* Israeli's release kicks off swap of prisoners JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- An Israeli held exchange. But authorities said Com- Shcharansky is awaiting trial in Gilman said from the beginning of 19 months in a Mozambique prison munist East Germany has close ties the Soviet Union on charges of being negotiations, he had only Vogel's walked across the border yesterday with Mozambique and has hundreds of a CIA operative. The United States word that the exchange would be into Swaziland and into his wife's technicians and advisers working in denies that. made. arms in what authorities said was that African nation. "Newsweek" magazine said the Sovi- He said there was no communication the first release in a complex, Congressman Gilman said the U.S. ets may be seeking the release of from Mozambique authorities. multi-national prisoner swap. State Department knew of the swap Gunther and Christel Guillaume, So- Gilman said that until Marcus New York Congressman Benjamin Gil- at its inception. viet spies held in West Germany. finally crossed the border yester- man helped arrange the release. He also said he was helped in ne- day, he was not certain the exchange He said the freed Israeli, Miron gotiations by Dr. Wolfgang Vogel, Their arrest helped bring down would take place. Marcus, and student Alan Van Norman the East German lawyer who helped Chancellor Willy Brandt's govern- The congressman said Marcus was of Windom, Minn. -- imprisoned in engineer the return of American ment four years ago. emaciated and had difficulty moving East Germany -- will be swapped for "U-2" spy plane pilot Francis Gary But a State Department source in an arm wounded when his plane was a convicted East German spy. Powers from Russia. Washington said he does not believe shot down, but had no complaints The spy, Robert Thompson, is being Gilman said he was called into the Vogel, the East German lawyer, is about the conditions of incarcera- held in a federal prison in Lewis- case by Monsey, New York Rabbi going to talk any specifics. tion. burg, Pa. He's due to be paroled Ronald Greenwald, who was approached The source said he doesn't believe Gilman said Marcus was flying with shortly. by a member of the Israeli parlia- the Soviets have decided yet what a friend when bad weather and low Marcus, the Israeli, is being kept ment, Samuel Flatio-Sharon. they want to do with Shcharansky. fuel forced an emergency landing, at an airport in Johannesburg until In Washington, an aide to Rep. and the plane was trying to set down issuance of a new passport. Gilman said attorney Vogel sent a Rep. Gilman said Van Norman, the when it was fired on by Mozambique Marcus was taken prisoner in Mo- letter saying he will arrive in the American arrested last year after he forces. zambique after his light plane was U.S. this week to pick up Thompson. allegedly tried to smuggle two per- Gilman said the friend was killed fired upon in an emergency landing sons out of East Germany, will be and his body was not returned. on a Rhodesia-to-South Africa flight And Vogel said he will be ready released later this month. Marcus is an Israeli citizen work- in September, 1976. to present some options for the pos- At the same time, Thompson, the ing for his father-in-law, who oper- There is no official explanation sible release of imprisoned Soviet East German spy, will be freed in ates electronic firms in South Afri- of how or why Marcus figured in the dissident Anatoly Shcharansky. the United States. ca and Rhodesia. Recognition of buildup can U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba improve peace prospects PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) -- Former Brit- The meeting attracted 104 North ish Prime Minister Lord Home said American and European leaders, in- the conferees at this year's Bilder- cluding President Jimmy Carter's Na- berg Meeting concluded that recogni- tional Security Adviser Zbigniew tion of the Soviet military buildup Brezinski. improved the prospects for world Home said participants heard an peace. analysis by Brzezinski of world af- Home commented at a news confer- fairs. ence Sunday in Princeton after the The Briton said it was "very use- conclusion of the three-day session ful for the Europeans to hear the in nearby Lawrence Township. American point of view." Home, the chairman, said the con- First held in 1954 in Bilderberg, ference was dominated by discussions the Netherlands, the conference has of Soviet conventional weapons and been held each year since in many the need to get Western economies locations around the world. moving again. The idea was conceived by Prince Navy'6 He gave few specifics, however, Bernhard, husband of Queen Julianna The oniy shonte-based daily saying, "I don't think you'll get of Holland, as a way for leading figures to discuss, in private and r much consensus at the Bilderberg, Vol. 33 No. 77 Monday, April 24, 1978 with total frankness, issues affect- we're just here to hear the people N who know what they're talking about. ing the Western Alliance. Congress studies Carter's tax cut & anti-inflation programs WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Car- Members of the House and Senate leadership posts, such as House and growth, but it also would eliminate ter's tax cut and anti-inflation are paid $57,500 a year. Those in Senate majority and minority leaders some deductions in the name of sim- plans face a test of strength in the tive, judicial and executive branch- receive slightly higher compensa- plification and equity. this week as lawmakers begin es of government, including income tion. The net result of the Carter pack- writing a federal budget for fiscal disclosure requirements. The House Ways and Means Committee age would be a $24 billion cut. 1979. A key question is whether a pro- plans to take time out today from The committee has to decide wheth- Senators will have to decide these posed rule that would limit House writing a tax bill to hear from a er that figure is about right, questions: members' outside earned income to panel of economists on just what whether it is so high that it risks -- Whether the budget should make $8,625 a year should be killed be- size tax cut is needed. more inflation and whether it would room for a rollback of Social Secur- fore it goes into effect. The committee faces several op- be wiser to use some of the money ity taxes, which the Carter Adminis- Unless the House acts, the limita- tions as it works on the Presi- to roll back Social Security tax in- tration opposes; tion will become effective next Jan. dent's tax proposals. creases scheduled to take effect -- Whether the President's propos- 1. Carter's plan would reduce indi- next January. ed $24 billion income tax cut should It would apply to such outside in- vidual and business taxes in order The Senate, in debating the 1979 be scaled down; come as speaking fees. to sustain this year's economic budget, is facing the same issues -- And, whether federal spending on taxes. should be reduced substantially as The Senate Budget Committee has a weapon against inflation. recommended that Carter's tax cut be Senator William Proxmire, D-Wis., delayed three months past the admin- filed an amendment that would slash South Korean plane takes istration's target date of Oct. 1. the spending target set by the Sen- That would reduce the value of the ate Budget Committee from nearly tax cut in the 1979 fiscal budget $499 billion to $475 billion. year to $19,400 million and at the The House Budget Committee has en- survivors and bodies home same time, lower the federal deficit dorsed a budget calling for expendi- by nearly $5 billion. tures of nearly $501.5 billion in HELSINKI (UPI) -- A South Korean re- A Japanese businessman and a Kor- In addition to making several de- the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. lief plane left here yesterday on a ean construction worker were the cisions on taxes, the Senate must Carter's budget calls for expendi- flight to Seoul carrying 106 surviv- ones killed. set targets for federal spending tures totaling about $499.5 billion. ors and the bodies of two passengers The KAL jet was flying the polar during the upcoming fiscal year, None of this week's votes on killed when Soviet fighters fired on route from Paris to Seoul and stray- weighing the demands of the mili- spending targets for fiscal 1979 a Korean Airlines jetliner that ed over the top security Murmansk tary, farmers, education and welfare will be binding. strayed over Soviet territory four area. recipients against the need to re- They will only register the sen- days ago. duce the deficit. timent of the Senate on the key is- The captain and navigator were de- A Japanese passenger said the cap- Cutting the deficit is seen as a sues. tained in Murmansk Saturday when an tain of the Korean plane later told significant weapon in the battle Bills to carry out the specific American Pan Am jet left to take passengers that a compass gave false against inflation. programs involving government expen- the survivors to Helsinki. readings four hours after the plane And, in contrast to recent years, ditures must be taken up later. Yesterday's relief flight includ- left Paris. Congressional budget-writers are While the Senate concentrates on ed a refueling stop in Anchorage, The captain said he received no more concerned in this election the budget, the House will consider Alaska and a stop in Tokyo before reply when he tried to contact So- year with cooling inflation than a code of ethics for the legisla- going on to South Korea.