European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday september 22, 1978 Ford stoutly upholds Warren report continued from Page i Oswald was linked to the shooting of both Kennedy and a Dallas police officer on the Day of the assassination and that there was considerable proof that the bullets which killed the president came from Oswald s Rifle. The Point i wish to make said Ford is that in too Many cases critics of the Warren commission have either misstated or omitted facts developed by the commis Sion and in the process have led the Public to have less than full support for the com Mission s  asked if the commission had experienced difficulty in reaching a unanimous conclusion Ford said it was decided the conclusion was one Lee Harvey Oswald was the As Sassin. And two the commission had found no evidence of a conspiracy foreign or do  the former president informed the com Mittee in Advance that he was invoking executive privilege and would not answer questions relating to his tenure As presi Dent from August 1974 to january 1977. Security was tight in the hearing room As he began his testimony. Bubble boy turns 7, Hopes to shed cocoon continued from Page 1 Cal precedents. Unlike other children with scid severe combined immune deficiency he has never been sick and is the Long est surviving patient. David s last name and the location of his Carter gets Bill on foreign Aid state dept. Costs Washington a the Senate wednesday completed congressional action on two Bills authorizing a total $3.6 Bil lion for economic foreign Aid and for the conduct of . Foreign relations. The International development Aid food assistance act and the foreign relations authorization act were sent to presi Dent Carter for his signature after voice vote approval. The Aid Bill authorizes $1.7 billion and earmarks much of it to help meet Basic human needs in the world s poorer nations. The total is the figure remaining after a 5 percent across the Board Cut from All sections of the Bill except the portion that provides funds for american schools and hospitals abroad. Help barred the Bill incorporates Senate language barring Aid to Vietnam Cambodia Cuba and Uganda. The House had wanted to specifically ban All Trade As Well. The foreign relations Bill provides an authorization of $1.9 billion to fund the activities of the state department the International communications Agency the Board for International broadcasting and other programs for fiscal 1979. Among provisions of the Bill Are those earmarking $25 million for soviet and Eastern european refugees settling in is Rael. Some $30 million is provided for indo chinese refugees and $5 million for african refugees. This Bill also includes a prohibition on the use of funds for Aid or reparations to Vietnam. And it includes a request that the presi Dent review . Diplomatic and economic relations with Cuba in Light of cuban Mili tary activities in Africa. Gen. Jones i visit exercise elements Washington is the chair Man of the joint chiefs of staff air Force Gen. David c. Jones departs for Europe Friday morning where he will visit elements Tak ing part in the autumn forge exercises the Pentagon announced thursday. While there Jones will participate in the fall nato military committee tour to Norway and Denmark. Jones is scheduled to return to washing ton on sept. 29. Home have never been revealed at the re quest of the parents. Shearer stressed that David is not a medical Experiment. We have to consider now what is most important to a child growing up Shearer said. David has not been left an object of medical curiosity with Little development As a person. He has t been left in an incubator merely As a Laboratory  Brynn Holcombe David s nurse says the 45-Pound youngster is making the Best of his situation. He seems to be Content at this Point in time he does t ask when he can get out of the isolator Holcombe said. Senate panel votes to trim tax on capital gains Washington a the Senate finance committee voted thursday to slash the tax on capital gains by $4 billion. The action approved by a 13-1 vote is conditioned on the Assumption the panel will write a new alternative minimum tax aimed at High income investors who pay Little income tax. That alternative Levy would bring in about $1 billion. The committee s proposal would provide about three times the capital gains tax re Lief voted by the House last month. The fed eral government now collects about $9 Bil lion a year in capital gains taxes. Under current Law 50 percent of capital gains which Are profits from the Sale of assets Are taxed at the same rate applied to a taxpayer s other income. After a $10, 000 exception the other half is subject to a 15 percent minimum  All told the maximum theoretical Feder al tax rate on capital gains is 49.1 percent although the average rate paid is Only about 16 percent. The House voted a reduction to no More than 35 percent. The finance committee plan would re sult in a maximum rate of 21 percent. Sev Enty percent of a gain rather than the cur rent 50 percent would be exempt from regular taxation. The new alternative minimum tax being considered by the committee would be paid on such tax preferences As the untaxed portion of capital gains Only if it exceeded a person s regular income tax. Europe partly Cloudy to Cloudy with morning log and Haze Friday and saturday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 63, Low 46. Sunset Friday 6 25 . Sunrise saturday 6 12 . Temperatures recorded thursday 4am 63 54 54 48 57 43 4pm 63 66 63 66 66 Adana Aviano p Brussels p Frankfurt cd Madrid p Paris cd 4am 4pm 66 66 Athens r 48 59 Berlin m 52 57 Copenhagen cd 50 70 London p 43 54 Munich cd 52 70 Rome c a partly Cloudy cd Cloudy a mostly Cloudy a rain c Clear. Out 25,31st weather so Ford also defended the Warren commis Sion s investigative strategy. In my judgment Ford said the War Ren commission made a proper decision that it was inadvisable to recruit a totally new investigative staff. And we Felt it was far better to employ a limited group of very outstanding lawyers. To head a staff organization which under close super vision would work with various investigative agencies of the . Government the Fri Cia and secret  i categorically deny that the investigation into the assassination was deficient he said. I have seen no new evidence Carter begin clash Over West Bank continued from Page 1 and i stand by  in Israel thursday israeli soldiers be Gan dragging Ultra nationalist jewish settlers from a Mountaintop on the West Bank of the Jordan River Israel radio reported As the government moved to Squash the settlers Challenge to the Camp David agreements. Foreign minister Moshe Dayan told a news conference in Jerusalem that the unauthorized settlement would have no effect on future negotiations with the arabs. Also on thursday Secretary of state Cyrus r. Vance after failing to win Jordan s backing for the Camp David accords flew to saudi Arabia to seek that powerful King Dom s help in the .-mediated peace plan. Saudi Arabia told Vance it was inter ested in further talks in an Effort to reach an understanding about the Camp David peace agreements a . Spokesman said. Earlier jordanian foreign minister Hassain Ibrahim standing with Vance at Amman Airport said Jordan still has reservations about the Camp David plan s failure to Deal with the question of the ultimate status of the israeli occupied West Bank and the palestinian people. But in his meetings with King Hussein the american received a commitment for a continuing dialogue with Jordan on its critical role in the peace process As envisaged by the Camp David agreements. Cafes garages offer free Check of car s safety Munich free car safety inspections Are being offered by cafes Europe garages in Germany As part of the 22nd inter National motor vehicle lighting equip ment program throughout october. Exchanges Are cooperating with the German traffic Accident prevention Council and Usa eur to offer a free Check of car lighting Windshield wipers and tires in anticipation of Winter weather according to col. Oran t. Hrncir director of the services division cafes Europe. Cafes mechanics also will visually in Spect Brake pedal play master Cylinder pedal pad Brake hoses and tubes parking Brake adjustment cables and the Brake system for external leaks Hrncir said. All cars brought to cafes garages for services and repairs will be inspected in connection with the particular services re Quested Hrncir said. Charges for work or parts needed to Correct deficiencies will be at the usual rates. The free inspection will be on a first served basis. When the workload of a garage will not permit immediate inspection an appointment will be scheduled Hrncir said. Which would change my  the seven member commission header by chief Justice Earl Warren was Stab a listed nov. 29, 1963, by president Lyndo Johnson to evaluate All the facts and circumstances surrounding the assassination of Kennedy. The members included Ford Sens Richard Russell d-ga., and John Sher Man Cooper r-ky., rep. Hale Boggs d la., former director Allen w. Dulles of the Cia and John Mccloy former . High commissioner in Germany. Russell Boggs and Dulles have since died Ford also said he told assistant Fri director Garth Deloach about a temporary internal conflict within the commission Over top staf appointments but never As suggested by critics spoke with Deloach after the com Mission began its investigative work once secret Fri memo suggested for May have been the Fri s informant on the commission. There was nothing that came fro president Johnson or any of his associate in the White House. To hurry in Are incomplete Way a decision by the War Ren  he did not know of theories raised Ai the time about possible cuban involvement in the assassination or the alleged destruction of a note from Oswald to a Dallas Fri agent or the possible use of Oswald a a Cia informant. Ford said however that had the commission known it would no have changed its conclusion. Dulles who headed the Cia from 1953 61, had no unusual relationship with the Central intelligence Agency other than the fact that he had been a former  Cooper followed Ford to the witness table and supported the former president testimony. We were not pressured in any Way b any person or any organization he Sal we made our own  we had no Rush to judgment Mcclo added in his testimony. Mccloy said the commission repo does contain All the essential facts an has stood the test of  red brigades suspect gets 12 years plus Milan Italy a Corrado Alunro reputed Leader of the red brigades Terrol is group was sentenced to 12 years a four months in jail by a Milan coup wednesday for illegal Possession of Arrand explosives. It was the first sentence imposed on the elusive 30-year-old Alunni since the firs warrant for his arrest was issued in 1976. His arrest last week in a suburban Milan apartment filled with weapons and sex pc Sites was considered a major break through in the Hunt for the killers of forme Premier Aldo Moro. Alunni was sought in connection with a murders including the slaying of Mon and his five bodyguards. 5-country meet urges slowing tourism in Alps Lugano Switzerland a Confer ence of Europe s Alpine states wednesday called for a halt to the proliferation of tourism and hydrological Power stations inthe Alps. Disorderly growth of tourist establish ment was incompatible with local traditions and scenery in Alpine areas the 250 delegates from five nations said in a joint declaration. The conference also proposed that Italy France West Germany Switzerland and Austria build no More Alpine Power stations because they affect the natural water Supply and upset the ecological balance