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Show 6 f Salt Lake City, 'Utah Sunday Morning September 21, 1978 79 Deficit Runs $38.8 Billion Vote 487. 5 Billion Budget ERA By Carl C Craft Associated Press Writer A budget calling WASHINGTON for the federal government to spend $487.5 billion, collect $448.7 billion in taxes and run a deficit of $38.8 billion in fiscal 1979, which starts next month, won final congressional approval Saturday. the Senate completed conwork on the lawmakers compromise budget resolution the 2 House had approved by Thurs day. It would be the first deficit of less than $40 billion since fiscal 1974. By 47-7- , gressional 225-16- , . iTwaifA- - IP , Byrd Ploy Smooths Senate Majority Leader Robert C. said congressional apBryd, proval of this budget with the deficit below $40 billion was a major step toward halting inflation by curbing government spending. He said he hopes those in the American business community and labor force could exercise similar restraint. Boom For Tax Cut The revenue amount makes room in the budget for a tax cut of at least $2 billion greater than the House-approve- d $16.3 billion tax reduction bill which currently is being considered by the Senate Finance Committee. This resolution, by which Congress controls creation of the federal budget, does not go to President Carter for approval or veto because his action is not required. Instead, Carter is sent a series of actual spending and taxing bills bearing programs in the budget. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said the decision to operate on a trimmed-dow- n budget gives us real reason to hope that we can balance the budget earlier than the 1983 target established in the budget process. The budget-makinoperation started in January when Carter sent Congress g x X' tWivi i m- on May 15, and the House completed on May action by ap roving it Development Development of the budget in Congress comes in two stages. First, by the middle of May, targets are set and serve as a guide for votes on actual spending and taxing legislation. Finally, before the start of the new fiscal year, Congress settles on the binding budget. This time, for the target budget stage, the Senate approved a congressional compromise plan by voice vote House, by Two-Stag- e -- 201-19- 8 17. For the binding budget stage, the first voted on Aug. 16 to recommend $489.8 billion in spend ing, collecting $450 billion in tax revenue, and operating at a $39.8 billion deficit. Then, on Sept. 6, the Senate voted, for $489.5 billion in spending, in tax revenue, and $447 2 billion running a $42.3 billion deficit. Tire compromise version then was negotiators produced by Senate-Hous- e See Page 2, Column W- By Lisette Balouny Associated Press Writer More than 100,000 CAIRO, Egypt cheering Egyptians welcomed President Anwar Sadat home Saturday while in Damascus, other Arab leaders put the final touches on a rejectionist plan to undermine the Camp David accords. Syrian President Hafez Assad, addressing the closing session of the Damascus conference, said it had been very fruitful in countering the agreements at Camp David, which he called the summit of surrender. Conference sources said the hard-lin- e states decided to establish a $1 billion fund for the overthrow of Sadat and derailment of the Camp David pact. In a public communique, the leaders said they agreed to form a military pact of Syria, Algeria, Libya, South Yemen and the Palestine Liberation Organization, observe an economic boycott of Egypt, develop closer relations with the Soviet Union, and demand that Arab League headquarters be moved from Cairo. Launch Operations , Some of the Palestinian militants, such as George Habash of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, have threatened to launch guerrilla operations against U.S. interests in the Mideast and elsewhere. At a town meeting near Pittburgh, President Carter lashed out at the PLO, saying, It would be nice for us if they would just go away. Carter was responding to a questioner who asked why the PLO was allowed to retain a small information office in Washington. The president said many organizations obnoxious to us still have the right to free speech in America, and he named the Ku Klux Klan, the Nazi Party and the Communist Party as such groups. Carter also said that unless the Palestinians and Jordans King Hussein joined Mideast peace talks, the progress we can make will be limited. Sadat Chastised In Jordan, King Hussein reiterated his country's objections to the peace proposals and chastised Sadat for suggesting that Egypt might go it alone and negotiate an agreement over the West Bank without Jordanian participation in peace talks. Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, meanwhile, played tourist for a day in Saudi Arabia after being forced to put off for 24 hours a meeting in Damascus with Syrian President Hafez Assad. Vance, who is trying to sell the Camp David accords to the Arabs, toured Saudi oilfields Saturday. Assad asked him to postpone his Damascus visit Keys New Hopes 1 vote. until Sunday because the Arab hard lin summit ran overtime. Frequent Mediator Romania, a frequent mediator in the Mideast conflict, became the only Communist East European nation to praise the Camp David accords, calling them a good start toward a Mideast peace but saying negotiations should be broadened to include all parties. This position, stated in government and party newspaper editorials, contrasted 2, Column 2 Shalom , YaJ, anti-Sad- Associated Press Laserphoto President Carters helicopter waves a windy goodbye to children on White House Lawn as he departs to campaign and raise money for Democratic candidates in Pennsylvania and Ohio. - Carter Defends Mideast Accords At Pennsylvania Town Meeting By Tom Fiedler Knight-Ridde- r Newspapers ALIQUIPPA, Pa. President Carter defended his handling of the Mideast peace conference in public for the first time Saturday at a town meeting" with about 1,000 citizens in this small steel town. He denied he had been timid or cowardly in his dealings with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. He said he wished the Palestine Liberation would just go Organization (PLO) And he acknowledged that away. progress toward peace will be if the Palestinians and limited Jordans King Hussein refuse to join the negotiations. Although the achievements of the Camp David summit were fresh enough on the minds of people in this blue-collcommunity to merit a few questions and some warm applause, the crowd packing the high school auditorium here was interested in issues closer to their daily lives. Making his second campaign-styl- e swing in as many days, the president was asked about unemployment, government corruption, neighborhood improvements, the problems of black youth, tax relief for senior citizens, and education as well as the Mideast. He was given the opportunity to discuss his peace making efforts when a man who called himself an orthdox asked: Why has your Christian administration not had the courage to stand up to Menachem Begin? The man, James Hawkins, was appaarently referring to reports that Begin got the best of the Camp David bargaining. I dont think my administration has been timid or cowardly," Carter replied. We have raised for the first time tne basic question of the Palestinians," he pointed out, by getting Israel to agree to an autonomous Palestinian government in the West Bank and Gaza Strip areas. Under the now framework, people of all religions living in the occupied territories would be given an opportunifor the first ty for time, the president said. A young man who said his sister was Uving in Israel asked Carter why the PLO, despite its terrorist reputation, was allowed to have an office in Washington. The president responded that the American Constitution protects the TMlayH Cliucklr disappointed homeowner bought a y house. The real estate man gave him one story before ho bought it and another one after. A two-stor- A rights even of organizations obnoxious a setback if Jordan and the Palestinians refuse to negotiate with Israel to us. of the West Bank. There are many groups like this that over the future Ku Klux concern the cause us Klan, In the absence of a willingness of the the Communist Party, the Nazis, he Palestinians to negotiate further, and said. It would be nice for us if they King Hussein to negotiate, the progress would just go away. we can make will be limited, he said. Nevertheless, Carter said it would be Despite his weariness from the strain of the past several weeks, the president was in a jovial mood Saturday. He drew laughs and cheers when a teen-ag- e girl asked him a two-paquestion: Was he in 1980 and Tribune Telephone going to run for she give him a big hug? could A-- 2 Inside The T ribnne rt Numbers, Page Amusement Business Classified Com. Carrier Editorials Foreign Foreign Lifestyle Page E-6- -9 K-l-- 6 A-1- 3 A-1- 4 G-- 6 0 National National Obituaries Regional Sports Washington Washington Washington Page 5 B-- 7 Z-l- -2 A-4- ,6 A-8- G-- 6 GSA Thievery Believed Widespread (LTD The president landed in Pittsburgh, miles from here under clear skies. He was greeted by Peter Flaherty, the Democratic candidate for governor, and Gene Atkinson, the local congressional candidate. 10 D-l-- AND MORE . . . Pages of Color Comics; Home and Parade Magazines; Dees Offer; National Home Life Offer; Oldsmobile Dealers Association Plan; Penney 's Section; Sears Section; RCA Service Section; Weinstocks Section; ZCMI Section. WASHINGTON Well, the answer to one of those questions is absolutely yes. The answer to the other is that I will have to ask Rosalynn about both of them. About - and their 500 government employees associates in at least 20 cities are believed to be involved in the snowballing corruption scandal at the General Serv.ces Administration. sources close to the investigation said Saturday. The sources predicted the list of cities would lengthen in the weeks ahead and the number of persons involved in the investigation would more than double. We believe the real count will be between 1,100 and 1,300 people when this whole thing is opened up, one congressional investigator told UPI. $66 Million Yearly GSA special counsel Vincent Alto has estimated the agency is losing bemore than $66 million-a-yea- r cause of fraud. He has said the figure soars to more than $100 million if you include mismanagement and waste. Sundays Forecast Salt Lake City and vicinity Fair, and warm with light winds. Weather details on Page B-- Based solely on the amount of money involved, the widespread GSA corruption is believed to be the single biggest scandal in the governments history. Grand juries are investigating charges in Baltimore, Washington and Boston. Other investigations are in Manchester, N.H., New York City, Puerto Rico and Bayonne and Newark, N.J. Other Investigations And still other investigations are in Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans, Dallas, Fort Worth. Houston, El Paso, Denver, Missoula, Mont., Iluuululu and San Icuiu and Santa Ana, Calif. The building, leasing and office supply agency, which has a budget of nearly $5 billion-a-yea- r and employs more than 36,000 people, has been haltered by disclosures of corruption for more than six months. Last week, Alto told the Senate federal spending practices subcommittee, "Youve got a hard core of crooks in there and they have to be rooted out. GSA Administrator Jay Solomon, who has ordered a major reorganization, said, The fraud, the corruption, the thievery, the mismanagement and downright abuse of the public trust that have been exposed to date are only the beginning. d Your Millions Go to Pay For All This WASHINGTON (UPI) A con- gressional committee says military personnel are squandering supplies ranging from sunglasses to stethoscopes and it is docking the Pentagon $155 million to cover at least some of the losses. The House Appropriations Committee has voted a $50 million cut, each, in supply appropriations for the Army, Navy and Air Force, plus smaller reductions for the Marines and other defense agencies. In a report, it cited audits that showed sufficient indication the Department of Defense supply system is being ripped off in many ways." Navy's Example Noted sticky-fingcre- d As a particularly flagrant example, it cited a Navy unit that had 18 members on flying status authorized to be issued special items such as sunglasses, leather flying jackets, boots and gloves. During one period the Says Carter PresiALIQUIPPA, Pa. (UPI) dent Carter said Saturday that he gave By Tom Raum Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd, standing virtually alone during a rare Saturday session, pulled off a parliamentary shuffle that cleared tne way for action on extension of the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Before the West Virginia Democrat acted, it had been unclear whether the Senate would take up the extension question since there lye so few remaining days in the 1978 session of Congress. Byrd's procedural step, accomplished early in the morning with only two other senators on the floor, will make it harder for ERA opponents to block the legislation from coming to a - 56-1- See Page Path Procedural. Action 217-17- Arab Leaders Polish Plan to Reject Summit Proposals ry.T i- - his spending and taxing proposals. His budget office made some changes in his recommendations from time to time during following months. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Beg n a farewell plaque that read Shalom, y'aU." The plaque camfe to light when a woman at Carters town hall meeting greeted the president by saying shalom, Hebrew for peace to you. The southern president returned the traditional Jewish greeting. He then said to laughter and applause that after their Camp David meeting he had given Begin a plaque reading Shalom, yall, incorporating two expressions close to the roots of the two leaders. Earlier this year, the House approved extending the ratification deadline from March 22, 1979, to June 30, 1982. Byrds maneuver will also enable him to call up the ERA bill as early as Monday, although the senator said he hasnt decided yet on a firm date. Way Now Seen Clear However, Byrd told reporters the way is now clear for Senate consideration of the bill before Congress scheduled Oct. 14 year-en- d adjournment. And he said he intends to take it up thus addressing concerns expressed by some ERA proponents that the Senate might not even consider the measure. Shortly after the Senate convened at 7:45 a m., Byrd announced his intention to call up the ERA extension bill, then objected to further Senate action for the day and moved to adjourn. No one protested. d After a adjournment, he reconvened the Senate for a new legislative day. Senate Republican leader Howard Baker of Tennessee and Sen. Edmund were the only other Muskie. senators on the floor at the time. Under the Senates intricate set of rules, Byrds rapid-fir- e sequence of maneuvers automatically forced the ERA bill onto the Senates calendar of pending business and ruled out any further, debate on the question of scheduling the measure. Procedure Details Listed Thus, while foes of the bill can still filibuster the bill itself, they can no longer use direct delaying tactics to keep it off the floor. At the same time, Byrd warned in a See Page 2, Column 6 two-secon- ERA-extensi- Summit Aids Carter In S.L. Popularity By J. Roy Bardsley Since President .Carter achieved the Middle East Summit Conference at Camp David, his popularity has increased in Salt Lake County but not to any dramatic extent, the latest Salt Lake Tribune Utah Poll reveals. As a matter of fact, the Presidents job performance rating remains on the negative side, despite gains registered as result of the summit meeting. To illustrate, these are President unit issued 75 jackets, 217 pairs of the glasses, 53 pairs of boots and 181 pairs of gloves, the committee said. The glasses cost taxpayers about $7 each, jackets almost $50 and boots $21. Throughout the services, it found total losses of such d flight items running to close to $600,000 yearly. The Navy was listed as the worst offender, issuing an average of two jackets for each of 15,000 sailors on flight status each year between 1970 and 1977 and buying about 65,000 sunglasses each year for 33,000 Navy and Mai tne aviators. It Goes On and On Other examples: One Army hospital had a staff of 95 doctors and 235 nurses, but issued 1,310 stethoscopes during a one-yeperiod. An audit of three Army divisions in Europe showed they used an average of one battery a year for each of their approximately 4, non vehicles. But although all the batteries were covered by warranty, none was ever turned in for wearing out in less than 12 months. The Pentagon has not bought automatic pistols since any 1945, but every year it gets 48,000 heavy duty leather holsters for them at a cost of $314,000. high-deman- ar .45-ca- l. Carters job performance ratings com- August by Bardsley and Haslacher, Inc., as compared to a special poll conducted last Wednesday and Thursday after conclusion of the summit meeting with Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Begin: S.L. County (All figures relate to Salt Lake County.) Rated President Carters job performance as: piled in Sept. Excellent Good Only fair 21, August 1978 1978 2 2 32 22 47 46 19 29 Poor - 1 .Undecided 100 100 Totals President Carters 10 percent increase in prestige in Salt Lake County was essentially the same as reflected by a nationwide poll conducted by the Gallup organization. However, the president had a better base of popularity to build on nationally than in Utah. Current Ratings Here is the breakdown of President Carters current ratings by political party in Salt Lake County: Demo. Rep. Ind. 31 23 50 Excellentgood Only fairpoor 50 777e 69 100 100 (00 Totals These results are based on 210 telephone interviews conducted in Salt Lake County during Sept. 20 and 21. The maximum standard error range on this size sample is approximately 6.9 percent. Saudi King Khalid Leaves for Clinic Reuter News Agency King Khalid of Saudi Arabia left Saturday for the United States for medical tests at the Cleveland Clinic, the official Saudi press agency reported. The king is expected to step over in Geneva on his way to the clinic. He is due to be admitted on Wednesday. RIYADH I - |