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XT ATA7C 'Tl "fi CY o C “I" Associated Press J[\ C VV S M -9 Illvd 1 Edited by Jana Pedersen Bush promises to veto deficit-reduction package * Democrats press budget plan in House WASHINGTON - Majority Democrats rammed their deficit-cutting plan a step closer to House passage Tuesday, ignoring President Bush’s threat to veto the tax-boosting package that hits the rich especially hard. The plan was debated in a tensely partisan aunosphere just three weeks from Election Day and four days before the government’s authority to spend money lapses. Bush has said that unless he receives a budget plan he likes, he will let the government shut down again on Saturday. Democrats plunged ahead anyway with a plan that would raise taxes by S149 billion over the next five years. On a test vote, the House voted 231-195 to proceed with the debate. The Democrats argued that their package of one-time income-tax boosts for all but the poorest Americans, permanently higher rates on the wealthy, and cuts in Medicare and agriculture spending was the fairest way to spread the burden of slicing the federal deficit. “The American people are willing to un dergo unpleasant things to get this deficit under control, but they must be confident that no one is singled out, especially the poor and middle class,” said House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo. Republicans rallied around a deficit-reduc tion package of their own that relied on deep spending cuts andonly S23 billion in additional taxes. Democrats blocked the GOP measure from coming to a floor vote, arguing it fell short of the savings the budget requires. But Republi cans used the occasion to paint Democrats as the party that loves to raise taxes. “What you want to do is have more spend ing and SI 50 billion of additional taxes on the American people,” said Rep. John Kasich, R Ohio, an author of the GOP measure. “They ’re fed up and we arc, loo.” As the debate raged on Capitol Hill, Bush said from the campaign trail that he would stand firm until lawmakers complete a deficit cutting measure he favors. -44 - The American people are willing to undergo unpleasant things to get this deficit un der control, but they must be confident that no one is singled out, especially the poor and middle-class. Gephardt House majority leader -99 ~ “It’s a Democratic tax plan,” Bush said at a political rally in Glen Ellyn, 111. “If it reaches my desk, the one mat comes out ot the House of Representatives, I will veto it because it raises the income taxes of the working men and women in this country, and I am not going to do that.” Across the Capitol, the Senate prepared to debate a compromise plan worked out by the leaders of both parties. It would not raise tax rates on the wealthy, but it would limit the deductions they could claim. It would also double the 9-ccnt per-gallon gasoline tax, and increase from $51,300 to $125,000 the wage base from which Medicare taxes are deducted. The Senate bill, and the House Democratic package, were designed as part of an overall plan to slice $40 billion from the deficit in the federal budget year that started Oct. 1, and $500 billion over the next five years. Most of the rest of the savings would come in later legislation reducing defense spending, and from lowered interest payments on the debt. Orr asks Nelson to publicize tax records, income sources OMAHA - Democrat Ben Nelson backed away from a challenge to make his income lax records public Thurs day during his second debate with Republican Gov. Kay Orr. Orr also blasted Nelson for what she said was the most negative cam paign in the state s history. Nelson denied that charge. Nelson, seeking to defeat Orr in her bid for a second term, said his personal and professional business had been sufficiently examined and that he would comply with financial dis closures required by law. Orr noted that she had agreed to a request from the Omaha World-Her ald 10 make her lax records public. After hammering at Nelson about his connections with companies heav ily involved in junk bonds, Orr asked Nelson if he would let Nebraskans sec his tax records and the sources of his income. While avoiding a direct answer, Nelson clearly indicated he wouldn’t comply with the request for his tax information. Orr said Nebraskans had a right to know where a governor gets his or her income. Nelson said Orr was “stirring a mud pic.” Orr said she was offended by Nel son’s use of a TV ad, set in a class room, which indicated that she had been campaigning negatively. “You have spent belter than SI million. You started from the very beginning in the primary, distorting and telling the half truths, and using personal attacks on me. And 1 think it’s time you have the courage to stand up and make it known to people that you are engaged in the worst kind of negative campaigning that this stale has ever seen. Nelson said the governor “has taken an approach to establish a good of fense.” “Her attack on me is really an attack to say that I’m the one who has brought about a negative campaign,” Nelson said. Nelson said his TV ad addressed the values in campaigning. “I’m shocked that she would find that negative,” he said. The Nebraska Broadcasters Asso ciation, sponsor of the debate, said it may be the most widely broadcast debate in the state’s history. It was telecast live by a number of television stations around the slate, said Dick Palmquist, association executive di rector. Eleven other Nebraska television stations carried the debate live or on a tape-delayed basis. Forty-five radio stations broadcast the Nelson-Orr matchup. Stroke victim gets Scandinavian accent NEW YORK - A Baltimore man suddenly began speaking with a Scandi navian accent after suffering a stroke, displaying a rare disorder that may shed light on how the brain produces language, a study says. The man, who had no experience with foreign languages, sounded both Nordic and unfamiliar w ith English, said Dr. Dean Tippett. “He was pretty clear. Everyone who heard him said he sounded Scandi navian or Nordic,” said Tippett, a neurophysiology fellow at the Uni versity of Maryland School of Medi cine in Baltimore. The 32-year-old man enjoyed his new accent at first, saying he hoped it would help attract women, Tippett said. But by the time his accent had largely faded, six weeks after the stroke, he said he was happy to be speaking like an American again. His speech was normal by about 3 1/2 months after die stroke. The man had what’s known as foreign accent syndrome, a rare con dition in which a brain malfunction produces speech alterations thai sound like a foreign accent. Other reported cases in Americans have involved apparent German, Spanish, Welsh, Scottish, Irish and Italian accents. The syndrome is triggered by bleed ing in the brain, head injuries or strokes. A stroke is a blockage of blood supply to an area of the brain. Scientists say studying the syn drome may reveal secrets about how particular parts of the the brain con tribute to spoken language. Tippett spoke in a telephone inter view before presenting the Baltimore case Tuesday at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Asso ciation in Atlanta. Immediately after the stroke, the man’s speech was slurred for a day or two. His accent appeared as he recov ered from that, Tippett said. The man typically added extra vowel sounds as he spoke, saying such things as, “How arc you today ah?” Tippett said. His voice also rose in pitch at the end of sentences, as if asking a question. Some vowel sounds were also substituted, making “hill” come out as “heel” and “quite” as “quiet” with the vowel sound drawn out. “That” was pronounced as “dat.” Other language features just made him sound foreign, such as putting the accent on the wrong syllable, generally avoiding contractions and saying such things as “I come back” instead of “1 came back,” Tippett said. Nebraskan Editor Eric Planner 472- 1766 Professional Adviser Don Watlon 473- 7301 The Daily Nebraskan(USPS 144-080) ?is published by the UNI Publications Board, Ne braska Union 34, 1400 R St., Lincoln, NE, Monday through Friday during the academic year; weekly during summer sessions Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments to the Daily Nebraskan by phoning 472-1763 belween 9 a m and 5 p m Monday through Friday The public also has access to the Publications Board For information, contact Bill Vobejda 436-9993 Subscription prioe is $45 for one year. Postmaster Send address changes to the Daily Nebraskan Nebraska Union 34,1400 R St .Lincoln, NE 68588-0448 Second class postage paid at Lincoln, NE. AU. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1990 DAILY NEBRASKAN Jerusalem mayor will cooperate JERUSALEM - A defiant Israel on Tuesday rejected appeals by Brit ish Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd to find a way to cooperate withaU.N. inquiry into the Temple Mount kill ings. However, Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollck said he was willing to meet with a U.N. fact-finding team if it comes to Israel to look into the fatal police shootings of at least 19 Pales tinians on Oct. 8. Avi Pazner, spokesman for Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, said Sha mir was cool to Kollck’s idea. “A mission that comes to Israel should see the government and not mayors,” he said. Hurd mcl separately Tuesday with Shamir and Foreign Minister David Levy, urging them to find a way to compromise on the U.N. inquiry. Pa/ncr said Shamir refused. He quoted the prime minister as saying: “This resolution deals with the ques tion of Jerusalem, which is our capi tal, and we don’t see any reason for the United Nations to investigate here.” Government officials said Hurd, in his meeting with Levy, suggested that Israel separate the U.N. Security Council condemnation of the Temple Mount shootings from the call for an investigation. Mb2jHHF3MK*JM1L' ^WfnMI jlfflff'-W Former Kuwait government wont compromise demands Kuwait’sgovemmcni-in-cxilc on Tuesday ruled out conceding “one inch” of territory to Iraq in any settlement, and the United States said it would not accept partial solutions to the Persian Gulf crisis. The comments followed hints that Iraq might withdraw' from Kuwait if it is allowed to retain three key areas — two islands controlling Iraq’s access to the Gulf and part of an oil field. But Iraq took a firm position Tuesday, with the newspaper of ( Saddam Hussein’s ruling party saying: “We will not give it (Kuwait) up even if we fight for it 1 ,(XX) years.” Japan’s government, meanwhile, introduced a proposal in Parlia ment that would permit Japanese troops to join the U.S.-led multina tional force in the Gulf. The plan envisions the establishment of a non combat force of civilians and soldiers to participate behind the lines. GIs in Saudi Arabia got a surprise visitor Tuesday — comedian Steve Martin. Martin signed autographs and climbed aboard a tank during a USO stop. Martin was told not perform because of concern by U.S. command ers that American-stylc humor could offend the Saudis. Kuwait’s crown prince and prime minister told a new s conference that Iraq’s 11-week occupation of his emirate w ill “never force us to make any concession.” Kuwaitis fleeing into Saudi Arabia said the Iraqis were setting up fences that separate most of Kuwait from the disputed oil field of Rumailah. But Iraq repeatedly has denied speculation that it would _withdraw in return for territorial concessions. Gorbachev forges economic plan MOSCOW - Mikhail S. Gorbachev unveiled a new' plan on Tuesday lo rescue the Soviet economy, eliminat ing a 5(X)-day deadline for switching lo a market system but adding ele ments such as interest-free loans to help people buy cars and computers. The 66-page blueprint, delivered to committees of the Soviet legisla ture and signed by the Soviet presi dent, is at least the fourth recent plan for reviving the economy. It is the result of a three-week, behind-the-scenes effort by Gorbachev and the country’s top economists to resolve fundamental differences over how to move away from a centrally planned system that fails to provide adequate food, shelter or services for the country’s 285 million people. “People’s lives arc becoming more difficult, their interest in labor is fall ing, their faith in the future is crum bling,” the plan says. The plan, which Gorbachev is scheduled to present to the full 542 member Supreme Soviet on Friday, sets no time limn for switching to a market economy but states: “The experience of apply ing stabilization programs in other countries... shows that such a period can take about 1 1/ 2 to two years.” It would give the Soviet republics a powerful voice and new flexibility in running the country’s economy. “The main guidelines will deter mine only the principal approaches. Every republic, Moscow and Lenin grad have the right to ac t as the> like within the framew ork of these guide lines,” Gorbachev’s spokesman, Vi taly Ignatenko, told reporters Tues day. The plan calls for establishment of an “inter-republic economic commit tee” to oversee reforms and for re public representatives to be included in central executive bodies. Ignat enko called the committee a depar ture from the tradition of ministries in Moscow dictating to thousands of factories, farms and businesses what to produce, where to sell it and at what price. In 1992, the plan says, only the prices of bread, meat, dairy products and a few other staples would remain fixed by the state. That is a slower transition to free pricing than envi sioned in a draft prepared by Soviet economist Stanislav Shatalin, which envisioned a 5(X)-day deadline. Under Gorbachev’s plan, repub lics would have the right to override price increases allowed by central authorities, and to control most of the resources on their territory. Tocase some of the expected pain ful price increases, the plan suggests interest-free loans to the public to help them buy scarce and expensive goods such as cars, computers, furni ture, telephones, housing and rural plots.