European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sims and tripes unofficial new pair of . Farces in Europe North Africa and the Middle East 726, no. 335 if 21855 a 5 daily to sunday p wednesday March 20, 1968u.k. Gets stiffest peacetime budget London up the Labo government staggered britons tuesday with a 10 per cent tax increase highest in the nation s history coupled with an 18-month wage freeze. It warned that the grim package will slash British living standards by As much As 3 per cent for the next two years. Chancellor of the exchequer Roy Jenkins presenting the government s annual budget to u hushed and gloomy House of commons warned that what improbably the nation s toughest peacetime budget is necessary if Britain is to climb Back up the painful Road to recovery after devaluation of the Pound a continuing International payments deficit and the recent worldwide Gold  Leader Edward Heath lambasted it As a hard cold budget without one Glimmer of  is More than 2v- times the maximum any Chancellor of the exchequer Ever has imposed in one budget Heath  boosts were almost entirely in direct taxes designed to slash consumption. Contrary to All predictions there was no hike in direct income taxes. The government slapped higher taxes on whisky Gin wine cigarettes tobacco gasoline Oil betting Bingo Halls and football pools. But it did not touch Beer cont on Page 2$, col Home Safe Dana Lynn Kelfer 5, of san Antonio tex., i reunited with her parents or. And mrs. Marvin g. Kelfer about 10 hours after she was abducted monday night by a Man who demanded a $30,000 Ransom. A television repairman was arrested tuesday near where the Money was to be placed handled police to the girl. He was charged with kidnapping. A of promotion stagnation charged by House group Washington a a House armed services subcommittee said the defense department inadequate allocation of noncommissioned officer grades is Amajor contributing cause of pro i l a to death two employees of a Telegraph company " Kunsan Korea leap to their deaths before firemen were a Leto spread their nets As a fire engulfed their building. Liner " a ploys stand on window ledges As smoke pours from Hie strut la v six persons were killed and 43 injured in the Blae. A Merrell named for 4th Star Wiesbaden is it.  g. Merrell vice com Mander in chief of Safe was nominated tuesday by president Johnson for promotion to full general Safe he  will b e c o m e com Mander of the air Force Logis tics comr with Headquarters Al Wright Patterson fab Dayton  Date of Merrells Depar Ture for the new assignment an who his successor at Safe will be. Are not vet available Ausaf spokesman said. The general will succeed  h o in a s p. Gerrity As com Mander of the logistics  died earlier this year. Before coming to Usak Las August Merrell served in Washington As comptroller of the air it. I / Al i /. V motion stagnation in the air  a report released tuesday night the subcommittee said it frequently found cases of men who spent 10 years or More ingrate without promotion despite excellent records and has received complaints from time to time of men who have spent More than 20 years in Grade with out , the subcommittee said the Pentagon has acted loin crease no authorizations. The special subcommittee on enlisted promotion policy review also found inequities resulting from shortcomings in the promo Tion selection procedure in Theair Force and army. It characterized the present procedures As the inconsistent application of nebulous  report said the air Force is making a major revision of its weather mostly Cloudy with . Partly Cloudy .11 id Windy with isolated showers thurs Day. Franklin to Heidelberg Lujbli 4i. Low 39. Temperate pics recorded tuesday Icett 4 4 am pin 55 b4 45 41 59 Adana p 63 Athens p 61 , p 46 Beilin. R 37 4s Frankfurt p 39 52 London r am pin -15 63 Madrid r 37 46 Munich p 39 41 55 62 Paris p 46 Prestwick. P 57 Rome p 54 64 wheelus p p partly Cloudy or in. 2nd weather Wing system to solve the problems an the army is also making changes in line with subcommittee recommendations. In addition to promotion poli cies and procedures the sub committee studied a variety of related matters having a Bear ing on enlisted morale prestige and retention. Among its findings and recommendations the subcommittee found that promotion of co it. On Cul Beagle Eagle great bark England up Albert shale looked out Over his Lawn monday Bandsaw what he thought was a Large Turkey eating his dog s  telephoned the police and was warned keep you dog indoors or you will lose him too. That Turkey is  the Bird had escaped froma private zoo during the weekend