Page 8-Wednesday, May 14, 1980-The Michigan Daily Officials: AUl NATO allies won't increase defense spending by 3% I From AP and UPI tment official who asked that he not be BRUSSELS, Belgium-Officials named said some of the countries have attending a meeting of North Atlantic failed to commit the money needed to alliance defense ministers expressed increase their forces. NATO leaders doubts yesterday that, despite U.S. agreed in Washington in 1978 tothe 3 proddings, all 15 NATO nations will per cent increase in spending to give meet a pledge to increase defense the Soviet Union a signal that the West spending by 3 per cent over the next was willing to back up its rhetoric. five years. CANADA'S DEFENSE minister, J. A high-ranking U.S. Defense Depar- Gilles Lamontagne, yesterday gave full Ho use approves funds for foodx stamp proram support to U.S.-sponsored military measures to counter the Soviet inter- vention in Afghanistan and pledged to meet the NATO goal to increase defense spending 3 per cent or more. But some countries, notably Turkey and Portugal, will not meet the goal because of financial difficulties. Two countries with internal political problems, Belgium and Italy, are lagging. Denmark, which has one of the highest per-capita incomes in the West, has not increased its spending to meet the agreement. France, which does not participate in NATO planning, has nevertheless im- plemented the defense increase and has augmented its forces in the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. Greece is also outside the planning structure. THE OTHER NATO countries are Iceland, Holland, West Germany, Nor- The defense ministers, including Defense Secretary Harold Brown, . heard of an "ominous" growth in Soviet military strength and agreed to a series of measures to upgrade their forces. Among the measures agreed to will be a beefing up of European reserve strength, additions to ammunition stocks, a shifting of supplies from the United States to Europe so they could be deployed more quickly in case of war and a commitment to make contracts with European civilian airlines to move troops from the United States to Europe in case of war. SECRETARY OF STATE Edmund Muskie, who will meet with the NATO foreign and defense ministers today, said one goal of his trip is to "insure that as the United States moves to strengthen its forces in the Persian Gulf the NATO forces would not be weakened." 0 I WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's food stamp program would survive past May 31 with the $2.56 billion ap- propriation approved by the House yesterday - but backers of the measure say that sum probably won't cover the program for the rest of this fiscal year. The House vote was 354-56, sending the measure on to the Senate. MEANWHILE, THE Senate Ap- propriations Committee approved, by a vote of 17-4, a $3 billion increase in food-stamp spending to fund the program through theend of fiscal 1980. Sen. Thomas Eagleton (D-Mo.), suc- cessfully urged the committee to raise the spending level from $2.7 billion, the sum originally proposed. "My personal feeling is this figure, $2.7 billion, is significantly inadequate," he said, adding, "We're going into a recession, the depths of which are not known at this time." A SENATE-House conference on Monday recommended a $3.3 billion appropriation to pay for food stamps through the end of the current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. That is about $740 million more than the House mea- sure and $30 million more than the Sen- ate proposal. Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland has said that if the program is to con- tinue uninterrupted, Congress must complete action on a package of food stamp legislation by tomorrow. That is the day he must notify states if the program is to be suspended June 1. 0 0 Lunh itponideroso Lunc h BAI Enjoy our famous All-You-Can-Eat Salad Bar with these Lunch Specials " STEAKHOUSE DELUXE HAMBURGER $ FISH SANDWICH 0SUPER SALAD AND TAB' 3354 East Washtenaw Ave. (Across from ArboHond U Shopping Center) On West Stadium Blvd. (Just North of Intersection Monday thru Friday of Stadium ond Liberty) 11:00 am to 4:00 pm AtParticipatingSteakhouses. - Tb' s a rgisteed trade-mak ofThe ocaCola Copany. c 98o~cnersSytem.I I 0 0 PRESIDENT CARTER AND Secretary of State Edmund Muskie talk out, the White House yesterday prior to Muskie's departure for Europe. Mu will attempt to persuade U.S. allies to continue their sanctions against Iran.