European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday september 11,1977 cancer causing Mold in Southeast Corn is alarming transplanting Joe Harvey of Tiffin Ohio holds on to his umbrella Plant while hanging out the car door. Harvey could t fit the new chemical process Plant in the Back seat so he pulled this stunt. His Mode of travelling is not recommended by safety officials. Up Washington up agriculture department officials Are gravely concerned about reports that a cancer Caus ing Mold has caused widespread contamination of Corn in the Southeast and Are moving to help Block the Export of contaminated Grain spokesmen said Friday. The Mold Aspergillus Flavus produces a toxin called aflatoxin. Experts said it Isone of the most potent cancer producing substances known in certain animals and was considered a potential Carcinogen in  said Protection against aflatoxin for american Consumers and for farm ers who feed Corn to cattle hogs and chickens is provided by a combination of food and drug administration regulations state controls and Industrial testing. Food manufacturers using Corn have Long had effective checking systems a spokes Man said. The Southeast produces Only a Small fraction of the nation s Corn but to protect the $6-billion-a-year Corn Export Market officials of the department s Federal Grain inspection service said they plan to conduct voluntary aflatoxin tests of Export shipments of Field Corn when asked by either Sellers or buyers. Leland Bartelt head of the Grain inspection service told a meeting of Grain Indus try farm and government officials that his Agency is taking surveys to determine the extent of the contamination problem and is considering other potential Steps include . May return to natural rubber Pasadena Calif. A government researchers say they have devised a chem ical process that could Lead to commercial production of natural rubber in the . For the first time since world War ii. Sprayed on the desert Gua Yule Shrub which grows wild in Texas and Mexico the chemical in Laboratory tests caused the Plant to produce two to six times the Quan Tity of rubber it normally yields said or. Henry  an increased yield might encourage american companies to Plant and har Vest Large rubber plantations and decrease America s dependence on foreign supplies he said. Although the process is at least three years away from being ready for Commer Cial use Yokoyama said several Large companies have already expressed inter est. Rubber companies say that if they can get 20 per cent yield theft it will be commercially feasible he said. The substance works by causing the Plant to express its genetic traits More Viv idly said Yokoyama a researcher at the Maine governor asks Energy ties with Canada provinces Augusta Maine up gov. James b. Longley says Maine and Canada s East Ern provinces should form a regional Energy compact to assure adequate sup plies for the next 100 years. Our state department should be ashamed of themselves and so should the foreign service in Canada. There s been too much political rhetoric Longley said during the  should have been efforts by both diplomatic agencies to establish an inter National compact for the Exchange of electrical Power the governor said. . Department of agriculture s fruit and vegetable chemistry Laboratory. Preliminary results of his work Are reported in the current Issue of science Magazine. Similar compounds sprayed on Lemons cause them to turn a deep red by allowing the fruit s colors to be More fully expressed he  Are not causing mutations to occur said Yokoyama emphasizing the Plant s yield is not enhanced by the controversial techniques of genetic engineering. The chemical merely causes the Plant to express its traits  in 1974, he said the . Imported some 719,000 tons of natural rubber most of it from Indonesia and Malaysia at a Cost of $500 million. Natural rubber is preferred Over synthetic in applications requiring flexibility and heat resistance such As radial car tires aircraft tires and truck tires he said. During world War ii the Gua Yule Plant was grown in California s Salinas Valley. But it yielded Only about 5 per cent or 10 per cent of its weight in rubber he said. Once the War was Over the Young Industry died. Applications of the new compound called 2 3,4-Dichlorophenoxy Trie Thyla mine May be Able to produce yields of 35 per cent or 40 per cent said Yokoyama. Yokoyama said that the Gua Yule is grown for rubber in Mexico but does t produce enough rubber for Harvest until it is four years old. Using the us a Chemi Cal process he said this time could be shortened to a year or two. The chemical is simply sprayed on the growing Plant. Longtime use of the Pill tied to rare liver tumor Atlanta a women who use Oral contraceptives for a Long time run an in creased risk of developing a serious Al though rare non Maugnan liver tumor the National Center for disease control said  tumor heat cellular adenoma commonly called Cha is sometimes fatal the cd said in its morbidity and mortality weekly report. Death is due to sudden rupture and  Case controlled study suggests that in addition to Long term use a woman Sage and the hormonal Potency of the Pill she takes affect her chances of developing Ca. Only about 500 cases have been reported in the United states mostly in the last decade the report said. Women 27 years and older who have used Oral contraceptives with a High Hor Monal Potency for seven years or More Are at the greatest risk the cd said. Analysis of Oral contraceptives by specific Brand was not possible the report said. However those women who took pills made with a High hormonal Potency were associated with higher risk than those whose pills had a lower hormonal level. The study was conducted by the cd in collaboration with the armed forces Institute of pathology. Ing possible mandatory aflatoxin tests for Export Grain. The tests will show whether Corn has any aflatoxin contamination and if the level of contamination exceeds vary ing foreign limits. The inspection official said Early reports indicate a serious and widespread Afla toxin problem in five Southeastern states Alabama Florida Georgia North Caro Lina and South Carolina. These drought hit states will account for Only about 177 million bushels or 2.9 per cent of the 6.1 billion Bushel National Corn crop on the basis of August estimates. Bar text said there have been no reported out Breaks of aflatoxin in the major Corn Belt states where most of the crop is grown but it is too Early to  am recalls matadors due to engine fans Detroit up american motors corp. Friday said it is recalling 26,000 of its 1976 Model am matadors to replace an engine Cooling fan that could shatter and injure anyone working under the Hood of the car with the engine running. Am said it has had less than 20" re ports of flexible fan Blades breaking but no accidents or injuries. The Ford motor co. Recently recalled 424,000 cars because of a similar defect on 1972 Model cars. At least one death and 11 injuries resulted from broken fan Blades on Ford automobiles. Am said cars affected by the recall Are those equipped with v-8 engines and air conditioning. Replacement will be made by am dealers at no Cost to owners. Fire chief says there will be no hot times Jacksonville Fla up everybody s mature enough Here they should be Able to handle it fire station no. I chief Tim Ellis said Friday. Ellis was referring to the addition of his fire station s latest recruit Pamela Turner a 5-foot, 100-Pound blonde who is Jacksonville s first female Rescue technician. Turner whose husband is a policeman will be treated exactly like any other recruit or medical technician Ellis said meaning Shell share the station s one Shower two bathrooms and one Large sleeping area. She won t see anything she has t seen in a Hospital he said. She s a nurse. She does t expect special considerations and accepts the fact there will be none. She s just another  asked about the joint sleeping arrangements with 20 or so men Turner said my husband and i have a very trusting relationship. He s proud of the fact i have the Opportunity to ride