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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 14, the stars and stripes Page 7 House oks end to Turk embargo Washington a the House on tuesday formally endorsed an end to the arms embargo against Turkey sending president Carter a Bill that also opens the Way to resumption of Trade with Rhodesia if that nation meets certain conditions in the  wide ranging International Security assistance act passed 225-126 in the House after earlier Senate approval also would make possible Carter s proposed troop phaseout in South Korea by authorizing the Transfer of american defense equipment to the koreans. The Bill Calls for lifting the embargo against Turkey if Carter certifies that end ing it is in the interests of the United states and the nato Alliance and that Turkey is acting in Good Faith to achieve a just and peaceful settlement of the Cyprus prob  the embargo was voted by Congress three years ago after Turkey saying it feared Cyprus was about to join Greece invaded the Island using weapons and equip ment furnished by the United states. By using . Supplied weapons to invade Cyprus Turkey broke . Law a move which instigated the the embargo. In order for the embargo to be lifted Carter would have to certify that Turkey is moving toward letting refugees return to their Island Homes is removing its forces from the Island and is committed to the Early serious resumption of intercom Mun Al talks aimed at a just negotiated Settle  part of the Bill dealing with Rhode Sia would allow resumption of Trade with that nation next year if it takes part in an internationally sponsored conference on its future involving All political and racial  must also select a government in free elections in which All political and population groups Are allowed to participate. . Mercenaries sought a Bull Market tilings were definitely bullish on Wall Street As these brahmas strolled through the new York Stock Market and financial area As part of a to com Mercial for an investment firm. The subject matter was t spelled out but it might have been advice on How to avoid a bum steer. Up photo Somoza army Recruiter probed Albuquerque . A Feder Al authorities Are investigating a Motel owner who is using newspaper ads to re Cruit an army to help beleaguered pres ident Anastasio Somoza of Nicaragua. The Fri is looking into possible violations of the neutrality Laws of the United states assistant . Attorney Robert Collins said tuesday. Collins said Guy Gabaldon of Albuquerque May have violated two sections of the . Criminal code. One prohibits Ameri can citizens from enlisting into the service of a foreign government and the second requires any person providing military assistance or service to a foreign Power to be licensed by the state department. The response to my newspaper ads has been tremendous said Gabaldon 52. I m already Over my 100-Man quota and i m going to Managua Nicaragua s Capi Tal to see if i can get the quota in  Gabaldon an unsuccessful candidate for Bernalillo county sheriff in the Republican primary in june said he did not Contact the state department or any other Agency before recruiting american sex marines. The state department betrayed us when they gave up the Panama canal. All they do is get in your Way Gabaldon said. But Gabaldon s advertisements caught the Eye of Federal authorities who want to find out if what he is doing is Legal. Gabaldon said anyone who joined his army would receive $1,000 a month and plane fare to and from  can t reveal my sources of Money be cause some of it is coming from United states sources Gabaldon said. Gabaldon said he made arrangements to enlist the army through a Somoza aide. I did t make arrangements with so Moza but with someone just below Somoza he said. New plans proposed by Brown Washington a defense Secre tary Harold Brown proposed More than 100 military program restorations tuesday to replace $2 billion designated for a nuclear powered aircraft Carrier in a Bill vetoed by president  made it Clear the Carter administration is not willing to surrender the $2 Bil lion but believes the Money should be applied to other defense needs including weapons equipment ammunition Readi Ness research and. Development and other naval  is essential to our Security that de sense be funded at or very near the $126 billion level proposed by Carter for fiscal 1979, the defense Secretary said in a letter to rep. Melvin Price d-i11., chairman of the House armed services committee. Pass same Bill again after the House upheld Carter s veto of a $36.9 billion weapons authorization Bill by a wide margin last week sen. John Sten Nis d-miss., chairman of the Senate armed services committee suggested Congress ought to simply pass the same Bill once More with the $2 billion in Carrier Money omitted. Brown was summoned to testify tues Day before Price s committee and his let Ter was obviously designed to Lay the basis for that testimony. The list accompanying Brown s letter which also went to Stennis and rep. George Mahon d-tex., chairman of the House appropriations committee covered a wide variety of weapons research pro Grams and readiness items. The biggest called for restoration of $330.6 million in funds for operation maintenance supplies and stockpiles. Canadian editor quits Over cover change Toronto a the executive editor of Maclean s Magazine says he resigned because his publisher removed an unflattering cartoon of prime minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau from the cover of the mag Azine s first weekly Issue. Editor John Gault said the cartoon could have embarrassed publisher Lloyd Hodg Kinson and other executives when they pre sent Trudeau with a copy of the inaugural Issue. I could t live with it said Gault. It s a Clear Cut matter of principle. The publisher intruded into an area which he knows nothing about editorial  the cartoon showing Trudeau backed into a Corner with a Rose on the ground in front of him was moved to an inside Page alongside an article critical of his hesitation to Call elections this fall. The cover of the weekly now bears a photograph of egyptian president Anwar Sadat and israeli Premier Menachem be Gin. Queen Mother Given to Whf pay of Woften a Ocumen Fec i s a a a w of a i a i for i Rritt. I i to 1 i in a ii year of Post London up Queen Mother Eliza Beth 78, Mother of Britain s Queen Eliza Beth ii has been named to the 1,000-year old Post of lord Warden of the Cinque ports the government said. She is the first woman Ever appointed tothe Job. It is purely honorary today and carries no official duties. One former Holder was the late sir win Ston Churchill Britain s world War ii prime minister. The last Holder was the late sir Robert Menzies a former prime minister of Australia. Washington a women working full time earn an average of $5,000 a year less than men in most Large metropolitan areas according to figures released tues Day by the labor department. This difference has been quite consistent Over a Long period of time. Annual data Back to the mid-1950s show women s earnings have averaged Between 58 per cent and 64 percent of men a said labor economist Howard Hayghe. He explained that employed women have traditionally been concentrated in clerical and service jobs which Are Gener ally lower paying than the posts held by  even when they enter the professional technical occupation group women Are concentrated As teachers nurses and occupations that Are relatively poorer pay ing than traditional male jobs such As Law yers and  movement of women into male dominated occupations has tended to be very slow Hayghe said. The department reported that in most parts of the country Between 50 percent and 60 percent of the women Over the age of 16 had jobs while 77 percent to 87 per cent of the men were employed. The Survey covering 1975, disclosed the lowest proportion of women workers in West Virginia and the lowest for men in Florida. The study disclosed that the median in come for men nationwide was $12,770 while for women it was $7,531. Add a col lege education and the Gap gets even wider with men earning $17,891 and women $10,861. The narrowest Gap Between men s and women s earnings was in the East South Central states where earnings for both sexes were lowest. In these states Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi median in come for men was $10,747 while women s was $6,517 for a difference of $4,230. And the biggest difference $6,013, appeared where both sexes made the most Money the department said  
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