European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday May 6, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 won t get any argument from motorists motorists entering the East Entrance to Phoenix sky Harbor International air port Are Likely to be ducking their Heads vetoes import quota or a while. With the main runway closed for repairs commercial aircraft must now use a Shorter runway that re quires them to taxi across this overpass to get their passengers and cargo to the various terminals. A photo Carter oks 2-cent sugar subsidy Washington a president Carter approved sugar subsidies of up to 2 cents a Pound to help the ailing Domestic sugar Industry but vetoed a lower import quota the White House announced decision will have no effect on con Sumer prices because the Money will be paid by the Treasury instead of the con Sumer the White House subsidy would be Given to growers whenever the Market Price of sugar Falls below 13.5 cents a Pound. It is designed to Aid financially stricken Domestic growers who have seen sugar prices Tumble during the last White House said that any form of import restraints either through quotas or Tariff increases would raise consumer prices and would lower Export earnings of developing countries dependent on sugar exports. The International Trade commission last month recommended that the import quota be lowered. It is now seven million tons a year but Only 4.5 million tons Are imported. Agriculture Secretary Bob Berg land also wanted to reduce the quota to about 4.5 million Tonkin 1974, sugar hit a Peak of 57 cents a Pound raw and 63 cents a Pound agriculture department estimates that each Penny of subsidy will Cost the taxpayers about $125 million a year. The so called new York spot Price of raw sugar is now about 12 cents 11 Pound. Thus if that Price held the subsidy would amount to 1.5 cents a Pound to raise the Price growers get to the 13.5 cents set by the new limiting the subsidy to 2 cents a Pound the spot Price of raw sugar could decline to 11.5 cents a Pound and still mean that growers would get the full 13.5 cents guaranteed by the plan announced wednesday. But because there is a 2-Cenl limit if the Market Price dropped below 11.5 cents growers would get less than the target of 13.5 13.5 cents specified As the guarantee to Farmers is near the break even Point the Domestic growers say they must get for sugar. However some producers say that it costs 15 cents or More per Pound to pro Duce sugar plan was criticized by one sweetner Industry official As a masterful raid on the Treasury Robert c. Ebenow president of the com refiners association said that ". Consumers will be paying More for sugar not at the grocery store bul right out of their paychecks because of the added tax Burden. Liebenow s association represents companies which make High fructose Corn syrup rfcs no sugar sweetner used by Many food processors. This action is unprecedented in policy a direct attempt by one group of producers to use the . Government to subsidize their crop sugar at the expense of another crop Corn Uebe now said. Bishops urge More Liberty for religion from press dispatches Chicago calling religious persecution in Eastern Europe vigorous and com the roman Catholic Bishops of the United states wednesday urged . Businessmen and others to introduce the Issue of religious Liberty into their relationships with individuals and groups in the in a pastoral statement passed overwhelmingly at the three Day meeting of the National conference of Catholic Bishops the prelates said churches and individual religious believers arc continually Hin dered by governments in the practice of their they singled out the situations in Lithuania the Ukraine and Czechoslovakia As of particular criticized the past . Policy of noninterference saying the policy has prevented the United states from making any form of effective protest against communist oppression and urged . Policy makers to make human rights issues More prominent in the conduct of our relationships with these considered the Bishops were reported to be consid ering a change in the a millennium old prac Tice by which the consecrated bread of communion is placed on the Tongue of Wor the change is approved worshippers would have the option of receiving the sacrament in their cupped is psychologically More adult since the communicant feeds himself in Stead of it being done by the clergy said a study document As the Issue came before cd Mcday s session of the semiannual meeting of the National conference of Catholic also were going into a closed ses Sion reportedly to consider repeal of Century old decree a communicating divorced remarried catholics. Such action in itself however would not make them eligible to receive communion but it would remove a Rule formally Sepa rating them from the Church. Estimates Given Here were that about 5 million of the nation s 49 million catholics Are divorced and remarried contrary to Church Law. The reported move was to petition the Pope for revocation of the 1884 excommunication decree by the Council of Balti More. Texan sets world filibuster record Austin Tex. Up democratic state sen. Bill Meier set a new world Fili Buster record wednesday talking nonstop for 43 hours to stall a Bill closing govern ment files on workers on the Job injuries. Meier bleary eyed and slouching slightly Drew a standing ovation when he broke the old record of 42 hours and 33 minutes and again when he finally sat Down at 10 20 Senate in 40 minutes passed 23-7 the Bill Meier had talked against since 3 20 . said he never expected to change senators minds but Bop ii he had raised enough Static Over the Bill to make repro you re now working for yourself new York up ii h you re an average taxpayer working eight hours a Day you have been Labouring since Jan. 1 just to pay your Federal state and local you started working for according to the tax foundation inc., the average taxpayer most work 2bllod 42 a notes a Day join to pay us taxes or 4 months and 4 Days for 1977. The foundation said according to studies an 8-Bour-a-Day worker labors 1 hour and 44 minutes to pay his Federal taxes and 58 minutes to pay his state and local comparison a worker labors for 68 minutes a Day to pay for food and Tobac co 90 minute for housing and Home operation and 25 Montei for clothing. Senta Tives reject Hope it at least does t go through the House with the same meteorite Speed that it went through the Senate he said. It was about As greased As any Bill i have Ever did what i wanted to accomplish i slowed that Bill Down for three , 36, held a news conference after the vote and told reporters i feel Fine. I m tired and i m stiff and my voice is gone. I m going to go Home and take a hot blood shot eyes stooped shoulders and slight Limp were the Only outward signs of Strain from the grueling stand. Meier remained Alert and his speech while somewhat slower than usual could still be heard throughout the Senate Cham Ber when microphones failed at several Points. Meier said he did not set out to establish a new record but if i had to Start Over again monday i d do it of time May 6,1947 communists have penetrated every Field of activity in ibis coun try said Fri director j. Edgar Hoover adding that for every one of the 74,000 communist party members there Are "10 other individuals who Are ready to do the party s work although be did t think we were going to have a revolution la this country May 6,1957 la addition to suggesting several other measures of unifying West Ern Europe s defense a special report by the Western european Union Assembly called for distribution of tactical atomic weapon and guided min Lei equally to All member May 6, 19s7 manpower needs went forcing the sooth vietnamese communists to pot More women into their guerrilla an main Force units. In fact reports said of to 25 per cent of the recruited Viet Cong re placements were women
