European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 25, 1977 the stars and stripes Page s House shreds foreign Aid request Washington up1 in a stunning Rebuff to president Carter the House of representatives thursday approved a $8.7 billion foreign Aid Bill which was nearly $1 billion below the original request of the White House. In the closing moments of a two Day debate the House adopted. 214-168. A 5 per cent Cut of $373 million proposed by rep. Clarence Miller Rohlo. The House appropriations committee had already slashed $52.5 million from Carter s original request of $7.6 billion to Aid the world s needy nations before Send ing the Bill to the floor. After approving the unusual across the Board Cut the chamber then passed and sent the Senate the massive Money Bill by korean Leader won t free captives Washington Upu South Korea s president Park Chung Hee says he will not free political prisoners to please the ., and he considers the human rights Issue irrelevant to his country a congressional report said thursday. In a recent interview with visiting Mem Bers of Congress the report said. Park justified his repressive regime on Security grounds and said prospective  Troop pullouts have added to the threat of instability he is trying to control. A congressional delegation led by rep. Lester Wolff . Conferred with Par for two hours during a two Day visit in april and questioned him about the human rights situation in Korea where Many of his opponents have been jailed. President Park responded by acknowledging the existence of the human rights Issue but said that he considered it largely the result of negative press coverage an the efforts of a combination of questionable korean refugee organizations in the United states the report  then denied that the human rights Issue was relevant to his  said Park maintained his Paramount concern was the survival of his country and that talk of a  Troop withdrawal had already created considerable uncertainty. The members of Congress said Park conceded that koreans do not enjoy the full Range of Freedom and rights wished by human rights supporters & the United  but claimed the vast majority of is people support him because they fear North Korea and appreciate the improved economic conditions he has brought about. As for freeing political prisoners. It said Park appreciated the possibility of improving his image in the United states by More lenient policies but he was not pre pared to release certain prisoners for fear of creating a precedent or convincing opponents that pressure would Force him to  now he s a president with an old soft drink Adas backdrop president Carter s brother Billy talks to members of the newly formed Plains merchants association. He told the Georgia Home town group that the association s choosing him As Leader is the first time i been elected to  a  Cites arms value bars Russ computer Sale Washington a the Carter administration thursday barred an american company from Selling a $13 million computer system to the soviet Union because of its potential military use. The Commerce department took the unusual step of denying control data corp. Of Minneapolis a License to Export a Caber 76 computer system to the soviet Union for use in weather  reason for the decision the department said is the powerful com Puter s potential for significant military application and the absence of satisfactory safeguards to detect and prevent diversion of the system to such  Sale was rejected after extensive consultation with the state and defense departments and the Energy research and development and  House advisers had Given president Carter a memo opposing the Sale but withdrew it to let the Commerce department make the decision. Sixty five members of Congress had urged Carter to reject the Sale arguing in a letter that the same kind of computer serves As the brain Center of the Pentagon the air Force and the National Security Council. Soviet assurances this computer will be used for peaceful purposes Are unreliable and there is no potential method of monitoring the Pur poses to which it is put the congressmen  a notice of rejection to control data Rauer h. Meyer director of the office of Export administration said the  And other Western coun tries cooperate to prevent sales of equipment that would damage their be  Are permitted Only when it can be satisfactorily determined that the transaction would not make a significant contribution to the Mili tary potential of those nations that would be detrimental to  And Western  he said. Avoteof2wtol74. At the Start of the debate wednesday the president appealed to the House in a letter addressed to speaker Thomas o Neill not to attach damaging Amend ments that would restrict or limit the use of  Funds. But the House disregarded the plea and adopted one amendment to ban direct or indirect Aid to Cuba by a vote of 274-112 and approved another by voice vote against Aid to Angola and Mozambique. The House vote wednesday 295-115, against direct or indirect Aid to Vietnam Cambodia Laos or Uganda Drew protests thursday from the White House and stat department spokesmen who warned the action could cause other nations to contrib Ute less to International lending ins Titu  an earlier Victory for Carter the House rejected a move to slash $45. Million in military Aid for South Korea despite lib eral Appeal for a Clear protest against Seoul s attempts to bribe  Congress men the House Defeated 59-24, an Amend ment by rep. Tom Harkin. A Iowa to delete $45 million in military assistance be cause of South Korea s use of torture and repression of dissidents at Home. In doing so the chamber disregarded an Appeal by rep. Elizabeth Holt Mun. D new York to adopt the amendment be cause of South korean arrogance in no cooperating in  Investigations of South korean bribery of american legislators. Rep. Thomas Downey a new York urged adoption As a protest saying Lei s Send them a signal by cutting the  democratic Leader Jim Wright of Texas voicing Carter s concern warned that a Cut in funds for Korea would raise serious and legitimate concerns about the  Commitment in  noted Carter has announced plans to withdraw 33,000  troops from Korea Over the next five years and has thereby caused a tremor of apprehension from Japan to  child injured critically in attack by pet bulldogs Salinas Calif. Up a 7-year-old girl was listed in critical condition after being bitten More than 100 times on her face by three pet  Bennett visiting her grand Mother was attacked while at the neigh Boring Home of two women who owned the dogs. The girl underwent six hours of sur Gery. Theron do Bible admits goof of time Cafa Strophe hits Farmers almanac june 25, 1947 a War department spokesman announced in Washington a ban on mailing cigarettes cigars and to Bacco to army Post Ollice addresses n France and Austria. The army trying to crack Down on Black Market trading Al ready has stopped such shipments to Ger june 25, 1957 scientists fired a test nuclear weapon at the Nevada Atonic test site that was so Bright that it was blinding even in Daylight and to Strong that it wrenched doors Oil their hinges 14 Miles june 25, 1867 Jim Ryun of Kansas smashed his own world record for the mile in Bakersfield Calif., with a time of 3 51.1 at the National aau track and Field championships. Ryun set a record for toe  be Vetey. Calif., last year. New York a in new Hamp Shire almanac editor John Pierce said he was embarrassed and sorry As  in Tennessee newspaper woman Ellen Woodside said she was eating Crow but keeping the Faith. And somewhere in upstate new York an unidentified astronomer was fired by the old banners almanac because he did t see that an a had been transcribed As a  it was not that Small a  of it numerous broadcasters and newspaper editors around the country. Woodside included reported that summer began at 8 14 . Tuesday. It did  weather women s and Reli Gion editor for the Oak ridger in Oak Ridge term. Was victimized by her Faith in the almanac s accuracy. It s been More or less sort of a  she said of the almanac published since 1792.tuesday proved that even the almanac can be wrong  Page 24 of each of the 2.5 million copies of the almanac printed this year the Start of summer is listed As 8 14 . Woodside looked it up and dismissed As in accurate reports that it began at 8 14 . I just figured the Farmers almanac was Between Here and the next word of  she said. I told those who questioned me that it was sort of like getting the word from the almighty himself. I told them no matter what anyone else says Don t believe them " she did t and her Story for the front Page of tuesday afternoon s Oak ridger began information Over the radio or on television morning news shows to the contrary summer becomes official at 8 14 . Edt today. The authority on this is the 1977 old Farmers  questions persisted. To she called Dublin. . Where the old Farmers Al manac is published. She got Pierce and asked him to Clear up the controversy. He did. The almanac he admitted was in error. The astronomer had written the Correct time Down on a scrap of paper then failed to notice when the galleys came Back wrong. The astronomer was fired he told her. A Small error not to Pierce or his Asso  terms of the embarrassment it could cause us i feel it s a major  he said. It s one of the two times of the year that people consult the almanac for very pre Cise and authoritative information the other time is the first Day of Winter and we let them Down. And we re sorry. We re sorry As  Poland presents 50 pianos 200 violins to Vietnam Bangkok a the polish govern ment has handed Over 50 pianos and 200 violins As gifts to the vietnamese ministry of culture the Vietnam news Agency Vna reported. The polish ambassador to Vietnam presented the gifts to vietnamese Deputy min ister of culture Nong Quoc Chan Vna said