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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 5 includes weapons already paid for Haig rules out shipping arms to iran Washington a Secretary of state Alexander Haig ruled out on wednesday any shipment to iran of arms including those already paid for before the american hostages were seized in november of Haig said the Reagan administration would fulfil its obligations under the agreement that freed the americans after 444 Days of but he stressed that the Carter administration had not specifically discussed weapons in working out terms of the the Secretary the United states does not consider the armaments Al ready purchased As a specific part of the iranian assets which must be returned under the he the arms May be sold and Cash for warded to Tehran in his first news Haig urgently cautioned american travellers to steer Clear of he told american businesses to be careful about restoring Haig also took a hard line toward the soviet though he said it is essential we maintain Hourt hour con he said that soviet intervention in Poland would have the gravest consequences and that the United states cannot negotiate or ratify arms control agreements without considering soviet behaviour around the for the time at Haig ruled out any High level meetings Between Ameri can and soviet about million in military equipment was ready for delivery to iran when the hostages were former pres ident Jimmy Carter froze the Haig said the agreement to free the 52 hostages does not Call for resuming these an option under Haig is to sell the equipment and give iran the acting assistant Secretary of state Peter Constable cited a Legal techno declaring that there is no obligation stated in the agreement at any place to re turn any specific military equipment to Constable said the United states is required to unfreeze iranian but he said the military goods still Are subject to Law that requires Federal licenses for their shipment to Haig said that the which called for the return of iranian is unprecedented and he said the Reagan administration is trying to deter mine not Only obligations but those iran had analysing and assessing the obligations of both sides is going to take a great Deal of time and Effort by the most experienced of Legal Haig he gave no hint of what will be expected of iran now that it has released the hos but Haig noted that citizens Are still in iranian according to the state at least three Are being de even if the administration concluded it had obligation to iran under arms con Haig said that it would be in my by Selling those arms and pro Viding the Cash to iran Selling them else in he some of the equipment has already been automakers want ban on future regulations set to shuttle Robert Crippen left and John Young hold a Model of the space shuttle at a Johnson space Center news conference in they will Pilot the Craft when the now scheduled March gets under a Humphrey widow to wed former school classmate sworn in on and served until november 1978 when Republican David Durenberger was elected to fill out the re Naining four years of the she sold her Home for in april 1979 and built a Home in the Lake Minnetonka Minneapolis a Muriel hum 68yearold widow of former vice president Hubert said wednesday she plans to marry businessman Max a former High school class who served briefly in the Senate after being appointed to succeed her late said in a statement that the private ceremony would take place next month with Only immediate family members who visited her Home town of Huron last grew up in the same neighbourhood As who now lives in they attended elementary and Grade school graduating from Huron High school in Washington up Treasury Browns of said the Secretary Donald Regan announced two never dated in High school but had re wednesday the new administration is Maine Good asking Congress to increase the National our families have kept track of each debt ceiling by nearly other Over the she Regan said the budget conscious re pub both Humphrey and Brown Are j Washington a spokesmen for the top three automobile manufacturers urged Congress wednesday to impose a moratorium on future regulations affecting their regulation of the Industry has reached such staggering proportions that it must command the attention of anyone in govern ment who is in a position to help bring it under David a vice pres ident of general told the Senate Commerce subcommittee on surface Potter said the first step should be a temporary moratorium on All future regulations and a careful review of those now in Herbert a Ford motor vice also endorsed a temporary moratorium on new regulations for a Long enough time to give the administration an Opportunity to examine All major requirements before they Are Christopher Federal govern ment affairs director of Chrysler proposed a two year halt on All existing environmental and safety standards and test Donald announced that transportation Secretary Drew Lewis would head a Reagan administration task Force to investigate the Auto Industry prob Kennedy said the first regulation that should be set aside is the Standard for air bags and automatic seat Potter said the passive which would be required for Large cars next medium in 1983 and Small cars by will give foreign manufacturers a two year competitive the automakers claim Federal regulations Cost them millions of dollars a year and contribute to their financial the Industry lost an estimated billion last John the sub committee indicated he would have a Friendly saying the manufacturers Are struggling to remain competitive and profitable and Congress must examine the extent to which the government is impeding Treasury Secretary asks for hike in debt ceiling of time economic program of the last administration would have required the he includes billion for expected debt plus billion for the current billion debt limit was both Humphrey and Brown Are lican administration is making the request adopted by Congress last Hubert Humphrey died with great since that Regan 107a Stan Iron in s Vern Hillh in out a and Browns died in May Brown is former manager of Krvin radio in and owns a condominium in Humphrey was appointed by then Minnesota Rudy Perpich to fill a por but he Saia conditions of the Economy and government commitments that we have inherited leave us no Choice in this in a statement issued by the Regan said the new administration specifically is asking Congress to raise the present billion debt which runs Tion of Humphreys unexpired term in the through to Senate following his she was Regan said that is billion less than the economic High inflation High interest rates and both on budget and of budget financing by the Federal govern ment have touched off a virtual explosion in Federal we now estimate that the nation will exceed the current limit in so that Swift congressional action has be come in the stars and stripes 30 years ago today 1951 Dwight Eisen Hower has chosen British Field marshal Viscount Montgomery and Alphonse Pierre of France As his top deputies in the joint Western defense 20 years ago today 1961 an unknown taxpayer mailed a Check for to the internal reve nue apparently to ease con but the government still got Short the letter arrived with four cents postage 10 years ago today 1971 the rising costs Quick ened wiping out another Hal cent from every Dollar and winding up 1970 As the second worst inflationary year in two  
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