European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 03, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 3, 1978 the stars and stripes joint chiefs of staff still have some doubts on Korea troop pullout Page 5 Washington up the join chiefs of staff opposed president Carter s original plans for pulling out . Ground combat troops from South Korea and still Harbor lingering qualms the acting chair Man said monday. But both Gen. David c. Jones Tempo Rary head of the joint chiefs and defens Secretary Harold Brown told Congress the nation s top military officers could go along with the newly scaled Down pullout if South korean forces Are quickly beefed up with . Equipment. The White House announced last wee that Carter s original plan to withdraw a brigade of 2,400 combat troops this year has been reduced to a withdrawal of a sin Gle component battalion of 800 men. In testimony before the Senate foreign relations committee Brown stressed that the United states planned to Send up graded m48 tanks Tow antitank missile Sand other equipment to Korea. These provision would fall under an even greater compensatory package under which the United states would eventually Transfer to South Korea $800 million Worth Croatia cuts jail term handed air controller Zagreb Yugoslavia a the supreme court of Croatia has Cut in half the prison term against Grad Mir Tasic. The Zagreb air controller convicted in the 1976 air plane collision that killed 176 persons. The court said it did so because the great est responsibility Lay with the Federal management for civilian air traffic. The court Cut from seven to 3 /4 years the prison term a lower court had dealt Tesic a year ago on the charge of negligence. All 176 passengers and Crew members perished on sept. 10,1976 when a yugoslav charter aircraft loaded with German tourists and a British airways plane collided 30,000 feet High in the sky near Zagreb. Both the lower and the supreme court said the collision followed inadequate flight instructions from the Zagreb Airport ground control. Of equipment used by the . 8th army extend $275 million in military credits and stockpile up to $90 million in additional am munition. But Congress appears to be holding the larger package hostage demanding Fuller cooperation from Seoul for its investigation of korean influence buying in Washington. The Aid May not be approved until much later this year or next. Jones told the committee the joint chiefs opposed Carter s original plan for pulling out three battalions and recommended keeping the three battalions i place until the compensatory package is in  our Overall recommendation was not to pull out any battalion without compensatory action he said. Jones stressed the need for beefing up South Korea s forces to offset the depart ing . Battalion. He said completion of the phased withdrawal will be accompanied by a continued assessment of the prevailing military balance in the area and is dependent upon orderly and timely Transfer of equipment and weapons necessary to maintain  Brown disclosed that the United states was considering Selling South Korea advanced f-16 aircraft and said that the United states would do what the situation required to prevent South Korea from being overrun by an attack from North Korea. Sen. John Glenn a Ohio a committee member questioned whether the unite states should take any action until con Gress has considered the full compensation package. Dutch Honor Queen Juliana with birthday Celebration the Hague up the Netherlands has celebrated the 69th birthday of Queen Juliana now in her 30th year on the throne. The Queen surrounded by family Mem Bers stood on the Steps of the Palace at Soest Dijk As civic groups brought her trib utes of Flowers. Damaged Dolly obeying the tradition that the show must go on indestructible Carol Chan Ning acknowledges applause As the cur Tain Falls on hello Dolly a Broadway includes apartheid protest revival of the vehicle in which she starred in the Early 60s. She bad to per form with her left Arm in a Sling the result of a recent Aulo Accident. A House panel oks extending life of Exi Bank Washington a the House banking committee approved monday a Bill increasing the financing authority of the Export import Bank by $15 billion and including a protest against apartheid in the Republic of South Africa. The measure sent to the full House extends the life of the Bank for five years. Financing authority would be increased from $25 billion to $40 billion. The Senate Bank ing committee has yet to act on the Legisla Tion. By a vote of 28 to 16 the committee bar red the Bank from making Loans or issuing guarantees to facilitate exports to South Africa pending an official notification by the president that significant Progress has been made toward ending apartheid. Supporters of the anti apartheid Amend ment sponsored by rep. Paul e. Tsongas d-mass., described it As an important symbolic step to place South Africa on no Tice that Congress is losing patience with that nation s policy of racial separation. Opponents said the amendment is essentially meaningless. They contended that if the South africans do not buy from the . They will buy from firms of other nations. The Exi Bank provides Loans Guaran tees and insurance to help . Exporters offer competitive financing to overseas buyers. By its own policies the Bank has made no direct Loans in connection with South Africa since 1964. However it presently docs service about 10 percent of sales to South Africa through some $200 million in guarantees and insurance. Fugitive fears War in 5 years new York up fugitive South african journalist Donald Woods warned monday that unless Washington and the West immediately pressure Pretoria an All out race War with massive loss of life will erupt in 3 to 5 years. It is a fact that apartheid cannot sur Vive without Western  Woods told the overseas press club. Woods 44. Fled South Africa Early this year after the government banned him from leaving his Home town. The Fukuda arrives in . For vital Trade talks of time Washington up japanese prime minister Takeo Fukuda arrived monday or two Days of talks with presi Dent Carter and other . Officials on eco nomic issues in Liuding Japan s Trade imbalance the  . Dollar and the economic Summa in Europe. Fukuda was welcomed at Andrews fab md., by Deputy Secretary of state Warren Christopher after flying Here from Portland ore., where the 73-year-oldprime minister made a rest Stop. Fukuda planned meetings tuesday wit Secretary of state Cyrus Vance and other state department officials As Well As con Gressional leaders. He will meet Carter wednesday before leaving for new York. The japanese Leader and his american hosts Are expected to Deal with the dual tasks of what the United states can do to stabilize the crumbling Dollar and How Japan can lower the Trade surplus with America that now runs at a record 8.1 Bil lion. While the . Is concerned Ato t this huge Trade deficit. Japan is worried about the decline of the american Dollar. Specifically the Tokyo government wants con Gress to pass Carter s Energy Bill to encourage a slower Dollar Drain to the Middle East Oil countries. Japan has promised to Cut its Trade sur plus but . Economists doubt Fukuda can deliver on his target of cutting Japan s $14 billion Trade surplus to $6 billion this year. May 3,1w8 the British army and air Force will resist with full Force any at tempt by any Arab state to invade pales Tine while the British mandate is in effect . Gordon Macmillan said today Inan interview with us new York Post. May 3,1958 Tim Tarn lived up to his favorite s Rote coming in Strong deep into the Back stretch under the expert guidance of jockey Ismael Vaten Zulu to win the Mth running of the Kentucky Derby this after door. May 3, 19sc the United states and North Vietnam agreed today to meet in Paris probably late next week