European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                From left William Alexander fran Joseph Schulze and John 101 july 1978 is doily Ona Sundor if 21855 a White House cuts billion from Dod budget plan by Hoffman a military writer Washington Lafe White House planners have tentatively trimmed about s2 billion from the pentagons military budget forecast for fiscal 1980 and presi Dent Carters hold Down orders could Lead to a deeper administration Mauries say the defense departments forecast to tales billion for fiscal but the White House office of management and budget has lowered this target to about 5l35bilion Carter has sent to Congress a proposed s117 8 billion budget for National defense in fiscal much of any fiscal 1980 boost beyond that amount would be eaten up by inflation without producing much us what the Pentagon Calls real growth m Mili tary defense officials calculated it would take about billion or possibly ilm nil lion just to Mark time in fiscal 1980 Samim ing inflation increases at 6 percent to 7 percent hut the i s has pledged to in Keropian allies a 3 percent growth annually in i s defense budgets and urged them to follow suit this appears to put the Carter traction in a bind Between that pledge and the s orders a very tym budget dictated by what one senior defense official called Carters enormous eco nomic White House spokesman Jody Powell indicated last week that no Federal including the defense would be exempt from Carters hold Down orders for fiscal which starts in october where we will end i dont really said one defense Oftie Ial who suggested it is possible the pentagons budget allotment Rould be squeezed below bombs current s target hut Many stages of internal argument ibid counterargument remain before car ters fiscal i960 budget i finally ready for Congress next january i ing and stripes carriers will begin culled ing from their Cus Turners during the next few dais the most painful question a newspaper Carrier hears can Jou come Back tomorrow he ready w Hen he or she Calls please