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But the Dole campaign seized on the dramatic worsening of the deficit to highlight its attacks on White House trade policies. “This underlines why we have to have a new economic policy,” said Robert Lighthizer, a Dole trade adviser. “The country has be come less competitive. We are losing our manufacturing jobs. Wages are stagnant. This is why people are so anxious.” Wall Street was initially jolted by the larger- than-expected deficit and renewed worries about rising interest rates. But by the close of trading Wednesday, the Dow Jones industrial average had recouped some of its earlier loss es, ending down 11.47 at 5,877.36. On the New York currency market the dol lar suffered its biggest one-day drop against the yen in seven weeks. In late trading the dollar cost 109.15 yen, down from 110.24 on Tuesday. The dollar also fell against the Ger man mark and British pound. The Commerce Department said the July deficit in goods and services trade was the worst showing since the end of 1987. The deficit in just goods of $15.6 billion was the second worst showing in U.S. history, sur passed only by a $15.9 billion deficit in De cember 1985. Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor, a top adviser in Clinton’s re-election effort, sought to put the best face on the figures, arguing that despite the dramatic widening of the deficit in July, the imbalance through the first seven months of this year was 10.4 percent below the same period a year ago. He predicted that the deficit for all of 1996 would be lower than last year’s $105.1 billion gap, reversing a trend that has seen the deficit rise steadily during Clinton’s first three years in office. Both Dole and Reform Party candidate Ross Perot have sought to make trade an elec tion issue, charging that the administration’s policies have cost millions of American jobs. Kantor charged that opponents were ig noring the fact that U.S. exports have climbed to record highs during the Clinton presidency. He blamed the overall deficit on unequal economic growth rates with U.S. performance far outstripping growth of its major trading partners. Standing beside a chart labeled, ‘‘The Clin ton Economic Success Story,” Kantor said: “Don’t let any one month skew the picture. We are competing and winning.” Analysts, who had been expecting only a modest widening of the deficit in July, were tak- Trade deficit The U.S. trade imbalance reached its highest level in more than eight years.The month-by-month changes in the government's new trade report, which includes trade in services as well as trade in goods: tnnimiiro „ 1993 1994 f en by surprise. They worried in particuk| the deficit with Japan, which had beem ing, increased 33 percent in July toS4.3bi Some suggested that the 38 percentcj the value of the dollar versus theyenovi past year was beginning to price Ame; goods out of the Japanese market. “Everything is going in the wrong dirt right now,” said Lawrence Chimerine, economist at the Economic Strategyins; a Washington think tank. “The admin lion’s market-opening successes are bein set by other factors and the truth is \ve; making a lot of progress.” House members opt to take be dirty jobs, istead, too rm Less than hi edoutin 199^ iynics sigh am WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 30 House members lost a lock of hair Wednesday, submit ting to a voluntary drug test orga nized by a Texas congressman in tent on bringing mandatory testing to Capitol Hill. By late afternoon, 39 Republi cans and Democrats had paid vis it to a first aid office, spending $30 apiece for a drug test. Most chose to lose a snip of hair, al though a few preferred urinalysis. The event was organized by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, who lias required drug testing for himself and his staff since 1989. The Texan is pushing legislation that would require mandatory random testing of House members. He promised to return with his bill next year, if re-elected, and predicted it would become part of the House rules members must abide by. The House’s 435 members should agree to drug tests to send the message that Congress does n’t exempt itself from an obliga tion required of millions of feder al and private-sector workers, “Drugs are an epi demic in this coun try and we've got to be willing to step up and be tested." Christopher Shays House representative Barton said. The message also should be sent to teen-teenagers that Congress takes drug use seri ously, he added. “We should do everything we can to make it clear that we’re set ting an example for the youth of this country and that drugs are not to be tolerated,” said Rep. Martin Frost, a Dallas Democrat who opposes Barton’s mandatory testing proposal but was one of the first legislators who showed up Wednesday. Said Rep. Christopher Shays, R- Conn.: “To me, it’s a no-brainer. Drugs are an epidemic in this country and we’ve got to be willing to step up and be tested.” Although Barton denied a po litical component, some lawmak ers grumbled that the event was nothing more than an election- year stunt. “It’s just election-year dema goguery,” said Rep. John Bryant, D- Dallas, who didn’t participate. Barton and others who took part in the testing conceded they don’t know of any lawmaker with a drug problem. Others said they didn’t believe the testing has any merit — but went along anyway. “I’ve found that it’s a whole lot easier to take the test so that I don’t have to respond to my opponent yone knows t PI I cf irence - the y s; vl I 14 l \J3Bo a measly o »those big mi by saying why I liiilni," saidimy vote, onh Charles Stenholm, D-Stammpolitical twi who opposes mandatory test pg, 243. Big di 1 lair tests detect use of mar. 4r. Cynic, ima na. cocaine, opiates, PCPf felt different methamphetamines wj last 90 days. A spokesman fortheAtlL jveryone kno\ based Parent’s Resource for Drug Education said gressional testing may be help! “We welcome the attenti that Congress could give tot issue and we welcome theatn tion that the White Housew Technicalities, give to the issue ... if then* hnicalities message goes out,” said PH' ! * T h e college fur official Doug Hall. Mbleforcenturit But Hall expressed somet« continue ^5, cern that Barton’s ca!. ! /«f 0therTexans hi mandatory testing of m^bljectionsiYeah, y I-*- 0 ”" chW1 'me counts, blah, voted. Besides, conti ctoral College vote howevei The people m< y may scream thearistocrac red to listen. not translate into a push! ing of all teen-teenagers. candid, have a great deal ofconce about anything thatwouldd rupt the trust between a pan and child,” he added Don’t Worry when an accident or sudden illness occurs CarePlus is open when you need them 7 days a week with affordable medical care. CarePlus ^**1 Family Medical Center 2411 Texas Ave. and Southwest Parkway 696-0683 10% A&M student discount Live! Qlbum jazzy, bluesy, rock stuff! ^ THURSDAY SEPT 19th acoustic set and CD Release Par 1 ! 4pm Hastings College Station *free tunes and cheap CD's DIXIE THEATRE 9pm opening for Soulhat -- only cringed as the dent Recreatio: Center was bei , knowing I w 'eruse it. I con ined when Kyh seeded with e grass. 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