European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Poge Sumer prices a 0.9% in Junen of Washington a _ consumer for the third month in a Row Tuune uti average worker continued to lose ground to inflation the labor department said Friday. The Cost of food housing and Automo Biles led the increases in prices which has continued since the Start of the  prices would Rise 11.4 percent &8rssfbf a work percent wages. Just Over half the increase in the prices Consumers pay for All foods pea by 1.3 percent last month with prices continuing to spiral by s. Per cent. The Cost of poultry Dairy products be real bread oils and sugar increased in Home ownership costs Row 1.2 percent june As housing prices and mortgage interest rates continued to move  Gas and fuel Oil prices Rose moderately but gasoline prices were slightly lower. New cd prices went up of percent Lite rising 1.2 percent in May. Reflecting higher Dod unveils its plan to fight drugs Washington a a top defense abuse Theta Nesoff Dpi i ii jew ? i "0"1 the Day Spe a out  Ison rubs Sli naw a lament. Testing with this equip that the cases Are adequately inv the a out Jan to combat drug abuse in individuals ass asst ass. I can show whether an  estabulft2cl.l i top defens department official thursday spelled out the a Point plan to combat drug abuse in the military abuse he called serious but not of epidemic proportions. The statement of Charles w. Duncan a Deputy Secretary of defense was the per Wagon s first Overall response to repeated inquiries from a House committee As to what the military intended to do about drug abuse. The House select committee on narcotics control and abuse previously had heard from officials of the various service about Steps already being taken. The committee also bad criticized the Pentagon for failure to come up with hard figures As to Bow prevalent drug abuse sin the military. It also has expressed con Cern that no one knew whether drug abuse might be affecting military readiness. Duncan said the first step in the Mili tary s response would be to conduct a Large scale Survey of military personnel Inan Effort to find out the frequency of drug it. Gen. . Simmons is being reassigned Heidelberg it. Gen. Charles , Usa eur and seventh army Deputy commander in chief since last no vember will return to the us. In late a gust where he will be assigned to the hold ing detachment of the office of the army chief of staff it was announced her thursday. Ibs reassignment is being made for medical reasons an army spokesman Aid. He has been undergoing treatment atthe army 2nd general Hospital in land Uhl for an arthritic condition of the upper Pine. His replacement Baa not been named. A use on his or her military Job Perfo redesigning the drug reporting sys tem so that uniform data can be gathered. Accelerated testing of portable urinalysis equipment. Testing with this equip ment individual has been using opiates such As heroin. Determining How widespread drug abuse might be among military  up Law enforcement efforts both by increasing military drug enforce ment efforts and by following up on cases turned Over to civilian officials to ensure that the cases a investigated establishment of a special task Force to focus on the problems of drug abuse inthe Berlin area. Duncan said a january Survey of the 9,000 . Troops in Europe found that u percent tested positive for opiate use. In contrast a recent commander directed test of the j.255 members of the Berlin brigade found that 4.2 percent tested positive for opiate use. Sees inflation As top Issue Ford says he might run in 1980 Washington a former presi Dent Gerald r Ford who says he May try to recapture the Whit House says inflation probably will be the no. 1 Issue in the i960 presidential  t count me out be declared  Public appearances in the Washington area Ford stepped up the attack he has been pressing to recent months against the administration and policies of his Succes Sor with a distinct political Edge to his  in t All that  Ford said and i would recommend it to presi Dent Carter at the earliest possible  Ford said the Economy is shaping up Ascarte s Achilles Heel and As a. National  believe the most serious question fac ing this country today is inflation the for climber killed on Mert erhorn Zermatt Switzerland a a Japa Nese dimber was killed while trying to scale the North face of the 4.451-meter matterhorn police reported. Mer president said. And unless the administration does a better Job in fighting inflation that will be a major Issue if no the major Issue in 1980." Ford also said Carter was pointing his Finger at the wrong villain by concentrating More on asking business and labor toehold Down Price and wage demands than on trimming government  foreign policy. Ford said it was too soon to know for sure what would be at is sue two years from now. But he said i Don t see any significant successes by Carter in the foreign policy  Ford said the big Issue in foreign policy and military policy in 1980, in my View u going to be the dangerous slowdown in the planning for our future capability in the  specifically Ford criticized Carter s de Slons to cancel the a i bomber slow the development of the my ballistic missile and reduce the Navy s shipbuilding pro Gram. 15 most Active new a Dix Ufa stocks stocks Courtesy of Dean Witter Reynolds Frankfurt Dusseldorf often Accuar contort a Oil Bimm pm itt flu blur of  mj711 47j 47j us Dup i 114.4emoraair Meek Mje Uon 4m of Drewi 11.7fmtfm 1uj flirt no Bijj pm Kumf Omu ool la n.1bj a in ojj7j 4u 4sj  a 4 47.1 Grimm iuii.7 u4 j4j a 17.4  in form Tol Hutanu  a my 17.4 in juju 14j in 41iu w.1 Umoh Mutaw Tussy i a Lush a 2u turn amt 114 Miu Mojiu 47.1 Sij to Ali in Jiuu iu4m v u 7.1 j4.j unit in kmlf1cp.ctmufm.,.m.� a nun  at in � ti0.1 to s  47jaj 7.1 amex 1 0 most Active new York _ up1 to h Man Kim ooch to Mrky Slock Erml com my Vamg m 4  la Sim us dig Ford made his comments in a speech tothe Independent truckers association and later in a panel program arranged by the business Industry political action com , reflecting similar statements he has made since he left office ii month Sago. Said he has t made up his mind about trying a comeback in i960. But he dropped Road hints that he s interested. Don t count me out and Don t count  be said. I m healthy i la be around and 1 won t Duck any  said he would not be influenced by activities of his potential Republican rivals. Including former California gov. Bonam Reagan who challenged him in197s. And rep. Phillip Crane of Illinois. Who says he Wilt announce his candidacy i will make that decision based on the broader  Ford Laid. It will be predicated on whether i can be constructive by being a candidate.". 1 injured in London blast London a a bomb exploded under the empty car of the iraqi ambassador in London and injured a passerby an offi Cial of the iraqi embassy Stu. The official said the explosion outside the embassy in Queens Gate to the knights Ridge District missed ambassador Taha Ahmed Al Dawood by  conversion rate London a Friday s doting Rales of the . Dollar to european cd Sieade. 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