European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page a the stars and stripes june Senate oks record Pentagon spending Bill Washington a the Senate gave final approval wednesday night to a record Pentagon spending Bill that includes a provision urging continued adherence to the Salt ii nuclear arms passage of the Bill by a 923 margin capped More than two weeks of debate and of the measure provides billion of the defense depart ments record billion budget for next with the rest to be authorized through separate Bills on military construction and voting against the Bill were John Howard and William the last fight was resolved late wednesday when the Senate voted 905 to attach the Salt ii proposal to the Bill providing billion of the pentagons record billion budget next the Senate approved the hiring of outside experts to advise legislators on the technical aspects of president Rea Gans Star wars antimissile research the spending Bill passed by the Senate would Only provide enough of a Pentagon increase next year to cover expected Infra president Reagan has reluctantly approved the Senate defense al though he had first sought a percent hike Over inflation As part of his defense the Senate Bill will have to be reconciled with whatever measure eventually passes the democratic controlled which is considering simply freezing Pentagon spending at current the Senate proposal would Cut in half reagans Overall my missile program from 100 to 50 of the 10warhead Wear but Grant his request for an end to the 16yearold moratorium on building new nerve Gas the Bill also would authorize the Pentagon to buy thousands of and but mandate Reform in spending that Money in an attempt to curb wasteful and fraudulent practices that have prompted a series of investigations of major defense the Salt vote came As Reagan pre pared to Tell Congress on monday whether the United states should still observe limits in the 1979 the Senate never approved although both superpowers have agreed to abide by its terms As Long As the other Side but Reagan has criticized the treaty and told Congress that the soviets were violating the decision next week is forced because the addition of a new tri Dent missile firing submarine to the Arsenal this fall would put the United states Over the treaty limits unless older weapons Are the Salt proposal was hammered out during several hours of negotiations wednesday Between Senate who have been critical of soviet treaty and liberals who say America should continue to abide by the the Compromise amendment advises Reagan that the United states should Honor the pact As Long As the soviets but approves proportionate responses to soviet medical research to Benefit from Hughes Sale new York not the Sale of the Hughes air Craft will eatable the Howard Hughes medical Institute to spend at least million a year on medical More than doubling its current Don Ald president of the said wednes it promises to be one of the Century greatest Chal Lenges and an Opportunity to influence the course of future medical he speaking for the nine the Sale of Hughes aircraft to the general motors for More than billion in Cash and Stock would make the Hughes Institute wealthier than the Ford foun which currently is the nations wealthiest private with billion in the which came after years of pressure on the tax exempt Institute to devote More Money to medical is to be completed by the which has its Headquarters in has used its income from Hughes aircraft to support 17 affiliated research laboratories at universities and hospitals around the country where 200 scientists conduct experimental work in neurosciences and metabolic an agreement was concluded on tuesday for an 18th affiliate that will bring together programs at the univer sity of California medical Center at san Diego and the Salk Fredrickson the institutes support for biomedical research rep resents the largest single source of philanthropic financing in a Field that has not attracted major support from foundations but has instead been dominated by government spending and by the Large sums spent by the Federal government appropriated billion last year and Industry spent about but mainly for research in company laboratories on product despite these Large government funding is leveling and Industrial funding tends to favor commercially promising the significant increase in funds for Laboratory research should have tremendous depending on How Well the Money is said Donald director of the department of embryology at the Carnegie Institute in he added that the Institute would have at its disposal resources comparable to the entire outlay for such research in for decades after its the medical re search which the late Howard Hughes set up in maintained a Low it Drew frequent criticism from members of the scientific who complained that it was secretive about its including its criteria for selecting research Reagan rips ortegas Money run to Moscow up president Reagan said thursday that nicaraguan presi Dent Daniel ortegas trip to Moscow makes it Clear that the nicaraguan communists Are agents of soviet expansionism and the sworn enemies of Reagan made the Strong charges against Ortega for the second Day in a Row at a fundraising luncheon honouring Jere Miah whose conservative credentials Reagan Daniel ortegas Money run to the soviet Union should have come As no he for it took this last trip to dispel their final illusions and make it Clear that the nicaraguan communists Are no More and no less than agents of soviet expansionism and the sworn enemies of but As the refugees come flooding out of it becomes harder and harder not to hear their cries of not to see the suffering of their shattered lives and it becomes All but impossible not to speak out against the tragedy the communists Are inflicting on their he said apparently referring to the opposition in would like to ignore Nicaragua connection to the International terrorist meaning the Palestine liberation Libya and the Fol Lowers of the Ayatollah Khomeini of he said the sandinista now have a foothold in Central just two hours by air from our Southern he we remain committed to a peaceful a classic traffic Jam this lat Model japanese car appears to be headed for background Are actually carvings on the Side of a new a bad traffic but the antique cars in the automobile Dealership in nags discovery sails through rehearsal Cape a the launch team conducted a successful practice countdown thursday for the june 17 liftoff of the space shuttle the seven Crew including astronauts from France and saudi climbed into the shuttles Cabin to participate in the final two hours of the running through launch Day everything proceeded very Well with today count Down said Jim a spokesman for the National aeronautics and space there were no technical the Crew is commanded by Daniel Brandenstein and includes saudi arabian Prince Sultan Salman Asaud and French military Pilot Patrick the other Mem Bers Are Pilot John Creighton and Mission specialists Shannon John Fabian and Steve during a week in the Crew is to release three communications for the mexican government and a consortium of 22 Arab Crew Mem Bers also will release a scientific satellite to take xray pictures of a Cluster of galaxies in the Constellation Perseus and of a suspected Black Hole in the Center of our Milky Way in the first shuttle test of equipment for the pentagons Star wars missile defense a reflecting Mirror on discovery will serve As a target for a laser tracking system based in liftoff is set for with Landing on june 24 at Edwards the next four or five shuttle landings will be at Edwards while Nasa corrects braking and nose wheel steering problems with the space