European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 5, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Iowa official apologizes for remark on japanese Des Moines Iowa a Iowa s agriculture Secretary has apologised Tor making a derogatory ethnic remark about the japanese and saying he did not rust them. I have no animosity toward the japanese and 1 apologize for any embarrassment my remarks May have caused them or my fellow Lowans Robert Lounsberry said thursday in a statement. Farm group spokesmen said the remark was unfortunate and could Hurt the state s relationship with Japan the state s largest foreign trading partner. The remark monday came during a Blue ribbon panel s discussion of ways to boost Export markets for the state s farm products. In a copyright Story in thursday s editions the Cedar rapids Gazette quoted Lounsberry As saying talking about the slant eyes i still Don t Trust them. But i still try to work with   said he made the comment during a Dis Cussion of japanese american relations during the last 40 years. The conversation was germane because of a remark made that it was amazing the people we once called slant eyes had become so progressive and were such skilled traders he said. He s not denying he used the  said spokesman Wayne mass cry. Lounsberry said his experience As a combat Pilot in the Pacific during world War ii left him with a Bias against the japanese that he has since overcome. I merely related the fact that at one time i did feel that Way he said. "1 said i at one time was very biased. And it s hard to gel away from that reaction. I did go on and  when first questioned about using the term Lounsberry initially said yes but later backed off and said he May have used it but could t recall specifically. I Don t think what i said do Serra an apology be cause it was t derogatory in my estimation he said before issuing the prepared statement. It s certainly an unfortunate Gaffe on his  said Charles harness a spokesman for the National pork producers Council. I m sure he did t mean it As Dero  he did say it it s an unfortunate slip said Gene Maahs a spokesman for the Iowa farm Bureau the state s largest general interest farm organization. It s with a country that s a major customer of ours and one we be tried to build a Strong relationship  would keep Dod spending at last year s level Washington a the House appropriations defense subcommittee has approved a defense budget Bill that would freeze Pentagon spending at last year s level of s292 billion. The Bill was approved thursday by voice vote of the 13-Membcr committee after three Days of closed door deliberations according to congressional sources who declined to be named. The spending package now goes to the appropriations committee and eventually to the Lull House. It Calls for appropriating s275 billion for the Pentagon in fiscal year 1986, which began tuesday. Separate Bills would appropriate another $17 billion for military construction and nuclear weapons. Still pending on the House floor is a sep Arate Bill authorizing the Pentagon s budget for this year. Congress authorizes Money and then actually appropriates it through separate legislation. The authorization Bill already has been approved by the Republican controlled Senate but not by the democratic run House. It proposes a defense budget of $302 billion in fiscal year 1986, but House democratic leaders agreed to hold the Actu Al appropriations $10 billion below that Fig ure to bring the package into line with the earlier House budget. The Pentagon last year spent $292 Bil lion. President Reagan sought an increase to s322 billion this year or a 5.9 percent increase beyond inflation. Reagan has reluctantly accepted the $302 billion figure which would permit an increase to cover the expected inflation rate but the House approved the $2s2 Bil lion total. In passing the appropriation Bill the defense subcommittee Cut $28 billion from the original request the sources said. Instead of scrapping any major weapons the cuts came chiefly by trim Ming the amounts of tanks planes ships and other weapons the Pentagon will be permitted to Purchase. The panel voted $2.5 billion for Reagan s Star wars research program to try to find a High tech shield against nuclear weapons. That is the amount authorized earlier by the House but the authorization Bill Calls for $2.75 billion. The Bill also includes $124 million to per Mit the army to begin preparing to build new nerve  weapons ending a 16-year . Moratorium. The nerve  proposal contains restrictions approved earlier by the House including a provision that no  weapons could be built unless nato specifically requests them and i graces to permit their deployment in Europe. The spending Bill also Calls for a moratorium on testing of . Anti satellite weapons another provision similar to one contained in the authorization Bill. That earlier ban was later modified to permit three tests this year. Lbs newsman Collingwood Dies of cancer new York a Veteran lbs correspond Charles Collingwood a pioneering broadcast journalist who covered world War ii. The White House and Vietnam in a four decade career died thursday of cancer the network announced. He was 68. Collingwood who died at Lenox Hill Hospital joined lbs in 1941 As part of Edward r. Murrow s original team in London and later was the network s chief foreign correspondent. He had been a Spe Cial correspondent for lbs since his retirement in 1982, said network spokeswoman Marcia Stein. The three Rivers mich., native twice won Peabody awards for his coverage in 1943 for Best foreign reporting and in 1963 for a televised tour of the White House with first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. There was nothing in radio or to that he Ever did badly said retired lbs Cor respondent Eric Sci acid who met col Lingwood in London during world War ii. He had enormous Confidence in what he  the president of lbs news Edward m. Joyce shirt Charles contributions to the history of television news and to the legacy of lbs news cannot be measured. He was a uniquely literate and thoughtful Man. He was a  Collingwood broke into reporting a a United press correspondent in 1939, Cov ering the Start of world War ii in Europe. After joining Murrow s team he covered the Allied invasions of North Africa and Europe and the signing of the armistice. He became the  s first United nations correspondent after the War be fore covering the White House during the Truman administration. He then moved Back to London As chief of Bureau before being named chief foreign correspondent in 1964, a position he held for 11 years. While in that Job Collingwood covered the War in Indochina and in r968 became the first . Journalist in North Viet Nam. His return to new York in 1975 coincided with the fall of the governments in Cambodia and South Vietnam. Other notable assignments included Pope Paul Al s visit to the United states in 1965, the funeral of Winston Churchill in 1965, the Arab israeli War of 1967, and the soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968. He retire 1 in 1982 As a special correspondent. A Cornell University graduate col Lingwood studied in Oxford As a Rhodes scholar. He married actress Louise Allbrillon in 1946. She died in 1979. They had no Chil Dren. Collingwood is survived by his second wife concert Singer Tatiana Anjelina Jolim. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 5, 1945 wives of . Occupation troops in Germany should be sent to join their husbands said Gen. Jacob Devers commander of army ground forces in Boston. He said ". Troops will probably have to occupy Germany for  30 years ago foday. Oct 5 1955 Brooklyn s Johnny Podres shut out the new York Yankees 2-0 As the dodgers won their first world series in a tense seventh game. The dodgers staged a comeback to become the first team Ever to win a Best of seven series after losing the first two games. Podres 23, won his second game of the series. 20 years ago foday. Oct. 5. 1965 state troopers in Crawfordville ga., arrested the grand dragon of the Georgia Kun flux Ken after he twisted the Arm of a Black youth and hurled him against a patrol car during a racial demonstration. 10 years ago foday. Oct 5 1975 lebanese police and army commandos killed one and wounded two Arab terrorists who shot their Way into Beirut Airport apparently to Hijack a piano. Rambo Day in school a Orif Caf on of War irks veterans Buckland mass. A Vietnam veterans said thursday they were not amused when some students at Mohawk Trail regional High school dressed like the movie character rambo to boost the football team. We were just trying to find someone who dresses weird and rambo dresses weird said student government presi Dent Jen pc Ync 16, who was one of about 40 students who donned Jungle camouflage. It was the appearance that we were looking for not the  it s absolutely insane said Peter Millington a school bus Driver and Veteran. He distributed to students and teachers copies of a protest letter that local Vietnam Veter ans had sent to actor Sylvester Stallone who played the Macho machine gun toting character in first blood and rambo first blood part  Many of our Brothers went to their Graves because they believed wars were fought the Way John Wayne portrayed them in his movies. Are you prepared to accept the responsibility for the deaths that May happen in future wars As a result of the youth that believed you the letter said. When it first came out i laughed at All the rambo staff but now i m getting concerned about the Glorifica Tion of the image of War. It can become a self fulfilling prophecy s. Brian Willson said thursday. Willson of Greenfield is president of the local Vietnam veterans peace education network which sent the letter to Stal Lone. The group organized last Spring sends veterans to schools to talk about the Vietnam War he said. Most textbooks either Don t Deal with the War at All or in a somewhat distorted fashion he said. Principal Philip Dzialo stood by his decision not to interfere with rambo Day which he described As part of a week Long dress up Celebration aimed at boosting school spirit at the 600-Studenl school in the Berkshire Hills. I Don t think there is much to it. It is meant to Symbol ize school spirit not what was portrayed in the movie Dzialo said. There s no statement on the Vietnam War no deep hidden  on other Days during spirit week students dressed As nerds surfers and to impress he said. The festivities end Friday with Blue and Gold Day and a rally for the football team. I love this stuff. It s fun to dress wild without getting in trouble said Todd Patenaude 18, of shul Burn. He wore camouflage pants to shirt work boots and commando Beret and Slung an ammunition Belt across his shoulders for rambo Day