European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Britons Welcome Carter Light of Friendship holding a Miner s lamp president Carter hugs the donor 12-year-old Ian Mcarce in Washington England during Friday s ceremonies at Washington old Hall the ancestral Home of George Washington. A photo reverses self on Oil imports panel approves an Energy dept. Washington api a House com Mittee which had voted to have the Novern ment negotiate the Price paid for foreign Oil reversed itself Friday and decided to leave imports in the control of the big . Companies tin n it Gav Inal approval to resident Carter s proposal to create a new ener Yix part Meru consolidating divergent Agen cies now spread throughout the capital a 35-2 Vole the House government operations committee left most parts of the new bureaucracy intact As proposed by the , by a 24-17 vote the committee rejected y proposal irom Hep John Cony ers. A min. Which would have altered drastically the Way foreign Oil is Pur chased meantime a Senate committee chair Man announced a Compromise with the White House on a modification in the administration s Bill to establish a new Energy department. Under the Compromise the new Secre tary of Energy would have to share same of his proposed authority Over Domestic Oil and natural Gas pricing with a three i continued on Puri 28. Col 1 thousands of Georges line president s route from press dispatches Newcastle England Jimmy Carter turned a pilgrimage to America roots into a personal Triumph Friday As he toured a Corner of Northern England to acclaim he had not seen since his victorious presidential  of thousands of cheering Flag waving geordies the nickname for the Tough warm hearted people of Britain s Industrial heartland lined Carter s route from a civic reception to a factory tour and a visit to George Washington s ancestral Manor. Some Veteran Carter watchers said the had seen nothing like it since some of car Ter s better weeks in the 1976  minister James Callaghan who invited he president up Here to see a bit of the Backbone of England before this week end s seven Way Summit meeting i London seemed to pick up some of car Ter s person to person  moved along Banks of Well wish ers working hand Over hand to shake the most possible hands in the least possible time and after a couple of stops Callaghan was seen doing the same. At Washington old Hall which was inthe first president s family 400 years before the revolution Carter slipped Aone Pound 1.701 note into the donation Box. Not denying photographers an Opportunity to record  and Callaghan then retired to a Side i continued on Page 28. Col. 2 Autho led unofficial puiuca1ion for the u 1 Comto forces in Dat Ana sunday vol. 36, no. 20 saturday May 7, 1977 if 21855 a army chief vows to be go s voice in fight for benefits by Clint Swift staff write Rhein main a Germany Sis Secretary of the army Clifford l. Alexan Der or. Pledged Friday to be a Strong voice for men and women who arc too Busy de fending their country to defend their pay before Congress or the Media. He said it s time to recognize that the army is a labor intensive organization and that persons who talk about cutting pay and benefits May be forgetting that the essence of the army is people. I m going to be an advocate Alexan Der said. And i m going to get my friends in the army who May tend to be a Little standoffish about beating their breasts to stand up and beat their breasts on behalf of the people who Don t have the Opportunity to talk to people to talk to Congress or  Alexander s comments came after week s Lour of Usa Reuh units in Ger Many and just before he flew to Belgium to meet with Gen Alexander m. Haig or. Supreme Allied commander Europe. It waste 43-year-old former civil rights lawyer s first visit to Europe since taking Over the army s top Post last feb. 14. Alexander said he was impressed wit the Superb Quality of soldiers the Volun Teer army had placed in Europe. But he said he was disappointed with some of the quarters and allowances the army an Congress provides for Young soldiers in Europe. He also noted isolated exam pics of poor ways noncommissioned offi cers used women under their command. The Grcen cye Shade people in my shop had better take off those Eye shades an Stop talking about the numbers of generals and the sizes of their houses and ask whether we Aren t taking away the e3 Index s ability to get an education in the serv ice the Secretary said. They d better see whether some Congo continued on Page 2. Col. 41 us nolo. Might Clifford l. Alexanderjr. Calls Tor breast beating