European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                House oks unit s tax Cut Bill Washington api ignoring presi Feil Carter s Call months ago for a $25-Bil Ion tax Cut and his last minute $l8.1-Billioncompromise Effort the House thursday a opted. 362-49. A $16.2-billion tax Cut writ m by its ways and Means committee. Theill now goes to the Senate where the Fig it is Likely to grow perhaps to $20 Bil  of the president s tax recommend Lions failed to survive House scrutiny including his proposed curbs on the so called three Martini lunch and a capita gains tax increase. The president s recommendations Are also unlikely to prevail in the Senate where sen. Russell b. Long. D-la., the finance committee chairman has said a $16.2 billion reduction in t enough. He wants to add about $4 billion to offset inflation and next year s social Security tax in crease. Long who shepherds tax Bills through the Senate generally has his Way on such legislation. His panel begins hearings on the tax Cut Bill aug. 21. The House passed Bill would provide in come tax savings of $62 for a typical family of four with $10.000 income $77 for a $15, 000 family and $146 for a $20.000  single taxpayers in corresponding brackets the savings would be $15, $71 and $105. In passing the committee Bill the House dealt Carter a blow by defeating 225-197, his Compromise which would have Cut taxes an additional $1.8 billion and would have directed the reductions More to those with incomes below $15,000.House speaker Thomas p. O Neill d mass., despite strained relations with the White House made the final plea for the administration measure terming it More continued on Page 28, col. 3 Senate rejects Korea ban Weicker bid ilk. Rodeny Aid is tabled Washington Upil the Senate s id thursday crushed an attempt to Cut off $56 a k ill lion in food Aid to protest South Korea s Ufi Elk of cooperation in investigations of in Luence buying on Capitol Hill. Sen. Lowell Weicker r-conn., sought to Eny food for peace assistance to sout Torea during 1979 because officials in Tou failed to help congressional invest tors get testimony they need. His amendment was tabled or in of it killed on a 71-24 vote but not before Flicker. Ethics committee chairman sen. Stevenson d-i1i., and Senate demo Leader Robert Byrd had a heated Ige Over How Well the Senate invest  offered the amendment to a Bill appropriate $23.4 billion for the Agricula department and other agencies in i. By rejecting it the Senate was at with the House which bans korean my Aid in its version. The Senate then passed the full Bill 90 to and sent it to a legislative conference committee. Since 1946, Weicker said the United