European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R u g White House is defensive s on staff use of pot cocaine by James Wooten Washington Tonyd the White House has taken a defensive posture after he abrupt resignation of president car at s principal narcotics adviser prompted flood of inquiries about drug use among members of the while House  by questions on the subject at ids briefing for reporters Jody Powell drier s press Secretary said he was rouble to assess the accuracy of or. Peter. Bourne s assertion that some members of the stuff use marijuana or , several Junior members of the staff privately admitted Friday that hex do smoke marijuana regularly during off duty hours and that they Are directly and indirectly aware of the use of cocaine by n few of their colleagues. All said they had never used marijuana inside the White House and each insisted that recreational use of the illegal drug had never impaired their ability to function in their respective White House posts. First fan greets cd Star president Carter greets Willie Nelso after watching toe Star country and Utt Tern music Singer perform Friday night at a concert in Columbia  emmy Loo Harris also per formed. I Story on Page z4. A photo world helicopter championships Bourne who resigned thursday after acknowledging that he had written a prescription for a fictitious person had suggested similar circumstances in an interview. He said there was a High Inci Dence of marijuana use among members of the White House staff As Well As the occasional use of cocaine by a few of his former  Don t have any knowledge of this and i have no Way of knowing. Powell said Friday adding that the president very stringently discouraged such violations of the Law by his employees or by any Citi zen of the  the District of Columbia Possession of cocaine or marijuana is deemed a mis Demeanour punishable by a maximum Fine of $1.000 and one year in jail. Further Vio lations involving either substance Are subject to treatment As felonies with much stricter penalties. In recent years however. Washington courts have been relatively continued an Page 24, col. 11 author Talco unofficial publication foil the u 1. Armed forces vol. 37, no. 96 pc sunday july 23, 1978 if 21855 a Carter orders Dod to Cut 80 budget goals Washington up president car Ter has ordered a reduction in Pentagon budget coals for 1980 and will reconsider his pledge to increase Overall defense spending by 3 percent a year government sources said saturday. Revised target figures for the budget now in Early drafting stages for submission to Congress next january were sent to the Pentagon and other government agencies a few weeks ago in a move by Carter to Cut a projected 40 billion deficit for 1980 by roughly  White House said Carter has or dered a very tight Federal budget for Fis Cal 1980 with big cuts and probably no room for new  austerity drive will mean Belt tight ening for a number of government depart ments the sources said but the Pentagon is the Only one with a formal commitment to increase  Carter submitted a s126 billion de sense budget to Congress last january for fiscal year 1979, he estimated military re quests for fiscal 1980. Which will Start oct.1.1979. Would be $137.2 billion. Officials declined to say How big a Cut i being called for in the new spending target since it is tentative and could be raised or lowered. One said however that the numbers Are a lot tighter than the projections that were included in the 1979 Bud  and defense Secretary Harold Brown pledged along with other nato Al lies last year they would seek to increase defense expenditures by 3 percent after inflation is added each year Between 1979 and 1984.Carter s 1979 defense budget now in continued on Page 24. Col 2 ., . Pull out of soviet meet Washington a the United mates and Britain announced saturday a have pulled their military teams out the world helicopter championships in we soviet Union because of the Controvert a trials of soviet dissidents. We have no intention of any Officialjj-8. Participation in this event said slate ment spokesman Charles  decision Means that  Army Pis will not be allowed to compete on thei team sponsored by Bell helicopter. 11 already has been granted a License to take helicopters to the soviet Union for the event and presumably could proceed with non government pilots Shapiro  said the decision to withdraw the army team was made by Secretary of state Cyrus Vance last week during Vance s trip to  British foreign office said in Lon Don that it would be inappropriate for Brit ish military pilots to participate so soon after the controversial  combined army Navy and air Force team was ordered withdrawn on the advice of foreign Secretary David Owen the for eign office spokesman said. The participation of an official Tea from the British armed forces at Public expense so soon after the soviet trials would be inappropriate and would not be under stood by the British  the spokes Man said. The Competition is scheduled for Vitebsk july 28 through aug. 6. Earlier this month. Soviet jewish dissident Anatoly Shch Aransky was convicted of espionage and other anti soviet activities and Given a 13-year sentence at hard labor. Another dissident Leader Alexande Ginzburg was convicted of anti soviet activities and Given an eight year  s entry was to include three Gazelle helicopters and a dozen flight an ground crewmen drawn from the three services who had been picked in a qualify ing Competition last month with Prince Charles himself an sex helicopter Pilot alone of the judges a defense ministry spokesman said