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NAVAL BASE GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Monday, January 23, 1978 Vol. 33 No. 15 Israe I cancels military talks The (COMPILED FROM WIRE REPORTS) -- Israel withdraw from all territories the parties put behind them the pub- from a long weekend at a Georgia drive for peace in the Middle East captured in the 1967 War and agree lic exchange of recent days and try coastal resort. setback Sunday as to a Palestinian suffered another state. to recapture the spirit of a common Meanwhile, Jordan's King Hussein delay Secretary of State Cyrus Israel decided to indefinitely Vance search for peace." warns in a published interview in military talks with Egypt on a troop returned home Sunday from the Mid- While Vance was in Cairo, Sadat Time magazine that if the Israeli pullback in the Sinai Desert. east, but Vance expects Cairo and officially asked the U.S. govern- Egyptian peace talks fail "we are The Israeli move was a response to Jerusalem to resume their political ment to sell Egypt some of America's then at the end of the road." Egypt's abrupt suspension last week negotiations, probably within ten hottest fighters, the F-15 and F-16. He said, "We will be heading for of political talks over the future days. Significantly, a top U.S. official disaster in terms of this area and living on the Assistant Secretary of State Al- who cannot be named says the admin- the whole world." the Palestinians .fest Bank of the Gaza Strip. fred Atherton remains in the Middle istration will give Sadat's request Hussein declared he'd be willing The Israeli decision to suspend East to shuttle between the two serious consideration. to join the Cairo-Jerusalem discus- the military talks came at a lengthy capitals as a mediator. He says it's unlikely Congress sions if the two sides could agree meeting of the cabiret in Jerusalem. Atherton, now in Jerusalem, will would allow the planes to be sold on a set of principles that would Prime Minister Menahem Begin, how- attempt to persuade both sides to to Egypt, however. It took an ex- govern a lasting Mideast solution. ever, left for a possible later re- keep the peace initiative alive and tensive lobbying effort by the Ford There's been other Arab reaction sumption of the talks in Cairo, resume serious bargaining. Administration to sell non-lethal to recent developments in the Middle which were to have resumed this One senior U.S. official, who military supplies to Cairo. East. week. asked not to be identified, said But the sending of any lethal Arab hard-liners and moderates as Vance arrived at Andrews Air weapons to Egypt would be a major alike sharply criticized the United The Israei Defense Ministry said Force Base that direct talks may be change in U.S. policy. States following the break-off in there are no plans to recall Israeli held in either Mideast capital. In Cairo, diplomats are saying the peace talks. military officials already in Cairo His prediction is based on an ap- Sadat's request for U.S. weapons A Saudi newspaper said the next for the negotiations. praisal of Anwar Sadat's address to was a desperation move and one de- move is up to Washington, and that Prime minister Begin said Egypt's the Cairo parliament yesterday in signed to force the United States the U.S. must "speak to the world" President Anwar Sadat had issued ul- which the Egyptian leader vowed the to apply pressure on Israel. to mobilize public opinion against timacums which he said are "totally peace initiative would not be drop- Israel. unacceptable" to Israel. ped. Vance will take up the subject A newspaper in Kuwait called for Sadat said yesterday he would not Vance commented upon returning to with Jimmy Carter when he briefs him re-activation of the Arab oil wea- retreat from his insistence that Washington, "We believe it essential today upon the President's return pon. 79 budget proposes relief for taxpayers ASHINCTON (AP/PI, -- the fiscal Although the budget would bring A businessman accustomed to the missile, which would be fired from 79 budget which President Carter at least some relief to every Ameri- so-called "three-martini lunch" B-52 bombers. sent to Congress today proposes to can taxpayer, it could actually re- might find his company cracking down It would substitute for the B-1 bring relief to American taxpayers. shape the lives of some individuals, on such affairs if Congress goes bomber, a project Carter canceled But part of what the government such as aerospace workers, slum along with Carter's plan to halve last summer except for some further giveth with one hand, it taketh dwellers or businessmen. the amount that can be deducted. research work. away with the other in the form of A teenager out of school and out President's proposed budget for Carter and Defense Secretary Harold increased Social Security taxes. of work might find employment in defense would maintain the nation's Brown have decided to slow down de- Without any changes, a family of the expanded jobs program Carter strategic strike force at a constant velopment of the advanced M-X inter- four with an income of $15,000 a proposed today. level, with no change in the numbers continental ballistic missile. year would face income taxes of An unemployed aerospace worker of submarine-launched and land-based This weapon might be mounted on $1,330. Under Carter's budget, might get back on a payroll, if missiles. moving platforms inside tunnels to their taxes would drop $258 to Congress agrees to Carter's increas- The number of bombers also would elude a possible Soviet surprise $1,072. ed spending for the space shuttle. remain the same, pending the outcome strike in the mid-1980s or beyond. For the same size family with a of the Strategic Arms Limitation The administration is not yet sure $30,000 annual income, Carter would A slum-dweller might get the first Talks with the Soviet Union. if the mobile concept is workable or cut federal income taxes a little chance to live in decent housing be- Meanwhile, the administration in- worth its estimated eventual cost of bit more in dollar terms, about cause of Carter's increased spending tends to push ahead with priority $30 to 35 billion. $332. But that cut to 53,910 would for construction. development work on the new "cruise" President Carter would save on be far less in terms of the percen- educational costs in the Veterans tage decrease than for the less Administration budget. well-off family. That's because the number of Viet- Tempers flare at Pentagon under And the budget is not all good nam veterans going to school tidings concerning taxes. WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Reports Sunday Air Force is operating, and the Navy the G.I. Bill continues to drop. Social Security taxes will go up indicate that tempers are flaring looks bad in comparison. However, that savings is offset by between 1978 and 1979 chewing up in the Pentagon. The document provides details and expanded medical services and higher $10 for the $15,000 a year family Defense Secretary Harold Brown has instructions about programs and wea- benefits. and $88 for the $30,000 a year group circulated a memo highly critical of pons, and it was written to provide A $19 billion, 200 million budget Oct. 1 Also, Carter's economic forecast the way the Navy goes about buying guidance as the services prepare for the fiscal year beginning service is for about six percent inflation warplanes. budget estimates. features new psychological expansion a year. That rate would steel $900 According to the New York Times, Brown's action, therefore, is for Vietnam-era veterans, out of the buying power of the the memo says the Navy is throwing stirring up anger among generals and of alcohol and drug abuse treatment in $15,000 a year family and twice away money by keeping too many ex- admirals who believe Brown is in- units and a proposed increase dis- that much from families with an an- pensive planes in production. fringing on their traditional auth- payments for service-connected nual income of $30,000. Brown says that's not the way the ority. abilities. Population fluctuation forces reapportionment WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nine seats in The increases would be necessary current population reports series, California gained the most actual Congress will have to be reappor- to reflect population gains since to be released soon. new residents, adding nearly two Alaska tioned to give more representation 1970, when the last census was ta- Southern and western states have million since 1970, while growth rate. With to sun belt states if current popu- ken. led the nation in population growth showed the highest the pipeline, Alaska's population lation patterns continue until 1980, since 1970 while northeastern and percent. according to the Census Bureau in a On the other hand, New York would north-central states have had only increased by more than 34 report .released Sunday. lose three seats and Ohio would lose modest population increases. The Florida people boom is slowing The study shows Florida and Texas two. Illinois, Michigan, Pennsyl- down. But Maine, West Virginia, the would each gain two seats while Ari- vania and South Dakota would each The population of the nation as a Dakotas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Ida- zona, California, Oregon, Tennessee lose one seat. whole grew .4 percent between 1970 ho, Wyoming and New Mexico are grow- and Utah would each add one congress- These statistics are part of a and 1977, bringing the official to- ing faster than in the 1960s.