House to debate on tuition tax credit WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House returns end then unless continued by Con- ly would provide $500 per student for The candidates for the 4th of to action tomorrow following the Me- gress. tuition from elementary through post- July Queen Contest have been cho- morial Day recess to consider issues The House Rules Committee has re- graduate levels. Six times in the sen and voting is starting. For kept alive for years without a vote: commended that votes be allowed on past, the Senate has passed college some information on each of the whether tax credits should be given only three amendments. tuition tax credit bills, but the eight chosen participants, see page for tuition costs, and what kind of One would also provide credits for House has approved none of them. 3. schooling costs should be eligible? tuition to private elementary and se- The major arguement that has been The House will debate a bill to condary schools, with maximums of made for college tuition tax credits allow a credit toward income tax of $50 in 1978, and $100 each in 1979 is that they would provide relief to up to $250 of college or vocational and 1980. middle income families struggling to Airman arrested for theft school tuition. There will also be The second would raise the basis educate their children despite steep- a debate on an amendment for credits of the deduction to 50 percent of ly increased costs. of up to $100 for tuition in lower tuition, but maintain the same ceil- Opponents say much of the help schools. ings. would go to families that need it the of arms, ammunition No votes are expected before Thurs- The third amendment would, instead least, since there is no income test day. of credits, provide low-cost loans and families too poor to owe income The bill would allow a taxpayer an in the form of tax deferrals, for tax would receive nothing. They also KINGMAN, ARIZ. (AP) -- An Air Force income tax credit equal to 25 percent post-secondary tuition only, begin- contend the credit would be so small Security Policeman has been arrested of college or other post-secondary ning with the second year of college in proportion to college costs that and a load of weapons and ammunition tuition, up to a total of $100 this or equivalent education. it would not usually affect a deci- taken from an Air Force armory near year, $150 in 1979, and $250 in 1980 Meanwhile, a bill is pending in the sion on whether to seek higher educa- Tuscon, Ariz., yesterday has been student. The program would -- per Senate for tax credits that ultimate- tion. recovered. The Air Force said Airman First Class Richard Marler of Dayton, Ohio, has been guarding the armory, and that a grenade launcher, seven guns and 1,300 rounds of ammunition were missing. The FBI said Marler was arrested *uutt.uA1n0 yesterday afternoon after his car The Navy' onl2y shone-based a0r.Atzt&AdaLyL was spotted by authorities. The car was the subject of an all-points Vol. 33 No. 102 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Tuesday, May 30, 1978 bulletin. Navon inagurated as new Israeli president JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel has a new His inaguration yesterday marked Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Na- The native-born Navon is a play- president. And while the position the coming of age of Israel's Sep- von's views on peace negotiations wright as well as politician. He is largely a ceremonial one, the man hardic Jews. While they comprise are at odds with Begin's. But, by began his political career as an aide who fills it brings with him a sym- 60 percent of the three million Jews law, Navon cannot take a public to former Israeli Prime Minister Da- bolic meeting of East and West cul- in Israel, they have been held back stand as president. This law, how- vid Ben-Gurion. He was elected to tures in Israel. from high office through poor edu- ever, has never been tested. At the the Israeli parliament in 1965 and Yitzhak Navon is the first Israeli cation and often primative back- swearing-in, Navon appealed directly served as the chairman of the Knes- president of Sephardic background. grounds. to Egypt's President Anwar Sadat to set's Foreign Affairs and Security Sephardic Jews descend from the Jews reopen the Middle East peace talks. Committee. of medieval Spain who dispersed Navon comes from the ranks of the And, he declared, the time has come Navon was the chief spokesman for mainly to Arab countries following opposition Labor Party, not from for what he termed "the great recon- the Labor Party's unsuccessful elec- persecution by the Christians. the ruling right-wing government of ciliat'ion" between Arabs and Jews. tion campaign last year. China accuses Vietnam of border flare-up TOKYO (AP) -- China has charged that years have fled to China. in buying jets for use along the Vietnamese soldiers shot at and The Chinese say that in the latest border they share with the Soviets. wounded two ethnic Chinese trying to incident, 53 refugees were fired on Informal talks are underway. flee from Vietnam. while they tried to escape aboard Such a sale may come up for discus- The Chinese News Agency, in a two boats. sion at today's meeting of the NATO broadcast monitored yesterday, said A major factor in the disintegra- allies in Washington. Dateline. the shooting occurred along Vietnam's tion of relations between China and northeastern frontier, 1.5 miles Vietnam is the frontier war between from a Chinese border town, near the Cambodia and Vietnam. MORONI, COMOROS (AP) -- A communique Gulf of Tonkin. China has been pumping aid into VC-10 and Marines says the man ousted as president two This is the first report of shoot- Cambodia and the Soviet Union is weeks ago was shot to death early ing in a mounting feud between the backing Vietnam. schedule night firing yesterday by guards stationed at his two Communist countries. The Chinese are also looking to residence. China has been accusing Vietnam of their border with the Soviet Union. As part of their base defense mis- Government sources say outsiders persecuting Chinese residents in They are trying to purchase so- sion, VC-10 and the Marines will tried to filter past the guards to Vietnam. Peking says nearly 90,000 phisticated defense equipment from practice and coordinate live firing the house. The guards opened fire, Chinese who had lived in Vietnam for Britain. The Chinese are interested efforts this week at night. hitting Ali Soilih as he tried to Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday flee. nights at approximately 8:30 to 10:30 The 43-year old Soilih had been p.m., VC-10 pilots in TA-4 aircraft under house arrest since he was de- Cuba and Ethiopia: will practice night bombing on the posed and replaced by former cabinet Hicacle range. member Said Attoumani in a May 13 Four aircraft a night will fly the coup. practice flights in teams of two. Tonight, VC-10 will drop inert THE HAGUE (AP) --- The Dutch Supreme practice ordinance with no illu- Court has overturned the convic- A break in the alliance? mination of the target range. tion of millionaire art collector Tomorrow night, VC-10 will again Pieter Menten for war crimes and or- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Last month, Cuban The sources say the most serious drop inert practice ordinance on dered that he be tried again. President Fidel Castro gave a hero's disagreement involves a leading mem- Hicacle range but with support of The 78-year old Dutchman had been welcome in Havana to Ethiopia's rul- ber of the All-Ethiopia Socialist the Marines firing illumination sentenced to 15, years in prison by er, Lieutenant-Colonel Mengistu Haile Movement. They say the Cubans ap- flares from across the bay. Thursday an Amsterdam court last December af- Mariam. Posters of Mengistu dotted parently smuggled the man into the night will culminate the week's ter being convicted of taking part Cuba's capital. And 1 million people country from exile. firing with jet aircraft dropping in the Nazi massacre of Jews in Po- celebrated Ethiopia's victory, with And Ethiopian leaders reportedly 500 pound bombs under illuminated land during World War II. Cuban and Soviet support, against So- were so angry that the man had to skies. mali rebels in the Ogaden Desert. seek refuge in the Cuban Embassy. Obviously, the areas near Hicacle KINSHASA, ZAIRE (UPI) -- Some white He eventually was allowed to leave range will be closed and extremely residents of Lubumbashi are prepar- Now, diplomatic sources say cracks the country. But the sources say dangerous during the live firing ing to leave the city, fearing new are forming in the Cuban-Ethiopian the Cuban ambassador and his second- exercises. rebel attacks. But others, reas- alliance which, just a month ago, ap- in-command reportedly also left.at With good weather, and a seat on sured by the presence of Belgian peared solid and strong. the government's request. high ground on the Windward side, troops, say they'll stick it out, Sources in Nairobi and Ethiopia The All-Ethiopia Socialist Movement base residents will have a good at least for a while. Belgium's give two reasons for the apparent de- initially supported Ethiopia's mili- opportunity Thursday to see (and ambassador says those staying real- terioration. tary ruling council. But it now fa- hear) a night exercise. ize they are not .trapped.