European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday september 17,1977 bar re appeals to Carter to expand concorde s Landing rights in . Washington a visiting French prime minister Raymond Barre is making a Strong Appeal to president Carter to expand american Landing rights for the concorde set. At a Toast after a White House dinner thursday night Barre told Carter he Hopes his decision on the Anglo French Jet is in no Way contrary to the principles to which you Are so profoundly  Barre the first French prime minister to make an official visit Here in More than 20 years was scheduled to address a National press club luncheon Friday As he ends his talks with Carter. The 16-month trial of the supersonic plane which has allowed it to land Only at Dulles International Airport outside Washington ends sept. 24. Barre who flew Here aboard a concorde flight wednesday night cited a new York judge s comments in making his Case. During a private session with Carter earlier in the Day thursday Barre according to French sources agreed with the judge that the port authority of new York and new Jersey was unreasonable arbitrary and discriminatory in not allowing St service into new York s John f. Ken Nedy International  the midst of Barre s meetings with Garter however the general accounting office released a study that said granting the plane permanent . Landing rights would be a backward step in the National noise abatement  the report by the congressional auditing Agency said Public complaints Over noise in the Vicinity of Dulles have multiplied since the concorde began Landing in May 1976. In his Toast thursday night before the All male gathering of 28 in the White House state dining room Barre stressed several other foreign policy issues of concern to France. Several Are among Carter s own priority issues. France is As aware As the United states Barre said of the danger of nuclear  he said a Way must be found to promote peaceful uses of nuclear Energy while at the same time avoiding the risks of nuclear proliferation. He said the accelerating acquisition of armaments around the world is absurd dangerous and  Barre who opens a five Day visit to the Cardinal Wyszynski has abdominal surgery Warsaw up Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski Poland s 76-year-old roman Cath Olic primate underwent abdominal surgery Friday the official news Agency Pap said. Pap said the Cardinal is suffering an ailment of the digestive  soviet Union in two weeks called on Carter to seek a relaxation of tensions with that  Trust is preferable to Dis Trust he  his Toast Carter expressed Admira Tion for the aloofness and Independence France traditionally has demonstrated in its dealings with the outside  also praised France for devoting a larger percentage of its wealth to foreign Aid than any other industrialized country. Soviets delay . Embassy repair goods Moscow up soviet customs authorities have delayed shipments of urgently needed construction supplies for repairs to the fire damaged United states embassy in Moscow. American diplomatic sources said two trucks hauling in Timber beams for repairs to the embassy s damaged roof had been delayed two to three Days each in Clearing soviet customs at the soviet finnish Border this week. The sources said the delays were critical As embassy construction Crews Are hurry ing to repair the burned out roof before the russian Winter sets in. You lose five or six Days work at this time of year and you Are in trouble the sources said. The sources noted that High level representations for cooperation had been made to the soviet government both in Moscow and Washington. The delays Are totally inexcusable. There must be More to it than just the usual bureaucratic sloppiness since the matter of cooperation was raised at High Levels the sources said. The embassy was severely damaged aug. 27 by a Blaze which destroyed the roof and gutted two upper floors of the 10-Story building. Embassy sources said top priority was Given to getting a new roof on the building As Moscow was hit this week by Rains and temperatures As Low As 40 degrees. The sources said the next highest Priori ties As the weather worsened would be to plug the gaping holes in the eighth floor and restore some sort of heating for the first seven floors. Ambassador Malcolm Toon has Esti mated that repairs to the embassy would Cost approximately $5 million and would not be completed until near the end of 1977. Name of the game is wait this Airport terminal scene in Madrid is typical of Many in Spain As a strike by air controllers was causing flight delays of up to five hours. In Portugal a pilots strike likewise stranded thou Sands of tourists. A photo Spain Portugal strikes strand airline travellers Madrid up strikes by Spanish air controllers and portuguese pilots Friday stranded thousands of travellers in airports of the iberian Peninsula. In Portugal the pilots of tap the National airline defied a government order to return to their jobs and thus faced immediate dismissal. The 306 pilots demand pay hikes and among other things the resignation of the airline s director. They accuse him of having told a technical meeting that it would be cheaper for tap to have a plane crash every two years than maintain its current safety standards. In Spain 700 air controllers started a work to Rule slowdown that halted 50 per cent of the commercial flights. They said they will make the strike total if the government does not give them pay hikes an civilian status and beef up control Tower Crews by sept. 30. Controllers in Barcelona Airport one of Spain s busiest said they will handle no More than two planes every 40 minutes strictly in line with rules and available staff. In Madrid airlines told passengers there would be delays of five hours or More. In Lisbon departure lobbies were crowded with angry passengers. Somebody s got to make a decision passenger Diane Johnson of London said. Tap can t keep their passengers waiting Here All  the pilots launched their strike at mid night despite a government threat to fire them in Masse under a civil requisition order if they failed to show up for work. The pilots claim they have not received a raise since 1973. Temperatures 16 Yonks families to leave Cuba Washington up the state department announced thursday 16 Ameri cans and their 39 cuban dependents will leave the communist ruled Island Early next week. The department hailed the action by president Fidel Castro As a positive Ges Ture toward improving .-cuban relations. But spokesman Ken Brown said the administration will not try to exploit the event for political purposes by allowing reporters on the plane bringing the group from Cuba. The 55 persons to be flown to Florida Ona chartered . Aircraft make up the first group of americans and their families to leave Cuba since Castro decided to let them go in response to a request by sen. Frank Church a Idaho. Church visited Cuba for four Days Ina gust at Castro s invitation. We consider this action by the cuban government which was taken in response to sen. Church s request to be a positive gesture toward improving our relations Brown  group returning sometime next week at Homestead air Force base near Miami will be Able to leave Cuba with their household effects and savings if they so wish Brown said. Brown did not specify the Date nor did he say when further flights would be arranged or How Many persons Are left in Cuba that would be allowed to leave the Island under the Castro Church arrange ment. Brown stressed in his statement that re porters wishing to cover the event could make their own arrangements to get to Cuba since there would be no space Avail Able in the chartered aircraft either flying Down or on returning. Asked Why he answered we have chosen not to make space available to the news Media going Down to Cuba to avoid giving the impression that the . 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