European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 r the stars and stripes saturday August 13,1994 at a glance /  a a red Cross doctor helps a Man give water to his wife in a zairian refugee Camp Friday. See stories on Page 5.�?~reproduction License a British doctor believes that peo pie in Western nations should have to gain a Quot reproduction License before being allowed to have children. A Page 4overpayments found the defense department continues to overpay contractors by Mil Lions of dollars a report shows. A Page 6ethics rules toughened the White House acting in the Wake of the problems experienced by agriculture Secretary Mike Espy says political employees May no longer accept gifts or trips from companies they regulate. A Page 7ships head to Haiti the Navy has sent two assault ships to replace five vessels now patrolling off Haiti in Case of an emergency evacuation of . Citizens. A Page 8communications Bill a Senate committee has approved a Bill that would allow local Telephone and Cable television companies to enter each others businesses. A a a a a a Page 18 c Index Abby Ann Landers 25 classifieds. 28 -32 comics. 25 -27 commentary. 17 crossword. 25 faces a places. A a a 24 focus. A19 -22 Horoscope. A a a 30 Jumble. A. A a a a 30 letters. A a 16 Money matters. A a a a 18 religion. A a a 14 sports 32 �?�40 to listings. A a a a 39 weather 15 logjam from Page 1 republicans had not yet agreed to go along with his timetable. Leaving the White. House health and human services Secretary Donna Shalala called the Cabinet Quot riled up and  a the test of this administration is not whether we re going to trip every once in a while but whether we re going to get up Brush ourselves off and get out there and keep working a a she said. Clinton dispatched 10 Cabinet officers and More than a dozen senior officials to Capitol Hill to buttonhole senators on health Reform and stump for the crime Bill. Labor Secretary Robert Reich said Quot we re at a turning Point both in the administration and a  America versus to Lac special  after the democrats caucus in the House rep. Dan Rostenkowski d-ill., the former ways and Means chairman said Quot health cares a problem. I just done to know that we be got our act  rep. Benjamin Cardin d-md., said a clearly there is room to if Over on some of the key provisions in House majority Leader Richard Gephardt a plan which would require employers to pay 80 percent of their workers premiums. A there will be changes. We need 218 votes to win a said Cardin. Rep. Pat Schroeder d-colo., said the congressional budget office May not finish Quot scoring the health Bills until september. She said some democrats want to go ahead and Start debating parts of the legis lation such As the 45-eent increase in tobacco taxes. Quot we have a time limit which is november 8,�?� said rep. Pete Stark a Calif. He said the congressional budget office was working hard but was hampered by All the last minute changes. Ltd Ocbo cannot score indecision a he said. A a they be got to score legislative  Laura do Andrea Tyson chairwoman of the Council of economic advisers said outside the Senate chamber that health care and crime Are at the top of american concerns. The White House a views both the administration and the Congress As Here to do a Job a she said. Sen. Kent Conrad d-n.d., praised the Cabinet for coming. Quot they energize the process a he said. _ the president demanded thursday evening that Congress keep working on crime and said a health cares not going to take a vacation either think they ought to stay and Deal with both of , d-mo., denied that the defeat of the crime Bill boded ill for passage of health Reform. A the timing on health care depends on getting answers from co. It has nothing to do with crime a he said. -. But even before the setback on crime Gephardt and his lieutenants were facing what rep. Vic Fazio d-Calif., acknowledged to be a a struggle to round up the  fourteen Quot mainstream senators from both parties met for several hours thursday and planned to sit Down again Friday to try to develop a package of major amendments to Mitchells plan. Their nucleus was the a a Rump group that pushed its own Bill through the Senate finance committee including Sens. John Breaux d-la., John Chafee r-r.i., arid Conrad of North  this is the Only bipartisan Effort going on in the Senate a Conrad said. A we need simplification and streamlining. There a just too much stuff in this Bill too Many boards and commissions and too much demanded of the states. Other democrats also were raising questions about Mitchells overhaul of the health system which Aims to get health insurance for 95 percent of americans by the turn of the Century. Today Only 85 percent Are covered. A people do not want government making their health care choices for them. Washington should not run that system a sen. Herbert Kohl d-wis., said in a floor  from Page 1 Are going to put this Bill Over the top a he  a breakfast meeting with reporters majority Leader Richard Gephardt was asked if the crime Bill could be passed with the assault weapons ban that sparked a furious Campaign by the National Rifle association. A i think so but probably not the same one a he replied. Some democrats also spoke of trimming some of the provisions that republicans ridiculed As Quot pork before sending the measure Back to the floor. But they said they did no to expect to open bipartisan talks with republicans on the measure. One of the items of a a pork criticized by republicans was an authorization of $10 million to establish a criminal Justice research and education Center at Lamar University Beaumont in Texas represented by House judiciary committee chairman Jack Brooks. Key democrats involved in crafting the crime Bill said they were unaware it was in there. Clinton criticized the lawmakers who had voted to keep the crime Bill from reaching the floor. Those opposed a decided that their political Security was More important than the personal Security of the american  a this crime Bill cannot die a Clinton said outside the White House. A Congress has an obligation to the american people that goes Way beyond politics and Way beyond  he said poll after poll showed that crime is the top worry of the american people and a if we can to meet this concern there is something badly wrong in  Republican mayor Rudolph Giuliani of new York and democratic mayors Edward Rendell of Philadelphia and William Campbell of Atlanta were with Clinton at the White House. Clinton strip to Minneapolis had a bipartisan Aura As mayors of both parties made the journey aboard air Force one. Giuliani and Rendell were among the mayors to make the trip with the president As he appeared before the 200,000 member police association which strongly supported the Bill. A we Are going to fight and fight and fight until we win this Battle for the american people a Clinton said. Democrats emerged from a closed door caucus that originally had been called to discuss health care but turned instead to crime. Sources speaking on condition of anonymity said one lawmaker had warned his colleagues that they risked losing majority control if they  pass the crime measure one of the Centrepieces of the democrats election year Agenda. His remarks were met with applause. But lawmakers expressed different views on How to proceed some saying the assault weapons ban should be stripped from the Bill and voted on separately. Others said the leadership should repackage the measure in a Way that can allow enough democrats to change their votes and reverse the outcome. The 225210 vote thursday blocked the Bill from coming to the floor. A switch of eight votes would reverse the outcome and permit a vote on final passage. For republicans the vote thursday represented a rare Chance to set Back the democrats on a highly charged Issue. House gop whip Newt Gingrich of Georgia said the republicans were prepared to go Back to conference. Gingrich said it was wrong for the administration to characterize thursday nights vote As a procedural a a tricks orchestrated by the gun lobby. T in blocking the legislation 167 republicans and 58 democrats voted against the rules governing debate and voting procedures. Voting in favor were 198 democrats 11 republicans and one  from Page 1 child is his car. Another is that the German Man treats his car better than his  wife Schmo few what about the environment that is the dilemma facing German Speed demons this summer because the heat has sent Ozone Levels soar ing. Many scientists politicians and environmentalists Are saying that the air could be protected if Drivers would just slow Down. The debate started in late july when Ozone research in the state of Hessen was completed just As Germany was entering its fourth week of record breaking heat. Hessen it should be said has a coalition government of the Liberal social democratic party and the greens the study seemed to show that by limiting Auto use and imposing Speed limits the state could reduce Ozone causing fumes by As much As 50 percent. The next Day Hessen committed the ultimate heresy it imposed a Speed limit which it imposed and lifted As the Ozone Levels Rose and fell. Drivers on the superhighways in Hessen were supposed to slow Down to a most in German 55 Mph. On secondary highways they were supposed to go Only 50 Mph. Compliance was mixed in part because the government did no to announce the Speed limit until 5 30 . On the first Day of what the state called an a Ozone Alert a and the Crews who were supposed to Post the signs had already gone Home. Even so police claim that four out of five Drivers obeyed the new provision which was announced on the radio. And after four Days the Hessen environment ministry announced that Ozone Levels a had been reduced dramatically and some germans at least were thinking twice about which they cherished More a speeding or breathing. A poll by German state television showed that 69.4 percent of germans liked the idea of a Speed limit most thought 80 Miles t hour sounded about right a and 8< percent favored a Speed limit in times High Ozone Levels. Before Long other states were talk about Speed limits and some even Tri them. Rudolf Scharping the s Cial democratic party Leader came out Tavor of a year round Speed limit. Already one Lead foot has sued t state of Hessen complaining that his p Sonal rights Are being curtailed. The Ai Industry has rallied sending of spokespersons to explain that what really needed is not a Speed limit but 1 development of an environments Friendly car a preferably with Genet government subsidies. Even Chancellor Helmut Kohl took i unusual step of interrupting his vacate to Tell reporters that he opposed Spe limits but that the idea could be a int sively considered once Federal Lee gators return from their summer Valt tons