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An amendment to delete $500 million in additional economic aid to Egypt from a fiscal 1985 appropriations bill (HR 2577) was rejected by the House on a vote of 110 for and 314 against. The measure was sent to the Senate. With the extra money, Egypt is slated to receive about $2.7 billion in economic and military aid during the fiscal year. The bill contained $1.5 billion in extra aid to Israel, raising its total U.S. aid for the year to about $4.1 billion. Hank Brown (R-Colo.

C. Anson Franklin, 37, an assistant White House press secretary, said Thursday that he is resigning to become director of public affairs for the Energy Department.

President Reagan's request for $100 million in foreign aid for the contra rebel army that is battling the Marxist Sandinista government of Nicaragua was rejected in the House on a vote of 210 for and 222 against. About $70 million of the total would havebeen for arms and about $30 million was earmarked for other uses.

The House passed, 355 to 68, and sent to the Senate a bill (HR 2881) establishing a commission to advise Congress and the executive branch on combatting AIDS. The panel would parallel President Reagan's 13-member AIDS Commission. It would give lawmakers more stake in the issue, which was largely ignored on Capitol Hill until a few months ago. Sponsor J. Roy Rowland (D-Ga.