European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1981 the stars and stripes Page 5 after uproar by allies White House backs off on foreign id Cut plan Washington up after a series of complaints from major Allied coun the administration monday decided that its plan to slash the foreign Aid program needed some state department spokesman William Dyess said that a series of adding up uses were not exactly the Allied rest Dyess said he said that after the departments complaints and the reaction from other countries the White House agreed to recon Sider the deep the atmosphere is very we be to billion of the proposed billion in Lieve we can work out a foreign assistance for the next will be Dyess held according to the reports that were leaked the cuts were proposed by the office of to the Many of the major cuts Fol management and and were opposed Lowed a study by the heritage by Secretary of state Alexander a conservative think suggesting that when a report of the planned cuts was All humanitarian assistance abroad be leaked to the Dyess it triggered eliminated until it is shown that the pro responses from other countries which also Grams cannot be handled by private Relief Are major donors of foreign Reagan pledges he wont reduce troops in Korea Washington a president Reagan promised South Korea monday that the United states will maintain its troop strength in the Pacific Region and its Long commitment to defend South Korea against Reagan told South korean president Chun Doo Hwan that our special Bond of Freedom and Friendship is As Strong today As it was 30 years during remarks following a on hour meeting with Reagan made Clear that his administration will give High Priori this mud takes the cake cinthia Burkman of the la tuna can Yon area of los Angeles walks past a car buried by mud after two Days of heavy thunderstorms added to the fears of Hillside homeowners who Gath ered plastic sheets and government audit finds Reagan spent in illegal funds during primary Washington up a govern ment audit showed monday that Ronald reagans primary Campaign made More than in illegal expenditures much of it by exceeding the Legal spending limit in the new Hampshire if the Federal election commission adopts the audit the Reagan Campaign will have to repay the illegal expenses to the the audit showed that the Reagan Campaign exceeded two Federal spending it exceeded the Legal spending limit in the new Hampshire Pri Mary by nearly half the amount permitted in that state by in addition to the audit showed that the Reagan Campaign exceeded the million National spending limit on the Pri Maries by under the watergate inspired Campaign Reform act a candidate cannot spend in any one state an amount greater than 16 cents times the voter age population of the the limit is not a problem in most but is critical in new the site of the nations first in 1980 Reagan scored a key Victory Over George Bush in new Hampshire revers ing the outcome of the Iowa caucuses the month the audit found several major conflicts with the Way the Reagan Campaign allocated its new Hampshire the Campaign used a Motel in 10 Miles from the new Hampshire As its base for the new Hampshire it charged the Cost of the Long chartered buses and other Campaign items to the Massachusetts the Campaign used advertising on Boston radio and television stations to Appeal to new Hampshire but charged Only a Small percentage of that advertising Bill to the new Hampshire the audit said these funds should have been charged to the new Hampshire the audit said the Reagan committee had total National receipts of and spent about million of the expenditures were for be Gal and accounting services and were there fore not counted in the million spending but the total limit was exceeded by the audit the Campaign had a surplus of because about a third of the Reagan campaigns funds came from the Federal the audit recommended that about million of the surplus be repaid As the governments the Reagan committee has 30 Days to reply to the audits and 90 Days to repay the Money if their Appeal is to to its relationship with South which had suffered during the four years of the Carter by inviting Chun for a visit ahead of leaders of major Reagan also showed that his administration has Confidence in the Chun which seized Power in a military coup following the assassination of president Park Chung Hee in october of the United states maintains a military Force of about in South for Mer president Jimmy Carter withdrew Sev eral thousand troops in to the dismay of the korean and Chun wanted assurances that Reagan would not resume a withdrawal speaking to reporters with Chun at his Reagan said he has assured the korean Leader that the United states will remain a reliable Pacific and we shall maintain the strength of our forces in the Reagan said asian including Australia and new zealand will have our continued As our european allies Chun said president Reagan has Given his firm assurances that the United states has no intention of withdrawing the Ameri can forces in i am pleased that the present level of the United states military presence in Korea will be Reagan and Chun met for an and then Reagan was Host at a luncheon in Chung Honor in the White House red also attending the luncheon were vice president George Secretary of state Alexander Haig National Secu Rity adviser Richard Allen and Secretary of defense Caspar in a luncheon Reagan praised Chun As a Man committed to the remark was significant As indicating a reversal of the previous administrations policy toward South who visited president Park in South Korea in had expressed unhappiness Over the human rights record of the Park government and later disapproved of the Chun governments Chun maintains tight control Over before his visit to the United he took several actions to relax the atmosphere at Home and improve his reputation including easing martial of time in the stars and stripes 30 years ago 1951 Dwight Eisen Hower endorsed the administrations Bill to draft 18yearolds for 27 months of service As a  20 years ago today 1961 actor Ronald Reagan says Hes flattered but not interested in suggestions he seek the Republican Nomi nation for California governor in 70 years ago today 1971 the Pentagon proposed semiprivate rooms with rugs and lamps for soldiers and marines and a enlist ment Bonus for combat arms soldiers As part of a program to create an Al Volunteer