendment by rep. Barney Frank d-mass., to Cut $100 million from amounts in the Bill to be used for drug interdiction and counter narcotics operations Frank said after the vote that the United states is a spending billions Quot to interdict drugs but that the approach has been a failure based on the amounts of drugs available on american streets. He also pointed out that the defense department and intelligence agencies had embraced the drug War Only after their budgets began to be Cut following the end of the cold War. In its report on the Bill the intelligence committee commended the intelligence Community agencies for the reductions that have been made in All their budgets Over the past few years. But it said additional cuts would be needed particularly in the personnel areas. A in the committees View Quot the report said a Only a steeper reduction in personnel will free up funds to cover the Cost of technical modernization which the intelligence Community cannot avoid if it is to remain effective in the