European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes 1978 go drug problem talks Start by John Bart  Washington its of the office of the assistant Secretary of defense for health affairs and the subject of drug abase in the a filary Are the topics of congressional hearings to begin toes official of the House armed services subcommittee said that the Kiili gating panel wants to the health affairs management efforts at the Sanaei Straiten the about the management at Bench affairs in the armed the official they said there has been a downgrading of the office of assistant Secretary of defense for health b Stratton and the subcommittee want a Recap on the problems of drug abuse in the fat witnesses Glenn chairman of the congressional task Force on drug Abne in the is one of four wit Nesses scheduled to testify before Strat tons the other witnesses Are Robert former assistant Secretary of de Faase Tor health Vernon Fri Osail right a Diana Aad std tartar Are mail Hunting Tang 8us suning to the Kirk a different strokes b swim aug fran Hmai to Florida East Beth experienced Bygd Tanee related Page a John special assistant on drug abuse at the defense department English has charged that drug abuse in the military is Leopar Diing the combat effectiveness of the armed defense and military official have denied English allegation but have admitted that drug abuse is a serious prob Mckemie and Johns earner this year testified before English task part of the Home select Sqq narcotics abuse and about the various aspects of drug abuse in the Mili tary Smiths teen Meiji who resigned from his Post ear Ner this told the English task Force that shortages of professorial resources prevented the office of of defense for health affairs for in property d controlling the drug abuse two women in midst f i c i or record swims of by the associated press two Hundred and fifty Miles 23 year old Diana dyad and 46yearold Stella Taylor beaded toward Florida monday in separate Lon distance swimming at protected by a shark left at the time Mckemie and Johns agreed i their testimony with and that More resources Are needed to manage and control the late last month Deputy defense Secre tary Charles Duncan told Congress about the pentagons new plans for expand eng its efforts to control drug that plan included the appoint mint of Johns As a special assistant on drug re lated problems an to air 3day special Elvis show Frankfurt tests an a Fol Arminte this Presley with a three Day the Ems wednesday Thra ngh an an Sam the Presley death a year a Fol be Abed each Day from to Awn replacing the an today it a Fol ewer the mask Aad career at the Star with t Tram those who kaew hot Aad iced by his Wal he Cheek predate Chet Brea a Janus Bobby via Back Owens Aad Many not wearing seat belts May mean 40daa Fine Heidelberg a Fine appears to be in the offing for Drivers in Germany who fail to buckle a change in a traffic Law to introduce a Fine for failure to Wear a seat Belt before one Bouse of the Bun a for the German ministry of transport since the bin has been agreed on by All no beaten at approval by the other the is not re by Nassrat passage is All but be the spokesman said the Fine most Likely win go Irto effect Jan 1 a recent study by German car insurance companies showed that the use of seat belts would drastically reduce traffic fatalities and the finding supports made in the Leann great belts is already mandatory for la rear Drivers of privately owned and government vehicles two Points Are awed against Drivers who fail to Wear seat belts or do not require from Talent Pis Sengen to Wear a spokesman for the German Automo bile dub adar said wearing seat belts is mandatory a the Norway spam and Switzerland Cuba on sunday afternoon and a coast guard spokesman said at mid Oming that she was still in the water and doing Fine she had completed More than one fourth of the 103 Miles she planned to swim and was reported about so Miles West of Havana the swim to the Florida keys was expected to take about 60 250 Miles Taylor slipped into the Atlantic for the Start of a swim from Bunin to the East coast of Florida a distance of about 100 Miles unlike Taylor did not have a shark both women Are experienced at Long Dis Tance either of them could set a new record for Marathon Ope water swimming if either or both women swim All the Way to currents Cotus de Termine exactly How far they travelled and thus who set the claim not accepted Walter a stunt claimed be completed a Cubat Florida swim july his claim was not because he was not accompanied by an Independent Clad in a White and Blue swim began her swim this going to do it she said As she who once planned to become a by did not take her final said the Rosary for then re cited two for Taylor was accompanied by two men on Large paddle boats Mochase away any Sharks dyad is swimming inside a special wire mesh Cage with its own 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