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Clinton hails budget passage secretary, said the White House operation to rally support for the plan would remain open to defend the plan against damaging Republican criticism. "We still nave work to do in terms of dispelling some of these myths and explaining again and again and again why this is good for the country," Altman saif In particular, the White House is hoping to create a backlash among middle-class voters who may have been led by Republican criticism to believe that Clinton's proposal would raise their income tax rates. In fact, income taxes will increase only for the very wealthy and some affluent retirees, and an administration official said Saturday: "When people see that the charges were lies, that's going to be half the battle." But Clinton aides also acknowledged that their battle to transform the plan from political liability to benefit was likely in the end to depend on the performance of the economy. "Ultimately, there Is going to be a perspective on this vote, a Judgment," a senior White House official said. "And a lot of it will come down to whether it will or won't work." Republican response to Clinton's address.

Calling attention to House and Senate approval of the package by the narrowest of votes, Ligntfoot mocked Clinton for claiming a mandate in the passage of a package "by margin of three-tenths of one percent." For a time, administration officials conceded Saturday, it had appeared that the margin might even be negative. They said Kerrey had told the White House Thursday that he would vote against the package. It seemed that he changed his mind after long meetings with Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, an old friend and supporter. A senior White House official insisted, however, that the White House had never truly doubted that Kerrey would come around.

In his radio address Saturday, Clinton hailed even the narrow win one sufficient to open the way for administration initiatives on health care, free trade and welfare reform. But White House officials acknowledged privately that it remained in need of considerable political girding. Even in advance of the vote, Roger Altman, the deputy Treasury PAULINE MACRO COOK titfr KEN MACRO WWII buddy returns mementos to family Continued from Page A-l having reunions, and he met old buddies and one thing led to' another, and it dawned on him that he had this stuff." Macro is no.t angry or disappointed that Yuskavich waited so long to return the contents of Albert's pockets. "I'm just glad that he did do it," Macro said. "I wish he would have done it sooner a 48-year-old void is now filled." Time to reflect Paul Vermillion, Co.

A's historian, continues his hobby of tracking down his old unit's members and recording their war experiences. He can't add more details on Albert Macro's service now, but he may be able to by the end of this month. About 600 veterans of the 63rd Division, including 30 members of Co. will gather in Bloomington, Aug. 25-29 for a reunion.

Some of those vets, Vermillion said, may be able to tell him more about Albert Macro's Journey into the Rhineland in the early spring of narrower hostilities. Even as the White House began to plot the weeks ahead, however, Clinton and his advisers were clearly in a mood Saturday to savor the moment. After a nighttime celebration where aides wore T-shirts emblazoned in red with the word victory, Clinton began his radio address Saturday morning by seeing in Washington's sunny summer skies a metaphor for his triumph. "The political fog that has surrounded this town for so long is at long last lifting," Clinton declared. He praised the courage of the House and Senate and said their approval of his plan "plants us firmly on the path to getting so many good things done for our people." While Clinton spent much of the rest of the day on the golf course, aides sought to make the festivity contagious.

They said the president would travel to Charleston, Monday for a celebratory rally, and would begin an extended trip later in the week with stops in the Midwest, Colorado and California. But the White House faced a reminder of its plight In remarks Saturday from Rep. Jim Ross Light-foot of Iowa, who delivered the SOCIAL SECURITY than 13 percent of Social Security recipients generally those with Incomes that average over $50,000 -would have to pay tax on a greater share of their benefits. No single retiree with income under $34,000, counting half his or her Social Security pension, or couple under $44,000 would be affected. MEDICARE TAX Effective Jan.

1, 1994, the $1 35,000 limit on the amount of annual wages and self-empfoyment income subject to the Medicare tax would be eliminated. CORPORATIONS Higher taxes on corporations; a further cut in the deduction lor business meals and entertainment, and a $1 million limit on the amount of an executive's salary far may be INDIVIDUAL TAXES a as Reducing The President and the budget win Here are some of the deficit in five years Congress hope that the new taxes and lower spending In reduce the federal deficit by about $496 billion dollars. the highlights of the deficit-reduction bill. PFi Clinton names appeals, federal court nominees Continued from Pige A-l But it is not at all clear what kinds of additional programs the White House might be willing to cut. Of the more than $250 billion It won in spending reductions over the next five years, the bulk came from cutting military spending and putting limits on now much Medicare spending can rise.

Neither Congress nor the White House has shown much willingness to venture further along those lines. And while the promises of more cuts may have been intended to give political cover, the pub-- lie scolding of Clinton by Kerrey and others from the Senate floor on Friday night suggested that they may well hold him to account for not having done more to "cut spending first, as Republicans had urged. Kerrey announced bis reluctant support for the package only in an exceedingly blunt speech in which he demanded that the president "get back on the high road" and move off "the low road of the too-easy oonv promise or the tcoearly collapse." Clinton was watching the speech from his residence in the White House, and some aides suggested Saturday that he had been stung by Kerrev's words. But Clinton's communications di-, rector, Mark D. Gearan, carefully 'described Kerrey's remarks as "a I thoughtful statement" that the president was taking seriously.

"Many -people are frustrated with the process," he said in acknowledgement 'of the shallowness of Democratic support for Clinton's package. That frustration is reflected In polls showing a broad, general preference for spending cuts over tax i increases, which comprise the other half of Clintons' deficit reduction package. But that consensus breaks down when voters are asked what services they could do without, and the dilemma the White House faces is to find a better way of satisfying the broad sentiment without igniting Earthquake hits northern Japan island TOKYO (AP) An earthquake measuring a preliminary 6.5 on the Richter scale rocked northern Japan Sunday, sending residents of an island already devastated by a quake last month fleeing to the safety of high ground. There were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage caused by the quake, which was felt the strongest on Okushiri, a remote island where 200 people were killed by an earthquake, fires and a 100-foot-high tidal wave on July 12. The quake on Sunday prompted the weather bureau to issue tidal wave warnings along northern coastal areas, but the warnings were lifted an hour later.

The quake, which occurred at 4:42 a.m., was centered about 12 miles below the ocean floor off the shores of Okushiri, which lies just east of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island. Okushiri has a population of about 4,600. Officials with the Central Meteorological Agency had warned residents of Okushiri after last month's quake, which measured at 7.8 on the Richter scale, that a strong temblor was likely to hit the area again. Thousands of aftershocks have been registered over the past month, but Sunday's was the strongest yet, according to the weather bureau. The Richter scale is a gauge of the energy released by an earthquake as measured by ground motion.

An earthquake of 7 is considered major and capable of considerable damage in populated areas, and one of 6 can cause severe damage. Illinois town apparently escapes ruin Continued from Page A-l dent of the Prairie Du Rocher school district. Prairie Du Rocher officially has been evacuated. But residents are allowed to come back to check on their property. Village Trustee Robbie Aubuchon said officials were recommending against anyone bringing furniture back to their homes because the city is still far from safe.

But the threat of a levee collapse didn't stop Ken Schultz from coming to clean his outdoor swimming pool while his wife cut the grass. Schultz said he felt confident he was out of danger because the 50-foot flood mark ended at the edge of his yard. He said the experience of the flood has not soured him on living in the town. "I was bom and raised on the river. I'd be tost without it," he said.

A major income-tax Increase on fop earners costing those with Incomes over $200,000 an extra $23,521 a year. The current lop rate of 31 percent would rise, retroactive to Jan. 1 to 36 percent. A new 10 percent surtax would hit taxable income above $250,000. producing a new top rale of 39.6 percent.

Source: House Way find Meant Commnee Gunman kills four in restaurant Taxes on gasoline, now 14.1 cents a gallon, and dieset, now 20.1 cents, would rise by 4.3 cents on Oct. 1. Trie gas-tax increase, costing the typical household $30 to $50 a year, or a dime a day, as Clinton pul It This Is me only pan of the bill wilh an Impact across the broad middle class. 10 p.m. Friday, spoke loudly about "Clinton letting faggots in the military," and opened fire.

The gunman had two shotguns and a rifle. When (he shooting ended, the restaurant's owners, 73-year-old Peter Parrous and his 65-year-old wife, Ethel, were found dead in a booth to the right of the entrance. They appeared to be clutching one another. "A lot of people are going to cry for Mr. Pete Parrous," family friend Peter Poulous said.

"Pete was a leader. He was an excellent family man." Parrous, a native of northern Greece, had lived in Fayetteville for 54 years and introduced pizza to the town, Poulous said. 'Bret7 in ByTONYFRAZER Associated Press Writer PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad Tropical Storm Bret brushed the coast of South America on Saturday Atlantic puotto i i I possible Tropical storm i warnings i errecr I ENTITLEMENTS Increases In be lowered Ui.sv INTEREST ELa- Dsbt service costs vrll be lower El GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS A nearly $56 billion cut ki the growth of reimbursements to doctors and hospitals tor treating the ekterfy and disabled under Medicare. Projected reductions In spending for the military and restraints on a variety of other federal spending programs. The other victims were 26-year-old Wesley Scott Cover of Fayetteville and 46-year-old James F.

Kidd of Wheaton, 111. Pulliam said he heard that Kidd and his adult son tried to hide under their table and Kidd tried to shield his son. Of the injured, four were treated at a hospital and released, and three were listed in stable condition Saturday. Dawn Gabriel, a waitress at the restaurant, said the gunman appeared to be drunk, but Pulliam said that hadn't been confirmed. Ms.

Gabriel, who was shaky and teary-eyed, said she hid under a booth in the restaurant: "He didn't know I was there. I know that's the only reason I'm still alive. "He was just talking about gays in brush with after lashing Trinidad and Tobago with 50 mph winds and downpours. There were no reports of serious casualties or damage on the two-island Caribbean nation off the coast of Venezuela. Army troops were in OceorC Conditions as of Sal.

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nominees beyond his choice of Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the Supreme Court. The Bush administration left be-: hind 99 vacant seats on the federal bench, and dozens more opened up in the early months of the Clinton administration, offering the president an opportunity to reshape a generally conservative federal judi-' ciary. "There are few things that I will do that will have more Tasting effect than the appointment of federal judges," Clinton said in a statement. "Along wilh Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, and the many other judges yet to be named, this outstanding group of jurists will change the face of the federal courts, and help move our country forward." The appeals court nominations announced Saturday were: Martha Craig Daughtrey, a member of the Tennessee Supreme Court, to the 6th Circuit. Pierre N.

Leval. a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, to the 2nd Circuit. M. Blane Michael, an attorney in Charleston, W.Va., to the 4th Circuit. The district court nominations am nounced Saturday were: Leonie M.

Brinkema, a U.S. magistrate in Alexandra, for the Eastern District of Virginia. Deborah Chasanow, a U.S; magistrate since 1987, for Maryland; Jennifer Coffman, a lawyer specializing in employment discrimination, for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Peter Messitte, a Maryland trial court judge, for Maryland. Lawrence Piersol.

a Sioux Falls lawyer specializing in civil litiga lion, for South Dakota. Thomas Shanahan. a Nebraska Supreme Court judge, for Nebraska. David Trager, dean of the Brooklyn Law School, for the Eastern District of New York. Martha Vazquez, a Santa Fe lawyer specializing in criminal defense and plaintiffs' litigation, for New Mexico.

4 Alex Williams, state's attorney for Prince George's County, for Maryland. William Wilson, a Little Rock lawyer, for the eastern district of Arkansas. Clinton also announced his choices for seven U.S. attorney positions: Lynne Ann Baltaglia, Maryland: Paula Jean Casey. Eastern District of Arkansas; Paul K.

Holmes, Western District of Arkansas; Paul Cog-gins, Northern District of Texas; Scott M. Matheson. Utah: J. Preston Strom South Carolina; and Robert P. Crouch Western District of Virginia.

By NANCY BENAC Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON President Clinton moved Saturday to fill the first of dozens of federal judgeships left vacant when the Bush administration left power, saying his nominees would help "change the face" of the federal judiciary. Clinton announced three nominations tor the U.S. Court of Appeals and 10 nominees for U.S. district courts. They were his first judicial the military," she said.

"He said, I'll show you, Clinton." He was shouting. 'You think I'm not going to do He said, 'I'll show you about gays in the President Clinton has ordered that homosexuals be allowed to serve in the military as long as they do not reveal their sexual orientation. French was shot by an off-duty policeman, Christopher Pryer, who was working at his part-time job at a grocery store about 200 yards from the restaurant when several bullets hit the side of the building. The officer ran across the street and fired at French through a restaurant window, said police Chief Ron Hansen. The gunman went down, then got back up, and more police arrived.

Trinidad downtown Port of Spain, apparently to prevent looting. The National Weather Service in Miami said a tropical storm warning was in effect along the coast of Venezuela and in Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. Forecasters did not expect the winds to increase in strength. Bret began thrashing Trinidad and Tobago before dawn, knocking out power for about 35.000 residents in the northeast villages of Balendra and Toco, electric company officials said. An underwater power cable running between Trinidad and Tobago was split, leaving parts of Tobago in the dark, said Allan Richards, Tobago director of the National Emergency Management Agency.

Forecasters said Bret was carrying four to six inches (10 to 15 centimeters) of rain with up to 10 inches (25 cms) for some areas. Tides surged feet (1.5 meters) higher than normal. By MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press Writer FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. Some people screamed and ducked under the tables. Others tried to run out of the restaurant when a man armed with three guns, and shouting about the president and homosexuals in the military, started shooting.

Four people were killed and seven wounded before police shot down the gunman. Warrants issued on Saturday charge Army Sgt. Kenneth Junior French, 22, with four counts of first-degree murder and six counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Police said another charge is pending. French, who was wounded in the leg and jaw, was listed in stable condition at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

He has refused to talk to police and has asked for a lawyer, said Lt. David Pulliam of the Fayetteville Police Department-French, a native of Zephyrhills, is stationed at Fort Bragg, which borders Fayetteville, about 50 miles south of Raleigh. He has been in the Army since June 1, 1989, serving as a mechanic, according to Sgt. Ron Gardiner, a military spokesman. French had no special weapons training and no negative reports are in his service record, Gardiner said.

He previously was stationed at Fort Jackson. S.C., and in Korea. Pulliam said French apparently had never been to the restaurant before. Police have not found any connection between French and any of the people who work at Uiigi's Italian restaurant, which is about a mile from Fort Bragg. "It appears Luigi's was just randomly chosen," Pulliam said.

French drove a Mack Chevrolet truck to the restaurant and wore a hunting vest, police said. "Hegotout of the truck loaded for bear," Pulliam said. Police Sgt. Mike Ballard said French entered the restaurant about re Projected course.