European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes thursday May 26, 1977 carriers prom press dispatches Washington the Carter administration seeking to build smaller aircraft carriers and end the construction of expensive Nimitz class nuclear powered ships was rebuffed tuesday by the House armed services  a series of votes the House panel turned Down a Strong request by defens Secretary Harold Brown to Transfer $6 Mil lion from other programs to begin design of the smaller conventionally powered  was not the Only defeat suffered by the administration tuesday As both houses acted on a variety of Bills. In the Senate a major farm Bill was passed with crop subsidies nearly twice As High As the Carter administration recommended. The Price support Levels in the Bill passed 69 to 18 and sent to the House also exceed a 10-Day-old spending target established by Congress. Food stamp action the Senate also despite harsh criticism from conservatives approved a major overhaul and two year Extension of the food stamp program and approved a Bill to substantially expand the Federal Judici Ary by creating 113 new District judgeship Sarid 35 new circuit judges to handle an in creasing caseload of , the House narrowly approved a. Special assistance fund for emerging Black african governments an went on to pass a $3.2 billion Bill Autti Oriz ing us military Aid abroad the Bill passed on a 2-12-163 vote and sent to the Senate included $1.3 billion i military Aid for Israel and $1.1 billion for Arab countries. Powerful grip although the administration defeat in the House armed services committee was softened by the probability of a Compro Mise within the next week when House and Senate conferees Start meeting the vote tuesday underlined the powerful grip that nuclear Power advocates such Sadm. Hyman g. Rickover retain Over the  s Clear that some of the folks on the committee have followed Rickover Hook Linn and sinker said rep. Thomas j. Downey d-n.y., who supported the administration in tuesday s session kick Over s got a stranglehold on the committee i m sure something s going to be worked out eventually but this commit tee is going to delay it As Long As  Navy hacking the Carter and kurd administrations besides the House and Senate had expressed preference for the smaller ear ners but the big Carrier program has Strong support in the Navy and on the House armed services committee. Supporters of the big carriers such Anrep. Samuel s. Simalton. . Press arguments ranging from those carriers High Speed projection of sea Power Superior stability strategic significance and. Be cause they Are nuclear powered major savings on fuel opponents argue that new nuclear carriers would be too expensive and too vulnerable to soviet guided missiles and would also reduce the Navy s ability to Dis Perse the ships of an already Small Fleet. Brown sought to persuade the panel to approve funds Lor design of the conventionally propelled smaller carriers that would be designed to accommodate new very Short Takeoff arid Landing aircraft. He cited the High Cost of building a fourth 93.400-ton nuclear powered Carrier and said two smaller earners would prove More effective and economical. Brown estimated the costs if building nuclear Carrier at $2 billion to $2.3 billion while a smaller Carrier would Cost �1.2 Oil lion to $1.3 billion with Only Large carriers we would end up concentrating a relatively Large number of fighters on a Small number of  Brown said. Having smaller warships he added would give us More flexibility in deploying our carriers in Carfer s proposal to construct smaller ships without nuclear Power is rebuffed by panel ways that would make it harder for the enemy to penetrate our  Brown replied heatedly to some questioning by Stratton and others who stressed that the development of conventional carriers was not in line with presi Dent Carter s Energy  1990 we might be out of Oil Strat ton  Don t read it that Way at All Brown  Senate measure to expand the fed eral judiciary which was sent to the Houseboy voice vote would also create a new Lith circuit court by dividing the existing fifth circuit court of  the Bill s plan Mississippi Ala Bama Georgia. Florida and the Panama canal zone would form the new fifth Cir Cuit. Louisiana and Texas would comprise the new Lith  Bill would create 109 full time and four temporary District judges plus 35 new appeals court judges. In the House an Effort during voting on the arms Aid abroad to permit Turkey to Complete Purchase of 40 f4 fighter aircraft was Defeated on a 256-150 . Richard Ichord do led the Effort to eliminate the african fund claim ing that it would allow . Aid to communist run countries like Mozambique and . Clement Zawocki a was. Man Ager of the measure said Carter Wouldhave wide discretion in providing Aid from the fund and you can be assured he is not going to help communist  Ichord proposal lost on a 206-204 vote. A proposal by rep. Philip Crane r-111., to deny use of any Money from the fund for Mozambique Angola Tanzania and Zambia was watered Down to give Carter authority after reporting to con Gress to ignore the ban and dispense funds at his  House International relations com Mittee which drafted the Aid Bill voted units own before bringing the measure to the floor to eliminate $10 million in Aid to Ethi opia. $5 million for Brazil and $1.5 million for Argentina because of those nations Gross violations of human  the Senate s approval of the food stamp Bill was designed to Cut abuse by nigh income families and limit Aid to those Actu ally in need. The $5.6 billion a year pro Gram was included in a major farm Bill adopted by the Senate. The House is work ing on separate farm and food stamp Bills a Toast at the White House president Carter and saudi Arabia Crown Prince fund raise glasses in a Toast after a White House dinner Honor ing the visiting Leader. A photo Oil won t be weapon saudi assures Carter Washington up president Carter and Crown Prince fahd said wednesday that saudi Arabia will not Call any Oil embargo against the . To pres sure a settlement of the tense Middle East  will not be used As a weapon fahd told reporters under a canopy at the Whitehouse diplomatic Entrance after the Lead ers ended two Day of talks on the Mideast and military Aid to the  said the acting ruler of the world s richest Oil country assured him that reports saudi Arabia might order an Oil embargo Are completely  is no threat of an Oil embargo at  Carter said. The president said that wednesday s 90-minute Oval office meet ing was fruitful and that future Oil prices was among the topics they Dis cussed. He did not  he added that fahd had professed his Strong Hope that Israel will be reassured of Thi inclinations of his country toward Protection of their  asked for his impression of the new israeli government which apparently will be headed by hard liner Menahem begin. Carter said i think a lot of uncertainty now is involved in the israeli elections. There s no Way to predict the formation of the govern ment or what policies May be involved. It s not encouraging or discouraging but much More difficult to predict at this time fahd told Carter tuesday that a Home land for the palestinians must be the Cornerstone of any Mideast peace. My views Are not firm on what a pales Tinian Homeland should  Carter said wednesday. But. He added All the unite nations resolutions said that there should be a palestinian  asked whether the  would pressure Israel to negotiate with the Arab states Carter said we have influence on Israel but we obviously have no  and the controversies will have to be re solved in negotiations. Conservative democrats and republicans denounced the program As welfare and predicted food stamp costs and participation would  major change would eliminate the pro vision that households have to put up som of their own Cash before getting food Stamps an innovation the administration feels will make 3 million More eligible. A attempt by sen. Carl Curtis r-neb., to kill this provision was Defeated 64 to 31.the Bill also sets for the first time Gross income eligibility limits eliminating More than 1 million people now receiving Stamps because of the itemized deductions presently allowed in figuring a household s net  program was attacked last year be cause some families with up to $16.000 in comes could qualify by pyramiding  passing the farm Bill Bill 69 to 18 and sending it to the House the Senate Defeated attempts to reduce the crop target prices in line with the budget Resolution recently passed by both the Senate an House. Administration officials have warned that Carter May veto the measure. Coast guard oks sea Dufy for women Washington is the coast guard has made it official it is sending women to  service announced wednesday that beginning in september two female offi cers and 10 enlisted women will be As signed to each of two Large cutters on three week patrols off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Expanded duty for women has been under study in the service for some  on weeks Long patrols at sea and on isolated duty stations where the duration of the Tours can be much longer were the principal areas denied women. Wednes Day s announcement made no mention of the isolated  women will be assigned to 378-foot cutters working out of new York and Sanfrancisco on what Are primarily Law enforcement patrols including enforcing the new 200-mile fishing limit. Great available resource the announcement was made at commencement exercises at the coast guar Academy in new London conn., where adm. Owen w. Siler. Commandant of the service said if women were denied an opt a Unity to serve at sea we Are not using the great available resources of the Many Well qualified women who could be  a spokesman in Washington said the new assignments Are not considered experimental. An announcement said that As experience is gained service by women will be extended to other Craft. The 10 enlisted women will be quartered in a self contained living space on the two cutters while the two officers will share � stateroom. The coast guard has 62 female office Sand 575 enlisted women out of a total complement of 4,000 officers and 38.250 enlisted personnel. In peacetime it is operated by the transportation department set does not fall under the Law that prohibits women in the. Navy from serving on combat  Lime of War however it would come under the control of the Navy and the coast guard has thought at a Way around the prohibition. The service said wednes Day that on those occasions when it con ducts readiness operations under Navy control men will replace the regularly As signed women