European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 4 the stars and stripes Friday. June 13. 1980 Een with the devastation still fresh in the news a Mote is afoot to turn mount St. Helens into a tourist attraction. A Volcano s damage $2.7 billion so far Washington api ust month eruption of mount is. Helens has already Cost about $2.7 billion and the end is not in sight. Congress has been told. Office is of Federal agencies and Washington state testified before the Senate appropriations commit lec in support of an 1818 million first instalment of Federal help. Sen. Warren g. Magnuson. D-wash.,chairman of the commit acc. Said he would seek action next week. The House appropriations committee has already approvedj89s million. Lyle Jacobsen director of the washing ton office of financial management said the $2.7 billion estimate included costs to slate and local governments and private Enterprise. Magnuson called the proposed appropriation which would be for the remainder of the fiscal year ending sept. 30, a Down payment a first  we can Only address the most immedi ate needs right now he said. We do not know what the ultimate costs might  mount St. Helens a Peak in Southwest Ern Washington erupted on May 18. The known dead total 26. At least 46 Are miss ing and about 20 percent of the state was showered with volcanic Ash. Ray Fitzgerald administrator of the agriculture stabilization and conservation service said Many crops covered by the Ash appear to be rotting although the state s Bank in Boston drops loan rate new York up first National Bank of Boston wednesday lowered its prime lending rate a full percentage Point to 12 percent the first Large Bank to drop to this level in 10 months. No other major institution immediately matched the Cut by America s 17th largest commercial Bank. Several smaller Banks previously announced reductions to i2m percent and in one Case to 12 percent Down from the 13 percent Rale that has prevailed in the Industry since last week. Since the prime already has fallen from a record High of 20 percent in april analysts have expected further cuts in the prime be cause business loan demand has plummeted and because of indications of a slightly easier credit stance by the Federal Reserve. Important wheat crop seems to be in goo condition. Both gov. Pix Lee Ray and or. Wil Liam of Csc. Director of the Federal Center for disease control in Atlanta said health effects will apparently not be As serious asat first feared. The most recent information shows the Ash is not a health Hazard the governor said. She said a Small portion of the Ash is in a form that could Lead to silicosis but re searchers at Washington state University believe this would happen Only after an enormous exposure Over several decades  both of Csc and h. William Menard director of the . Geological Survey said they Are proceeding on the Assumption that eruptions May continue to occur for 20 to 25 years As they did during the Mountain s last burst of volcanic activity Between 1831and 1857. There is no indication that we have seen even in the May 18 eruption the big Gest thing that could happen Mcnar said. He also said the activity at mount is. Helens could Lead to eruptions of other peaks in the Cascade Range. During the last previous eruptions of mount St. Helens there was also volcanic activity at mount Rainier and mount Baker in Washington and mount Hood in Orego Menard said. It is possible the current mount St. He Lens eruption could signal the Start of a similar Cycle of eruptions he testified. Abuse of elderly brings Call for new legislation Washington a a group of elderly people told a congressional panel wednesday How they were robbed and beaten not by strangers hut by family and friends. The apparent growing problem of abuse of inc elderly was aired As some members of Congress urged new Laws to protect inc old from friends and relatives. Hundreds of thousands of the elderly Are victims of abuse by their own children said rep. Claude Pepper. D-fla., chairman of inc House select committee on aging. Pepper. 79. Estimated that Between 500, 000 to 2.5 million cases of abuse of the elderly occur each year but most go unreported to police because of fear of reprisals or loyally to their children. Sen. John Heinz. R-pa., a member of the Senate special committee on aging said that too often a stressful climate results when an elderly person is dependent on others. It could must in the abuse and Degra Dation of a human being said Heinz. We must develop ways in which the elderly can live with Independence and  Pepper and other panel members said they planned to pursue Federal legislation that would require anyone who comes in Contact with a suspected Case of abuse of the elderly to report it. The proposal would also encourage states to set up protective services for abused elderly persons. A commit acc staff report said about 15stales have adult Protection Laws now. A 79-Jcar-uld Massachi Sells grandmother who asked to be identified Only As mrs. A testified  Bur daughter 45, moved in with two children ind proceeded to mistreat her. Kicking me. Pushing me grappling withe. Telling me in pet out at one time throwing a drawer Down the stairs at me calling me names telling me i belonged in a nursing Home and Why did t i go to one. Bic told me i a is senile and paranoid Andy brain was All shrivelled  mrs. X said she finally went to a protective service worker and obtained a court order to keep her daughter from abusing William Jones. Of. Of Washington d c related How his son drained his banking account. "1 had Only one meal a Day and that was greens Turkey wings or Noodle with maggots. Do lords Roberts an adult protective serv ice worker who accompanied Jones to the hearing recalled How fearful he was to seek help i son  to put embalming fluid in his fix a. Vic  j. 6 Marine in tax Case transferred Washington a the Pentagon transferred one of president Carter s Mili tary aides after the Marine major became embroiled in a dispute with the internal Revenue service Over non payment of taxes on religious grounds. Maj. Jeffery Zorn who was Given the White House assignment last december said he has not paid income taxes since 1976. When he took a vow of poverty and began turning his military pay Over to Small Church which he beads. When irs investigators began looking into the matter the White House informed the defense department last april the marines returned com to a staff Job at the Marine base at Quantico a. A decision was made that while this irs investigation was going on he should be transferred Back to Quantico said Pentagon spokesman Ralph Blanchard. The tax Case has not yet gone to court but Zorn complained in an interview tues Day that the White House forced his Transfer. They told me that they thought it would be better if i i was t around he said. _ _ _ White House " Zora spokesman Ray Jenkins denied that the White House ordered Zorn removed As one of the president s military aides say ing we simply notified the defense department of the irs probe. But a defense department source said the White House did ask for Zorn s trans Fer and that the Pentagon was clearly aware of the fact that the White House wanted the major removed from his duties. A tour As military aide to the president normally runs two to three years and is considered the sign of a promising Mili tary career. Non. 33, who joined the marines in 1969 and served a tour in Vietnam where he received the Bronze Star while a Pla Toon Leader occasionally went jogging with Carter and guarded him non fishing trips. � he was among six men nominated by the Marine corps for the Post. He was selected by presidential aide Hugh Carterjr. And Marty bean head of the Whitehouse military office. The Marine and his wife Are co pastors of the third estate Church in Quantico. The Church which is non denominational has about a dozen members. Zorn said be has a theology degree from the International Bible Institute and Seminary in Florida and is licensed by the state of Virmia to perform marriages. Goes to Church in a Telephone interview Zorn said Evy pin by of his salary goes to the Church. He defended his non payment of income taxes during the past four years and said the Church uses the Money for a variety of programs including the Pur Chase of religious pamphlets contributions to television and radio evangelists and a. He f i we live on the  expenses Are paid for Afler approx r a Marine major Earni about 1 1 9,000 i taxable income. The internal Revenue service declined. Cases pT0 to dim Indr Wii in a letter to the president Zorn complained about the irs handling of his Case. Lloyd Cutler counsel to the presi Dent replied that it would be inappropriate for Carter to become involved