European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday september 15, 1978 Bank Concession alleged denied reaching peace the Summit spokesman say whether president Carter s intensive i tta.-. To in a a a. A n in a a sit to Tell to fit said thursday. Jody Powell the White House press Secretary speaking with the authority of the from press dispatches amp David my. Leaders at the Mideast Summit have been unable so far to so so isl �2 a unit a Aat Brawl against Strong optimism or pessimism diff to Tittor ind Egypt said it is simply not possible to Plo Matic sources said the mood at the efforts to promote an agreement will be Suc  Powell earlier cautioned sweeps 2 blocks of downtown Leon fire hits strife torn Nicaragua City Managua up fire ravaged two blocks of downtown Leon thursday destroying dozens of buildings and doctors struggled to treat 1,500 casualties of fight ing Between sandinista guerrillas and forces Loyal to president Anastasio Somo e Early morning fire in Leon Nicara Gua s second largest City destroyed stores offices and the local Branch of the National Bank of Nicaragua. It was not known if the Blaze was caused by the National guard or the sandinista that control a Good part of the City. At a Hospital in a guerrilla held neigh boyhood More than 1,500 persons wounded Senate panel rejects military projects plea Washington a the Senate armed services committee on thursday unanimously rejected defense Secretary Harold Brown s plea for hundreds of new military  House panel also turned Brown away on , fighting for $2.2 billion Worth of floods. Continued from Page 1 were recovered wednesday were identified As Linda Millirons 33 Ronnie Cole 3 Lisa Michelle Scarver 10 Justin Talley 3 Gwen Robinson 8 Marjorie Zaloudek 22 and Marjorita Green 18. The body of Carlo Robertson of Little Rock was recovered thursday. Heavy thunderstorms hit the area at Daybreak wednesday and six inches of rain fell in five hours sending creeks Rush ing out of their Banks and swirling through Homes and businesses. Buildings were washed from their foundations roads were closed and hundreds of people were stranded in cars and on rooftops. A school bus carrying 21 children was swept 300 feet Down a Creek on a Rural Road in Garland county but All aboard were rescued. At one Point All roads into Little Rock were closed and a 30-Square-Block area of the state capital had to be evacuated. Terrorist. Continued from Page 1 Nurnberg Mannheim Wiesbaden Munich and Mainz. Security sources say that unlike the underground red army faction Urban guerrilla gang members of the revolutionary cells Are part time terrorists who use ostensibly respectable existences As a cover for Leisure time terror strikes. Europe partly Cloudy Friday. Partly Cloudy to Cloudy saturday with occasional rain showers. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 68, Low 48. Sunset Friday 6 41 . Sunrise saturday 6 03 temperatures recorded thursday. 4am 63 52 61 48 55 50 4pm 88 70 61 70 90 73 Adana p Aviano p Brussels m Frankfurt p Madrid p Paris p 4am 73 57 54 46 54 4pn 75 61 55 66 73 75 l Athens p Berlin r Copenhagen r London p Munich p Rome a. R a partly Cloudy a mostly Cloudy a rain. Del 25,31 St weather so alternate programs to replace the $2 Billi on nuclear aircraft Carrier scuttled by president Carter was told by the chairman of the Senate armed services committee sen. John Stennis d-miss., that we be worked on this Bill for a year and i Don t want to go Back and redo All this  instead the Senate panel followed the course of the House armed services com Mittee on wednesday. That simply was to resubmit the same defense authorization Bill vetoed by Carter but minus the big Carrier the president did t want. Brown who pressed Carter s plea for scores of substitute projects ranging from tanks to new missiles conceded that the president might have to try again next year for the $2.2 billion package. The Bill without the Carrier Money would total $35 billion in military authorizations legislation needed each year to provide the military with ongoing or new programs such As manpower Levels or construction of new weapons. Coupled with other measures it would drop Carter s Overall defense budget ceiling from $126 billion to $124 billion. Brown claimed the extra Money was essential to our Securi  is anxious to dispose of the Bill with the november elections looming. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., rebuffed Brown and said it s going to be impossible to open this Bill Back up. Or maybe you d like us to cancel the  . Will build 1,000 new tanks London up Britain will build 1, 000 new Battle tanks to equip her Rhine army in West Germany the defense ministry said wednesday. The ministry said the new tank will be More formidable than anything possessed by communist Warsaw pact forces and will enter into service in the late 1980s. It will replace the current chieftain Battle tank. The ministry said the new tank is de signed to have a Speed of 40 Mph will be equipped with Britain s latest Cobham Armor which is designed to withstand any shells or missiles currently possessed by the Warsaw pact and will mount a 120mm rifled bore  will carry a four Man Crew the minis try said. The ministry said a prototype of the new tank will be ready at the beginning of the 1980s and the first production models by the mid-1980s. In the fighting crowded hallways and filled every room. Political sources reported that the opposition to Somoza was ready to announce the formation of a rival government. Somoza revoked All constitutional guarantees wednesday and extended martial Law throughout this Central american nation of 2.4 million people. The edict in effect for 30 Days was an Effort to keep control of the country his family has ruled for 41 years. He also sent israeli made fighter planes and dc-3s mounted with machine guns to Leon to attack guerrilla positions. The planes also strafed near the Costa rican Border. But the guerrillas held control of at least part of several towns. In Esteli 80 Miles North of Managua the sandinista looted and burned Down the City Hall overnight and extended their control to practically the entire City. New fighting broke out wednesday in Masaya 15 Miles Southwest of Managua Only hours after it was opened up to allow red Cross volunteers to Start burning de composing bodies that accumulated on the streets in four Days of fighting. The red Cross said there was a danger of disease. Travellers reported that guerrillas were in Complete control of the City of Dir Iamba 25 Miles South of Managua. The insurgents were aided by High school students. Fighting also raged on the outskirts of Chin Andega 80 Miles Northwest of Leon. All commercial and private air traffic was at one Point warned to stay out of the City s airspace. 132 repatriates from Cuba arrive in Miami by Jet Miami up a charter Jet carrying 132 cuban americans some weeping with Joy arrived from Havana thursday end ing for some a 17-year Effort to leave Cuba and be repatriated with american friends and relatives. The Eastern airlines Jet chartered for the flight arrived at a specially cleared concourse at Miami s International Airport at 11 10 . The cuban americans who ranged in age from about 8 to several who looked to be in their 60s, appeared dazed at the Ultra modern Airport facility. A few were crying and several waved to newsmen and photographers. Sixty six of the arrivals held dual cuban and american citizenship. The others were members of their families. The group part of a repatriation pro Gram approved in june by the cuban government were quickly ushered into a . Customs and immigration service area for processing. About 100 cuban exiles waited outside the Airport customs area to catch a glimpse of the repatriates. A reunion Cele bration was scheduled later at a downtown hotel where the cuban americans will be taken in busses after being processed at the Airport. Cuba has agreed to allow 480 cuban americans to leave the Caribbean Island and a second repatriation flight is scheduled oct. 4. Summit was upbeat As Carter worked to win the agreement of Israel s Menachem begin and Egypt s Anwar Sadat to a peace seek ing blueprint. A spokesman for the israeli embassy denied that Israel has agreed to the Prin Ciple of withdrawal from the West Bank. But sources close to the conference con firmed that agreement apparently had been reached. It really is very difficult to say How Long 1 the conference will continue Powell told i reporters thursday. Reminded that he had said wednesday that the Summit had reached its final stages Powell declared the final stage could be the longest  Powell said anew that Progress has i been made and flexibility demonstrated i but he emphasized that the Progress and flexibility have been insufficient to quaran a tee Success at the three Power meeting. Nonetheless he insisted we Are not at a  Carter had seemed to be within reach of a comprehensive formula for continuing israeli egyptian negotiations after the Mideast Summit concludes. Amid intensified negotiations Carter the Summit Host and middleman in the talks walked through the forested grounds of the presidential Retreat thursday with president Sadat the White House said. The session followed Carter s 25-minute Chat wednesday night with Premier begin that occurred As ministerial delegations from Israel and the United states met in Washington for nearly an hour. The source added the word apparently to the original Flat statement about the West Bank because of the possibility of the comprehensive agreement unravelling As the conference moved into its final hours. The sources said two key obstacles Are the future of the palestinians and the israeli settlements in occupied Arab lands. Failure of the delegations to reach an amicable conclusion to the Summit prompted Carter to postpone for a week a four state political tour of North Carolina South Carolina Ohio and Pennsylvania he intended to make this weekend. Congressional sources said Sadat and begin Are expected to talk with members of Congress and other american leaders before returning Home. On Capitol Hill the mood was also upbeat. Loans. Continued from Page 1 even More dramatic increase in the amount of Money loaned or granted to Safe airmen. Officials at the afas s National Headquarters in Arlington va., said their european representatives disbursed nearly $146,000 during the first six months of the year compared to $151,000 during the entire year of 1977. Officials attributed much of the increase to a june 1977 liberalization of their in policies to be More responsive to the needs of the air Force  changes included raising the amount o a loan which can be approved at base level from $500 to $1,000, removing the limit for emergency dental care and allowing Loans for emergency Auto repairs. However nearly half of the Mone loaned or granted $68,000 in 1977 and about the same amount during the first six months of this year was for what the so a piety Calls Basic  that Ca Tagore includes moving expenses food clothing rent and deposits. A recent Survey by afas representatives at bases in Germany found that most Basic maintenance Loans Are made to airmen in grades e4 and below who rent quarters on the Economy. Car repair and emergency travel Loans also Are often re Quested by airmen in those  and afas Loans Are made interest free to service members. They can b repaid in a Lump sum or by monthly instal Mients of at least $10, officials said