Oregon daily emerald., May 21, 1985, Page 4, Image 4

Again, it's Jackson
on the freedom trail
Senators chide defense
as budget debate begins
WASHINGTON {AP) — The Senate, upset
about recent defense spending episodes such
as $640 toilet seats and gift cookbooks billed to
the taxpayers, tried Monday to agree on how to
change the way the Pentagon spends its
billions of dollars.
The Defense Department “has a credibility
problem’’ and it “deserves to be kicked in the
shins” for its lax practices that have led to the
abuses, said Sen. Dan Quayle. R-Ind. in sup
port of his bill to overhaul Pentagon
procurement.
Sen. David Pryor. D-Ark.. argued that the
public “has lost confidence” in the Pentagon
because of "weapons that don't work and cost
overruns that stagger the imagination and
bleed the taxpayer.”
The appeals for change opened a week of
debate on a bill that provides most of the Pen
tagon's authorization to spend a record $302
billion in the next fiscal year.
That amount would keep pace with ex
pected inflation but is far less than President
Ronald Reagan's original request for a 5.9 per
cent hike beyond the inflation rate. Reagan has
reluctantly supported the Senate bill.
Whatever bill finally passes the Republican
controlled Senate will have to be reconciled
with the version approved by the Democratic
dominated House in a conference committee.
The House is considering a budget blueprint
that would simply freeze Pentagon spending at
current levels, without permitting an increase
for inflation.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Th«
Rev. Jesse Jackson mot Monday
with relatives of American
hostages held in Lebanon and
reported no progress in winning
the hostages' release.
He told a news conference he
is trying to arrange talks with
officials in several Middle Last
nations, including Iran, but
refused to give details. To
disclose some of those in
itiatives, he said, “would not be
helpful for the protection of the
hostages."
Jackson offered to meet with
representatives of any Mideast
government or organization that
might have some influence over
terrorists holding the five
American captives, probably in
Syrian-controlled Lebanon.
If needed, Jackson said, "We
would appeal lo and negotiate
with the devil In hell if hell
were burning and the devil was
the only one who had a fire
hose, If he would put the fire
out. we would shake his hand
and leave hell as quickly as
possible."
Jackson met privately with
relatives of three of the
hostages, plus Sen. Paul Simon,
D-Ul., and Rep. Norman
Mineta. D-Calif.
Two years ago, Jackson suc
cessfully negotiated the release
of a U.S. Navy pilot, Lt. Robert
Goodman, who had been shot
down over Lebanon.
Radio Marti signs on
WASHINGTON (AP) — With
a rousing “Buenos Dias, Cuba,”
Radio Marti, the Reagan ad
ministration's news service for
Cubans, went on the air Mon
day. The Havana government
retaliated immediately with im
migration sanctions and tried to
jam the broadcasting signal.
After station identifications
and salutations, newscaster
Moises Lopez delivered the
“most important news” of the
day — a report that Presklent
Fidel Castro had already
responded to Radio Marti's star
tup by suspending all Cuban
American immigration
proceedings.
At the White House,
i
- i
spokesman Larry Speakes said,
‘‘If that is their reaction to the
lawful presentation of accurate,
balanced and objective news
reports, then that speaks
volumes for the Cuban
government.”
Speakes said he was not
aware of any Cuban jamming of
U.S. broadcasts in retaliation.
Radio Havana also said the
Cuban government would
“adopt additional measures
relating to the communications
between the United States and
Cuba,” but did not elaborate.
Radio Marti is scheduled to
be on the air with news, infor
mation and entertainment pro
gramming 14'/j hours a day,
seven days a week.
Atiyen tnreatens veto
SALEM (AP) — Gov. Vic
Atiyeh threatened Monday to
veto a bill to raise Oregon’s
“basic rule” speed limit on
freeways and some other
highways from 55 mph to 65
mph.
At his weekly news con
ference, Atiyeh said even
though many motorists are ig
noring the 55 mph limit, it has
helped to save lives.
In a related development, the
speed limit bill, which was ap
proved last week by the House,
ran into trouble Monday on the
floor of the Senate.
On a voice vote, the Senate
refused to go along with the
measure, and sent it to a House
and Senate negotiating commit
tee for reworking.
Senate opponents of the bill
said raising Oregon’s speed
limit might mean a loss of
federal highway dollars.
In threatening to veto the
measure, Atiyeh said the 55
mph speed limit has helped to
cut down on the number of traf
fic deaths and injuries that oc
cur each year in Oregon.
The governor conceded many
motorists are flouting the cur
rent limit, but said people “are
always going to drive a little
faster than the speed limit.”
“If we raise it up to
65. . then people will be driv
ing 70 miles an hour,” he said.
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