European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday september 2, 1978 keep off my rear i m explosive frustrated Pinto owner posts a warning sign Detroit a no one tailgate Spatty Ramge not since she adorned her 1975 Ford Pinto with a sign warn ing keep off my rear i m explosive Ramge posted the warning on her32nd birthday after weeks of trying to persuade the Ford motor co. And it dealers to modify her fuel tank to re Duce the risk of fire in rear end Colli Sions. They All told me the same thing either wait till you get a recall letter or pay for it yourself. And then when i offered to pay for the work the dealer told me they did t have the parts  Ramge who lives in suburban Grosse Pointe farms in t alone. The owners of an estimated 1.5 million 1971-76 pintos and 30,000 1975-76 Mercury bobcats also Are waiting for dealers Roget parts so they can get the modifications that some including Ramge believe could save their lives. Ford recalled the cars under pres sure from the National Highway traffic safety administration which said the cars fuel tanks were too susceptible to gasoline leaks and fires when hit from the rear. Ford has lost several lawsuit brought by people injured when their pintos exploded in reared  automaker has denied the tanks pose any unusual safety Hazard. For agreed to Call Back the cars to address Public  recall letters began going out aug. 22, telling car owners the parts should be in dealer hands by mid september. But Ramge is afraid of what might happen in the meantime. She said she spoke to a Ford customer service representative. I asked him what happens if get killed. He said lady that s your problem then i said but you built the car and he said lady you bought it " hanging on tightly and obviously Loving every minute of it Heather and Scott hanging in there Kniffen Ages 3 and 5 respectively enjoy a spin on one of the Many rides at the new York state fair in their Home town of Syracuse. Up photo Energy official denies Gas shortage memorandum was kept from Public Webb said the draft memorandum con. W.v.-. A. Energy department for failing to present a Taining the prediction was Given to the sub logical and coherent Case for gasoline de committee s chairman rep. John Moss  d-calif., on his request. The subcommittee also criticized the Webb declined comment on the subcommittee s report. Washington a an Energy department spokesman thursday denied that an internal memorandum forecasting a possible gasoline shortage in 1980 was intentionally withheld from the  Bill Webb said the projection was in a draft memo by staff members of the department s economic regulator administration but was neither seen nor signed by the administrator David bar Din. Webb said the Energy department s of i Bond in murder Case Tex. Defendant denied 1980 supplies. The House Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations said wednes Day the memo s prediction of a gasoline shortage of As. Much As 400,000 barrels a Day had been withheld by the Energy department. A 400,000-barrel-per-Day gasoline shortfall with or without gasoline controls would be an unmitigated National disaster said the subcommittee s report. The panel noted the shortage during the1973-74 Arab Oil embargo was 280,000 barrels a Day. Fort Worth up t. Cullen Davis Friday was denied release on Bond Pend ing trial on the latest charges against the millionaire industrialist solicitation of capital murder. District judge Arthur Tipps ordered Davis held without Bond following almost two weeks of testimony. Davis already was under Bond on a charge of murder and two charges of As Sault to murder. The latest charge involved the state s Contention that Davis hired a Man for $25,000 to kill the judge in Davis Stormy divorce Case. Davis lawyer Richard Racehorse Haynes concentrated during the Bond hearing on questioning the veracity of Testate s chief witness David Mccrory. The Cornerstone of the state s Case is a series of tapes and video tapes which allegedly show Davis plotting with Mccrory to Solic it the murder of the judge Joe Eidson. The 44-year-old Ken Davis industries  currently is free on $350,000 Cash Bond on 1976 charges that include the attempted murder of his estranged wife Pricilla 37, and capital murder of her Lover. Davis was acquitted in the killing his stepdaughter. Carter wins farm support of his Gas Bill from press dispatches Washington president Carter Friday won solid support for his natural Gas Compromise Bill from Farmers an food processors who said it would cause food prices to Rise Only slightly. Meanwhile Carter completed preparations for next week s Mideast Summit and instructed vice president Walter f. Mon Dale to handle most other business during the conference. Powell said of Mondale s assignment this is unique in the sense that you be not had a president nor a vice president wit that degree of Mutual  Powell said Carter wants Mondale to leave him free to the maximum extent pos sible to concentrate on the work at Cam David. While acknowledging that the president cannot Delegate his formal Powers to Mon Dale Powell said the vice president will be responsible for planning administration strategy for forthcoming congressional de Bates on natural Gas prices civil service reorganization and Carter s veto of the defense authorization Bill. The Summit opens wednesday and May run As Long As a week taking Carter away from pressing Domestic concern Sand causing him to redouble his efforts to drum up support for the Gas Bill which faces serious congressional opposition. Friday he devoted a second straight Post vacation Day to personal sessions with leadership groups called to the White House to discuss the Issue and hit pay dirt. Patrick v. Healy Secretary of the National milk producers federation said the farming and food processing representatives present expressed unanimous sup port for the legislation. We do not believe this Bill will cause food prices to Rise said Charles d. Hart Man vice president of the National coun cil of Farmer cooperatives. We see a very marginal increase in prices in  additional supplies Hartman acknowledged that the Price of natural Gas would Rise slightly under terms of the Compromise providing for gradual deregulation by 1985. But he said the Bill would produce additional supplies of natural Gas. Robert Wager president of the Ameri can Bakers association said this is a great Bill from the standpoint of anyone inthe agriculture and food  Carter who said he used natural Gas of dry peanuts and operate his Cotton Gin told the group the legislation would insure Farmers adequate supplies of Gas even in shortage periods on a priority basis at Avery reasonable  i think the rejection of this legislation would mean there would be no substantive Energy legislation for several years he said. We would be left with uncertainty inadequate supplies and constant vagaries of Supply that would be increasingly dam aging to our