European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 15, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5 letters # to Santaly Siston pollution homelessness drug use aids dear Santa what i want for Christmas is a non pollutant world and people who Are living in the streets to find a shelter to stay in until their relatives Are contacted. I also want All the teenagers to Stop taking drugs and getting aids because they did not have it before. I would also like schools to get better supplies like glue that does not come out fast and unlined paper to draw on so kids can grow up to be artists. Sincerely Lauren Matthews dear Santa How Are you and mrs. Claus doing i am doing Fine in my Home in Naples Italy. This year i would like a Boombox a collectors doll and a watch. A a. A a. A a a. A a but Only deliver my presents if you have time. First please bring presents to the orphans. Parents Are their Christmas wish. Give the homeless warm Homes clothes and plenty of food so they can at least eat on Christmas Day. But most of All please bring peace to the children in War. I read a Book that was a diary of a child in Sarajevo she told of the bombs shooting and about her friends dying after Reading it i just wanted to go Over to Sarajevo and help her. Please help other children in All the wars All Over the world and make their Christmas wish come True. I Hope you can help them Well i Hope you have a Safe ride on Christmas eve. Say i to the Reindeer and the elves for me. Love. A a a a a a a a Kimberly Royske Santa received letters ind Christmas lists from the following children however there were no return addresses so Sant of could not write Back Dustin Whitlow Jennifer Stewart Melissa Drad Tony Griffin and Joshua Griffin. Santa also received Nice letters and Christmas lists from the following Nicola French Cress Netherland katrina Roeske Rachel Maedeker Derek Bascue Zachary Lewis Steven Goode Alicia Reed / Usa Warren Michelle Warren Eri Magrino Andrew Baer a Brittany Hartman Michael Schmidt Christopher Gates Eric Orozco Nathaniel Steele Sonja Butler. Racheal Daugherty Christopher Claburn Zachary Lamplugh to Sheila Wright Megan Jenkins Justin Mueller Patrick Mcghee Zachariah Orth Matthew Clidas Tamara Barron Brian Osorio Lance Seiler Kimberly Caponpon Mike Guerrieri summer Hurley Joseph Carlson Darren Mata Ian Meisner Quintoria Whiteside Kenny Zawodny Iii Charles Smutko David Tyler Jakob Browne Zachary Rabren Kristopher Roeske Kara Roeske Nicholus Robinson Justin Lewis Nicole Fulgueira Timothy Baumghrtner Chantel Gage Paul Warren Jessica Mcmurtry Sara Magrino Chad Vanantwerp Phillip Tincher Lauren Schmidt Roger Gates Joey Rugo Zachary Steele Daniel Reichl Tyler Claburn Aaron Lamplugh Gabrielle Lamplugh Michael Jenkins Joey agile Christopher Gibson Sarah Mcghee Andrew Clidas Michael Atkinsjr. John Osorio. Tommy Spannbauer tamil Serafin Corey Burroughs Shuvonda Mccray Dana Zoeller Sara Carlson Sara Meisner Brandi Williams quantic Whiteside Emily Wade Krysten Smutko Andrew Tyter Noelle Santa gives a hand Santa Claus aka John Rock jr., poses with a tray of food tuesday at our daily bread a soup Kitchen in downtown Baltimore. Relief agencies say Many of those in need arc the working poor who run out of Money before their next paycheck comes. The Baltimore facility averages about 800 meals a Day increasing to 1,000 near the end of the month when Money runs out and Bills Are due. Agencies trying to ease Impact of Clinton s tax cutting plans Washington Apas president Clinton puts his budget on the chopping Block to pay for a Middle class tax Cut Cabinet secretaries Are urging him to spare their agencies from the a. At least four Cabinet departments face reductions a and possible elimination a a As the a Hite House reviews its options for the fiscal year that begins oct. 1. Clinton hoping to get a jump on tax cutting republicans will outline his vision for the second half of his term in a nationally televised speech  Centrepiece is expected to be a Middle class tax Cut costing a about $50 billion. The president met for the second Day tuesday with his economic team and heard from at least one Cabinet Secretary but he reached no decision on How to pay for the tax Cut aides said. Administration officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the most Likely targets for budget cuts were the departments of Energy transportation housing and Urban development and health and human services. With Clinton considering an array of options the general services administration and the office of personnel management also Are candidates for budget cuts an official said wednesday. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity also confirmed a Washington Post report that Clinton May seek to tighten pensions for Federal workers. Transportation Secretary Federico Pena met tues Day with Clinton to argue against elimination of his department and fend off major reductions. Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros is said to believe he has staved off efforts to eliminate his Agency but several housing programs Are expected to be eliminated or consolidated. And Energy Secretary Hazel of Leary left a monday meeting with vice president a1 Gore believing she had saved her Agency from elimination by agreeing to major cuts. R Clinton has considered breaking up the Energy department giving its authority Over Oil and Gas to the Commerce or Interior department and its nuclear functions to the defense department. But Agency officials said it appeared of Leary had saved her department after agreeing to slash $22 billion Over five years from her budget which totals $18.5 billion this year. Of the cuts $12 billion would come from the Sale of government run electric companies in the West one administration official said. President Reagan met stiff resistance from democratic lawmakers when he tried the same thing and there is some doubt about whether the Sale would generate that much Money. Clinton also May tap into savings from medicaid and medicare reductions once reserved for health care Reform. Officials at has said their operating budget is not expected to be touched. Transportation department officials said they now feel the Agency will survive although it Likely will take a budget hit. Dot already has promised to trim 12 percent of its work Force Over five years. Grid fault cuts Power in 8 states san Francisco a a disruption in the Power Grid crisscrossing the West Cut Power in eight states Early wednesday leaving 1 million customers without electricity in California and 100,000 people in Seattle in the dark. The shutdown might have been caused by a fire at a substation in los Banos said Lyle Lafaver a spokesman for Pacific Gas and electric which serves North pm California. A a we re swamped trying to get this thing under control a Lafaver said. A the other states affected were Arizona Nevada Utah Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana. The total number of people hit by the blackout was not immediately known Lafaver said. Seattle City Light said the outage began near Oakland but Lafaver said it Wasny to Clear where the problem originated. Montana Power spokesman court Freeman said several cities reported Power failures including Billings Butte and Helena. Utah Power and Light said the problem caused some lights to dim and brighten but there were no known outages. Arizona Public service co., which provides Power to most of the state had no reports of outages but had a things like traffic lights going on and off for no reason a said Lynne Adams a Utility spokeswoman. Lights flickered in Boise Idaho but Idaho state police did no to have any reports of Large scale outages