European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 16, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 . Output again on upswing Washington a reversing a one month decline output of . Industry increased four tenths of 1 per cent in sep tember the government said Friday the increase was partially attributable to the end of a strike in the Coal Industry the government said. Industrial production had declined four tenths of 1 per cent in August reflecting a summer slowdown in the nation s economic activity. The september figures indicated the slowdown May have ended. Widespread gains it said production gains were wide spread throughout the Economy. Output of consumer goods increased three tenths of 1 per cent while business equipment was ahead three tenths of 1 per cent and construction products advanced five tenths of 1 per cent. The Federal Reserve Board said Auto assemblies were virtually unchanged at a relatively High rate of 9.5 million units a figure adjusted for seasonal variations. The Board said its Industrial production Index was 138.8 of the 1967 average of 100 and was 6.3 per cent higher than last sep tember. Reorganization of Garter off ice wins House vote Washington up the House Friday overwhelmingly endorsed presi Dent Carter s plan to reorganize the executive office of the president and trim its allotment of 1,712 employees by 15 per cent. The plan was approved on a 350-20 vote and the Senate was also expected to accept the proposal. Llie plan is the first since Congress gave Carter authority to reorganize the entire executive Branch of government a major Campaign pledge last year. One can disapprove the authority included a requirement that both the House and Senate must vote on the reorganization proposals but a vote of disapproval by Only one of the bodies would be sufficient to kill it. The plan applies Only to the executive office of the president not to the entire executive Branch. Carter proposed cutting the workforce to 1,459 persons at a savings of $6 million a year and to abolish the office of drug abuse policy office of Tele communications policy and the economic Opportunity Council. Carter also said he would Cut the 485 member White House staff Down to 351. C average or no diploma High school fights sem literacy Newton . A there will be no diplomas handed out to students in the class of 1980 at Newton Conover High school who do not have at least a c average the school Board has decided after hearing complaints about Semi i iterate  Spring 22 6f the schools s 187 graduating seniors received diplomas even though they had d averages. By 1980, the new Rule will require what school officials Call a straight Caver age meaning that a student with All c s except for one d would not qualify for a diploma. A s and b s Only will offset d s. William Zimtbaum chairman of the school Board said officials adopted the a average requirement because some graduating seniors were incapable of performing at High school Levels. We heard gripes from employers who were hiring High school graduates who could t read or write Zimtbaum said. We want this to happen less frequently and one Way is through the stif f or  but some National and state officials along with some local teachers say the plan will not make students work harder. I can t think of any High schools in the nation that have gone to a Grade Point requirement said . Conner of the state department of Public instruction. In a typical High school in North Carolina this sort of thing would increase the number of students who Don t get  the policy affects students who Are now sophomores and school officials said when sophomores averages Are computed for the grading period that just ended those who need extra help will be identified. Officials say they will try to provide extra help for those not meeting the Grade requirements. The substitute certificates Given to a student who did not meet the require ments for a diploma will specify that the student technically did not graduate and some teachers feel that having Only a certificate would Hurt a student s chances of getting a Job. But Jermoe Ingle principal of the High school said he liked the new Grade requirements. I think All the students will buckle Down and meet the average. They re All certainly capable of it he said. New navigators two of the first five women to become air Force navigators 1st its. Mary Higgins left and Florence Fowler Check their charts while aboard a t-43a navigator Trainer. A women coast guard Captain will also graduate wednesday with her air Force col leagues from the training school at Mather fab Calif. However unless Congress changes the Law Banning females from combat duty they May be the last to undergo the training. A 1985 Oil import forecasts doubted Washington up the general accounting office told Congress Friday that actual . Oil imports in 1985 May be double the target set by president Carter because administration planners have overstated the potential for Domestic Oil  officials predicted their Agency s conclusions would stir new opposition to Carter s Energy plan which already has been shredded by the Senate. The Gao Long sceptical of other parts of the administration plan has never before challenged the administration s Domestic production estimates. As Early As july the Agency said the Carter plan was too optimistic about potential alternate Energy sources. Comptroller general Elmer Staats said Friday it appears unrealistic to expect 1985 Domestic production Levels above 8 million or 9 million barrels a Day even though Carter s Energy plan projected daily production of 10.6 million. Coupled with the earlier Gao projections on alternate sources he said this Means that Oil imports Are More Likely to be in the Range of 12-13 million barrels a Day by 1985, instead of the 6 million barrels a Day which is the administration s  Staats views backed up by analysis of . Oil production trends since 1946, were presented to the House and Senate in an eight Page letter  the analysis said achieving the domes tic Oil production Levels predicted by administration officials would require finding new Fields at almost twice the rate we have Ever experienced since 1946." it expressed serious doubt such production can be achieved. Staats repeated his Call for Congress to create a stronger Energy plan than either the proposals presented by Carter or the measures so far adopted by lawmakers. The Overall objectives which were presented in the National Energy plan make sense to us he said. The More specific program goals in the plan however seem highly unrealistic in Light of our continuing analysis. Further the program which is emerging from con Gress appears to us to be incapable of achieving  pesticides in vegetables called threat Washington a the Environ mental Protection Agency said Friday per sons who eat vegetables treated with a common pesticide run a risk of developing cancer. The pesticide  commonly known As a Bop also could cause sterility or reduce sperm counts in men Epa findings disclose. A Bop residues on foods eaten in aver age amounts Over a two year period could cause up to 21 cancer cases per million persons Epa said. The government banned the pesticide for use on Many crops about a month ago after some workers in plants that Manu facture a Bop were found to be sterile or to have extremely Low sperm counts. The chemical compound has been found to cause stomach cancer in Laboratory mice and rats. Epa said a Bop residues have been found on carrots radishes cauliflower Broccoli cabbage cucumbers and peanuts in the Shell. In addition the Agency said other crops that can be expected to contain a Bop Resi dues include Brussels sprouts celery let Tuce endive parsnips turnips Squash melons eggplants peppers tomatoes and strawberries. Of time oct. 16, 147 claiming the masses no longer heeded his peace pleas Mohandas k. Gandhi said on his 78th birthday anniversary that he has lost All desire Lor a Long life. Oct. 16, 1957 the White House announced that the withdrawal of 500 army paratroopers from Little Rock ark., is in line with president Eisenhower s Hope that a solution to the school crisis can be reached As soon As  oct. 16, 1967 Singer mama Cass Elliott said the music group the mamas and the Papas was breaking up Possi Bly for  we seem to be repeating ourselves the Singer one of the members of the group said