European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 01, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                New Mobile infantry a 3rd inf div Soldier zooms Down a Hillon a skateboard As he rushes to the front in reformer Maneu vers. In fact the i whizzed by so fast that the photographer was unable to get the Man s name. Photo for is by Bob Smith star&andsiripes5i3t&z#2?2 ills a of authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 36, no. 166 15c Dav Ond Sodoy saturday october 1, 1977 if 21855 a $463 million still available Carter signs Federal pay hike Washington up preside Tcarter thursday signed executive orders increasing Federal pay and reallocated 12per cent of the military increase to the Basic allowance for  previously announced Carter approved recommendations for a 7.05 in crease for Federal workers under the 1970 Federal pay comparability  Law Carter had the option of reallocating up to 25 per cent of the 7.05per cent Basic pay increment for military personnel to quarters allowances. He chose to reallocate Only 12 per  plan to reallocate 12 per cent of the Basic pay increase by Grade All to the Basic allowance for quarters and to in crease the partial quarters allowance to bachelors in government quarters and to those on sea duty or on Field duty by a amount equal to that reallocated from the Basic pay increase Carter  said this takes a positive step toward improving the relationship of the quarters allowance to the costs of of Post housing. Military pay table Page 8 civilian pay table Page 9 French cops storm plane Hij Paris a police marksmen hurl ing tear Gas grenades stormed a hijacked aircraft at Paris orly Airport Friday night and captured a Blond gunman who wanted to broadcast a political  assault by specially trained troopers came about eight hours after the twin Jet Caravelle of air inter France s Domestic airline was hijacked on a flight fro Paris to Lyon in Central France with 100 passengers and a Crew of seven. At least three passengers were wounded in the head when the Hijacker lobbed a hand grenade towards the cockpit As about50 troopers invaded the aircraft. Passen Gers said some Crew members also were wounded by gunfire. A former minister Philippe Malamud was among the passengers slightly wounded hit by shrapnel below the right Arm and inthe face. Police identified the Hijacker As Jacques Robert called France s first pirate of the air Waves since he burst into a radio Sta Tion feb. 8, 1974, with a pistol and a false grenade and forced it to broadcast an Inco Herent diatribe against strikes and deficit sin the National budget. Robert was slightly wounded by a tear Gas grenade that smashed into his head during the assault passengers  was with another pistol and a real Gre Nade that Robert took Over the Caravelle shooting a stewardess in the Arm As he bulled into the cockpit and ordered the plane Back to  hijacked Craft flew Over the French capital several times in View of a noontime Street crowd before it touched Down at orly. There it was surrounded by riot police and firemen. Meanwhile hijackers who commandeered a Japan air lines pcs Jet and forced it to land in Dacca Bangladesh re leased four More hostages Friday As Japa Nese officials worked to round up prisoner sin Japan and $6 million in the . To meet continued on Page 28, col. 1 Senate to vote on killing by fund Washington up House speaker Thomas o Neill said Friday Congress will have another vote on the by bomber in a Effort to reverse a committee order to the Pentagon to build two More of the  to a personal Appeal from president Carter to get House action on the Issue o Neill said agreement had been reached to attach a provision to a supple mental appropriations Bill in the Senate that would delete $463 million for the planes. The House is blocked by a 1974 Law from voting on the action of one of its commit tees in refusing to kill the funds but it could act on the fund deletion if it Origi nates in the Senate. The House appropriations committee wednesday refused to Cut the funding from the Pentagon s budget for construction of the two by bombers. The unexpected 34-21 vote rejected Carter s request Fiat fund for the plane be dropped from the 1977  the Congress acts soon Over one half billion dollars will be wasted on unneeded defense Carter said in a letter to o  noted that Congress agreed with his decision to discontinue production of the by bombers and the minuteman Iii mis Siles when it eliminated funding in the 1978 defense  the agreement the House appropriations committee recommended that no congressional action be taken to rescind funds previously appropriated for the same purposes the letter said. This Means that the Congress will Force the defense department to produce weapons systems that the Congress has agree dare no longer needed the president said. Additional by bombers and minuteman ii missiles Are simply not needed to de fend our country Carter wrote. He said this matter has not yet been fully considered and i Hope that you will personally help me to prevent a serious  sent a copy of the letter to Senate majority Leader Robert Byrd and attached note asking that he assist me in this Effort to avoid unneeded  already ordered a halt in production of the by but Congress must vote to approve proposed decisions within 45 Days after they Are made or the Money automatically remains available for spending. The 45 Days expire oct. 4. The Law re quires approval of both houses to put the recession into effect