European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 16,1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 Alaska May Widen Park land Washington up Interior Secre tary Cecil Andrus has proposed preserving almost one third of Alaska As National Park land but permitting development of Sites near Parks to tap the state s Energy and Mineral riches it was Learned wednesday. Andrus plan faces controversy from both environmentalists and the Energy Industry. The proposed expansion of Alaska s fed eral Park land by 57 per cent has angered Many who say less land should be barred from development. But his proposals also May draw fire from environmentalists who fear allowing mining in some areas May begin to encroach on Park boundaries. Andrus was to detail to a House Over sight and Alaska lands hearing thursday How he proposes to handle the approximately 93 million acres of land he is pro posing for Protection in four Federal systems. The biggest chunk about 47 million acres would go into the National wildlife Refuge system. Forty three million acres would be set aside As National Parks while about 2 million acres would be added to the wild and Scenic River system. Andrus has proposed creation of Core Park areas surrounded by preserves in which sports Hunting or Mineral develop ment would be permitted sources said. The Only two . Preserves big Thicket in Texas and big Cypress in Florida were created in 1974. Both Are run by the National Park service but have Oil and natural Gas development within their boundaries. Social Security break voted by House unit Washington up a House ways and Means subcommittee wednesday voted a substantial increase in social Secu Rity benefits for 1.3 million beneficiaries under 72 who have outside income. The subcommittee voted 7 to 3 to in crease the current $3,000 earnings test to $4,500 in 1978, and voted 6 to 2 increase the test to. $6,000 in 1979. Under the earnings test social Security benefits Are decreased $1 for every $2 in excess of $3,000 a year. Under present Law the test is estimated to Rise automatically to $3,240 in 1978 and $3,480 in 1979 to keep Pace with inflation. No earnings test is applied to those Over 72. They receive full benefits no matter How much they earn. The subcommittee is considering numerous proposals to Shore up the sagging social Security Trust fund most of which would result in reduced future benefits or higher payroll taxes. The earnings test in crease appears to be gaining favor despite its increase in benefits. According to the subcommittee the change would increase benefits $800 Mil lion in 1978, $2 billion in 1979, $2.4 billion in 1980 and �2.5 billion in 1981.the subcommittee also voted to prevent any of the 12 million state or local government employees under social Security from leaving the system As they May now do. The ban would be effective As of sept. 13. The subcommittee voted ear Lier to include All Federal state and local employees in the system. Require All employees of not for profit organizations to be enrolled in the social Security system. Fri director Clarence Kelley Points Fer emphasis while discussing a new pro premiere in Baltimore sign against crime Gram aimed at citizen participation in prevention of lawbreaking. The Bill Board was unveiled in a ceremony at the East front of the Capitol. Up Golda Meir drama opens monday Baltimore a Golda Meir is an interesting Tough Complex old Gal whose autobiography my life has enough material for 10 plays says play Wright William Gibson. But Gibson says when he sat Down to write a drama about the former israeli prime minister there was Only one play for him. The Only play i was interested in writ ing was a play that said As much for Israel As it did for Golda he said tuesday. That play Golda premieres monday at the Morris a. Mechanic theater with Anne Bancroft in the title role. From Balti More it goes to Boston before opening in new York on nov. 6. Interest in the drama is running High even before the curtain goes up. Joe Wol handler the press representative for Golda said a sellout is expected for the Baltimore run. In new York the Advance ticket sales Are approaching $1 million he said. This woman has a fantastic Appeal there s no question about it Wolhandler added. Gibson 62, said he had a Glimmer of that Appeal from the excitement his writing assignment generated among his friends. Golda As an image meant something to americans especially to women the playwright said. But Gibson said he was at first unaware of the Impact of the 79-year-old grand Mother who was born in Russia and grew up in Milwaukee. To me she was just a woman in the government Over there when i started he said. After meeting her and spending time in Israel however Gibson said i began to see Golda As having realized herself in a Way Many women would like , who was in Israel from August to october 1976, said i could have stayed there 10 years talking to people but i just said enough and came  the play which was completed last Jan uary uses film and slides. It is not chronological although it begins and ends with the 1973 yom kippur War. In Between it moves in and out of Many other years times and places Gibson said. Gibson said that although he often has Bancroft in the Back of my mind for a role " when he is writing a woman s part he did not write this play for her. Bancroft has appeared in other Gibson plays including two for the Seesaw and the Miracle  i was writing for Golda he said but. Added that it was obvious Annie would to the first we approached to play the  Kent prexy backs gym on its planned site. Kent Ohio up Kent state univer sity president Brage Golding said wednes Day he sees no alternative but to build a gymnasium near where four students were shot to death and proposed dedicating the building to All victims of the tragedy. Golding told a news conference he had will formally ask the University Board of trustees to dedicate the $6 million com plex to the slain the wounded the nation Al guardsmen the townspeople and the University Community in memory of those involved in the May 4,1970, shootings which climaxed a Campus Antiwar Demon stration. Following Golding s news conference the May 4th coalition the group opposing construction of the gymnasium at the pro posed site said it will use mass action to Stop bulldozers from returning. The coalition also said it will attempt to reoccupy the site on sept. 24. The coalition had a tent City on the site for two months but it was torn Down by authorities on july 12 and mass arrests were made. The 6th . Circuit court of appeals in Cincinnati in a related development was asked wednesday by relatives of the slain and wounded students to Issue a 10-Day stay against construction of the building. Golding said he had made tentative plans to meet with members of the coalition but did not say whether he will accept a Challenge to debate the Issue. I see no alternative but to build the gymnasium on its planned site which is near but not on the place where the troops fired and the students fell said Golding. Golding said he will ask the trustees to establish a quiet anniversary ceremony for the University Community to dedicate the project on noon May 4,1978." Golding also said he will personally construct four benches to Mark the place where the four students died. He said he will work to close the parking lot where the students died substitute greenery for Asphalt and Plant individual Trees where the nine students were wounded. Golding said the guardsmen were also victims and proposed planting a Row of shrubs on the area from where the guardsmen fired. In the court Case the relatives who filed the suit said construction should be stopped until a $46 million damage suit is retried