European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes saturday september 23, 1978 House votes to ease reins on airlines Washington up the House thursday passed 363-8 a Bill easing Federal regulation of airlines a move Long sought by president Carter to promote Competition. The lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to Amend the Bill to make it easier for air lines to enter new markets bringing it More in line with Carter s wishes and Mak ing his latest legislative Victory More com plete. The legislation now goes to a conference committee for Resolution of differences with the Senate passed measure which follows the president s proposals even More closely. Carter welcomed the House action say ing the Bill will take decision making out of the hands of five regulators and 800 government bureaucrats who sit Here in Washington and put it Back in the hands of the men and women whose Job it is to run the it will Cut inflation the president said. It will let free Market forces oper ate As they before final passage the House also gave organized labor a Victory by voting to ban the Mutual Aid pact through which major airlines give each other financial Aid in strike situations. In general the legislation would gradually ease Federal regulation of airlines al lowing them greater flexibility in lowering and raising rates and allowing easier entry to new routes. The civil aeronautics Board which regulates the airline Industry would go out of existence by the end of 1982 and its remain ing functions would be transferred to other Federal agencies. In a key change in the Bill the House approved 300-86 an amendment by rep. Allen Ertel d-pa., to require that airlines al ready serving one route prove that allow one vote elected Hayes the most amazing political upset in the history of american politics took place in 1876. In that year Samuel b. Tilden tin popular Democrat who was governor of new York ran for president against Rutherford b. Hayes the popular Republican who was governor of Ohio. Tilden won the election by More than a Quarter of a million votes Over Hayes and the new yorker was immediately hailed As the country s next president. But those who cheered Tilden s Victory had not reckoned with the electoral College. Because a few of the states had issued confused election returns the electoral College could not come to a Clear Cut decision Over these disputed votes. To Settle his serious deadlock a special commission was formed consisting of five senators five representatives and five judges from the supreme court. After Long deliberation. This commission decided that Hayes although a loser in the popular vote was a Winner n the electoral vote by 185 to m. So Huther lord b. Hayes became the 19th president of the United states by a margin of just one single vote. Your one vote counts use it ing another Carrier into that Market would be inconsistent with Public convenience and necessity. Under present Law the Burden of proof is on the airline applying to enter the mar Ket. The Senate Bill also contains this Basic change in the process of certifying new routes. The legislation also would make several other changes aimed at forcing the cab during its interim existence to streamline the process of approving new routes. Sup porters say this would Lead to greater com petition and thus to lower fares and better service to the Public. Youngsters called target of criminals official warns on legalizing pot amazing but True 1970. All right Quantico a. A a . Drug enforcement official said Friday that legalization of marijuana would create a Black Market run by organized crime with youngsters As the primary target. Peter b. Bensinger head of the drug enforcement administration said that be cause the major Market for marijuana is adolescents if the drug is legalized organized crime would move in and simply take Over the majority of that Market which would be an illegal Bootleg operation aimed at 10 to 18-year-Olds. In a speech to a graduating class of the Hud picks 155 City areas to rejuvenate Washington a the government has chosen 118 cities and towns to receive Federal funds to rejuvenate 155 selected neighbourhoods. Under the program announced thurs Day by the department of housing and Urban development the owner of the housing enters into a agreement with the Agency to rehabilitate a property and rent it to Low and moderate income families. Hud will pay the difference Between what the families can afford to pay hot to exceed 25 percent of income and the con tract rental for the rehabilitated units. The program called the neighbourhood strategy areas is a significant part of our efforts to avoid displacing the poor in the name of revitalization Patricia Rob erts Harris Secretary of Hud told a news conference. Total of 37,688 Hud anticipates that a total of 37,688 housing units will be rehabilitated Over the next five years. It has $160 million in con tract authority for the program and has designated $85 million for the program rehabilitate some 23,000 housing units in the fiscal year beginning oct. 1. In Many instances the cities selected also Are making use of Community development Block Grant funds or Urban development action Grant funds in the selected strategy areas Harris called the program another major step in our efforts to revitalize rebuild an rejuvenate our neighbourhoods identified Harris emphasized that the local govern ments have identified the specific neighbourhoods to be helped and said it now is up to the local governments to seek property owners and assist them in preparing their specific proposals for program fulfils a Promise i made before the conference of mayors in june1977 to More fully involve mayors and other local officials in the revitalization Effort. To make use of their leadership in put Ting together a new partnership of local government and private Enterprise with Federal support to revitalize our cities she said. Dengue kills 15 in Honduras Tegucigalpa Honduras a the worst epidemic of Dengue fever in honduran history caused by Mosquito bites Haslet 15 dead in three months health authorities said. Federal Bureau of investigation National Academy Here Bensinger said the threat of marijuana has been widely underestimated. I think there is a myth that marijuana is harmless he said. I think there is a myth that marijuana is like smoking a cig Arette or like drinking Bensinger said marijuana contains ingredients which have a cumulative and therefore unpredictable effect on the human body. The net effect of using marijuana on the smoker is that it slows one s reflexes. Consequently it is a danger to individuals driving flying or in fact competing in Aca Demic or athletic situations he said. Bensinger also said that legalization would break a treaty the United states has signed with 108 countries that commits this country to restrict the use of marijuana and other drugs. Bensinger said marijuana is a $15 billion Industry annually and that his Agency has seized More than 2,000 tons so far this year. He added that from 11 million to 30 Mil lion people smoke marijuana and that most of them Are Young and Are endanger ing a variety of essential elements in their future health. Historic performance wearing a have foot High Feather head dress a Mikeo dancer from Papua new Guinea performs at the american museum of natural history in new York in conjunction with the exhibition Papua new Guinea then and performance was presented by members of the Raun Raun theater company the National theater group from Papua new Guinea. A photo i
