European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 15, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 5 a. Be " ". A Gingrich but another key House Republican predicting trouble Washington a . Rep. Newt Gingrich expected to be speaker of the House is pushing for an Early vote on a constitutional amendment permitting school prayer an Effort that would require difficult two thirds majority votes in both the House and the Senate. The House should vote on the amendment by the fourth of july the Georgia Republican said in an interview published monday. He made the Call for the amendment in a meeting with reporters last week. But the Man poised to become the no. 2 Republican in the House rep. Richard Armey a Texas admitted monday that his party will have trouble gathering the two thirds majorities required for proposing the school prayer and other constitutional amendments to the states. Gingrich wants to return voluntary prayer to Public schools and will assign rep. Ernest Istook r-okja., to spend six months organizing a vote he told the Washington times. A key part of Gingrich s philosophy is to re establish the right to teach that there is a creator from whom your inalienable rights come he said in the interview. The supreme court ruled in june 1963 that Laws requiring recitation of the lord s prayer or Bible \ verses in Public schools were unconstitutional. Gingrich said he did not include his school prayer plan in the Republican contract with America which listed other goals of congressional Republican candidates because Jie wanted the contract fought Over its advocacy of term limits and a balanced budget amendment. If the House and Senate passed a school prayer amendment by two thirds votes it would have to be approved by three fourths of the states before it could be added to the Constitution. Armey issued a statement monday saying that head enough support to be elected majority Leader by his fellow republicans next month. He predicted in an interview earlier monday that most parts of the Republican contract will pass. Armey a close ally of Gingrich a was instrumental in drafting the contract. Those that Are constitutional amendments and need to have a bigger vote margin of course they la Bemore difficult to pass but most of the contract will pass the House i think the Senate and get to the presi Dent Armey said on Abc s Good morning America. Rep. Bill Mccollum r-fla., said on the same pro Gram however that the amendment to limit the terms of members of Congress probably won t make it through the House. The new Republican majority in Congress also will seek to change the anti come Law to eliminate social programs aimed at preventing crime but probably will not try to overturn the ban on some assault weapons Republican sen. Phil gear no of Texas said sunday on Abc s meet the press. The Republican contract contained 10 goals including a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution authority for the president to veto individual items in spending Bills reductions in congressional staffs an making taws passed by Congress apply to its members As Wellas the rest of the country. We re saying if we Don t vote on it the contract inthe first 100 Days throw us out rep. John Kasich r Ohio said monday on Abc s today show. Kasich who expects to be chairman of the House budget committee said work is under Way on coming up with some $200 billion in spending cuts required to implement the Republican promises. He didst specify what programs would be Cut 1 dead 5 Hurt in test pilots at group Homes Wausau wis. A a Man who thought members of one family were steal ing from him shot six people at two group Homes where he worked As a Volunteer police said a 7-year-old girl died and four other people were in critical condition. The 64-year-old Man a Volunteer drive for the two Homes was arrested several hours after the sunday night shootings police said. He was sleeping at his own Home. I just can t imagine someone performing criminal act like this and being Able to go to sleep Deputy police chief Paul Luo Masaid. The two privately owned group Home Shad 11 residents some with emotional Dis orders and others with physical disabilities officials said. All six victims were wounded in the head with a Small Caliper handgun Luoma said. The shootings took place Between 11p.m. And 11 20 p.m., Luoma said. Peter Desantis administrator of Nort Central health care facilities in Wausau said the suspect was among 600 people signed up As volunteers for the Center which refers clients who can live somewhat workers in Hoboken nj., deflate a giant Barney the Dinosaur fest. The event gave the balloons a test flight before they debut in independently under supervision at. Local left and Cloe the Holiday Clown at the Macy s Parade balloon the annual Macy s thanksgiving Day Parade in new York. Group Homes. Killer storm brings Florida rain Waves and hassles Miami a tropical storm Gor Don stirred up turbulent seas and horizontal rain driven by 50 mph winds in Florida on monday after killing at least 67 people in Haiti and Jamaica. Wind gusts of 120 mph were reported in Cuba. Rough seas stretched to Jacksonville school was cancelled for 9,200 pupils in the Florida keys and More than 16,000 Homes and businesses lost Power. We can t get school buses on the Highway said Monroe county schools spokeswoman Janet Hayes in key West. We understand in the upper keys it s pretty rough. But Down Here it just looks like a Little rain squally Day f gusts of 63 mph were recorded Mon Day morning on the coast Between Miami and fort Lauderdale and 55 mph in Miami Beach. Maximum sustained winds near the storm s Center were 50 mph. Two inches of rain had fallen by 7 . At Homestead air Reserve base just North of the keys and fort Lauderdale received nearly 3/4 inches. Wild weather diverts shuttle Landing to California Edwards fab Calif. A at lantis and its six astronauts landed in California s Mojave desert on monday As tropical storm Gordon spoiled the weather at the shuttle s Home base in Florida. Cmdr. Donald Mcmonagle brought the spaceship Down through a Clear sky at Edwards fab at 7 34 ., ending the 11-Day atmospheric research Mission. Hours before the scheduled touch Down at Kennedy space Center in Florida it was obvious that the weather would undermine any Chance of a land ing there. Gordon expected to pass just South of Mainland Florida on monday night had already spawned Gusty winds at Kennedy earlier in the Day. It turned out to be a 4.55-million mile journey for Atlantis. The Only re ported problems during the trip Down Hill were a slight rudder pedal Drift and erratic temperature readings in a fuel line. Welcome Home. It s a great Way to end 94. Beautiful Mission Mission control told the Crew after Atlantis rolled to a Stop. This is the seventh and final shuttle flight of the year. At 9 30 . Est monday Gordon was located Between the Bahamas an Dros Island and Cuba the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical storm warnings were in effect from Palm Beach county South through the keys and North along the Gulf coast to fort Myers and in the Northwest Bahamas. Gale warnings covered the Atlan tic coast South of St. Augustine ant the Gulf coast below Clearwater. In Haiti at least 45 people were killed in heavy Rains and flooding overnight local radio reported.. Army helicopters flew overhead in port a Prince to assess the damage. Obviously we will do what we can to help the haitian government said col. Barry Willey a . Military spokesman. Thousands of . Service members arrived in the Caribbean nation in septem Ber to help restore the elected govern ment of deposed president Jean Bertrand Aristide. He returned oct. 15. Gordon toppled tents built to with stand 40 mph winds sunday but caused Little damage at the . Naval base Aguanta Namo Bay Cuba where thou Sands of haitian and cuban refugees Are detained