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I THEOSHKOSH NORTHWESTERN FRIDAY. JULY 19. 1996 PAGE 2 Leveled Hoese cuts a i aid to poor Welfare reform to come under Clinton's scrutiny 5 y4y? Maior provisions ot the welfare 35 AN OAKFIELD-AREA RESIDENT looks at a house that was destroyed by Brad Birkmolzof the Northwestern Oakfield at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. WASHINGTON (AP) The House approved a bill Thursday that would reverse decades of anti-poverty policy, turning the federal guarantee of assistance to the poor into a time-limited, work-oriented program largely run by the states.

The measure, approved 256-170, represented the House's third try after two previous bills were vetoed by President Clinton. This one was closer to what he has said he can accept, but the food stamp limits and budget savings it included meant a third veto was still possible. The votevwas short of the two-thirds majority that would be needed to override a veto. The Senate, too, was debating the bill. "It's strong- welfare reform, and it's what the American people have wanted for years," Ways and Means Chairman Bill Archer, Texas, said as debate opened.

"Families on welfare deserve much, much more than the sad status quo." Key White House criticisms of the Republican bill included the $59 billion in savings it envisions over six years much of it coming from food stamps and from eliminating benefits to many legal immigrants and its prohibition on states using federal block grant money to provide vouchers for benefits for children after their parents reach the time limits. But even the Democratic alternative shared many features with the GOP bill. The Senate followed the lead of the House and the wishes of Clinton by cutting Medicaid changes out of the welfare bill. The bill would end a family's welfare benefits after two years unless the able-bodied family head gets a job. It would limit lifetime welfare benefits to five years per family while letting states grant hardship exemptions reform bill that passed the House Thursday: End federal guarantees of cash, food aid to needy.

Let states design welfare programs with block grants. Require states have 50 percent of single parents on welfare into jobs or job training within six years. Require recipients to accept a job, if offered, or lose benefits after two years. Set maximum five-year, lifetime limit on getting cash benefits. Enforce child-support collection with a national registry to track deadbeat parents across state lines, take away professional licenses.

Deny an increase in benefits to a woman who has another child while on welfare. States could waive this provision. Deny legal noncitizens a range of social services, including school lunches, cash welfare and medical coverage. Require teen mothers to stay in school, live at home to get cash benefits. States could deny aid to an unwed teen parent.

SOURCE: KnigMflKtder Bureau research KNIGHT-RIDDER TRIBUNE How they voted The House passed a major welfare overhaul Thursday by a 256-170 roll call vote. WISCONSIN Republicans voting yes Thomas Petri and Toby Roth for up to 20 percent of recipients. It also would replace four major welfare programs with block grants to states, which would get more freedom in how they spend the money. erside Players, Riverside Park, Neenah, 8 p.m. There is an admission charge.

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There is an admission charge. Rob Brackenrldge, Skyline Comedy Cafe, Appleton, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. There is an admission charge. 3 Mil ID Brao Birkhouof the Northwestern to a car outside of her mother's home in the Oakfield area. a tornado, which hit the village of How to help People who want to help tornado victims in Oakfield are being asked to send donations to the Red Cross disaster relief fund in Oshkosh or Fond du Lac.

Checks may be made out to the American Red Cross and mailed to the Oshkosh chapter, 201 Ceape 54901, or the Fond du Lac chapter, 272 N. Main 54936, according to Rhoda Neitzel, state disaster specialist for the Red Cross. Neitzel said funds would be disbursed to Oakfield residents after damage assessments are made by case workers. "Right now we don't know what their needs are. We will issue vouchers on a case-by-case basis and they will be able to buy what they need and put money back into the local economy." People can call for information about Oakfield at (414) 929-3115 or (414) 929-3382.

WHAT'S UP Stormy night OSHKOSH: Funnel cloud sightings on city's north side, but no confirmation of tornado touchdowns. Downed tree and cable TV wire at New York Avenue and Jackson Street. Police reported a few other downed trees but no major damage or serious injuries. NEENAH: Downed trees on Fifth and Pine streets. No injuries reported.

MENASHA: A few scattered tree limbs. No major road blockage or injuries. WINNEBAGO COUNTY: Several funnel cloud spottings, but no confirmation of tornado touchdowns. Winds of 60 mph reported. No serious injuries.

RIPON: Rotation clouds reported south of the city, marking the start of tornadoes that later hit Oakfield and Byron. Downed tree limbs reported, but no injuries. WAUSHARA COUNTY: Funnel cloud spottings near county line adjacent to Weyauwega and Fremont, but no tornadoes or serious injuries. GREEN LAKE COUNTY: Funnel cloud spotted south of Berlin and north of Princeton, but no tornadoes or major damage reported. CITY OF FOND DU LAC: Funnel clouds reported around the city.

No major damage, tornadoes or serious injuries reported. FOND DU LAC COUNTY: Major damage to the village of Oakfield and the town of Byron. Twelve injuries reported as of 11, but no fatalities, were reported. WAUPACA COUNTY: Several funnel cloud spottings, primarily in the White Lake area. No confirmed tornado touchdowns, but damage reported to houses, barns, power lines and trees.

No injuries reported. i 0 $0 Saturday Aakiuv joanne nitz LOOKS at the damage FROM PAGE Al Fire Station, both of which were spared. Shady stood in front of what used to be his house as residents walked up and down the debris-filled streets surveying the damage. The thick odors of gas and burning wood hung in the humid air. He said he could hear the tornado approaching from the west just before it tore the town apart.

"It was like a loud, steady locomotive approaching from the west, so I grabbed my wife and children and ran to the basement," Shady said. While he was in his basement, debris was shot in through the windows and was landing around the pool table they were under. Carlos Arellano was in Fond du Lac when his house, a few lots from Shady's, was decimated by the twister. "I just wanted to cry when I first saw it. My house is wrecked, but thank God everyone is all right," Arellano said.

The car in Arellano's garage had its doors thrown open and windows smashed as the roof of the structure came crashing down on the vehicle. Arellano's son, Juan, was home at the time and said he and some of his friends ran to the basement Lottery Wisconsin: SuperCash 4-14-15-27-31-32; Pick Three 9-5-0 Illinois: Daily Game 7-1-0; Pick Four 3-8-2-5 Michigan: Daily Game 5-0-0; Pick Four 3-6-1-8; Cash Five 17-23-33-35-39 SUMMER ART it at to after hearing the warning siren. "Our eyes and ears popped, and I looked in the garage as was torn apart," Juan said. A temporary shelter has been set up at Oakfield High School to give residents a place to stay and receive medical treatment. Dave McCumber of Fond du Lac was one of the volunteers the school.

"We just want make things easier for the police, ambulance and fire departments," he said. Eric Krueger and his friends were driving back to Oakfield from Fond du Lac when they first heard a radio report about a "possible tornado." "We were just joking around saying wouldn't that be something if it hit, and within a matter of seconds it did," Krueger said. "So we jumped out of our car and ran into a field and just kept running until it was far enough away so we could lay down." Oakfield resident Terry Gokey, an officer with the Fond du Lac County Sheriffs Department, said the village has a long way to go to recover. "The community will come back from this," he said. Andrew Dietderich may be reached at 426-6687.

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