European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday september 28, 1978 aug. Trade deficit of $1.62 billion 2nd-lowest of 78 Washington a the . Trade deficit fell to $1.62 billion in August an encouraging sign for the american economic Outlook the government said wednesday. The August deficit followed a $2.99-Bil lion Trade Gap in july and was the second smallest of the year. The reduced deficit was encouraging to economists who fear that Trade problems Are contributing to inflation in this country and in reducing the value of the Dollar overseas. The improvement came at a Good time for economic officials who have been Tell ing world monetary officials meeting in Washington of the prospects for improve ment in . Trade. On tuesday president Carter announced a program to stimulate Trade by promoting exports. The United states increased its exports in August by 5.7 percent to a record $12.47 billion dollars with the biggest gains in according to new Book food and air planes. Imports dropped by 4.7 percent to $14.09 billion As americans bought fewer foreign shoes automobiles and other manufactured goods. Imported Oil continued to be a big prob Lem however. The Carter administration says nearly All of the Trade Gap can be attributed to purchases of Oil from Middle East countries. Oil imports Rose $209 million in August to $3.35 billion after declining the previous month. Despite the Overall Trade improvement in August it appeared Likely that the Defi Cit for the year will surpass the $26.5-Bil-lion record in 1977. So far this year the United states has purchased $20.98 billion More than it has sold abroad. The Trade deficit has been larger than the August figure in every month except june when it was $1.6 Bil lion. Jackie disillusioned by publishing stint by Frederick n. Winship new York up Jacqueline Onas Sis career in the Book publishing business has not been a bed of roses according to a new biography of the former first lady. Jackie of by former Washington journalist Kitty Kelley details Onassis two years As a contributing editor at Viking press and describes her As disillusioned by her experience. The main problem seemed to be that she is not. Accepted As a professional the Book said. Jackie of scheduled for publication by Lyle Stuart inc. Oct. 21, is being rushed to bookstores across the country. The pre mature release apparently was decided upon to compete with the publication ear Lier this month of Stephen Birmingham s biography Jacqueline Bouvier  Kelley s Book seems sensational after Birmingham s Bland and generally sympathetic portrait although much of it simply affirms Washington rumours and Jet set gossip. Jackie of emphasizes the difficulties of the Kennedy marriage due to presi Dent John f. Kennedy s sexual promiscuity her calculated marriage to Aristotle Onassis the souring of that marriage due to her extravagances and her on again off again relationships with the Kennedy family. Onassis secured her Job with Viking six months after Aristotle Onassis death through her Long Friendship with firm pres ident Thomas Guinzburg. It soured As soon As Onassis had several of her Book ideas rebuffed and some of the celebrity writers she courted for the firm were rudely treated by Guinzburg the Book said. She also failed to bring in the memoirs of lord Snowdon and Frank Sina tra although they were her friends. Aware that she was not being accepted As a professional Jackie was almost defensive the Book said adding that her Secretary despised her and other staff members Felt she was not to be taken seriously that this new Job was  toy for her  the Book quoted a former Viking employee As saying she also found the publish ing firm sluggish and did t know How to go about getting something done because she could t go to Tom and Tell him straight what was wrong because she can t Deal with people in an open manner. She needed another pretext to  that pretext came last fall when Viking published a novel depicting sen. Edward m. Kennedy As the target of an assassination attempt. Onassis was not heard from until a reviewer indicated that she should be ashamed of herself for being associated in any Way with the Book s publication. Onassis immediately resigned from Viking giving As her reason it was suggested that i had had some thing to do with acquiring the Book and that i was not distressed by its  they re smiling now. When seniors give orders during Orien tation week freshmen know better than to argue. So when 120 Ottawa University Frosh were told to smile for the class portrait they did and to show they were not just wet behind the ears third year students at the Canadian school dumped a Surprise. A cancer panel will test laetrile on patients Washington up the National cancer Institute announced plans wednes Day to conduct the first government sup ported tests of laetrile on cancer patients. The highly controversial substance de Rived from Apricot pits will be tried Only on patients who have undergone All conventional anticancer treatments. Or. Arthur Upton Sci director said the decision was based on a recommendation issued monday by a committee of Institute physicians and scientists who set priorities for drug testing. An Independent committee of cancer specialists three weeks ago reported the results of a review of 67 cancer patients in whom a beneficial laetrile response was claimed. The committee found six patients improved but the specialists said they could not determine if laetrile was responsible.  said the results of that study would normally not be sufficient to Merit a test in the clinic Over other candidate drugs that Are available. However because of widespread pub Lic use and interest in laetrile the Sci will the panel voted 14-11 to proceed with Hus ssh ire an laetrile Testina proceed with plans to evaluate the  laetrile testing. Doctors politicos lose Public esteem new York up doctors and politicians have dropped in Public esteem while Confidence in the news Media has in creased said the americans responding to the latest Harris Survey. The Survey taken in August was com pared to the results of a Survey taken last  Confidence in most areas of Pri vate sector leadership remained about the same the Confidence in doctors tradition ally one of the most respected groups in american society dropped from 55 to 42percent. The drop in Confidence in the past nine months can be traced directly to Public concern Over rising health costs the sur vey said. The Survey showed Confidence in Congress has dropped from 15 to 10 percent the same As the pre Vious All time Survey Low Confidence in the White House has fallen off from 26 to 14 percent Confidence in the supreme court slipped slightly from 31 to 29 percent. At same time those responding to the Survey indicated their Confidence in the news Media had increased. The Survey showed the number of those responding who had a great Deal of Confidence in those running television news has increased from 30 to 35 percent an estimated 70,000 americans have used laetrile in an attempt to combat can cer. The food and drug administration has branded the agent useless against can cer but 17 states have legalized its use. Before the recent series of develop ments the Sci and the american cancer society said there is no evidence either in animals or people that laetrile is effective against cancer. Peking is called unsanitary peking a China s leading news paper in a criticism of peking municipal authorities has said that the City is too in ,.-.�, a. To Oahu mat m ii la Tuu Uii Confidence in people running new spa sanitary and dirty to suit its status As Chi to increased from lqtr�93nor/ ant no of or i