European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday october 3, 1977 1 billion sought for Public to Washington up president Carter will ask Congress to fulfil one of his Campaign promises by boosting fund ing for Public television and radio by More than $1 billion White House sources said sunday. The sources confirmed a new York limes report the administration will seek authorizations of More than $1 billion Over a five year period along with changes de signed to give the Public broadcast system greater artistic and editorial Independence. The proposed Federal contribution would be the largest on record for Public Broad casting exceeding in five years the government s total support for the program Over the last decade. The president is expected to move Deci sively to strengthen Public television in the near future one source told up. The White House is in final stages of consultation with key members of con Gress and others concerned about Public  Carter promised to seek a streamlining and strengthening of the taxpayer supported broadcasting during his presidential Campaign. The times said the authorizations re quest will be presented this week Proba Bly on thursday As a message to con Gress. Carter will propose the system be authorized $180 million for fiscal 1981 and $200 million for each of the four years thereafter it said. The funding increases would be tied to wide ranging proposals aimed at resolving organizational conflicts within the Public broadcasting system. Study of name change is tabled gop will probably remain gop new Orleans up Republican leaders found saturday the question of changing the party s name is an Issue almost too emotional to confront. A proposal by North Carolina go National committeeman John East to order a study of a party name Chang along with other proposals to improve the gop image was tabled at a meet ing of the National party s rules re View committee. East made the proposal for a study Only saying that in Many parts of the South it the name is a massive Bur Den that we  he said in North Carolina it is just As appropriate that you be anti Republican As it is that you be a  representatives of two parties which have altered the Republican Label Minnesota and the Virgin is lands saying using words like progressive or Independent with the Republican name did not appear to  Neppl the Minnesota gop chairman said his Independent re publican party elected the least num Ber of people to office in history under its new Label in 1976. But he noted re publicans have picked up one congressional and several legislative seats in 1977.melvln Evans Virgin islands nation Al committeeman said adding progressive did t help and he did no think the news Media would let us get away with  several committee members joined East in saying there would be no harm in studying a name change along with other Steps that might be taken to change any negative perception the voters have of the Republican , East s motion to begin a study was put aside when questions arose about the committee s authority to go into the matter. A maritime Union funds donated to half of House report says Washington up almost half the members of the House accepted 1976 Campaign contributions from maritime related unions common cause reported sunday. The government watchdog organization released the report shortly before the House is to vote on a controversial cargo preference Bill favored by maritime inter ests. Common cause said 215 congressmen accepted 1976 Campaign contributions total ing $449,410 from the political committees of maritime related unions. Among the recipients was House speaker Thomas o Neill d-mass., whose Campaign received $7,500, common cause said. Legislation scheduled for a House vote wednesday would require 9.5 per cent of the Happy hands of the Law sheriffs deputies Dainese Taylor an Terry Cuppinger stroll Down the Street hand in hand after getting their marriage License in Sacramento. The Cali fornia deputies both jailers Are plan Ning to be married sunday. A photo the nation s Oil imports to be carried by . Built and registered tankers by 1980. Less than 4 per cent of the imported Oil now is transported by . Ships. Shipping interests maritime unions and the Carter administration Back the measure to More than double that percentage. The general accounting office the investigative Arm of Congress has Esti mated the requirement would Cost con Sumers $610 million a year by 1985, $300 million in higher prices for imported Oil and $310 million in increases caused by Domestic Oil prices rising to equal the Cost of imported Oil. Maritime related unions have tradition ally been among the largest interest group Campaign givers contributing close to a million dollars to 1976 congressional Candi dates common cause said in a state ment. The legislation which once appeared Al most certain of passage now faces an Uncertain future. Maritime interests have conducted a massive advertising program in newspapers warning of the dangers of an inadequate merchant Fleet. Opposition to the measure comes from republicans and some Liberal democrats who charge support for the measure is a payoff by Carter to the unions that sup ported him. Top beneficiaries of contributions from maritime related unions according to the common cause report Are rep. John Burton d-calif., $10,200 rep. Phillip Burton dcalif., $7,200 rep. Anthony j. Moffett d-conn., $6,000 rep. Gillis w. Long d-la., $7,300 rep. Frank Thompson d-n.j., $7,000 Nepal lifts newspaper ban Katmandu Nepal a the Nepa Lese government has lifted a ban on three dailies and three weeklies published Here. The ban was imposed on the newspapers and weeklies about two years ago for pub Lishing articles who Cluj the authorities considered  Best Sellers fiction the . Tolkien the Thorn Birds Colleen Mccullough illusions the adventures of a reluctant Messiah Richard Bach Delta of Venus anal Nln the crash of 79paul e. Erdman dynasty Robert s. Elegant Daniel Martin John Fowles Como Robin Cook the honorable Schoolboy John be Carre the second deadly sin Lawrence Sander  All things Wise and wonderful James Herriot looking out for no. 1 Robert ringer Book of lists David Wal Lechinsky the dragons of Eden Carl Sagan your erroneous zones or. Wayne w. Dyer Vivien Leigh Anne Edwards the path Between the seas David Mccullough the camera never blinks Dan rather it did t Start with watergate Victor Lasky the possible dream Charles Paul Conn rep. Mario Biaggi dn.y., $6,800, rep. Frederick Richmond d-n.y., $12,647 rep. Leo Zefer Etti a conservative n.y., $18,138 rep. John Murphy $11,200 rep. Thomas Ashley a Ohio $18,000 rep. Les Aucoin d-ore., $7,350 rep. John Dent d-pa., $13,000 rep. Barbara Jordan a Texas $7,000 rep. Lloyd Meeds dwash., $11,800. Elvis memorial of twin 16-Story towers urged Memphis Tenn. A two Glass enclosed 16-Story Pyramid towers one Man s idea for a tribute to the late Elvis Presley. We re not trying to make any Money off Elvis j. Kenneth Pfohl the Man who dreamed up the memorial said. This is strictly a nonprofit noncommercial pro  but Wallace Madewell the City s Public service director was t that enthused Over the idea. Madewell is involved with a com Mittee of the Memphis area chamber of Commerce in a search for a suitable trib Ute to Presley who died aug. 16 of an apparent heart attack. I feel it s the Type of development that requires private capital and business approach to putting it together Madewell said. I Don t think it s the Type of approach the City could get involved with As a civic  Pfohl from Germantown Tenn., proposed the twin towers As Home for a combination hotel museum and Talent Exchange Center where musicians could re Hearse and perform. The towers would be 228 feet High and would require about 12.4 acres Pfohl said. The Center could be built overlooking the Mississippi River at a Cost of $40 million to $60 million he said. Funding would be obtained by a non profit corporation which would solicit do nations from Presley fans worldwide. The same foundation would operate the Center once completed with profits going to Char Ity Pfohl said. Kenya gets $13.5 million Nairobi a the Agency for inter National development is to loan Kenya $13.5 million under an agreement signed Here Between the two governments. The Money is to be used to build Rural Access roads in Western Kenya. The agreement was signed by . Ambassador Wilber Lemelle and finance ministry official Charles Kobuchi