President Reagan left for West Germany yesterday determined to visit the military cemetery at Bitburg despite resolutions adopted in both houses of Congress urging him not to do so.
The House voted 390-26 yesterday for a resolution sponsored by Rep. Dante Fascell (D. Fla.) calling on Reagan to reconsider his itinerary. On April 26, the Republican-controlled Senate passed a similar resolution, introduced by Sens. Howard Metzenbaum (D. Ohio) and Arlen Specter (R. Pa.) and supported by 80 other Senators. It passed by voice vote without opposition. Neither resolution is binding.
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