European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes monday june 27, 1977 Adams says 81 cars must get 22 Miles to the gallon dog walks boy when a Little boy tries to walk a big s suddenly a question of who s walk ing whom. Voung Jason Boucher of new Britain conn., appeared to have things pretty Well in hand while walking his neighbor s dog King a of a sudden lower photo. King s owner called and Jason had More Thanh could handle As King bounded off to his master. Up photos Vento Cave amendment underground Homes to save Energy urged Washington Lush one solution to Energy shortages is to move housing underground says rep Bruce Vento. D-minn., who is now shepherding the Vento Cave amendment through persuaded the House banking committee last week to add his Amend ment to legislation encouraging people to improve the Energy efficiency of Vento Cave amendment would re quire the department of housing a Durban development to study the feasibility of underground housing in some places. Vento said building codes would Nave to be changed. In others he said Home Loans arc hard to get for that sort of innovative idea would be that we Are willing to Cut red tape and get rid of outdated Rule Sand procedures about housing to achieve our National Energy conservation Vento noted that pioneers built houses out of Sod and the indians built Homes into Hills and River Banks those were among the most weath Erined and Energy efficient houses in history. The Minnesota Democrat so he wants Hud to look into innovative architecture to see if some new Homes could t be built partially or full underground in a Way that could Cut heat ing and air conditioning Bills. They could be cooler on hot Days than existing Homes and warmer on cold Days he underground buildings could be built with skylights and reflective surfaces. Vento said so that lighting would not Bea problem in daytime. One design is a quadrangular building with the stairway Down to its main in trance in the Middle courtyard the rooms on the four sides Back up to the Earth. The design of the Center radiates Light to the have to find out if Homes built below the ground can be less costly Vento said. Because the average Cost of Homes has gone up considerably. 1 think the underground housing in the Long represent a Good investment some Day. I think i would like to live in Washington a automobiles must achieve an aver age fuel Economy of 22 Miles per gallon in 1981 models and 27 . By 1984 models transportation Secretary Brock Adams announced already had set standards of in 19 and 20 . For Model years 1978, 1979 and 1980, and a 1985 Standard of 27 5 .the new fuel Economy standards for passenger cars include annual increases that will raise the level to 22 . In 1981model cars 24 . In 1982, 26 . In 1983 and 27 . In 1984.Adams said standards probably will be even higher for cars manufactured in 1985and beyond and perhaps for 1984 As Well. Congress would have to approve any in crease beyond the 27.5 . Standard. Adams revealed the new standards on the lbs to s face the nation and in a news eventual fuel saving from the new standards is expected to be 10 billion Gal Lons per Day Adams standards ensure that the Amer ican Public will Nave available in the next decade cars that have Good fuel Economy improved safety and Low emissions he built in the Early 1980s to meet these standards should save the new car owner about $1,000 Over the life of the vehicle compared with those being manufactured said the department has received indications that Auto manufacturers which Don t have As much capital As some others will have trouble achieving the new motors May have he said. We Are concerned about that particular company but hopeful they May be Able to come on line with their new Typ engine earlier than they had Adams said the National Highway traffic safety administration will review the automotive Industry s ability to produce even More fuel economical Nitsa s analysis indicates that Levels of average fuel Economy in excess of 27.5mp.g. Are achievable he said. The department said the standards mean cars will have to be smaller and lighter with most engines having four or six cylinders not eight. The fuel Economy figures Are computed on the basis of the average fuel consumption of All passenger automobiles in a manufacturer s Fleet in a particular Model manufacturer can make and sell cars that get less than the Standard Gas mile age but must balance off the Gas guzzlers with sales of cars that exceed the Stan a separate matter. Congress is considering president Carter s request for tax on sales of Gas guzzling cars the House ways and Means committee Al ready has rejected his proposed rebates for buyers of fuel efficient cars. Fears Fri Judith Exner says in Washington . That there s no question the Federal government rubbed out gangsters Sam Giancana the Chicago mafia chieftain and John Roseau and that she fears the Fri so much she sleeps with a gun under her Pillow. In i97s she said Shehad sexual liaisons with the late presi Dent John f. Kennedy and was Glanca a s mistress. Up photo 28 million wives beaten report says Washington up some 28 Mil lion american wives More than half the nation s married women Are abuse physically by their husbands according to the author of a new wife beating c. Levy author of wife beat ing the silent Calls battered wives the missing persons of official statistics and says the government is jus starting to show concern for the problem because there has been so Little documentation on it. Legislation to Aid the victims of wife beating was introduced in Congress for the first time just last said in an interview that his Esti mate of 28 million abused american wives meaning those who suffer an occasional slap As Well As the victims of regular beat Ings was based on nearly identical find Ings obtained by social scientists in seven separate have discovered enough evidence to Point out a wife beating syndrome in America today he said. The experts Tellus our estimates May even be too paper says Billy Graham amassed $23 million fund Charlotte. . Up the Char Lotte observer said sunday that evangelist Billy Graham admits keeping secret the seven year accumulation of a near $23-Mil lion special fund in land stocks Bonds an Cash. The newspaper in a follow up to a series last fall on Graham and his Billy Graham evangelistic association quoted grahams saying he and his associates have never been anxious to discuss the ministry s finances primarily because they feel people will think the ministry1 is too Rich Graham also said secrecy was Neces sary about the j22.9 million fund to avoid being inundated with requests for help. The 7-year-old fund known As the world evangelism and Christian education fund of Dallas draws most of its proceeds fro the evangelistic association and gives Money to several Christian causes such As the Campus crusade for Christ and the Fellowship of Christian athletes. The observer said single year donations had amounted to As much As $1.2 million but last year the fund distributed $340.000
