European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse La. Busing of 80,000 Seffo Scarf Washington is supreme court Justice William ii. Rehnquist cleared the Way Friday Tor busing of More than students to newly desegregated schools in los Angeles. Rehnquist said he would not interfere Wilh the busing plan that lakes effect Nix tuesday even though he had doubts about its constitutionality. Los Angeles the nation s second largest school District has had a More limited bus ing plan in effect for two years. A state court judge this year expanded that plan so thai More than 80.000 pupils in grades one through nine would be re assigned to 165 schools to achieve More racial desegregation. The busing plan has been described As the largest Ever ordered for a school District. The exact scope of the plan is Uncertain because of confusion among veral califor Nia courts and within the school system. School officials said this week that they were not sure where thousands of students would be attending classes when the new semester begins tuesday. They told parents to Send children to their neighbourhood schools for further instructions about their assignments. Rehnquist said the Challenge to the bus ing plan raises a significant question of what judges May do when they arc faced with the possibility that Many whiles will ii Mac a school District rather than face bus ing. In the meantime he said he was Uncer Tain about the Legal status of the los an Geles Case and had some doubt that the court would agree to review the plan. Sunday. September 14, 1980 the stars and stripes Page 5 stars to raise strike Money actress i i Anderson promotes an evening of stars � show by Motie celebrities to Benefit striking actors and actresses. She and other stars picket Mcm studios in cily Calif. The screen actors Guild strike neat into its 56lh Day. The concert will be Cpl. 16 in the Hollywood Bon. Dpi drawing military retirement or disability 29 double dippers in Congress named Washington up a taxpayers lobby group says 29 congressmen draw Mili tary retirement or disability pay in addition to their regular salaries and they should Clurn their Federal pensions or veterans compensation payments. Fifteen members get pensions As retired regular or Reserve officers and 14 get disability pay. Said the National taxpayers Union a Washington based group that opposes the practice of drawing a retirement Check from one government pension and a regular salary Check elsewhere in govern group Wys 200.000 Oiher double dippers often re lived servicemen now on the government s regular payroll should be Able to keep no More than s20.000 of their pensions. It is incredible that with double digit inflation soaring taxation a National debt approaching is trillion and a probable Bud gel deficit Over j60 billion that we still have about 29 members of Congress double dip Ping from the . said Sid Taylor research director for the group. Rep. Charles Bennett d-fla., draws $1. .108 a month in disability pay from the vet Erans administration but returns the Money to the Treasury inc group said. La said rep. . Sonny Montgomery. D miss., became eligible for a pension As a brigadier Genera in the army Reserve in August but made arrangements not 10 a Cepl the payment. And it said rep. John Hamm Schmidl. R-ark., Drew some pay last year As a Masler surge and in the air Force Reserve. A gets Branch office to keep up with Reagan i of Angeles a the associated press now is the tenant of a tree. The tree is across the Street from Ronald Reagan s los Angeles residence and Sacra mento correspondent Doug it Illis rented it to serve As a nest for a Telephone during the election Campaign. Willis says. We got a Good Deal from the people who own the tree we have exclusive rights to the tree for 100 Days at 50 cents a Day. We even signed a Willis a s the Apfield facility is not quite so lavish us some others. Abc. For example has rented a Small apartment Down the Street from the Reagan residence while Abc has rented a nearby garage. Lbs has paid for exclusive rights to a Fence near inc a position. The a phone which is not listed is kept in a locked Box. Those identified by inc organi action As drawing military retirement pay and inc Sie of their monthly checks were Sens. Howard Cannon. D-ncv., $1,324 Barry Goldwater. A Ariz. Si.067 Strom thur mond. . $943 John Glenn. A Ohio. $8k9 Robert Dole. A Kan. $870 90 per cent disability Daniel Inouye. A Hawaii. $870 Robert Stafford r-vl., $832 Clai borne Pell. . S618 reps. Samuel Sara lion. ., $962 Ray Roberts d Texas. $807 James Lloyd. D-Calif., $76j John Rhodes. A Ariz. $673 a Ullman. D Ore. $626 Keith Sibelius a Kan. $522. And . Moakley. D-mass., $520. In addition the group said inc following As of april i. Drew monthly checks for scr ice connected disabilities reps. William Nichols. A Ala. $i.i5h Gerald Solomon. In a. $235 Silvio cont. R-mass., $133. Payments of s88 each went to reps. Ike Andrews. Charles Rangel. Sens. Howell Heflin. Daia spark Matsu naga a Hawaii. And John Melcher d Mont. Listed As getting disability payments of $4h per month were reps. Mark Andrews. . George Danielson. A Calif Wayne Grisham. A Calif. Frank Horlon. In a Roberl Michel. Rlll., and Neal Smith a Lowa. Carter extends tour Washington a president Carter has added South Carolina to his Campaign schedule and will go to Illinois. Oregon. Washington and California the while House says. Sex Marine finally gets top medal Washington a president Carter presented the of Honor in i riday to a scary cycad Anthon j. Casa Menlo. A former Marine Corporal whose bravery in world War ii launched him on a lonely 38-year stateside Battle Wilh bureaucracy to obtain the nation s highest Mil itary award. The deed Anthony Casamento per formed is the kind that makes the president said before he pinned the Blue rib boned medal around Casamento s neck and hugged him. The 59-year-old resident of West Islip. . Who was wounded 14 times while holding off a battalion of japanese at Guadalcanal in 1942, bowed his head and cried As Anna Moffo. An opera Star Sang the National Anthem. The official ceremony on the Lush Lawn behind the Oval office was a Stark contrast to the View of the while House to which c Samento became accustomed iwo years ago when he picketed outside the White House Gale daily from his wheelchair. Although the military establishment walked for years at giving Casamento its High Cal award in inc end he was escorted to the nation s capital by marines on a govern ment air plane. The White House finally joined the cause after Casamento s solitary demonstrations. As a result. Carter has been criticised for playing politics in an election year by expediting the Case and holding the ceremony a Day before he was to address a Large group of italian americans. White House press Secretary Jody pow Ell denied published accounts that the car Ter adminis Iraklion exerted political pres sure in a Navy Board that reviewed the Case this summer and subsequently recommended the medal be awarded. After the War the Navy gave Casamento a purple heart for being wounded in action and said he ineligible for other awards because there were no witnesses. But he did not give up and survivors Earne Forward in 1964 Afler Reading of his plight. A Navy Board reviewed the Case in 1965 and recommended he receive the medal of Honor. But Navy lawyers ruled he was ineligible because of a regulation that required recommendations for Deco rations to be made within three years of inc event. A second Navy Board was convened and without hearing testimony from survivors recommended that Casamento be Given the Navy Cross its second highest Honor. He turned it Down. In the stars and stripes. 30 years ago foe a sept. M. 1950 president Harry s Trunin dropped Louis a. Johnson from his Cabinet and called on Gen. George c. Mar shall to succeed him As Secretary of defense. 20 years ago today sept. 14. I960 president Dwight d. Risen Hower signed a Bill Selling up a new program to help pay medical expenses of needy persons Over 65. 10 years ago today sept. 14. 1970 a proposed Law re Quiring automobile manufacturers to pro Duce pollution free Auto engines by 1976 was attacked by general motors corp. As being unrealistic and
