European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 20. 1977 the stars and stripes Pago 5 affects about 10,000 Bill would Cut immunity for no diplomats Washington Psi there s a move of t in Congress to take somi1 of the Vii i wry important persons status away from thousands of Cooks houseboys. At taches and other no diplomatic persons attached to Loreign embassies and Mission sin the United states it is estimated that about in Kex persons would be affected like their striped pants Bosses these foreign nationals and in most cases their children now enjoy immunity from prosecution for anything from parking violations to felonies not Many but some of them abuse the privilege and the stat department and some congressmen want to end such Abu Sekur example had the Law been passed a couple of years ago. A panamanian cultural attache could nut have run a red Light. Rammed another car rendered a washing ton doctor a quadriplegic for life and then simply  it been passed last year. New York City might not have lost $5 million in Park ing fines from the 250.000 unpaid tickets placed on cars of employees assigned to United nations missions and the District of Columbia might not have lost is million the same  on an analysis of its records the stale department s office of protocol believes that about 20 incidents a year occur in which an embassy employee cannot be persuaded to make restitution after Caus ing physical injury or property damage for example by injuring a person in Auto Mobile Accident or by damaging a rental unit. Most other countries Are less lenient with foreign embassy staffs based there. The main proposal now before a House committee would bring the United Sta sin line with those countries. The proposal sponsored by Hep. Josephi. Fisher a a. Would repeal a 1790 Law and allow the provisions of the 1961 Vienna convention on diplomatic relations to pre Vail. The United states ratified that convention in 1972, and 121 other nations have also ratified  its stand in years past the state department now supports the propose change. There is a Clear need to limit the application of diplomatic immunity to the Pur pose for which it has historically Bee intended namely to insure the legitimate. President Carter using a Model Chart of missiles briefs congressional leaders on the Salt sessions which opened wednesday in Geneva. From left Are president displays missile models sen. James o. Eastland  majority Leader Kobert Llyord . The soviets Carter said have one of the most formidable mis Siles on Earth the ssi8, on which the can mount eight to 12 warheads. It has a tremendous explosive capacity Over and beyond our  Al photo unimpaired conduct of official relations Between a diplomatic Mission and the hos country said chief of prolix Kvan s. Do belly tuesday in hearings on the Fisher Bill before a subcommittee of the House inter National relations committee continued would be Complete immunity from civil and criminal prosecution for diplomats and their families. However those below that rank would lose civil and administrative immunity for acts not involved with their work. And those on embassy service staffs would also lose criminal  of the Fisher Bill would mean reduced immunity for approximately 10. 000 lower level embassy employees an their children in the Washington area but would not affect about 2.200 diplomats. Auto workers elect Fraser to head Law los Angeles l Ali to the strains of Solidarity forever and the shrieking of bagpipes the 14 million member unite Auto workers wednesday elected Douglas a. Fraser As the third Post War president of the nation s largest Independent Indus trial labor  60-year-old scottish immigrant educated in the bitter experiences of the de pression promised to carry on the Liberal progressive traditions of two predecessors the late Walter p. Ilc Uther and retiring president Leonard Woodcock what had been expected to be an elec Tion by acclamation of the 2,786 voting delegates to the Union s 25h constitutional convention was delayed when a local Leader from Dearborn. Mich. Henry Hank Wilson nominated himself As an opponent to Kra Serhis nomination forced a Roll Call Vole thai lasted 40 minutes before Wilson presi Dent of the Ford Assembly Plant unit of l a a 600. Withdrew his candidacy nearly150 locals had already voted but did not East a single vote for Wilson Fraser. Who had been vice president in charge of the Union s Chrysler depart ment smiled throughout the Roll Call when Wilson dropped out. The convention agreed to declare Kraser president by acclamation the election of Fraser and other top leaders was the Only business schedule for the fourth Day of the six Day Conven Tio Fraser gained the approval of the administration caucus in february and the agreement of potential challengers. Personal income gain loses Speed Washington in Ali personal income Rose i per cent in april less Thanh i of the increase for each of the two pre Vious months but still a fairly healthy and Vance the Commerce department said wednesday personal income an economic measure ment that indicates the amount of Mone Consumers will have to spend in coming Mon tits. Increased by an annual rate of$11 i billion last month to a seasonally adjusted is 49 trillion the department said tin Advance compared with a revised Etc 4 billion increase in March and s22 9 billion in february when the country was recovering from the effects of severe Winiver weather the smaller increase in personal income in april reflects in part the return to a More Normal growth pattern follow ing Strong increases in february and March As the Economy rebounded from the effects of the cold weather and the natural   a department statement Saul although the increase in april was less than half of ii advances in  am february economists pointed nil that those two months produced increases thai wen1 among the largest on record farm income of lined by s 00 million last month following in increase of Sot million in March rental income dropped sift million Rell cling extensive flood damage to dwellings the department said accused spy declared unfit for trial Trenton api Ivan to Gaudy. A accused spy charged with passing secret defense documents to soviet officials has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trials District judge George Barlow on tuesday ordered the 3i year old russian to be transferred from the metropolitan corrections Center in new York to a Feder Al medical Center for 90 Days of Testin Barlow ruled that Ilo Galsky. Charged with trying to obtain information about the space Shute program and other secret de the Dandy of time sense projects is so mentally incompetents not to be Able to fully understand the proceedings against him or properly assisting his own defense he Alsky who was scheduled to Stan trial tins month was arrested in january As he allegedly picked up secret information outside l to Lake Wood Home of an Cha Engineer who was working with Federal authorities on the Case the government has contended Anguis by s mental illness was Purl of an act to avoid standing trial. May 20, 1947 a German was Given a 30-Day sentence by the Augsburg military government court for giving a Heil i Tiller Salute during a playing of the Star spangled  20. 1957 the armed forces Hope to have six new Low powered military Tele vision stations in France and two in moroc co on the air during the next fiscal year twas announced. May 20, 1967 a Federal judge reset former heavyweight Champion Cassius Lay s draft evasion trial for june 19