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Pittsburgh manager Leyland voted best in the National ROANOKE, VIRGINIA THURSDAY OCT. 29, 1992 35 A2. Local B1 60s. Details on Deaths B2 High in upper Roanoke Times World-News Classified C5 CLOUDY Business B5 Sports C1 3t Clinton suggests role for Perot Associated Press Bill Clinton alternately poked and praised Ross Perot on Wednesday, hoping to siphon off support in a presidential race growing closer by the day. President Bush said he wants a second term so "every American that is hurting has a better opportunity." Perot, in third place in the polls, mapped I State parties easing burden on national campaigns.

A5 Perot leaked "dirty tricks" allegations this summer. A5 plans for a campaign-ending series of rallies to supplement the costliest television advertising effort in American history. Clinton said that, if elected, he would listen to Perot's advice on selected issues. The sun was just coming up in Ohio as a Bush ground long day wrapped state. of up Clinton his campaigning did morning his IN jog, own that prelude roadwork battle- to Candidates heed middle-class issues in the pre-morning darkness in Texas, then had stops set in three Southern states before Los Angeles Times Middle America that presidential can- times of crisis.

flying off for Ohio deep into the didates seldom had to mention them, The latest surveys pointed to a tightening You could call them the real "fam- except in the most general terms. But By and large, a Bush takes freemarket approach, while Clinton advorace, although they differed on how tight. A ily the issues in this year's in 1992, polls show, voters are up in CNN-USA. Today of likely voters presidential campaign that direct- arms, fearful that these staples of cates a bigger commitment on the part survey most middle-class of government. But neither candidate Clinton at 40 percent, Bush at 38 average, middle-class Amer- hopes and expectations icans: be has been able to come up with solupercent and Perot at 16 percent.

With a mar- The traditional dream of home may slipping away. tions that do not require the of error of 3 percentage points, that added ownership. Access to good, affordable As a result, President Bush and additional governgin health Better educational ment to spend funds or forup to a tunities. Time oppor- emer- Democratic challenger Bill Clinton go tax revenue it now receives. dead heat.

care. But ABC said its survey of likely voters to handle family have laid out detailed programs for imgencies without jeopardizing your job. proving the nation's schools, guaran- Independent candidate Ross Perot, had Clinton 'ahead with 42 percent, to 35 For decades, good schools, ade- teeing access health meanwhile, demands to care, assisting more of middlepercent for Bush and 20 percent for Perot. health quate care and homeownership Americans in buying homes and helphave been such accepted facts of life in ing them care for their families in PLEASE SEE PLEASE SEE Deficit hits record-high $290 billion U.S. government predicts even bigger one next year Associated Press soared to a record $290.2 billion over the past 12 months, the government said Wednesday.

The gap between what the government spent and what it took in easily surpassed the previous record of $269.5 billion, reached in fiscal 1991. It was the 23rd consecutive year the government failed to balance its budget, and brought the accumulated national debt to $3.97 trillion. The administration is predicting the deficit for the 1993 fiscal year that began Oct. 1 will climb to $341 billion. The Congressional Budget Office forecast is $368 billion.

Private economists warned that the swelling ocean of red ink would severely constrain the ability of Congress and the president, no matter who wins, to stimulate the economy with tax cuts or spending increases. "Fiscal policy has been put on hold, and no matter who is president it will not be brought fully to bear," said economist David Berson of the Federal National Mortgage Association. "The record budget deficit means we've been fighting the recession and then the stagnation that followed with one hand tied behind our back," he said. Economist David Munro of High Frequency Economics, a New York-based consultant, said the first order of business for the new Congress probably won't be a fiscal stimulus package, but rather a measure raising the national debt ceiling from $4.145 trillion. Any sizable package of tax cuts or spending increases, if enacted, would run the risk of ballooning the deficit further, spooking financial markets and running up interest rates, economists said.

Interest on the public debt, at $292.3 billion, was the largest spending category, followed by military spending, $286.6 billion; Social Security, $281.4 billion; and spending on other Health and Human Services programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, $258 billion. WASHINGTON The federal budget deficit AP Standing by COLOR Israeli soldiers walk past tanks on the Lebanon border. Tension Israeli troops and Shiite Muslim guerrillas bent on scuttling Middle eased in the region Wednesday after two days of fighting between East peace talks under way in Washington. Stories on A9. Barbie plays for keeps in Japanese doll market By TERESA WATANABE the past 30 years.

LOS ANGELES TIMES What's wrong with sexy? Are the Japanese gauche about glamour? TOKYO She's blond and with a waspy waist and endless Take a look at Japan's own No. busty, just the kind sexy American 1 fashion doll, and the difference is legs, girl long idealized as the perfect 10. clear. "Licca" is shorter, her chest Barbie's look flatter, her eyes bigger and her overof may the all look the decidedly innocent air of glamorous be why she reigns as queen world's fashion doll industry. But it's an elementary schoolgirl.

also why she has been stood up by Licca has parents and grandparJapan's consumers, despite three pre- ents and picnics with her family. Barvious tries to enter the market over bie has a boyfriend, dashes around in a Ferrari, frolics in Hawaii and a convoluted distribution system beparties in black vinyl with her fun- tween domestic manufacturers and loving friends. retailers that is difficult for newcomJapan's Licca and America's Bar- ers to penetrate. bie are the only two fashion dolls in Mattel, based in El Segundo, the world that have lasted more than also faces what one Japanese 25 years. But as Barbie's maker, Mat- doll researcher calls "bunka masattel plunges in for its fourth try su," or culture friction, between the to grab a piece of the world's sec- sexy, adult culture of America and the ond-largest toy market, is clear that the cute, childlike culture of Japan.

it company faces more than the usual challenge that causes trade friction between Japan and America PLEASE SEE As tight race nears end, managers prove their worth Since December, they have warily eyed each other from a distance, each trying to size up the other, to anticipate the next move and figure out how to counter. No, not the 6th District congressional candidates their campaign managers. Although Democrat Steve Musselwhite and Republican Bob Goodlatte are first-time candidates, their respective campaign managers Susan Swecker and Tim Phillips are among the state's most travelled political operatives. Now, in the closing days, their long hours and anxiety show in remarkably similar ways. Phillips interrupts an interview to drain the last drop from a liter bottle of diet Dr.

Pepper; Swecker nurses her own bottle of Deer Park water. Phillips keeps a plastic cup filled with Advil tablets handy to ward off headaches; Swecker intended to pedal away her stress on an exercise bike she keeps by her desk, but she says she can't find the time. A crumpled white shirt lies on the floor in case Phillips is called upon for a quickie TV interview in the candidate's absence; Swecker has an understanding with the hairdresser across the street that she can breeze in without an appointment. They'll even ask if she's going to speak before a liberal or conservative group and will style her hair accordingly. Both campaign managers are quick to discount their own roles and lay credit for their campaign's success with their candidate.

Nevertheless, these closing days of a tightly-contested campaign are the days for which campaign managers are hired. In some ways, says Virginia Tech political analyst Bob Denton, himself a former campaign operative, the campaign now is beyond the control of the candidates themselves. "This is so close, the experience and professionalism of the staff will decide this election whether to respond, when to respond, how to respond. The better staff will win the election, and I say that with some regret." From the farm, a haymaker COLOR MUSSELWHITE By DWAYNE STAFF WRITER YANCEY FOR CONGRESS Susan Swecker keeps a miniature television set by her desk. To watch the news? To monitor campaign commercials? Naw.

"I watch 'The Young and the she says. In a field where the only people slicker than the candidates are some of the campaign managers, this Highland County farmer's daughter may be as close to normal as normal gets. Whenever she's quoted on TV, she calls her mama to tell her to watch. She drives a Volvo from Lt. Gov.

Don Beyer's showroom but keeps it littered with country music tapes. Swecker grew up listening to politics around the dinner table, and she remembers staying up late with her dad to watch the returns in the 1968 presidential election. "I couldn't believe anyone could vote for Richard Nixon," she says. The Highland County farm girl was hooked. At Mary Baldwin College in Staunton CINDY in the mid-1970s, while other students Swecker's quoted went out to party, "I'd go down to DemoWhenever Susan on TV, she calls her mama to tell her to watch.

PLEASE SEE COLOR CINDY At work, "I like to be all Tim Phillips says. An inspired campaigner By DWAYNE YANCEY servative guru Morton BlackSTAFF WRITER well. Phillips shrugs off the spartan surroundings. "When I get Tim Phillips is a beanpole to work, I like to be all business. of a guy who's so deeply reli- I don't like a lot of distractions." gious he apologizes profusely His business when, in the heat of is getting Rea campaign, he lets slip with even the mildest publicans elected.

He pursues it of a swear word. with single-minded zeal. But don't get the idea he's He's fond of quoting Sun not tough. Tzu, the ancient Chinese warThe walls in his office are lord who wrote "The Art of stark and bare, except for a War." framed copy of "Laws of the Public Policy Process" by con- PLEASE SEE.