European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Friday. August 19,1994 health plan papers to be made Public Washington a r hoping to avoid a distraction to its health care re form drive the White House is relenting and promises to release thousands of secret documents from the team that produced president Clinton s overhaul plan. The administration resisted for More than a year Calls to release records of the working. Groups established under the task Force chaired by first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. The secrecy of the task Force s deliberations was widely criticized. Last month . District judge Royce. Lamberth ordered a trial of a lawsuit filed by three groups that challenged the closed door deliberations. White House counsel Lloyd Cutler said in a statement wednesday that the administration would make Public All documents generated or received by the More than 500 people who served on the working groups. The lawsuit was filed by the Assoc a in the stars and stripes 10 years ago aug. 19,1984 democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro announced that her Hus band John Zaccaro had decided to release his tax returns from 1979, when she started serving in con Gress and began to file separately. 20 years ago aug. 19,1974 in the face of Surprise turkish military actions Secretary of state James Schlesinger said the. United states would re examine its positions in the Cyprus crisis within a matter of Days or hours. 30 years ago aug. 19,1964 president John son told greek cypriot president archbishop Makarios that there was no acceptable alternative to cooperation within the United nations to resolve the Cyprus crisis. 40 years ago aug. 19,1954 the French pre Mier and the foreign ministers of his nation s five european army part ners assembled in Brussels Bel Gium for life and death talks on the plan to Pool their military resources. World War ii 50 years ago today aug. 19 1944 two soviet army groups begin a big offensive on the Southern front in Romania one striking toward Jassy and the other around Tira spol in an Effort to destroy German and romanian armies. In France a column of us. Soldiers reaches the Seine River at mantes Gass court. About 30 Miles West of Paris French resistance fighters Rise up in Paris battling German occupation troops. ,4 source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 1981 Tion of american physicians and surgeons the american Council for health care Reform and the National Lega policy Center. Charles Mcdowell or. President of the Tucson  doctors group said he was pleased with the White House decision but said the groups were Likely to continue to press their lawsuit. Unresolved issues in the Case include the groups Contention that Ira Magaziner a top adviser to Hillary Clinton lie Din a March 1993 affidavit when he said All members of the working groups were either government employees or Consul Tants. Government lawyers haves i Magaziner s statement was True at the time. A Federal appeals court ruled last Yea that the working groups May be subject to the 1972 Federal advisory committee act which requires open meetings and records if any members Are no govern ment employees. Prodded on b-29 exhibit Washington a a member of Congress stepped up pressure wednesday on the smithsonian institution to revise its exhibit on the air plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiro Shima Japan. Rep. Tom Lewis r-fla., said in statement that the National air and space museum had agreed to , but warned that the alterations must be More than window  last week two dozen lawmakers sen the museum a letter complaining that the exhibit still being developed wrongly portrays Japan As an innocent victim of the atomic bomb dropped by the b-29bomber Enola Gay. The lawmakers were concerned that the exhibit scheduled to open next year includes 84 pages of text and 97 photo graphs on japanese suffering but less than on a Page and Only eight photo graphs on the suffering inflicted by the japanese from 1930 to 1945. Museum spokeswoman Kathleen Brooks said wednesday that exhibits Are always revised until they open but did not detail any planned changes. I Hope this is not simply a delaying tactic by the smithsonian because we Are not going away Lewis said noting that museum officials have met with individuals and groups concerned about the exhibit. The Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on aug. 6,1945. 1 Pilot Dies 1 Hurt As 2 jets collide la Gloria Texas apr two t-45 training jets from Nas Kingsville collided in the air wednesday killing on student Pilot and injuring another. The Accident occurred about five mile North of la Gloria in Starr county As the planes were being flown Solo by student pilots military officials said. The name of the dead Pilot was being withheld pending notification of rela Tives. The surviving Pilot it. . Shawn  of Southern Pines n.c., was taken to the Navy Hospital in Corpus Christi for treatment of minor injuries said base spokesman Mark Malinowski. Trudy Larue left and Lisa Honjas stare at flames threatening their Homes near Loyalton Calif., on wednesday. Firefighters managed to beat Back the Blaze. $50,000 Reward posted arsonist san Luis Obispo Calif. A the arsonist s fire that rampaged through 76 Square Miles of Rugge California Canyon land this week twisted Metal like Putty charred woo to dust and gnawed 37 houses nearly to the Bone. We were going to bring bags Topick up assorted things. I did t real ize it was this bad Hugh Rodma said wednesday staring at the Heap of Ash that had been his Home. Loved it and it was the perfect place for me to  California gov. Pete Wilson told homeowners that the state was offer ing a $50,000 Reward for information leading to the conviction of the arsonist who started the Blaze near a Camp ground sunday. Flames continued to lick at Steep canyons full of Century old Brush thickets but authorities said the immediate danger to houses and ranches had passed in san Luis Obispo county about 135 Miles Northwest of los Angeles. Firefighters had the Blaze 85 per cent surrounded and expected full containment soon. " farther North near the Nevada order erratic winds swept an 8,500 acre fire up to a Iso House subdivision in Loyalton forcing residents to flee. The Blaze licked at Back porches before 700 firefighters and several helicopters drove the flames Back an saved the houses. Nationwide nearly 20,000 firefight ers Are battling 28 major fires in Idaho Oregon Washington Montana and California according to the National inter Agency fire Center. Dozens of wildfires were burning throughout Montana. One of the big Gest swept across More than 8,500 acres near the Flathead National .  Washington state Cool weather and High humidity helped firefighters gain the upper hand against two blazes that have burned across220,000 acres and destroyed 37 Homes and Cabins since july 24. Wit the fires diminishing 500 marines left to help fight Montana fires. In Idaho lower temperatures and higher humidity helped the nearly 2,500 firefighters battling two blazes Otaling about 88,000 acres. Experts predict the two will eventually merge to cover More than 400,000 acres of Back country an area half the size of Rhode Island