European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday july 13,1986 actor Cliff Robertson signals Success in the latest of Many challenges to the claim that the Wright Brothers hew the first powered manned flight. All the Wright Brothers first wrong he says challenges have been hotly disputed by North Carolina where the Wright Brothers took to the air at Kitty Hawk in december 1903. Robertson was test Pilot at Stratford Conn of the replica of a plane claimed to have been piloted by Gustav while head in 1901 at Bridgeport the trailer tethered plane became gracefully airborne for about 3,000 feet the test is to be followed in three or four weeks by an attempt at a powered flight. Reagan Calls stars wars prudent investment Washington a president Reagan trying to protect his Star wars defense program from deep spending cuts warned Congress sat urday that it would be shortsighted to slash Money for the space based missile system. Nothing of great value. Comes cheap Reagan said in his weekly radio address delivered from the presidential Retreat at Camp David my. A defensive system that can protect us and our allies against All ballistic mis Siles nuclear and conventional is a Pru Dent investment he said. Reagan directed his comments to con Gress which is scheduled to return from its fourth of july recess on monday. Last month two key congressional committees slashed funding for the presi Dent s Star wars research program formally known As the strategic defense initiative. I m sorry to say however that som members of Congress would take a Short sighted course deeply cutting the funds needed to carry out this Villa program Reagan said. It would be a tragedy to permit the budget pressures of today to destroy this vital research program and undercut our chances for a safer and More secure to Morrow he said. Major critics of the president s pro Gram Nave argued that the proposed sys tem has received too much emphasis inthe Pentagon budget is being rushed into premature development and the goals of the Complex system Are unclear. In late june the House armed serv ices committee voted in a closed door meeting to approve a $3.4 billion Star grandmother says Shell claim baby whom son in Law tried to Trade for car Jonesboro a. A an Arizona woman whose son in Law tried to Trade his 7-Monlh-old daughter for a sports car then gave her away says she will travel to Georgia to claim the child. Geraldine England of Claypool ariz., the abandoned child s grandmother was contacted by Georgia authorities Friday said it. Russell Baker spokesman forthe Clayton county police department. England whose daughter died shortly after she gave birth to the baby said she would travel to Georgia to Gam custody of the child when authorities finished preparing the Transfer. Robert Louis Hudson the child s father remained in Clayton county jail on a charge of contributing to the deprivation of a child said detective Charlie English. The child s Mother 23-year-old Jen Nifer Hudson was struck by a car and killed on dec. 27, i98s, in Houston English said. The baby Jennifer Louise Hudson was born dec. 11, he said. The Houston chronicle reported i december that Hudson and his wife were hitchhiking with the child when seven month old Jennifer Hudson a Phou mrs. Hudson was killed. According to the newspaper employees and customers at a Steak House collected enough Money to Send Hudson and the child Home to Phoenix ariz., and also provided Hudson with is so in spending Money. England said she last saw her grand daughter in May in Phoenix. Hudson is charged with approaching a Man whose name was not released in the Atlanta suburb of Forest Park on june 29 and telling him he would Trade the baby for a Nice looking woman or the Man s new Comoro z-28 car. Hudson had apparently been in Georgia about a month authorities said. English said that when the Man re fused the Trade Hudson gave him the baby anyway and left. The Man kept the baby for a time thinking that Hudson would come Back for her English said. When he did t return the Man contacted police who arrested Hudson on tuesday. English said the girl who is healthy was in the custody of Foster parents. Wars budget for the fiscal year starting oct. 1. The vote by the democratic con trolled panel followed a decision by the Republican led Senate armed services committee for a $3.95 billion budget. Reagan had asked for $5.4 billion for the program which will receive $3 Bil lion in the current year. Just before leaving for its fourth of july Holiday. Congress agreed on a new budget blueprint that Cut president Rea Gan s $320 billion spending request to $292 billion. Democrat vows support for iras other tax Breaks Washington a House negotiators will fight to preserve tax deductions used by Middle income americans including write offs for individual retire ment accounts. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski chairman of the ways and Means com Mittee said saturday. Reform Means that the average mid dle income american will have his tax Bill reduced because the once protected special interests Are required to join the legions of taxpayers said Rostenkowski d-iii., who delivered the democratic response to president Rea Gan s radio address. The House passed Bill reduces the top tax rate from so percent to 38 percent while the Senate tax Bill approved in june would lower the of tax rate to 27 percent the Senate measure would pay for the reduced rates with elimination of numer Ous deductions including for iras. The conferees will try to keep the rates As Low As possible Rostenkowski said adding Well also be working to preserve Bene fits that millions of Ordinary americans depend