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He stopped short of endorsing the idea. The apparent trial balloon was floated as committee members noted that angry voters were pressuring them to oppose more bailout fund- in s- “Perception is reality ... and it’s the perception on the part of the American people — ‘Give me a Perception is reality... and it’s the perception on the part of the American people — ‘Give me a break, I’m not paying.’ ” much as $100 billion in new bailout money is needed for all of 1991. Glauber said the stopgap plan also would have to include an adminis tration proposal to exploit an error in last year’s bailout bill that would allow $18.8 billion more in bailout borrowing than Congress originally intended. The S&rL bailout is an important —Mary Rose Oaker, U.S. Representative break, I’m not paying,’ ” Rep. Mary Rose Oakar, D-Ohio, said. Rep. Toby Roth, R-Wis., pre dicted Congress would refuse to go along with more money for the S&L bailout. The administration is not disput ing regulators’ estimates that as • , • T issue in budget summit talks be tween the White House and congres sional leaders, who are trying to fashion a package before Congress leaves Washington in October to cam j VP stopgt ■ gress and the administration post- f ione until next year long-term unding for the Resolution Trust Corp. (RTC), a year-old agency cre ated to close and sell failed thrifts, along with a proposal to reform the deposit insurance system. paign. The stopgap plan would let Con- Bomb kills British lawmaker HANKHAM, England (AP) — A bomb hidden be neath a car exploded Monday, killing a top Conserva tive Party lawmaker who was on an Irish Republican Army hit list, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Ian Cow, chairman of the Northern Ireland commit tee in the House of Commons, died a few minutes after the bomb exploded outside his home, said Inspector Mike Alderson of the Sussex police. No one else was in jured. Scotland Yard’s chief anti-terrorist officer, George Churchill-Coleman, said the attack appeared to be the work of the IRA. Cow had been warned he was on a list of one-hun dred lawmakers, judges and civil servants found in an IRA bomb factory in south London in December 1988, Churchill-Coleman said. Friends and neighbors in Hankham, on England’s southeast coast, said Cow had taken few precautions. “It would be easy for terrorists to get him,” said Jane Birch, a neighbor. It appeared that a device packing about five pounds of explosives was placed underneath the driver’s seat of Cow’s car and exploded as soon as the car was turned on, Churchill-Coleman said. Cow, 53, was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s parliamentary private secretary from 1979 to 1983. But he resigned from a ministerial post in her gov ernment in 1985 to protest an Anglo-Irish Agreement that guaranteed Ireland a say in the province’s affairs. Cow thought the accord undermined British authority in Northern Ireland. Irish Prime Minister Charles Haughey and Britain’s Roman Catholic Cardinal Basil Hume joined politicians in condemning the attack, the fourth slaying of a Brit ish lawmaker since 1969. Cow’s killers were “plain, common murderers,” Thatcher said after spending nearly an hour with Cow’s wife, Jane, at the couple’s home near Eastbourne, 60 miles southeast of London. Thatcher said the Cows and their two sons had spent some Christmases with the Thatchers and the two fami lies were close. The prime minister viewed Cow’s car, with its roof on the driver’s side peeled back and all the glass blown out. The prime minister, who narrowly escaped an IRA bombing that killed five at a hotel in Brighton during a Conservative Party meeting in October 1984, said pub lic officials should take all precautions suggested by Scotland Yard. “Most (members of parliament) want to lead an open life, but I must renew the plea in view of what hap pened here in a quiet village — everyone must have re gard for their own safety and the safety of their staff and family,” Thatcher said. In Washington, the State Department condemned the killing and offered condolences to Cow’s family. Neil Kinnock, leader of the opposition Labor Party, called the slaying “a terrible atrocity against ‘ ffei whose only offense was to speak his mind.” Quake victim survives weeks under rubble MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A man rescued Monday, 14 days after an earthquake buried him in the basement of a luxury hotel, said that while trapped in the darkness he often wished he were dead and even tried to kill him self. Pedrito Dy, a cook and part- time fitness instructor, was the third survivor pulled since Friday from the ruins of the Hyatt Hotel in the northern resort of Baguio. Dy, 27, was flown to Manna for medical treatment. One doctor, Raul Morena, said Dy’s athletic build protected him from serious injury in the July 16 quake that killed, about 1,600 people. Doc tors said he suffered only from dehydration and low blood sugar, which caused disorientation. Dy said that while trapped he lay on his back beneath a cushion, wnich protected him from the de bris of aftershocks. He said he survived by drink ing urine and rainwater. Moslem radicals hold prime minister captive PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Sporadic rifle and machine-gun fire rang out Monday around two buildings where Moslem extremists held the prime minister and about 30 other people hostage for the fourth day. A spokesman for the radicals said a tentative agreement was reached to end the standoff and an Anglican minister said an agreement was likely Monday. There was no gov ernment confirmation of either re ports. The shooting was reported at the state-run Trinidad and Tobago Television complex and at the par liament building, where rebels took Prime Minister Arthur N.R. Robin son and eight other government ministers hostage Friday. The build ings are about a mile apart. Later, heavy gunfire punctuated by explosions was heard at the tele vision complex. “A major firefight is going on,” a diplomatic source, speaking on con dition of anonymity, said. Three buildings in the area were set on fire, witnesses said. A citizens-band operator said a fellow operator who lives near the television station told him police and soldiers had successfully stormed the complex and were headed for the parliament building. But Army chief Col. Ralph Brown denied that police stormed the com plex. He said troops opened fire on the television station when the re bels, who are led by Moslem extrem ist Abu Bakr, tried to leave the build ing. “Some of his men tried to come out, and we are not letting them out,” Brown said. It was unclear whether the rebels tried to surren der or escape. Brown said he did not think there were any casualties among the hos tages. “Everything is under control,” he said. Brown said negotiations to end the siege were still under way at mid day. SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE Contact Lenses 3? ” < Only Quality Name Brands (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Barnes-Hinds-Hydrocurve) Tea *138 00 TOTAL COST + FREE SPARE INCLUDES STD. DAILY WEAR, SOFT LENSES, EXAM AND FREE CARE KIT. 1*138 00 TOtAL COST INCLUDES 1 PR. STD. EXT. WEAR, OR STD. TINTED SOFT LENSES, EXAM AND FREE CARE KIT. Sale ends July 27, 1990 Call 696-3754 For Appointment CHARLES C. SCHROEPPEL, O.D., P.C. 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EAST GATE APARTMENTS 693-7380 Souter’s views! remain unclear R despite briefs WASHINGTON (AP) - New Hampshire’s attorney eral in 1976, Supreme nominee David Souter submiur a brief in which the state argus against paying for Medicaidal/ lions and referred to abortion “the killing of unborn children In an earlier case, argued 1972 when Souter was the sa deputy attorney general, V md Hampshire defended its sir;;: anti-abortion law against a cons-Said Tli aid c vhat tutional challenge by “The maintenance of an unL tabii child's right to birth is a compe Attor ling interest which outweighs a: rights of a mother to an aborts except when necessary to pn serve her life ' In both cases, the briefs appa: ently were written by other a and the extent of Souter’s pe sonal involvement is unclear .b jy foi from neither — one argued fore and one alter the U SA, step preme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wad lew decision legalizing abortion- it possible to determine his pe sonal views on abortion, aim ideal likely to play a major role inli rhon confirmation hei: Parlia agree and d ng th Rol aid. ,afe r ages. Rol ;eized used nuixl September ings. New Hampshire's attorne general is appointed by the jot ernor and by law represents and other state officials in com mildi cases. The state’s governor win smart both abortion cases were argue was Meldiini Thompson, a cor- servative abortion foe Abort ion-rights supporters a pressed unease with Mondai development, just days after ant abortion ac tivists showed disna that Souter had been on th board of a New Hampshire hos pital and at a meeting when voted to allow abortions at thei;f 1 cility. B Senators on both sides of th abortion issue have promised raise the subject during Souter September confirmation hea ings. Souter is due back hr Wit ington on Tuesday for mo; meetings with senators who» consider his nomination to sut ceed retired Justice William Brennan, a strong supporter-: abortion rights. 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