European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Panel oks defense sum slash Carter says Congress bows to Oil car firms Washington a the Senate do Wise appropriations subcommittee recommended Friday a Shi billion defense budget h 1 12 months beginning oct.l.52 9 billion under president Carter s to Edgel request tie proposed Bill subject to re consideration after Senate House conferees Complete work on a final version of a separate weapons procurement and re search authorization Bill includes the full budget request of $1 172 billion for production of five by bombers it the president decides to go ahead will the program. The Senate subcommittee version is $200 million under the total recommended ear Lier by the House defense appropriations subcommittee but the total would exceed defense budget authority approved for the current fiscal year by $8.6 billion. Among unbudgeted items included in the Bill is $3 9 million for production of test models of a close air support aircraft in Antmin dim Page 28, col 21 Washington i api president Carter accused Congress Friday of Knuck Ling under to the Oil and Auto lobbies and said the american people will be the ones to suffer. And the ones who will pay " Carter s reaction to a series of votes by House panels that struck Down key parts of his comprehensive Energy plan was re ported by while House press Secretary Jody Powell. Powell said angrily and sarcastically that a House Commerce subcommittee s approval thursday of immediate and full decontrol of natural Gas prices amounts to a paltry $71 billion see Story Page 7. Referring to decontrol. Powell vowed that the administration will do its Best to tall the Damn subcommittee rejected Carter s authorised a Nocial publication Tor the us armed Force _ lie doily Ond sunday vol-36 n�-55 if 21855 a saturday june 11, 1977 Power offer . Up four Seoul to have deterrent Washington a president car Ici in vols told Congress Friday thai the t s would leave enough military Power after withdrawing All ground forces from s
