European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday March 19, 96 Auto seat May become Lifesaver p by David w. Cite Detroit up safety experts agree that the greatest single contribution to Auto safety is the seat Belt when it is used. The second is the Energy absorbing or collapsible steering column followed by the newly developed laminated safety Glass which sharply reduce chances of head penetration through the Windshield in head on collisions. The next great stride forwarding Auto safety is expected to be what safety engineers Call the integrated seat. They feel it could turn out to be the greatest Lifesaver of All in any Type of Accident. The Cornell aeronautical Laboratory has embarked on a government sponsored research program designed to determine the Best Type of integrated sea Structure which could protect passengers not Only from head on collisions but from sideswipe or lateral collisions and various other types of crashes in which unrestrained car occupants Are thrown about the inside of Theca. The main objective is to eliminate so far As is possible the so called second collision which in most accidents is the one responsible for serious or fatal injuries. The first collision of course is the car s hitting an object. The second collision is the occupants hitting the inside of the  making car occupants As much an integral part of Theca itself As possible this so called second collision can be reduced or eliminated Alto  example in an Ordinary crash the seat of an Automo bile does t hit anything. And if a passenger in that seat were anchored firmly enough not to be thrown from the seat he would not have a second col . This is the whole idea of the integrated seat concept. But it must protect the occupants fro mall types of accidents. With this As the aim t h Cornell Laboratory will investigate a Type of bucket seat that will be Able to move Forward or backward on rollers or slides but at a controlled rate. This rate would be controlled by Hydraulic or mechanical Shock absorber that would allow thereat to move Forward As much As 12 inches absorbing the Energy of a sudden Stop Over that much distance. The occupant of course would have to be belted and strapped firmly into the seat. This alone however  protect a passenger very much from a Side or lateral collision. Thus this new bucket Type seat und m research at the Laboratory will also have an Arm rest Type of projection that would hold the hips in place by preventing Side  there will be a wrap around Type of Back that would prevent Side movement of the shoulders. Plus a head rest to prevent whiplash injury to the neck. Big Eye . Marines at Khe Sanh use sniper Scopes on their m16 rifles for Sharp shooting at the North Viet namese who encircle the base. The de vice is not used very much elsewhere i Vietnam but it s gaining in popularity at Khe Sanh which can be supplied Only by air. South vietnamese rangers turned Back another attack there monday. A concern had been suppressed Antiwar talk becomes respectable by Elizabeth Wharton Washington up it Sud Denly has become respectable to voice opposition to the Vietnam War. Hippies professional demonstrators and frustrated matrons could no longer claim special status in the province of Dis sent for they have been joined by a growing number of solid highly reputable americans. Although the picture has Bee gradually changing for some time the events of the Pas week the televised Senate foreign relations committee hearings the surprisingly High Antiwar vote in the new Hamp Shire primary and the War s Impact on the International Mone tary system All accelerated the process. Until the past few Days Thad been generally thought just a Little too unsavoury perhaps even a Little unpatriotic to oppose the War and Many Ameri cans undoubtedly still feel that Way. Hut Many others apparently had suppressed their concern on the War Issue for social  were afraid of what their friends and neighbors might think. It is inherent in the personality of most it Ople in Ever country to Bow to social pres sures to seek respectability Puiul Security in the approval of their close  course there have been reputable opponents of the War from its outset. Outstanding in that category Are sen. Wayne Morse d-ore., and sen. Ernes Gruening Dalaska. Chairman j. William Ful Bright d-ark., of the Senate foreign relations committee sponsored the Tonkin Gulf Reso Lution in 1964 to give the presi Dent Power to use Force to repel future attacks. But Fulbright joined the Antiwar Camp the next year after american troop were sent into combat and he soon became the leading spokes Man for the  the most consistent As Well As the most persistent critics of the administration s War poli cies have Long been found on the fringe of american society the Long haired unkempt youths who burned their draft cards in front of television cameramen the min skirted girls who joined the March on the Pentagon and the occasion Al extremists who Lay Down inthe Road to Block the path of military Supply trucks an often the same faces could be recognized in violent demonstrations for other causes. The vast majority in the american body politic deplored the demonstrations and detested the protestors. But the demonstrations continued and wit them uneasiness Over the War began to  Gallup poll in August 1963 indicated that 61 per cent of us population supported the War and Only 26 per cent told interviewers they Felt the United states had erred by entering the conflict. By last week a steady Wiur rowing of these percentage reached the Point of reversal 49 per cent considered the Wara mistake and Only 41 per cent favored America s role in it. The shift was largely  captured no headlines. Its promoters staged no demonstrations. Then two things h a p opened sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy scholarly gentle Minnesota Democrat who has said he would rather have been a successful poet than a politician challenged president Johnson s policy and entered the new Hampshire presidential p r i Mary against him. Secretary of state Dean Rusk had a Long awaited confrontation with the largely hos tile Senate foreign relations committee and two Days of in Tensive Vietnam debate we rebroadcast nationally on radio and  May not win the nomination but he persuade Many Young americans to join him in new Hampshire. The came by the hundreds to Volunteer As Campaign workers. Busloads had to be turned away after All possible jobs were filled and All available space was in  Mccarthy entered the primary he said he hoped to stir debate and discussion with in the party and Tho nation. Forty two per cent of the in socratic voters in new Hamp Shire voted for  opposition is it yet crystallized but its  size and Force Are inc Ronsu by apparent. It is certain to loaders of both political a ii tips no overlooking it., pc. Deputy1 editor in chief european coition col. James w. Campbell Usa . Col. F. S. Michael jr., Usan Mert Proctor Elmer d. Fran production a Ruar Henry 8. 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