European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes saturday August 12, 1978 Senate approves works Bill priced at $10.1 billion Washington up ii the Senate thursday passed a  billion Public works and Energy development appropriations Bill which the administration consid ers budget  the Bill to appropriate fiscal 1979 pro Gram funds faces a possible presidential veto because the administration objects to the Way Money is appropriated and be cause it includes funds for the controversial Clinch River plutonium breeder reactor. The measure passed 89-5, was $219.2 million under a House version and 917.6 million less than the administration budget request for the year. The measure now goes to a House sen ate conference committee where a final version will be worked out. Presidential press Secretary Jody pow idl criticized the Bill because in carries Money for myriad projects but Only for Fis veal 1979, leaving it to later congresses to appropriate Money for continuing con Sive funding increases and saying he would find it difficult to recommend presidential approval of the Bill. He also described As objectionable provisions that mandate the hiring of 2.300 More Federal employees the construction of four projects terminated last year the doubling of the number of new starts and the excessive funding for breeder read  Bill includes Money for so called pork barrel water resources projects of the army corps of engineers and for Energy department programs. It includes $172.4 million for continued work on the Clinch River breeder reactor at Oak Ridge Tenn. Coalition of angry groups n.y.,nj., Epa sued for polluted Conn Afi Hartford. Conn. I up a coalition of groups angry because connect Cut s air is polluted by neighbouring states has filed suit against new York new Jersey and Federal officials accused of failure to enforce the clean air  s air is dirtier than any where in the nation except los Angeles in part because winds blow in tons of pollutants from new York and new Jer sey. The Federal government has been pressuring Connecticut to clean up its air. The suit filed in . District court in Hartford is a counteraction to Force the environmental Protection Agency and new York and new Jersey Environ mental officials to help Connecticut. The suit was Brough Cut business and Industry Salthe Connecticut conference of my parities and the Boston based new land Legal foundation. The suit asks the Epa to Stop awing Grants to new York and new be until the states revise their Plant clean up air pollution and to i air pollution standards r Stead of state by state a cobia i Man said. Self attorney Wayne  said if Connecticut were Tou shut Down tomorrow it would stint violation of Federal clean air s for Ozone by virtue of that blown into this state from new a and new  it is difficult to ask Small business to hold the line if Congress is going to move i As it has with the budget busting Public i works Bill Powell said. President Carter has proposed that i i when a project is authorized Congress Fol r Tow by appropriating the full amount to carry it out i it is deceptive to say this Bill is smaller than the administration proposal since it includes Only the first year s funding Powell said. The president s Bill has full  later budget director James Mclntyre fired off a letter to Senate democratic Leader Robert Byrd criticizing the execs Jackson says he now doubts Ray killed King will seek a new trial Petros Tenn. A after meeting with James Earl Ray for three hours thursday the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he doubts More than Ever that Ray killed Martin Luther King or. I m absolutely convinced that he was involved but was not involved  Jackson said outside the Walls of Brushy Mountain Penitentiary. He said he did not kill or. King. I have profound doubts the atm. Ray did  Jackson a former King aide who was with the civil rights Leader when he was killed 10 years ago in Memphis said his efforts arc now focused on winning Ray a new trial. Ray pleaded guilty in 1969 to the slaying in Exchange for a 99-year sentence instead of the death penalty. Three Days later he denied killing King and has been trying to win a new trial Ever since. Jackson said he believes Ray s Story that he was duped arid set up As a fall Guy for King s murder. The very thought of a conspiracy is what compels me to help him get a new Tri Al he said. To not fight for a trial is to be willing to accept a Trade off of a Petty narcotics peddle for or. King s life. Too artist Tom Lohre substitutes the Fea Tures of Beth Cannon posing onto a now you can be a masterpiece copy of Frei Slih it v Century portrait. Many of us May have been too find Back then with a $2 narcotics Ray is to be taken to a. Week to testify before the House Lions committee which is probing death. Meanwhile Brushy Mountain Lonney Lane confirmed thursday i port that he indirectly received lion three months ago from the Lions committee that Ray planning an attempt for a second from the prison. Lane said he received the report Tennessee Bureau of criminal me Tion agent in Knoxville who told him formation had come from an i on the House committee s staff. I i did t think much about it heard  he said. We get these we reports about once a month a ayin tempt to break Ray out will be  Lane said the agent told him a i for Ray was to be left in the woo Mountain behind the prison. It i pretty impossible no one can git area on  he said. A around and could t find anything it up and just discounted it Ray so. And six other inmates Over a rear Wall with a makeshift Der june 10, 1977, to escape from Tennessee fortress. All were rec the surrounding Woods within three Days Ray after 54 i hours. French girl sough after Rabid dog i Nice. France