European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February the stars and stripes Page 5 Stepladder to safety the Austin Texas fire department moves a ladder into position to Rescue two hot air balloonist after the pair made a miscue on Landing and became entangled in a stadium Light the Nancy said it was an error in the Landing attempt at the stadium parking medal of Honor presented to Vietnam vet by Reagan Washington a president Reagan presented the United states High est award for valor to a retired Vietnam War Veteran on tuesday and declared that he and All the americans who fought that War were denied permission to Reagan presided Over a Pentagon Cere Mony that amounted to a tribute to All of the More than 3 million soldiers who served in the Southeast asian conflict Over 12 they were greeted by no no no waving of the Flag they had so nobly served theres been no thank you5 for their Jelly bean talk after a 21gun Salute and a gun twirling performance by the army Drill the president draped the bluer boned medal of Honor around the neck of Roy Benavi a 45yearold retired army master ser Geant and father of three from Al on May Campo was credited with saving the lives of eight members of a 12man Green Beret reconnaissance team which was buffeted in a Jungle Battle with North vietnamese troops near Loc he was repeatedly wounded As he dragged and carried his comrades to the safety of a Rescue Dollar Stren thing can be Reagan is warned Washington a president reagans administration got a warning tuesday against strengthening the excessive Dollar said Fred former assistant Secretary of the going beyond what is justified by the underlying economic relationships among could adversely affect competitiveness and sow the seeds of a renewed Dollar and thus global financial difficulties by 1982 or increased strength for the he could come from higher he suggested that prices would be inflated by tax he added that the Price of the and therefore of All would be increased by High interest rates that attract Money from Bergsten was in charge of International affairs at the Treasury under former presi Dent now a senior associate at the Carnegie endowment for International he testified to the subcommittee on International economic policy and Trade of the House foreign affairs his own recommendation hold off on tax and promote lower interest he pointed out that other countries have been urging the United states to reduce its interest rates so that the flow of Money to this country and the strength of the Dol Lar would be the situation is becoming Bergsten in that West Germany and Switzerland were forced last week by the latest strengthening of the Dollar to actually tighten their monetary a course of action directly opposite to the needs of their Domestic panel drops subpoena for confirms Haig Washington up the Senate foreign relations committee tuesday dropped its subpoena for a list of tapes of Alexander Haigs watergate Era conversations officially ending the Secretary of states lengthy confirmation the initial vote to do so was with most of the panels minority democrats of a final to be taken later in the was not expected to change the in other the committee approved 140 the nominations of six top state department officials including unde Secre Tarie designate Walter Stoessel and James the former Republican senator from new the Haig watergate Era tapes made in the late Spring of 1973 while he was president Nixon last chief of staff produced the major controversial Issue during Haigs five Day confirmation hearings in Early while it publicly disagreed with Legal objections raised by Nixon and supported by the the panel decided not to pursue the matter it concluded to do so was not in the National the committees counsels headed by former Jacob r said that by its action the panel was not giving up its subpoena Power or setting any kind of a concern expressed by some we decided that this was not the Best Case to take to said a lawyer and former committee a draft report prepared by the counsels also argued that with Haig already in office and water having flowed under the As javits said a lengthy proce Dure could impair his work As Secretary of the strongest objection to the vote came from Edward who this is a gutless statement masking the impotence of Congress behind a High sounding this draft says that our subpoena was a Bluff and that that Bluff was he Only the word of Richard who left office in and the Lack of resolve of this committee stands in the Way of a Marx authority Dies new York a Saul a professor of political science who was widely recognized As an authority on Karl has died at the age of of time House demos deride tax Cut claims Washington a democratic tax writers in the House tuesday dismissed As Jelly bean talk and hallucinogenic claims by president reagans chief economic advisers that a 30 percent personal in come tax Cut Over three years will dramatically improve the Treasury Secretary Donald Regan bristled at the democratic assault on the presidents economic program during a hearing of the House ways and Means the Treasury Secretary held his insisting that tax cuts would stimulate the Economy by encouraging saving and invest the is beginning the task of turning reagans budget cutting proposals into Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker of after a meeting with the said he hoped the Senate could Complete floor action on reagans proposed budget cuts by after his White House meeting with gop congressional Reagan said the legislative Campaign is now fully under at the ways and Means the Treasury Secretary said the plan to Cut taxes and Federal spending Repi a break from traditional econometric models on the theory that it is Best to put Money in the family budget rather than the Federal he said that tax reductions which were enacted in previous administrations proved that the Reagan program would Dan the com Mittee interrupted Regan to pro test that were talking about big characterized the administrations projections As Jelly bean Thomas said Regan was Basing his conclusions on threadbare evidence that was Hal Lucino in the stars and stripes 30 years ago today 1951 the census Bureau jolted the male ego by reporting that for the first time in census history women outnumbered men by More than 2 million in the nations 20 years ago today 1961 the Federal communications commission formally authorized the nations first full scale tryout of pay television at 70 years ago today 1971 Robert the assistant Senate democratic said he thinks the should initiate troop withdrawal from Europe rather than wait for a Mutual soviet