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I " v+ru'** f,wt' 1 - Page 12/The Battalion/Wednesday, January 22, 1986 Budget talks O'Neill vows to 'expose' proposed spending cuts Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a partisan kickoff to an election-year Congress, House Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. vowed Tuesday to expose “crazy, nonsensical” domestic spending cuts he expects President Reagan to seek. As the opening gavels fell in both houses on what is expected to be a tumultuous session, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, R-Kan., called for a “partnership between the ad ministration and the Congress” to help meet the deficit-reduction tar gets contained in the Gramm-Rud- man legislation. But across the Capitol in his or nate speaker’s office, O’Neill, the veteran Massachusetts Democrat, told reporters he wanted to vote “item by item” on Reagan’s budget proposals. O’Neill hopes to close out his po litical career in this 2nd session of the 99th Congress by showing Dem ocrats the way to victory next fall’s congressional elections. The president “takes all of the glory but he doesn’t want to take any hard knocks,” O’Neill said. “There’s going be be plenty of hard knocks for Mr. Reagan,” said the speaker. There was fresh pressure from some lawmakers for a tax hike to help reduce the red ink, as Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R-N.M., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said, “You cannot fix the deficit with just budget cuts.” But O’Neill insisted — and Dole agreed — that there would be no such tax bill unless Reagan dropped his longstanding opposition. Reagan repeated that opposition at a private White House meeting with leading GOP lawmakers, where he also stated his preference for an increase in defense spendirtg. In his budget blueprint for fiscal 1987, which commences Oct. 1, the president is expected to propose roughly $54 billion in domestic spending cuts in a bid to meet the $144 billion deficit target contained in the new legislation. The controversy over the Gramm- Rudman bill’s provisions continued as House members used their open ing day session to alternately em brace and denounce the law. Rep. Ted Weiss, D-N.Y., said it would “lead to disaster,” while Rep. Hal Daub, R-Neb., said it would en able Congress, like Moses, to “part the Sea of Red Ink.” There was little doubt that tax overhaul would dominate Congress’ agenda, flavored heavily by political activity that will serve as prelude to the November elections. Said Senate Democratic Leader Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia: “We’re in for a pretty rough year, I’d say.” As is often the case, though, both houses planned a relatively slow start. Reputed Chicago mobsters sentenced in Kansas City BODY DYNAMICS Wants to know if you: Need A Challenge? Try our POWER Aerobics! This class combines aerobic exercise and weightlifting for the ultimate workout. It’s a Body Dynamics original! Need Convenience? It’s Late Night with Body Dynamics! For a late night exercise break we have a 9:30-10:30 pm class that airs Mon-Thur. Tune it in! Come See Our New Location in Post Oak Square 696-BODY 1 Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Five re puted mob leaders were convicted Tuesday of skimming $2 million in gambling proceeds from two Las Ve gas casinos in what the U.S. attorney called one of the most significant government cases against organized crime. Joseph J. Aiuppa, 78, and John P. Cerone, 71, described by the govern- “I think this represents one of the most significant cases of the government to address organized crime in the last 10 or 15 years. ” — U.S. Attorney Robert Ulrich. ment as the-boss and underboss of organized crime in Chicago, were found guilty along with three other defendants after a four-month trial. They and the other defendants — Chicagoans Joseph Lombardo, 58, and Angelo LaPietra, 65, and Milton J. Rockman, 73, of Cleveland — were convicted on each of eight counts charging them with conspir acy and traveling in interstate com merce to gain and maintain a hidden interest in casinos owned by the Ar gent Corp. They were accused of skimming or secretly removing $2 million from gambling proceeds before taxes were paid. Each defendant could be sentenced to 40 years in prison and fined $80,000. “I think this represents one of the most significant cases of the govern ment to address organized crime in the last 10 or 15 years, which means forever,” U.S. Attorney Robert Ul rich said after the verdict. “Organized crime remains a priority of this administration,” he said. “The effort is not concluded. There remain additional investiga tions.” Ulrich, who was not involved in the day-to-day prosecution of the case, declined to say if any of the de fendants were involved in other in vestigations. The four defendants in the court room showed no emotion as the ver dicts were read. Lombardo, who is already serving a prison term, waived his right to be present. Aiuppa turned to friends in the courtroom during a break and said, “Everything is going to be all right.” David Helfrey, a federal strike force attorney who spearheaded the prosecution, asked that the de fendants be denied bond and taken immediately into custody because they are a danger to the community and a threat to flee. The defendants remained in cus tody. The government said the conspir acy was put in motion through influ ence over trustees of the Central States Pension Fund of the Tea msters Union, who loaned Allen Click $87.75 million in 1974 to buy and remodel the Stardust and Fre mont casinos. Click testified as a government witness that he was told to contact Frank P. Balistrieri, described by the government as head of the Milwau kee mob, when he sought a $62.75 million pension fund loan to buy the casinos. Click said Balistrieri told him he could help him get the loan, and that trustees soon approved it and later loaned Glick an additional $25 million for remodeling. Glick said he was later forced out of the company. Balistrieri, 67, was among the nine defendants when the trial be? gan, but pleaded guilty Dec,, 3T to “Organized crime remains a priority of this adminis tration. The effort is not concluded. ” — Robert Ulrich. two counts and was sentenced to 10 years and fined $20,000. His sons, Joseph P., 45, and John J., 37, both Milwaukee lawyers, were acquitted by Stevens after the gov ernment rested its case Jan. 6. J Poll: Adults support record warning labels Associated Press NEW YORK — A majority of American adults enjoy rock ’n’ roll music, but many think it corrupts the young, and they support warn ing labels and ratings for rock re cords, according to a Media General- Associated Press poll. The kind of music that once sym bolized rebellious youth is now en joyed by 56 percent of adult Ameri cans, according to the poll. Nevertheless, 51 percent of adults believe rock music has a bad effect on children, 56 percent support la bels that warn of objectionable lyrics and 55 percent think rock records should be rated as movies are. Less than 40 percent of the re spondents opposed warning labels and ratings and thought rock music had no influence on children’s be havior. The rest were unsure. Most of those who believed rock corrupted the young said it encour aged drug use, disobedience, sexual activity, violent behavior, laziness and a disregard for authority. The nationwide telephone poll of 1,462 adult Americans found that most of the support for warning la bels and ratings came from those who did not like rock music. But half of the rock music fans also sup ported warning labels. The debate over the morality of rock music is as old as the music it self. But the issue resurfaced last year when the Record Industry As sociation of America, under pres sure from two parents’ groups, agreed to label some albums with the warning “Explicit lyrics — parental advisory” or to print the album’s ly rics on the jacket. Twenty-two of the 44 record com panies that belong to the RIAA ac cepted the idea, although musicians who have artistic control over album jackets are free to ignore the agreement. The agreement was spearheaded by the Parents’ Music Resource Cen ter, a Washington-based group founded by Tipper Gore, wife of Sen. Albert Gore, D-Tenn., and Su san Baker, wife of Treasury Secre tary James Baker. Some prominent rock musicians objected to their crusade. 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