European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 of j 1vraithe stars and stripes Friday August 15.1966 of shame Marks 25th yes a Berlin weit Germany Roj cd wednes on the -5lh anniversary of the building of the fim All for ils destruction hut Kasl Germany shirt it has  communist stale from Western plunder. In Chicago. President Hub fwd if Ciuc 13-foot High Concrete Barrier manned by Armett vent East Berlin residents from fleeing to the should be Toni Down related Story an Aafje 2. The Wall built aug. 13, 1961 ils Eastern Side a Stark Gray along a Barren strip of no Man s land and its Western Side plastered with colourful Graffiti has been called the Wall of shame by inc West and  Ami fascist defensive Wall by the East. West Germany observed the anniversary of inc Wall with Wreath laying to commemorate the 184 refugees killed fleeing in the last 25 years and with a cd run in the rebuilt Reich Stag the old German building in West Berlin. West German Chancellor Helm Pant said in a speech at the ceremony that  will accept the division of Berlin. Germ jul and Europe with us dictatorship Wall and Barb we demand Huma he and peace on the Border through germ and be said. The Wall and Ivar bed wire and the Hofto shoot must  inning the Wall Kohl granted that the  stale established in 19-1? in the soviet zone Germany has made Progress in the last 25 years. Senate votes $100 million in Contra Aid Washington not the Senate gave president Reagan a major foreign policy Triumph wednesday night by approving his request for $ Igo million in Aid to the nicaraguan rebels. The vote was 53-47, As 11 democrats joined 42 republicans in voting for Aid. Republican leaders fought successfully All Day to thwart democratic attempts to Amend the Aid package which was attached to an underlying Bill appropriating Money for military construction. The construction Bill was then adopted 59-41. The Aid Deal approved wednesday night is identical to the one adopted by the House earlier this summer and Republican leaders Hope thai a House Senate conference on the measure will move swiftly. However Thomas p. O Neill jr., the speaker of the House and a firm opponent of Aid 10 the Contra rebels has threatened to Block a conference on the military construction Bill until ale september according to sen. Jim Sassard Tenn. If q Velji succeeds in doing thai the Aid package could still be trampled in the Rush As lawmakers head Home for the november elections. Approval of the Bill came after the Senate broke a Long standing delay and cleared he Way for final action on both the Aid package and legislation that would impose economic Sanc Ujj Elfis on the government of South Africa. My r in separate votes the lawmakers decided to end debate on Bolh measures which have been Block-1 i ing legislative action for weeks. Under Senate rules 60 votes Are needed to invoke cloture and thus 10 end debate and supporter of Contra Aid got Only 59 votes on their first by wednesday. An hour later however 62 senators backed to lure including three senators who switched their earlier votes Robert t. Stafford a it. Mark an Drews . And Edward Zorinsky a neb. While a hard Core of democrats had vowed to filibuster against the Aid package the proposed lactic had split the parly and Many lawmakers worried that the democrats would be making a political mistake by blocking the Bill. We just would have Given Reagan another Issue to beat us Over the head with said Sasser. Now he added the republicans Are clearly identified with Reagan s Central american policy and they have to live with  the vote wednesday marked the removal of one of inc last major obstacles blocking Reagan s i i Long and arduous Effort to win approval of his i Aid package. Military Aid to the contras has been barred for several years. Visitors id the Berlin will look Al memorial Floral wreaths honouring the people who died attempting to Cornsi Over. For some vis tors Berlin Wall s vivid lesson in staff v Berlin a year ago Jayne a Jis leading a quiet existence in Hawkeye Iowa. She Pitt under stand the Berlin Wall did l know Berlin she did t know where Berlin was. As the Wall turned 25 on wednesday Cera standing guard at inc place through which traffic flows Between East and West Point Charlie. About 50 Yards from Cera cilia Cimfl Asl Germany gazed from their third floor banal windows past the wait to the place where a handful of people were Gath ering Al Cora s Post. Cera a 20-year-Ohujrrvate firs class said she understands the walled the Pimp Bixio come Here and protest strike me More and More she said. It la be Winter and i la be in my Gaul Fishack freezing and some lady will be Olandin Fere hour after hour to gel her family out i be Clyor the lady and i Don t even know  Cera wound up Aye a Keck Point wednesday by Accident. Her Nuj came up in the rotation of the Waich Al Ija Tui military police co. Other than to an american who had flown from new Yoi Mcpass out Black flags and prayers at the Check tit most of the people Mere seemed to be accidental visitors. And Linda Munson tourists to Germany Tram to were in Heidelberg when they heard about the  and figured this would be As f to visit Berlin. All like Cera s tour of duty was Linda Munson ," Greg Munson Good a tin their visit 1 educational. I expected More Grafl i thought the Wall we said. _ Kevin Connell an australian Andt conc Man ails a South african were curious about how5lh anniversary of a dividing Wall would be obsef1%lma nails admired the american who handed out the and prayers. Chemical arms funds rejected 3ton up the House handed presi Dent  arms control defeat on the $286 billion  voting 210 209 to stall for a year a Newtus Jion of chemical weapons. By a one vote margin members Knock million for new artillery shells and bombs Ini is ration program intended to  . Moratorium on such weapons sip the vote gave Houseas in tool advocates a clean sweep of their is fed in the defense Bill. Earlier  a one year continuation Ofa a Nesis Oflahe . Anti a Bellile weapon. I drive that stand Friday the House also has voted to mandate adherence to Salu of Force a nuclear testing ban. It alsotf0mn9v7 Star wars spending Gay i for exit billion figure. The a a sawed Back and fourth. Victory was Only when rep. Mario diag i d-n.y., twitched his Vole from no to yes at the last min or of the chemical weapons amendment reps. Jor Nta Roll and. Marge Roukema r-n.j., said they  demand another vote when the House nears final p3snmclhedefense Bill. When the Senaie dealt  week. Vice president George Bush broke a so Juanm Kelcey turn Down attempts to derail the chemical weapon tax from Paga 1 with what s happened so  after being briefed by Packwood sen. John Danforth r-mo., said the package would in the next five years raise business taxes by about s124 billion to help pay for cuts in individual taxes. He said Packwood and Rostenkowski had not however agreed on he crucial question of How those business taxes would be increased and which industries would be hit hardest. The main goals of tax Reform Are to limit tax Breaks in Exchange for lower Rales and to shift some of the lax Burden from individuals to corporations. In the past few weeks both sides have agreed they would try not to exceed the Low 15 percent and 27 percent individual tax rates or inc 3j percent corporate rate in the Senate s Bill. Both Packwood and Rostenkowski said those rates had not been increased under their plan but they left open the possibility that they May be in the future. The House and Senate negotiator a have agreed in Prin Ciple on a variety of issues but they Are seriously split on several big ticket items. How much business taxes should be raised has been one of the Bigg ii problems. The House members want to increase the corporate taxes by $142 billion in five years which is a proposal senators say will harm the Economy and Cost jobs. Members of the Senate delegation have vowed to not exceed si20 billion in corporate lax hikes. They also  the methods the House wants to use to raise taxes