European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 study links benzene of leukaemia new Voitik Industry re search project has developed the first ten evidence that High doses of one of the most widely used chemicals in the Mav cause leukaemia in mice for when present in Large hits been suspected of Caus ing leukaemia and other blood disorders in but until have been unable to produce a form of cancer which affects the to Ben zen treated the project was conducted by new York University inst tulo of environmental Medicine under a contract from the american Petroleum Institute an Oil Industry financed Agency that conducts informational and lobbying further research a the Nyu report and details it further research that resulted in evidence of leukaemia in some benzene treated aiu1 Mills were obtained by the associated the 11 billion pounds of benzene produced in the United slates each year is used for the production of synthetic cleaning solvents and an estimated people work with he benzene is i component of so Many substances that it would be a rare individual who has not inhaled its the Nyu report Tow doses used in the Nyu Experiment were far in excess of the amount of Ben Zene with which must americana or even petrochemical workers usually come into the two out if w mice which snowed signs of leukaemia in the Testa breathed hoc parts per million of benzene 30 times the current limit fur ass hours v Nyu researchers Are being very cautious about their benzene Lias been studied for 60 and Many people thought hey had produced leukaemia Only to find that they said Carroll director of uie project we need to produce it in More animals and in other tests before we can say for along with the chemical firms and other industries arc trying to Stop the labor department my cutting the cur rent Standard of a maximum of 10 parts of benzene per million parts of air to one part per the average Reading on a City Strait is about parts per Well below either although readings in or near certain Industrial plants could be much tire Labur department tried to impose the tougher standards last april after a Federal study reported several deaths rom leukaemia among people exposed to High Levels of but the effects of the regulations were stayed by a court order won by which claims that the new standards Are stricter than will Cost too much la simple Mart and Are nearly impossible to comply with in some steam pipe explosion kills 5 at Power Plant iup1 an explosion during a Turbine cleaning operation sunday at the Pennsylvania electric Power Plant killed five men and critically injury cd slate police police said the explosion occurred at when a 12inch steam pipe broke during the cleaning the work Crew was standing near the pipe when it burst Macarthur film premiere Gregory Peck escorts his Ber to a Hollywood Bop fell premiere of director the Heck portrays the famed world War it beatlemania victim i ikes Cincinnati Job new of Lance Cincinnati Lapi some people might flinch at his Choice of but Milan Busching claims to have the perfect Job looking after giant Roaches and Force feeding stubborn Bui Iching is the entomologist at the Cincinnati zoo and is preparing for the open ing next Spring of a new an entire building will be devoted to in visitors will be Able to see them alive instead of stuck on boards with i admit that insects Are hard for Roost people to Deal said who spends his Day feeding Apple slices to four Inch beetles that would give the average person dont have personalities like a Vou cant get attached to them like you can to a dog or a he a knowl but i have always been fascinated by their its something that you dont Sec until you have the Opportunity to study them for awhile and Sec what they Are faced most people have never looked closely attic world of most people  want to look too closely at a Madagascar hissing Roach or a Black Eastern Lubber not As Long As he can re Mem Washington up i Robert wanted the Senate commit tee on governmental affairs sunday to open a new investigation into budget director Bert personal in a letter to committee chairman Abra Ham Dona Dole serious have been raised about lances financial and the facts need to be sorted out from speculation based on innuendo to tills a renewed investigation by die committee will serve a most constructive purpose in  Cloud of doubt surrounding lances a client Dole Lance confirmation twas the governmental Allars com Mittee which recommended to the full Lance be confirmed to the office of management and another John Ander son of said in an no ctr interview Cial affairs Are one More reason Why a special prosecutors office should be Cre ated asked if to thought Lance should resign Light of Federal investigations into Bank Loans he Anderson replied i certainly  want to prejudge the Case of i think his Situa Tion is one More bit of evidence Why we need to set up in office of special pros ecu Bank Loans questioned the comptroller of the currency is investigating the propriety of a million per Sonal new York Bank loan Lance obtained in 1975 and a million loan he got from a Chicago Bank in Lance says both Loans were personal transact Newsweek a Giulie reported sunday that a report from comptroller John Sci Mann expected this week or next May Lay out details of a half dozen questionable financial transactions involving Lance and his Newsweek said the report will renew previous Bank a overdraft that helped finance lances unsuccessful 1974 bid for Georgia governor and a Campaign plane allegedly supplied that year by the Calhoun first National of which Lance was then a chief life report also will be heavily critical of former acting comptroller Robert who handled the original investigations of lances business Newsweek Hes been fascinated by insects and now Hes surrounded by in charge of devising ways to keep he insects alive in the cockroach is not particular and is must the Only thing we have to give them is a Large the butterflies Nave proved to be a bit of a problem because they require a great Deal of flying when the insects rim visitors will be Able to View them in a kind of Butterfly Busching must Han pair them fur and occasionally he must Force a Butterfly proboscis into Sweet ened water in order to gel it to his working conditions Are based on what makes the insects the ass from like a tempera Ture of 75 degrees fahrenheit or warmer to grow the fungus needed for their although there Are currently about insects in his care from around the most dont slay around Long enough Long enough for Busching to know them some of the butterflies live Only two the Grasshoppers and walking Sicks live up to eight months and the ants live the of time 1947 alter a on tour top in William Odom continued nil Solo  night flying a converted army the punt beaded for on his flight irom Paris to by averaged 315 James big Crow of Hue gave birth to her seventh set of bringing the number of Chil Dren in the family to vietnamese chief of stale Nguyen Van said More troops were needed if South Vietnam was to win the Thieu said additional troops would help shorten the War and assure that Cap tured territory not be lost to Ute Viet