European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes Friday october 21, 1977 $6.8 billion Aid okd by Senate in Compromise Washington a the Senate passed a $6.8 billion Compromise foreign Aid Bill wednesday but Only after some re publicans criticized president Carter for scuttling his total opposition to a ban on in direct Aid to seven communist or marxist countries. The 53-to-33 vote sent the measure to the White House. The Bill bans direct . Aid to Vietnam Cambodia Laos Cuba Uganda Mozambique or Angola but would permit indirect Aid through International financial institutions such As the world Bank financed in part by . Contributions. House insistence that a ban on even in direct Aid be retained held up the House Senate conference agreement for two months. The impasse was broken when Carter sent a letter to rep. Clarence d. Long d md., pledging to instruct . Directors on the International Bank boards to vote against Loans to the seven countries. He promised the same instructions to vote against Loans to finance exports of Palm Oil sugar and Citrus to the . In Exchange for removal of a House voted ban on use of . Money for such Loans. Officials of the International Banks said they could not accept . Contributions to their financing if conditions were attached. In Senate debate several Republican senators criticized Carter for yielding. Previously Carter insisted on flexibility in the use of foreign Aid in pursuing . For eign policy. Sen. Edward r. Brooke rmass., said Carter s letter to Long is one More Indi cation of his willingness to undercut those members of Congress willing to fight for his sen. Richard s. Schweiker r-pa., said Carter pulled the Rug out from under sen. Jacob k. Javits r-n.y., said the commitment of . Opposition in the inter National financial institutions to Loans to the specific countries would make it More soviet to be canonized Moscow a the russian Ortho Dox Church has decided to canonize inno Kenty the 19th Century orthodox missionary and Church official who became known As apostle and enlightened of Siberia Alaska and America. An official Church announcement said the american orthodox Church Synod pro posed Innokenty Wose real name was loan Beniaminov for canonization in 1974. The Churchman whose missions extended into Alaska and North America lived from 1797 to 1879 and also occupied the leading Post of metropolitan of Moscow. Difficult for the United states to persuade those governments to improve their re cords on Observance of human rights. The senators suggested also that commitments to vote against Loans for specific imports would encourage . Producers of other products to seek similar protections from import Competition. The House accepted the Compromise appropriation Bill by a 229-to-195 vote tues Day. The $6.8 billion Bill includes $4.7 billion for . Military and economic Aid around the world and $2.1 billion for the International Banks peace corps and refugee pro Grams. Atoll uses Burrow upward watch fam May find Oil spill expert says Fairbanks Alaska a a tiny Mollusk found along much of the North Ern coastline of the United states could serve As a watch Lam for minor Oil spills a University of Alaska researcher says. He says the Fingernail sized Clam Bur rows to the surface of the Silty mud in which it lives when it is under stress. The Clam Tacoma balt Hica came to the surface when scientists covered tidelands near Valdez with a coating of Oil so thin it was invisible said David Shaw of the University s Institute of Marine science. The environmental chemist said in an interview wednesday that the Clam s reaction to stress could be extremely valuable in detecting a buildup of Oil in areas near Industrial activity and Oil Tanker shipping lanes. You could have a Little plot to keep an Eye on he said. When the animals begin to show this behaviour that s a sign aha something May be going on. Now it s time to really Start looking closely with analytical chemical tools � Shaw said the Clam is found along the Western coast of the United states from Alaska South to mid California and on Eastern and Western shores of the North Atlantic. It is most abundant in protected Bays and inlets and is rarely found along unprotected shores. It lives primarily in the intertidal zone. Adela m. Rivera 23, used to earn up to $100 a performance As a belly dancer left at Detroit s Playboy club and opts for Security other nightspots. Now she has decided it s better to have a steady Job and Reg ular paychecks As a Rookie cop. Rivera s police department schedule allows her time to study for a Law degree at the University of Michigan. Up curb on Candy cola ads asked Washington a the Federal government saying Many products advertised for children Are unhealthy is moving toward controlling ads for such items As Candy soft drinks and Cereal. We re not talking about research any More. We re now talking about the Legal problems of which Way to go said a spokesman for the Federal Trade commis Sion which regulates advertising to assure it is not deceptive or unfair. Etc chairman Michael Pertschuk said in an interview wednesday that he is con Vinced that action has to be taken to guard Young children against television advertisements promoting products contain ing Large concentrations of sugar. Options available to the commission Range from requiring labels on such products As cereals soft drinks and Candy warning about their sugar Content to re Quiring the televising of Public service messages emphasizing Good nutrition and eating habits to a total ban on the Adver Tising. The options Are to be presented to the full commission in Early november the Etc spokesman said. An Etc spokesman said the sugar products Are the focus of the commission s at Tention right now but the Etc might aim in the future at television advertising of drugs during children and family viewing hours and at ads promoting toys. Why single out one Industry what s the difference Between a snack and a toy you re appealing for the same kind of child instincts said the spokesman. Last week Pertschuk met for 90 minutes with 25 Board members of the american association of advertising agencies a Trade group representing the largest advertising firms. The advertising firms had sought the meeting. Pertschuk according to one source raised the most serious warning Flag to the Industry since this Issue was born telling them the commission is seriously considering a total ban on children oriented advertisements of products containing Large amounts of sugar. The Etc spokesman said that though it could take years to get rules into effect officials Are hoping the fact the rules Are being considered could prod the industries to act by themselves. The spokesman said the Public As Well As other agencies of government support government action to curb advertising aimed at children. A Massachusetts group action for children s television last april asked the Etc to ban All Candy advertisements on television
