European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 31, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 do the stars and stripes March 1964 recruit training hampers four continued Iron pays ii los angelic times reported the situation the defense department spokesman said once the Deci Sion was made not to Cau Reserve it was foreseen that some of the divisions would be used to train recruits and this was because the army training though sex were not equal to the task of handling the huge in crease projected in army strength a in crease to the Pentagon spokesman referred to a statement by Secre tary of defense Robert me Namara at a March 2 news con Ference that we can move 21 battalions to Southeast Asia by july i if required to do and we can move or deploy nine additional division forces on w Days the spokesman kept referring to this statement when asked repeatedly whether there is even one army division in the United states which can be called fully combat the current disclosure came tuesday after publication of the substance of a Senate prepared Ness subcommittee investigation this report by congressional investigators said four of the army six emergency combat divisions in the United states Are below combat readiness because of a Drain of manpower and equipment for Viet Nam the spokesman said he was unable to shed any Light on equipment but he acknowledged that 4th the 5th 1st and 2nd army Are not in the same combat ready status tha they would have been if they had not been Given the training the spokesman said he was unable to ten newsmen whether any of the 21 battalions men cloned by Mcnamara have Al ready left for Viet this understood to the at one the spokesman said it was inevitable that the stateside divisions would have to undertake training Mission when it was decided not to Call the National guard or Reserve to Active the spokesman did not sped by where the nine Devi so mentioned by Mcnamara would come Mcnamara has said our of them would be regular visions and five National guard and Marine Reserve out the the the the Marine corps has just tarted to organize a new regu Lar division that will not be ready at least until late this and the army last month be Gan forming a new the at but it will not be in combat shape for per haps seven this division is being built from the ground up with draftees and the army a non off Cal publication with Strong service reported recently that the four divisions being called on for training had in february a total of Cults and the 101st airborne also been training recruits but apparently has not been hit As hard As the other tax hike hint irks Congress by Jack Bell March 30 Johnsons Broad and Catlon that he May ask an Early tax increase to combat area lined inflation touched off a political uproar in Congress Johnson told a group of interns finishing a years government service tuesday that if prices continue to Rise he faces proc choices government con a is billion to 10 billion Cut in Federal spending or a tax hike of roughly 15 he added no one likes con re said he Doest believe spending can be reduced with out damaging necessary or popular programs that Congress  go along he said agencies will report to the budget Bureau next month on possible if such reductions Are not enough and if prices Are still oing we will have to have a tax he a decision May be reached next he told the this brought an assertion rom Senate Republican Leader Everett Durksen that John on is in for a Tugo War with republicans and conserve pc democrats who will fight to it spending rather than increase this is going to stimulate an conomy Hunt such As we Avent seen in Durksen Aid in an every uck we can save will mean a uck less in taxes and believe me were going to Hunt for those John Byrnes of wis top Republican on the  House ways and Means said he is of going to support any tax passports for airmen March 21 s4s airmen who never have been issued a passport Are being advised by the air Force to have immediately available acceptable Evi Dence of the air in a message to and major commands March said special attention should be Given to airmen whose overseas reassign ment is imm Lenl this action is being Tak the air Force because of the increasing number of men being As signed assign meats Are levied on snort and Call for air men to have closing Stock Market prices Almoral Al ii Alum pm am aim am pm am Cyan am am my am hmm am Tat am Tab a Lummll in it 3 am Mutli aria my cat Arunm cumin a Mao chit in cab pal it Mart Oamer air do own Del Pitt air urm Tut 17h met my urn 7 4im 71 47 7 in Kaut Woyt am tin 10 it 11h my ton 41 tin it in Jamal Kenn Kohl maidu pm Mir Tlam trek m by no m j5t unt Toth pm Lara or Tao Ria h miss u my is mv4 30 i ban it Sepac to Nikol Twa 7ih not 401 7w m qty he us in carb in pc us air old fruit us rub it Iii War Lamb Mun Wylo i 107 i14h am has Xerox in Gilt a Mph Ion n it no 41v 1uh twi Frem Merrill Feaner increase As Long As the administration continues to press for expenditures that certainly can be Hes asking for a tax in crease to support some of these boondoggles that could at least be Byrnes Hale Boggs of assistant House democratic said he thinks because of the pressure of Viet Nam War expenditures on the taxes May have to go we might have to increase he now the pres ident is saying it and i agree with what Hes i Hope we dont have to do it in the same Frame of George chairman of the House appropriations said he had hoped a tax increase could be arms Aitho Denmark will cease from press dispatches March 38 left use Secretary Robert Mcnamara said wednesday that to of the remaining four Mill Ary Aid programs in Western Norway and be eliminated in the near future As soon As commit ments Are the other he for Spain and will be con because of our con in lung need for the important Lases and installations which hey make available to the United Mcnamara testified at a closed hearing of the House for eign affairs committee on the proposed new million Mili tary Aid his formal statement was made Public by the military Aid will be continued also to two other nato Mem Greece and Mcnamara but for the purposes of Aid disbursement these countries Are listed with the Middle East instead of eur Mcnamara recalled that since the inception of Tho military Aid program in More than halt the investment has gone into the nato he the signal Success of that common defense to Gether with the rapid economic recovery of Western Lave made possible a reduction from a High of 79 per cent of military Aid earmarked for Europe to a Low of per cent this he added that in spite of dts re Pulve actions of a presen the Mutual defense Effort of nato will continued Mcnamara said the 1917 Mil lion sought for military foreign Aid is a i know of no other Means by which we can make eau Valen contributions to our own and to free world Security at comparable he Mcnamara testimony was in support of the military portion c president Johnsons request for billion for foreign Aid in fiscal Mcnamara also said that thai land faces an immediate and growing threat of subversion in an obvious reference to possible budget he lets be sure and see Wuo Kip Way the wind is of Abraham a Senate finance Muttee also was in Waitan see Johnson insisted wednesday Brief meeting with report until that he had not made up his whether a tax increase is head of inflation at the same the Strat Lons chief tax was saying on Capitol he government could head Oft i nation faster by raising person come taxes than by  Melness the assistant Secretary Stanley he joint congressional is subcommittee that i visual income tax is prob he most suitable place either upward or Down a changes to stabilize the Economy Johnson was expected to tend at a White House wednesday for the Council a Campaign be has i carrying on among Busone to slow capital spending might become phones business leaders White House Deputy press Secretary Robert closed tuesday that the Dent had phoned 25 to31 Ness asking them to con Sider their own self inf and review any plans to Money for expanding plants i Johnson spoke tuesday of modest tax increase of 6 or per cent of the tax rate and personal v giving any further promoted Viet China and Nort said armed bands of insurgents have become increasingly Active in the North Eastern provinces Borderon Mcnamara said the Small military Aid program in afric can help develop forces capable of providing the internal secur Ity necessary for Progress in National late sports los Angeles March a pitchers Sandy and Don Bry Dale signed est tracts wednesday with the fur Angeles ending their Smay general manager flanked by the made the announcement at Art conference at dodger i Baval did not disclose but the the Long controversy Camei several hours of be Goslau Paramount also i said he two would be released fan contracts to act la a which was scheduled filming april kidnapped youth still missing March 30 a friends have started a drive to raise a Reward for the return of a teenager whose kidnapper has remained police chased Down dozens of poured Over boxes of photographs and even made two fruitless raids in their search for 18yearold Daniel i they were no hop than they gut apparently closer to a were monday morning when a heavyset old Lea g e d Man forced him to leave Home at friends in the Community of Surfside on Miami Beach formed a committee to raise for information leading to Daniels Safe police approved the they said a Reward often produces vital prayer service a prayer service on behalf of the fourth year High school Stu Dent was scheduled at Temple which was built by Daniels a wealthy contractor who is also a Princi pal in at least six one police officer suggested that business dealings might be a Factor in the Geant Warren Dalrymple the kidnapper told Tho you dont remember you cheated me out of twice squads v apartments on Anonymous one place turned out to Bee the owner of the other Crank had been giving his dress to the kidnapper first asked a then in to and said it double if he was not