European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fat gift 24 Thi stars and stripes thursday August 27, 1959 Ike says hell accept 1-Ceiit Gas tax hike for Highway building Washington a president Eisenhower has Given qualified approval to a 22-month one cent a gallon increase in the Federal Gaso line tax to keep the Money Short interstate Highway program from bogging  the plan Falls Short of the ivs cent boost he asked for the next five years in the present three cents a gallon tax or. Eisenhower said it represents a step in the right  it would mean slowing Down the present construction rates the president said but a one cent in crease would allow a reasonable rate of Progress to be  or. Eisenhower s views his first indication that he might accept a Highway financing plan approved by the House ways and Means committee was sent to Congress shortly after the committee Reaf firmed its earlier approval in a 16-9  committee slapped Down a Compromise sought by House speaker Sam Rayburn a Tex aimed at ending a deadlock in Congress Over ways to finance the huge Highway construction pro Gram. Rayburn s plan to limit the Penny increase to one year was beaten 13-12. Or. Eisenhower s message to Congress delivered before the pres ident left for Europe took Sharp Issue with a provision in the ways and Means committee s Bill to Dipinto the government s general revenues for some of the Money needed for highways. However he did not indicate whether he would veto the legislation if this feature removed. Is not Stork out lies Jet Airliner continued from Page 1 Pital. They were reported doing  news Shook two men. One was Stivers. The other was airman 2/c James Arruda stationed Ambrize Norton bomber base in eng land. Arruda of Dartmouth mass., was told at first that the twin were his and he was Given per Ini Sion to take a plane to join his wife. The mistake was discovered be fore he  pan american spokesman explained How it happened it. Was a horrible mistake. In the passenger list we had a  who said that she was six months pregnant. We checked with the passenger list when we heard that a woman had Given birth and at once assumed it was mrs.  where was Arruda now said the spokesman he is drinking  Nike zeus explodes White Sands missile Range . A the first at tempt to test Fly a Nike zeus mis Sile ended in an explosion after the antimissile rocket left the launching pad Here the army announced. Rhine main awaited Ike just in Case Frankfurt a As presi Dent Eisenhower s big jetliner approached Wahn Airport near Bonn an alternative reception for him had been set up Here. The american Rhine main air base nearby had been readied to receive the president just in Case Bonn s Airport was closed by and verse weather. Headed by col Henry j. Amen 46, of Lincoln neb., the base com Mander about 60 air Force cos stood by. American consular officials and a Small group of Security officials air police and reporters made up the alternative reception commit tee. The West German television net work set up cameras around the base control building where to plane was to come to a halt. A special train All ready with diesel engine and nine posh lounge cars stood some 400 Yards from the control building at a Railroad siding. It was to take the president Tohonn by rail. Air police lined the Road to the special train supplied by the West German Federal railroads. The base s control Tower was in constant touch with the presi Dent s big Boeing 707 As it approached West Germany. Even As the plane circled Wahn air port there still was a Remote Chance of it coming Here. Then came word that or. Eisen Hower s liner had touched Down Atwan. The men rolled up the flags the Honor guard marched away and the big base returned to it Normal duties. Bonn turns out to Greet the preside fit trooping a line of German sailors and soldiers president Eisenhower reviews the forces of test Germany with Chancellor Konrad Adenauer at Bonn. Below or. Eisenhower Waves to the crowd. In background is . Ambassador to West Ger Many David k. E. Bruce. Topi telephoto 300,000 cheer Eisenhower on his arrival in Bonn continued from Page 1 formally thursday morning for a Day of  talks with Adenauer thursday he was to Fly to London and Paris for meetings with prime minister Harold Macmillan and president Charles de Gaulle. On sept. 4 he is due Back i Washington to Complete arrange ments for the arrival of soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev Onset. 15. Some 300,000 germans waved and cheered the president on his route. Or. Eisenhower smiled and waved As he drove through Townsand villages. Everywhere there were roars and cheers. Adenauer had requested his peo ple to go All out for the president and that was just what happened. School kids jumped up and Down waving american and German flags. Men and women lined the streets in 90-degree heat to cheer the Man who now leads the West Ern Alliance on their behalf and not so Long ago led it against them. All along the Parade route signs were on display pronouncing Germany trusts  the president looked Hale and president s stops in Europe Washington up the Hite House has announced the following schedule for president Eisenhower on his trip to Ger Many Britain and France All times local thursday aug 27 ci30 pm departs Bonn Tor London Airport. 6 45 do arrives London Airport. Friday. Aug 28 j40 am depart London Airport for Oyce Airport Scotland 10 15 am arrives Dee Airport 0i20 am pre ident and Prince Philip de part by car Lor Balmoral Castle where or. Glen Hewer will be guest of Queen Elizabeth. Saturday. Aug. 29 9 Sot president and Prince Philip depart Balmoral for Dyce Airport 10 40 am departs Oyce Airport. Noon president a Rives at Benson Airport to be met by prime minister Harold Macmillan and taken to Chequers the prime minister s country Home sunday aug. 30 remains at Chequers except for Church. Monday aug 31 9 30 am drives to London. 7 20 pm president and prime ministers participate in informal to report. B pm president attends dinner by prime min ister. Tuesday. Sept. I president will remain at american embassy most of Day. Wednesday sept. Z a am departs London Airport Lorle hour get Airport Palis 10 am arrives Lebourget Airport met by president Charles de Gaulle. 8 30 pm president attends formal dinner liven by de Gaulle. Thursday sept. 3 9 30 am-10 30 am president confers with Joseph m a. H. Luns president of North at lactic treaty organization Council and Paul Henri Spaak Secretary general of nato. 10 30 am Premier Antonio Segno and for eign minister Giuseppe Pella of Italy Call on president 1 30 pm president gives luncheon honouring de Gaulle at american embassy. Friday sept. 4 9 am president departs be bourse Airport. He May Stop a Day at Sulwan Castle in Scot land or return directly to Washington. Hearty As he stepped from his Orange nosed Jet. It was the first time an Amer ican president Ever visited West Germany and the first time a american president had been invited to Germany while in office. Adenauer greeted or. Eisen Hower warmly at the Airport. It is a great and heart filling Joy to say Welcome to you in the name of the German people the83-year-old Chancellor said. Hours before the president s big Jet set Down crowds had begun to line the Parade route. Flags flew and Flowers and placards were on display All along the Way. Or. Eisenhower was accorded something no other visiting dignitary Ever has known a 21-Gunsalute in his Honor. It was fired by a Field Artiller Battery of six 105-mm West Ger Man howitzers a moment after the aircraft set  president and Adenauer then walked past an Honor guar which stood smartly at attention. With or. Eisenhower on the plane seas Secretary of state Chris Tian a. Herter and other american dignitaries. Adenauer brought along his entire Cabinet to Lead the cheers for the president. Or Eisenhower did some cheer leading himself. He told the Ger Man Chancellor in my country the name Ade Nauer has come to symbolize the determination of the German peo ple to remain Strong and  and he added in the implementation of that determination the american peo ple stand Side by your Side and they extend through me and through you to the German peo ple their Best wishes for your successful efforts in this  continuing or. Eisenhower declared and the american people stand by your Side in insuring that the Loyal free people of free Berlin will like yourselves continue Al ways to enjoy that great  Adenauer heaped Praise on the president and the . All my countrymen regard the United states As the great bastion of Liberty he declared. He said he has always been moved by that great Monument to Freedom in new York Harbor the statue of  earlier or. Eisenhower had stood hat Over heart while an Honor band at the Airport played the Star spangled Banner and deutschland Ueber