European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday monday january .1/2,1d05 commentary tote stars and stripes Pago 19 what newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts arc selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided by the associated press i Cripps Howard news service and other state Side  Ruppi Howard now Sar Loo the year that was Laid to rest at Midnight saturday saw Van Erble orthodoxies sundered on the world scene. An unending Cycle of terrorism and reprisal is not the Only imaginable destiny for Northern Ireland it turns out and South african Whites can live peacefully after All under a majority Black government. There Are no russian soldiers left on european soil and Jordan and Israel have made up. What s More 1994 was just As novel at Home. For All the comment already expended on the Republican capture of Capitol Hill the potential scope of this change May not have sunk in. The breaking up of old political and intellectual logjam sends streams of possibilities flooding into 1995. Orlando sont Enol. R a. A a a a. A a a. A a a. A a a. When All is said and done about president Clinton s handling of foreign policy in 1994, one event clearly will stand out the liberation of Haiti. That s not to say that other International problems weren tas important. The nuclear agreement with North Korea for example possibly averted a terrifying confrontation. And it s not to say that Overall Clinton racked up a successful year. He suffered Many shortcomings in the global realm. In terms of How the successful Resolution of Haiti s crisis. Affected americans in a direct Way though it would be hard to come up with a More robust accomplishment _ _ _ _ Tim Union Albany . When a homeless and deranged Man apparently a Long resident in Lafayette Park across Pennsylvania Avenue from the while House recently acted out his aggression against Park police on the sidewalk in front of the presidential residence it put several important questions on the National Agenda. First was the Man s death As a result of two gunshots delivered by an off jeer who  to assist two of his colleagues justified homicide. Last was the question of the homeless enclave in Lafayette Park and ail the others throughout the nation. Civil liberties have been invoked to permit the mentally impaired to live freely on the streets working out their pathologies from time to Lime in threatening ways a i Bis Absurdity has to cease. Die homeless and be mentally ill need appropriate housing or institutionalization it record courier Kant Ravanna Ohio Tor the third time in two months the White mouse has had an act of violence Laid at its Doorstep. While it is absurd to expect the president to work and carry on his private life in a fortress Steps must be taken to increase the Security of the White i Lotic whose grounds Are separated from the Public a including Many people hostile to the president a by a Mere wrought Iron  Oraen Llla so has it was ironically fitting that on the Day the u a conference of mayors released a report urging massive new Federal assistance for the cities president Clinton held a news conference to announce his plan to Cut spending Ami reduce the size of the Federal government.,., l i _. L the mayors View is so far out of touch with the. Mainstream that it s hard to imagine anyone outside of a limited constituency of government Comoh Yecs and Federal beneficiaries taking it seriously i he people of the country have spoken but Many big erty officials remain oblivious to the message Jan a Al Leo we a Gazette the republicans arc sweeping into Power with bold plans to downsize government and get it out of areas that private business could better handle. As part of. , incoming Jjo Uta speaker Newt. C a it a o Foj Var o ill o o. Gingrich wants to pull the plug on the corporation for Public broadcasting which helps fund Public television and Public radio with Federal dollars. We agree with Gingrich a general direction but we think he s off base on Public broadcasting Public broadcasting offers virtually every resident of the nation a variety of programming that commercial counterparts can t duplicate and the Federal a investment in Public television annually amounts to just 80 cents a person surf put Howard now tar Vlco losing a congressional election does t have to be politically fatal consider the Case of Democrat Dan Gluckman a few weeks ago Bis 18-year career As a Kansas lawmaker was wer ended try a Republican a a sweep. Today lie s about to become Secretary of. Agriculture presiding Over a $67 billion budget that badly needs lobe trimmed Glickman has two thing going for him. One is that he wants the Job a in tact would have quit Congress to Lake it two years ago the other is that he knows farm programs whether he of be willing to Dis Marille Quot those programs is another matter  Tribune even after Germany stopped several cases  a smuggling from the former soviet Union last summer some doubted the True extent of the proliferation danger from that source not the Clinton. Administration it followed a Strong nonproliferation policy letting ii he known Early on that it would buy nuclear material from other countries  to convert it to peaceful use it May be that the . _ does  the resources or the technical capability to buy and take Alt the dangerous nuclear feb Vars of the cold War. If til the final Bill whatever it turns of t _ to be a will be Money Well spent on National Security. Houston Chronley workfare the component of welfare Reform that is supposed to be ils conc Stoner is a in being touted to Gay Congress and the Clinton administration. As political. Rhetoric workfare   will move 1 he country x we far  the self dependency of a job.,., taxpayer have heard the workfare song before t he arrangement coming out of Washington these Days May be a Little different but the lyrics Are the same and not necessarily any More credible than they were More than half a decade ago. _ a a Sun dalt More if it can do so without partisan rancor the incoming Mogi eve o a gift to take a hard look at the readiness of the nation s armed forces. Part of the Larne for the. Inadequate readiness ,. Is Congress dilatory handling of supplemental appropriations to pay for unexpected overseas operations still when the army has to dip even temporarily into funds for training Ami equipment to pay for missions like this years its budget is tight if All mines Down to Money president Tynion has already scrambled to provide.>211 billion moreover the next six years Congress needs to decide whether its Well spent and sufficient t Washington Post there was at least one report Hal contained some Good news. Freedom House a new York based organization that releases an annual study of Bow democracy and Basic liberties arc faring around the world found that 114 countries the largest number in history a were democracies hut there was also bad news that Many of the emerging democracies Are a fragile indeed because of Iotch Ethnie and inter sectarian strife. Widespread corruption or Lack of effective civic institutions including a truly free press and Independent judiciary a to aft Ala Tima f Renli officials did what was required at Marseilles Airport on monday to end the hostage drama that bad. Begun in Algirds two Days earlier t Hanks to .  police commandos carried out  rats Forg Many innocent lives were spared .7?. F he failure of this particular act of  not , deter Algeria s Muslim extremists from continuing heir War against a regime that seized Power almost three years ago. Indeed within hours Afulei the Marseilles Rescue four Catholic priests three of them French one a belgian were murdered in Northern Algeria i heir Quot offence a was they were foreigners a group specifically fidgeted by the militants. A a a a. T he air. Ranee hijacking was but a skirmish in a vicious War one whose end is tragically nowhere in a ghz Plain Ovale a Clveland Quot this is certainly a sad Day Quot said Oriald Fehr the head of the baseball players Union As owners imposed the salary Cap they had wanted All along. Ailing of  Bud a ehg delivered he a a Obligar by Imes 1r>, saying he Wax a   that the owners and the players had not conc to terms. A a a a yes dec 2 was a sad  Day from the Point of View neither Side Mensor d amid All of the Crocodile tears a Leaf of Ameri a s f. Ball fans a it Wax the 133rd sad disappointing Day Stree the players walked out aug. 12. One thing is for sure 1 his nonsense is a Long Way from playing itself out. So fans disgust Wal have to hold out awhile longer f fortunately there san inexhaustible Supply