European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 27 laetrile san Francisco a the Ameri can medical association has knocked Down the recommendation of one of us commit tees that it advocate nonprescription sales of the Public perceives we have Low ered our standards then you May open the floodgates to quackery said one doctor at the Ama National convention Here which also saw a rising tide of protest from member doctors Over a Compromise National medical insurance plan that some doctors believe is tuesday the Ama committee backed sales of laetrile the purported cancer cure made from apri cot pits. The Ama has stated it believes the substance is worthless. We thought we were taking away the profit motive from the people who sell laetrile said or. Alfred Faber the commit tee chairman. Defeated after 40-Mlnatc debate but after about 40 minutes of debate the Ama s 249-member House of delegates Defeated the measure by acclamation on the grounds that such a tactic would neither discourage laetrile use nor free doctors from being involved with the danger would be that the Public would then understand that we had some How lowered our standards on laetrile which could Lead to quackery argued Schreiber of Ohio adding that the misunderstanding would be fostered by the Lay press and headline the House changed the committee recommendation to a single sentence it is the position of the american medical association that laetrile is a substance which has no proven value As a the idea of letting people buy laetrile Over the drugstore counter stems from Theama s frustration at seeing state after state nine in All thus far make the sub stance Legal if prescribed. Money making potential some Ama members Felt that some Doc tors stand to make a lot of Money by pre scribing a substance scientists say is worthless but which is nevertheless in considerable demand. A California doctor said Many physicians believe laetrile should be put on the shelf with vitamins and other would sit there and we believe the whole thing use of laetrile would die Down said or. Xavier Barrios of san scientists have tested the substance repeatedly and said it shows no effectiveness against cancer in animals. Because the substance contains cyanide it has toxic potential and has been blamed for at least one Only Way to prevent it from being financially exploited is let it be sold Over the counter with a Skull and crossbones on Ama rejects recommendation that it advocate non Prestr of on sales of so called cancer drug it observed an Atlanta physician . In other business the Ama leadership endorsement of a Compromise National medical insurance plan was denounce some doctors As socialistic. National health insurance is contrary to the interest of the consumer the medi Cal profession the National Economy an the very fiber of this nation said or. Michael Smith one of the delegates at Theama s National convention. A Survey released at the conventions owed that More than 70 per cent of the responding doctors to an Ama Survey on the subject believe any National insurance program enacted should be voluntary an not mandatory. The Survey did not give the doctors a Hance to indicate if they opposed any form of National health insurance but merely sought opinions on what kind of a program should be enacted according to the Ama has proposed a Bill which re quires mandatory insurance for most americans but it would be bandied by Pri vate insurance companies. Tit purpose of the bin is to f Breslau a More encompassing Federal insurance program. Resolutions on the health insurance controversy scheduled for action later in Carter signs legislation to bar Boycott of Israel Washington up preside Tcarter has signed legislation aimed at stopping . Firms from complying wit the Arab Boycott of Israel and promised that his administration will effectively enforce the new Law. The Bill seeks. To end the divisive effects on american life of foreign Boycotts aimed at jewish members of our society Carter said at the signing wednesday. If we allow such a precedent to become established we open the door to similar action against any ethnic religious or Bonn probes Clear Lockheed Bonn up a Justice ministry com Mittee investigating Lockheed affairs in West Germany reported wednesday it has found no evidence that the . Aircraft manufacturer Ever paid bribe Money Inthis country. The committee which has studied almost 5,000 pages of material on lock heed sent from the United states said it did suspect one person employed in the arms Industry of keeping Money intended for someone else and said it has transferred the pertinent documents to a Public prosecutor. The committee recommended that the ministry of defense consider disciplinary action against several persons for Violat ing the secrecy Laws or urging others to violate is years 915 Star fighter aircraft de signed by Lockheed have been the Back Bone of the West German air Force. Stocks closing . Stock Price through the Courtesy of ache Halsey Stuart inc. Address graph Allied chem Allison Alcoa Arda Hess Amair Flor am airlines am brands Abc am can co Amcy Famid am Eipur am Home am motors am net res att Ampex Ashland Oil at Rich Avon bloc Kew Belli How Bendix Beth steel Boeing Borax Brunswick Burroughs celanese Chate Manh Chest. 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It does not apply however to firms operating within an Arab administration led a behind the scenes Effort to Grant the exemption which the White House apparently Felt was necessary in part to avoid snuffing out efforts to reach a Middle East peace Settle praised the efforts of Congress and private jewish groups in bringing about the legislation which was Milder than initially called for because of Whitehouse pressures. My administration will now effectively enforce this important legislation Carter new Law prohibits americans from refusing to do business with blacklisted firms furnishing information on another person s race religion sex or National origin and from furnishing information about business dealings with boycotted countries or blacklisted persons. Exemptions Are provided for certain import Export and immigration require ments of foreign countries engaged in boy Cotts against others. . Firms operating within a country conducting a Boycott would be exempt. 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Tackaberry also has been approved Fortis third Star. He will take Over the duties of Usan u. Gen. Devol Brett in Ankara Turkey on aug. I a Vii corps spokesman , s3, was assigned to Vii corps in 1976. His replacement has no been announced. Other recent reassignments of general include the arrival of Usan maj. Gen. Wayne e. Whitlatch at he Allied forc scentral Europe accent to assume duties As Deputy chief of staff for operations and intelligence. Whitlatch will be the senior . Representative at the International Headquarters at Brun sum nether succeeds Usama. Gen. C. A. Pattillo who has returned to the u. S. To become director. J5, u. S. Readiness come Macdill fab. his assignment to accent Whitlatch served As principal assistant director test and evaluation in the office of the director of defense research and engineering Washington d. C. V corps Soldier Dies in bad Hersfeldt Hospital Frankfurt a corps Soldier who died in bad Hersfeldt monday has been identified As pfc. Dennis a. Dryja Al of troop 3rd so Lith army Cav regt. An army spokesman said wednesday Dryja was being treated for a routine ill Ness by army physicians at the bad hers Feld dispensary. When his condition became worse despite Normal treatment he was transferred to the German general Hospital in bad Hersfeldt where be spokesman body was brought to the 97th general Hospital Hereford an autopsy. Conversion rates Brussels up wednesday s Clos ing rates of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed in Dol Lars to the British Pound other local cur reddest dollars in i Bush Pound. Gorman mark., French irate. Dutch Guilder belgian franc italian Lara. . Greek drachma. Turkish Era toe Nim Are commercial banking rates and in most cases Are not available to the Public at the exact rate indicated. The Sale of Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 2.34 on thursday which is based on a Price fixing at midday and allows for a Standard handling charge. Luis . 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