European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes Friday september 29, 1978 Highway in peace Airstrip in War by Grace Blancett staff writer Bohringer Germany is to Stop nato from reinforcing its troops the enemy will have to Knock out Germany s highways As Well As its airfields the Mili tary Airlift come proved wednesday. Shortly before 4 p.m., Gen. William g. Moore eased a c-130 Hercules onto an 8,500-foot stretch of unopened Highway South of Stuttgart in crosswinds of about 10 Miles an hour. See photos Page 3. This gives you a Highway to drive on in peacetime and an Airstrip during War Moore said. The Mac comander flew the Craft from Rhein main a Germany for the assault strip Landing part of the autumn forge 78 series of nato exercises. Soon after the c-130 Landing a German c-160 Ransall from the air transport come landed and spewed out troops and equipment from the army s 1st in 54th , air Force Reserve c-123 and c-7 aircraft from the 1st provisional Airlift so Stol at Wiesbaden landed More troops bringing the total to More than 150. Before the landings an american German combat control team parachuted in to simulate securing the area. The . Combat control team from Mac s 435th tac Airlift Wing at Rhein main directed the . Transports while the German team guided its nation s  this was the first autobahn Landing for the ., German army sgt. Maj. Dieter Blatter of the combat control team said he helped prepare this stretch of pavement Between Stuttgart and Lake Constance for a c-160 Landing Here about three weeks  said larger and heavier c-141 and c-5 aircraft although usually needing extra Strong runways also could land on autobahn. He said that the c-5 s weight is so Well distributed on 28 tires that its Impact would be less than that of some smaller aircraft. Flanking the assault strip on opposite sides were a cabbage Patch and a Corn Field and on both sides hundreds of curious residents of this Black Forest Village. One thing we have to be careful of in developing an autobahn strip such As this is that we have adequate wingtip Clear Ance that is Banks along the Road Are far enough Back to allow clearance Moore  wingspan of a c-130 is Over 130 feet. Sencrie panel passes across the Board tax cuts continued from Page 1 Bill and $232 in the House version. Approved earlier was a provision expanding the current earned income credit which is available to families with children and incomes under $8,000 a year. The cur rent maximum $400 credit would go up to $600, and some benefits would be available to those families earning under $11,000. The credit is a form of negative income tax which results in payments to qualifying individuals. The committee approved an amendment by sen. Bob Dole r-kan., that eventually would Grant an additional $1,000 tax exemption to persons under 65 who Are totally and permanently disabled. Similar treatment already is Given the Blind and those 65 and Over. By a 13-2 vote the committee agreed to a new tax exclusion for persons who sell their principal Homes without buying an other. The tax break is not As big As the once in a lifetime $100,000 exclusion that was voted by the House. The plan approved by the committee builds on a formula in current Law that Carter sees no big Block Carter orders of Egypt Israel treaty continued from Page 1 Don t allege any improper  he said another question left open is whether Israel will have the right to Start new settlements after the negotiations have been concluded. He said the Best answer i can give is to quote israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan who said on sept. 19 As he arrived Israel oks agreements continued from Page j Dat of Egypt by 84-19, with 17 abstentions. Opposition Cut across party lines focus ing on Sadat s demand that Israel agree to evacuate its settlements in the Sinai de Sert As a condition for reopening talks. Most opponents were from begin s right of Center coalition but the Premier won enough support to avoid a confrontation with his party. In a Sharp witty but hard hitting speech ending the deliberations begin appealed for bipartisan support. He bluntly warned the packed chamber that failure to ratify the accords would end Sadat s peace initiative and expose Israel to International pressure and then one Day Israel would really have had to agree to sign a  begin said Israel had its first practical Chance for peace in 30 years with the most important Arab state. This peace is first and Foremost born of our blood. We sacrificed 12,000 of our Best sons. We want to put a Stop to this. This is the Opportunity this is the hour this is the  he said the egyptians had proposed tuesday to reestablish the severed communications link set up after Sadat s breakthrough visit to Jerusalem. The . Government also had told him Egypt is ready to open talks on a peace treaty next  suggest to the Knesset Don t wait. Don t postpone it. I ask for a Clear Sharp  argued forcefully for the accords in a 55-minute speech that capped a Gruel ing 19-hour Day ending with the vote at 3 30 . Gesturing cajoling joking and scolding party defectors he showed no signs of the illnesses that weakened him earlier this year. In Israel let us not delude ourselves. I have no doubt that when we enter into deliberations with the other three parties concerning what used to happen in this area this question will be  Carter said he has no ability and no in Tention to Force begin to conform to the United states interpretation nor will he hold Back on a letter of agreement in which the United states pledges to participate in the building of two new israeli air bases in the Negev desert. He said he has directed that the letter confirming the air bases be sent by de sense Secretary Harold Brown to israeli defense minister Ezer Weizman. Carter opened his news conference by praising the israelis and also congratulating the Senate for passing the natural Gas Bill. He then announced he signed an executive order to create an emergency Board to end the 3-Day nationwide rail strike and said he would go into Federal court if strik ers refuse to return to their jobs. Carter singled out Senate democratic Leader Robert Byrd and sen. Henry Jack son d-wash., for courageous action in achieving Senate passage of the Gas Bill. This is a Bill that will provide the Cen Ter piece for establishing a United states Energy policy Carter said. He called the legislation very Good for Consumers particularly those who live in states faced with natural Gas shortages. The Bill also is fair to producers car Ter said. I think it will make us much less dependent on foreign  Carter was asked about news reports that the Federal government had made a decision not to actively seek out welfare cheats to leave it up to states and municipalities because of the Cost involved. When i came into office i and my administration were determined and Are still determined to Root out fraud and abuse he said. My own inclination would be to let the Justice department de cide whether to make cheaters simply re pay funds or to go to jail. If it s a Gross Case i would favor them going to  actress suite burgled Nice France a burglars stole 25,000 francs about $5,800 Worth of valuables from the studio suite of actress Cathe Rine Deneuve who is making a movie Here. Rail clerks Back to work continued from Page 1 defying the president would Only acknowledge that there was nothing in Kroll s statement sending people Back to  the spokesman who asked not be identified said the Union Leader had not issued an order to end picketing. The three members named by Carter to the emergency Board Are Paul h. Hanlon of Portland ore., a professional arbitrator Jerre s. Williams a Law professor at the University of Texas in Austin and Jacob Seidenberg a Washington area economist and lawyer. Carter ordered an end to the walkout under emergency Powers provided by the National railway labor act. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall announced earlier that government intervention was expected telling reporters that his efforts to have the parties negotiate an agreement had failed. The Norfolk and Western railway and the brotherhood of railway and airline clerks have been unable to reach an agreement during the past 26 hours said Marshall. The Secretary said that earlier in the Day the Federal Agency that mediates rail Road disputes had recommended that the president move to halt the strike under the labor act. Marshall had ordered the two sides to negotiate around the clock for 24 hours in Hopes of reaching an agreement before a noon deadline. But sources said the Secre tary extended that deadline for another 90 minutes to make a final personal Effort to mediate a settlement. As an alternative Carter could have asked Congress for emergency legislation to end the crippling strike. Under the Law workers must stay on the Job for a 60-Day Cooling off period 30 Days for the Board to prepare its report and another 30 Days for the government to try to get the two sides to Settle. If there is no settlement at the end of the 60 Days the Union would be free to resume its strike. When that has happened in the past presidents have been required under the Law to seek emergency congressional legislation to Avert a strike. The last time the Law was invoked was in 1975, when presi Dent Gerald r. Ford averted a threatened strike by the railway clerks. Gives a break Only to persons 65 and older. But the committee s proposal would apply to All persons regardless of age and could be used once every five years. As under present Law the full profit from the Sale of a Home would be tax deferred so Long As a new Home costing at least As much were bought. The Bill would exempt from taxation All the capital gain or profit if the Home were sold for $50,000 or less. If the Home sold for a higher Price the amount excluded from taxation would be determined by dividing $50,000 by the sales Price and multiplying it by the total profit. For example if a Home were purchased in 1974 for $50,000 and sold in 1979 for $150, 000, that would result in a capital gain of $100,000. Dividing $50,000 by the sales Price $150,000 and multiplying by the profit would result in roughly $33,000 excluded from any tax. That leaves $67,000 subject to tax. Under the plan approved earlier by the committee Only 30 percent of the remain ing $67,000 would be subject to the capital gains tax. This would mean a tax of $14,000 for a person in the 70-percent tax bracket or $6,000 at the 30-percent bracket. Unlike other capital gains such As prof its from the Sale of stocks none of the untaxed profit from the Sale of a Home would be subject to the additional minimum  the tax break would be available for Homes sold after july 26, 1978, the Day the House ways and Means committee pro posed the $100,000 exclusion. The Carter administration agreed with the committee on that item. But on the subject of capital gains taxes in general trea sury Secretary Michael Blumenthal said the committee was being much too Gener Ous to High income investors. However he indicated the president might be willing to accept such a Large capital gains reduction if it were coupled with a workable minimum tax designed to tax heavily those High income investors with Large amounts of sheltered income. Present Law taxes 50 percent of a capital gain at the same tax rate applied to a tax payer s other income. Except for a $10,000 exemption the remainder of the gain is subject to an additional 15-percent mini mum  the finance committee Bill would tax Only 30 percent of a gain at the Ordinary rate. The first $20,000 of the remaining 70 per cent would be tax exempt the next $40,000 would be taxed at 10 percent the next $40, 000 at 20 percent and All Over $100,000 at a 25percent rate. But this tax would apply Only if it was More than the taxpayer s Reg ular income. Europe Cloudy to partly Cloudy Friday with occasional Light rain and rain showers and isolated Thunder storms. Partly Cloudy saturday. Frankfurt Heidelberg High 58, Low 46. Sunset Friday 6 10p.m, Sunrise saturday 6 24 . Temperatures recorded thursday. M Athens p Berlin cd Copenhagen p London cd Munich r Rome up partly Cloudy cd Cloudy a rain. Del25,31st weather so 4am 4pm 61 81 Adana p 50 59 Aviano p 48 48 Brussels cd 48 55 Frankfurt cd 55 82 mad rid p 48 55 Paris cd 4am 4p 66 75 48 54 39 52 50 59 46 45 64 68