Reagan
(continued from page 1)
for the
1, the president said “tens of mil
lions of Americans” would make
their tax-filing deadline.
“I urge Congress to forget
about raising taxes and concen
trate instead on controlling
spending,” he said.
On prospects for a summit
meeting this year with Soviet
leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the
president virtually ruled out June
as the date. “It is just about out
now,” he said.
The two leaders had tentatively
decided on June at their first
summit meeting last November in
Geneva. But since then the two
sides have had trouble nailing
down Gorbachev’s visit.
Reagan said July still remained
a possibility, but said sometime
after the Congressional elections
in November was more likely. He
flatly ruled out having Gorbachev
here in the four months leading
up to the elections.
Privately, U.S. officials had ex
pressed concern the Soviet leader
might try to use his meeting with
Reagan to try to influence the
outcome of the races
House and Senate.
In reply to other questions, the
president said:
• He hopes the collapse of this
weeks Contadora peace talks fol
lowing Nicaragua’s refusal to ne
gotiate would persuade the Sand-
inista regime’s neighbors to
support U.S. aid to Nicaraguan
rebels.
• He hopes oil prices will stabi
lize soon, but he resists govern
ment intervention in the oil mar
ket “because that has never
worked.”
• Deposed Philippine Presi
dent Ferdinand Marcos may have
been “misinformed” when he said
he did not realize the United
States was flying him out of the
country after he fled the presi
dential palace aboard a U.S. heli
copter.
“As far as we knew, he knew
his destination when he left the
palace was Clark Field,” the U.S.
air base in the Philippines, where
Marcos and his entourage re
mained briefly before flying on to
Guam and Hawaii, he said.
“I think maybe he was misin
formed,” Reagan said. “It hap
pens to every president.”
Texas Air-Eastern merger to be studies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Transportation Department, saying
Texas Air Corp.’s acquisition of
Eastern Airlines “presents serious
competitive issues,” ordered an in-
depth analysis of the merger
Wednesday, including oral argu
ments before an administrative law
judge.
The Transportation Department,
which must approve the merger,
said the oral arguments would begin
May 27, with a recommendation to
be sent by the administrative law
judge to Transportation Secretary
Elizabeth Dole by July 23.
by the merger but asked participants
to concentrate on the merger’s im
pact on competition in the Northeast
market.
Texas Air Corp. had hoped that
the department would give the pro
posed merger accelerated treatment
so it might be concluded before the
heavy summer air travel season. But
critics have asked for the longer
process because they said the merger
poses competitive problems.
Texas Air and Eastern announced
their intention to merge last Feb
ruary. If the agreement is approved,
it would result in the creation of the
country’s largest airline. Texas Air
already owns Continental Airlines
and New York Air.
“The acquisition presents serious
competitive issues, particularly with
respect to service between Washing
ton, New York and Boston,” the de
partment said.
I he department said it would ex
amine all competitive issues raised
Critics of the merger, including a
number of airlines, said that East
ern’s primary competitor in the
Washington-New York-Boston air
shuttle is now New York Air. Under
the merger, Texas Air Corp. would
control both those airlines, although
Texas Air officials have said 4
would remain separate entities,
Among the airlines that
questioned the proposed merger!
Delta Airlines, U.S. Air and Pn
dential Airways, a new low-costc
t ier that recently established a
Dulles International Airportoi
Washington.
These airlines have argued tin
the merger is approved Eastern
possibly New York Air should |
up some of their so-called "slots",
term for landing and takeoffautlj
ity — at the crowded National,!
port in Washington and equally
gested LaGuardia Airport in
York.
French premier’s program wins vote of confidence
M 83 Mo
PARIS (AP) — The National As-
sembly gave Premier Jacques Chirac
a vote of confidence Thursday for
his program of economic recovety,
social reforms and tough security
measures against terrorism.
The 577-seat Assembly voted 292-
285 in support of Chirac’s Wednes
day policy speech, giving him three
more votes than the 289 he needed.
Chirac had said he would put
himself and his program on the line
following the slim, two-seat majority
the conservatives won in the March
16 legislative elections that ousted
the Socialists from five years in
power.
The conservative coalition has 291
seats in the Assembly. It was not im
mediately clear which other deputy
gave his vote to Chirac.
Besides the Socialists and the
Communists, the extreme right-
wing National Front voted against
Chirac.
Seated in the Assembly for the
first time ever with 35 deputies, the
National Front has the power to
swing votes because of the conserva
tive coalition’s slim majority.
All parties are united in a desire
for action against terrorism, but a
disagreement already has developed
between Chirac and Francois!
rand, the Socialist president,
selling state-owned companies j
private investors.
Chirac and Mitterrand mustij
along if the government is tow
It is the first time since CharlesJ
Gaulle created the strong presidnj
in 1958 that France has faced “cdi
bitation,” with the two leadersfoj
rival political camps.
Man to learn difference between life sentence, 99 years
ABILENE (AP) — An Abilene
man will find out first hand the dif
ference between a 99-year prison
sentence and a life term when he be
gins thinking about parole, court of
ficials say.
After just 17 minutes of deliber
ations, a state district court jury on
Tuesday convicted Marion Alexan
der Chaney Jr. of the Jan. 1, 1984,
theft of three new Pontiacs from
Western Pontiac-Datsun.
After hearing evidence of five
prior felony convictions, jurors set
Chaney’s punishment at 99 years in
prison.
Another jury had given Chaney a
life prison term in the same case in
January 1985, but Chaney appealed
and won a retrial because of the im
proper introduction of a conviction
that had been reversed.
Punishment range this time was
_ five to 99 years, or life, and Assistant
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Criminal District Attorney James
Eidson again asked for the maxi
mum.
Jurors sent Judge Billy John Ed
wards a note asking the difference
between a 99-year term and life, but
the judge said law prohibited him
from answering the question.
The 99-year term was announced
an hour later.
After the trial, a state parole offi
cer, Matt Spears, explained the dif
ference. For purposes of parole, the
Board of Pardons and Paroles re
gards a life sentence as 60 years.__
A specific term of more than 60
years, like 99 years, is considered
just that, Spears said.
If a crime is not aggravated by the
use of a deadly weapon or the age of
the victim, a person becomes eligible
has received credit for one-third of
his sentence.
With “good time” and other cred
its, a person conceivably could be pa
roled from a life term in as little as
six to seven years.
Parole consideration does not
mean parole is automatic, Spears
said.
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