European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1977 the Star band stripes Pogo pipeline Given of to reopen Washington Interior Secre tary Cecil Andrus monday approved the reopening of the billion Alaska pipe closed since the explosion of a pump ing station july a which killed one Andrus said a report by a surveillance team found explosion Al pump station 8 South of Fairbanks occurred because of human error and failure to follow established safely procedures not mechanical or electrical who Heads the Interior departments Alaska said in a preliminary report thai based on our review of the physical and status of training during the period since the we believe that it is Safe to allow Oil flow to Andrus said in thaes to abolished communications and safety procedures were not followed if procedures had been the Acci Dent would not have in other human error appears to be the cause of the Economy Rise ratestjii7 Washington api the Commerce department estimated monday that the nations Economy expanded nearly 7 per cent from april through the same rate As the first the contained in the Juno Edi Tion of the departments Survey of current was the same As predicted by Carter administration the department is scheduled to release its figures for the Gross National product in the second Quarter on the Gnu measures the total value of goods and serv ices and is considered the Best measure for growth of the nations Economy vigorous increase on the basis of information available As of real Gnu increased vigorously in the second Quarter in the same Range As in the when it had increased at an annual rate of 7 per the com Merce deportment it in the basis of preliminary info that inventory accumulation contributed less to the increase in Gnu in the second Quarter than in the while final sales contributed substantially begins drive to purge sex Bias from Federal Law of time Washington a the Justice department launched a two year Effort monday to Weed out sex discrimination from the Thicket of thousands of Federal Lam and a Tusk Force will use computers to screen Federal Laws far certain code such As female and other language denoting gender then it must determine whether the sen differentiation to unfair treat july jm7 the War departments drive against communists in uniform has reportedly resulted in More than 800 Dis charges in a nine month period for alleged july 1m7 the yews representative in the miss universe pageant was disqualified when officials discovered the miss was and a Mother of july 1967 the in poorer 15 left Cape Kennedy for the the lunar explorers three Day Mission was to report in radiation awaiting Apollo Astro Mont for either men or in some it May decide the distinction is legit in i will ask Congress to change the Law so it will apply equally to men and the project May have a Strong Impact on military social Security and Public assistance said Stewart a Maryland lawyer who began work monday As director of the sen discrimination task Force in the depart an awful lot of salad David Alderi i left and his hold a lobster David caught while scuba diving off a pier at near North according to dealers in the the clawed creature is too big to bake or but sold As salad could be Worth As much As one dealer estimated it would produce five to six pounds of Lupi photo mints civil rights this is a massive project to review All of the Federal code and regulations and remove All the unequal treatment of the Noglia told a hews it could end up benefiting men a but t dont think its going to Lake anything away from women we would end up certain benefits to she some changes May be As simple As substituting the word person Fiir Man or woman but others will require More complicated policy Oneglia the same process will be applied to the thousands upon thousands of Federal regu task Force recommendations for regulatory changes wll be sent to the at of cited Onella cited these examples of rules that will come under scrutiny Law Banning women from combat duly assignments in the extending military Post Exchange privileges to widows of servicemen social Security Rule which when a handicapped Man and woman marry each Hie Rule cuts off disability benefits for the wife if her husband loses disability payments because he gets which make it Toucher Lor fathers than for mothers to qualify Tor Aid to families with dependent Oneglia and Drew head of the civil rights noted that former president Gerald Ford first told the department to undertake the project n year but the department had Little Money then or the Effort and relied an a handful of burrowed from other Tittle was Congress since has appropriated 090 to pay the full Lac staff of 15 through the next fiscal Quick action sought it was made apparent to us that con Gress wanted this Doneas quickly As Possi Days we would Hope to have it substantially completed in two he said the project is designed to bring the Federal government into conformity with court decisions and existing Laws against sex Oneglia was hired to direct the task Force because of her experience As a member of the Maryland governors com Mission supervising a similar Effort in that bitter mine strike in 2nd year the shots continue to reverberate heavy gunfire echoed through the Hills of the rugged Cumberland mountains As miners marked the first anniversary of a violent strike at the steams Coal Justus no one was Hurt in the weekend shoot but five men four company guards and one Miner have been wounded since the strike began july mine William Doc Coffey said several Hundred shots were fired sunday and when guards began to come out of their Bunke like pillboxes at Dawn somebody opened up with an automatic weapon and  let them he the 153 miners who work at members of a newly organised United mine workers Union want a contract uial would allow Ibum to leave the mine anytime their if cry committee believes our Keg conditions Are that provi Sion is Standard in Many ump organized the rejects saying the mine is As Safe As any on monday six striking slams miners were arrested when they attempted to Block Coal trucks from entering a facility owned by another Coal state police state police Bobby Walker said about to striking miners set up a picket line about three Miles West of the Stearns the line was set up on a Road leading to a facility owned by Indian liver Coal contract talks broke off in january both sides say the dispute is hopelessly its a year old but were not giving said Miner uce it Doest matter How Long it the men Ore willing to stay out another year or two if they have the area near the mine looks like a Bat the miners have erected two bunkers near picket Down the Road a the company has put up a Cyclone Fence around is pour with Walls id inches protect who work 30day Tours and Are flown in and out by the pillboxes have slits that allow called gun thugs by the miners to Slick out their each Side claims the other has High powered rifles and automatic each Side denies now that the strike is a year Coffey said he fears things will get there Are signs of he said the gunfire is very intense and its the Type of gunfire that going to get not the company buildings and the miners Union Hall Are riddled with Bullet tre Clops Between the two sides have been sheared off by the Type of gunfire that coming in now is a Tot More Coffey most of the gunfire until recently has been Corning from farther aimed at the tops at now they arc shoot ing Al pinning them on july Stanley one of the guards hired by was shirt in the lie is recovering no one has been