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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, September 6, 1980

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pogo the stars and stripes srilurd.t/, Plum inc 6, 1960 Usan testing be designed Over horizon radar system Augusta. Maine Dpi air Force observers Friday reported same Success in the testing of a new Over the Liori on radar technology that would improve the pen Lagan s ability to detect an attack by enemy warplanes. A civilian at the air Force electronic sys tems division said the n w system  been tested in Remote areas of Northern Maine and has been operating Well John o Brian said the new radar devel oped by Genera in citric co., would enable the air farce to detect aircraft Over the Henri unas far As  Miles  conventional radar systems now in use extend out to the horizon but then they shoot upward into the atmosphere by and that. This enables enemy planes flying be Neath them to go undetected until they Are within striking Range o Brian said. In order to conduct the year Long test under a variety of weather conditions the Mili tary and Gil constructed a transmitter in the town of Moscow Maine and a receiver Sta lion in a Barren area North of Columbia Falls in coastal Washington county it s just an experimental test site and we re trying to prove it cud work said o Brian. We selected Maine so we can detect any thing coming Over the North pole and to keep a count of the heavy traffic areas Over the Atlantic Ocean he said. There a hypothesis thai a potential enemy would use commercial airline routes to launch an at  in Perls said the advanced design radar works by bouncing radar beams off the Ion smallpox shot not needed cd reports Atlanta a Federal hit shh offi Cuk Aid i  it i no linger necessary to  people Ai inst so i up because Llic disease  been eradicated. The  n practices advisory t Uin Milter has revised its recommendations in  vaccine u reflect Efad Calion of Llie . The denier for disease control reported in its morbidity and mortality weekly report. The cd said smallpox vaccination is Nec Isary now Only for Laboratory workers directly evolved in research on smallpox or closely related viruses. Although four nations in Africa and Asia Cambi Idia Madagascar Djibouti and Chad still require proof of smallpox vaccination As a condition of entry the immunisation committee recommended against receiving it even for travel to those coun tries. In the past when Many countries including the United states required proof of vaccination a waiver Ilter could be obtained by travellers for whom vaccination was dangerous the report Saivii. Because of the Success of the Radica lion program and the substantial risk of complications from vaccination there is justification for giving such letters to All trav Elers the c us report said. The cd also warned against using smallpox vaccine therapeutical. It said there is no evidence that the vaccination is successful in he treatment of recurrent herpes simplex infection urls or any other disease. Labor figure Gorman Dies Chicago Ai Patrick Gorman chairman emeritus of the  of the unit cd food and commercial workers Union the Larj esl  of like Al Cio has died at the age of s7 Oil Hyrc. The rays come Back to carib beyond the horizon and return tic same Way. This Means we can track pretty rinse to the surface and still gel .1 peek around the  the spokesman said. The  has allocated at least s5j million for Llie program with plans to construct More expansive Over Lac Hori on radar systems in the same area of Maine and in the Northwestern slates if the Experiment proves lube a Success. There have been Oiher radar systems developed but this is the first one coming close to  said o Brian. Things scent to be going Well hut it will Lake a Long time to go through tic Dala we re  new my for miss America Ron Ely former it of Turzan mics anti lie new master if ceremonies of the miss America Pairl in Atlantic cilia surrounded by dancer whue filing through a it he an ill Ely replaces Ikirt parts who via fired up i Domestic violence problem gop cites waste of $34 billion Washington up a Eta up of republicans Friday listed 107 cases of fed eral waste fraud and abuses found by government agencies and inspectors and Coli mated in cast taxpayers 534.5 billion. They blamed the Carter administration fur Mosi of the problem but admitted some of ii was inherited from the Gerald i Oro the unnecessary expenditure of More Idun s3-i Bil Licin ref Cucil by these 107 items is undoubtedly Only a pm Timon of he potential in vines of lax dollars Wahidi could be  from a Mure aggressive War on waste abuse fraud and  the Republican study committee Laid in a report. Document tinn prided rep. John Rousselot a conservative californian Lold a news conference the republicans would Zero in on ways to Cut waste by proposing spending restraints. Among instances of documented Walc were mismanagement fraud and abuse in the medicaid and medicare programs 14 billion. Waste in the procurement of major air to acc weapons systems $1 billion. Waste in operational and support costs of the Navy s Al b aircraft $4 Bil lion. Poor collection of Federal a cols s3.5 billion. The air Force practice of installing iwo rather than one computer systems at bases to perform administrative and operating functions s i billion. Poor management of the College  loan program by lie department of mousing and Urban development s3 Bil lion. J Raud in the food stamp program s500 million. Urban league s Jordan leaves . Hospital m a Vokk u l National Urban league president v Crinion Jordan has re turned Home from a a Day slay in new York  Cornell  Center for treatment of  l we units. The civil rights Leader was shul in the Back by an unknown sniper Mystic violence problem. Wiiiicssc.-. In Toni a Shiunji hearings said  1.8 million and 3.5 million women Are a bused by i hair husbands each year thai one out of Sis couples experiences some Vui Mcnee i Home and thai Large numbers of children and elderly persons also suffer Seri Ous abuse Ai Home. The Bill also would establish a presiden tial commission to examine the desirability of a National service program. The commis Sion would include  of Educa Tion labor business and organisations for Young people and older americans. During a week of debate on Thedo Mcslide Wolenec Bill proponents quoted studies showing that one fourth of All murders in the United slates occur Wii Hiti the family and thai approximately half of these involve husbands and wives. I cd Cral funds have been Aulhorn Eil through two ensling programs to discourage Domestic violence but Reb Lively Small sums have been appropriated and no coordinated Effort has been made to combat the problem. In addition some funds arc limited to children who arc Vic Ilmi of abuse. The newly approved Bill first introduced by Ben. Alan Cranston 0-caiif., instruct the  of health and human services to designate a unit and an individual within the department to carry out Federal responsibilities under the Domestic violence Art and administer funds. The Money would be available 10 Sulo and local governments for services and care of battered wives or husbands and for pm Frary shelters for the victims and the children  
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