European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Tuesday october 25,1994 Clinton says budget Gap shrinking Cleveland apr president Clinton seeking to capture More credit for the Economy a improvement announced monday that the Federal budget deficit shrank in the just ended fiscal year to $203 billion and predicted it would fall farther in 1995. A a we re doing a Good Job right now in bringing the deficit Down a the president said in a live radio interview in Cleveland on Wowe. Said that the 1994 deficit $87 billion lower than the record $290.4 billion figure in 1992, represented the a largest two year drop in the deficit in .  the $203 billion deficit was the lowest since $152.5 billion in 1989. Clinton told the radio interviewer that the deficit in the budget year that ended sept. 30 was $203 billion Down from �?o$290 billion plus two years ago. A a we be done it by cutting the size of government by eliminating government programs by cutting others while still being Able to increase our investment in education and training and new technology. And that a what i want to keep doing a managing this thing in a very disciplined Way a Clinton said. In Washington Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen the administration is forecasting that the deficit in the current fiscal year which began oct. 1, will decline to $167.1 billion the first time the governments red Ink has dropped for three straight years since the Truman administration. A i wanted to get this Economy going again a Clinton told a raucous sunday Campaign rally for several Washington state congressional candidates in a speech near the Seattle space Needle. A Clinton came to Cleveland to boast to the City club of Cleveland a business group about the successes of his economic program. He was emphasizing the growth in jobs expansion of world Trade and stable inflation rate in addition to  shrinking the budget deficit. But House Republican whip Newt Gingrich said monday morning that the democrats have yet to detail any specifics of what they will do after the nov. 8 elections. A the president. Did not Rule out massive tax increases. He did not Rule out for example that they might have to Cap the Home mortgage deduction or do other things to raise taxes a the Georgia lawmaker said on Abc. Top republicans took aim at Clinton a deficit reduction plans by pointing sunday to an internal White House memo that outlined numerous fiscal options for the future including Large tax increases and cuts in such entitlements As social Security. Clinton apparently sensing trouble twice beckoned reporters in Seattle on sunday to Challenge Gingrich and to assert that the memo was nothing More than a a list of options that grew out of the budget offices usual brainstorming. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago oct. 25,1984 a philippine armed forces chief of staff Gen. Fabian c. Ver went on a temporary leave after a fact finding Board implicated him and 25 others in the a premeditated killing Quot of opposition Leader Benigno Aquino. 20 years ago oct. 25,1974 burglars who escaped with nearly $4 million in Cash from an armoured car company in Chicago left More than $21 million because they did no to have the time or manpower to pull off the Complete operation police said 30 years ago oct. 25,1964�? a second member of the hungarian olympic team defected and asked for Asylum in the West it was disclosed by the West German embassy in Tokyo. 40 years ago oct. 25,1954 a the threat of a new delay in the Long postponed plans for determining West Germany a defense role surfaced As disgruntled Bonn politicians considered a Challenge to the legality of the French German Accord on the a Saar. 50 years ago oct. 25,1944 a British troops fought in the streets of Hermogen Bosch after breaking through along a 12,-mile front in the key southwestern Corner of the German defense lines in Holland. E world War ii j 50 years ago today oct. 25 1. 9. 44 a japanese Carrier Force lures the main . Carriers from Leyte allowing a japanese Cruiser flotilla to Surprise the invasion Force. But the Cruiser commander loses heart after tenacious attacks by american planes and steams for Home sparing . Supply ships certain destruction. Another japanese naval Force is repealed in the South. The americans inflict heavy losses. Source 2194 Days of War w h. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii. Bison books corp. 1981 a. V a a it s. Arlington rites Honor victims of terrorist attacks umm amp \ Quot \ a  Smooch Pooch is or. My Google just doing lip service to a fund raising cause or is he really a romantic pucker upper the year old pug Waits in his Booth at Maplewood n.j., to Welcome paying customers to the Jersey animal coalition s first dog Wal Kathon. About 35 dogs and their owners walked laps around Maplewood memorial Park on sunday in a drive to collect Money for an animal shelter. Washington apr hundreds of victims of terrorism were remembered Over the weekend with Flowers peace pledges in five languages and bugles sounding taps. Relatives of americans and others lost to terrorist attacks As Long ago As the oct. 23,1983, bombing of the . Marine quarters at Beirut Lebanon gathered at Arlington National cemetery on saturday and at the Navy memorial in downtown Washington on sunday. The Beirut explosion killed 241 marines and medics. A a american a desire for peace and democracy remains steadfast today just As in 1983,�?� Marine Brig. Gen. Patrick g. Howard said at the Navy memorial where rain forced the service indoors. Marines soldiers sailors and pilots a continue to serve overseas in such places As Haiti Cuba Somalia and Bosnia a just As the members of the 24th Marine amphibious unit were doing in Beirut a he said. Wreaths and Flowers were placed on Graves and at the no greater love memorial tree at Arlington cemetery. The ceremony was organized by no greater love an organization dedicated to Friendship and help for survivors of americans killed in service or by terrorist acts. A a a a a a a. A a. A a a a a a. A. A a the groups peace pledge was recited in English arabic hebrew French and Spanish. Participants included John h. Kelly . Ambassador to Lebanon from 1986 to 1988 George w. Williams whose son George was among 270 killed in the 1988 terrorist bombing of pan american flight 103 Over Scotland and Maureen Buckley Moroney sister of William f. Buckley who was killed while a . Hostage in Lebanon. Court Battle focuses on Lyme disease tick Albany . A the Deer tick no larger than a speck of dirt or the head of a pin is already one of the biggest health concerns of the 1990s because it can infect humans with Lyme disease. Now indirectly its the focus of a Legal dispute Between a High powered Washington d.c., manufacturers Alliance and one of new York state governments biggest agencies. A. \ today new Yorkus highest court will hear Oral arguments Over whether the state should be allowed to limit the concentration of the chemical known As deet Short for  to no More than 30 percent in Bug repellents sold in new York. Both sides claim they Are defending the Public a health. A do you know that Lyme disease would be the fastest growing debilitating disease in this country if not Fox aids a said Ralph Engel president of the 440-member chemical specialities manufacturers association. A and deet is the Only effective product on the Market to repel the ticks that carry  the state counters that while deet appears to repel ticks mosquitoes Black flies and other insects its effects on humans Are less Clear. A when you compare when the deet products were applied and when Adverse reactions occurred in people its hard to argue that the reactions were due to anything else a said James Leach research scientist with the state department of health. A it certainly seems As though deet is related to these  some deet users have complained of rashes blistering and other skin problems after using the repellent Leach said. The chemical introduced by the army just after world War ii and used commercially in the United states since 1957, also is suspected of causing neurological problems especially among children and possibly the deaths of three children Leach said. A deet is the worlds most popular insect repellent. Products on the Market with deet Levels exceeding 30 percent include repel insect repellent Ole time Woodman Jungle formula Cutter formula 100 maximum strength maximum Protection off maximum strength deep Woods off Jungle plus and Skeeter Stop 100. The Federal environmental Protection Agency revised Label warnings on repellents in 1992 to caution against using too. Much deet or applying it directly to the acc. New York is the Only state trying to limit concentrations Engel said. But officials in other states including Connecticut Are watching the new York Case and could take similar action Engel said. Strong Bug repellents have been marketed aggressively in recent years in places like new York City a suburbs and Southern Connecticut where Lyme disease has been prevalent. Lyme disease attacks the Central nervous systems of its victims. If detected Early enough it can be treated with antibiotics but the disease is often misdiagnosed As the flu in its Early stages. It can cause debilitating neurological problems if not treated Early. It