European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday november 24, 1973 group urges More curbs on Industry in crisis Washington up a coalition of consumer and environmental groups said thursday the administrations fuel Sav ing programs were aimed too much at individuals and too Little at Industry whose Long sought goals Are now being won in a climate of Energy  they urged the government to accelerate antitrust action against major Oil companies discourage the licensing of nuclear Power plants and promote More under ground mining. They also said industries should be charged the same Utility rates As Home owners who pay one third to one half More to encourage Industrial conserva half million eligible a not on Relief new York not about 480,000more people Are eligible for welfare in new York City than Are on the Rolls a present and 40 per cent of families on Wel fare have some member working during the course of a  estimates were offered by Julie m. Sugarman the City s human re sources administrator who said the Eligi Bles not on the Relief Rolls might be unaware of their eligibility but More Likely were reluctant to become Relief recipients. As of last september 1,184,599 person sin 493,295 family or individual cases were receiving welfare Aid Here 15 per cent of the City s population. The purposes forty three per cent of All welfare Gran dollars Sugarman said go to support fam Ilies and individuals temporarily out of jobs or supplement insufficient wages or inadequate benefits from social Security unemployment insurance or workmen s compensation that they earned Over the years. The popular image is of welfare As a alternative to work Sugarman said. But he added that new studies showed a healthy percentage of our Public Assis Tance population uses welfare not to avoid employment but rather to supplement in come derived from work in order to sur  based his comments on a massive report More than 116 pages which he released As the first of five re search papers on the nature and problems of the City s welfare population.17-month study the reports were developed during  17 months by his staff and the new York City Rand Institute in the Hope that they would Lead to new National efforts for Reform of welfare and such related systems As the labor  the 480,000 new yorkers still potentially eligible for welfare the Era informal estimates reckon that 250,000 May be members of families and the res mostly aged individuals although others May include younger disabled people an Blind people. The new studies Sugarman said con firm that welfare people want to work an will work and the real problem is Avail ability of  a september 1972 Peak of 1,275,269 Relief recipients the City s welfare Roll shave been reduced by More than 90,000 people a drop attributed by Sugarman to increased requirements for documenting need and to management  the City has a population of almost eight million. Bulgari curb Power use Sofia Bulgaria up the govern ment thursday announced restrictions inthe use of electricity in order to Cope with a predicted fuel shortage this Winter. Tion. The message was published by the Cen Ter for science As a Public interest the National Consumers league National clean air coalition friends of the Earth environmental action and by various individuals working for such citizen organizations As common cause and the con Sumer federation of America. Although environmentalists and consumerist support lowering thermostats reducing Auto speeds and reducing unnecessary lighting and other superfluous uses of Energy we believe such an Appeal to consumer sacrifice is being used As a pre text to avoid making hard decisions re Garding corporate practices and Struc t Tures the counter message said. By penetrating government at Ever key decision making level Industry has amassed enormous unbalanced political Power in the Energy area that lies at the roots of the present crisis it  now being proposed or implemented by the administration the trans alaskan pipeline lax regulation of surface mining offshore Oil drilling Oil shale development relaxation of air Quality standards rather than altering these patterns of unconstrained Power Worsen them by capitulation to Long sought after corporate goals. These goals Are now being transformed under a climate of Energy hysteria into specific government actions and  coalition urged these other Mea sures Low Cost government Loans or tax deductions for Home owners and Small Busi Nesses to improve heat saving insulation in buildings. Mandatory efficiency standards for cars and Home appliances for the Best us of available Energy. A ban on use of natural Gas to fuel Industrial boilers outlawing ornamental Gas lamps and an alternative to Pilot Light for starting Gas stoves. Limits on advertising of products that consume Large amounts of Energy. A Pilgrim Turkey and bullwinkle Moose float Down Broadway under sunny skies biggest Turkey of Emall during the annual Macy s thanksgiving Day Parade in new York City. The giant helium filled balloons proved to be the Star attractions once again. A photo temperatures in mid-605 43% now want for giant Parade in . New York up it was a Good Day for balloon hawkers pretzel men Hare Krishna dancers and the salvation army As new yorkers turned out to enjoy parades free meals and unseasonably Mil thanksgiving Day temperatures. Thousands lined the route of the annual Macy s thanksgiving Day Parade which started under sunny skies at 9 30 . An ended at noon at the Herald Square re viewing stands. The Star attractions were helium filled giant balloons illustrating such famous characters As Mickey mouse and Charli Ebrown s lovable dog snoopy who in step with the times had traded his world War helmet and goggles for a space suit and life pack. Over a dozen championship marching bands from As far away As Santa Monica calif., 35 floats illustrating favorite fairytales and miscellaneous clowns entertained the kids and their parents. One harried looking father with a Tod Dler perched on his shoulders and two others in Tow said he was t too excited by the Parade but it was a Good Way to kill time before thanksgiving  temperatures in the mid-60s kept Bato twirlers from shivering in their White boots. And the Hare Krishna people after a Brief skirmish with no believing police a Columbus Circle retreated to 37th Street and Broadway where they entertained on lookers with ritual dancing and distributed red and White carnations to All the Beautiful  this in t our Holiday but we re getting off on everybody s Happy Frame of mind one Hare Krishna girl said. Meanwhile at the Wilhelm Loewenstein memorial cafeteria Over 1,500 needy men and women had a free Turkey dinner Withall the trimmings compliments of the salvation . Col. Orval a. Taylor commander of the Center said almost 100 persons were online by 9 30 a. M. Waiting for the cafeteria doors to open at 10 . He said Cooks at the cafeteria prepare about 1,250 pounds of Turkey and Over 200 Gallons of Coffee to feed needy persons who continued to line up until 1 . Grenade kills 4 trainees Cordoba Argentina a four cadets of the National military Coll Gewere killed when a hand grenade accidentally exploded during final . Nixon to resign Washington a the proportion of americans who believe president Nixon should resign in View of the watergate affair has risen to 43 per cent though 47 per cent think he should not resign pollster Louis Harris reported thursday. The Call for resignation is up from 36 percent in october 31 per cent in september 28 per cent in August and 14 per cent last May Harris said. Those who think Nixon should not resign Over watergate has dropped from 75 percent in May to 63 per cent in August to 56 per cent in september to 50 per cent i october in the Harris Survey. In the latest poll a Cross Section of 1,459adults in 200 places across the country was asked in View of what has happened inthe watergate affair do you think presi Dent Nixon should resign or not the poll was taken Between nov. 12 and nov. 15, the Day Nixon made the first of several recent formal Public appear ances in which he responded to watergate charges. He spoke that Day to the National association of realtors convention Here. Harris also asked whether Nixon should resign or not if it is proven that he knew about the cover up of White House involve ment in watergate. Fifty nine per cent said he should resign in that Case and 33 per cent said he should not Harris reported