European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 23, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 Senate panel oks funds for cruise missiles Fri 11 signing below the line president Carter reaches below the table to retrieve the pen he dropped during a Rose Garden ceremony when he signed the fair debt collection practices act which is to protect against overzealous collectors. Up Washington up the Senate armed services committee has approved $364 million to develop air launched  missiles and improve the Fri 11 bomber As replacements for the cancelled by strategic bomber program. The supplemental authorization Bill was approved by the committee by unanimous vote. Sen. Thomas Mclntyre d-n.h., chair Man of the panel s research and develop ment subcommittee which did the major work in drafting the Bill said our nation s objective of deterrence of nuclear War requires a strategy based on a mixed Force which includes penetrating bombers. And Long Range air launched cruise missiles. We have committed $220.9 million to the development of the primary new weapon in the future mixed bomber Force the Long Range air launched cruise mis Sile. And we have provided a Start toward an advanced Post-852 cruise missile car Rier  the House armed services committee Carter wants military equipment left in South Korea o Neill says Washington a preside Tcarter still wants to leave american Mili tary equipment behind As . Troops pullout of South Korea speaker of the House Thomas p. O Neill said despite a hint that the proposal might face a rough time in Congress. He said if you Don t turn Over the equipment How do you remove the 30,000 . Combat troops?1 " o Neill told re porters after a group of congressional leaders met with Carter. O Neill said he advised Carter not to Send the proposal to Congress in the midst of investigations into alleged attempts by South korean Rice dealer ton Sun Park to buy influence on Capitol Hill. He said Carter said he will make the re quest soon. The speaker said Carter would ask the move be approved to show Good Faith to our allies Japan China the Phil  Secretary of defense Harold Brown reportedly told South korean officials during talks in july that he would propose a $1.9 billion package of . Aid to help South Korea take Over its own defense. A senior . Official said at the end of two Days of talks that the package would include turning Over $500 million Worth of . Military equipment As the americans leave plus $1.4 billion in military credit sales Over several years. Brown told reporters then that he was concerned that the influence buying investigations might threaten congressional approval of the Aid. O Neill said Carter gave no details on How much Aid he will ask Congress to approve. A Pentagon spokesman said no firm figure has been settled on but that the equipment Transfer request May be More than $500 million. Meanwhile South korean foreign min ister Park Tong Jin met with Secretary of state Cyrus r. Vance on the ton Sun Park Case and said there was an agreement that it would be better to put an end to the matter As soon As possible in a Friendly  he told reporters however that he did not believe the meeting brought the two sides any closer to a solution. The foreign minister said he was very unhappy about the Adverse effect that the scandal has had on .-South korean re lations. He declined to confirm reports in Seoul that South Korea May indict and then demand the repatriation from the . Of Kim Hyung Wook the exiled former intelligence chief who linked the South korean government to the influence buying scan dal. That is something to be decided by the Justice department the foreign minister said. Carter to support amendment for . Voting representation Washington up president Carter has decided to support a constitutional amendment providing full voting representation in both houses of Congress for the District of Columbia vice presi Dent Walter Mondale announced wednes Day the District currently does not have any senators and has Only one Delegate inthe House who has no voting rights. An amendment in Congress would provide for two senators and two congressmen for the District. Mondale also announced Carter is deter mined to reduce and eliminate where possible Federal intrusion in . Deci Sions that Are of purely local  Carter based his conclusions on a task Force s recommendations following sever Al months of inquiry into major issues. Carter recommended representation in both houses of con Gress two senators and based on the District s population of about 800,000, two representatives. This would involve repeal of the 23rd amendment limiting the number of electoral College electors for the District. Expanding Home Rule for the District by eliminating presidential review of May Oral vetoes override by the City Council repealing the Federal enclave roughly that part of the City Between the Capitol and the Kennedy Center and streamlining congressional review of locally passed legislation. Trouble is brewing Over shipping Beer to Germany Carbondale 111. A the Pentagon pays almost $1 million a year to sen american brewed Beer to . Troops stationed in West Germany says rep. Paul , the Illinois Democrat told constituents in a newsletter is like sending High Fulfur Coal to Southern  termed the expenditure a waste of Money but said he thought fighting the practice would not go Over Well with the american Beer Industry or brewery work ers unions. Last week approved similar legislation. Both houses now must act on the author nation Bills then pass additional Legisla Tion actually appropriating the funds. The Senate committee s Bill included authorization for $220.9 million for developing two competitive types of air launched cruise mis Siles one of which should be chosen for procurement in october 1979. $20 million to develop a stretched ver Sion of the Fri 11 which could replace the Blas strategic bomber to penetrate the soviet Union. $76 million to modify existing b52 bombers to carry cruise missiles and act As standoff bombers. The remainder of funds to improve Early warning systems for the . And various related research and development projects. Of Given to solicit Presley statue funds Memphis term. A the Memphis development foundation has won approval to solicit $276,500 for a 25-foot statue of Elvis Presley. The Board of solicitations issued the foundation a 90-Day permit which can be renewed after that period. The foundation had asked for an unlimited amount of time. Last week Vernon Gamble Board chair Man denied the foundation a temporary permit because the application did not say How $56,500 would be spent. The application the Board approved monday said it would Cost that amount to prepare a site and erect the statue. The Only question that i be had along the line is this difference for the erection of this statue said Gamble. Foundation attorney Ronald Borod said the foundation plans to donate to the City and county a 50-ton Bronze Elvis statue by sculptor Eric Parks of Pennsylvania. Any Money collected Over the $276.500, Borod said would be used for other memo rials to Presley who died aug. 16. Of time sept. 23, 1947 . Farben began As Early As 1935 developing and manufacturing Poison Gas under fictitious names documents introduced in the War crimes trial of 23 Farben officials disclosed. The com Bine had received More than $1.22 billion in credits and subsidiaries from the nazi government for its support of Hitler s four year plan of War preparation. Sept. 23, 1957 five Hundred troops from the 101st airborne div started land  at Little Rock fab ark., to put Down violence in the integration torn City. The army troops stationed at it. Campbell ky., were flown in on air Force transports. Sept. 23, 1967 the military struggled to Rescue thousands of victims of Hurri Cane Beulah which struck the lower Rio Grande Valley. The . Weather Bureau estimated damage to be More than $1 Bil lion