European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse House oks $2 billion in City Aid Washington a the House vote Friday to authorize $2.25 billion in special Aid to cities and states recovering from the recession. The vote was 24.1-94.during a four hour debate some House members questioned whether the Money was still needed because some states had put their earlier allotments in the Bank rather than spending it whether the for Mula based on unemployment was unfair and whether new York City got too much Money under the year. Congress approved $1.25 Bil lion in so called anti recession Money to help cities and states maintain vital serv ices without laying off employees or raising taxes. The congressional budget office estimates that 80,000 jobs Are created or pre served with every $1 billion spent. President Carter signed a $611 million appropriation Bill Friday for the program. The House government operation committee drafted the Bill earlier this year after the Senate tacked a five Yea Extension of the anti recession Aid program onto a tax the House Bill the Aid would be extended for Only one a floor amendment puerto Rico and other . Territories would be guaranteed1 per cent of the total anti recession Aid. The trigger on releasing the Money is a 6per cent National unemployment rate. If the current 7 per cent jobless rate decline below 6 per cent before july 1978, the pro Gram would be Cut off. To be eligible states and cities must have an unemployment rate of at least 4.5 per cent. Under the formula no Money Las year went to Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota and Wyoming and they prob ably would get none of this year s Alloca Tion because their jobless rates were Low. The state of new York in contrast would get 21.5 per cent of the newly authorized . Les Aspin d-wis., attempted unsuccessfully to change the formula from one based on local and state unemployment to one based on taxes collected by acuity and its Effort to raise Money locally for its Community services. Under Aspin s proposal new York share of the Money would have declined to 17 per cent and 17 other states would have gained. Aspin said even the Bureau of labor statistics conceded the unemployment figures were unreliable for cities under 50,000. He said Reliance on unemployment data Hurt smaller cities where the effects of the re cession were More serious than the unemployment rate . Andrew Maguire d-n.j., noted however that under the Aspin Amend ment Many Well off cities As Brook line mass. Greenwich Conn. Beverly Hills calif., and Montgomery county in Maryland would get Money even though their jobless rate was very Low. He argued that the unemployment rate was the Only real indicator of need and Congress should not try an untested substitute. Sunday May 15, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 hands support the weary Heads that Hope to Wear the Crown. Sherry Lynn sleeping beauties Brane As miss Kansas and Mary Ann Genzel Ai mix Colorado take a break during rehearsals at Charleston s.c.,for the miss a. Pageant. A rare stand by a . President Carter denounces Christ-killer1 slur new York a president Carter replying to remarks about the jews attributed to him in teaching a Bible class denounced Friday As unjust and false the old anti semitic charge that the jews killed Christ. He said the jewish people were Formant centuries falsely charged with the collective responsibility for the death of Jesus and were persecuted terribly for that unjust accusation which has been exploited As a basis and rationalization for was a rare stand by a . President on an historically corrosive and Theo logically sensitive Issue. In a letter to a lutheran pastor who had questioned the president s handling of the subject in a recent Church class carte noted that the major Christian churches protestant. Roman Catholic and greek orthodox have All repudiated the old Christ killer said he was personally gratified that they had done so. Adding that disown denomination the Southern baptists also has condemned anti semitism Asun Christian and pledged to Root out any remnants of it and replace it with love for jews who along with All other men Are equally beloved of that i can Only say amen with All my heart Carter said that Jesus himself was a jew and that the human instruments involve Din his crucifixion included Judas who was a Christian disciple caiaphas who was a jewish priest appointed by the roman authorities and Pilate a Gentile who actually condemned Jesus to the president s letter was hand delivered to the Rev. John f. Steinbruck pastor of Washington s Luther place memorial Church who had written Carter that Man jews and christians were disturbed by re Marks attributed to him in a Bible class a Washington s first Baptist Church. The Rev. Or. Steinbruck Active in inter religious affairs called the president s response a historic repudiation of the Christ killer canard that has so Long and so unjustly been the Burden of the jewish people our older Sisters and replying immediately to the carte letter the pastor said furthermore your action will create anew basis for the embrace and reconciliation of the whole family of Abraham after1900 years of he said jewish leaders share with me profound appreciation of this moment in which you have made a compassionate just and constructive contribution to de stroy the poisonous roots of anti semitism and news accounts including a Story car ried by the associated press april 22, re ported that Carter in discussing Jesus confrontation with authorities said he had directly challenged in a fatal Way the existing Church and there was no possible Way for the jewish leaders to avoid the Challenge. So they decide to kill the Rev. Or. Steinbruck wrote May 6that the reported remarks stirred jewish and Christian concern that they would undermine Progress that has been made in the Christian world removing the basis of Eidde charges against the jewish his reply Carter said that the Chris Tian religion according to my understand ing holds that Jesus of Nazareth who was a jew gave his life to redeem the sins of humanity. The gospels declare that his death was foreordained and without that death and the resurrection which followed it. Christians would not be. Saved 2 held in Fulton mo., explosions Fulton to. A two persons rein custody in connection with two Days of explosions that destroyed a police car an damaged the county court House and a polic said the pair and a ird person were also being questioned about the theft of dynamite from a mining charges have been filed. There Nave been five blasts since wednesday the Day after 25 to 30 Sticks of dynamite were stolen from the . Hol land Clay mines co. South of Fulton. Also taken were 450 blasting Caps and 850 feet of injuries were reported. The patrol car was blown up while parked in the police station s basement garage which was damaged. A car parked nearby suffered heavy damage from the explosion which occurred shortly after 3 . It followed two earlier detonations. One at about 12 30 . Shattered 17 windows at the Callaway county court House and damaged a building across the Street. Police said a later explosion was heard apparently in open country in Northwest Fulton but no damage was found. Two explosions Early thursday went off at the first National Bank and in a restroom at a City Park. The Bank was not entered police said. Slayer legally adopts fellow con As his son Salt Lake City a a convicted murderer in Utah state prison has legally adopted a 21-year-old fellow inmate As Hisson but prison authorities have kept them separated since the adoption an attorney says. Walter Kelbach 38, convicted for his part in a 1966 lulling spree that left six dead successfully filed suit to be allowed to adopt a California inmate Ron Zeigler. Kelbach is serving a life sentence an Zeigler is serving a sentence of up to five years for attempted theft court record show. The adoption order was signed in Marc by District court judge Stewart Hanson St. Since then said Jonathan King Kcal Bach s attorney his client has been subjected to a discipline order by Warden Sam Smith. The order claimed Kelbach and his adopted son had negotiated with the court without proper authorization and had use the lawsuit As a Means to circumvent Normal inmate of you Are awards of the state of Utah read Smith s order in said Zeigler whose adopted name is now Ron Kelbach has been moved to an other Section of the prison where authorities have refused to allow the pair to visit or to Exchange mail or Money. King said he has filed a Federal court suit in an attempt to get approval for visits Between the two said the Warden s discipline order was tantamount to restriction of Access to courts which he said penal institutions gave up about 20 years ago
