European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 06, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes sunday August 6, 1978 Congress backs nuke Carrier $37-billion arms Bill okd Washington api Congress gave $96.5 million for civil defense. �$m�s2to vow final approval Friday to a $37-bi1lion Wear included in the legislation is $6.1 billion co and 5 400 for uie air Force four Killi in raid on i on Bill that includes authorization for a giant nuclear aircraft Carrier and a test pro Gram to convert civilian jumbo jets to carry cruise missiles. President Carter has opposed building the $1.9 billion Carrier and wanted twice As much Money As the Bill authorized totes the suitability of using aircraft such As the Boeing 747 to carry and launch cruise missiles. The Bill a Compromise Between Senate and House versions contains $20.6 million for the cruise missile plane  authorization measure was passed by the House during the morning and the by the Senate Early in the evening. Sepa rate appropriation legislation will have Tobe passed to finance the authorized pro , the Bill authorizes spending $24.6 billion for military hardware $12.2billion for research and development and Carter continued from Page 1 country needs and must have a Strong a indeed a Navy second to  he said in his prepared remarks. Stennis the powerful Democrat  the Enate armed services commit Lee invited Carter to commission the ship the Navy s eighth nuclear powered Cruis ?5? rus Ommi Hee is instrumental i deciding the Fate of the administration s defense  Joowon Cruiser with a Crew of More than 500, will join the Atlantic flee surface Force according to James John a a spokesman for the Norfolk naval air station. T adm Hyman g. Rickover who was a Admiral in charge of the Navy s nuclear program when Carter was in the Navy  the president on a tour of the ship. Faster later saturday waded into the poetical Waters of the government s anti smoking Campaign As he visited the hear of North Carolina s tobacco country to stump for a democratic candidate for the Senate. Carter was met at the Wilson Airport bigot Jim Hunt the Senate candidate John Rara. And about 400-spectators. Ingram is opposing conservative Republican sen Jesse Helms who has made the Carter administration s anti smoking drive a Point in his Campaign for mfr election. The president went to North Carolina to lie anti smoking crusade of hew Secre tary Joseph a. Califano or. He attended a mock tobacco auction a grower warehouse after a rally Tai Down people. My Mia Kumcu milk resignation 01 the Secretary of the department of health. Education and welfare the White House said there is no Contra diction in Carter s support for tobacco growers while the administration is trying to discourage smoking. Presidential spokesman Rex Granum said Carter does t smoke and does t encourage it personally but recognizes that tobacco is the economic mainstay of Nort Carolina. Europe include corp 5�. Louie a Ruford Navy shipbuilding and $7 billion in air the administration had req Craft for the air Force. Billion in the authorization Bill. 2,055,750, including 775,800 for the army measure amounted to$36 billion Vance opens new talks in Mideast peace drive " we a  continued from Page 1 achieve a settlement Vance said. I want you to know Dayan told the Secretary of state probably you Are the Only one who can push Forward the  according to . Officials Vance car ried no american peace plan with him. While he is prepared to extend his trip if he finds areas of Compromise he does not expect any change in the israeli or egyptian positions they said. Before Vance s arrival Cairo radio denounced begin As a racist dictator and schizophrenic who claims to want peace but insists on holding on to Arab lands. A senior . Official aboard Vance splane chided the egyptians for the attack saying the less personal references either Side makes the better off Well  the official said Vance does not expectant about face by Sadat who scuttled . Hopes fora foreign minister  monday afternoon Vance flies to Alexandria to see Sadat planning to return Home on wednesday. He will report to president Carter. Vance was described a open minded and the Mission could Lead to new . Moves to meditate the Arab israeli dispute. These might include putting Forward a . Peace plan. Shifting the negotiations to Geneva and including All the Arab parties and the soviet Union. Appointing a special american medi Ator to try to break the impasse. Specula Tion has entered on a half dozen possibilities including vice president Walter  businessman sol Lynowitz. Vance s principle objective is to see How begin and Sadat think the peace process can be resumed. Despite the current breakdown . Officials said both sides have reaffirmed their desire for a peaceful settlement. However leaders in saudi Arabia Are said to have told . Ambassador Alfred l. Atherton or. That they believed Sadat initiative for a settlement is nearing an end because of israeli  has ruled out any talks with the israelis until they agree to cede All the Terri tory the arabs lost in the six Day War of 1967. Begin has volunteered to return the Sinai to Egypt but has not agreed to Relin Quish the West Bank of the Jordan River and the Gaza strip. If Sadat remains entrenched in his Posi Tion . Strategists believe it will be difficult to reopen negotiations. Lama bad saturday Kiln palestinians and a pakistani Gui Hail of sub machine gun  Plo representative to of Yousaf Abu Hantash was pose Othanice along with about is change students and the jury. Hantash said there were two to gunmen who fired 30 to 40 shots Fain of about five minutes and that her a hand grenade in the backyard Pirimi left which caused no  identified the dead Tan Hussan a Plo commander Sod radio operator Omar Khan Fer a i an medical student and Mahfou Otho was guarding the office. It was4he sixth attack in eight fact an admiralty approved a Brand new engine and navigation Alment As Well As four life Bass Sassar an Tonai league baath including i proud Syhl a 6 55�t n m m a tall ships Vace i pawning Flash a i a mrs. Smith declined to talk to us and her husband could not be read Amith s son who read the Staten associated press said As far As i know he had   he was give details. Asked if this Tad navigation equipment he said duress radio. 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