May 28, 1993

The Economy The House approved the heart of President Clinton's budget plan by a 219-to-213 vote, giving him the most crucial legislative and political victory of his Presidency. The measure would raise the taxes of most Americans except the poor, and new steps would be taken to restrain spending to lower the budget deficit. [ Page A1. ] The harrowingly narrow budget victory was desperately needed by the President after months of adversity. Although not decisive, it gave the Administration time to prepare for harder battles ahead. News Analysis. [ A1. ]

Advance on AIDS Vaccine Researchers have shown that a vaccine and a booster can prevent the heterosexual spread of an AIDS-like virus in monkeys. Page A11. 'Safe Haven' Plan in Doubt The "safe haven" plan for Bosnia may lack the votes in the U.N. Security Council for adoption. Page A6.

The House of Representatives approved the heart of President Clinton's budget plan today, giving him the most crucial legislative and political victory of his young Presidency. The vote, 219 to 213, was solidly along party lines, with 218 Democrats and an independent voting for the measure and only 38 Democrats defecting to join the 175 Republicans in opposition. [ Roll-call, page A12. ]

Not long ago, a 29-year-old homosexual man struck up a conversation with another man and, finding him attractive, winked at him. Insulted, the second man, cursed the gay man and called him a "faggot." Of the two, it was the gay man who said he was the one most surprised. After all, the confrontation took place at Gay Men's Health Crisis, the pioneering AIDS organization in New York City.

After months of hearings that left the motive unclear in the death of a gay sailor, the Navy released documents today describing how Airman Apprentice Terry M. Helvey, who was sentenced hours earlier to life in prison for the killing, had stalked the victim, then punched and kicked him furiously, at least in part because he hated homosexuals. Testimony here over the last week had frequently depicted the homosexuality of the victim, Radioman Allen R. Schindler, as peripheral to the crime. But the documents turned out to provide the real drama today, explaining fully for the first time the events leading to Mr. Schindler's death just outside the Navy base at Sasebo, in southwestern Japan.