European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes april 1977 recruiters pressed on posters wanted Good Marine women up at Quanta co Marine base Tough and ready women want recruiters to change pos ters that say the marines want a few Good they insist the posters should Hie marines want a few Good men and the All graduates of the Marine corps officer candidate Are taking part in a Pilot program de signed to give All officers the same combat duty is still forbidden for but cussing int and they utter the same tortured grunts and groans of their male counterparts As they experience combat training Many of the 242 men in co c were sceptical about having females trying to keep up with them through the Long i Arches and endless but the 22 women of the 2nd platoon have survived More than three months of Basic training without a washout and Haye earned the admiration of some of the said Barbara i think a lot changed their minds seeing the women go through and do As Well As they she a 13year said when she went through women got 12 with 26 weeks for men and there was Little awareness of the combat the philosophy is that All officers need the same commonality of experience and it All starts out of she they get a feeling for the Marine corps and what it is All the Pilot project has proved less difficult than expected for the known for their Tungho fighting spirit and strenuous about the Only problems the women face Are on the obstacle course where their height is a a few need a boost in order to crawl through a one had a but no thanks for a Burly Marine who tried to boost her Over the in no Uncertain terms and language she told her would be Gallant that she could do it once the women of the 2nd platoon finish their classroom work and their Basic they will be ready for a variety of noncombat an award not Many will shoot for new York api an award for Citi Zens who shoot which was condemned by the police commissioner and turned Down by the first three new York ers who were offered has finally been the Winner said he will give the Money to the National Rifle the courageous citizen a plaque and was presented to Zyg Munt a 67yearold building super who foiled an alleged robbery attempt wednesday morning by shooting one of two men who followed him into his the award is sponsored by the federa Tion of greater new York pistol and Rifle clubs to encourage City dwellers to own but police commissioner Michael Codd said last week that the award was Foolhardy because citizens lose half the gun Battles they get three persons who had fended off burglars refused the when the federa Tion then tried to give the Money to the patrolmen benevolent the Aba a pumped the at that the award was but William executive director of the said the award was being reinstated to Advance the Battle against gun control and to support the belief that there is nothing indecent about la abiding citizens defending them the National Rifle which in general supports the right of citizens to Arm has also criticized the but members of the federation said thursday that the bras statement did not reflect the attitude of the general member and so Roca said he would donate the Money to the bras Institute for Legisla Tive so Roca said he had served in the polish and israeli and i know How to handle a How to protect so Roca said he was accepting the award because i want to show other people they do not have to be afraid for themselves they can defend themselves and protect he carried his pistol at the news Confer the Man he shot was in critical condition thursday and the other suspect was caught by Aid aske4j for Mideast Washington up tie Carter administration Friday requested nearly billion in foreign Aid for Africa and the Middle including million for the peaceful transition to Black majority Rule in the bulk of the made by Agency for International development Tor John Gilligan in testimony before Senate is for Egypt million and Israel the request for Rhodesia is part of the Zimbabwe development cording to will be established in Lici pation of peaceful transition majority Rule in Zimbabwe is the african name or White ruled press reports had earlier incorrectly identified Namibia As the country which would receive the requested name known also As South West to under the control of South and the United states supports its full ind Epen when explaining the Aid requests for fiscal year Uligan told the Senate foreign assistance subcommittee they Are intended to buttress the administrations Middle East peace efforts and to help Foster Southern Africa peaceful develop ment toward majority the million request for Rhodesia la part of a million Aid package for Southern other recipients Are Bot Swaziland and these countries Are integral elements in the evolution in the Uligan this request related directly to the evolving political situation in Southern Africa and achievement of our foreign policy the bulk of the request for Israel is to help that country precarious balance of payments situation by financing essential the fou part Aid request for Egypt includes the reconstruction and development of the Suez canal housing and food Stor age and distribution projects technical activities in the health Field and import Safire accused of lying in comment on Warnke catch22 whatever u dont do there Arent too Many things a Guy wants to do in a parking but Bat sign a us parking area outside Colum City Hall Doest give Gary Hurt any leeway at Washington a the state department thursday described As a lie a commentary by new York times columnist William about the role of arms negotiator Paul Wamke at the recent arms limitation talks in the soviet Safire wrote that during a seven hour strategy persuaded Secretary of state Cyrus Vance to make a significant Concession to the soviets concerning limitations on the american cruise asked about the state depart ment spokesman hooding Carter that is a Carter used the same language in deny ing a Safire allegation that Warnke has abolished the verification panel at the arms control and disarmament that panel is charged with overseeing soviet compliance with arms an Acda news release three Days previously said reorganization plans Are under Way which will result in a strengthening of the Agency verification Safire also alleged that a number of Hartline professionals at Acda have been told to quit or find jobs of the names mentioned on satires ideological hit Carter said Only two officials have left the and both did so despite appeals from Acda to remain a times spokesman said any comment would have to come from he was not immediately available for Hunt doubts Nixon unaware of watergate funds a convicted water Gate conspirator Howard Hunt said thursday night it was inconceivable that former president Richard Nixon didst know about budgeted to burglar ize the democratic National committee but Hunt said he had no firsthand knowledge of former attorney general John Mitchell or much less the presi Dent knowing of the breaking before it Hap i find it inconceivable that Mitchell could dispose of the funds without Nixon Hunt added in a speech to about persons at Illinois stale he said the budgeted for opera Tion gemstone was taken from Campaign funds that Mitchell controlled As chairman of the committee to reeled the on Hunt said in r that he believed he was acting on the express wishes of Nixon when he took pan in the watergate i understood it was at the express re quest of the president of the United and so i he very few people can limit their responses when they be Lieve that the president of the United Stales would like them to do