European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January newfoundlands Premier defends annual Seal Hunt off Canada coast new York a with cans of Seal meat and fragments of Seal Pup Skull to help make the Newfoundland pre Mier Frank Duff entered a defense monday to the annual Seal Hunt Oft Cana Das Eastern he called it one of the most humane and carefully controlled in the he criticized the Congress Resolution passed last year that condemned the clubbing of Newborn Harp seals in saying the hypocrisy of your Congress he killed to 000 seals off the coast of Alaska last year and their value to the United states was greater than we feel a Little upset when they pass resolutions against us and yet do it them Moores told a news this years quota Moores arrived in the United states sunday with a group of Canadian Seal experts to set the record straight about the Hunt that begins each year in mid March and this year has a quota of Harp seals in the Northwest last years s quota was the clubbing of Seal defended As essential to the livelihood of thousands of Newfoundland fishermen and the balance of has become a highly emotional Issue in recent the target of numer Foj conservation groups including the Tea debased Greenpeace foundation and the International fund for animal Wel French actress Brigitte Bardot was among hundreds of people who flew to can Adas shores last year to protest the dramatic Chance while admitting Harp seals May have been Over harvested in the when pro tests first reached an International Marine biologist Joseph my Glamis said the situation has changed today the Harvest is the most thoroughly regulated and strictly controlled of any fur being harvested in the me the regulations included licensing individual stipulating the methods of wiling and size of the cubs that May be said that 20 percent of new f Jinil Lionil men Are unemployed part of the i dont think that living far away from the harsh have the right sealers earn from 1230 to As much As 400 for their work during the six weeks of seat this supplements what most of them earn from fishing during the remainder of the the Seal Harvest added million to the regions Economy in Moores noted that Seal is the Only fur bearing animal with commercial value other than for the Pelt fat and oils from the seals killed for their pelts account for about half the the Seal Herd is not an endangered Spe he the fishermen four prov Ince will be the last to see that become the the pictures of Small White seals being developed by Salk clubbed to death is probably one of the most gruesome but studies have proven it is one of the most humane meth ods of Moores a Greenpeace representative said it is not for Canada to Tell us we have no right to make a comment on a resource that belongs to the whole he said Greenpeace members would be out on the ice floes again this Spring to pro test the last year the group spent on the anti seating oks test treatment for multiple sclerosis Indianapolis up Federal drug officials have Given Jonas the Man who helped conquer permission to test a new substance he developed for treatment of persons suffering multiple Eli Lilly and an Indianapolis based pharmaceutical is providing the test Wertheime choir to Honor King Germany the Wertheim gospel choir is scheduled to travel to Constance this weekend to per form at three services in commemoration of Martin Luther a spokeswoman for the Community said the invitation was extended by the Volker a native of Wert Heim and the minister of the Paulus Church in who had heard the choir sing during a recent visit the spokeswoman the choir members and their families will travel to Constance aboard an army the spokeswoman and will be hosted there by German families and also by students at the a University student included in the three performances will be a joint German american which will be conducted by chaplain Gerald Wertheim Community and the spokeswoman materials to the Salk Institute at la Ian vice president of Lilly research cautioned persons suffering from the paralysing neurological disease against raise Hopes be cause of the Shedden said scientists probably will not know for several years whether the sub initially developed by Salk in his California would be successful in treating Salk also developed the first successful vaccine against researchers say one in every americans suffers from the disease usually is contracted by persons about 35 years rid and progresses 20 to 25 years until the victim Dies from an presently there is no effective treat ment that offers any Long time Hope for cure or provides assurances the patient wont have a progressive Shedden a Lilly spokesman said Salk asked his in Dinapoli based pharmaceutical manufacturer to refine the substance and make it suitable for preliminary animal the food and drug administration within the past few months gave its approval for limited clinical tests in Dow Jones averages new Vokk Iurii by High cum Chiw Mai Rcv inn Mondale on trip to 7 Western states api vice president Walter opening a five Day trip through seven Western said monday the Carter administration wants to improve its image in the Region and work on problems that Long have been upon arriving Mondale said he does not perceive hostility against presi Dent Carter in the although the administration has been criticized in the West for its policies on Energy and we dont sense hostility but a common sense of concern about solving some of this country the vice president told a welcoming crowd at Kirtland air Force he said new Mexico developed the first peaceful use of nuclear and said toe state is leading the nation in developing solar Power and other alternative Energy the vice president told an Airport news conference that his trip is and is intended to help him learn about the Mondale said he had not brought with him any major announce Mondale was to meet tuesday with the states Indian and hispanic leaders and with City and state officials Here before going later in the Day to Utah and Colora he is also scheduled make stops in Idaho and Washington before concluding his trip by meeting with a dozen Western governors in on that during the trip he would would listen to political and civic leaders and others talk about regional problems with Coal farming no Stock prices because of transmission the list of new York Stock Exchange prices was not available for this and Energy Interior Secretary Cecil who is accompanying the vice said the administration is the victim of some mis conceptions in the we have been accused of Many things we have not tried to the Secretary told reporters on the one he was what he called persistent rumours that the administration was trying to pre empt state water an action which the administration says it is not attempt asked about Republican charges that the Carter administration has declared War on the West with its Mon Dale claimed that the current administrations record in that respect is better than that of the Nixon and Ford adm Nistra one of the reasons were in is that they let this situation deteriorate for several Mondale said in regard to farm issues and other the stars and stripes Page 27 Russ trying for double space Dock Moscow up the soviet Union tuesday launched a second manned space ship toward a historic double linkup with the salyut 6 space the official soviet news Agency Tass announced that the soyuz 27 space capsule was launched into orbit at carry ing Rookie commander Vladimir a Nibeko and Veteran cosmonaut Oleg a Nibeko and Makarov were scheduled to Dock soyuz 27 with salyut 6 and join the soyuz 26 cosmonauts who Are already aboard the space station for a historic joint the soyuz 26 Yuri Romanenko ant Georgy were launched into space exactly one Rno nth earlier on 10 and have spent the last 30 Days aboard the salyut 6 functioning normally Tass announced that inboard systems of soyuz 27 were functioning normally and a Nibeko and Makarov were both feeling if the soviets follow past the soyuz 27 space capsule should be in Posi Tion for an attempt to Dock with salyut 6 in approximately 24 hours from the time of there had been speculation that the so Viets intended a spectacular double Dock ing with salyut 6 Ever since the soyuz 26 capsule docked with a previously unused equipment leaving the main Dock ing unit free for a second 45yearold civilian Makarov is a Veteran of two previous soyuz missions a successful today soyuz u Mission in 1973 and the abortive soyuz 18 Mission which ended abruptly with a dangerous Parachute Landing in the snows of the sibe Rian Makarov is a Gold medal hero of the soviet Union for his previous space sex ships is a 36 year old soviet air Force Pilot instructor who has been in the cosmonaut training program since if All goes according to plan a Nibeko and Makarov should be shaking hands with Romanenko and Grechko aboard the salyut 6 space station wednesday after Romanenko and Grechko have already checked out the main Docking unit of salyut and Given it a clean Bill of health for he soyuz 27 Docking there had been fears that the main Docking unit might have been damaged during an abortive linkup attempt by the soyuz 25 Mission last the soyuz 25 Mission aborted within 48 hours apparently foiling soviet plans for a spectacular double linkup to coincide with the november celebrations of the Soth anniversary of the russian conversion rates London up tuesdays closing rates of the Dollar to european cur figures Are expressed in dollars to the British other local currencies to  drawn u140 ii these Are commercial banking utes and in most cases Are not available to the Public at the exact rate the Sale of Marks to personnel for use will be at the rate of on which is based on a Price fixing at midday and allows for Standard handling