European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday. February 19.1986 Reagan briefs legislators on Contra Aid plan. A. Ura Iino Den inside Nicaragua. But we Haw Washington up president Reagan saying that nicaraguan rebels can t fight attack helicopters piloted by cubans with band aids and Mosquito nets briefed gop congressional leaders tuesday on a plan to request $100 million in Aid for the  foreign relations committee chairman Rich Art Lugar r-ind., said Reagan plans to ask Congress for about $30 million in humanitarian Aid and another $70 million in unrestricted assistance that could go for arms and  with reporters after Reagan met with the con Gressional readers at the while House sen. Wilham Arm Strong r-colo., said it remains to be seen whether Reagan who was forced to abandon a bid for military assistance last year can push the request through con of truss there s a lot of support for it but it s far from Over the top Armstrong said. Lugar said the $70 million in military Aid would be cover Rand the Type of a talons and method of distribution would be subject to the president s discretion. I think that it s a oort program the president made Strong Case for it Lugar said predicting Quick approval by the Republican dominated Senate. Lugar said the administration was not giving up on the idea of a a Tia settlement but the military Aid would help move inc sandinista to the bargaining table. FcT,-�.the House gop Leader. Robert  it would be harder to approve Aid for the contras m the House because of a great disinformation Campaign. Flanked by his top National Security advisers Reagan opened the meeting of underscoring a need to resume military assistance to the anti Sandim Stas but he refused to discuss the amount he had in  my state of the Union address 1 Saidt was Siul to our nation s Security that we provide the and a n8"ci2not Only the Means to fight for Freedom but to win Reagan said. But one thing is certain we must provide More assistance and we must lift the restrictions on to Congress and in fact throughout the world the opinion about the sandinista seems to be shifting toward our View Reagan said. They Don t have Many defenders the debate now is Over what we should do about them. The program approved last year for. In Nita assistance has helped to maintain pressure of the rests Tance on the sandinista. The resistance is continuing to grow and is operating deep inside Nicaragua. But we have to do More to help them. As i said before you can t fight attack helicopters diluted by cubans will. Band aids and  said there Are Many ways in which a Democrat. D n Nicaragua.  sae to came can be achieved in Nicaragua. He negotiating table or by the Success of the ground Rah Reagan was asked How much assistance he will Rene of Congress. That s All i m going to say i m not taking and questions he said. Asked Why there had been no attempts at negotiate if with the nicaraguan government the president toned Deputy press Secretary Larry Speakes chided reporter with the resident said. Thank you Vii Ting on the sidelines were Secretary at state. George Sulu. Defense Secretary c i Suu eos e Secretary James Baker and i among others. The $27 million in humanitarian Aid expires on Merck 31. Reagan also will seek military assistance for Thea Golan rebels led by Jonas Sav Imbi and the afghan rebels i righting the soviet invasion. Election stolen by Marcos Democrat says senator s Bill proposes Cuford of philippine Aid Pouf hits Washington a saying that it is time for the United states to with draw us. Taxpayer support for the corrupt authoritarian regime sen. James Sasser introduced a Bill tuesday that would bait Aid to the Philippines immediately. The democratic senator from Tennes see said total . Aid for the current fiscal year is about $250 million. He Esti mated that a Ballpark figure of about $150 million to $180 million would be affected by his proposal because it has not yet been spent. The Money covered by Sasser s proposal includes economic and military Aid and funds for construction at Clark a an Subic Bay naval base the two largest american bases outside the United slates. He said he would try to attach it As a amendment to an unrelated Bill making supplemental appropriations for the current Isumu pro i  internal Revenue service. That measure will be considered within the next 60 but simply the fact that this has been introduced puts Economy of the Philippines net new foreign investment $450 4001 350 300 Bourev Worton us. 199b 8t tav4 1980 w 82 83 84 Iwobi 62 Bow additional pressure on president Ferdinand Marcos he deterrence in the Region said. For a halt to . Aid in the Wake of the Lions but Sasser s Bill introduced or after Congress returned from a 10-Daywas the first formal action. �. Senate democratic Leader Robert by said tuesday that new elect oops Sho umm called and be would favor whip orangy in Ting a Stop to . Military Aid. Sasser noted that the Pentagon is schedule to Send a report to Congress by Man i of alternatives to dark and Subic. He said is. Facilities in the Philippines could be moved to Tinian Saipan or Guam islands. V the United states is the second largest Ployer in the Philippines Sasser told his cat leagues. The two bases employ More than Jojoe filipinos and put More than $300 Mill a t year into the Economy. Of Clark and Subic Are vitally import tit to ,._ Ujj 5 gut a nutty Sasser said the feb. 7 presidential elections were Nei ther free nor fair nor honest. They were stolen by Marcos. There has been a growing chorus of congressional Calls acion Citco i Uto in Usu Owci my. Prepared to show Marcos that the United states win be held hostage to  a first step he said All 18,000 . Mih Tery dents should be brought Home from the Philippines. School backed in refusal to rehire pregnant teacher Washington up three religious groups Are supporting a fundamentalist Christian school s decision not to rehire pregnant teacher. The groups Back the school s right to maintain that a Mother s place is at Home with her child. The groups in separate statements Mon Day said they have asked the supreme court to Rule on behalf of a fundamentalist coalition of schools in Dayton Ohio that refused to rehire Linda Hoskinson. The three groups filing the Friend of the court briefs on behalf of Dayton Christian schools inc., were the american Jewis Congress the . Catholic conference and americans United for separation of Church and state. At Issue is a clash Between religion be Lief and anti discrimination Laws. In 1979, Hoskinson a teacher at the Dayton Christian schools complained to the Ohio civil rights commission because the school s principal refused to rehire her the year following the birth of her child. She was told that she would not be re hired because the school s religious tenets state that mothers should stay Tuke Cire of their Young children. When Hoskinson sought the  she was permanently fired Tor lating the biblical Chain of comm or seeking the advice of a secular Hoskinson s complaint to the right Mission concluded that then my discrimination. So Fps onion urged to consider claims of first Foigl Hartford Conn. Up the smithsonian institution should examine evidence that a Connecticut Man successfully flew his motorized air plane two year before the Wright Brothers night in 1903, a state Law maker  request is the latest in a number of efforts to urge the smithsonian to investigate claims that Gustave Whitehead a German immigrant flew the first motorized machine in a free controlled and sustained Man Ner on aug. 14,1901.the smithsonian has refused Toton siderite evidence due mainly to a provision of the Wright Brothers will i bequeathing their plane and Memorabilia to the Washington ,  provision of the will forbids the institution to Publ ish or permit to be displayed a statement in connection with any aircraft Model or design of earlier Date than the 1903 Wright  sen. George Gunter a Stratford said monday All i m asking is the smithsonian give to Whitehead s supporters what they gave to the Wrights. A Chanceton prove the merits of their  Gunther has submitted Bill to the legislature s government administration and elections committee asking the smithsonian to hold a Public bearing in Connecticut to determine whether Whitehead really was the first Man to Fly. Historians and aviation buffs say there is ample Evi Dence and there Are also photographs to prove that Whitchead who died a pauper in 1927, new an 800 Pound plane made of Pine Spruce and Bamboo at 14,1901. Of the plane powered by a four Cylinder engine a propellers was reinforced with sted Tobis and i wire with wings covered by japanese silk. It is supposed to have travelled  a suburb of Bridgeport Well before the t Brothers night at Kitty Hawk. N.c., in 1903,Gunther said Whitehead s supporters Kne i. _ sketches photos and notarized statements attesting authenticity of the flight and a second one fix . By the time they were collected the � in 1927, had bestowed the Honor of being n first in flight to the Wright Brothers he said