European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes thursday june 19. 1980 up up goes . Spending for defense Ico Linued from Page i up. The government is projected 10 Autho Rise Aboul is trillion in military spending Over the coming five years rising from Aboul $168 billion in 1981 to about $260billion in 1985. Thai will not All be real growth by any Means because inflation will consume a Good part of the increases. But military budgets will Rise from Aboul 25 percent of the Federal budget to about 28 percent. President Carter and Secretary of de sense Harold Brown have repeatedly argued Foi steady sustained growth with the Rale of military spending pegged to the Gross National product which is inc sum of the million s goods and services. In March however. Icy revised their earlier military spending target from slightly Over 5 per a Cal of cup this year to 5.7 percent by 1985. Thai took into account the costly operations in the Indian Ocean and theorising Price of fuel. Congress however has shown itself Dis sails find with that inc Senate More so than the House. Assuming icy Compro Mise on their differences. Inc congressional target would be about 6.1 percent of the Gross National product by 1983. An even higher objective has been Sci by Gen. David c. Jones chairman of inc joint chiefs of staff. The nation s senior military officer said in recent congressional testimony that military spending should reach 6 to 7 percent of the Gross National product As soon As possible. Virtual prisoner of russians afghan Leader reportedly tries suicide  Delhi a afghan president Labrak Karmal was restrained by his Secu Rity guards in an unsuccessful Ute capt to kill himself last Friday. Radio Pakistan re ported wednesday according to India news agencies. The broadcast monitored Here quoted re ports from Afghanistan Assa ing Karmal was a virtual prisoner of his russian advis ers and his personal staff including Cook and Driver arc russians. Meanwhile reports from Peshawar. Pakistan say a soviet armoured column am bushed and blocked by afghan rebels sue Ces Srully fought its Way out of the Mullani Valley with the help of pro government afghans. The column was trapped two Days in inc Carter flying to Italy for Summit talks continued from Page ii issues said an administration official. On the Middle Easl curler is Likely Loiry to reassure inc europeans thai he understands i hair slake in Middle Easl Sla Billy and steady Oil supplies. But he is certain to Appeal for patience As the United sales Renews efforts for an Accord on limited self Rule for the palestinians. Earlier this month inc european com Mon Market voiced support for inc pales Tinian cause but on a lesser scale than originally anticipated. The economic Summit will be held on an Island san Giorgio Maggiore. In the midst of Venice s no work of Cannes. One official observed in an apparent act nil to re Lac Venice s history to the United sales role in inc 20ih Century thai Venice in inc mid 5lh a Cury was one of Europe s richest and strongest City states but the Republic declined when it did practically nothing at All to prevent inc fall of constantinople. I just offered this us u Little footnote for you to Ponder As you think Aboul in Summit he said. In Venice. 1980, the Central Issue willbe Energy and its relationship to the inter National attempts to fight inflation and to inc threat its rising prices pose to the developing countries. The president s visit to Belgrade will give him his first Opportunity to consult with Yugoslavia s new leadership follow ing the death of president Tilo on May 4. Carter who was criticized in Europe for not unending Tito s funeral will visit the grave of the archaic cd of Yugoslavia s inde pendent path. The . Official who briefed reporters said that Carter wanted to encourage Yugoslavia s Independent position in Eastern Europe As Wen As its developing relation ship with the european Community. The foreign trip. Carter s i in since Tak ing office bul his first in almost one year will wind up with meetings with Spanish and portuguese leaders focusing on Inci transition from authoritarian regimes to democracies und i hair future tic Lonato. Valley located in Paglia province Aboul 36 Miles Ecsi of inc pakistani Border said a spokesman for the National islamic fro of Afghanistan. Twenty five insurgents were killed in inc Sharp fighting which ended sunday said the spokesman who quoted participants As saying they saw 50 Sovil troops and pro regime afghans wounded or killed during the Battle. The group acknowledged in was defeat for the rebels. A front official. Say cd Salcman Gailani. Who returned to Peshawar. Pakistan from the scene said the rebels did not cd Pei that the armed afghans with the Convoy would fire on them. Half the rebel fatalities were blamed on he pro soviet afghans escorting the column. Helicopter gunships frequently strafed rebel positions on hillsides surrounding the Valley helping the column Case itself out of Sudan and on its Way to the Turgun District Headquarters it was reported. Sovil forces appear to be using both Mil itary and civilian transports to bring Mili tary supplies into Afghanistan and Fly Back the dead and those injured fighting the guerrillas. Japan s Kyodo news service said in a dispatch from Kabul wednesday. Kyodo said a four engine car Pilot jetliner with a Blue line across its while fuselage War. Seen parked in the Center of Kabul International Airport wednesday and two military trucks drove up to the aircraft and transferred wooden boxes which appeared to be coffins from the truck into inc plane. Newspaper reveals plot to topple Iran president continued from Page i an american Pawn in the taped conver Salon released by islamic revolution. In the conversation apparently with a student Leader. Aval indicated the plan fora cultural revolution was designed to overthrow Bani Sadr. He gave details of a program for Organ izing strikes and causing obstacles in government functions to weaken inc presi Dent. Ayat allegedly said in the conversation that inc fundamentalists should promote Ayulo llah Hosslin Mon Lazari so that if something happens to the Imam Khomeini we May not be left with much to  islamic revolution said if inc Funda mentalists had succeeded in their Pool inc islamic regime would have been in  the paper s disclosures followed reports denied by fundamentalists that the Funda mentalist planned to stage a rightist coup june 5. Ayat allegedly said in he tape that Hawaii drug net snares 17 airmen Honolulu up an undercover investigation of marijuana sold at Hickam Ai b has resulted in the arrests of 17 enlisted personnel including five members of the base Security police Squadron. Maj. Norman ouch Thor chief of Public affairs at Hickam. Said tuesday inc arc Sis look place during inc Pasi five Days. He wid the suspects were questioned by the office of special investigation and returned to their units pending further investigation. A total of 49 individuals were interviewed by the Osi As pro of the investigation he Vitu. Adding thai a charges have been however Lucent bar said individuals with special Security clearances or serving in sensitive jobs and though to be involved have been temporarily assigned other uni duties pending further  Bani Sadr had struck an Alliance with the leftist islamic Mujahid can Khaliq organization whose rally near the american embassy was attacked by moslem Mili Tants last week. He said fundamentalist followers must not be afraid and seek to undermine the president through their islamic cultural revolution. A More intense attack will Start and it will reach a Point where Bani Sadr will be totally paralysed Ayal said in the tape conversation. Copies of islamic revolution were snatched off Street kiosks by buyers a Sircy were put on Sale. There was no immediate reaction from inc fundamentalists to the disclosure ofic tapes. In addition wednesday moslem Mili Tants destroyed a Large number of tombs belonging to aides of former Kings in South Tehran. The demolition followed the partial destruction of the Tomb of Racza Shah the deposed iranian Monarch s father in the area last month. The Campaign against arc ecological Sites linked to inc monarchy was launched by roving islamic judge sheikh Sadigh in Alkah who has since turned to passing death sentences on convicted drug pedal ers. R the ornately engraved Slone Over the grave of a former Qatar King Nass Craddin Shah inside the shiite shrine of Hazrat Abdol Azim was pulled out recently and inc urea reserved for prayer. In the latest onslaught  Ismail Moradi a religious Leader led a team of militants carrying sledgehammers and shovels to pull Down tombs of promo a Cal iranians. Dutch to Boycott s. Africa the Hague. Netherlands a Thel Utch parliament voted by 2-1 Nia Roin in impose Oil Boycott against Sou Haf in because of its racial policies. The Speed with which military spending rises will depend upon iwo things. J the first is what Congress docs in lit budget resolutions which set Overall Bud get ceilings in Iti authorizations which my the framework for military procurement and operational expenditures and in in appropriations which provide funds. The second is what Carter does in pre paring the budget for the following fiscal year and his projections for the Yean be a Pond. Since he prefers military spending to Rise More slowly than does Congress be could accept a higher base set by Condrea for this year but then project slower growth to reach his original target. Or the administration could accept the new base but continue to project the 4 to 5. Percent real growth to which it has committed itself. Officials in the Pentagon said the Mili tary authorization Bills before Cong Rem were Good indicators of the trend since they will provide the authority to carry out spending programs. The administration asked for s46.9 Bil lion for next year to buy weapons and equipment and to develop new weapons. The Senate armed services committee raised that to ssi.9 billion while the House voted $53.1 billion. Administration officials said the presi Dent was somewhat constrained by two pledges. He made one to the Senate but fall to increase military spending As part of an arrangement to obtain approval of the treaty with the soviet Union to limit nuclear arms. The administration has also promised allies of the United states in the North Atlantic treaty organization that it would increase military spending by no less than 3 percent in real terms each year. Reinforcing that commitment has been the administration s pressure on allies to Dothe same. The High Point in . Military spend ing in the last two decades came from 1967 to 1969. During the War in  that conflict Drew to a close military budgets dropped sharply until 1975, when president Gerald Ford started them Backon an upward curve. Carter however stepped Back from Ford s projections in line with his Campaign promises to Cut military spending. In his first military budget for instance. Car Ter proposed an authorization of $126 Bil lion As against Ford s projected si35 Bil lion. Carter s first five year projections in january 1978, would have Kepl military spending below that foreseen by Ford. Only this year did Carter shift to bring the Outlook Back to that of Ford and then to climb higher. The president changed his Outlook for several reasons beginning a year ago when the joint chiefs of staff said in effect that they would support the proposed arms limitations treaty if the president rectified 1 what icy considered to be serious Short comings in military readiness. J then came the juror Over the russian combat brigade in Cuba the seizure of the hostages in Iran the soviet incursion into Afghanistan and increasing Public concern with the growth in russian military Power. The president revised his military Bud get upward in March but even that did not satisfy Congress which added More to it. The president and the defense Secretary have tried to Roll that Back with Letten to Congress in recent weeks but with Only moderate Success. Central Europe. Fort cell Lor thursay ski a to ill a mud a Root