European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 22, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 7 Admiral derides Short war1 theory Washington up a War with so Viet forces in Europe would be Long and costly and it is ridiculous to think other Wise the top Atlantic naval commander has warned Congress. Adm. Isaac Kidd told the House Mer chant Marine committee wednesday the United states and its allies cannot Bank on a Short War theory based on suggestions that non nuclear military programs can forego improvements because a Possi ble european War would end in less than two months anyway. Kidd who retires sept. 30 As nato at lactic commander and head of the . At lactic Fleet said the Short War theory reminded him of similar statements made before world wars i and ii. The first one lasted four years and the second one six years said Kidd. Some prominent persons in Congress talk about the Short War a Bolt out of the Blue in which you won t need this thing Kidd said of Supply capabilities and other non nuclear military programs. That s absolutely  he said the soviet Navy is an impressive sea Force and that nato shipping lines in the Atlantic would be in peril in the event of War with Russia. I had them in my pocket seven Days a week Kidd said of soviet naval strength in the Early 1970s when he commanded the . Mediterranean Fleet. Today those rascals have come of age. They can shoot from the hip. Their seamanship is extremely  Kidd said nato allies would face major sea losses that might equal the two thirds also support Gas policy sinking rate of cargo ships in the Mediterranean in world War ii. While All of the nato allies could mobilize 6,000 Supply ships to move cargoes across the Atlantic this is not reason for very much Comfort because the expanded soviet Navy can be effective in cutting sea lanes Kidd  said the depleted . Merchant Fleet now totalling about 560 ships could provide Only about. 8 percent of the ship Ping needed in the first 60 Days of a euro Pean War. Kidd said other nato allies could make up that difference but if the United states became involved in fighting in other parts of the world its own shipping would be less than totally  South goes. Back Carter for Nobel Hilton head Island . Up president Carter scored two victories at the Southern governors conference wednesday with members voting to Nomi Nate him for the Nobel peace prize and scrapping a Resolution opposing his Natu ral Gas deregulation package. Tennessee gov. Ray Blanton introduced the Nobel prize Resolution saying he wanted to let people know that this part of the country does recognize what our great president has done for peace in the Middle  besides being fun exercise helps a child with cerebral palsy learn spatial relation ships and depth perception. This is one of Many ways recreation is combined with therapy at a United cerebral palsy Center. Your contribution to the 1979 combined Federal Campaign overseas will not Only continue to Aid this child but Many others who need the help of the 31 agencies supported by Csc. This is a stars and stripes Public service advertisement reach  the world a better place through your although the 12 governors attending the final session of the four Day meeting All voted for Blanton s measure two Republican governors said they were uneasy about heaping Praise on the democratic presi Dent until they see what develops from the agreements Between Egypt and Israel. The Nobel peace prize should be re served for extremely outstanding contrib tons to the accomplishment of peace said South Carolina gov. James Edwards. The governors were apparently swayed by West Virginia gov. John rockerfeller s argument that failure to pass the Resolution might be construed As an Embarrass ment to the president s peace efforts. In another lift for Carter Kentucky gov. Julian Carroll succeeded in striking a Reso Lution that would have put the governors on record As opposing Carter s natural Gas deregulation package pending in Congress. Support for the Resolution came from Louisiana gov. Edwin Edwards and Texas gov. Dolph Briscoe leaders in Gas producing states. Edwards and Briscoe favor phased deregulation but Are critical of Carter s package. The proposal will produce nothing but 2,000 new employees at the department of Energy Edwards said of the Carter plan. The governors finally approved a Resolution calling for deregulation but excluding mention of the Carter package. In their Overall Energy policy the Gover nors issued a demand that Congress come up with a comprehensive Energy pro Gram that includes the development of nuclear technologies and a commitment to increased Coal production. Concerned about the Impact of Environ mental standards on Industry the Gover nors also requested the Federal govern ment Delegate authority to states to run their own programs required by the clean air act. Chiller one of the guests who showed up at the fantasy film convention in Pittsburgh was this monster created by makeup artist Tom Savini and his assistant Jamie Jeffries. The creature appears in the movie Dawn of the dead which was filmed in Pittsburgh. Up panel clears Califano of contempt Campaign ends nov. 5 Washington a an Effort to cite health education and welfare Secretary Joseph a. Califano for contempt of con Gress is being dropped now that information sought by a congressional committee has been obtained from hew files. Rep. Albert Gore jr., d-tenn., said wednesday that although the information was edited it apparently confirms indications that some name drug companies placed their labels on generic drugs Actu ally made by other firms and then charged higher prices for them. Gore a member of a Commerce com Mittee subcommittee investigating drug prices said he will recommend that the contempt proceedings against Califano be  supplying this additional information and by promising to draft regulations to Deal with this problem. Secretary Cali Fano has demonstrated his desire to Coop Erate Gore  is proposing new Labelling requirements aimed at forcing drug Compa Nies to play a larger role in the manufacture of drugs that Are to be sold under their Brand names. The subcommittee looking into the firms claims that they currently have their own employees in the generic plants to supervise the manufacturing process subpoenaed forms the companies file with hew. When Califano refused to turn Over those files the subcommittee voted narrowly last month to recommend to the full com Mittee that he be held in contempt. Califano maintained he was barred from doing releasing the files by a Law prohibit ing Public disclosure of Trade secrets filed with government regulatory agencies. Although it was not spelled out the Edi Ted information subsequently supplied apparently satisfied the committee without linking specific companies with specific drug Labelling practices. Gore has said that the subcommittee had reason to believe that certain Large drug companies have regularly been Mak ing profits of up to 5,000 percent markups by putting their names on generic drugs. Rome student shot to death Rome up two Young men shot and fatally wounded a teen Ager on his Way to school in Rome s third act of violence of the three Day old school year. Police said the victim was about 17 years old. They said witnesses reported that two Young men fired at him As he left a bus near the school