European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 07, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 7, 1978 the stars Anu stripes Page 5 idea by tobacco firms Ama study stresses dangers of cigarettes Chicago up cigarette smok can cause irreversible heart dam e and May be responsible for medical ladies ranging from indigestion to War american medical association is archers said saturday. A $15 million 14-year research pro t sponsored by the Ama committee research on tobacco and health i funded by the nation s top tobacco Nanies strengthens scientific argue hits that cigarette smoking is to lame or a number of health woes. The committee believes that the i of research sponsored by this pro by supports the Contention that Cigar be smoking plays an important role i the development of chronic obstruct face pulmonary diseases and constr los a grave danger to individuals with re existing diseases of the coronary teries the report said. I the 365-Page committee report is proposed of More than 750 abstracts of div dual research projects on the of is of cigarette smoking on various Lily functions. The project wasrtedtol964. I or. Ira Singer Secretary of the com Cuitee said research into cancer Caus in properties of cigarettes was Minim i because they thought the National feb Tiute of health had covered tha Tirca pretty thoroughly but the committee did find cancer causing agents in nicotine. Researchers also found possible links Between cigarette smoking and a variety of other problems most notably stroke an heart disease. A m.? t pry Clear that any body with heart trouble better not smoke Singer said. Researchers found a combination of nicotine and a temporary Lack of oxygen can cause irreversible heart dam age. They also found smoking increases the risk of blood clots that could cause fatal strokes or heart attacks. Ii p1? rep it Sald free fatty acids linked to fatal heart rhythm irregular lesi7 Jer found in Scaler amounts Hithe blood of smokers than in blood Sam Ples from non smokers. One study found that nicotine from cigarettes can irritate the gastrointestinal tract causing problems ranging from indigestion to peptic  indicated cigarette smoke May inhibit the body s bacteria destroying organisms making smokers More susceptible to infectious ailment including colds. A spokesman for the tobacco Institute which represents the tobacco Industry declined comment on the re port saying he had not yet read it. Officials of . Reynolds industries inc., Parent company of . Reynolds tobacco co., also withheld comment. House panel Calls product safety Board inefficient Washington not congressional investigators charged saturday that the consumer products safety commission had failed to protect the Public against chronic hazards like cancer causing clothing items that continue to jeopardize the health of millions of  the House Commerce oversight sub committee took the Federal Agency to task specifically for moving Loo slowly and in adequately to safeguard the Public from the use of Tris a ire retardant chemical applied to children s sleepwear that has proved to be carcinogenic. The committee also charged the Princi pal manufacturer of Tris the Michigan chemical co., with failing to conduct proper safety tests misleading the commission and the Public and keeping secret information it had in its Possession on the toxic  id releasing the report the subcommittee chairman. Rep. John e. Moss p-calif., said that the inability of the commission to Deal adequately with the Tris situation underscores the Public need for an effective chronic hazards program for consumer  three senior Republican members of the group urged in a supplemental state ment that Congress consolidate the five safety acts that the commission adminis exas town s flood deaths at 22 Albany Texas Dpi soaked by to heavy intermittent Rains rescuers slowly receding floodwaters sat pay or bodies left by a storm which in 24 s dumped a year s average rainfall on West Texas town. Official death count in Albany stood five saturday raising to 22 the number i flood related deaths recorded in a week the South Texas Hills and West Texas Iree More persons including a child missing in Albany said Texas de ment of Public safely spokesman Siminson. A dozen others were still miss e in South  Miles North of Albany resists of the Rural county Seal of Throck in ton still were isolated without electric s or communications on High ground in Center of town surrounded by flood a is from the upper Brazos  two feet of rain soaked Throck Orton Friday and threatened to collapse earthen dam thai holds the Lown s a Supply. The National weather service dieted a 30 percent Chance of rain. Robinson said the Brazos flooded in Eli and Crystal Falls saturday leaving 15 Homes under water. Only one Eli Road unpaved remained open. No injuries or fatalities were reported in Brazos flooding bul the Dps was Moni " the River s flow and record flood were expected downstream during t to South Texas the Medina and Guada a Rivers were receding electrical pow Ras being restored and roads were re Lywena. The Dps said Canyon dam on the Gwadalupe River which earlier in the Iii was Tilting faster loan in could cup l a i rolling the Runoff from the mid them and there was t any grass said Laurence Winkler the town s soil Conser vation service director. Winkler said his staff was processing drought Relief applications when the flood struck without warning thursday night. The flood washed away topsoil and Winkler said the combination of drought and flood left too Little Money for rebuilding. Thursday s flood destroyed the same area of town the South and West sides As a june 1941 flood caused by a dam break. . Alexander. 51. Survived the 1941 flood that killed 12 persons eight of them Alexander s relatives. Saturday he rum Maged through two feel of water and Silt in his Home looking for clothing to Salvage. A a ranching a Tinmu w. Kletl a substantial rainfall2? May 1977. Had been hoping or rain so pastureland might have a Chance to before All and produce Winter Sammy smoothed is were Selling off their rattle Al j because they could t afford to end a wide Ted Sammy Davis or. Is kissed by Uza a Annelu left and his wife Al Lovise after he appeared in the opening performance of Stop toe world i want to get off in new Vork. Davis was re turning to the stage for the first Lime in 14 years for a Benefit to Aid a Harlem children Charity. A photo tors to eliminate at least some of the con fusion that exists the commission has now been in operation for five years the republicans said and by any Standard of measurement it has not performed Well. One of the prob lems May Well be however that the con Gress built some of these weaknesses into the system when the commission was Cre  with respect to the Tris episode the Moss committee concluded that the con Sumer commission had failed to investigate the potential Hazard posed by Tris properly and in a timely  act in i timely fashion once information was received indicating that Tris posed a potential  to Issue instructions to Consumers which would protect them to the maximum extent feasible from the potential Adverse effects of Tris in already washed Tris treated  no action until 19tj textile manufacturers began using Tris As a flame retardant in clothing in 1971. In 1974, the National cancer Institute started investigating it As a possible Carcinogen. The commission did not investigate the substance until late in 1975 and took no action until april 1977, when it banned Chil Dren s sleepwear treated with the sub stance because it was  the Michigan chemical co., accused by the House committee of promoting the Sale of Tris treated sleepwear without Ade quate safety testing has been a division of the Vel Sicol chemical co. Of Northwest industries since 1976. That company is also involved in a multimillion Dollar controversy resulting from its delivery of chemical fire retardant in Stead of feed additive to an agricultural Supply company in 1973, poisoning thou Sands of cows and potentially polluting millions of Gallons of milk the consumer products safety commis Sion has come under heavy criticism from Consumers manufacturers and other government agencies during its relatively Short existence largely for inactivity and inefficiency. Of time aug. 7, 1948 t a. Secretary general Trygve lie appealed to the big Powers to end their quarrel Over Germany. He also called for urgent action to Stop what he termed the race among the great Powers to develop and stockpile bacteriological and chemical weapons. Aug. 7, 1958 about 800 fast German communist police sealed Oil a Village enclave in the american sector of West Ber Lin while an armed parly entered and Cap lured a fugitive. West Berlin police said the communist raiders armed with machine guns cordoned Oil the Village of Sld Stucken. A party of about 20, led by an officer entered the Village and ran Down an unidentified r Asl German. Aug. 7, ims Richard Nixon s solid first ballot strength shot past the -level in the associated press Survey indicating he will win the Republican president nomination on the first round of balloting