European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , 6 24 the stars and stripes Friday Naguit 14, 1959 House group votes � Al Penny go for Highway fund \ Washington a the House ways and Means committee has voted a a cent increase in the fed eral gasoline tax effective sept. 1 to keep the superhighway program g6ing. The extra Levy would remain in effect for 22  committee voted also to divert to the Highway fund some of the taxes now collected on Auto mobiles and automobile parts. The Gas tax increase is less Thant be 1% cents asked by president Eisenhower but is estimated to be enough to maintain the rate of Highway  at close to. In present level for the next three  broken the committee action broke Widrig deadlock Over sources of Revenue to keep construction mov ing on the 41,000-mile network. Although the committee on previous occasions had repeatedly turned Down further increases inthe gasoline tax it reversed itself and voted 16-9, to boost the 3-cent motor fuel tax to 4 cents. The 4-cent tax would remain i effect until june 30, 1961. The Highway fund has been exhausted by a speedup voted by Congress last year As an anti recession measure. At that time the pay As you go feature of the Law was temporarily suspended. But with that Section of the Law Back enforce officials have said that with out new Money they can make no allotments to the states this  states already have sus Pended  Federal government reimburses the states for 90 per cent of the outlays on the interstate sys tem. High water in demos attack top red visit Washington a a democratic senator in the first formal Senate attack on the impending visit of soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev declared the . Government has presented the russian Leader with an Opportunity for a tremendous Victory. Connecticut sen. Thomas j. Dod was joined in his bitter denunciation by democratic Sens. Cla Eengle of California and Robert c. Byrd of West Virginia. A move by democratic Leader Lyndon b. Johnson of Texas to interrupt the two hour Long attack and get on with Senate business brought from Dodd the retort that no business is As important a what we have been  no illusions Dodd said he had no illusion that the Khrushchev visit would be called off but emphasized the Hope that the Good sense of the american people will limit the proportions of Khrushchev s Vic tory i believe said Dodd that in our own time we Are repeating the same pattern of concessions to insatiable tyranny which 20 year Sago reached the Point of no return at the conference table in  Senate oks substitute housing Bill Washington apr the sen ate banking committee has approved a substitute $1,050,000,000 housing Bill designed to meet objections the administration had raised against an earlier version. The committee acted promptly to get a new Bill to the Senate floor less than 24 hours after fail ure of a democratic Effort to Over ride president Eisenhower s veto of the original $1,375,000,000 Meas ure sent to him in june. Sen. John Sparkman a Alathe housing subcommittee chair Man said no word had been received from the administration that the new Bill would be a , several committee members indicated they expected the Bill to be . A. Willis Robertson a athe banking chairman said he believed the Bill would be scheduled for floor consideration Early next week. Raging Waters of the Sal Zach River threaten Street level of the Salzburg state Bridge As floods caused an estimated $10 million in damages in three austrian provinces. Two persons have Bee killed by the floods and another is missing to he reported. Up telephoto discoverer. Continued from Page 1 new fuel known As rj1, designed for the now abandoned Navaho Ramjet missile. The air Force said without giving details that it is slightly denser than the Standard kerosene based propellant. This was the first time it has been used in a  yields greater Energy per Pound and hence increases velocity. This Means a better Chance of achieving  in fired june 25, failed to orbit so did discoverer ii launched june 3 with four mice aboard. Malfunctions of the second stage were blamed in each , none of the discoverers has been a Complete  i and ii orbited i s Stabilizer failed and it Tumble through space allowing Only sporadic reception of its  ii was stable but a faulty timing device ejected it capsule Over the Arctic instead of near Hawaii. It was not recovered. 3 White youths 3 negroes jailed at Little Rock continued from Page 1 up thursday morning when the drove to Central High school in a car with Confederate flags waving. Police seized a brass weighted rubber Hose a tire Tooland lug wrench from the boys. The developments came after three negro girls had quietly be gun the second Day of integration at Hall High schooling fashionable Pulaskia  three negro girls completed their second Day at Hall without incident. They walked out calmly at noon through Little knots of White students who seemingly paid no attention to them. Negro students ignored by White schoolmates Little Rock Ark. Up the negro students who Inte grated two of Little Rock s fou High schools say their White schoolmates largely ignored  was particularly Friendly but they weren t unfriendly either Jefferson Thomas who went to Central  he see any of the friends he made at Central in 1957?"yeah, from a distance he  they wave or speak to him no they left me alone and i left them alone he  Jones Elsie Robinson and Estella Thompson who went to Hall High said there was nothing out of the  said two or three White girls were cordial to her. Vienna up raging floodwaters have caused damages Esti mated at $10 million in three austrian provinces government officials  rain in the past few Days flooded vast areas of the provinces of Salzburg upper Austria and lower Austria i destroying Bridges blocking highways and. Rail lines and isolating  newly built autobahn Bridge West of Salzburg was washed away by rampaging flood Waters police announced thursday night. No vehicle was on the Bridge police  said so far two persons were killed and another is missing. The Center of the disaster is the province of Salzburg including the firings postponed to spare taxpayer Vandenberg air Force base Calif. Up safety and saving of taxpayers Money have been Given As major reasons Why the air Force must have favourable weather before it can fire a missile or satellite from this new space base a string of cancellations in launching of the discoverer satellite capped by wednesday s latest postponement when fog blew in from the Ocean and shrouded the launch pad has led to such questions As Why with the advanced tracking equipment available these Days the Ajr Force await fair before it can launch just How much taxpayers Money is wasted when a launching a Mustbe called off after lengthy preparations involving hundreds of men and millions of dollars Worth of equipment to the first question the air Force answered that it Hopes to have in operation soon new track ing equipment making it possible to launch when visibility is poor. Until then we must have Good visibility Over the pad and extending 40 Miles South of Here to Tell by sight whether a missile is staying on course spokesmen said. At the same time they declared that such visibility was needed fora training and research launching but would not be necessary for wartime firing of  were unable to estimate just when the new Cotar elec tronic tracking system installed Here would be ready for  can t use it As our primary tracking system until we can Veri steel talks drag into 2d month end not in sight new York up the nationwide shutdown of steel production dragged into its 30th Day thursday with no brighter Prospect of agreement. Than the Promise of chief Federal mediator Joseph f. Finnegan that eventually this strike is going to be set  there was no indication that there has been any discussion this week of the Basic Issue at dispute the Union s 15-cent wage package demand is. The Industry s insist ence that no Overall increase Ingabor costs be agreed to. Although some industries Nota Bly construction Are already feel ing the Pinch of steel shortages most manufacturing industries Are hot expected to run Short of Stee for some weeks. Defense producers have first Calon supplies of the few firms stil in operation and shortages which could be termed a National Emer gency Are not expected to be fell for at least a month. By its accuracy an they said. And we reliability need some More launching in order to Che kit  the new system called Correla Tion tracking and ranging willbe Able to Tell a missile s Progress even if it disappears into fog or Cloud. I first lady in Denver to see ailing Mother Gettysburg a. A mrs Mamie Eisenhower has gone to Denver because of the illness o her Mother mrs. Johns Doud. The White House disclosed tha mrs Eisenhower left Washington by train tuesday night Salk Immergut a Northeast of Salz City and the tourist resort Burg. They said that thousands of persons have been evacuated from communities near Salt hire. Austrian army units using Heli copters thousands of fire brigade men and volunteers continued to fight the floods erecting dam Sand evacuating hundreds of per on. In Munich an army spokesman said an army helicopter unit had been ordered on standby Alert to help with Rescue work if the flood stricken area is declared a disaster area the main Highway linking Vienna with the West was reported blocked near Linz. All traffic Between Salzburg and Vienna is being re routed because of the Bridge collapse. All motors have to take Long detours in order to get to their destination. Storms Ash Formosa As . Speeds Aid Taipei up new rain storms lasted flood stricken Cen trial Formosa thursday halting re construction work. A new storm Center enveloped the entire nationalist chinese is land where 2,200 persons Are dead injured or missing from the big Gest flood on record. The . 7th Fleet s amphibious assault ship  thetis Bay steamed towards Formosa from Hon Kong with 21 big Marine Heli copters to Aid in Rescue and sup ply operations. . Military moved 200 tons helicopters have of emergency re Lief supplies from Taichung to nearby Changhua a City of 70,000 population hardest hit by the floods. Pilot killed in crash named Ita Zuke air Force base Japan up the . Air Force identified 1st it Samuel m. Lans ing 27, of Wolcott n.y., As the Pilot who died when his f100dsuper Sabre Jet crashed into the sea near Kyushu