European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes canal pact hearings scheduled Washington up chairman John Sparkman plans to open a series of Senate foreign relations committee hearings sept. 26 on the proposed Panama canal treaties with administration officials leading off the testimony. In an announcement prepared for delivery on the Senate floor monday the Ala Bama Democrat said the hearings will extend into october and include appear ances by government spokesmen Mem Bers of Congress and Public witnesses on the political military Legal and economic aspects of the agreement. President Carter has called for rapid Senate ratification of the treaty which would cede control of the canal in 23 years and of an accompanying neutrality pact which guarantees the . The right to defend the  majority Leader Robert Byrd Reaf firmed Over the weekend that he does not plan to bring them to a floor vote until Early next year. Anyone who thinks i m going to Call up the Panama canal treaty before january or february is living in a dream world he said. Byrd said senators and the Public need plenty of time to study the treaty before itis ratified. A Long fight is expected. A poll published sunday by . News and world report showed 31 senators opposed or leaning against the treaties 38 senators favourable or leaning in favor of them and 31 senators still undecided. Sixty seven votes Are needed for ratification. French red says his allies dragging feet Paris up French communist party Leader Georges Marchais criticized his socialist allies sunday for dragging their feet on updating the opposition s elec Tion platform and for saying no in and Vance to communist proposals. Speaking to a mass rally at the communist party s annual festival in the Paris suburb of la Courne Uve Marchais accused the socialists of being vague on the essential Points of their program and said the communists want to offer Clear and precise projects which will meet the needs of the  we Are not coming to negotiations with our knife on the table Marchais told the audience. We want a Good agreement. But the socialist party says no no no in Advance to our proposals and says this and that Are not  wrangling Over text with just six months to go to National As Sembly elections scheduled for next March the socialists the communists and the Small leftist radicals Are wrangling Over the text of their joint election plat form the so called common program which has not been updated since it was first signed in 1972. The socialist party remains vague on the essential Points Marchais said. On a whole series of questions it s even behind the 1972 common  a Summit of the left is scheduled to open wednesday at which Marchais socialist chief Francois Mitterrand and Robert Fabre of the radicals plan to thrash out their differences and agree on a new text. Seoul wreck kills 7 15 Hurt Seoul up seven persons were killed and 15 injured in a collision involving a truck and two buses police said. Monday september 12, 1977 Terry Meeuwsen the 1973 miss Ameri Ca hands a scepter to Susan Perkins crowning of the Queen new Holder of the Royal title while 1977 s Monarch Dorothy Benham places the Crown on the Winner s head at Atlantic City . A photo of Oan is named 78 miss America Atlantic City . Up miss Ohio 23-year-old Susan Perkins who cried when she Sang Good morning heart break during the Talent Competition was crowned saturday night As miss am Ricafor 1978. She becomes the 57th person to Wear the study shows drinking affects pregnancies Boston a women who drink heavily Are twice As Likely to Bear sickly deformed babies As mothers who use liquor moderately or not at All a new stud shows. The findings in the study in the new England journal of Medicine Are based on a review by Boston University doctors of the drinking habits of 633 pregnant women at Boston City Hospital. Earlier studies have warned of the Dan Gers of drinking to the unborn but this is the first report that measures the Odds of this damage occurring. Or. Eileen m. Oullette who directed the study said she recommends that women give up drinking completely while preg Nant. Doctors discovered a variety of abnormalities among the babies of the heavy drinkers. Overall 71 per cent of the heavy drink ers children had some kind of abnormality compared with 36 per cent of Theno drinkers babies they said. Diamond Tiara that has become a National Symbol. Perkins with tears in her eyes was crowned by the outgoing miss America Dorothy Benham of Edina minn., while master of ceremonies Bert Parks serenaded her. She clutched a White Orchid and a Royal scepter As she promenade before the audience. She was chosen by the panel of judges from 10 finalists. Talent and swimsuit appearances counted for one third each in the final judges tally while evening gown appearance and a previous interview counted for one sixth each. Perkins an assistant speech writer for the Ohio state Senate s Republican caucus who is trying to launch a professional sing ing career won the Talent Competition in the preliminary contest. Miss America receives a $20,000 scholar ship and makes about $50,000 for appear ances during her reign. The first runner up receives a $10,000 scholarship and the second runner up takes Home $6,000. Third and fourth runners up win scholarships for $5,000 and $3,500. Israeli bus station bombed Beersheba Israel up a bomb apparently set by Arab guerrillas blew out the windows at the Central bus station Here and injured a number of persons. A Hospi Tal spokesman said eight persons were treated for cuts caused by flying Glass. Temperatures miss America. Susan Perkins gets the word l h 59 78 50 58 71 85 61 69 53 73 59 78 53 71 48 86 48 71 70 90 78 90 70 87 80 93 65 80 Albany Anchorage Allan a. Boston Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Detroit fort Worth Honolulu Houston Las vegas los Angeles l 80 46 72 67 73 67 78 40 57 54 76 50 55 65 h 88 71 84 83 95 86 93 74 87 61 87 71 78 86 Miami Beach Minneapolis new Orleans new York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Salt Lake City san Francisco san Juan Seattle St. Louis Washington