European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                In and to 324 if 21855 a March 1966 j it Ioc sunday France drops plans to Reform nato says pcs Tief March 9 Earlc wheel chairman of the joint chiefs of said wednes hold the Battle Tia tier in Viet Bui Secretary of defense Rob Ert Mcnamara said it is too i soon to Tell whether a Point has been Richied in the vietnamese Mcnamara that combined air and ground Sives have been very success1 Ful Hie past few Days and the i Viet Cong has lost Killel the last week bringing the local killed so far this year to the two officials talked briefly with newsmen after testifying at a closed session of the House armed services committee on the nations defense Mcnamara said the United states has expanded air operations against lines of communications the communists re stored during a Lull in bomb ii attacks on North Viet Nam earlier this year when president Johnson explored ways to bring about negotiations to end the Johnsons View on Hie other Side of the Capi Harold army chief of cautioned against under rating the Viet Cong guerrillas in Viet any opinion that the Viet Cong is an untrained army of insurgents is he told a closed of the Senate armed services and defense appropriations although there arc an Esti mated to irregular guerrillas and political cadre operating in that there Are an additional on pane ii local phone Calls exempted plea for Mother kneels before a South vietnamese pleading for her son who stands bound after his arrest As Viet Cong will quit Alliance instead from press dispatches March 9 French president Charles Cle Gaulle has abandoned efforts to negotiate reforms in the North Atlantic treaty organization nato and will go ahead with his plans to pull France the French government announced the West German and italian ambassadors were summoned to the French foreign ministry and handed notes in forming their governments of do Gaul Les French officials said the Mes i sages were similar to one sent to president Johnson information Secretary Yvon Bourges after a Cabinet meeting presided Over by de France has taken note of the fact that no useful purpose could be served by negotiations on the Reform of therefore she intends to take for herself the measures she con siders the announcement was soon after the United states in formed the nato Council officially of de Gaul Les concerns Alliance Harlan Perma nent representative on the nato transmitted Johnsons views to the Council and in that while do Gaul Les letter was addressed Only to it really concerned All of the a brisk round of discussions on latest moves has already begun and there were some reports that a special ministerial level meet ing might be the United Stales is seeking the opinion of its allies before Oil Putic so 11 Senate cuts tax package March 9 Yil a rebel in its first direct attack on president Johnsons j6 billion lax voted to strip million in excise lax in creases from the Viet Nam Rev Educ ignoring its leadership for the second consecutive the Senate approved in amendment to exempt local Telephone Calls from the 7 per cent increase in Telephone excise democrats joined with republicans to give Vance liar Lac a Victory Over what the Indiana Democrat Call e d regressive tuxes that arc unfair to the the administration defeat Fol Lowed a Brief period in which Senate leaders thought they had regained control of members who revolted before the Hartko the Senate rejected 47 to a billion tax break for the parents of College Stu the House passed Bill would re store 1 ruts in Telephone and Auto excise tuxes to bring an additional billion for War costs during the next 13 the Telephone excise lax hike would have brought in Mil lion Marling july but liar Les proposal would reduce Hie reve nue to 470 the onetime protege of John Sun then pushed for approval of amendments that would strip the entire excise tax hikes from the in the amendment 20 democrats and 21 republicans voted while 34 democrats and seven republicans voted the excise provisions of the Bill barely escaped defeat in the House two weeks ago where the entire indy is up for reelection in democrats ignored their Lead ers tuesday to approve an in direct assault on the Revenue they joined republicans in approving an amendment extending social Security acne fits to 1 s million americans 70 and Story on Page credit unions okd overseas ily make Iii Washington Bureau March 9 Deputy defense Secretary Cyrus Vance has authorized the Navy and air Force to establish credit unions for servicemen most major stateside military install Ili ims already have credit unions to stimulate savings and provide Low Cost credit to service defense department approval came in the form of a directive e5 quotas raised March 9 March promotion quota for army enlisted men shows a Sharp increase Over february for grades e4 and the quota for other grades is about to same us previous the new quota permits the pro motion of to compared to in and to e5 compared to last the quota for other grades Are 81 and signed by Vance March the credit unions will be open to military and defense depart ment civilian personnel and their the House of representatives banking and currency commit headed by Wright put sparked the Penta Gons interest in the subject Fol lowing a european tour by com Mittee members last through the committees efforts and a defense department the directive was pre it takes effect immedi the directive encourages the formation of overseas credit unions us important morale and welfare resources and for my on Payo is