European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday september 21, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 7 Tough safety regulations imposed on airlines by Faa Washington up the Federal aviation administration Faa tuesday issued Broad an costly safety regulations de signed to improve survival chances for airline passengers in a crash. The rules ranged from a required 90-second evacuation procedure for a fully loaded plane Tomore fireproofing and More and better emergency exits. A spokesman for the airline Industry said the Cost of the modifications would certainly be inthe Multi million Dollar Brack the Faa put no Price tag on the changes. But it said it was one of the most expensive Seton rules Ever issued by the Faa. Chance to live the idea is to give a greater Hance to live to persons who survive the Impact of a crash but die by fire or other Means while trapped in the wreckage. For the first time the manufacturers will have to show that a fully loaded plane can be Emp tied in 90 seconds with Only 50 per cent of its exits in use. Under the old rules the airlines were required to be Able to empty the plane in 120 seconds. The requirements for More and better exits divided airliners into still to be delivered jumbo jets and supersonic Airliner must have a greater exit to Pas Senger ratio. Airliners now i service May have to Clear away some seats to make it easy for passengers to reach exits. Staggered deadlines were setup by the Faa but Many of the requirements become effective oct. 24. Fireproofing came under heavier restrictions. The rules out lined specific requirements Foxfire resistant material in Cabins and better Protection for fuel lines and electrical cables. Many of the airlines however already have replaced the materials used in Cabin also were set on the amount of baggage a passenger could carry on to the plane and How it is to be stowed. In the past carried on Luggage has been known to cause injury and lock aisles in crashes. Other requirements called for All passenger seats to be up right on landings and briefing cards to describe emergency lighting designed to operate even if the fuselage should break in half. Reagan rules out own Campaign setup before 68 convention fund cuts Force layoffs at space lab Pasadena Calif. A con Gressional cuts in funds for planetary probes mean the Jet propulsion Laboratory Here will have to reduce its staff but the future is not catastrophic says the head of the $260-million-a year refuse to be pessimistic. Other uses will be found for this$100-million National asset or. William h. Pickering Laboratory director said in an interview predicted jul s staff of 4,500 would be Cut by about 200,mostly engineers Over the next six months by not replacing those who leave in the Normal turnover of employees. 170-acre Complex the 170-acre Complex of 141buildings, operated by the Cali fornia Institute of technology forthe National space and aeronautics administration is the head quarters of the nation s pro Grams for unmanned exploration of the Moon and the planets. Its future was clouded recently when the House refused to appropriate funds to Send the mar Iner and voyager spacecraft to Mars in the Early 1970s.the Senate has yet to act on the appropriation Bill but pick ering said he holds no Hope that the funds will be of the Marine and voyager projects Means the Laboratory has no definite pro Gram beyond the launching two Small mariners to Mars in 1969, Pickering said. Bow boys Row this Row of bathtubs keeps these 8-year-Oldsat Detroit s St. Francis Home for boys a clean living Bunch. Ordinarily Small boys Don t care to be All wet but the daily tub ritual for some 200 youngsters is a highlight at St. Francis. A Sacramento Calif. A gov. Ronald Reagan tuesday ruled out the creation of a Rea an for president Campaign or animation before the 1968 re pub ican National convention. Reagan said he is not a Candi late for the nation s highest of ice. But for the first time he Laid i m aware of the talk hats been going on about the possibility of him becoming a he disclosed he will set up machinery in California to Han dle the june presidential Pri Mary Campaign for the favor the son delegation he intends to Ead to the Good showing Reagan said he will have a organization in California next year to assure a Good showing or his delegation. He said he decided to Lead the state re pub ican do negation to prevent other candidates from coming into Alifornia and engaging in a re seat of the bitter Nelson Goldwater California fight of 1964.Reagan was interviewed in his Capitol office less than two weeks before he is to leave on a speaking tour to Illinois South Arolina and Wisconsin in which he plans to discuss Vietnam an Domestic issues. Asked if he could see any circumstance that would Force the convention to turn to him Rea Gan said there is no Way i can answer that said that any answer Short of a Flat no would be taken Asa declaration of candidacy. He reiterated however he is not candidate for president. Reagan s no candidate state ments were in line with the strategy of some of his parti sans who want their Man to win the nomination and believe he la get it if former vice presi Dent Richard m. Nixon Stum Bles. Privately they have said Rea Gan must wait for the Nomina Tion to come to him rather than engage in an Early race with Nixon Michigan gov. George Romney or other hopefuls. Reagan said he definitely will not take part in recon mention campaigning in primaries or rounding up delegates at state conventions done nothing i have done nothing what Soever to in any Way go through the motions of setting up an organization said Reagan. Asked if he would Rule out formation of such an Organiza Tion before the gop convention in Miami Beach Reagan said also said he did t believe he would be drafted As a presidential Choice. I can t see that happening he said. At another Point he said i Don t believe things happen Vietnam peace bid trip by lbs to Geneva proposed by Norstad new York a Norstad retired com Mander of the North Atlantic treaty organization and . Forces in Europe said tuesday that he and close personal friends have discussed the idea that president Johnson go to Geneva and consult with All Par ties involved on Means to end the Vietnam initial key proposal would be an immediate end to the bombing of North Vietnam. Norstad was described by . Sulzberger in last sunday s new York times As one of the main instigators of this for Mula president Johnson after again emphasizing our interesting peace and renouncing any Sharp opposes halt in bombing Washington up Sharp commander in chief of . Forces in the Pacific has warned Congress that a halt in the bombing of North Vietnam would be a Dis Aster for the United predicted that a Cessa Tion of the bombing would Meagan immediate and Large increase in the number of american skilled and added we would in my opinion be extending the War Sharp also said that the conventional and electronic Barrier across the demilitarized zone proposed by defense Secretary Robert s. Mcnamara could never satisfactorily substitute i o r bombing. The Admiral added that an endow the bombing would boost North vietnamese morale Lea to a considerable buildup of american ground forces an create an immediate buildup of enemy supplies including Artil Lery behind the demilitarized s assessment of the air War was Given to the Senate armed services preparedness subcommittee aug. 9 and 10, one Lay after the administration cleared 16 new targets f o bombing. Some of the target clearances were requested by Sharp in 1966.on the basis of Sharp s Testi Mony and that of other High ranking military men who Fol Lowed him the subcommittee unanimously adopted a report criticizing the administration for shackling America s air Power and ignoring the advice of the military. It also urged that Hai Phong Harbor be s heavily censored Testi Mony was released wednesday by the subcommittee. Increase troop strength n response to a question Sharp said if you want to get this thing Over with the Way to do it is to increase the bombing and troop strength. I think the time Factor is so important we should do Sharp said that the bombing even with its Broad restraints has Hurt the North vietnamese. . Desire for territorial or other gains would announce his in Tention of going to Geneva to consult with other governments or representatives from All factions concerned with producing a Southeast asian a result of such an Initia Tive Sulzberger wrote i might be possible to arrange an other International conference similar to that in Geneva 13 years ago. In the end Moscow and London could perhaps be persuaded to resume their Origi Nal roles As Norstad said that the Story i essence was Correct but that he had spoken Only As a private citizen adding the idea was a result of discussions i had with one or two other people whom he identified Only As associates in no Campaign my very general ideas on the subject Norstad said were mentioned quite privately an never proposed As any ultimate solution. There has never been any Campaign behind Norstad said he never had contacted administration officials concerning his idea but added i have conversed on the subject with persons close to the administration and i am sure the substance has been mad available for what it s i Hope the idea has contributed to the thinking on a very important and extremely complicated subject to said. I think it is worthy of some Atten is president of Owens Corning fiberglas corp
