European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                House May shift tasks to states by the new York times Washington House Republican leaders Are preparing plans to abolish More than $60 billion in social programs and replace them with Grants to state governments. The states then would have a virtual free hand in redesigning Aid to the poor although with substantially less Money than the current programs provide. The move would sweep away More than 100 Federal programs that provide Cash food Job training child care Foster care and other services the amount spent by the government in each category would be reduced perhaps by As much As 20 percent and the Money would be handed Over to the states with a few Broad guidelines. Quot the strategy has been the subject of meetings among Republican lawmakers in recent weeks. But the House republicans enthusiasm for their Block Grant plan is Likely to meet a respectful though More cautious reception from the new Republican majority in the Senate. The strategy goes Well beyond the welfare cuts already outlined in the House republicans contract with America. It is being pushed hardest by republicans who will assume chairmanships of important House committees in the new Congress which convenes next month. While the move is Likely to meet considerable resistance if enacted in full it would reverse a 6-decade-old trend dating from the new Deal in which Power Over social programs has been concentrated in Washington. It would leave the Federal government less Able to intervene in local affairs and As a result less Able to protect the neediest. A a we re looking at everything a said Republican rep. William Good Irig of Pennsylvania who As the next chairman of the House education and labor committee will oversee a proposal to consolidate Job training programs a a there a no Stone that will remain  the bold talk coming from the newly powerful republicans has left president Clinton on the defensive with regard to his own vision of welfare and other social programs. In one step to regain a leadership role he met with a bipartisan group of 10 governors thursday and announced that he would convened National conference on welfare policy next month. Although his aides spent 17 months drafting an elaborate welfare overhaul Bill that was introduced in Congress earlier this year Clinton made no mention of it thursday. Instead he said a Washington does no to have All the  the House republicans strategy was the subject of a meeting in Washington on thursday among ranking republicans in both houses of Congress the Republican National chairman Haley Barbour and several influential Republican governors including John Engler of Michigan and William Weld of Massachusetts As Well As aides to Wisconsin gov. Tommy Thompson a  left the meeting with a prediction of a a revolutionary new form of relationship Between the states and the Federal  he said most of the nations governors would be willing to accept reduced financing a in order to gain Freedom and  hey Hotshot Are you a Good skier 7/y v a Quot by. Then Check out ski Austria with arc Berchtesgaden Only $55 per Day adults $50 per Day youth 12-15 includes. 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The mall was promoting photo sessions with Santa and pets so Shirley s owner Roger Maxon of Lisbon thought it would be a Good Chance for the 2-year-old pig to let Santa know what she wants for  fights of ethics Case Washington a incoming House speaker Newt Gingrich opposes appointment of an outside counsel to investigate an ethics complaint against him and expects  current House ethics committee to dismiss the Case. Gingrich spokesman Tony Blankley said thursday that the outside counsel proposal made by House democratic whip David Bonior of Michigan was  Bonior said Gingrich r-ga., a is faced with a conflict of interest in a complaint alleging that he misused his staff and abused tax Laws in preparing and teaching a College course in Georgia. Since Gingrich a refused to recuse himself from naming members of the next ethics committee he will be appointing lawmakers who could be investigating him Bonior said. Blankley said he expected the current id probe against him ethics committee a to favourably Complete its deliberations in the time remaining to  a. A a a however there is no indication that the outgoing ethics committee formally known As the standards of official conduct committee will meet again before going out of existence when the new Congress convenes in january. The next committee will continue to have an equal number of democrats and republicans. But Gingrich a unless he changes his mind a gets to approve the chairman and gop members. Gingrich has described the ethics complaint filed by a political opponent As nonsense. Former democratic rep. Ben Jones accused Gingrich in the complaint of allowing donors to the College course to receive tax deductions a even though the course promotes conservative Republican ideas. License suspended five times police say Redwood City Calif a an alleged Drunken Driver whose car jumped a curb and severed a teen age boys leg had had her License suspended five times for various offences police said thursday. A. Marti a. Cavender 32, was charged with Drunken driving and driving on a suspended License in tuesdays Accident. She was released on Bond. The victim 15-year-old Rastad. Barat remained hospitalized in critical condition. Cavender a License has been suspended. Five times since 1987 for violations including speeding running a Stop sign driving without registration or insurance and not wearing a Seatbelt. She missed All of her court appearances police said. She also was ticketed in May for not having a current registration and for driving on a suspended License. She is due in court on those charges next month Palo Alto police sgt. Brad Zook said. This is her first Drunken driving offence