European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 6 the stars and stripes tragedy ship spectators View the fire blackened cargo ship african Star imbedded in the Mississippi River mud about 50 Miles below new Orleans. There were deaths from the fire which erupted after the ship hit a Barge. A photo Kin get less exercise irishmen healthier than Brothers in . Boston a when an Irish Man comes to the unite states he gets less exercise and becomes More susceptible to heart attacks. Harvard University nutritionists report they have demonstrated a link Between the two conditions by studying 600 pairs of Irish born men living in greater Boston and their Broth ers still living in Ireland. Our study has shown the importance of frequent moderate physical activity and avoidance of overweight in preventing heart attacks or. Frederick j. Stare said in an interview. Stare chairman of the department of nutrition at the Harvard school of Public health said the research began with the knowledge that the prevalence of death from Coro nary heart disease about Dou bled after 10 years residence inthe United  data from Irish and Ameri can health records and Auto sies also showed that the extent and severity of the lesions was much greater in this coun try than in Ireland he said. Our object was to get an exp la  the researchers found that the Brothers in Ireland ate an average of about 500 More Calo Ries of food per Day including far More butter and eggs foods often linked with an in creased risk of heart disease. Yet the Brothers in Ireland had blood cholesterol Levels about 13 per cent lower than their american counterparts weighed 8 to 10 per cent less stare said and showed essentially no fatness All were lean and  there in t any question that our Irish Brothers in Ireland were More physically  at first Many of the Irish studied were Farmers but the researchers decided that the resulting comparisons with Irish american City dwellers would not be entirely fair. They then sought men in Dublin and Cork who worked in breweries the Post office and transportation systems. 102 Calif. Attorneys attach draft san Francisco up just about every aspect of the selective service system was under Legal Challenge saturday in a series of motions filed by102 san Francisco Bay area attorneys. The attorneys representing 80 Young men who refused military induction gave these reasons among others for disputing .draft policy. Draft boards discriminate. The lawyers asserted that less than 2 per cent of Board members Are negro and that most Southern states have no negro Board members. Draft boards draft More qualified negroes than Whites. The lawyers said about 18.8 per cent of qualified Whites Are inducted  compared to 30.2 per cent of qualified negroes. The 1826 year old group generally opposed to the War Are the ones always drafted while those Over 26, much More favourable to tit War Gem rally Aix i t Caird upon to Light. I selective service standards of determining a conscientious objector Are unfair. Young men appearing be fore draft boards Are denied counsel. The draft at least As far As Vietnam is concerned is unconstitutional since a sufficiently Large army can be built by voluntary  draft Board far older than the since Young men members Are draftees Are no usually serving on draft boards the induction process is unfair. The lawyers calling them selves the selective service panel Are headed by aubre Grossman. He said the govern ment has promised to reply Nomarch 27. Stare said the contrast remained essentially the same however because they worked harder physically there were fewer modern gadgets at work and when they went calling most of them went by foot or  this helped emphasize in our minds the importance of finding ways and Means to motivate people to exercise rather than try to manipulate their diets to keep Down overweight stare said. The 1,200 Brothers who formed the Core of the study had been born within about five years of each other. In addition the researchers studied 200 other irishmen in greater Boston am 600 other Urban and Rural residents of Ireland. The five year study ended dec. 31, 1966, but the Harvard group is Only now completing the analysis of its data and pre paring articles for medical literature. The subjects were All Given thorough physical examinations and extensive interviews on their eating and living habits. All but a few also were seen again two years after their first interviews. Steelworker7 will vote on strike fund. Pittsburgh Man Oswe a iwo mus moving to a pocketbook " a bargaining Power meets in Cial convention this week to on proposals to establish a sri fund increase dues and set tract goals. L the action will be closely by the steel and Copper industries Between 3,000 and 3500 Gates representing 1.2 n members from 3, too locals Vene in Atlantic City it wednesday and will be asked to approve w a $5 assessment from april through August to set up a strife fund viewed in some Quarle Nas a lever in negotiations. Dues change a change in the dues Struc Ture establishing $5 minimum and $10 maximum monthly due the us formed 32 years As an outgrowth of the United mine workers Union has never had a strike fund although it endured Many strikes including a record 116-Day walkout in 1959. But its Treasury has been seriously taxed by i he Copper in d us try strike now in its ninth month. About 30.000 of the 40,000 Copper workers on strike have been us members since Janu Ary 1967, when the us absorbed the mine Mill and smelter workers Union. They have been drawing about $250.000 a week in strike benefits one third of the International Union s income estimated income the Union estimates income from the assessment would be $25 million and from the dues in crease $2.2 million a month. The dues increase would be divided in three equal parts among the locals the International and the strike  has been some opposition to the proposals but Mas observers expect them to be a  the convention Calendar the strike fund and dues questions Are to be resolved wednes Day. Thursday and Friday about 600 members of the Union s Basic steel Industry conference andal Minum Industry conference will meet to establish collective bargaining proposals for contract talks later this  us represents 35,000 workers in aluminium. The Alu Minum co. Of America Alco athe nation s top producer Al ready has served notice it cannot afford a major for its employees this year Ine aluminium contract expires in june. About 450,000 us member work in the Basic steel Industry and Union president i. W. A has set a guaranteed annual wage As his chief objective. Negro Leader convicted Nashville  Power loader 1-Ycd Brooks 21, was convicted and sentence to four years in a Federal Penitentiary Friday for draft evasion. A Ftp avhj50 a Unuk Ica Pipat a fu6h-cv&?,