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House approves
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WASHINGTON (AP)-The House
overwhelmingly approved a record $136
billion military authorization bill last
night after breaking a logjam of pen-
ding amendments.
The measure, which permits the Pen-
tagon to set aside money in the 1982
fiscal year for procurement of weapons
and equipment, operations and main-
tenance and research and develop-
ment, passed on a 354-63 vote.
THE TOTAL is nearly $25 billion
above the amount authorized for the
current fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30,
and less than $400 million below that
sought by the Reagan administration in
its campaign to increase America's
military might.
The measure now goes to a com-
promise conference with the Senate,
which passed a slightly different $136.4
billion version in May.
By major sections, the bill earmarks
$52.4 billion for purchases of ships,
planes, and combat vehicles, $63.2
billion for day-to-day operation of the
military services and $20.2 billion for
research and development activities.
IN OTHER Congressional action
yesterday, Senate Republicans over-
came opposition from their party's
president and Democrats across the
aisle to approve, a formula for
automatic tax cuts in future years to of-
fset inflation.
Sen. William Armstrong (R-Colo.)

sought to add the amendment, which
was endorsed by the Finance Commit-
tee, to President Reagan's plan for a 25
percent, three-year, across-the-board
cut in personal income tax rates. He
succeeded on a 57-40 vote.
Although Reagan supports indexing,
he does not want it tacked onto his tax-
cut plan. But Armstrong's amendment
is popular in both parties and the con-
cept has been backed by a majority of
the House. Stevens said Republican
senators had analyzed White House op-
position and found it lacking.
IF THE amendment becomes law, it
would cut individual income taxes the
first' full year it takes effect by an
estimated $37.4 billion. Personal tax
rates, the $1,000-per-person exemption,
and the standard deduction would be
adjusted in step with inflation as
measured by the Consumer Price In-
dex, starting in 1985.
Armstrong said indexing would
protect taxpayers against inflation and
prevent the federal government from
profiting from inflation.
Opponents said indexing, which has
been tried in several states and foreign
countries, would tie the hands of
Congress in trying to manage the
economy.
Republican managers of the big tax-
cut bill supported the indexing amen-
dment, which was delayed for several
hours while they successfully fought off
other attempts to amend the measure.

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Exhibit Museum sufers cuts
of Rgent metingin 836.Thefour-
(Continued from Page 1) "I gave them a choice of retiring or Museum's salary budget, Robert Led- ofRegentsiv meeting inMuseums 1836. The uilding of
whose employment with the museum being laid off," he said. "They had no better of the LSA dean's office said cuts which the Exhibit Museum is a part
ended July 1. Two of these people were alternative. They chose to retire." were made in areas where it was felt was designed by Albert Kahn and com-
specialists in exhibit preparation. This One of those who left is Frances they would do the least harm. pleted in 1928. In 1956 the Exhibit
leaves just two exhibit preparers Wright, a museum employee for 12 "WE DISCUSSED it with Bob Butsch Museum was granted separate status
remaining, said Butsch, who has years. At 67-years-old, she says she had and determined the salary cuts would with its own budget and additional
worked at the Exhibit Museum since counted on another three years of work. not appreciably affect services to the staff.
1947 and was named director in 1976. "I FEEL like I've had three years of public," Ledbetter said. The tour guide and planetarium staf-
'But since I'm one of the exhibit salary jerked from underneath me," Ledbetter said the reduction in fs will remain at their present levels,
preparers, and I have my ad- 'Wright said ina telephone conversation museum funding in no way reflected said Hutach, because thesepositions
ministrative duties, that leaves a staff from her home last week. "I would any discontent with the quality of the are not dependent on LSA funding, but
of one and a half persons to do all the have been happy to take a cut in pay institution's service. Rather, he said, on museum gift-shop tales.
exhibit preparation," Butsch pointed and work the remaining years. I loved the Exhibit Museum, as a non- Btsch said the loss of the two exhibit
out. the job." academic program, is particularly preparers will moat affect updating of
BUTSCH SAID the two departing Wright said the loss in income makes vulnerable to cuts when the University existing displays.
employees who helped prepare the her feel "hurt, frantic, and mad - not is seeking to trim all visible fat from its "Where it hurts moat is the little
exhibits were within a few years of at the museum," she added quickly. budget. Though the Exhibit Museum of- things, such as labeling and fine car-
retirement age and would probably "They've been just as nice as they fers one course in museum methods, it pentry. We'll either have to contract
have found it difficult to use their could be. I couldn't ask for a better exists primarily as a service for staff, that out or try to do it ourselves," he
specialized skills in any other Univer- group to work with." students, and community, according to aaid. "Hut we don't know at this stage
sity department. In defense of the cut to the Exhibit director Butsch. just how badly it will hurt, because they
But despite Butsch's obvious pride in haven't been gone that long."
the museum, he has no illusions about
its priority in the total picture.
-r "OBVIOUSLY, THE University is
S NEW !f about academics, and students and
professors come first here. We know
Qly**c"80that. A museum setup like this is a
luxury," he continued, "and everyone
working here realizes that. This is, one Never
Ann Areor .., -of the best such facilities in the coun-
Cd""r-cfGarden-fresh, all-you-can-eat try."
OnAdetA D ADIVThe Exhibit Museum had a humble Silent
2-:718I 1 * beginning as a "cabinet of natural 764-0558
history," provided for at the first Board

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