European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 06, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday novembers 1� 94 commentary the stars and stripes Page 23 y what newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided by the associated press Scripps Howard news service and other state Side syndicates. Augusta a chronicle Are there any openings in the secret service for Kenneth Davis and Harry Rakosky they Are the two Young bystanders who played the principal role in taking Down the mad gunman who sprayed the White House with bullets oct. 29 in troubling incident that raises questions about presidential Security Davis and Rakosky Are far More representative of the nation s spirit than the occasional nut Case. Neither the american people nor the president want of need to be shut off from one another in the name of. Security. " a press Telegram Long Beach Calif. We re getting a Little nervous about White House. Security. secret service would like to surround the White House which is accessible tothe Public with a bulletproof s not practical but extra guards Are. That extra Protection was effective when the president visited areas of the world where he is hated such As on his recent trip to parts of the Mideast. It should t fail so miserably in his front Yard. Detroit free press Francisco Duran s Odd and dangerous assault on the president s House. Was worrisome and frightening but it would be worse if his actions forced the placement of even More barriers Between the people and the we Don t yearn to see is the transformation of the White House into even More of a fortress. Rapid City . Journal there always seems to be a key member of president Linton s administration on the hot seat. The latest is White House budget director Alice was the source of a memo that a Republican political consultant got his hands on. It became fodder for making Poniti Cahsay. The memo according to newspaper accounts included a premise that Many people in Washington should be aware of but seem unwilling to admit the Federal government is going to have a Devil of a Tim balancing its budget without cutting entitlements or raising taxes or Bot if Rivlin s Job is now in jeopardy it s too bad. She seems to be one of the few in Washington willing total about what cutting government really requires record courier Kent Ravenna Ohio in the All important Battle Between education an violence we need to assure that education wins. And president Clinton is attempting to strike a blow for education. He signed an executive order. Requiring expulsions for up to one year for student who take guns to school. Clinton said Federal funding May be withheld from districts that Don t comply with his order it s about time that. The United states begin s to take a Tough stance on violence especially in our schools. Tulsa okla world How important is it to know the cause of death of historical figures for the Sake of accuracy it could be considered necessary or at least interesting. Clyde Snow a forensic anthropologist. And one of the leading experts in his Field sounds a reasonable cautionary note. He says far fetched stories often surround famous figures. Snow says exhumations should Only be done if reputable historians believe it and courier Charleston . The agreement Between the United states and North Korea to dismantle rebuild and redirect North Korea s nuclear Energy program commits billions of dollars inlaid from the United states Japan and South Korea. In the end however the agreement s nonproliferation Promise depends on North korean Good will and it will 1960s a sows of protest be five years or More before it s known whether the Promise is any major agreement with one of the world most isolated and dangerous governments is a i significant achievement. --.7 oregonian a ,4. Portland Ore. Western companies doing business in Russia can Dothe world a favor by insisting that adequate environmental safeguards be a part of any Deal struck there for Western help in such industries As mining Timber and Petroleum. American companies operating there can and should help produce minerals safely and efficiently if for soother reason than because there s Money to be made As providing the necessary safety technology. Seattle Post intelligencer the signing of the peace treaty Between Israel an Jordan is a Triumph for prime minister Yitzhak Rabin King Hussein Ana president Clinto but most important the peace agreement is a Triumph for the Ordinary Peoples of Israel and Jordan who How have a real reason to Hope that a lasting peace can be achieved Between their two nations. -. Chicago Tribune the food police at the Center for science in the Public interest must be getting soft. In their never ending Mission to nag americans into healthier dreary eating habits they actually have found something they approve seafood of course so Long As it is not prepared or served too delectably. Dallas morning news the jury system of Justice seems to place a Premium upon the uninformed the injurious and the ignorant. The courts deliberately exclude those whose experiences might have acquainted them with either the facts or the issues in a particular Case and seek out those who say they know nothing about the matters at hand. /. ".-. trial of . Simpson on a double murder charge is an aberration that is proving to be an interesting exception to the usual practice of choosing a jury., most of the answers Given by the jury Pool indicate that sanity levelheaded Ness and a sense of fair play have not vanished from America s citizenry Ana therein the High probability that Justice will be done. New York times britons Are caught up in another fit of argument Over Why they should keep the monarchy. Most recently Rupert Murdoch s sunday times has published the Prince s caddis declaration he never loved his wife and anyway his daddy frightened him into marrying her. Such contortions May seem strange to a tradition impoverished country like ours. But England did not survive the loss of Empire without learning the virtue of smiling while institutions collapse. Constitution Atlanta in a better world it would not have ended like this in an october void of baseball. In a better world Terr Pendleton would still be waddling out to third base right now still taking that Peculiar splay legged stance at the plate As the Atlanta braves competed in the 1994 world then in Pendleton s last Home game As a Brave his thousands of fans would have had a Chance to thank him properly. That scenario was rendered impossible by the baseball strike. And the 34-year-Oldpendleton, whose batting average had fallen at least 20 Points in each of the past two years has now been replaced. By ballplayers who Are younger faster stronger. And room there had been in the game for sentiment and loyalty and there was never much disappeared altogether once ,250 hitters started signing million Dollar contracts
