European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 j 1 the stars and stripes saturday june 21,1980 a Span Sticks to his anti Salt 6nd a silly get a president stands by his decision the she Salt ii treaty will not guide future . Action weapons despite pres sure from c Al grew 10 if cd , arsenals under the limits of the in ratified Pacrem spokesman said Friday. The president has made Nisi ailment and stated his reasons on Salt and in feb where we stand Larry up cakes Deputy White to a press Secretary told reporters. To the democratic controlled House t l thursday voted 256-145 to approve a Resolution or to keep inc United slates in compliance Wilh before inc House vote the Republican co trolled Senate armed services committee one of inc most conservative panels in the Senate voted iq-9 approval of a similar measure. The Senate vote added the provision to a Pentagon budget Bill that is Likely to reach inc floor next Mon Iii. Neither of the measures approved thursday is bind ing on Reagan who announced May 27 that future 0s. Weapons production and procurement decision would be based on perceived Security needs instead of numerical limits contained in the treaty. In Bui tilt ice Bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate thai would ban spending any Money for weapons that would put the United slates aver the limits. Neither of i Host measures is Likely to reach the floor until later in t Reagan said he acted because the soviets arc continuing to violate the treaty. Despite his opposition to the pct he called fatally flawed Reagan had pm cd de to live up to the pact As Long As he so Atelj likewise. Supporters of Reagan s decision arg Tusiri a inc House that it made no sense for the uaj0ostate to respect a treaty v Hon the soviets and Wing inc pact. But opponents argued the Sovilj big sessions were j t significant and the United Pelcs benefits More line treaty than the Sovi of because the soviets to destroy Mooi Futi a is than the United i in cum mince. We wifi Alec a Outt a crazy to do away Wil these limits. Alj prety nuts said rep. Les Aspin d wis., chair major red services committee. The dream As Forl Ilsc soviets to dismantle Umi Silc Furg he past seven years to Only three for lag Fried states Aspin told his col leagues to but Leader Bob Michel r-lll., said there Ger principle involved in the president and thai s inc principle of Fichel said the Security of the United Stales and should not be held hostage to the wishes of those who believe that violated treaties Are belter than no treaties at rep. Robert Logomarsino r-calif., said the Mea sure can and will Send exactly the wrong message to the however rep. Edward Markcy a mass said time and again this administration accelerates the arms race and ails it arms on the final vote 219 democrats and 37 republicans voted for the measure while it was opposed by 17 democrats and 128 republicans. The Senate proposal was authored by sen. Gary Han d-colo., who announced the vote after it was taken during a closed committee session. The commit tee is writing its version of a Pentagon budget Bill for the fiscal year starting oct. Senate schedules final Vcoe on fax overhaul Washington a the Senate on thursday approved a partial Deduc Tion for some state and local sales taxes and agreed to a final vote next week on Radical plan for overhauling the Federal a income tax. To help pay for the sales tax at Merit the Senate agreed to person age s or older Nio is claimed As a dependent Hawi social Security card in an of fort slow tax cheating by Fuls Cli Iii we re in the Home reach majority Leader Bob Dole rj&., said near the end of the i old dab of debate on the Bill. A be hours Early a facing a stack of 200or More that had stalled final Bill. Dole had threat ened a ire fiend session even the recess unless senators off moving. Day wore on amendments he Gan Jerp caring 200 dropped lofewccl5n 30. Then 30 became 60-plus. Dole and minority Leader Rober Lyrd d-w.vs., up together the Mem thai imposed a 4 . Tues Day deadline fora final vote on the Bill. Most of the amendments would Bene fit Only ants Industry or project. And those provisions were heading for approval As one big amendment whose Fate would be left to the Senate House con Ference will write the final version of the Bill. For the second Day in a Row she sen ate Defeated an attempt to deliver More of the Bill s lax cuts to Middle income people. A 92-7 vote killed an amendment by sen. Dennis Deconcini d-ariz., thai would have Given larger Tan cams to those with incomes Between $30,000 and 140,000 and shifted the Burden to . Businesses operating abroad. But on a 94-1 vote with sen. Barr Ariz in opposition the Senate ado part non binding Resolution saying negotiation should place a High priority on Helpio the Middle class when me final Bill Isi meantime rep. ,d-lll., chairman of the Houlk ways and Means committee said in the House Are cont. How the Middle income family ,irealed" in the final a Bill. The pm passed by the House would give More Relief to those taxpayers than would the Senate Bill a conference which Rosl Cwikowski i expected to head will Compromise on the differences. Adopted by voice Vole was Ait Amend ment by sen. James Mcclure a Idaho allowing individual retirement account investments in Gold and Silver coins. The amendment allowing a deduction for some state and local sales taxes was accepted by voice vote with Thi concur rence of Trie Bill s manager. Sen Bob Packwood a one. The Bill would have continued deductions for slate and Loco income an property taxes but would have repealed the write off for sales taxes. The we Over haul plan passed by the House would continue full deduction of All stale and local uses. Under the amendment sponsored Bystad Gorton and Dan Evans both a person whose state and local Hub were higher than state and local incl taxes could deduct 60 per cent of the abcs. For example a family that paid surf Ciales taxes and Sooin income taxes ramd deduct All the in come us plus j24ofc 60 percent of j400. Ella person who paid $ i tax and no income tax could Dedus agent from Page 1 in the Case that rocked the Fri when it broke nearly two years ago. Miller 49, could be sentenced to life in prison. Miller was arrested and charged with spying in october 1984 with his Lover Svetlana Ogorodnikova and her husband Nikolay. The both Sovie emigres pleaded guilty to spying charges last june and Are serving prison sentences. Milter was found guilty of conspiring10 pass classified documents to the soviet Union of copying classified documents and of delivering them to a for " eign government with knowledge tha would be used o the advantage of soviet Union and to the the United states. He also was found guilty scaling the documents to a Lukin representative of the soviets Artof solicit ing 150,000 in Gold and i by in Cash. The panel had told the Julge they were deadlocked on one court Only whether or not Miller bad accrued an expensive Trench Coal from Moog Prudnikov As bribe. The Gove Nunn moved to drop la seventh Couk Aad . District judge David shy on granted the motion. Kenyun pfc instructed jurors not to disclose Yaj information Bey received during Yak trial regarding classified mate rial. As Miller was being led out of the courtroom in Handcuffs he was asked for comment by reporters. He smiled and said let s say thank god for the court of the verdicts Are a a Jere to the collective common sense fhe j Ury system and this jury in pm ocular said .attorney Robert firmer. Had the Fri not moved is Moksy As it did in Thi Scase far Grea if damage would have been Ponx of Millers torn cys Joel Levine and Stanley Clr Enberg said they were confident in verdict would be reversed on a _ Ryberg said he believed Miller had. Denied a fair trial because of adj rulings that kept the jury from fearing various pieces of evidence that might have supported his innocence the jury which deliberated 21 hours Over four Days was the second panel to consider the complicated Case. The first jury to hear the Case said it could not reach a unanimous verdict. 2 French hostages freed by terrorists in Lebanon Beirut Lebanon a shiite mos Lem terrorists Friday freed two French hos tages from a four member television Crew they kidnapped 104 Days ago in West Bei rut police and witnesses said. The two freed captives stepped out Ofa car filled with gunmen and climbed into a French embassy car in front of the Seaside Continental hotel in the Rouche neighbourhood the witnesses said. The embassy car sped away and Crosse the dividing Green line into Christian East Beirut according to the witnesses. The names of the freed hostages be determined. No comment was available immediately from the French embassy. Nine French hos Lajes have been held hostage in Beirut since March 1985. The two freed Friday were the first of the nine to be Telephone callers to news Media in Beirut said earlier Friday thai the revolutionary Justice organization which claimed it kidnapped the four Tele vision crewmen March 8, was freeing two of Independent an Nahar newspaper and the leftist As Safir newspaper each said a caller read a statement de Claring the hostage were being freed be cause of a change in France s Middle East policy. Later a caller to a Western news Agency said the release would occur within a few another moslem shiite group islamic jihad or holy War claimed the abduction of four other frenchmen in West Beirut last year. It also has claimed the Kidnap pings of live americans in Lebanon. Reagan enters Hospital for checkup Washington up president Reagan spreading i arms and saying he was line Fine arrived at Bethesda naval Hospital Friday for his fourth Post operative checkup a Roost a year after undergoing cancer surgery. As Reagan entered the Hospital out Side wast Unutoa after a Start helicopter ride from the White House he pro claimed he was asked if he any trouble the president said. Reagan planned to by o Bis Retreat at amp David md., after the Examina Tion. He was accompanied by i wife Nancy. Of Bruty press Secretary Larry i gave few details of Itiat pc Parqui were made for the cumin Jitia w tests be would undergo and when a med ical report would be issued. Reagan was expected to be Given a colonoscopy the insertion of a tube into i intestine to Check for recurrence of polyps or Small growths that can attach themselves id the intestinal Wall. Well put out a written statement sometime today tomorrow or next week Spelce told reporters. What Ever the doctor give us Well put out recently the White House Tot clamped Down on detailed information regt of i
