European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 09, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday september 9, 1977 House vote backs Carter s shooting Down of the by Washington a beating Back a last ditch Effort to save the by bomber the House thursday approved president car Ter s decision to halt production by a vote of 202 to 199. The House vote cleared the last hurdle to halting production of the High Speed Low flying manned bomber although continuing research and development on it. The House by its vote agreed to take $1.4 billion for five Bis out of a $111.4 Bil lion defense appropriation Bill chopping it to $110 billion. The appropriations Bill was sent to the Senate which had already agreed to car Ter s decision. Carter decided to halt production of the controversial new bomber and instead develop Long Range cruise missiles As re placements for the present b52 bombers. Institute will test effects of laetrile cures Washington up the National cancer Institute has decided to sidestep a proposed test of laetrile in humans and in Stead seek evidence of effectiveness in cancer patients already taking the controversial substance the Deputy director said thursday. Or. Guy Newell said specialists from the Center for disease control the food and drug administration and the Sci were to meet Friday to decide How to carry out a study of laetrile in some of the estimated 50,000 americans now being treated with it. We Felt it would be inadvisable to go ahead on a clinical trial at least until we had made the Effort to see whether we could in fact document whether there Are or Are not bonafide cancer regressions Newell said in an interview. If we can document some remissions then it seems to us we d be in a much stronger ethical position to do the clinical  ethical considerations have been the main obstacle to a government sponsored test of laetrile in humans. Officials do not want to give a substance not shown to be effective against cancer to patients in lieu of drugs that Are known to help fight the disease. Proponents of the substance made from Apricot pits claim laetrile can control cancer but the Fra and Sci said there is no evidence that laetrile is effective As an anticancer agent. The Fra prohibits inter state shipment of laetrile but 12 states have legalized it. Newell said the plan is to Appeal to physicians in the states in which laetrile treat ment is Legal to submit Case documentation to the Sci so laetrile can be evaluated in cancer patients treated with the substance. The Sci earlier asked laetrile advocates to submit evidence of their Best cases to the Institute for evaluation but Newell said in most instances there was not enough documented evidence to reach a conclusion. / in the new study the Sci would go directly to doctors treating persons with laetrile and to patients themselves in an attempt to obtain the necessary information to evaluate the effectiveness of the substance. What we Are looking for is remissions in an individual that we can say Are really attributable to laetrile Newell said. He said even if no evidence of effective Ness is obtained the Sci still might decide at a later Date to proceed with a clinical test. But supporters of the by told the House the . Arsenal needed one last manned bomber into the year 2000 and that this country should not give up the by without making the soviets give up something As Well. If we kiss it off unilaterally we Haven t gained one thing said rep. Jacked wards of Alabama ranking Republican on the House appropriations committee. Chairman George h. Mahon a Tex also urged the House to reject Carter s decision saying always supported the by and will continue to support  but rep. Robert Giaimo d-conn., said there is no pressing need for the costly by and said research and development is continuing. The House vote ended a fight Over nearly two decades on whether the United states should replace the b52 with a modern manned bomber. The $110 billion appropriation Bill is the monies for nearly All of the . Defense contracts for the. Fiscal year which starts on oct. 1. The Bill also cuts intelligence spending $422 million but the amount of the total intelligence Money spread through the Bill is secret. The Bill cuts the Cia s contingency funds in an Effort to limit its ability to finance wars such As the one in Laos with out Congress approval. The $110 billion includes $35 billion for military personnel $34 billion for operations and maintenance $29.9 billion for weapons and other hardware procure ment and $11.1 billion for research and de Zelop Niento. Labor of love Mike Dipersio of Bradley Beach ., stands next to the 8-feet-l-Inch Sand Castle he built on the Beach at Avon  The Castle took him 17 hours to probe into boy s death build and required him to sleep on the Beach overnight to protect it from Van dals. The Castle has 1,637 windows 84 doors and 752 stairs. A photo Crocodile pit warning sent to wrong place Miami a Florida game officials say they recommended last april that a higher Wall be built around a Crocodile pit where a boy was killed Over the weekend but they mailed their suggestion to the wrong exhibition Park. Maj. Don Ashley of the Florida game and fresh water fish commission said the letter pointed out that the pit at the Miami Serpent rim was unsafe. He said the letter was mistakenly mailed to the a aquarium on Rickenbacker cause Way. David Marc Wasson 6, of West Palm Beach was killed by a 12-foot, 1,800-Pound Nile Crocodile when he fell Over the three foot Wall into the reptiles pit saturday. The Crocodile was later put to death. Bill Haast owner of the Serpent rim said that he does t remember receiving a written report but added that he recalls a discussion with inspectors. He said that he was advised to take Steps to prevent the crocodiles from escaping. Subsequently the floor of the Crocodile pit was lowered to make the Walls steeper and put More distance Between the Ani Mals and visitors. Ashley said that regardless of the disposition of the letter Haast had met the spirit of the recommendations. There is More than one Way to  Ashley said the attraction was asked in 1975. To Post warning signs which were erected but not right at the pit  the Only signs Are at the seen atrium Entrance. Verbal warnings to keep away from the animals Are Given during Tours. State officials also said tuesday that they will evaluate their inspections of hundreds of Crocodile and Alligator exhibits in the state because of the boy s death. Haast said a six foot wrought Iron Fence will be installed around the pit in about two weeks. Until then he said a guard will be stationed at the pit. Top court ends Ken gym ban Washington up supreme court Justice William Brennan has lifted a temporary bar he imposed sept. 6 to construction of a controversial gymnasium on the site where four Kent state University Stu dents were fatally shot in 1970. Brennan s action thursday Means that As far As the supreme court is concerned construction can go ahead. Protesters led by the May four coalition also have been engaged in a variety of Legal actions in the 6th . Circuit court of appeals in an Effort to delay the project. They want to keep the bulldozers quiet until the Interior department can deter mine whether the location of the proposed gym where the Ohio National guard shoot Ings took place is eligible for designation As a National historical site. The 6th circuit court already has thrown out the main Case for Lack of Juris diction. The circuit court said it has no authority to order the state to construct or not construct a building. University officials told Brennan any further delay could mean the end of the current contracts at a loss of from $2 Mil lion to $2.4 million. They accused the pro testers of using the courts improperly to frustrate a lawful state project. Brennan ordered the temporary delay on sept. 6 after Justice Potter Stewart had turned Down an earlier plea until the officials could present their views. Plane wreckage found in Alaska 13 May be dead Anchorage Alaska up a crashed commuter plane with 13 persons aboard was located wednesday at the 7,500-foot level of ice covered it. Iliamna but the condition of the victims was not known. Fog and rain turned Back initial at tempts by rescuers to land on the Volcano. New efforts to land a Rescue party were planned for thursday weather permitting in Hopes of determining whether any of the 11 passengers and two Crew members sur Vived. Rescue aircraft were recalled for the night because of deteriorating weather and extremely rough terrain in the area of the crash site said capt. Richard Hodges spokesman for Elmendorf air Force base. However officials expressed some doubt As to whether rescuers would be Able to make the difficult climb from the land ing site to the wreckage. Alaska aeronautical industries owner and operators of the plane was withhold ing the names of those on Board the plane a Dehaviland twin Otter. The wreckage was located about 125 Miles Southwest of Anchorage half Way Between the plane s Takeoff Point Lake Ili Amna and its destination Anchorage International Airport. The Anchorage based plane s last communication with Anchorage air route control came 30 minutes after taking off tuesday on the one and a half hour trip. No problems were indicated at that time. Egyptians to receive mass inoculation against cholera Cairo up alarmed by outbreaks of cholera in some neighbouring countries the government has ordered a mass inoculation of the entire population against the disease officials said tuesday. The Campaign will begin next week