European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. October 18. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 House oks increase in Dod construction funds Washington , the House gave overwhelm ing approval to Bill Authon my in shoo million increase _ Lor Milnar construction for Ilic current fiscal year. The measure approved wednesday 354-3k. Will allow the defense department in spend s .2 billion for hundreds of construction projects ibis car. Compared to so j billion Lor fiscal year l x the Reagan administration had asked fur is u billion one major or Jeci in the Bill is ss6.2 million for con. Struck of a Navy base on Spaien Island. N y to House the renovated Batik ship Iowa. Thai proposal was Crincic de wednesday by rep Ted Weiss.  who  Why we arc pulling nuclear silos in the Middle of the nation s most populate area the Iowa is one Lour Virld War ii battleships 10 be brought out of Mothballs and Oil hauled. Although the Navy won t say if nuclear weapons will be aboard the Iowa plans Call for the four ship1 to be outfitted with nuclear tipped cruise missiles. The Navy plans to build a $300 million base Lor the Iowa and is support ships including a Cruiser guided missile destroyer two other destroyers and two frigates new York officials lobbied intensely for the base arguing that it would bring jobs to the area. New York was picked two years ago Over Boston and Newport.  anti nuclear groups have organi de a petition opposing the Basing plan. A referendum on the nov. 5 ballot in new York City would bar the City from leasing or Selling City land or spending Money to facilitate the development of any fact Lily designed Locarro or store nuclear weapons Weiss Culici cd the Navy on Wedic slav. Saving tic service had no done am emergency planning o Deal with accidents involving nuclear  hut that is up to local communities not the Navy said Hep Iii Molman. In y Molina argued that the chances of an accidental atomic explosion Are so Small As to be incalculable and noted that there has never been such a blast. Weiss admitted it was very unlikely that an am dental explosion could occur but argued that danger also exists of an accidental release of radiation due to fire sabotage or accidents involving the handling of atomic warheads. 5,000 confirmations end Byrch Reagan feud Washington Al l the Senate gave routine confirmation on wednesday to More than 5. H 0 presidential appointees most of them military promotions marking the end of a dispute Between the White House and democratic Leader Robert c. Hyrd of West Virginia the Vole followed Ilie second Reagan administration attack in several Days on Byrd. With spokesman i Arr Speakes saying numerous nominations were being blinked on the whim of one  Byrd held up a vote on the nominations to protest seven recess appointments made by president Reagan during the congressional vacation in August. Recess appointees May serve until the end of a congressional session without confirmation. In making those nominations during the recess Byrd said Reagan was circumventing the Senate s prerogatives to vote on them. Wednesday s confirmations left several presidential nominations still pending including that of Winston lord nominated As ambassador to the people s Republic of China. Lord s nomination is reportedly being held by sen. Jesse Helms. . Just As Byrd exercised his prerogative to place a hold on Oiler nominations. Last thursday. I turd met with while House counsel tred i i coding and lop a Lute House legislative aide Max tried Casdorf to discuss the stand off. I was satisfied that the matter had been  he said wednesday noting that lie had agreed then the nominations could be con firmed anytime after this week s closed demo cratic caucus. None of the nominations was controversial in its own right the big picture technicians examine u Section of a 30 fool by 50-foot photo Hal will become a regular feature in new York City s times Square this month. The world s largest photo features a scene from Wyoming grand Teton National Park. Kodak is producing the photo at its Rochester n.y., lab. Come and learn says survivor of nazi holocaust Washington api breaking ground wednesday for the United states official memorial to the 6 million victims of the in i holocaust survivor Llic Weisel mixed the first shovel of dirt with soil from five of the most feared Camps and implored his audience come and see come and learn  what other human beings can do to other human beings " Weisel. The chairman of the tinted slates holocaust memorial Council told an audience of about 400 ,11 the memorial and museum site near the mall one enters those memories of inc Camps with fear and trembling for one s cannily. For one s sanity is endangered. Do we must enter them. We open them As one opens gales to secret kingdoms. "l.earn. And Hope is possible forget and despair is inevitable " he said the museum is not intended to awaken hatred nor to separate people quite the opposite it is meant to bring peo ple closer together laced with our Mem ories the visitor will have no Choice but become More sensitive to his or her fellow beings  Weisel noting last week s murder of american Leon Klinghoffer at the hands of  hijackers told the crowd Ter ror must be t Oug lil wherever it is Armeil Agama innocent  president Reagan in a message read a Interior Secretary Donald a Loicl. Said the memorial will Saiid always to remind us of the nobility of that struggle and the per ils we Laic if we remain indifferent " the museum is designed to commemorate the victims the holocaust Emu ally All i Tir Opean lews and to provide Public education engrams in the Hope that As rep Thomas s i oct i was said such a terrible act of barbarism will never c allowed 1" occur again breaking ground for the a , foot building. Weisel mixed the first shovel of Earth with soil from the Sites of Ilie Ai Ischii. Bergen urls in. Dachau. There siesta do and to Tilinka concentration Camps and from the Lewish cemetery in Warsaw. Poland work on the museum began let -1. C ingress created the 65-Mcmber Holo Caust memorial Council in i Jshii As an inde pendent government Agency Monck Lor the building is being i listed through private donations by the is holocaust memorial museum Campaign Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. In 1945 the . Military government in Berlin has uncovered the master Hie of nazi party personnel records which lists names of almost 8 million members. The evidence is expected to indict germans who successfully Kepi their allegiance to Hitler hidden from the allies 30 years ago today. Oct. 18, 1955 Princess Margaret came Home to face the music As leaders of the government Church and Royal family converged in London for the crisis week in her Romance with Peter . The 25-year-old Princess returned from two Days and three nights in the country with the 40-year-old divorced flier. 20 years ago today. Oct. 18, 1965 College students and professors held a reverse teach in in Washington supporting . Policy in Vietnam and condemning left Wing beatnik protests against american firmness in  70 years ago today. Oct. 18, 1975 new York City escaped fiscal default and financial chaos when a teachers Union agreed at the last minute to Grant a Slio million transfusion from its pension funds Inlo municipal coffers. Estranged wife of House Buster says his supporters Are sick Enumclaw. Wash. Up the estranged wife of a Man who flattened their $85,000 Home with a Bulldozer to keep her from having it said men across the county who have called in their support for her husband Are  Sandra Lee Kirkman. 2fi. Said she is bewildered at the show of support for her husband Raymond Kurce Kirkman. 28. A contractor. It s real upsetting to me and my family. That people Are encouraging  she said tuesday. Kroc is sick. That s sick if they believe that s a Good thing to  enu Daw s police department received Calls from As far away As Kentucky and South Carolina from men expressing approval of the contractor s action. Some said they were setting up a Legal fund for him to use in his defense. Her husband obtained an is 1.50 City demolition permit then levelled the couple s one Story Home in a 15-minute assault with a Bulldozer last saturday. His wife and children were out of town at the Lime. Police said they were powerless to Stop it because Kirkman had the permit. The couple separated in july after six years of marriage Sandra Kirkman staved in the 2-Ycar-old family Home with their three children who Range in Ace from to s her husband voluntarily paid All their Bills. She said she talked about filing for divorce and her husband got angry when she told him she wanted to keep the family Home which was completely paid for and the couple s he did t want me to have any of our  she said