European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday september 13, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 7 Federal Grants for compensation Senate oks payments to victims Washington a the Senate on monday adopted legislation making Federal Grants available to states with programs to compensate victims of Vio Lent  Bill introduced originally by the late sen. Hubert h. Humphrey d minn., sets a $50,000 limit for any Feder Al participation in a state payment to a crime  Senate passed the Bill on a voice vote and with no debate and sent it to the House. The vote Marks the sixth time the Senate has passed similar legislation. None of the other measures Ever were approved by the full con Gress. The measure sets authorization lev Els totalling $150 million Over the next three fiscal years. But estimates based on the experience of states with such programs indicate actual costs would be far lower. In most cases the Bill limits Federal Grants to state crime compensation programs to 25 percent of no adminis Tractive  could Rise to 100 percent in rare cases where the crime Falls entirely under Federal  Senate judiciary committee re port which accompanied the legislation said that the average Lump sum awarded in state programs is $1,800. It said that some 15 percent of those who get Aid receive it Over longer Peri ods of time and in amounts averaging a total of about $15,000. And it said the estimates of the num Ber of persons to receive the awards in 1983 Range from 19,000 to 38,000. In introducing the Bill in 1977, Humphrey noted violent crimes had in creased 259 percent since 1960 and by almost 40 percent since 1970. These Are crimes in which innocent victims Are assaulted maimed or Mur dered he said. Many of the victims Are the poor or the elderly people who can least afford to be hospitalized or out of  now she can wiggle both thumbs or. Donald Seraline examines Trudy Howie s new right thumb that doctors at Duke medical Center in Durham More economical on fuel n.c., transplanted and shaped from the second toe of her left foot. Trudy 8, was born with a nub where her thumb should have been because of a congenital birth defect. Trudy s Mother looks on at left. A photo new Ford line smaller lighter Pegasus 1 Earth return due soon Washington a Pegasus 1, one of the largest satellites Ever shot into space is going to re enter the atmosphere within a few Days and although some pieces May hit the Earth the . Space Agency said monday it poses Little danger to humans. The satellite was launched in 1965, and once in orbit it unfolded two Wing like arms to a Span of 96 feet giving it the appearance of a great Bird gliding through the skies. Aluminium patches on the wings were rigged electronically to measure meteoroid penetrations. The National aeronautics and space administration said Pegasus 1 is expected to make a fiery plunge into the atmosphere about sunday but it could come Back a Day earlier or later than that. Being tugged Back to Earth the North american air defense com Mand in Colorado Springs colo., made the estimation based on tracking data which shows the spacecraft gradually being tugged Back toward Earth by atmospheric friction. It originally orbited 325 Miles up but now it approaches As close As 158 Miles to  said about 21,000 pounds of the satellite and its attached rocket stage should Burn up from re entry heat but that about 1,600 pounds of stronger materials might survive and hit the Earth. It would be broken into Many perhaps hundreds of  a breakup of a re entering space Craft is Normal and not in the history of space flight has it resulted in personal or property damage on Earth Nasa said. The possibility of an individual or a Struc Ture being struck by a fragment of Pega sus 1 that survives re entry is considered to be less than that due to meteorites impacting on the Earth. Dearborn Mich. A Ford motor co s new 1979 cars Are smaller and lighter than earlier models and meet new More stringent Federal fuel Economy standards but just barely. Speaking at monday s unveiling of the company s four new for-1979 lines the Ford Ltd and Mustang and Mercury mar quis and Capri Ford executive vice president William 0. Bourke said the Fleet average is a Little Over 19 Miles per gallon. That s slightly in excess of what the Law requires Bourke said adding i Don t feel that is a real comfortable  the 19 . Requirement is an average fuel Economy figure for All vehicles an automaker produces in a single Model year. For each tenth of a mile its Fleet Falls Short of the Standard a manufacturer May be fined $5 for every car it produces in the Model  Bourke said monday that Ford has until november to submit its final mileage figures to the Federal environmental Protection Agency and Hopes during that time to come closer to the Standard. Bourke also said Ford would be offering automatic seat Belt systems and air bags on some of its cars in Advance of a 1982 government regulation requiring so called passive restraint systems on All .-built  automatic belts will come As options on some Small cars in the 1980 Model year he said while air bags will be introduced american Seaman slashes 7 in Athens is shot to death Athens up an american Seaman ran amok at Athens International Airport knifing seven persons before he was shot and killed by a Security guard. Airport officials said William Bourke 32, who was in route from Cairo to new York suddenly pulled a knife in the transit lounge and slashed five persons. None was seriously injured. Bourke a merchant Seaman also slightly wounded two policemen As they struggled to disarm him. He was killed by an Airport Security guard who fired sever Al shots from his pistol the officials said. On some larger 1981 models. The four models in the spotlight monday have been the subjects of a $1.2 billion redesign and re engineering Job by the a  officials said the 1979 grand Marquis will be 17 inches Shorter and More than 800 pounds lighter than this year s Model. The Marquis Standard engine will carry Ford s smallest engine a 302 cubic Inch displacement v-8. A larger 351-cubic Inch engine with special ignition and car Buret or controls will be optional. In addition the Capri line will come in several revised versions All built in the . For the first time and All larger and yet lighter than this year s capris the company  year 1979 will also see the last of the full size Lincoln Continental and Mark v luxury cars which will be scaled Down in 1980. The Continental s largest v-8 engine will be 60-cubic inches smaller than in 1978, company officials said. The Cougar also will be breathing its last in its current size and turned into a smaller version. Washington a powdered Whis key is being marketed in the . We re looking initially to the outdoorsy Market and the fellow who does t want to keep Large inventories of different kinds of liquor around said Mike Hill of global marketing inc., the firm handling the  As sure shot the powder will be test marketed As single serving cans for $1.39 but Hill said future plans Call for foil pouches and larger containers. Developed in Japan it will be test marketed in Southern California in the next few weeks Hill said. Sale of the powdered alcohol was held up for several months while the . Treasury department decided How to tax it. Officials finally settled on taxing the mix based on the volume of alcohol which is in tiny particles suspended in a powder that looks like Gelatin desert mix. In fact the first japanese sales were As arose wine Gelatin. All that s needed to drink one of the pow dered cocktails is to add water. Hill says he does t think people would be Likely to eat the powder As children do with soft drink mixes at least not More than once. It would be a very Strong taste he  now being produced include Vodka sour Apricot sour Chi Chi screwdriver cappuccino and cafe de Rne the. If successful other flavors could include bloody Mary Pina Colada Margarita and banana and Strawberry Daiquiri Hill said. He did not mention one seemingly obvious possibility the ultimate dry Martini