European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Panel oks tax on Gas guzzlers Washington if weaning americans from their big cars has been accepted by the House ways and Means committee but not the Way he wanted it the committee gave final approval to his Gas guzzler tax proposal Friday having made changes in the past two weeks that put the tax off for a year and considerably weakened its Impact. A Chrysler lobbyist told reporters As far As he could figure the Only car to be hit with a tax in 1979 models is the Chrysler sew yorker. The tax would be $339 per car if the idea survives through Congress. The committee turned Back a series of amendments Friday that would have weakened the tax further including one by rep. William Brodhead. A Mich. That in effect would mean a company with enough Small Modi is could avoid the tax on its big. Gas guzzling models. Carter wanted the tax to fall first on the 1978 models coming out this summer and fall he would have started with cars making fewer than 17 Miles per gallon of gasoline. The committee has rewritten that in Start with 1979 models that get continued on Page 24, col 1 vol. 36, no. 70 sunday june 26/1977 if 21855 a Vance says relations with Russia strained Washington by pro eco a Gamble Byrd says from press dispatches Washington Senate in socratic Leader Robert Byrd said saturday he has warned president Carter that All out production of the controversial by bomber would be i i great a Gamble to Lake. The ultimate Cost Byrd told reporters would be about $100 billion Over the 25 to 30-year life Cycle of the bombers thai s $100 for every minute since Jesus Chansl was Byrd said i think that s too great an investment on which to Gamble. There Are less expensive and More credible military alternatives and too Many unmet Public needs to justify thai kind of an Byrd said however that he was not opposed to funding of five of the huge Strate Gic bombers at More than $100 million each As proposed in a military appropriations Bill now before the House i m not opposed to keeping the Way open for increasing technology in this said. The West Virginia Democrat said he had submitted his views in writing to the presi Dent who has said he will announce his decision on the by by thursday. In response to questions Byrd said he did not know what Carter s decision would be and that he had not been asked to submit his own views. Byrd said the by might prove to be too vulnerable to soviet air defense weapons conf Medoit Page 24. Col 1 Ica situation critical Washington Cal Ayti Cal doctor Sli Irta mar Nur g i t. Tour Jiuu oar. Us . P1.ls ,.,,l and l ii military medi army is facing Chili with demoralising j Lay leading it aft Oil duty Haz. Now in 1 ind in interviews at the shortages. in re Jet Crim inn big patient Backi s and unmet ardous of Alth conditions at it Stewart. A. A i arg Iller . Rinn. He h to Pila is Hof. World War ii Woolen by Irsai is Gnu Len t lit my dog into it. Ais Iid 1 i Tver Fri lures have Usu Grid a in surgery there i l Surv or i. St ii Dpi Small for the da.--, but Rcv a mid they won t have in 1 St out in it without tin1 draft Young d an Rizii i for it Ond to Iris. And Liiv Arr pull inn nut the word Ato it v hat i Idio in an like to Nihil i in Knitig out of medical officials said the army facet with a shrinking Ikumi of vat train via draft Law it Clors. Is now about 600 Short of its a thin de sn-ni1h of 4 5.to it tical officers. The air Force is 309 Short of its a Trent the 3.4o1 at it Knox. By. There Are Only 67 Mili tary due tors assigned to treat a patient population of Alu iut m 000 Stilden is and de Cunn Nudd an i age 21. Cal 3
