NATIONAL White House and Congress narrow budget differences WASHINGTON (AP) - White House and congressional negotiators narrowed differ ences Thursday over their budget problems with reported agreements on energy and lux ury taxes and cuts in benefit programs. But key disputes re mained to block a deal that would avoid bone-deep cuts in federal programs on Monday. The two sides, racing the cal endar. swapped offers into the evening, trying to put together the final pieces of a $500 bil lion, five-year deficit-cutting package. Parts of the pact tentatively agreed to were an additional 8 cent-per-gallon gasoline tax; a small tax on the energy content of all fuels and 10 percent taxes on luxury items ranging from fancy cars to-electronic equip ment, said one official who asked to not be identified. The federal gasoline tax is now 9 cents per gallon. States add additional taxes on top of that. If successful before Monday, the bargainers would allow the government to sidestep $85 bil lion in spending cuts that the law would otherwise require. The slashes would result in fur loughs for many of the 2.1 mil lion federal civilian workers, including FBI agents and air traffic controllers. Republicans were willing to accept a toned-down version of the cut in capital gains tax rates that President Bush has sought since he was a presidential can didate in 1988. The battle be tween Democrats and the ad ministration over the tax has been the key barrier to a budget deal. Capital gains — the profits from the sale of assets such as corporate stock or houses — are now taxed like ordinary in come. But Democrats seemed uncer tain about whether in return, they would demand higher in come tax rates on the wealthy or a limit on the tax deductions the well-to-do could take. "I don't mean to put it in a negative way, but there is still a possibility of failure,” said House Speaker Thomas S. Fo ley, D-Wash. "The odds are we will succeed." Bush had argued that cutting capital gains tax rates would boost the economy. Democrats say the tax cut would benefit the rich and want higher taxes on the wealthy in return. But the president was now willing to leave the rates con stant if the increased value of an asset due to inflation is ex empted, officials close to the talks have said. The proposal would apply only to property DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY next to LENSCRAFTERS DR. RON V. CUEVAS OPTOMETRIST Or Ron V. Cuatas I Associates 400 Valtey Rhrtr Canter Eugana, Oregon 97401 (503)607 9666 AlMflCM Oplom#!rtc illl AllOCiatiOA TAKE CHARGE (VISA or MASTERCARD) Every day you can charge your classified ad either by phone or in person! Call 346-4343 daily, 8 am to 5 pm Room 300 Erb Memorial Union purchased after the plan be came law. This official, like all the oth ers who discussed the various proposals Tuesday night, spoke on condition of anonymity. Still undecided, however, was which tax boost the two sides would agree to as a trade off. Republicans have proposed limiting income tax deductions for the wealthy In one varia lion of the idoa. people earning more than $200,000 annually would only be able to claim 95 percent of the deductions to which they would otherwise be entitled. Democrats are interested in that Idea, but have also ad vanced two other proposals, said another official who de manded anonymity. Thoy remain interested in raising the top-bracket income tax rate on the wealthiest Americans from the current 28 percent. People who are some what less well-off pay 33 per cent in their top bracket. Democrats would like to boost the top rate on the rich, but they are willing to settle for a new level below 33 percent. uN^mr EVERYONE iwo university of Oregon fall convocation SEPTEMBER 28,1990 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "ARE WE READY FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY?" 3:30 P.M., ERB MEMORIAL UNION BALLROOM Keynote Speaker: Mary Hat wood Futrell, noted public school educator, advocate of civil and women's rights and former president of the Iwo-million-membcr National Hducation Associa tion, is this year's convocation keynote speaker. Futrell is the director of the Center for the Study of Faiucation and National Development at George Washington University. Her address will be foltowred by nine seminars on the convocation theme, “A University for Everyone." In addition to UO students and faculty and staff members, all members of our community are invited to participate in the annual academic activities celebrating the start of the school year. A UNIVERSITY FOR EVERYONE You are cordially invited to attend a seminar whw h represents a specific way lo rvalue our goal of “A l 'niver sity lot Everyone “ Seminars w ill be held in the Fab Memorial Union immediately follow in*; the convocation address Rooms, topics, and discussion leaders are listed below (/umuiKid Room 1. The Structure* of Discrimination and the Individual Pamela OwurtneyCiibbs, Associate Professor. Sociol, n!y R4.11.1M J. Rousscvc. Professor, (aHinseling Psychology Fir Room 2. Affirmative Action: Historical, Social, and Legal Perspective* Clarence Spigticr, A*sistant Professor, Health thane Wong, Director. AII1nn.1t 1 ve Action Cedar Room A 5. Talking About Art and Architecture: Women’* Voices, Women’* Vision* Laura ) Alpcrt, Avsoc tatc Professor, Line and Applied Arts Eh:ahcth( aim, Assistant Professor, Architecture Linda Lumber, Assistant Professor, Art Education Cedur Room fc 4. Facing the Question of Class at “A University for Everyone” John B hosier, Assistant Professor. Ncmlogv J Dennis Cilhert. Adjunct Assistant Ptofcssor, Physic' Risa Haherman. President, Li cal 85, iVegon Public Employee* Union Office Coordinator, fList Asian languages OuL Room 5. Native Son Fifty Years Later: Two Perspectives on Teaching the Novel Edwin I Coleman II. Professor, English and Ethnic Studies Joseph hfynes, Protessor, English Wuinut Room 6. Lesbian Women and Cray Men: Our University Ten* >4.11.111 A Douglas. Assiciaii' Pmtessoy, Computet and Information Science Dominick R. Vein, Protessor. Law Maple Room 7. Beyond Curb Cuts and Charily: Disability and the University Dianne Ecruuson, Aev s' talc Professor, Special Education and Rehabilitation lliil bcinuMin, Research Aswiciaic, Special Education ami Reliahilnalion Cedur Room I) H. Many Women’s Voices: Discussion of Maxine Hony Kingston's Novels, Chicana Poetry, and Native American Autobiography I’aul Dii'Miian. Instructor. 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