European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Threat Senate panel approves a Banning Union for Fife Washington the Senate armed services fearing Tho immediate threat of a unionized has unanimously approved legis lation that would ban military unions and strike several thousand civilian technicians from present Union Rolls As Well the action came in a previously in pull session on after Congress had started a summer recess All ii committee members were recorded in favor of the which would bar members of the armed forces from joining a Union and would also forbid later organizations from trying to recruit military per despite pledges from labor officials they would seek no voice in military the committee died experiences in Union lied european armies As evidence Mili tary readiness might be the possibility that a unionized army might strike rather than go off on a difficult Field exercise it considered Unne Ces or that a Navy Crew to Ghl stage c slowdown in protest Over deploy mems it viewed As too close cannot lightly be the panel said in a although the till is not yet scheduled for floor action after Congress returns sept the committees approval Means the Bill f conf loud on Page if coup Uno fic 1me 131 August 1977 Carter gloomy f on Middle East if 21855 a airborne and waterlogged this Driver far airborne freight of new Orleans wails an the roof of his cab to be rescued possibly by helicopter after his truck stalled in deep water on airline Highway Jii the the entire stale of Louisiana hat been hit by heavy ruins in the past with six inches recorded in the Luke Churlus urea in one photo looking for genuine peace wish Washington up ii president Carter saturday appeared to be More pessimistic on the Middle East than in the past and said there would be a great Deal of disillusionment if some Progress toward peace in the Region Lanot made this in an interview with a group of editors which was released Carter said there is going to be a great Deal of disillusionment on our around the world if some Progress is not demonstrated this year in the Middle he also indicated for the first Uroe the United Stales might be less inclined to pursue its peace efforts in the area unless it la obvious la As that All parties involved genuinely want a comprehensive Settle Carter told the editors he thinks there is still a Chance for Progress in the and despite reports to the Secretary of slate Cyrus Vances trip to the Middle East without mentioning any country by Carter said that there is a growing impatience among other nations concern the conflict in the Middle he added that any nation in the area that proved to be intransigent or an obstacle to would suffer 81 least to some degree the condemnation of the rest of the that is persuasion in Carter also predicted the Panama canal sharply curtailed services set up fire cripples embassy in Moscow Moscow Puli the United Stales crippled by a stubborn Highl hour Blaze thai wrecked its upper saturday resumed sharply curtailed upor Al ions from temporary soviet ladder and pumper trucks were withdrawn after 18 hours of opera towns at the Villa american building and by late saturday Only a single ire track and one Crew of firemen stood by on with staff and families scattered out at temporary quarters around american officials were trying to run a jury Rig embassy oper Ilion at the commercial office Down the operations of one of the most important american overseas outposts were severely curtailed As the temporary embassy tried to maintain Contact with Washington Over one Telephone line and one an american Secre tary droned Inlo that single phone some times or half an hour at a time without a ambassador Malcolm Toon and his key embassy staffers signed in and out on a blackboard Sut up at the Entrance of the commercial office while embassy officials began inspecting damage to their offices in the main the fire gutted the eighth floor of the yellow stucco embassy Ami heal and tons of water caused extensive damage on at least three other floors above and below one embassy official said he visited his office at Mida Lemoon it didst look like the damage was that severe but the heat was so intense that it baked everything in my there is an Inland out file on my desk and the papers were Ait lying there just As i left them but they were All Brown and crispy As though someone put them into an oven and turned it up to god he another worker said be checked a file drawer for an electronic calculator he left it was just a Blob of completely the dozens of soviet militia and Security police who had cordoned off the embassy and at times even prevented american officials from approaching it finally with Drew at leaving Only the usual Gate guards to scrutinize officials said they would begin an intensive inventory of documents and equipment by sunday to try and determine what had been damaged or was missing the embassy fire was a Nightmare for american Security officials As learns of soviet fire fighters piled through windows into the More sensitive areas of the build ing where soviet Eit ians Are never Al Lowed to of course the necessary precautions have been taken but the soviet firemen have been swarming Alt Over the knows what the hell a Cote Medon cot u