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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 15, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 Capitol Rotunda ceremony Magna cart a returns to Britain Washington Dpi with a final burst o Bicentennial pageantry . Monday returned Britain s Magna Carta. Congressional leaders expressed thanks or the loan. Britain s ambassador with mock solemnity said we do want it  custody of the priceless 762-year-old document was transferred in a 25 minute ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda where it was displayed for the past year As Britain s gift to Honor the 200th birthday of the . A Gold and Silver replica was left behind permanently in a showcase. The original document one of four copies signed by King John at Runny Mede in 1215, limited his Powers granted certain individual rights and is considered a foundation of modern democracy. As about 300 invited guests looked on six British troops in traditional red coat and High Black hat marched into the Rotunda a . Military Honor guard stepped out and the . Army band broke into each country s National  ceremony held under huge american and British flags went off without any references to last year s controversy Over the dispatch of a Dele gation of 25 congressmen to Britain to accept the document. Some Congress men did not believe the Cost of the trip was  s ambassador. Sir Peter Ramsbotham recalled that the Magna Carta arrived in Washington after this country had Only recently undergone a severe constitutional crisis obviously referring to the watergate scandal and the Nixon resignation. However he said the principles of the Rule of Law and human Freedom had prevailed triumphantly ././. The Docu ment is old but i am glad to say its principles Are intact healthy and flourishing As , House democratic Leader Jim Wright of Texas said an estimated5 million americans expressing vary ing degrees of Awe and wonderment viewed the document at a time when More of them Are realizing government can do Only so much for the  $2.5 billion authorized Senate oks Energy Bill Washington up the Senate approved monday a $2.5 billion research and development program to search for alter native sources of Energy and find ways to increase production of Domestic Oil and  authorization Bill for the Energy re search and development administration which was sent to the House exceeded the Carter administration s request by $199 million and nearly broke through the con Gressional budget  legislation approved 79-1, with Only sen. William Proxmire d-wis., dissent ing covered research and development in non nuclear Energy. A second Bill will Deal with nuclear Energy . Frank Church. A Idaho floor Man Ager of the Bill noted president John f. Kennedy embarked the country on a crash program which enabled americans to land tin the  development of new Energy sources requires the same aggressive commitment and optimism Church said. The expenditures we make now toward tomorrow while costly Wilt provide the country with an Opportunity to achieve Energy Independence. The alternative Choice increased dependence is  he said. The Senate added to the administration budget in a number of development areas $45 million for Fossil Energy $65.5 million for solar Energy $30.8 for geothermal Energy and $35.5 for conservation re search and  Bill included full funding of $46.1 million to find ways to reach already Dis covered Oil which cannot now be recovered and could extend Domestic supplies by 10 , the Bill provides $27 million to enhance the recovery of natural Gas with a goal of adding 10 trillion cubic feet of producible reserves by 1985.the Senate Cut about $14 million from the Bill by adopting an amendment offered by sen. Dale bumpers dark. Which reduced the number of electric demonstration cars Erda can Purchase from 2,500 to 200.but the saving and More was quickly gobbled up when the Senate adopted a string of amendments which added Money for research and development programs. Scheels tour mayan ruins Merida Mexico up West German president Walter Scheel and his wife Mildred flew into this tourist resort to continue their tour of ancient mayan ruins. Two More join Carter criticism Washington up speaker Thomas p. O Neill. D-mass., and Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker of ten Nessee joined monday in an escalating attack on president Carter by top level congressional  Neill and Baker said Carter Over reacted when he accused Congress of buckling to lobbyists after two major items of the administration s Energy package Gas taxes and rebates were killed in  Neill said he was amazed and sur prised by the angry reaction and said that Carter has failed to convince the american people that an Energy crisis  think that be has a serious problem in Congress and so far it shows no signs of improving Baker told  in store Baker said Carter did overreact to the Energy defeats and predicted there s More of that in store for  o Neill and Baker comments were similar to ones made by Senate demo cratic Leader Robert Byrd saturday who told Carter to Cool it and said that con Gress will not rubber stamp any administration program. Asked again monday Byrd said. Think enough has been said at this  o Neill said he talked to Carter Friday morning and described the president As upset about the committee action. I was a Little bit surprised because we told him Early on that we did not anticipate we would win either one of these in com Mittee o Neill told reporters. I was amazed that he said what he  o Neill added our greatest problem is hat polls show that Only 52 per cent of the people believe there is an Energy crisis. I Don t think the president is doing a Good Job of informing people that we do face a crisis. I have High Hopes we can put together a National Energy  asked what was causing the problem Baker told reporters Carter has an in Complete understanding of How Congress works or How it asserts its Powers. He said congressional leaders Are not being taken into account in the formulation of policy before it is presented a com plaint that has been made since Carter took  Why Carter had failed to heed the complaints Baker said he did not really  is rank speculation. But it May partly be because it s a different  he added. Being a president is not being a  an outsider May be an asset in the Campaign but May not be in the White House at least not at  neurologist Developer of a Dopa therapy Dies Bicentennial crawl flags unfurled Baptist Lay preacher Hans musican arrives in Chattanooga tenn., on his Bicentennial journey from Marshall tex., to Washington . He started his pilgrimage 15 months ago to proclaim the message America needs to get Down on its hands an knee and  a photo new York a George c. Cotzias noted neurologist who developed a Dopa therapy for Parkinson s disease has died Here of lung  greek born physician who would have been 59 on thursday died monday atthe memorial Sloan Kettering cancer Center where he treated patients taught and did medical  authorities were arranging to Fly Cotzias body to his native land where a state funeral is  fled his Homeland in 1941 with his father Constantine who was mayor of Athens and a Leader of the anti nazi Resis Tance. After world War ii Bis father re turned to Athens As mayor and a statue of him stands in front of City Hall. After a Dopa was introduced in 1970. Or. Cotzias won Praise from his colleagues for what was considered the most important contribution to the treatment of neurological diseases in 50  work made Parkinson s disease treatable by drug therapy and benefited millions throughput the world. The former method of treating the disease had been with brain surgery which had hit or miss benefits for patients. He won the Albert and Mary Lasker award for clinical research in 1969 and was honoured by the american College of physicians in 1974. The doctor is survived by his wife Betty a son Constantin and a sister and brother  
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