European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 10, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 Israel Korea budget Campaign promises behind Fough Carter by Hedrick Smith Washington not Jimmy carte has finally begun to show some of his celebrated toughness and whether he can make it stick could determine the course of his presidency. In that Uncertain time Between his elec Tion last november and his inauguration in january the political gossip filtered North Ward from Atlanta to Washington that the soft spoken patrician with the beguiling smile had ruled the state of Georgia with such a firm hand during his tenure As governor that some of his critics in the state legislature called him Jungle  himself conceded that he had twisted a lot of arms and acknowledged that inflexibility was one of his moral shortcomings. His press Secretary and close confidant Jody Powell admitted to one reporter he s stubborn that s True but it s not a stubbornness arrived at lightly. I mean there Are a lot of things he does t feel strongly about either Way but once he makes up his mind on something and that s no simple process then generally that s  forewarned Washington braced for a bout with a domineering and dogmatic  As president Carter was rounding out his first three months in office Capitol Hill found reason to question his legendary tenacity and to doubt whether in the National political Arena the one term geor Gia governor had the Force to achieve the Brave goals he  Early combative attitude toward the russians on human rights had faded into repetitious statements of principle while a second letter from soviet physicist Andrei Sakharov was left discreetly unanswered after the Kremlin took umbrage at the president s reply to the first. The welfare Reform program initially deemed so vital that it was scheduled for presentation on May 1, was deferred until later this year amid suggestions that it might be 1961 before the program would be fully implemented. Congress up in arms Over the president s attempt to kill 30 major water projects was pleased to see him trim his hit fist to 18.but the most crucial Retreat of All was his decision by mid april to Back away thes european edition co _ Billy e. Spangled. Us. Edillor la com maj. John c. Taylor. Usan. Of putt  Mert Proctor.  e i.  1mb. A Yort Ollic room. . A 0.  Caro cod. J1j1 Tom St Ono k . Hews bureaus run. A Kolo or. Building military it or augur org Civ Arrington. Build no.  60jo or  try. Gwire. Der Tuhn chm Wii we nun Borg. . Winum o. Dir Cimon. Nuorn. Circulation office she Millim �ju.i. Letters to the editor calculating military pensions from the $90 lax rebate that he and his eco nomic spokesmen had Long maintained was an integral part of their stimulus package and that republicans and some democrats on the Hill had resisted. Editorials began chiding Carter for being too changeable too vacillating too willing to Compromise and privately at least one senior White House aide con ceded that this line of criticism nettled the president s entourage. In the last two weeks the president seems almost deliberately to have set out to reverse this impression of vacillation by standing Tough on several issues and Possi Bly signalling a new and More combative phase of his  a Trice he reassigned maj. Gen. John k. Singlaub for dissenting from his plans to withdraw american ground forces from Korea. Even before the new israeli government took office he was putting Public pressure on the liked party Leader Mena hem begin to modify his Long standing refusal to countenance return of the West Bank territory to the arabs As part of a Middle East settlement return of at least part of the West Bank. Carter told his last press conference would presumably be part of a settlement and he urged begin to moderate his stand setting the scene Tor a possible showdown later in the , alarmed by the higher spending favored by some democrats in Congress he threw Down the Gauntlet by threatening forthe first time to veto several pieces of legislation a Public works Bill financing water projects he opposes farm Price sup ports above administration backed Levels and funding for the departments of labor and health education and welfare if the funds were  speaker Thomas p. O Neill jr., a mass. Anxious to avoid a confrontation Between his democratic controlled House and the president has first tried to get Carter to ease o of by asserting that con Gress could override a presidential veto and then tried to put pressure on Congress by saying More recently that overriding 8 veto would be difficult. But some of his colleagues like House democratic whip John Brademas of Indi Ana seem More prepared for a showdown with Carter. They accuse him of following in president Ford s conservative footsteps on the budget and in effect accepting spending Levels and priorities largely set by the Republican administration. But the Carter Camp insists that the president has decided to make his stand now net Only to show that he is not weak but also because he is confronted by Chal Lenges on several issues of major Conse Quence to him. The korean ground pullout was a critical Campaign pledge that Carter feels he must keep. He is almost ideologically opposed to the pork barrel water projects on grounds of waste an environmental Protection. His pressure on Israel he feels is crucial to maintaining his personal commitment to promote a Middle East settlement. And finally his veto threats to Congress Are essential to to target of balancing the Federal budget by 1981, which has become the Centrepiece of his economic strategy. Poland s primate absent in catholics pilgrimage Warsaw up Poland s primate Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski 77, did not join 100,000 catholics in their pilgrimage to pie Kary Plaskie because he can not travel everywhere a Church spokesman said. The spokesman recalled that the Cardi Nal did not take part in last year s Pilgrim age to Pekary Plaskie and also stayed h be May 15 when some 90,000 catholics took part in the consecration of a new Church near Cracow i am writing in reference to an article in a recent edition. The headline reads "under-65 forces pensions assailed by none other than the military s buddy in Congress rep. Les Aspin a wisc. The article starts with the fact that the government will be spending $6.7 Bil lion to More than 800,000 retirees just How judge is judged i was stunned when i read the article concerning the rape of a 16-year-old girl in Madison  thought that our county was finally opening its eyes to this terrible violent crime. Apparently i was wrong. Judge Almonson stated that the boy was responding  he cited sexual permissiveness and provocative clothing As the cause. The girl was reported As wearing jeans a Turtleneck sweater and a shirt at the time of the rape later Simonson said for women to Stop  he also mentioned prostitution and bars with nude dancing. Such things would t exist if there weren t a desire for them. Thank god that All men who do have these desires Are not rapists a woman learns Early in life that her looks Are important. Youth sex an Beauty Are constantly being emphasized in our society. So Why blame the morals of society on a 16-year-old girl. I too support the women of Madison in demanding judge Archie Simonson s res ignation it is things like this that cause the Amer ican people to lose Faith in our judicial . Robin Millerschon Pforzheim Germany Many More is not mentioned. However if you use the 800,000 figure to calculate an average yearly payment to each Retiree you will discover that the government pays an average of $8,375 $697.92 monthly rate to each of its retirees. Remember now this is just an average and no thought of rank is brought. Into the picture. If someone would sit Down and do some figuring it would be discovered that an is promotion to e-6 is getting tougher and tougher with 20 years service will receive a monthly pension of $348.90. Has anyone in your readership Ever tried to support a family of three on $348.90 per month this figure is More than $50 less than the minimum wage earner will earn this month and also we Are hearing and Reading an awful lot about your double dippers. Most of your double dippers were previously officers who converted their military Posi Tion to a civilian position immediately prior to their retirement. And believe me. Most of us in the military do not feel this a fair Deal at All however if you consider How much the Federal government is Actu ally saving by not having to train someone into this position a savings is probably realized in the Long  final Point i have been advised that the monthly Magazine published by the noncommissioned officer s association contained an article about retirement. They have hard facts that the average Mil itary yearly retirement pay is $6,000 and that a congressperson who May Only serve five years and not be re elected receives a pension of $5,700 per year your guess is Asgood As mine As to How much of a pension they receive if they stick around 20 years.  Alan Doris Crete Greece take advantage of the stars & stripes Home delivery service in most government housing areas. Delivered to your Mailbox every morning for $4.50 a month. Please Complete this form and mail to stars stripes/ap009175 attn soles promotion at Cpl 0" a a i a 0 hot i str a Nami Epif Nail staff bldg no clip Wellni no i u a it Omi  car up Viman i Comis 10 co duct Cut api to housing Abu