European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 17, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 behaviour inherited it claims protesters assail sociobiology theory As racist san Francisco a an american researcher says behaviour like physical characteristics is inherited through genes. Detractors of the theory explored at a symposium Here say it is racist. It s a shocking  said or. Michael Gregory director of a san Francisco state University study of a science called sociobiology. No one has Ever before suggested that behaviour is inherited and subject to evolutionary forces. It has immediate implications concerning the Way we look at  mayors seek commitment from Carter Tucson Ariz. A big City mayors have endorsed president Carter s efforts to balance the budget by 1981, but expressed fears that this would happen at the expense of the cities. The . Conference of mayors approved one Resolution lauding Carter for attempting to end the Federal deficit by the end of his first term but also approved an other saying that Carter s budget pro grains should result in an increased commitment to the  the final session of the mayors annual meeting sparked a Lively debate on the budget balancing Issue. David Vann of Birmingham ala., pro posed a Blanket endorsement of the Carter Effort but most mayors were wary of what budget controls would mean to the cities. I Don t believe we should run this  said Henry Mair of Milwaukee who has been one of Carter s staunchest supporters Here. Let s look at the cuts offered in the last budget of president Ford 19 cuts in programs for local communities. No cuts of any significance in the military Maier  warned that Venn s Resolution budget could be interpreted As an invitation to take cuts at local Community pro  we re All for a balanced budget yet despite All our Best efforts the advisor commission on intergovernmental relations reports a $19 billion Gap Between revenues and expenditures at the local level Maier said. When the localities in this country cannot balance their budget. I Don t know How we can expect the presi Dent to balance the Federal  conference also adopted a Resolution committing the organization to lobby ing for the equal rights amendment in the states where it has not yet been ratified. Another Resolution would allow cities to require standards More stringent than fed eral standards on research and production involving recombinant Dan the so called genetic experiments being conducted by several  Alexander mayor of Syracuse n.y., was to take Over As president of the conference of mayors succeeding Ken Neth Gibson of Newark. Inventor Hopes to make Waves with new glory Palo Alto Calif. Upi1 1 f 8 Day was marked Here by the introduce i on of a commercial plastic Flag which the producer says will wave  flags Are like Frozen smiles said Leonard Lorch. The inventor. He said his new Flag moves constantly. Endlessly responding to the least Nolice a two Day symposium on sociobiology opened Here As a Small group of protesters handed out leaflets calling the theory racist. We in the committee against racism Are calling on All Anli racist. Ani sexist Stu dents to protest this conference which is a Breeding ground for the revival of racist and sexist curriculum said a flyer handed out by the  says behaviour is inherited not Only among animals but among human beings said Gregory and that behaviour is subject to natural selection one of Charles Darwin s evolutionary theories sometimes called survival of the fittest. Lie said sociobiology developed with the fusion about 11 years ago of the studies of population genetics arid ethology animal behaviour. Sociobiology says much of human be Havior is genetically determined including aggression spiteful behaviour mating patterns kinship loyalty and altruism said Gregory who added that opinions among the 24 sociobiology faculty Mem Bers at san Francisco state University Range from almost total acceptance to total  personal View is that sociobiology probably does have something to layabout human behaviour but i believe Cul Ture is More important in shaping human behaviour than genetic predisposition Gregory said. San Francisco slate has received a $700. 009 Grant to study sociobiology from the . National endowment for the humanities. Sway gently indoors with a sense of life that no other plastic Flag could Hope to  Lorch Calls his Flag new glory. She helps re create faces for identification Betty Gatliff medical Illustrator at the Faa  Institute in Oklahoma City okla., rebuilds the face of a woman found shot to death near Sycamore 111. Sycamore police Hope that when the picture is published someone Wilt recognize the woman since the were Able to recover Little More than a Skeleton. A photo Consumers put health above taste As food concern nutritionists claim new York a Consumers see health As the most important aspect of food above convenience taste and expense two food Industry nutritionists  nutritionists also said that natural foods fresh vegetables and natural Vita mins arc not necessarily More nutritious than processed foods Frozen vegetables and synthetic vitamins. Speaking at a symposium on communicating nutrition helping the consumer  nutritionists Ivy Celender and g Burton Brown from general Mills inc. Of Minneapolis cited results of 32 con Sumer surveys conducted by various sources in recent  surveys showed that forty to 75 per cent of americans express concern about chemical additives put into their food. Food made from scratch is More nutritious than prepackaged or ready to serve types of  according to most respondents in a study conducted this year Consumers lend to believe they get More nutrition from natural foods than those with additives and that processing removes some of the nutritional value of  one per cent of those questioned be Lieve fresh vegetables Are More nutritious than Frozen ones according to a 1975 study by the food and drug administration sixty two per cent of americans be Lieve natural vitamins Are better than Che Mically added one while the surveys showed that a majority of Consumers seem to be aware of nutritional Labelling on foods and to some extent use their knowledge about it. The above concerns and beliefs Are More or less Oft base said the two nutritionists. Celender said the Public perhaps does t understand the reason for food processing and using chemical additives. The purposes Are to make tools As Safe As possible free of harmful Micro organisms to prevent spoilage and to make them acceptable in appearance taste convenience and nutritional value she said. She said the Fra is More concerned about food safety nutritional Quality and other aspects of foods than about additives Greece orders f4 fighters Athens a Greece thursday agreed to buy 24 supersonic f4 fighter jets to Bol Ster its growing air Force. Put in to serve specific purposes she quoted the Fra As saying natural vitamins arc also chemicals and no differ ent to the human body than synthetic ones it is a false belief that so called natural vitamins have an advantage Over synthetic  foods May be equal less or More nutritious than processed  be Lender added. You can t say All natural foods Are More nutritious than processed. Bread which has not been enriched or is made of unbleached flour does not have As High Levels of Vitamin b and Iron As White enriched  As for vegetables it All depends on How they Are handled and cooked she said. Vegetables taken directly from the Field to be Frozen can be More nutritious than those shipped Long distances and stored for Long periods before Sale. Celender and Brown said one depart ment of agriculture Survey found that two thirds of Consumers Are concerned about the amount and Type of fat in their food in relation to heart attack risks. The Survey also showed that 40 to 50 per cent said they were cutting Down on certain foods be cause of cholesterol or fat Content