European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Pole 28 the stars and stripes Friday August 18, 1978 president vetoes defense Mon continued Iron Page i historic lows on All major Money markets but Treasury Secretary Michael Blumen Thal later said that a series of continuing actions could be expected in the next few weeks. The president said he had decided to reject the authorization which Cut funds from his High priority nato pro Gram in order to fund the Supe Carrier. The president informed congressional leaders of his decision earlier in the Day and House democratic Leader Jim Wrights id the veto message to Congress if couched in the same terms As Carter s explanation to House and Senate leaders should result in Congress sustaining the president s rejection Carter said his decision was not a ques Tion of Money Congress has reduced Only slightly the amount of Money 1 asked but a question of How the Money is to the authorization Bill he said would divert defense dollars from areas of Cru Cial need to less crucial Aims and Post Pone dealing with immediate needs in research and development in the Navy and in strengthening nato to eight or 1q 2 croatians take hostages in Chicago Chicago a two croatian terrorists armed with guns and explosives seized eight hostages at the German consulate thursday police said. One hostage was later released. Another hostage managed escape. Officials said the terrorists believe to be a Man and a woman apparently wanted Freedom for Stjepan Bilandzia a croatian nationalist Leader imprisoned in Germany and facing extradition to Yugo the switchboard operator at the Consul sly the -i0t� "2" of a Michigan ave nue building in the downtown area said tent nuts were threatening to shoot Herand the other hostages. Jsy10 asked Wheiner anyone had been injured said not yet. But it does t look she said she was being allowed to use the switchboard because the terrorists wanted to place Bacall to a German prison. Officers said four men and four women were taken hostage initially but one pm Kyff the consulate was released a shortly after. Then a second one escaped. Freda for " i interrogated. Had a bomb was being. Icer Wurr Ranana i can con Nam is that the terrorists want to talk a Telephone with this y he said that a German court last week decided that Bilandzia. A 39-Yeariw crop uan National who is in prison in Cologne West Germany could be extradited to Yugoslavia but it does t mean he will be. Refer said Bilandzia was imprisoned be cause of terrorist acts in Yugoslavia and on yugoslavian citizens living in Ger Many. European Litty Ramom Buron. Or Mir Mem Rahm no Vout fan i. To it Wndy. N 17 i h m 44n i my � i a in a n i. Old m. 11u Wimmer in years in the said America s nato allies Are counting on this country to strengthen its support now and we cannot afford to waste our National defense Bill. Carter said would actually weaken the Navy by cutting Down its needs for Small ships now in favor of a fifth nuclear Carrier which we do not order to use our dollars to maximum effect we need to spend the Money on arms programs that would have an imme Diate effect the president said. The president also said that failure in the upcoming Camp David Summit with Israel. Egypt and the could result in in a new conflict in the Middle East. Possible a Carter said he had decided on his own to the Ren Gamble on calling the Summit meeting actions to support 1 scheduled to begin sept. 5. Because Egypt peeled. However uan israeli peace talks had broken Down indicate that 4completely, leaving him no course but to could be sex intervene personally. Earlier on the Dollar. Carter said he has been in Gress toe i consultation with his major advisers on the counteract the i matter. He urged Congress to Complete cooperation off action on the Energy Biu and said he was on other r making major efforts to Cut inflation and has not yet u. The Trade deficit All Steps which he says Costanza his will help the ailing Dollar. Public Liaison ,1a Treasury spokesman declined to lab style was not orate on Blumenthal s statement about House. Second Day of testimony Ray / never returned to ath Washington up James Earl Ray said thursday he would take responsibility for murdering Martin Luther King if investigators could prove he re turned to Atlanta after he bought the Rifle used to kill the civil rights Leader. Ray s whereabouts in the week before the kiting of King in Memphis on april 4, 1968, became the focal Point of Ray s Sec Ond Day of televised testimony before the House of representatives assassination committee. Ray contends be bought the Rifle in Bir Mingham ala., on March 29, then took a slow drive to Memphis arriving april 3, the Day before King was shot. On april 3,he said he turned the murder weapon Over to a mysterious Man known Only As Raoul and never saw it again. I ,
