European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday june 19, 1977 panel cuts Carter Oil tax boosts Washington up the House ways and Means committee voted Friday to sharply Cut president Carter s propose tax increases for Oil and natural Gas used by Industry. The tax idea is the chief Energy saving proposal in Carter s program but the com Mittee action watered Down considerably both the Energy saved and the Revenue raised. The administration had estimated its Oil Gas tax would Force . Industry and utilities to save the equivalent of 3.3 million barrels of Oil a Day by 1985. But some administration sources Esti mated Friday s vote could Cut that to 2 Millon barrels a Day. Carter estimated his tax proposal would raise $90.53 billion from 1979 through 1985, but the committee action would Cut that toh.6 billion. Where Carter proposed Industrial Oil be taxed in 979 at 90 cents a barrel for example the committee approved 30cents. His tax would go up to $3 by 1985, a level the committee draft would also reach. Industry use of Gas would be taxed at 39cents per thousand cubic feet in 1979, and $1.89 in 1985 under the Carter proposal but the committee approved 20 cents to $1.10.for utilities also the committee approved a somewhat lighter tax Load tha Carter had proposed. Stateside widow sues hotel Chain in Considine s death new York a Bob Considine s widow has filed a $7.2 million damage Suita asst hotel Chain claiming syndicated columnist died of injuries received Dunn Young celebrity Unda Blair who stars in the him exorcist ii the heretic arrives Tonew York City for a preview of the sequel to the exorcist a signals safety drive Law ends its silence and supports air bags Detroit a the United Auto workers Union ended a Long silence on airbags Friday by announcing its support of the safety devices and goading automakers for foot dragging on safety mat ters. Law president Douglas a. Fraser said he has urged transportation Secretary Brock Adams to require that new cars be equipped with a passive restraint system either air bags or safety belts that automatically buckle around an has promised to decide by july i whether to require air bags As the insurance Industry wants or keep current Belt systems and enact a mandatory Belt use Law. As the Auto Industry is seeking. I think the evidence is simply overwhelming that a passive restraint system would save thousands of said Fraser noting one government study which concluded air bags could save 9,000 lives a year.". This matter has been under study for 10 years now and i think it about time to come to a he said. Time after time the Auto Industry has dragged its feet on safety issues until forced to act by the government and the american people added Fraser who succeeded Leonard Woodcock As president of the Union just one month ago. The Law s stance directly opposes that of the Auto , the Union and Industry have agreed on several major policy lobbied for delays in implementing tougher Auto pollution standards an against key elements of president carte Energy plan including the tax on Gas guzzling cars rebates on fuel efficient models and standby gasoline tax increase. Detroit has argued that air bags Are Notas effective As shoulder Lap belts and Are substantially More air bag advocates say studies show less than a Quarter of the driving Public bothers to buckle seat belts. Auto makers say air bags could add unto $300 to the Price of a new car. But government studies indicate the Price could be less than $100. And consumer advocate Ralph Nader has said they could be mass produced for As Little As $50 bags Are passive restraint sys tems because the occupant does not have to do anything such As buckling up to be Chrysler corp. Executive said Friday he was amazed the Law is promoting use of a second Best system for saving vice president Sidney Terry noted a government study showing that present Belt systems Are 50 per cent More effective in preventing serious injury than air bags. Sine said in her state supreme court Rte Tot her Husto Wasan in t at the opening of the Hyatt hotel corp ? Lake Tahoe hotel Nevada and was among several persons asked to take part in a hot air balloon rt��dj2f? a Hie flight on june 28,1975. Ended when the balloon collapsed and became Mentana a tree. Mrs. Considine said her husband was injured when he was thrown to we in Jed in Loorom uni to died the following sept. 28 at the age of 68, and the widow claimed his death was the direct result of injuries received when the balloon collapsed. Susan fora of have role in jaws 2" film Hollywood up _ Gerald Ford s daughter Susan is going into the movie business As a photographer. Producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown have announced that Ford will report to the jaws v location site in mar tha s Vineyard of the Massachusetts coast 40 Miles from fall River and go to Navarre Beach Florida later in the month for filming of water Schelder Lorraine Gray and Murray Hamilton will Star in jaws 2," a sequel to the record breaking shark epic woman gives up trying to give Ore. $ 1 million Salem Ore. Up an unidentified Portland woman has Given up a two year Effort to give $ 1 million to the state of Oregon for a 992-acre state Wilson land supervisor for the state Parks and recreation Branch said the Anonymous philanthropist just got Antsy about delays and haggling involved in the efforts to establish the Park atop Tillamook head. In any Case he said she is still prepared to give $300,000 for a 609-Aere Park elsewhere if complicated land trades can be worked out. Court order graduates Ohio in or girl 15 Columbus Ohio a booed by her Peen and escorted by a police guard Kim Beriy Clark received her High school diploma. But it took a court order. The 15-year-old graduate who finished Hamilton township High school la three Yean had appealed a school Board ruling that she could not participate in the commencement ceremony. The Board had said it was willing to give Kimberly a diploma but it was unwitting to set a precedent by allowing her to participate in commencement became she was not a senior. Although the bad enough Cre dits to graduate Kimberly had Only finished her Junior year of High school. Common pleas court judge . Fate truck Down the school Board s ruling but Kimberly continued to receive harassing Telephone Calls. Before graduation the darks borne was burglarized and items were stole from Kimberly s bedroom. That prompted Franklin county prosecutor George c Smith to assign Kimberly a police guard who kept watch on the girl during toe commencement on the Bleb school football Field. Several Booi followed the announcement of Kimberly f name at graduation. Undaunted she said the diploma Wai Worth the fight. Review of computer Sale to Russia continues Washington a the Whitehouse has withdrawn a memorandum Tell ing the Commerce department that presi Dent Carter opposes Sale of an american built computer to Russia. The White House is allowing a com Merce department review of the proposed Sale of the Caber 76 computer to an administration source said so far we have seen no evidence to support approval of the objection to the Sale stems from a feel ing at the White House that no adequate safeguards Over the computer s use can redeveloped. The $13 million machine manufactured by control data corp., is being sought by the soviet Union for weather studies. But it can also be put to military Sale requires an Export License from the Commerce department. The White House memorandum was withdrawn because the department had not completed its own review. It was writ ten by Zbigniew Brzezinski Carter s National Security adviser. Fat and immensely proud of it new Haven Conn. Up fat s fat and that s All there is to it. Says Karen Scott Jones a 28-year-old fashion designer who weighs 340 Scott Jones Stocky Chubby or Over weight and Shell Chew your head what weight she asks. It s a judgmental word. Fat is what Iam she said recently with some Pride. And fat is what anyone who does t com under the classification of Normal of sure the Lamden resident con fessed there were limes when she was unhappy about her obesity. Scott Jones said she was ridiculed in High school and rejected for a teaching Job after College be cause she was so Large. I was Hurt angry frustrated and she said. "1 became a Hermit Lor two years. Today. I would fight such discrimination. I really but things Are a utile better now. Scott Jones is Confounder and designer for abundantly yours a mail order com Pany that fits fat females with fashionable attire. She is also a member of the Board of directors of the National association Toad fat americans founded in 1969 her dress business which she runs wit the help of her Mother is doing quite Well abundantly yours dresses which Start at size 18 and go up run anywhere from$15 to More than $200 for a bridal gown Scott Jones recently got married herself to a 145 Pounder. She says her husband Darryl likes fat woman and she like Skinny men. The designer said she once lost 80pounds, but decided later dieting was a waste of time. Statistically one out of every 100 people who lose weight Only keep it off five years she said. It s Ayo to Are one of Scott Jones major pet peeves. Even if a fat person seeks medical Hel for a broken leg a doctor will Tell the person to lose weight. No matter what the faint to Dodo can t seem to Over look the fact she said. She said she has Learned to conquer the Forward reply. Never mind the . I be accepted Scott Jones said fat people face numer Ous other pressures. The pressure in society tells you that if you re very fat you re not Worth a Damn. But there s Noth ing wrong with being a Butterball if you re Happy with
