European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday May 19, 1977 no spy Story legislation to pro Fec citizens privacy has still got some hurdles in Congress Washington a president Carter asked Congress on wednesday to approve a plan to keep the government from illegally spying on Cili ens. But some congressmen assembled to help him announce the measure sounded notes of caution Carter told the congressmen and Intelli gence officials gathered in the White House Rose Garden that the legislation successfully resolves the conflict Between providing National Security and preserving Basic rights to privacy. The president said it has been endorsed with almost Complete unanimity by the executive Branch. Congress and members of the intelligence Community. But As Carter left to meet Wilh another holds son hostage Robert Mason. 23, of new York feeds his seven month old son wednesday after taking him hostage and threaten ing to Lusi him from the sixth Story roof of his estranged wife s apartment build ing. Some two hours later Mason sur rendered after talking with a Legal Aid society lawyer. A effects of inflation re a Fec group of congressional leaders on nuclear arms negotiations some of the Congress men introduced by atty. Gen. Griffin Bell indicated parts of the measure will encounter objections. There Are still two or three areas that i. Think arc going to be the product of give and  declared sen. Birch Bayh. T ind. One of the key sponsors of the Legisla . Jake Garnr Utah. A member of the intelligence committee declared i m sure it the legislation will not go through exactly in the form it is introduced. There Are some minor difficulties that can be worked  ranking Republican on the House judiciary committee. Rep. Robert Mccrory of Illinois told Bell he prefers 1968 legis lation vesting authority to approve electronic surveillance in the president and the attorney  Don t know whether we should permit the judiciary to interpose  , referring to a provision of the plan requiring warrants for such surveil Lance. The measure won the support of sen. Iedward m. Kennedy. A mass. Who congratulated Carter and Bell for the great support and leadership they have provide d. In protecting the liberties and rights of the american  it also won approval from sen. James Eastland. A miss. Chairman of the Judici Ary committee. Some of you might know m very partial to the  he said and they Tell me they re supporting this  while conceding the plan has some weaknesses. Bayh. Its chief Senate Spon Sor called it a significant step toward con Gressional control of intelligence operations. He said he plans to try to toughen the measure still More before Pas , chairman of a Senate intelligence subcommittee on rights of americans co sponsors the Bill with Kennedy the revised version of a proposal drafted earlier by the Justice department for the Carter administration would make electronic spying for foreign intelligence purposes in the us. Legal Only Wilh a Judi Cial warrant. However byh said two of the Bill s weaknesses Are that it does not extend Protection to . Citizens abroad from surveillance by the Federal government and that it has a provision requiring judicial warrants for government surveillance which he said does not meet what a  Bayh said Carter has pledged sup port of separate legislation to protect . Citizens abroad from surveillance by their own government. He said the Law should require a judge to find probable cause that surveillance is necessary and that it Likely would provide the information being sought. The legislation an outgrowth of disclosures in recent years of extensive spying on americans at Home and abroad by the Cia Kim and other agencies should ease fears among Law abiding americans that they might be secretly bugged or other Wise have their private lives intruded upon by government snoopers. Bayh said. $3 million in certificates reported lost on subway san Francisco of l a Mcsam a Ger carrying s3 million Worth of bearer certificates of Deposit from one in Mann Hank to another has reported they vanished while i wins Riding a Emdon commuter train. Crocker Bank reported tuesday. Public information officer Terry me inns said Crocker rank headquartered Here issued a worldwide Alert As soon As the loss was discovered monday advising All Banks not to accept the certificates he said the certificates issued by the London Branch of the data Bank. Ltd. Were lost in transit Between the Daw office and Crocker s Umidon Branch. The three certificates with a face value of is million each arc numbered 001208. 0011119 and Ooi to. Mclnnis said. The Issue Date of the certificates was May in. 1977. And the maturity Date was Auk if. 1 77. He added a Rennes said inc  Ngit. An employee no Crocker s London office told Bank officials he took the certificates Home in his Eoal Pockel instead of delivering them to the Crocker Branch i London As scheduled the employee  identity was withheld said they vanished while he was ruling u commuter train to an unnamed London suburb. Mclynn Essaid. Scotland Yard and British railways have been notified of the loss. Mcinnes said. Court dismisses judges1 suit on salary cuts Washington api the court of claims on wednesday rejected the Conten Tion of to Federal judges that their Sala Ries have been reduced unconstitutionally by the effects of inflation the Constitution affords no Protection rom such an indirect  lowering of judicial  the court said in a 95-Page decision dismissing i lie complaint. The suit was filed by District and appeals court judges from around the coun try their claim was based on article Iii of the Constitution which says judges pay shall not be diminished during their continuance in  the period cited by the judges. March 15, 1969 through oct. 1.1975. District judges received $40.000 a year and appeals court judges $12,500. They asserted that inflation reduced the buying Power of their paychecks by 3-1 per cent effectively miking the salaries of District judges $26. 200 and of appeals court judges $27.800.judges Are singled out in the Constitution As immune from salary reduction to protect them from retaliation by the other two branches. But the court of claims ruled there was no assault on the Independence of judges. Plaintiffs have not gone so far As to allege the ongoing execution or even the formation of a plan on the part of the Polit ical branches to attack the Independence of the third Branch by financial  decision said. Former supreme court Justice Arthur Goldberg representing the 140 judges had claimed that Low pay was driving Many sex rep. Tonry says he s innocent new Orleans a Richard a. Tonry. Who resigned from Congress two weeks ago because of fraud in his primary election pleaded innocent wednesday to charges of accepting illegal Campaign contributions and trying to hide the offences from Federal  a Brief appearance before t a. District judge Charles Schwarz jr., Tonry entered innocent pleas to All charges against him. His trial has been set for june 20. His close associate former congressional aide and Law partner j. Wayne mumps Rey. Also pleaded innocent to charges of conspiracy obstructing Justice and making false statements to a grand jury. The charges against the two Center on allegations that Tonry accepted More thanss4.000 in illegal Campaign contributions. Federal judges from the Bench and pre venting other qualified candidates from taking the Job while these resignations particularly for economic reasons Are greatly Lamen table they do not make out such a Case of hardship and neglect As to breathe life into plaintiffs claim of impending  court ruled former president Richard m. Nixon had recommended that judicial salaries be increased 7 5 per cent in each of the fiscal years 1974. 1975 and 1976. But the Senate disapproved the recommendation in March 1974 the Federal judges said this was also unconstitutional plaintiffs would have us breathe into the i Lesi Jeni s recommendation on the Day they Are announced the vitality an Force of a statute when in reality they were  the court said in rejecting the claim. Claims court judges receive pay equal to thai of  court judges