European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 01, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday june 1, 1977 Faa urged Gen of i warning Toen drug Russ buildup called Threa secrecy Washington a a special panel p181 fj"1."?8 cum two y68" investigating the Pood and drug administration tuesday called or the i told to secrecy that shrouds its regulation of new drugs and to give drug Consumers a voice in its operations. The review panel on new drug Regula Jun Don up the soviet Union military Power now far exceeds any purely defensive needs and it could launch a sur prise attack against the West in Europe with Little or no warning. Gen. Richard , commander of aupied air forces in Central Europe and of Safe. Said tues Day. There can be no doubt about the soviet s offensive capability particularly in the air Ellis said in a paper presented tothe 15th annual Anglo american aeronaut More economical safer vow claimed lion said in its final report that the regulatory system is fundamentally sound and that pad is neither pro nor _ anti Industry in its review of pharmaceutic to sgt  to a Arlen my new Cal companies applications to Market new " . Tests a cims says drugs. But there is room for substantial improvement the report said and offered several suggestions to improve the Way the Agency does business. One recommendation sure to touch off storm of controversy in the Industry would require Fra to make Public the data it receives from drug companies and uses to decide whether a new drug is Safe and effective. Info protected that information s now protected from disclosure by Fra s policy that holds Al such data to be Trade secrets. The panel recommended that Congress adopt legislation requiring that new drug data be open to Public scrutiny. But it said the companies could be protected by a pro vision prohibiting the data from being used by competitors to support competing drug applications for several years. The panel headed by new York univer sity Law professor Norman Dorsen also recommended that a voting Public interest representative be put on each of the Fra s advisory committees of drug experts so that Consumers will have a voice in deciding whether the social benefits of new drugs outweigh their  while the committee found no evidence that the Fra had been corrupted by the drug Industry it said informal meeting Sand Telephone conversations Between drug company representatives and pad officials form a Cloud of suspicion Over the Way the Agency does business. The report noted that removal of a drug already on the Market even if it proves to be dangerous or ineffective can take years unless the Secretary of health Edu cation and welfare finds that it creates an imminent Hazard to the Public health. The imminent Hazard provision has never been invoked and the panel recommended that a less stringent Standard of substantial risk be adopted to permit Quick withdrawal of dangerous drugs. Tical  military Power now far outweighs any purely defensive needs Ellis  reasonable assessment of soviet capability clearly indicates that without apparent preparation the Warsaw pact could launch a Surprise attack with Little or no warning. In these circumstances the peacetime deployment of nato land forces does not permit an immediate effective counter to a Surprise  but Ellis said nato currently is Reorg Bonn a transportation Secre tary Brock Adams said tuesday that West Germany next month would Send the United states government a safer More economical Volkswagen car for  la be making two programs from this Adams said. One is to demonstrate to american manufacturers what can be done with the diesel because of . Government attempts to improve Gas mileage. Also we Are debating in the Congress now what needs to be done with emission air pollution standards so this vehicle is designed to demonstrate what can be Don with european  the new Model Rabbit powered by Turbo charged diesel engine gets 60 Miles to the gallon of gasoline up from about 50miles for current models Adams said. Crash Protection the car can provide crash Protection if it ran into a Barrier at 40 Miles per hour a compared to 30 Miles per hour for the current Model he said. The West German transportation minis try which contracted vow to build the car will Send a Model to the . Transportation department Between june 13 and 20 under a cooperative development pro Gram be said. The new Turbo charge system blow compressed air into the cylinders creating a fuel mixture that bums More efficiently. I will be issuing mileage requirement for All american vehicles by companies probably by july 1, Adams said. This is part of the total program on How we can reduce Energy. Therefore this vehicle is very timely As far As we Are  said the average mileage required of new american cars by the . Govern ment in 1973 was 12 mites per gallon that the figure has risen to approximately 17mp.g. And is expected to be 20 . By unknown Man is 601 St Golden Gate suicide san Francisco up a Man jumped to his death from the Golden Gate Bridge tuesday morning raising the Tollof known suicides to More than 600 in the four decades since the Span was  601st fatal leap was made by an unidentified Man whose body was recovered10 minutes later by a coast guard Cutter. On monday a group of persons some of them wearing Black armbands walked across the Bridge and held a memorial service for its suicide  Rev. Bernard macs termed the Bridge a Beautiful and tragic Structure because of its attraction for despondent persons. Another speaker the Rev. Jim Jones of people s Temple described the Ridge As a Symbol of social  the memorial Day service was organized by the and hoc committee for suicide prevention on the Golden Gate  the committee is campaigning for construction of a suicide Barrier along the Walkway of the Span to thwart  officials have rejected the idea on grounds it would be ineffective. With the backing of the and hoc commit tee parents of one Youthful jumper have sued the Bridge District claiming it was negligent in preventing suicides. Only about a half dozen persons have survived the plunge into the deep rolling tides at the Entrance of san Francisco Bay. Last Friday the 40th anniversary of thespian was marked by ceremonies aboard a ferry boat below the Bridge. On saturday Sharon Ungewitter 24, an unemployed medical Laboratory technician jumped to become the 600lh known suicide from the Span. Adams said that during his three Daystar in Bonn he had discussed with German officials other joint development programs including Urban mass transportation magnetic trains new rail technology and automated guide Way systems. He said he would go on to Athens for transportation ministers meeting and con clude his european swing with a visit tothe air exhibition in Paris. Carter says he will keep Brown As pcs chairman Washington up rep. Joshua Eilberg d-pa., said monday president Carter has informed him he will not relieve Gen. George s. Brown from his Post As chairman of the joint chiefs of staff for comments he was reported to have made condoning surveillance of private  charged that Carter applied a double Standard by recalling Gen. Johnk. Singlaub from South Korea for his out spoken views on . Troop withdrawal there but refusing to take action against Brown. He released a Tetter he received fro the president dated May 23, which said Brown will not be relieved of his duties. In the letter. Carter said i certainty would never permit any abridgement of the constitutional rights of personal Priva  Calls response inadequate Eilberg called the response invade  when general Singlaub challenged the authority of his commander in chief he was promptly removed from his command As he should have  he said. But when general Brown challenged the authority of the United states Constitution he was not even reprimanded much less removed from command As he should be. I deeply regret that the president has applied a double Standard of Justice to general Brown and general Singlaub Eilberg wrote to the president on May 11, urging him to relieve Brown following news reports of the general s  Pennsylvania Democrat said in the letter to Carter he was disappointed that you have not made it Clear to Congress and the american people that you share their contempt for general Brown s  sizing its air forces in the Central Europe to enable them to retaliate it air forces Are not so inhibited As bad forces during peacetime Ellis said. 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