European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 06, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Poge 2 the stars and stripes saturday april 6, 1963 meningitis recurs at base Navy san Diego Calif. Up tin 20,000 Navy men at the naval truth Tonj i nor Hore were on arc l i to Inko i Illi Nylon after die loyalty. Satellite launched at California base Vandenboro air Force base Calk. The air Force launched a satellite Tulang a Thor Agena Booster combination official said Here. It was thought to be one of the discoverer series. The announcement. In keeping with policy at the base said Only that the satellite was launched. Twas not disclosed it it attained orbit discoverer satellites have Bee used for space exploration. In Cap sule recovery from orbit and radiation Testa. Senate approves Bill to Aid rapid transit Washington up the sen ate has approved a chopped Down version of president Kennedy mass transit Bill that would pro vide $379 million in Federal Grants to help cities get commuters in and out of town it a faster vote was 52 to 41. The new usury trimmed Down from the president s original re quest now goes to the House where opposition from farm bloc congressmen and Economy minded members is expected to be some what stronger than in the Senate. But Senate passage was a Vic tory for the president on the first major administration measure to Clear either House of Congress in the new session. Voting for the Bill were 46 democrats and 6 republicans. Opposed were 24 republicans and it democrats. My million sought under the Bill Federal Grants totalling 5375 million would remade available during the next three years to cities to help them build rapid transit systems. The president originally sought $500million for this purpose. The Bill Aloo carried a provision guaranteeing Loans which the communities would make on their own to build transit systems. The cell ing on thl provision was Cut from the original $500 million to $373mlljion. If it passes the House the Bill will be the Federal government first venture into direct subsidies for local transit system. Under present Law the Federal govern ment has put up Money to run experimental transit systems and guarantee local loan. Opponents charged that it would open the door for extensive Feder Al help and eventually would Cost 910 billion. Sens. Everett m. Dirk House group oks new diplomatic buildings Washington up the Bouse foreign attain committee has unanimously approved a two year building program for new . Diplomatic building was More than $8 Mil lion for construction of a new .Embauy and offload building., in Paris. The group acted on recommend buttons from a subcommittee headed by rep Wayne Bayt. D Ohio. It authorized construction Otaling 940424.000. But the committee chopped off the administration authorization request of $54 Mil lion m a 1 a 1 y far proposed new buildings in Africa. Cost often were unreasonably High the Lizo of the american complement a unusually Large and unfilled internal condition smoke it advisable to defer construction at this Lime the com Mittee said of the eliminated projects. Included in the african cuu Wen office buildings planned for Accra Ghana Ouagadougou upper Volta and lome Togo. Tha Houne committee also rejected the a a request for 9735,000 cultural Center in Tokyo but it provided 4oogo to draw up plans Tor Trio Center. S
