European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 8, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes february panel oks Webster to head Fri Washington up the Senate judiciary comm Llee tuesday swiftly approved the nomination of judge William Webster to head the Clearing the Way for expected confirmation by the full Senate later this that said chairman James after ail to com Mittee members present voted in favor of Webster with no of has served on the 8th circuit court of appeals since 1873 and was nominated by president Carter last month to succeed Clarence who plans to step Down As Fri director never in doubt the comm Llee questioned Webster for two Days last week and its approval of his nomination never really was in after the committee members said the nomination almost surely would go to the Senate floor this possibly even Carter chose a former at Torney in after his first Choice for the Federal judge Frank Johnston of had to withdraw for heal to if Webster flu earn a Jarw Fri a encountered Little resistance during his confirmation and in response to questions is future he generally pledged to pursue those of Kelley while re judgment on some color Blind Webster also declined to Promise that he will resign from four Louis social clubs that have no Black members the one area where he seemed a Bill he insisted he was As color Blind As any Man in this but he did assure tha committee he iwo id not go along with any while House j attempts to use the Fri for political Adlai and he would Tell Congress if he were subjected to such Webster also said he would not allow re sumption of past Fri including in 3 Legal breaking in search of subversion of legitimate dissident organi and discrediting people by leaking personal information to the Safe destroys 100 trailers Italy 1ap some 100 have been destroyed by a fire thai raged through a warehouse in this town near police damage was estimated at i billion lire the tire was probably started by a police protests apparently Tove 6 Baboon test deaths cancelled Ann up stale safety apparently bowing to angry animal said monday six Baboons marked for death in o study of Auto crash injuries will be scientists at the University of Michi Gans Highway safety research Institute said they Nave sufficient data from earlier experiments to Complete their study without further the most recent Experiment brought Forth protests from animal lovers who formed a committee to save the Baboon seven from what it termed unnecessary Twenty three Baboons died in earlier the experiments Date Back to there were originally seven Baboons involved but one was killed in a test a few Days organizers still refer to the seven because they were left with Many save the Baboon seven bumper the funded by the department of was designed to develop lifelike dummies thai would eliminate the need for using animals or human cadavers in future crash one of the project Hurley said the tests were designed to keep the number of lest subjects to a 1 dont think the protesters were fully aware of the scientific philosophies behind the the Baboons were anaesthetized and strapped onto Impact sleds which propelled them Al High Speed into an object inflicting a severe Chest re searchers then examined the and the animals were terminated without regaining the Erwin a unitarian minister who headed the citizens said the study flies in the face of decency and concern for living the protesters started a petition drive and bumper sticker Campaign to end the Hydraulic malfunction suspected army puzzled by failure of tank Washington Apt the army said tuesday that inspectors believe an electrical or Hydraulic rather than caused the first of its new f Mil lion xm1 tanks to balk last the army acknowledged it is not absolutely certain Why the tank would not go because the condition cleared itself without maintenance As a the army the Chrysler will test a Complete shift control system in the Laboratory with the aim of reproducing the malfunction and identify ing corrective Chrysler is the prime contractor producing the xm1 for the the incident in Detroit last Friday was especially Emba passing to the army because in occurred in front of reporters and photographers there to see the 55ton tank Chrysler spokesman Brit Temby blamed the problem on a Frozen electronic gear the temperature in the Detroit area was in the Low the army said that on the Day after the demonstration Chrysler examined and tested the tanks electrical and Hydraulic components in the shift the shift selector was disassembled and no evidence of ice or water was the National press club chief Washington up Frank Aukofer of the Milwaukee journal was sworn in As the 71st president of the National press Aukofer was sworn in by vice president Walter Mondale during a dinner program attended by several members of Congress and White House aides As Well As press club army inspectors then made a wire wire Check of the electrical circuit and found no the army and transmission Hydraulic pressures measured satisfactory the army Here was no evidence found of any Hydraulic the shift controls were then reassembled using All of the original components and the vehicle performed blasts in Pennsylvania area injure damage 5 Homes a at least 28 per sons were six in a series of apparent Gas explosions and fires that damaged five houses on a West Lebanon township Side authorities firefighters remained on the scene through the still hosing Down debris from one a relatively new that collapsed into a pile of rubble after one of the explosions monday authorities state police said the explosions apparently were touched off by a broken Gas line or faulty Gas but the exact cause of the Blaze remained under Sally wife of township fire chief Joseph said the incident began with an explosion about in one of two adjoining the fire soon had engulfed both adjoin ing she and firemen were battling the Blaze when the newer Struc located across the blew up and the explosion that demolished the newer Home also brought Down a Wall of a Home across an alleyway from injuring sever a fifth located two doors Down from the House that was damaged by Templin said thirteen persons were admitted to hospitals suffering from lacerations and fifteen others were treated at hospitals and the army As a result of this it is eluded that the failure to shift into Forwar Range was caused by an electrical or i Braulic condition which cleared itself wit out maintenance the army is authorized to buy m 1 army Secretary Clifford Der has told Congress the army Tat More than double to Between and tanks by air forces Good Samaritans two cartels use a Childs Wagon to tote sack lunches to their classmates on bed rest Al the air Force Academy in Colo the Academy cancelled All and athletic events following i of russian