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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Poge 6 the stars and stripes monday May 16, 1977 rising Job absenteeism worries fed s Burns Columbia . A Federal re serve chairman Arthur Burns says he is worried that rising absenteeism among workers will Cut into the nation s product fac number of people who simply will not show up for work on any Given Day especially before and after weekends has been rising in recent years and has assumed worrisome proportions the chair Man said. Bums told the University of South Caro Lina graduating class that in a typical week last year almost five million workers stayed Home from work for a Day or More either because of reported illness or for other personal  added the absenteeism involves the loss of More than 100 million hours of working time per week giving Rise. To a great Deal of unnecessary Cost and  Nixon shoots in Low 80s, Golf pro says san Clemente a former pres ident Richard Nixon snoots in the Low 80swhen he plays at the Estrella Golf course near is Seaside Villa a Golf pro there  plays the a Nole Par-71 course frequently said the course s assistant pro Bob Martin. He often plays with staff aide col. Jack Brennan his secret service bodyguard and his doctor sometimes he Breaks 80," said. Widow dedicates new Lindbergh gallery St. Louis a mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh snipped a Light Blue ribbon to dedicate the Missouri historical society s new Lindbergh  dedication took place so years after her late husband Charles a. Lindbergh took off from St. Louis to new York where he began his transatlantic flight to Paris in the spirit of St. Louis Ryan  $30,000 gallery located in the West Wing of the Jefferson memorial in Forest Park contains Many of the society s 15,000 Lindbergh artefacts including equipment used on the 1927 night. College trying to keep monies off Campus new York up Bard College has taken action to prevent a basketball team representing Rev. Sun Myung Moon s unification Church from returning to the Bard  week the controversial korean minister and 10 monies were arrested for trespassing on school grounds. They were carrying  Bolstin president of the College overlooking the Hudson River told the team from the Church s Seminary in Barrytown n.y., it was not Welcome on the Campus. Bike with a brain Debbie Ellis of Chicago demonstrates a by Navolt a computerized bicycle exerciser that measures the rider s Puls and counts calories burned off during the exercise session. The demonstration took place at the design Engineer ing show in Chicago which featured an array of new inventions. A photo was bringing invitation real Nice kid shot to death by Recluse sex Diplomat urges new . Link with China san Francisco up Shirley Temple Black former ambassador to Ghana . Chief of protocol says it s time to sever the old connection with Taiwan and establish a new link with Mainland  rather than later .-Aslan policy must tilt toward the 900 million chinese of the pc people s Republic of China she told a Commonwealth club luncheon Here. Crime sure would t pay for to fewer Terrell. Tex. Up ii Floyd Stephens was just one real Nice kid who wanted to invite an elderly Recluse to a Church  Burson was a retired Mechanic who was known to sit alone for hours on his front porch with a loaded Shotgun lying across his  to police the 14-year-old Friday asked his friends to wait for him while he talked Burson into coming to the Church play. As Stephens approached thedoor a Shotgun was thrust through a window and fired killing the  than an hour later. Burson. W. Lay dead inside the barricaded House beside his Shotgun following a Short siege in which two police officers were also  the boy had been there Burson s Home a month or so ago said Rev. Nor Wood Lloyt pastor of the apostolic Pente costal  Man told him to come Back later. He went there Friday and this is what begets. He was just one real Nice kid real Friendly. He never met a stranger he just talked to  was graduated from the eighth Grade this past week. He had a part in the Church play. Police said Burson apparently killed the boy without provocation. . Faries who lived two doors Dow from the Burson Home snid he had known the Man for 30  was two different men in a Way Faries said. When he got mad. He was mad All Over and when he was in a Good humor he was Nice As could be. He was really smart. He read a whole lot. The Way they were running the govern ment Tore him All to pieces  Washington up if you committed every crime portrayed on Abc Tele vision during a Given week you would be liable for prison terms of 1.485 years according to the National citizens committee Lor  fact during the week from feb. 28 to March 6, Law students determined that crime on All three networks would net prison terms Runng 3,633 years. Abc led with the number of crimes and attendant prison sentences. Lbs was next with 1,085 Yean in the Slammer and Abc third with 1,063, the a cab said. The Law students monitored All three networks kept track of every crime portrayed and assigned to each the penalties provided under the California penal  were 135 instances of assault and Battery the most common crime  were 17 Una pings it tint and j second degree murders. Conn to try new program for convicts Hartford. Conn. Up the Hart Ford Superior court will begin a new pro Gram this month that will allow criminals to pay Back their victims or work in Community projects instead of going to jail. The Federal Law enforcement assist Ance administration will provide $320,000for the two year Experiment the announcement said. The test project is being conducted Tosee if the state can save prison expenses while criminals Are being rehabilitated. Fra bans drug to curb blood sugar by the Ciba Geigey corp. And As Meltron by us pharmaceutical corp. Washington up the food an drug administration is preparing to remove the drug Phe Formin used to lower blood sugar in about 250,000 persons suffering mild diabetes from the Market because of potentially fatal reactions in  decision by the Agency has been made to remove the drug from Market an Fra spokesman said saturday. The Only question is whether we shall proceed by Normal administrative procedures. Which could require a year or More or whether we Are going to recommend to the Secretary of hew that he invoke the imminent Hazard  the provision part of the food and drug act has been in Force 15 years but never before invoked. If done so and it is up to the hew Secretary to invoke it the drug in question is immediately taken off the Market while the lengthy administrative procedures go on. Phe Formin is sold under the name db1 testimony from outside experts seven months ago showed a Clear and unequivocal association Between the drug and the Onset of lactic acidosis. An Adverse reaction fatal to half its victims. Since that recommendation the Fra said 22 death shave been reported. Or. Sidney Wolfe a Ralph Nader associate estimated at least 1,000 users of phen forum die each year from the Side effects  
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