European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 r the stars and stripes  monday August 15, 1994 sparring by Dole Mitchell cuts Hopes of health Accord Washington a the Senate s leading demo crat and Republican Tore into each other s health car plans sunday casting new doubt on their ability to forge an agreement this year to Reform the medical system. "1$ there an Opportunity for Compromise maybe sen ate minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas said on Abc s meet the press. Sitting Elbow to Elbow with Senate majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine Dole said Mitchell s sweeping proposal amounted to government run health care. It would raise taxes and Fai to contain costs he predicted. Mitchell said offerings by Dole and other republicans would do too Little to provide health care coverage to All americans. He chided gop lawmakers for accepting a government based insurance plan for their own health care yet refusing the same for other citizens. With his plan dead president Clinton has embraced Mitchell s proposal As the least he could accept. It Aims to cover 95 percent of americans by 2000, requiring employers to pay part of their workers premiums if the goal is not reached. Sen. Bob Kerrey d-neb., said Mitchell s Bill does not contain costs and gives too much Power to Washington. Pledging to Amend the Bill heavily Kerrey suggested that the Senate May need to override a Clinton veto. It should be Clear the president does not have a vote in Congress we need to do our work. He did t do a very Good Job on the crime Bill and now we re trying to do our work on health care Kerrey said on Abc s this week with David Brinkley. Another Democrat sen. David Boren of Oklahoma said of Mitchell s Bill i think it s dead and we can t even Amend  appearing on the same lbs show White House chief of staff Leon Panetta rejected Boren s proposal aimed at wooing gop senators. Despite All the mixed signals Mitchell and Dole insisted health care Reform could be passed by Congress this year. It is my belief that we will pass both a crime Bill and a health care Bill this year Mitchell said. Dole said a Compromise is possible if we can have some say in what s delivered and if democrats Back off the proposals they Are supporting now. We re not going to move in their direction. That s a government run health care system and we Don t sup port that. The american people Don t support that he said. Dole who said saturday that the first health care votes in the Senate would not come soon reversed himself sunday saying votes could be cast this week. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago aug. 15,1984 Egypt warned against a recurrence of mine laying in the red sea and Gulf of Suez Fol lowing a reported threat by pro Ira Nian Muslim extremists that they would Plant explosives in the key Waterways again. 20 years ago aug. 15,1974 Greece pulled its military forces out of nato say ing the Alliance had failed to Stop Fel Low member Turkey from creating a warlike situation Over Cyprus. 30 years ago aug. 15,1964 . Secretary of state Dean Rusk indicated that communist China was the main threat to world peace holding out Hope that nato and the Warsaw pact nations would eventually Over come their differences. 40 years ago aug. 15,1954 the state department unveiled a prize catch in the East West espionage Battle with an extraordinary personal appear Ance by spy Yuri a. Ras Tovrov who defected in Japan and was granted Asylum in the United states. World War ii 50 years ago too a aug. 15 1944 an Allied invasion Fleet lands three american divisions in the South of France Between Toulon and Cannes. In Normandy British and Canadian troops gain Little ground around Falaise White German forces Stream eastward toward the Gap left by the halt of american soldiers at argenian. The main japanese Garrison on num foor Island off new Guinea holes up in the Park ski area. Source 2194 Days of War a h. Smith. Publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp. 1981a robot rescued Pilot Marc Johnston inspects the Dante ii robot after it was airlifted saturday from a volcanic Crater at mount Spurr near Kenai Alaska. The robot was lifted out by helicopter More than a week after a misstep sent the 1,700-Pound Nasa explorer sprawling in the Boulder strewn landscape. Dante got into trouble while climbing Back out of the Crater after a week of gathering scientific data deep inside Spurr. La. Keeps lost visitor on run All night Long los Angeles a far from his Caribbean Home marathoner Michael Alexander was t sure what to do when he got lost amid the sameness of the san Fernando Valley. So he did hat he does Best. He ran and ran and ran Many Miles and More than 13 hours later Alexander flagged Dow police in a passing car who took him Back to the Home of the sister he was visiting. He was Only a Miles away. I m a Little embarrassed but of Alexander 25, said Friday. Alexander got turned around after a 7 30 . Run thursday wind ing up on the Busy Ventura freeway. I thought it was just like a Normal Street he said. Yes i did hear some cars honking but i did t pay much  As darkness set in Alexander realized he was lost and flagged Down a police car but they did t seem to  then a store clerk Cav him bad directions. On he jogged. Penniless and without his sister s phone number Alexander finally called Home collect to his sister in Tobago one half of the Caribbean Island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. She called his sister in los Angeles. But no one including Alexander himself knew where he was so he jogged and walked for several hours More finally collapsing in a Park where he waited for Daylight. About 9 . Friday a passing police car helped Alexander Call his sister and dropped him off Safe. Democrats express doubts about Altman activities from wire reports Washington democratic legislators have notified the White House that they have ongoing concerns about Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman because of his handling of the Whitewater affair administration officials said saturday. The legislators Lack of Confidence in the Wake of Altai an s testimony at Whitewater hearings on Capitol Hill appeared to further Cloud his prospects for retaining his Job. White House chief of staff Leon Panetta during a photo session with reporters ignored questions about whether Altman could function effectively without the backing of key legislators. Altman s future has been in doubt since his initial accounts to Congress of administration activities related to the Whitewater probe turned out to be  More recent congressional hearings he offered testimony that was at Odds with a number of other administration officials but insisted he never meant to mislead Congress. Firefighting plane crashes Palmdale Calif. At least two people died when a firefighting plane carrying flame retardant chemicals crashed in mountainous terrain saturday setting two Small fires. The c-130 Hercules crashed on pallet Mountain in the Angeles National Forest a . Forest service spokesman said. Two people were killed and officials were searching for a third person who might have been on the plane. The c-130 was on its Way to drop fire retardant on a 30-acre fire in Kern county when it crashed. The cause of the crash was not known. Police group backs North Fredericksburg a. . Senate candidate Oliver North won the endorsement of Virginia s largest Law enforcement organization saturday a Victory he said shows he would be tougher than his opponents on crime. Forty nine representatives of the Virginia state Lodge of the fraternal order of police which claims a membership of almost 8,000 Active and retired Law enforcement officers voted by secret ballot to Back North. Garth l. Wheeler the Fop s president called North someone who would make change and not do the usual  boy Dies in car trunk Moreno Valley Calif. A 4-year-old bodied and his 3-year-old playmate was in fair condition after they became trapped in a car s trunk and waited in 160-degree heat to be discovered. Jared Victor Tootell and Anthony r. Pullam were playing near their Homes Friday when they climbed inside the trunk of a car and accidentally locked themselves in authorities  Grandfather of one of the boys realized they were missing and searched the neighbourhood before looking inside the trunk where he found Jared dead and Anthony unconscious. Temperatures soared into the triple digits across Southern California on Friday. Trained cattle Stampede Napa Calif. Showing off highly trained longhorn cattle was supposed to Rustle up interest in a local fair. But by the time the dust settled the Long Orris Stampede had knocked Over Street Sig Sand smashed into police cars. They told us they were highly trained that they could be controlled. Obviously they could t. I think we re Lucky no one got Hurt it. Michael Berg  Herd of 25 longhorns was released in the Center of town to help sell tickets for the Napa town and country fair. The cattle immediately began to devour the City Hall Lawn and shrubs. Then the Rodeo organizers urged them along the one mile Stampede route to the Fairgrounds. The longhorns took off like the bulls at Pamplona Spain. The cattle bumped into parked cars and knocked into Street signs. One butted against the doors of a Bank while  held it shut. Napa police could Only stand by. At one Point the longhorns smashed into the Side of a sheriff s car. When the cattle finally reached the Fairgrounds cowboys herded them Back onto their truck. Fair organizers say they did t know whether the run through town in the rolling wine country 36 Miles North of san Francisco boosted ticket sales