European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday september 14,1994 Starr Steps up Whitewater inquiry Washington a Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr appointed top aides monday to continue the two pronged inquiry a sign that the investigation of president Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clin ton is picking up again. 4 Mark  Iii a former Justice department lawyer who once prosecuted a congressman will be Deputy Independent counsel based in Washington. William s. Duffey jr., who has been investigating Whitewater since february will be Deputy Independent counsel in Little Rock Ark. Rand Starr appointed a . Attorney in Tennessee during the Reagan administration hic unan Ewing jr., to be senior counsel in Little Rock. Ewing prosecuted a some 100 criminal cases and directed Complex White Icolar and corruption investigations. Other things the Whitewater affair involves the failure of Madison guaranty savings & loan an Arkansas Thrift owned by James Mcdougal the Clin tons partner in the Whitewater land development project ". The Resolution Trust corp., a Federal Agency that regulates the savings and loan Industry has questioned whether funds from Madison so May have been Ille Gally diverted to pay off the political and personal debts of prominent arkansans including then gov. Clinton. Tuohey was a special trial counsel in the Justice department under two democratic attorneys general in the 1970s Griffin Bell and Benjamin Civiletti. An Duffey was a partner in Bell s Law firm Atlanta based King & Spalding. Duffey s decision to remain with the investigation is a plus for Starr who has been trying to persuade staff ers under former special counsel Robert Fiske to re main so that delays Are kept at a minimum. Duffey has dealt with the most sensitive areas of the investigation source said. Starr s Strong Republican ties Drew criticism last month when three Federal appeals judges appointed Montrim to replace Fiske. So Starr search for deputies focused on lawyers who were not politically Active and who had extensive experience prosecuting criminal cases. Starr has no prosecutor Al experience. The change in prosecutors interrupted Fiske s investigation which was about to consider seeking indict ments in the Little Rock phase sources said. Tuohey s appointment is the strongest indication to Date that Starr will continue to make the Washington phase of the Whitewater investigation highly Active. Washington investigators Are looking into the remo Val of Whitewater documents from the White House office of Vincent Foster following his suicide in july1993. In the stars and stripes 10 year Sago sept. 14,1984 the Dollar soared again in Europe closing at 3.0275 Marks a 13-year High against the West German currency and at All time record rates against the British French and italian currencies. 20 year Sago sept. 14.1974 president Ford was concerned about the health of the nation and the health of Richard m. Nixon when he. Granted the for Mer chief executive an unconditional Pardon a spokesman said. 30 year Sago sept. 14,1964 rebellious troops seized most of Saigon South Vietnam in a coup directed against Premier Nguyen Khanh whose backers barricaded themselves at an air base and warned of a Mas Sacre if the rebels tried to Complete the overthrow. T 40 year Sago sept. 14,1954 v president Eisenhower vowing that the nation would defend its vital interests wherever they arise indicated that no decision has been made on whether this policy covers the chinese nationalist Island of que Moy. 50 year Sago sept. 14,1944 continuing the nonstop round the clock Aerial onslaught against Germany More than 1,000 . 8th air Force bomb ers pounded a variety of targets in the Reich for the sixth straight Day. World War ii 50 years ago today sept 14 1 944 red army troops capture the Warsaw suburb of Praga but make no attempt to get across the Nares and Vistula Rivers into the polish capital where resistance fighters have been besieged by the germans Lor six weeks. In Italy. British forces Clear the last germans from the Coriano and Gemma no Hills and push to the Marano River. Nationalist chinese forces take Teng Chung m Burma source 2194  of mtr. W h. Smith publishers me. The world  of world. Bison books cop. 1981 Clinton swears in first 800 recruits to National Washington a surrounded by hundreds of youths president Clinton swore in the first 800 recruits to his National service program monday and urged All Young americans to join the cause. You Are no generation of slackers he declared. Amer corps approved easily by con Gress a year ago gives americans a Chance to earn tuition or work off College Loans by participating in a collection of Community service programs. Using satellite hookups the White House had planned to celebrate the Ful filament of one of Clinton s key Campaign pledges by giving the oath of service to 15,000 recruits simultaneously. But the crash of a Small plane into the Back of the White House Early monday prompted Clinton to conduct the satellite Hookup separately and move the live event from the South Lawn to the front Steps. ,. The change did not seem to Dampen the spirits of Clinton who lingered 45minutes after his speech to shake hands with the 800 Amer corps recruits arid enjoy a rocking musical group. Service is a spark to rekindle the Spir it of democracy in an age of uncertainty he said. Drawing a comparison Between Amer corps and president Kennedy s peace corps Clinton said the people of Amer corps Are the next generation of  Amer corps is a $360 million program paying 20,000 americans to work in four areas education health and human needs the environment and Public safety. Service program volunteers listen to president Clinton before being inducted into Amer corps. If Congress extends the program the White House Hopes to spend $1.5 billion Over three years to pay for 100,000 work ers. Some in Congress have questioned the program s Cost. Sen. Charles Grassly r Lowa accused Clinton of creating Large and costly  the workers Many of whom Are in their late teens and Early 20s, will receive minimum wage pay free health care and a $4,725 educational voucher for one year of work. The Money can be to pay for col lege vocational education or College Loans. The recruits can work up to two years. . Mailings set record report says by the los Angeles times Washington the percentage of americans who were locked behind bars reached an All time High last year thanks largely to stiffer anti drug Laws enacted during the 1980s, a report says. About 519 of every 100,000 people in the United states were in prison or jail last year a rate 22 percent higher than in 1989, said the sentencing project a Liberal nonprofit group. The . Incarceration rate is five to eight times higher than in most Industrial nations the report said monday and is second Only to that of Russia. The figures come As president Clin ton is about to sign into Law the new crime Bill. The measure authorizes an extra $10 billion for building prisons and sets a life prison term for those who commit three violent crimes. While vicious attacks by career Crimi nals have fuelled the demand for the tougher sentencing Laws in Washington the authors of the report said prisons Are being filled by those who sell a Duse illegal drugs. This year More than 60 percent of All Federal inmates and 25 percent of state prisoners Are there on drug charges. During the 1980s, Congress enacted Laws that set stiff mandatory minimum prison terms for persons convicted of Selling or possessing narcotics. Most states enacted similar measures. The Impact of these Laws was Well illustrated last month when the son of surgeon general Joycelyn elders was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sell ing an eighth of an ounce of cocaine. In general these new anti drug Laws do not allow convicts to he paroled Early. Over the decade these measures have brought about a dramatic change in the prison population. In 1983 about 7 percent of state inmates were there for drug charges. Last year this figure had risen to about 25 percent. In the Federal system the percentage of inmates serving time for drug charges Rose from 27 percent in 1983 to about 61 percent last year. The . Bureau of prisons has estimated that by 1997, 70 percent of its inmates will be serving time for drug crimes. Experts disagree on whether the in crease in prison population has had the effect of reducing the crime rate. Officials of the sentencing project said incarceration is expensive More than $20,000 per inmate per year and has not reduced crime. Between 1986 and 1991, imprison ment Rose by 51 percent and violent crime increased by 15 percent. Clearly no cause and effect relationship can be discerned Here says the new report americans behind