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<br /> t�, �/< ' ,:'� ings, it would leave the parties' ' agree to more than$100 billion cuts.
<br /> s ' , �, Republicans propose
<br /> 1 �; � t .R = �/- �� yearlong conflict over reshaping, over seven years, plus more than On a separate track, the House
<br /> Ail" % '' °° i'; // % spending and tax Medicare, Medicaid and welfare $29 billion in tax cuts for families planned to vote today on a bill
<br /> ,X *t' _ �� ''� to be decided by voters this fall. and businesses. But he said he aimed at sidestepping a new fed-
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<br /> "li y y / Barring a dramatic change of.'; would be surprised'if Clinton eral shutdown this weekend, de-
<br /> k fir, ;` attempt t0 end the heart on President Clinton's part, I would agree to more than$50 bil- spite an ongoing clash with the
<br /> t , x � ,_ don't expect unto get aseven- lion in savings. Senate over abortion restrictions.
<br /> , ,� bud et impasse. ,'.
<br /> , y VI q g p year balanced budget while Presi- In a letter to Clinton, Gingrich Due to objections from the moreiI
<br /> t 4 s, WASH[NGTON (AP) — Republi- dent Clinton is in office," Gin- and Senate Majority Leader Bob moderate Senate, House GOP
<br /> �I , " 3 °t> 3 �°' ' � V, � ,; / rich R-Ga.,told reporters. Dole, R-Kan., called the savings ,
<br /> P° lawmakers dropped a provision, I
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<br /> : ,., Gingrich discussed his plan and tax cuts a down payment from the bill that would have
<br /> t 3 %/ ..goal of a balanced budget deal,
<br /> X f a , &; _ 1, ,; //„/- Wednesday evening with House on balancing the budget,and said banned U.S. aid to overseas fam_`
<br /> rs y x!f , ,-_ , /% suggested Thursday they would
<br /> i &, ,� GOP freshmen,a large,confronta- both would be included in legis- it -planning programs.rams.
<br /> F �,k accept modest spending and tax Y P g P g
<br /> c _ , r tional group that has beenad lation extending the government But at the insistence of anti
<br /> g ' y F x U � cuts from President Clinton as the .
<br /> arrant all year that they want debt ceiling.
<br /> I�AT „/ , m 3`k,' price for heading off a govern- nothing less than a seven-year` The administration has said the abortion conservatives, House=
<br /> ,, a " , � �„ t i y ", leaders planned to include a ban
<br /> t, , i, ,i 3 t s � "ment default. budget-balancing deal. government would be forced into
<br /> -erg..- it - • ., .., ' r ' ,. ' The Republican offer and Clin- Afterward Rep. David Mdntosh, a first-ever default by March I if its on research using embryos — a'
<br /> r �5°a°mod r q 1 -Ind., said, "The freshmen are.' borrowing authority is not ex provision opposed by some abor'
<br /> tons quick embrace of it under-
<br /> . House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia flanked by House "'dined a desire by both sides to pretty much on board." tended above the statutory ceiling tion-rights senators. It was also"
<br /> Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich, R-Ohio, left, and Rep. salvage something from their bud- In the search for savings, Gin- ' of $4.9 trillion — which Republi- unclear whether Clinton would;
<br /> J.C. Watts, R-Okla. — discusses the federal budget impasse at a get impasse. Even if the two sides grich said he hoped the Republi- cans have refused to do unless veto the legislation if it contained'
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<br /> news conference on Capitol Hill Wednesday. could. shake hands on some sav- cans and White House could Clinton accepts some budget the research ban.
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<br /> WASHINGTON (AP) — An ac- ■ ,� c,' :i/' Ji, .: �/:: �:
<br /> f ,' � f P , . for the Arts at a glance:
<br /> countant who audited the White t :, 4
<br /> House travel office said Wednes- At the time they fired (the f :� y /% 11
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<br /> day he was surprised when the �� ,<. 6_ s �y„
<br /> travel office employees),we ' y ■Headquarters:
<br /> workers were fired before his staff . % /, ' .
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<br /> finished its report.But he also said were still writing our draft '' ° '. ' `�''� 1.
<br /> the audit did find clear evidence 9 / y �� �� ; l%' "' '
<br /> e ;'�' /.i hairwoman:Jane■C
<br /> of financial mismanagement."ement." report and I was sur used. y , ' G?',' .' `r / y'' Alexander
<br /> . The former director of the travel f �` ' /� , %
<br /> . :/, ' �� ,� : ■Budget:$167 million
<br /> office testified, meanwhile, that , / ,,,, /, , , ,
<br /> . the rush to produce the audit re- Larry Herman '� l h%%% (FY95);$99.5 million f
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<br /> 1993 firings by the Clinton White
<br /> Peat Marwitk accountant
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<br /> House were oliticall motivated. N `` '� y
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<br /> Congress ex-travel office director h Y fj F s, a s „� P
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<br /> terminate anybody, Herman said fir. Y�� r �s ' d
<br /> . Bill Dale said former presidential tE, F:;aE ; j ' ; .r I x _ None.The NEA is an
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<br /> aide Janet Green told him two s _ � `: s r", g _ r>'' 'r , a rode endent a enc
<br /> audit turned up evidence that ,. �, � y f xs>t ,, , ` P g Y 4
<br /> days before the firings that there ; 1„} 1 x ;¢ . >., . . II- �d�3 r
<br /> Dale had written petty cash 4 ■Pu ose•Foster sustain
<br /> is one person and only one per, �� � 4 j t � :� � '
<br /> checks to himself and deposited 9 ��; _ , j and support individual
<br /> son responsible for what has ` I � ` ` ''t
<br /> them in his account. : "� � ' , j artists,state and regional1.
<br /> taken place with your office, and Such action, "[ think, probably �I I�,1 F% ;ti % ', � '
<br /> he occupies the Oval Office." does warrant some immediate ,;, , i ,4 " ;; $`, arts agencies,and
<br /> Dale also said he believed the n ` `� � ' - > `� >i _ 1 nonprofit organizations in
<br /> . action, Herman said." :, t=: ', a � ¢ > P g States.
<br /> = White House had decided long Dale disputed Herman's - � %' �.. 3 .. rt f the United Stat
<br /> before the audit that his staff ' ' I
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<br /> Peat Marwick accountant Larry '`' .a `` w. . ':- �_. .:. .r
<br /> D' about it during the.hearing. "I dis- nre a::«� d mess; Alexander s
<br /> Herman,taking exception to com- pute that any petty cash funds Former White House travel office employees are sworn in on Capitol Hill prior to testifying Wednesday-,
<br /> ments attributed to him at the were put into my account," he . p P 9 y } -
<br /> hearing by a key Republican,said.. said.. before the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee hearing on their firings in 1993 `o reinven# .
<br /> From left are Ralph Maughan, John Dreylinger, John McSweeney, former director Billy Dale and Bar 4
<br /> in a tslephor�e interview that the Herman said he did not have an naby Brasseaux.
<br /> audit did turn up mismanagement opinion as to whether the other LS agenC�
<br /> =`that might have justified at least six workers should have been dis-
<br /> - said, "None of these witnesses White House press corps. Fora agement in' the office and never'
<br /> 7 the fin�1g of Dale.- -_�_ missed-.-Five of-them were-re-�--�has an firsthand knowledge"`-of '°-short time after they were fired,in ordered anyone to fire-the work-:_ WASHINGTON-.(KRT) — She's'3. _ _R
<br /> Still, he said, "At the time they instated to other jobs and the Y
<br /> 1 the background behind their fir- May 1993, a 25-year-old distant ers. turned down acting jobs and
<br /> fired them, we were still writing sixth retired. Dale was tried on p book offers in order to remain in,
<br /> ings. cousin of President Clinton was The committee has produced
<br /> our araft report and I was sur- embezzlement charges and ac- her picture-lined office here on,
<br /> riled." But Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., put in charge of the office. evidence showing that aconsult- '
<br /> p quitted late last year. Pennsylvania Avenue, defending
<br /> . Rep. William Clinger, R-Pa., Dale has conceded that$55,000 told them, The way you guys Clinger s investigative panel has ing firm in which Thomason was the embattled National Endow-
<br /> chairman of the Government Re- in travel office funds passed Were treated is beyond compre- been gathering evidence it says a partner had expressed interest ment for the Arts.
<br /> form and Oversight Committee, hension. It rivals in my opinion shows that both Hillary Rodham` in the travel office business and ..
<br /> g through his personal bank ac- � � On Wednesday morning, wear-�
<br /> opened the hearing by saying Her- count, but he has denied taking the Spanish Inquisition." Clinton and Clinton friend Harry that Thomason was the first to al- ing a staunch yet tired expression.,
<br /> man had told committee investi -_any money for personal use. Said Rep. Steve Horn,R-Calif.: Thomason pressured White legemismanagement. and a suit of fierce pink, NEA,,,_
<br /> - gators he "did not think his At Wednesday's hearing, some "We have a pattern and a prac- `House aides to fire the staff. Recently disclosed memos by a Chairwoman Jane Alexander ac-,E
<br /> review warranted the firings. skeptical Democrats challenged tice of deceit and abuse by the Both Mrs. Clinton and Thom- former White House official state knowledged she-was unsure if
<br /> "We never made any recom- Dale and the other six workers White House. ... We're talking ason have denied any wrong- that Mrs. Clinton was "ready to the agency would survive.
<br /> mendations nor were we ever fired along with him. about arrogance with a smile." 'doing. The first lady has said she fire them all" and that there Still, Alexander unveiled her'
<br /> 1-_ asked for any recommendations Rep. Cardiss Collins of Illinois, The seven longtime travel office expressed concerns after hearing would be "hell to pay" if such ac- plans for a "reinvented NEAT" She •
<br /> on whether the president should the committee's senior Democrat, workers arranged flights for the,,,,reports there might be misman lion were not taken quickly. is accepting a reduced number of„
<br /> grant applications for a new year,
<br /> of dance, theater, concerts and,,
<br /> Q� F-DA. approves fare fat for Snacks exhibitions. The staff already is,
<br /> ,day C�CC Sa���d�7 i cut by nearly half.And the money
<br /> the NEA hopes to give to artists is
<br /> - I' one WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans will soon be population to eat in `potato chips and other snack far from certain.
<br /> STA MENT ,3C% = J$D% C eating potato chips made with the.first zero-calorie foods — as long as the foods bear a label warning of "You don't want to take art
<br /> . artificial fat.- those side effects. from the communities in the
<br /> I.- The Food and Drug Administration approved Procter&Gamble spent 25 years and$250 million darkest times," she said in an in-
<br /> - Procter& Gamble's olestra Wednesday, over the developing olestra,which it will put in its own Piing- lerview with arts reporters.
<br /> protests of some scientists who called the fake fat les potato chips and sell to other snack makers, in-
<br /> "That's the flower that grows in-
<br /> the cracks. I've seen it as I've trav-
<br /> j �4_s dangerous. eluding Frito Lay Inc.,under the brand name Olean. elect in the darkest communities. :'
<br /> _° s` The FDA warned consumers that olestra can But consumer advocate Michael Jacobson of the That little flower of art."
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<br /> �;,_ ; : ' L , w c.use such gastrointestinal side effects as diarrhea_ Center for Science in the Public Interest urged The NEA s stopgap funding is s
<br /> and can literally wash out of the body certain nutri- Americans not to eat olestra because it depletes nu- due to run out at the end of the
<br /> ents, particularly when eaten along with that lunch- triehts believed to fight disease. week. "The staff doesn't know
<br /> E' time bowl of sou or pile of carrot sticks. whether it will be working after
<br /> P P It will cause everything from diarrhea to cancer
<br /> ' Friday,"she said. 1
<br /> 25%mv'5, 0% " ' '; But the FDA concluded that while some people heart disease and blindness," said Jacobson, who '
<br /> will find olestra unpleasant, it is safe for the general threatened to sue to block olestra's sale. The staff, which had 279 took
<br /> ployees when Alexander took
<br /> over early in the Clinton adminis-
<br /> . .1 . Sidbig & WindowS . Itration,has been reduced to 148.
<br /> ,F w Carbon For the moment, Alexandeu,
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<br /> When compared With telemarketin E, r said, the NEA is surviving on gal-,',
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<br /> lows humor,and the hopes that a,-
<br /> . ° ' conservative Congress will pass"
<br /> sales companies, department stores INSULIN CONTROLLED? detectors fail another stopgap spending bill that
<br /> • 7 would allow the 30-year agency to
<br /> Selling siding and WIndOWS STILL PAYING FOR SUPPLIES? WASHINGTON — The U.S.Con- carry on — at least for the next ,
<br /> WHY? Sumer Product Safety Commis- month. "
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<br /> kr Sion warns consumers that Longer term,
<br /> Stralg l Ta k "" iY{� ype , l�o I e re ! 700 SC-01 car- the future-of the
<br /> CALL 1 -8 0®-6 7 8-5 7 3 3 approximately 18, NEA remains unknowable.
<br /> bon monoxide detectors im House leaders want to phase.
<br /> T ( usal I! P3 l tOf11G1`fir FOR MORE INFORMATION ported and distributed by out the NEA completely in two
<br /> Mem��I` Busin- - � �� Express Med, Inc. •3689 Corporate Drive•Columbus, Ohio 4323t Sinostone Corporation of Wood years. Legislation being consid- ''
<br /> Dale, Ill., may fail to alarm. Asa :
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<br /> 01 �7 OPPORTUNITY! '1 The detectors measure approxi- Either plan or a combination of^'
<br /> Join the most explosive executive �` I, , mately 51h inches long,31/4 inches the two, says Alexander, would' 4
<br /> wide and 1 rh inches deep, with condemn the NEA to "a constant �'
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<br /> xi1° r. r, £; downsizing of vision. But.she is.
<br /> i .. Marketing Group is a cooperatives cusniffer"on the front.The model trying to adapt.
<br /> '' 4 r � _ �-9 �t marketing effort with 12 year old publicly y
<br /> r ftk , -� w number, company name and ad- The NEA has eliminated most
<br /> „ti ' " , traded manufacturing and distributing dress are located on a sticker on individual grants in response to
<br /> company that now has exclusive rights to - ' the back of the detectors. They congressional condemnation of '
<br /> BUILDING all of the products Kevin Trudeau sells on ,z were sold nationwide from Octo- the work of controversial artists
<br /> PRODUCTS = his TV infomercials. Plus an additional � j ber I994 to August 1995. who have won a handful of the
<br /> We Guarantee The Lowest-Possible Price! 300 products in the health, nutrition, and Consumers should stop using more than 100,000 grants
<br /> consumable lines. For more information Mr. Mega Memory Sinostone SC-Ol CO detectors and awarded b the NEA over its his- '
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<br /> Financing Available. replace them with new detectors tory.
<br /> Guest Speaker Will Be At: ` that meet the Oct. 1, 1995, re- Yet in this election year, the
<br /> � + Hitching Post, Cheyenne,WY' quirements of Underwriters Labo agency's fate will surely continue
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