European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday april 29, 1978 panel oks re funds for the b-1 Washington a the Senate armed services committee voted thurs Day to authorize $105.5 million to continue research and development of the by strategic bomber which president Carter has already decided not to produce. The committee also authorized f 10 Mil lion to continue a study begun last year to determine what Type of strategic aircraft the . Will need in the future. The authorizations for fiscal 1979 had been requested by the Pentagon As a Back Stop to the administration s decision to concentrate on development of cruise mis Siles and other Long Range missiles As main elements of the . Nuclear strike Force. Four a is were built or were under construction when Carter decided last year to suspend production. The $105.5 million would be used to continue research development and testing of those planes and to employ existing by technology for development of future strategic aircraft. The measure now goes to f the full Senate. I oks walkout a monetary cause Sheffield England Upil it was i walkout with a difference at Ransome i rapier Crane works. For a Start it. 1 management Blessing. " the shop floor Syndicate of More than 50 i downed tools to pick up More than "00 they won on the soccer pools less fortunate co workers were in i along for a Celebration at a four Star _. A each member of the Syndicate paid in 50 nce 90 cents and collected More than 4. Pounds $8.500. Udy for White House stateside Etc acts toward curbing ads aimed at kids Washington map the Federal Trade commission has set in motion a pro Cess of Public hearings and comment aimed at curbing the Impact at television advertisements on children. The Agency printed in the Federal Reg ister staff proposals that would ban All to advertisements aimed at very Small Chil Dren and prohibit some ads for sugary foods directed at children under 12. The staff proposals also would to ads for sugared food product not directed at children to be bah., nutritional information and health sures. Critics of advertisements for coated cereals and Candy argue. Foods can cause tooth decay. Tie claims the ads aimed at children unfair advertisements. Life expectancy of 73 sets new High new York a babies born in the . Last year will live an average of 73 years an All time High according to an insurance company report. The statistical Bureau of the metropolitan use insurance co. Said the figure of 73 years for 1177 is 0.2 years More than toe use expectancy computed for children born the year before and 1.3 year ii than for those born in 19 9-71. The decline id mortality in tit Oruci of Lite was responsible for most Ofat in longevity tie Bureau said i _ the infant mortality rate fell from i 000 live births in 1969-71 to if .1 i 14 in 1977, another record Low. Ringo Starr Richard Starkey tells of his 2 Liv los Angeles a Ringo Starr says he has two lives one As Ringo Olaaf was created by other persons and his real life that of Richard Starkey. � ill talk about my game he says As Ringo the former Beetle now on Bis own entertainer. As Starkey he adds but certain things i m sorry it has nothing led you. My private life is  see me As a hell of a Nice Guy in a Wicky Wacky wonderful Way a mukti asked to define his Public image. I was the Clown die one with the funny funny face and played the Drums. The image was created by other people. I  just doing what i was doing be it cold weather Coal strike clip steel profits Washington up1 a private study Ted for the White House showed a that the Federal government wastes millions of dollars in its audiovisual a programs. Robert Lis sit a former network television producer who made the study said he found that the army and air Force produced counterintelligence films at costs of $70,000 each and the Navy is considering producing one. If the services could accept the fact they could convey the same information no matter the color of the uniform they could do this with one film and avoid the Duplica Tion Lis sit said in an interview. Lis sit a former producer for Abc and Abc s Good morning America show did the $82.000, 13-month study under a con tract from the old while House office of telecommunications policy. His report was issued thursday by the new National telecommunications and information administration. Lis sit said he found that the census Bureau proposed spending j4 million for a film training census takers in 22.000 locations. The Bureau he Suid planned to build a videotape production studio produce the tapes and convert them to film buy 22.000 projectors for each training location and then sell the projectors at a fraction of their Cost after being used Only a few times. Lis sit said the Bureau has been persuaded not to build a production studio and other cuts Are in the offing. According to the report agencies often produce motion pictures without a Clear idea of the intended audience and often end up showing them to limited groups. The report said that since there is no comprehensive catalogue of government films duplication is common. The office of management and budget has issued new requirements that underused facilities be consolidated reduced in size or closed. Audiovisual material support specific programs and not Agency self promotion. A master catalogue be prepared an consulted and records kept in a single location. Production justified on the basis of Cost intended audience and planned distribution. Already projects totalling More than j4 million have been  the report said. Other recommendations still under consideration could result in additional savings of More than $8  strike piles up Milan refuse Milan. Italy api tons of garbage piled up along Milan streets and in court Yards As garbage collectors continued five Day old Hiccup strike. I unions called the strike to demand higher wages and fringe benefits. Pittsburgh a cold weather and the nationwide Coal strike clipped first Quarter earnings but the nation s two larg est steelmakers say profits should Rise during the rest of 1978. . Steel the no. 1 producer said it lost $58.7 million or 70 cents a share on sales of $2.46 billion. Bethlehem reported that it earned $1.1 million or 2 cents a share on sales of $1.4 billion. Both companies blamed the 111-Day United mine workers strike against soft Coal operators and a harsh Winter for the poor showing. A year ago i a. Steel earned $27.4 Mil two miners killed in Utah Cave in Castle Gate Utah a a mine Shaft roof fell on three miners killing two of them As they Cut through supporting columns to get the last available Coal offi Cial said. Carbon county sheriff Albert passic said the men were pulling pillars the final columns of Coal left after 85 percent of the Coal had been removed when thymine caved in on them. Wis. Publisher Dies Madison a _ Don Anderso former publisher of the Wiscons upstate lion or 33 cents a share on sates of flt billion while Bethlehem reported a Tat $25.2 million or 58 cents a share on a Nues of $1.3 billion. Sex Yippie Bride former Al pfc Leader Aad Matt to fist Jerry Robin. A. Vrtik " with his Bride tote. Uuno Ulm at a new York Refuio Wrt. To Cdr Ding was so Edom for saturday