European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 06, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes for fatty  6, 1967 read a Washington up the House rules committee wednes Day cleared for floor action nex week a Bill raising postal rate by $884 million starting in january and giving Federal employee a $2.6-billion pay raise Over 18months rep. William m. Colmer dmiss., the committee chairman was the Only member to question whether Federal salaries should be increased at a time when we be been pretty much resigned on the House floor to doing some re trenching on government  rep. John b. Anderson r-i11.suggested that the Bill be re turned to the House Post office committee in order to put the rate increase and salary increase into separate measures. Bui Colmer said such an action could be ordered Only by the House. The two raises were combined in one Bill in an Effort to avoid a veto by president Johnson a wants higher postal rates but whose recommended pay raise were exceeded by the committee. The Bill proposes increases for nearly 2 million postal workers arid White Collar employees. The hikes Are $73 million More than Johnson sought for the current soviets offer arabs arms Moscow up Russia has offered the Arab states arms to replace those lost in the War with Israel it was announced thursday. There was no immediate Indi cation that Jordan s King Hus Sein accepted the offer during two Days of negotiations with president Nikolai Podgorny an defense minister Andrei Grechko. The offer was disclosed in unofficial communique released after Hussein left Moscow for am Man. The soviet Side confirmed that the soviet Union along with the other socialist countries will continue to Render the Arab states the necessary support i their just struggle for their Law Ful right in rehabilitating an developing their economies and strengthening their defense potential the communique said. Warning voiced the communique also warned that As Long As the armed forces of Israel remain on Ara territory the danger of a new military conflict in the Middle East will not be eliminated. It said Hussein had invite Podgorny to visit Jordan and that the invitation had been accepted with gratitude with the Date to be arranged  sources said Hussein planned to visit the unite states again soon presumably to Check on the future availability of arms among other things. Fiscal year ending next june 30.the administration has not indicated whether the combined package would get through the White House. But there were allegations at the rules committee hearing that Johnson would try to split the Bill. Colmer said there was talk inthe House that Johnson did not favor Thuc package Bill rep. Edward j. Derwinski r-h1., said postmaster general Lawrence  Brien would be very thank Ful to have it  Percy pushes Iff Washington up More than a score of his colleagues joined sen. Charles h. Percy,r-ih., thursday in urging presi Dent Johnson to step up efforts Roget non communist asian nations to help out in the Vietnam  Illinois Republican offered a sense of the Senate Resolution which read in part the armed forces of the United states should not continue to Bear an Ever increasing proportion of the fighting the non communist nations of Asia including South Viet Nam should contribute substantially More manpower and resources to share the military diplomatic economic and psychological tasks in Vietnam and the president. Should move with greater determination to obtain commitments. Doves and Hawks alike joined in backing the Resolution but Senate Republican Leader Ever Ett m. Dirksen of Illinois declined to support it. Dirksen who has endorsed president Johnson s Vietnam policy told newsmen i think this Resolution is full of mischief. How do you thin the mothers and fathers of boys from Australia and new Zea land now in Vietnam will feel l8j opposes delay on tax increase Only predict Afla tonary spiral continued from Page tithe House ways and Means committee to pigeonhole the Waxbill until agreement was reached on a hefty Cut in spend ing. Asked if he was making Sucha response the president said we Don t want to reply and get in  fact he added Congress has sent him no legislation or communication to which he could  argued As he did sat urday at a news conference i Texas that the entire nation would pay a burdensome inflation tax if it fails to face up to its responsibilities in handling tax and appropriations  if he could put a Dollar figure on the inflation tax he has begun talking about regularly Johnson said he could general in with higher prices across the  while some members of con Gress Are talking about cutting planned Federal spending by $5billion to $10 billion Johnson said his january budget calling for outlays of $136 billion in the l968 fiscal year that began july1, was carefully drawn Fis Cally responsible and prudent asked if he was standing on hat budget and would be pre pared to spend approximately hat amount if appropriated Inge ways he recommended Johnson replied that is  but in any Case he kept repeating the administration Annot intelligently decide where to Cut spending plans unil Congress passes this year appropriations Bills. Action on 10 such measures is lending. Only four have been enacted. Once a Bill is passed Johnson emphasized the budget Bureau and Cabinet officials Are pre ared to sit Down promptly with appropriate congressional committees to decide where economies might be possible.  Pitol violence curbs backed if senators will just leave our people alone Well get some where in  the other hand Percy Drew additional support thurs Day from Sens. James a pear1 son a Kan. Claiborne Pell a . Jennings Randolph . Caleb Boggs  w. Cannon a Nev. Paul j. Fannin a Ariz. Roman , a neb. And Abraham a. Ribicoff  already had the backing of Sens. Harry f. Byrd jr., d-va.,generally regarded As a Hawk and Mark 0. Hatfield r-ore.,an outspoken Dove. Washington Senate passed a a the Bill thursday providing stiff penalties for using Force or. Violence on the capita grounds or in the Capitol to obstruct the work of Congress. The measure now goes to the House. The Senate approved the Bill without debate except for Brief comment by sen. John Sherman Cooper r-ky., that he is Satis fied it does not violate the constitutional guarantees of free speech and peaceable Assembly and the right of petition. The Senate rules committee said in recommending the Bill that in the past few year there has been a substantial in crease in the number of Inci dents of excessive disruption or disorderly conduct at the Capi Tol. Three recent. Incidents Werea demonstration in the House by a group from Harlem pro testing failure to pass a rat control Bill the throwing of peace leaflets from the Senate gallery and a sit in at the Senate hear ing on a welfare measure. The Bill makes it a felony to carry discharge or transport weapons and explosives on the Capitol grounds or in the Capitol and with Force or violence Tenter and remain on the floor of either House of Congress. Such acts would be punishable by a $5,000 Fine or five years imprisonment or both. The Bill also prohibits a num Ber of other specific acts Suchias entering or remaining in the gallery of either House in Viola Tion of the rules disrupting congressional sessions or com Mittee hearings obstructing passageways or engaging in Sultan in Borneo abdicates Brunei town Borneo a sir Omar Ali Saifuddin Sultan of his Oil Rich Northern borne British protectorate abdicated s throne wednesday Brunei radio announced. Bullies a Are shoppers steers in a Cana shorn i i. _. Chester a. A three bulls broke out of a Slaughter House wednesday and no kid Ding got into a China  though Tat least that s How it was. Then some spoilsport from the pack Enghouse reported the animal were steers. And that s no Bull. But anyhow the steers crashed through the store overturned a jewelry counter luckily missed most of the China an exited through a rear door into an  shoppers in Ter s downtown business found Market Street was Ches area More like a Rodeo As police and pack Enghouse employees chased the 1,000-Pound steers. Several parked cars were damaged As the animals ambled  of the critters were cornered on a parking lot an shot dead by police. The other was trapped in a machine shop at the Sun shipbuilding and dry Dock co. Yards and led Back tothe slaughterhouse. Physical  Are made mis demean ors punishable by a Fine of $500and imprisonment for six months or both. Wimbledon open Tennis event sought London a the Council of the British Lawn Tennis association la decided in Prin Ciple thursday to defy the inter National rules and invite professionals to compete in an open Wimbledon  Resolution that All distinction Between amateurs and professionals be dropped was passed by an overwhelming majority chairman William Attewell said. It will be sent for ratification to the annual meeting of club delegates in  British move is in open Defiance of the International Awn Tennis federation ily which in july rejected Britain proposal for open Tennis. British Tennis officials admit Ted that the move could rebound against this country and resulting next year s Wimbledon being limited to British players and handful of professionals. It could mean that Britai would be banned from competing in the All Amateur Davis  British players could also be banned from tournament overseas. Release. Continued from Page i Loeft had been in Germany on an assignment for the . Government. Wiedenhoeft an instructor Inart history at Columbia univer sity was pursuing work on doctorate dissertation about Ber Lin architecture.. Officials said that Wieden Hoeft had visited East Berli previously and was believed to Piave taken photographs at that time of various buildings. East Ermany prohibits indiscriminate photography of Public buildings. Mccloskey said that Wieden Iio Eft s wife and two children Lave received no word of his whereabouts since his arrest one month ago.. Officials said they have sought information concerning his Case through West German awyers with contacts in East Germany to no Avail. Astronaut Williams Dies in Jet crash continued from Page v ing corp. Plant where the Luna module is made. A test Pilot at a Tuxen River,md., before he became an Astro naut Williams had logged More than 2,400 hours of flying including More than 1,900 hours inlets. He was born in Mobile ala.,where his father is superintend ent of the City water works. Hews graduated from aubur.1 University. Williams shattered body was recovered by an air Force Helix copter. One person Nasa said we have talked tothe Pilot of the helicopter that picked up the body and Are sur Only one person was  Williams widow the former Jane Larisch was told of her husbands d e a t h by astronaut Alan Beane and officials at their Home near the Houston space enter. Williams was a Bachelor whence became an astronaut and was one of the first astronauts to remarried while in the space program. His daughter Catherin Eann was born last Jan. 6. B. Thompson of Tallahassee said he was cutting Wood on a Plantation when the crash occurred. He said he heard something like a plane breaking the sound Barrier but did t see the plan crash. Thompson and a com Panion rushed to the top of a tall Pine and Clay Hill where they found the wreckage. Straight Down it looked like it came straight Down Thompson said. It did t even hit a  plane was almost completely disintegrated he  was t even a part big enough to take any Effort to pickup. There was no wheel or strut or any other part  was a Small grass fire Thompson said which he and his companion put out before going for  said Williams was Fly ing from the Cape Kennedy Spac Complex Back to the space Center at  astronaut had been As signed As a backup Pilot before he first Saturn 5 Mission but astronaut assignments were sus Pended and shuffled after the Apollo 1 disaster in which three astronauts died in a Cabin fire during a ground  last astronaut to die was maj. Edward Givens killed in Midnight car wreck near the Houston Center june 6.three others died in earlier Lane crashes