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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The. Stars and stripes thursday july 19w Congress approves $4.6 billion farm Bill with support limits general bids troops Farewell up Congress has passed and sent to the White House a $4,686,600,000 farm Bill which would clump a limit on Price support benefits for big growers for the first time. Ithe. Measure which was worked out by a joint conference com Mittee after the House and Senate passed conflicting versions first was approved by the House by voice vote. It later pressed the Senate inv the same fashion but Only after More than an hour of debate the president who Haa sought some ceiling on Price support Bene fit was expected to sign it into Law without undue  for two escape hatches approved by the conference group. The measure would impose a limit of $50.000 of the amount of government Price support benefits a Farmer May receive on each crop declared by the agriculture Secre tasty to be in surplus. The limit would apply Only to 1960 crops but supporters probably will try to push through an Exten Sion next session the provision reflected at least in part a fear that mounting Public resentment against farm surplus costs might endanger the entire farm program. It also was designed to counter charges that the support program is helping big growers instead of the Small Farmers it originally was designed to  Cash Section of the Bill car ried $3,971,362.000 in appropriations to run the agriculture department the hew fiscal year which started wednesday and to pay for it Price support losses. This was$110,002.863 less than or. Eisen Hower sought. Farm lending program in addition the Bill includes $421 million for farm lending programs an increase of $33 million Over the budget request. It also earmarked $294,315.000 for permanently authorized programs including special funds to buy perishable  exception would permit any  to obtain a Price support loan in excess of $50,000. Provided he guaranteed to pay Back the excess Over $50,000 within 12 months. The agriculture Secretary would be authorized to extend the 12 month  other exception would erase the. Ceiling for Farmers who  production. The Secretary of,.agriculture was authorized to specify the size of the Cut but it could not exceed 20 per  limit would not apply marketing cooperatives. To Senate approves Bill Ott Agency financing Washington a the Senate passed by voice vote and sent ,.-the White House a Stopgap. Resolution. Providing temporary financing for Federal agencies. It provides funds for the month of july for departments and Agen cies . Regular appropriations ills still was pending in Congress when the new government fisc year started wednesday. I Japan assumes air control 1 Tokyo a Japan has assumed traffic control of All Mill tary and civilian air planes Over its territory for the first times a i in f world War ii. President oks $100 million vet loan Bill washing ton a president Isenhower has signed legislation providing for $100 million in direct Loans for veterans housing and boosting interest rates on Veter ans  Loans will be made by the veterans administration to Yeter ins unable to obtain reasonable financing elsewhere. On Home Loans made through Normal Chan ills the veterans administration guarantees repayment. Rate increased the new Law raises from 4% to 514 per cent the interest rate on direct and guaranteed Loans. Congress hurl favored a larger Oan fund but scaled Down the amount in the face of veto threats in signing the Bill the president said the old interest Selling of 4%per cent was making guaranteed Loans to veterans less and less at Active to investors and causing private lending institutions to put heir funds  the increase to 514 per cent the president said eligible veterans would be virtually unable to obtain the benefits of vet Erans administration Loans guar teed by the  bail set for 11 in Racket Case new York up a a Federal Ludge has set bail totalling $59,500 Cor 11 men indicted on charges of racketeering in the wholesale news paper and Magazine delivery Field in the new York area. All 11 pleaded innocent at their arraignment before Federal judge Gregory f Noonan. Bail ranged from $500 to $25,000 the highest  set for Irving Bitz a Well known racketeer who has been convicted on various charges lower bail of $2.500 each was set for two officials of the news paper and mail deliverers Union which shut Down new York City major newspapers with a 19-Day strike last december. The two officials Are Sam Feld Man. 41, former president of the Union and Stanley j. Lehman Secretary treasurer. Bitz was accused in a federa grand jury indictment of extorting$65,000 from suburban wholesalers associates. Inc. The indictment also charged Vari pus defendants with violating the ,. ,. Israelis Back l arms for Bonn in 57-45 vote Jerusalem israeli sector a majority of the israeli Parila ment has approved arms deliveries o West Germany despite  of two parties inside the gov t rement coalition. Fifty seven deputies voted for israeli arms deliveries xt0 a St Ferniany b approving a by Edh ". By Premier David Ben Gurion against cancellation of the con act. Forty five voted against. There were six abstentions. Despite the approval the fact hat two of the coalition parties he so called opposition from Ivi thin voted against them has de to the breakup of the coalition and Ben Gurion is expected to offer his resignation which automatically Means resignation of he whole four party coalition government. Refuse to resign before. The vote was taken ministers of both the Ach Duth Ajodah and Madam parties which Are represented in Israel s outgo no coalition Cabinet declared hey would not Caury out Ben sur Ion s request to resign before he vote As the Sale of arms to Germany was unconstitutional any Way following a unanimous Deci Sion of nov. 6, 1954, which appealed to world Powers not to re Arm West and East Germany. Besides ministers said Ben Gurion brought in the arms trans a action by the Back door and the a requiring All arms transactions r of be first discussed by the minis Eriar defense committee was by passed. -. Germany mumbled Ach Duth Ajodah minister Bart Yehuda said that at the crucial,.dec." 14 Cabinet meeting Wheir questions of arms deliveries came up the word Germany was mum died by Ben Gurion. I have an excellent hearing and excellent memory but did not hear it bar Yehuda added. He said that when the matter came up later he could not make a Public or parliamentary outcry because ministers were bound by a secrecy clause on All Security matters. A Washington a the sen-.-, e ate brackets committee injected the it names of James r. Hoffa and one of his aides into its hearings on an air phone Deal in which an allege International gun smuggler became .involved.teamsters. Union president Hoffa present to answer Festl of he had mane Vered to links Hotta aide to the big military cargo planes. Witnesses said the loan was authorized but never made. One of Hoffa s aides Cleveland teamsters official Louis Triscaro was present however. He invoked the fifth amendment on All questions about the Deal the committee produced hotel records which showed u said that Triscaro had shared a Miami Hote irom with pm Folck e. Bartone j of to a f a t five Days after  Bee arrested on May 23 on charges of cons trip i Juis Ohe of the plants to smuggle Murt irions to the dominican Republic. A Triscaro plea did it might Ingrim Nate. Him to by 9lp. ,i5mtjidjiijv about ,.v  a Robert w Kennedy the up Niit tee coun Sel said the evidence was More Priboi of a steam Iep to 4rfwith the underworld. A head of afros dynamics inc the Firmi of the i planes to denied but finally affirmed Tea is Cusp a i valve a pro pose i Nealman i. Aiso inc know Ledger thaip.-?thia5ai of a e Eiliv. ,_.j, in the teamsters / official family. Brown welcomed by 3d army div Frankfurt special maj Gen Frederic a. Brown new cd of  army by wednesday Vas welcomed at Honor guard , at command headquiarters., each divisional unit was refer seated by its colors or Guidon at the change of command  battalions of each of the i commands marched in  comes to the division from Usa eur he where lie was chief of staff. He succeeds maj be n Thomas f. Van Natta who will Beu Sarteur g2. Commander of troops was up Kelso a -.clpw. As grenade explodes abandoned hand grenade explode so a  of playing a Lidren near Here killing four arid wound Ingi four 6thers. Or  Tow can Drew playing in a Field vat nearby Massafra found the Bre Nade apparently of word or to Vintage and tried to take it apart the youngsters triggered Al the fuse and tote or Nade exploded kluriffi.ohinn1ili.wiwrtn  Limyr. A be a. I i1 irn embers to ran at the mansion  
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