European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 19, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 House agrees to delay ban on saccharin1 Washington up the House monday agreed with the Senate to delay a proposed ban on saccharin for 18 months but differences on Labelling requirements will have to be reconciled before final approval. The House voted 375-23, for its Bill responding to a food and drug administration plan to ban the use of saccharin because testing showed it caused cancer in  18-month period would begin when the president signs the Bill and the Fra could not order an earlier Date. The Fra has invited Public comment until nov. 1, after which it will evaluate comments and determine if and when to seek the ban. The Senate Bill would require the Label ing of All products which contain saccharin warning that the sweetener causes cancer in animals and May increase your top Billing for venerable trousers Helen Hayes first lady of the american Heater and Fred Astaire one of screen land s legendary performers take time out for a press photo As film ing of Ross Hunter s production a family upside Down a two hour Abc movie gets under Way in Hollywood. They costar and Are supported by Patty Duke Astin Efrem Zimbalist jr., and Patricia Crowley. Up photo vandals kill a Deacon trying to protect Church Mentor Ohio a members of the Mentor Baptist Church gathered for a Spe Cial prayer service for their Deacon 39 year old Richard w. Hartman who died while trying to protect the Church from vandals. Mentor police said they have questioned two youths in connection with Hartman s death. He was struck Down by a car Friday night As he stood on the Lawn outside the Church. He was waving his arms trying to Stop the Driver when he was hit according to a Friend James Angel. Hartman and Angel had gone to the Church on Ohio 84 to deliver some supplies and to Check the building which had been a target of recent Vandal  said they noticed tire tracks across the Lawn and decided to wait to see if the vandals showed up again. Two cars came across the Lawn and one of them headed straight for Hartman moving at 35 to 40 Miles an hour Angel said. He said that after the car hit Hartman it sped rapidly in circles in the driveway As though the Driver were trying to Dis Lodge the Deacon from the car s Hood. Police said the youths Ages 16 and 17, were released to the custody of their parents after being arrested Early saturday and questioned. We Only Pray that his death will awaken this City and the neighbourhood said David a. Powell sunday school superintendent at the special prayer service sunday. Pray for your neighbors and the hopeless teen agers who drive through the darkest streets at night resorting to a Ful filament that leads to  risk of contracting  the House measure would require Only a notice at the retail outlet where products with saccharin Are sold. The proposed ban triggered a massive outpouring of mail to the Fra and con Gress from victims of diabetes and hear trouble. There were also letters from per sons using the no caloric sweetener for diets. An estimated 74 per cent of saccharin consumed in the . Is in diet soft drinks another 14 per cent in dietetic foods and 12 per cent in Tabletop sweeteners. Rep. James Martin r-n.c., said an estimated 19 million americans with Dia betes 4 million with heart trouble 10 million suffering from hypertension and 4 million fighting obesity depend on Sac charin. Rep. Andrew Maguire d-n.j., arguing against the Bill said we Are sticking our collective head in the Sand. We say we should allow americans to continue con suming a substance that has been shown in rigorous testing to be cancer  Maguire suggested that instead of a warning Label there should be an Assur Ance Label that reads saccharin does not cause cancer in the opinion of your congressman despite scientific evidence that it  rep. Paul Rogers d-fla., manager of the measure said the Bill s provision for More conclusive studies during the 18 month delay would provide safeguards forthe Public. Rep. Samuel Deviner Ohio said not Long ago we had a scare about cranberries. Then it was by climates and just this weekend someone said vegetables might cause cancer. My god Are we going to ban vegetables because they might cause cancer House votes to increase duty free import level Washington up the House voted monday to increase from $100 to $250 the amount of foreign goods a . Citizen May bring Home duty  other changes would be made in customs Laws limits and procedures under the legislation which passed 386-11, and now goes to the Senate. Here Are the major changes directly affecting individuals the Dollar limit on duty free imports would be increased from $100 to $250 for most countries and from $200 to $500 for american Samoa Guam and the Virgin islands. A Flat 10 per cent duty would be charged for noncommercial items Over that limit of less than $600 in retail value. A limit on duty free cigarettes of 200 would be imposed. Unlimited imports Are now allowed for . Citizens and a limit of 300 is in effect for nonresident aliens. One liter of liquor would be imported duty free eliminating the one gallon exemption for nonresident aliens. Help sell canal pact Carter enlists support of Blue ribbon panel Washington a president Carter rallying allies monday in his fight for ratification of the Panama canal treaty told a new committee Laden with veterans from past diplomatic Battles that the american people Don t know the fact about the pact. This is one of the most important an most difficult and perhaps most controversial International Steps our country has taken Carter told members of the com Mittee of americans for the canal Trear ties who met with him at the White House. I know you Are convinced what we do this year and next year about the treaty will have far reaching Impact not Only on ourselves As we relate to Panama but to the entire Western hemisphere indeed perhaps to the  s crucial to me that the american people understand the facts about the treaty which so far have not been Success fully promulgated the president said. He thanked the committee for its bipartisan Effort to mount what it Calls a National program of education about the need to ratify the pact. The committee is headed by w. Averell Harriman former ambassador to Moscow and a onetime ambassador at Large who has served past administrations on mis Sions around the world. They will become part of Carter s fight to win ratification of the canal treaty in the Senate where it is opposed by conserva Tives. Carter said the panel grew out of a recent breakfast meeting at the Whitehouse organized by a ratification task Force headed by presidential assistant Hamilton  of the panel include such vet Erans of diplomacy As George Ball former under Secretary of state John Sherman Cooper former ambassador to India and Nepal Henry Cabot Lodge former Ambas Sador to Vietnam and Germany John j. Mccloy former High commissioner for Germany retired army Gen. Matthew Ridgway and Anna Rosenberg Hoffman former assistant Secretary of defense. Others Are Afl-c10 president George Meany former Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott former transportation Secre tary William t. Colemanjr. Publisher Gardner Cowles and Barry Bingham or. Thomas j. Watson chairman of ism in vestment banker Theodore Roosevelt in great grandson of the late president Theo Dore Roosevelt John o. Marsh jr., former Counselor to president Ford and Glenn e. Watts president of the communication workers of America. Oct. 19, 1947 eight British socialist members of parliament touring Poland declared that Generalissimo Stalin had told them in Russia that he had no thought of making War and wanted to Settle political and economic issues with the . Oct. 19, 1957 Secretary of the army Wilbur m. Brucker has said the armed strength at 14 military posts will be reduced by 48,000 by mid-1958 in order to Cut Back to a personnel ceiling fixed for that Date. Oct. 19, 1967 an unmanned soviet spacecraft landed on the planet Venus and found its Landing area too hot for human life the soviet news Agency Tass reported