European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Asks More Money or arms panel oks troop Cut Washington up the Senate armed services committee thursday approved a 25,500-Man reduction in the army s Active strength and adopted a military weapons authorization Bill that is s4.98 Bil lion higher than the president requested. Chairman John Stinnis. D-miss., said the panel s approval of a one year reduction in Active military strength from the requested 775,800 to 750.300 the equivalent of two divisions is a signal to the army to improve its recruiting system. The panel specifically wants the army to increase the rate of High school level recruits from the current 50 percent to 72 percent. Arnn t Hicl of stall Gen. Ludward Meyer in a letter released earlier thursday warned that the manpower reduction w ill Send the wrong signal to America s friends and foes. I believe the signal which we Send to the rest of the w orld by lowering our army strength in face of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan would have an Adverse Impact on the deterrent value of our forces he said. The committee by a 16-1 Vole approved a s5i.9 billion weapons and military re search and development authorization Bill that Stinnis said is the biggest thing we have Ever had Money and author Leo unofficial publication for the us armed forces vol. 39, no. 58 a 5uT" saturday june 14, 1980 if 21855 a the committee tucked another si.5 Bil lion in pay and Benefit raises for the armed forces. The president has voiced support for a pay increase. All of the Steps would go into effect in the new fiscal year beginning oct. I. Nearly 70 percent of the Aulhorn action Bill is for major new weapons including aircraft helicopters missiles air defense systems torpedoes mines tanks armoured personnel carriers and other fighting vehicles. It includes si.55 billion for the first stage of the new my intercontinental ballistic missile system and $50 million for development of the cd military cargo air plane for use by the new rapid deployment thursday. Congress passed a $613.6 billion technically balanced budget for Fis Cal 1981 containing the largest peacetime military increase in . History. The spending plan narrowly passed the House and sailed through the Senate amid growing sentiments that the recession and the extra government spending on Aid pro Grams would Lead to another budget deficit. It Calls for soi3.6 billion in Federal spending and shows a s200 million surplus and includes the largest peacetime military increase in . History $18 billion. Seeking votes Liberal politician Yasuhiro Nakasonc campaigning for the Job As prime min ister of Japan holds aloft a youngster in Tokyo lie seeks to replace prime min ister Masayoshi Ohira who died from a heart ailment. The election is scheduled for june 22. A photo major eruption rocks Volcano Vancouver Wash. Up another major eruption from mount St. Helens shot heavy Ash plumes 10 Miles High Friday and showered the Portland ore., area with grit and pumice that fell like heavy Gray Snow. The eruption coming after 18 Days of relative Calm began thursday night with a Boom heard 135 Miles away. Huge Mush room shaped Clouds Rose to 55,000 feel where variable winds carried the fallout in All directions except to the North and North East. Pilots flying Over the Volcano said the eruption looks like an Alom authorities mindful of the cataclysmic May 18 blast that killed scores of people evacuated 1,500 people near the Mountain. The few remaining residents in the town of Cougar 12 Miles Southwest of the Peak reported Large rocks falling amid the Ash Koberl Rule of Portland ore., replenishes the tank of window cleaner fluid in filler up his Auto after the latest eruption of mount St. Helens deposited up to a Quarter of an Inch if Ash on Portland and rain turned it into mud. A a it1 a heavy smell of Fulfur. The Colwitz county sheriffs of fico re ported the 15 people still in Cougar were taken to residences outside the red one an area roughly within a 20-mile radius of the Volcano and accessible Only to those is sued special state permits. There Verc no immediate reports of miss ing or injured persons. Scientists said the third major eruption in less than a month could be larger than the May 25 blast when the grit blanketed much of Southwest Washington and North West Oregon. This is a big one. Comparable to the May 25 eruption . Geological Survey scientist Pete Rowley said. The eruption took place on the eve of a High Earth tide. Such tides arc a month occurrence when the Moon is closest to the Earth. The May 18 eruption when the Moun Tain first blew its lop. Occurred about id hours after the Moon last reached its closest Point to the Peak. The latest blast could be Al wed As added proof that tides affect Vul i it Ivalyon t Arth. Iii vials said earlier they had been flooded by Calls from the superstitious who feared the unlucky i riday the 13th Date meant in eruption was imminent. Some Davis passengers switched b Chick Kokao Ipoh staff writer i rank urts a several Hun dred passengers who booked flights to the United slates through the Davis Agency june in and june 25 on Braniff airlines arc being moved to different flights. The changes were caused by for sniff cancelling some of its scheduled flights. Richard Davis the Agency owner said. A can Lisitin j Tut Viv. Cut. 21
