European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 Halperin granted in wiretap suit Washington Wuhu a Federal judge Friday awarded Token damages to a former member of Richard Nixon Zaltan Al Security staff for wiretaps placed in his Home in a while House attempt to discover the source o news leaks Morton Halprin had sought million damages from the former former Secretary of state Henry Kissin former attorney Oen Cral John Mitch Ell and no ooh aide but District judge John Lewis Smith said Halperin could nut prove his wife and their two children suffered any actual damages from the wiretap in his Home tolf Whitie for 21 months in ii is that inc Only pecuniary Relief available to plaintiffs is nominal damages in the amount of Hal Crins who had sought damages of a Day Pirn punitive dam said they would the wiretap was ordered in an attempt to discover the source of leaks of National Security information while Kissinger headed the National Security Hal Perin for a time was on Kissinger in an earlier opinion Smith Rejc cud the Good Faith defense of the former presi Dent and the other defendants and ruled they lab cd the constitutional rights of Halperin and his but Smith said this Drics not mean it can be presumed they were due damages without that presumption cannot be inv cd he in View of the fact that there is no demonstrable injury plaintiffs Are nor entitled to an award of compensatory punitive damages Are similarly he said the cited his earlier opinion in which he said there Way justifiably grave concern in Early 1969 Over the leaking of confidential foreign policy Smith mid in his award ruling despite the courts rejection of defendants goo Faith their cannot fairly be characterized As a Reck less or malicious disregard of plaintiffs justifying the imposition of punitive Smith also dismissed a request that he shocked at High benefits votes Cut in by Nicholas Myloh Washington up the with same members expressing Shock at the benefits Given top executives of International has voted to Cut 150 Mil lion from Lite Bank which provides Loans to he worlds poor the Senate acted by n Vole of 49 to 32 As it took up the billion foreign Aid appropriations Daniel floor manager of the said he backed the Cut because he was at the High salaries and perquisites lavished on the executive directors of International financial Many assistant directors and directors of these institutions draw More than the salary of the Secretary of the trea and Benefit from free trips for wives and from recreational and dining Privi As Long As their interest in maintaining these perquisites Inouye the Congress of the United states will or Csc its will by cutting Down their re i would Hope the Banks would take notice and the Cut of million for the Intima Lional development association was opposed by Jacob Charles Edward and Dick who recently attended the North South conference on the develop ing world in Paris called the Cut the height of imprudence since the United Stales has already agreed to Complete a previous contribution to Ida of 1154 Mil join Kennedy son of ice late stands by a the pulling bout moves Inlo a Cote preparing to drop at the ready Kennedy was one of the 22 number watch aboard the boat that is completing a 2sday Mobile place the plaintiffs under an injunction far bidding them to toe or disclose any information they obtained in the arid Mitchell Are in Smith Nixon is in Vot unitary seclusion and is prohibited by the 22nd amendment from the office of the proposed is outward bound course and were re turning to the group put into the Cave for Don and was planning a new one of Jato Early in the the a series 6f amendments withholding contributions to International Banks so Long a american executives Are paid at a rate higher than Pic Treasury Thia proposed by the Senate appropriations was aimed at pressuring such institutions As the  development and into lowering top Sula Senate oks Bill to halt abuses by Bill collectors Washington Taij the Senate pm Friday passed a Bill to prohibit such harassing tactics by Bill collectors As abusive threats of violence and 3 Telephone the passed by voice now goes to conference with the 1 which has passed a Simitar Bill the Senate banking committee earlier had determined that abuse by Cul Lextion agencies  and a so nuts National last Mure than billion in debts were turned Over to collection the committee determined that creditors generally Are restrained in their col Lection practices by their to preserve the customers but collection which usually keep so per cent of whatever they have an incentive to collect by any the panel among other practices that would be prohibited by the Bill Are publishing shame lists that show who owes impersonating an attorney or government official to collect a misrepresenting a Consumers Legal rights and disclosing the Consumers financial affairs to third per the Btl says a court can Fine any debt collector who violates the standards up to f 1 plus any actual damages he the Bill would establish the first Federal standards or Bill thirty seven states have Laws regulating collection but these often Are avoided by telephoning across a stale cuban exile paper bombed in puerto Rico san puerto a bomb exploded in the offices of the inti Castro cuban exile a Splica damaging office and pruning no injuries were reported Enrique publisher of the weekly blamed proc Siro cubans for the about cubans Sliu fled their Homeland since Calru came to Power live in puerto late last year Aldu Vcra said by other cuban exiles to be connected with the fourth an anti Castro group of cubans in puerto was shut to death