WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1367 THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDN'ESDAY, MAY 3,1982 THE MICHIGAN DAILY I 'US Reduces .In German y Measure To Help Retard Gold Drain Call Back 100 Planes;., $300 Million Savings To Come from Moves WASHINGTON MA'-The Unit- ed States will withdraw up to 35,- 000 troops and almost 100 air- 9planes from West Germany next year, saving. an estimated $100 million spent abroad, under an agreement reached last week . among this, country, Great Britain and West Germany. The agreement, announced yes- terday, was reached after five -=months of negotiations on the cru-." cial issue of keeping as many American troops in Germany as possible while cutting back on the drain of America's gold reserve. Details of Agreement Details of the agreement, part- ly spelled out in a State Depart- AUS AIE OEE I ment announcement and partly AUS AIE OEE I explained by U.S. officials, are as rifle and hangs~ on He awaits ev, follows: at the Laotian border in Southv 1 The United States now has and are battling for another in t; 225,000 ground troops in the six divisions of the 7th Army in West Germany, and 35,000 Air Force 1 squadrons-of 200 planes. It will I eS 3 lc r withdraw up to 35,000 men and less than 100 planes beginning 4 Jan. 1, 1968. The 35,000 men con- Ha l troops--two brigades-168,000 to 18,000 support units, and about 6,= SAIGON (A) - U.S. Marines 000 Air Force personnel. claimed possession of the south * West Germany agrees to buy rdeo il81ls ih n between July 1967 and June 1968 rdeo il81ls ih n $500 million in special, non-mar- battled on to drive North Vietnam- ketable, medium term U.S. Treas- ese regulars from other high, ury securities and promises to con- grouind overlooking enemy inf i- tinue its military purchases in tration routes from Laos.] this country without committing ',We think Hill 881 South is itself, however, on the value of pyial cuid u o e 4 these purchases. Pyial cuid u o e American officials estimate cured," said a spokesman at the that these offset purchases will big Marine base at Da Nang. reach $300 million a year and as Heavy action in the hills below U.S. troops in West Germany cause the border demilitarized zone, in a net outflow of $800 million a the central highlands and in the, year, this could be offset by the 'Mekong River Delta coincided with two pronged arrangement. an announcement of the war's big-a Additional Plans gest blow by U.S. fighter bombers *Britain now has about 55,-. against North Vietnam's ,MIG 000 men in its army of the Rhine. fleet-destruction of 11 of the It would withdraw onekbrigade of Soviet built fighters.1 5000 to 6000 men and one squad- . Aerial Attacks ron of about 20 planes. " Britain will get from the The U.S. Command said Amer- West Germans $150 million in the lcan planes shot down three and * form of offset purchases, but it destroyed eight on the ground claims that keeping its soldiers Monday at two air bases-Kep, 37! in, West Germany costs $230 mil- miles northeast of Hanoi, and Hoa3 lion. To help close the gap' the Lac, .20 miles west of the Coi- United States promises to make. munist capital. °military purchases in value of The total of 11 compared with j $19.6 million in Britain. the previous high of seven Jan. 2. World News Roundup WASHINGTON - As Congress Rapacki is the first Polish gov- waited for President Johnson to erment official to visit Turkey 4 recommend ways to settle the rail- since World War II.' road wage dispute, he signed into The visit is part of Turkey's f- law yesterday a bill delaying for forts to improve its relations with 47 more days any strike by craft the Communist countries of East- * shop workers. jern Europe. The signing took place at 1 p.m. * * * In the absence of the law, the six ATHENS-Premier Constantine unions would have beenfree after Kollias indicated last night the midnight to strike 90 per cent of Greek military government might the railroads serving the nation. be willing to allow'some show of There have been two previous opposition. strike bans-a 60 day one under the Railroad Labor Act and a 20 He told a news conference that day extension earlier by Congress. "certain unlawful activities" were * * * not being suppressed by the state ANKARA - Foreign Minister and claimed this proved the sta- Rapacki of Poland arrived in An- kara yesterday for a five day visit bility of the new government, in- as guest of Foreign Minister Ihsan stalled after a right wing officers' Sabri. coup April 21. Troop b y 3 Level 5,000 England To Ask Market Membership Wilson Plans Talks on Issues; Tact Support Given by 5 Countries LONDON (A) - Prime Minister' Harold Wilson announced yester- day the long expected British bid to join Europe's Common Market to make it an economic community of 300 million people capable of! challenging the political and econ- omic strength of the United States and the Soviet Union. Four years after President Char-' les de Gaulle of France vetoed Britain's first try to join the Com- mon Market, Wilson set his coun- try again on a risky course that, if it fails, could set back European unity for decades and humiliate the British. Even if Britain gets in, building a more powerful Europe on the foundations laid down by the market countries will be enormously difficult. The formal British application for full membership in the 10- year-old European Economic Com- munity-as the Common Market is formally called-will be sub- mitted next 'week after the Labor government wins what is con- sidered certain endorsement from Parliament. Makes Other Applications Britain will also apply to enter the European Coal and Steel Com- munity and the European Atomic Energy Agency, both run by EEC members. Talks could start when EEC leaders meet in Rome May 29. Wilson took pains to present the British bid in a way that would make it hard for De Gaulle to resist this time. He spoke not of British conditions for membership but of major issues he said would have to-be negotiated. These included a transition per- iod to allow British farmers to adjust to EEC regulations, ar- rangement to permit Britain to phase out its trade preferences for Commonwealth nations, terms, to protect Britain's partners in the European Free Trade Association and safe guards against devalu- ation of the British pound. No French Welcome There was no sign of an open welcome from France, although sources in Paris said De Gaulle may be somewhathmore favorable to Britain than he was in 1963. But Wilson has had private as- surances from the other five market members-West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg-thtat they want Britain to join them. South Korean Estimates 80 Pt Turnout for National Election SEOUL, South Korea (A) - A compaign, Park told a news con- turnout of about 10 million voters ference yesterday he needs to be --nearly 80 per cent of the elec- re-elected to complete his eco- torate-is expected in South Ko- nomic programs for the country., rea's presidential election today. Park's major achievements have Advance indications are that it been political and economic sta- will be the nation's most peace- bility-things South Koreans have ful postwar election. not had since independence from Forecasters say President Chung Japan in 1945., Hee Park, 49, an army general On the interational front, Park turned politician, will be re-elect- normalized relations with Japan,' ed to a four year term. They sent Korean troops to South Viet- say he will win by a margin of nam and helped set up a regional 500,000 votes. grouping known as the Asian and Park is opposed by Yun Po Sun, Pacific Council. 69, a former president, and four Alleged Corruption splinter candidates who are not Yun's attack against the ruling expected to come close. Democratic Republican party has Winding up a bitter one month been based largely on alleged cor- GOP Supports Johnson, Ends Dissention in Party ruption in the government. In a separate news confere yesterday, Yun, candidate of Shinmin-New Democratic-p ty renewed his charges that government was planning to the election. Park denied opposition chat that his pro-American governr is planning to send 50,000 m troops to South Vietnam, a r firmly opposed by Yun's party. The people have seemed to c tinue their daily pursuits witl paying much attention to the e tion. Premier Chung Il Kwon, in interview on the eve of the e tion yesterday, said: "This is most peaceful election since dependence. The people are co erating with the government." Chung said he expected a m1 gin of at least one million in government's favor. "We hpe terwfl be a t out of at least 11 million," he sa North Korea Harassment The government's claim o peaceful election is supported diplomatic sources who say t. has not been a single case of v ence reported. The North Korean Commur have stepped up their haras. attacks in an attempt to cre disturbances during the elec and diversion from the econo and political stability in Sc Korea. A government source said Communist agents who had fil ed in from North Korea by 1 and sea have been arrested killed since Jan. 1. There are presently over 40 South Korean troops stationed South Vietnam assisting 450 American troops. The Kor troops were praised last week Gen. Westmnoreland in his spe before the Congress as an exan of a strong free Asian army. -Associated Press TH MUD and wounded from battle, grasps the butt of his MI6 vacuation from Hill 881. Marines stormed the hill, near Khe Sanh Vietnam, for two days. Marines took control of the hill yesterday the northwest corner of the country. tesSeize Hill 8 r Attacks Continue WASHINGTON (R)- Sidelining a critical staff report, Senate Re- ; publicans. announced yesterday they were standing foursquare be- hind President Johnson's Vietnam war course. Their leader, Sen. Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois. came out of Walter Reed Army Hospital to cool quickly a boiling kettle of dissent set off by the report's contention that Johnson w a s assuming enormous discretionary powers and its suggestion that the GOP ought not to take any respon- sibility for Democratic "mistakes." Consensus Supports Statement. Dirksen said the consensus at the closed GOP Policy Committee meeting supported his statement. "Its most pointed passage said "reserving wholly the right to full and fair inquiry and criticism, we reiterate our whole-hearted sup- port of the commander in chief of our armed forces. We reaffirm our position of standing foresquare be- hind him and our field, air and sea commanders in Southeast Asia, as with our superb fighting men, they fight to win this strug- gle against Communist aggres- sion." Before the minority leaders ar- rived on the scene, Sen. George: D. Aiken of Vermont, dean of the GOP members, fired off a series of statements in which he said the Johnson administration was so tied to the policy of demanding enemy capitulation it "cannot achieve an honorable peace in Vietnam." The Republican leader, who has supported Johnson's war policies when other party members were criticizing them, said some at the meeting 'wanted to go further in the statement "and some not quite so far.". Argument over Release There was a great deal of ar- gument over whether the critical staff report should ever have been made public. 1 Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Iowa, chairman of the GOP coin- mittee, said it was not intended as "a political document or a cam- paign document." However, Sen. Mark 0. Hotfield of Oregon, a critic of Johnson's policies, said in a statement he thought the report "will be of great value to us in proposing al- ternatives to administration poli- cies which have been unable to bring either victory or solution." All the latter were destroyed in combat. In a delayed report, however, the U.S. Command announced the loss of three Air Force F105 Thun- derchiefs and their crew men over North Vietnam Sunday and said MIGs downed two. This brought to 528 the numberf of planes of- ficially listed as lost north of the border. Intensify Bombing The dogfighting record stood at 48 MIGs shot down against the destruction of 15 American planes. Following the first attacks on MIG bases April 24, reports from Washington said the strikes were intended only as warnings to North Vietnam. The intensity of the air blows since, however, ap- peared toeindicatea concerted ef- fort is being made to knock out North Vietnam's air power. U.S. officials here would not comment on this prospect, but it is common knowledge that some military men have long been urging such action. The Hanoi regime is estimated, with replace- ments for at least some battle losses, to have from 100 to 150 MIGs, six IL28 bombers and a few Soviet transport helicopters. Secure Prime Positions The major Marine objective in an 8 day old operation in the jungled northwest corner of South Vietnam is to deny the enemy control of three prime firing posi- tions-Hill 81 South, its twin 'Hill 81 North, and Hill 861. A Marine officer estimated a North Viet- namese regiment, perhaps 2,500 men, formed the opposition. Rain, clouds and 40 mile per hour winds whipped the battle zone yesterday, limiting allied air strikes and supply missions. Field dispatches filed before noon listed 96 Marines killed and 276 wound- ed and 333 of the enemy counted dead since the opening clash and said casualties were mounting. Other action included a clash between a U.S. 9th Infantry Divi- sion company and a Viet Cong force estimated at 100 or more men on a flank of the Mekong River Delta about 20 miles soyth-j west of Saigon. Initial reports said 40 Viet Cong and 16 Americans were killed. Forty eight Americans were wounded. Gen. William C. Westmoreland, returning from a visit to the Unit- ed States, said he expects heavy ground fighting to continue below the demilitarized zone. The Ha- noi regime last year attempted two invasions inf orce across this zone which was established by the Ge- neva agreement of 1954 as a buffer territory. "I believe the enemy will make a considerable effort in that area." the commander of U.S. forces inj Vietnam said. Vote Ends Long's Tax Play Six-Week Battle in Senat WASHINGTON (P)-The Senate wound up a bitter six week floor fight yesterday by voting against a plan to help finance presidential election campaigns with $1 income tax contributions. The effect of the 52-46 vote was to keep tied to a tax bill a rider that would repeal the campaign financing plan of Sen. Russell B. Long (D-La),' and endorsed by British Wives and Children Start on Exodus from Aden Election Implications President Johnson He urged Republicans to prom- It was a sharp defeat for Long ise a new look at Asian policies and for the administration, but in 1968. Long had indicated'before the vote Asked in a corridor news. con- that if he lost he might carry ference if he was saying that on the fight. Johnson was putting politics above Decisive Test the national interest, Aiken re- However, advocates of repeal de- plied: "The President. does not clared they are confident yester- want to be defeated in 1968. He day's vote, the fifth taken on the wants the war brought to an end rider, was the decisive test. on his own terms.-the capitula- The Long proposal would make tion of the enemy." available to each party up to $30 While the critical report and million in government funds for Aiken's comments obviously pleas- next year's presidential campaign.' ed the war critics among the Re- Each taxpayer could earmark $1 publicans, they fell silent when for the fund on his tax return. Dirksen got them behind closed It was enacted last year but wasn't doors and admonished them about scheduled to go into effect until criticizing the commander; in chief July 1. in time of war. Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn), sponsored the repealer which attached as a rider to a tax mf ure that would restore the se per cent investment credit machinery and 'equipment also accelerated depreciation n on income producing buildings Excess Power Gore and his'supporters con the Long plan would give nati political leaders too much pa but Long argued that a fea subsidy is necessary because 01 tremendous increase in the cos national campaigning. Strong sentiment reportedly building up in the Senate to s the campaign fund fight and action on the business incen tax bill to which it was attac In the two weeks of maneuve the Senate had voted five t on the repealer side winning t before yesterday's balloting. Democratic leader Mike M field of Montana contended tax bill is most imoprtant to b nes because of special incen it would restore. He said the c in a vote during the past six wi has left business in a quan as to the fate of the legislatic ADEN (MP)-British wives and children began a mass exodus, from Aden yesterday, the start of civilian and military withdrawals leading up to independence next year for this South Arabian base once a key link in Britain's sea routes to Asia and the Pacific. As the first dependents left, British authorities conferred on threat of vengeance against Brit- ish woman, children and old men in reprisal for a school bus ex- plosion Sunday in which at least eight Arab children and their driver were killed. Evacuation of about 8,000 de- pendents is to be completed by the end of July. The only European women in Aden's British military compounds then will be about 200 girls in the women's services. Leaflet Threatens Reprisal The first batch of 270 depend- ents left by passenger liner and military charter planes after their baggage was collected by trucks under armed escort and searched for possible terrorist bombs. A leaflet distributed by the People's Organization of Revolu- tionary Forces, an Egyptian sup- ported group, had threatened re- taliation for the bus explosion, which it said was caused by a Oritish planted antitank mine. British authorities have said the mine was planted by terrorists in an effort to destroy a British armored vehicle. First Direct Attack It was the first threat directly against British dependents in three years of terrorist activities. The British command said after conferring with Gov. Sir Richard Turnbull it planned no major changes in policy. British troops set up road blocks throughout Aden, searching mo- torists and pedestrians for weap- ons and explosives. 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