European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 09, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 5. � the stars and stripes wednesday August 9, 1978 senators reject registration for selective service Washington up1 the Senate monday rejected efforts to revive Selec Tive service registration for is year old males in face of arguments it was a Back door approach to reinstating the military draft. On a 71-16 vote the Senate Defeated a amendment by sen. Robert Morgan. D n.c., to add j10 million o the selective service system s fiscal 1979 appropriation to finance the military service registration system. Lawmakers did approve another amendment. 46-42. To add $2.5 million to the selective sen ice s budget to improve the Agency s ability to mobilize forces. It would not allow a registration system but there Here no specific suggestions to improve mobilization readiness embodied inthe amendment. Appropriation considered the action came As the Senate consid ered legislation appropriating $7.7 billionth fund the department of housing and Urban development and several other Agen cies boards and commissions during the Buscal year starting oct. 1. Morgan s supporters argued the All Volunteer military has not been a Success and the nation faced a military emergency it would probably need to turn again to the draft. Without a registration system in place they said valuable time would be wasted locating draft eligible men. It s very apparent that the selective service does t know where the Young peo ple Are today said sen. Dewey bartletl.r-okla., who estimated there was no Way we could mobilize in less than six months without a registration system. Hardship ruled oat Morgan said his amendment was not re instituting the draft nor would it pose a undue hardship on Young men who would be required to Register it s not a hardship it s a civic duly Morgan said. It recognizes the right of the government to Call upon its citizenry for purposes of  Don t have to wait seven or eight months to find out where the bodies  sen Barry Goldwater Arii. "1 think we re going to wind up with a draft whether we like it or not and now s the time to Start working on . Mark Hayfield a Ore. Called the amendment a Back door attempt to re turn the nation to a conscription program that Tore the nation at its seams during the1950s and Early 1970s." he said the proposal reflects the Sabe rattling of the cold War Era. With Lite re Gard for actual defense requirements. The War this amendment prepares for is a War of yesterday. The next War will be fought quickly with nuclear  sen. John Glenn a Ohio. Said approval of the amendment would commit us full Clown the Road to another military draft system. Before passing the Bill 80-6. The Senate approved an amendment by sen. William Proxmire. A wis. Making a selective Cut of 2 percent or #10 million in the Hud budget. Proxmire s amendment Wasa substitute for an earlier proposal that would have made an across the Board 2percent Cut of All figures in the Bill. Proxmire s amendment was initially rejected by a one vote margin. 44-43. But the Senate later reconsidered and passed it 45-42. Earlier the Senate approved two other appropriations Bills both of which were sent to legislative conference  measure making s6.6 billion in supple mental appropriations for various govern mental agencies during the current fiscal year passed on a 69-17 vote while another Bill appropriating  billion to finance legislative Banch activities during fiscal1979 was passed 67-20. Billy s pop top Beer connoisseur Billy Carter Auto graphs a can of his favorite brew while officiating at a motorcycle thrill show at the Mississippi Valley fair in Dave port Over the weekend. One of us admirers presented him with a Billy Beer Cowboy hat. A Senate votes Down program of scan Kies for space talk Washington map attention civilizations in outer space it May be a while before we earthlings get around to receive Inmany signals you re sending our Way. The Senate refused on monday to spend any Money on a proposed new space Agency program to scan the skies for signal from intelligent civilizations. The National aeronautics and space administration wanted it million to set up a new program to be known As search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Nasa spokesman William o Donnell said the Money would have been spent on an Antenna at the deep space network location at Goldstone. Calil. And on equip ment to interpret the signals received. Nasa envisions a program costing �14million met seven years Nasa s proposal Drew criticism Fromsen. William Proxmire Early this year when the Wisconsin Democrat away Edthe proposed program his Golden fleece award for wasting taxpayer Mon a Al a Grams for the next fiscal year for the of apartment of housing and Urban development and several ind Pentes agencies including Nasa. PT0T the Bill also denied t5.7 Mill that Nasa requested to continue analysis of rocks brought Back from the my stateside blast injures 6 workers at la. Disposal f j Lafayette la. Up an explosion believed fuelled by a natural Gas leak ripped through a private Irish collection company office monday injuring six men and destroying the cinder lock  were just sitting there talking and All of a sudden. Boom " said Willia Trahan. Who suffered minor cuts and was treated at the  said the explosion destroyed the office at the Lafayette disposal service about 7 30 . The six men injured were All inside the building when the blast occurred. Officials mid Ron Bally 2t. Put Krof the company and Bob  Rayne la., were listed in frn Ficat Lafayette general Hospital  Lions bums and fractures. Bob Leonard 22, of Lafayette pm k stable condition at our lady of Hospital. Joe Hamilton 26, and Schexnayder 21, both of Lafayette treated and released. It appeared to be a natural Gas a but no one knows or certain said it Baldwin Lafayette s Public ret atom