European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Senate approves Reagan budget plan Washington not the Republican con trolled Senate narrowly approved the White House budget package giving a symbolic Victory to president Reagan As he leaves for the economic Summit in the package is still open to and it became Clear tuesday that to win final Senate approval it would have to be changed tuesdays Senate vote of 50 to 49 culminated a week of lobbying by the majority Bob Dole of who wanted to give the Compromise budget momentum by beginning the debate with a yes vote on the package As a two republicans voted against the package while four others voted for it Only after negotiations with we proved we could keep the Republican majority said Dole after the and we consider this to be very important in setting the parameters of where we want to we want billion in deficit and Lawton Chiles of the ranking demo crat on the budget it seems to me this is a major a the budget which allows increases in the military budget while cutting and eliminating Many Domestic pro is intended to Cut the deficit by billion in 1986 and by nearly billion Over three the which is now More than would be Cut to around billion in based on the optimistic eco nomic projections of the Reagan the next major test for the budget package is expected to be a vote on an amendment to reject a key a limit on the costo living increase for social Security re before the vote tuesday the led by the minority Robert Byrd of West hinted that they might to try to Block charging that the Republican leadership had refused to give them the Opportunity to offer the social Security the fight Over whether republicans or democrats will offer the amendment is important politically because so Cial Security is expected to be a key Issue in the 1986 Many Republican and democratic senators who Are running want to position themselves squarely against any proposal to limit the costo living but the dispute could also make the budget debate More to get the votes he needed Dole agreed to some modest changes in the including dropping the proposal to phase out the Rural electrification admin this was critical in getting the vote of Mark a longtime Backer of the Wlinich provides Low Cost Power and Telephone service in Rural Dole has also promised several republicans that they would get to offer amendments themselves to reject some of the including the one for social Dole said tuesday evening that he would probably offer such an in the name of two Al Fonse Damato of new York and Paula Hawkins of under the rules for the debate of the budget Resolution in the even if the Overall package is approved on this first it is still open for the majority Leader in the Senate has what is called the prerogative of first which Means that he can Nave the floor whenever a senator sits even if other senators have been waiting for Dole can offer All the amendments he wishes before the democrats can get an after the vote Damato we have to Cut the that Why i voted for but with the Assurance that i will have the Opportunity to restore the social Secu Rity costo living which should not have been in the package in the first i believe that there Are other ways that we can seek deficit Damato not the least of which is a corporate minimum the two republicans who opposed the package were Charles Mathias of Maryland and Bob Kasten of Mathias said earlier this week he could not support the plan if it did not include tax daughters Honor fathers fallen in Vietnam Washington up two teen agers and three Young representing the children of americans lost in Southeast placed a Wreath at the Vietnam veterans memorial tuesday the 10th anniversary of the fall of i never questioned whether the War was right or but i know my father is gone and i feel said Christine Hess whose air Force Freder ick was shot Down on March when she was i never got a Chance to know said of but my mom told me in very much like my he was dedicated to everything he and he loved us very the High school senior was accompanied by Jeff two of his Brothers twins Patrick and All of Arlington and Patricia Ogrady the joined by Loots 2yearold walked the length of the 492foot Granite inscribed with the names of americans lost in the nations longest placing 10 flags along the beneath a hot Sun and followed by a swarm of newsmen and television camera Crews jostling for they then placed a Wreath at the Center of the a bugler played taps and a crowd of several Hundred the ceremony was organized by no greater a nonprofit organization formed in 1971 to provide programs of Friendship and care for the children of americans lost in the group Esti mates that american children were left fatherless by the Patrick Smith and Christine Hess at Vietnam memorial my father is gone and 1 feel 3 3 kids missing off North Carolina coast Sands of time Morehead up searchers combed the North Carolina coast in boats and helicopters tuesday for three marines and three children who disappeared on a fishing trip in a 15foot Bass a spokesman at Camp Lejeune said Marine Reed Rudolph took two other Mariner and his three children fishing Sun Day morning and the party never guard launched a massive search monday afternoon from Bogue Inlet to Carolina Beach covering about 75 Miles of missing were his and 8 Jerome pen and Daniel Fuchu coast guard spokesman Art Stark said the Small boat May have gotten in trouble after seas turned rough sunday its a he sunday was a relatively Calm Day until late sunday we went into Small Craft advisories late Sun Day night and Early monday the fishing party was last seen at court House Bay Marina at Camp Lejeune and was believed headed to the Bear Island Stark said the search was expanded because the boat May have Stark said the boat had no they May have life he Stark said the search party included two coast guard two a coast guard a smaller coast guard boat and volunteers from area Rescue in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today May German radio reported that Adolf Hitler was the cause of death was not disclosed but reports speculated he was critically ill from a cerebral Benito Mussolini was buried in a potters Field in the exact location of the grave was not 30 ago today May 1955 Premier Ngo Dinh diem emerged victorious in a confused 15hour struggle for control of the nationalist army in South 20 years ago today May 1965 the Security Council was summoned at the soviet unions urgent request to consider what the soviets called intervention in the dominican 10 years ago today May 1975 the Viet Cong announced they were in Complete control of South Vietnam and issued a series of policy