European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4 the stars and stripes monday september 8, 1980 preschool Vacc nations stressed War on measles called on target Atlanta up a National Effort to eliminate naturally occurring measles in the . By october 1982 appears to be on target despite an increase in reported cases this year Federal health officials said Sun  increase of 806 cases in the first 35 weeks of 1980, compared to the same period of 1979, is the result of More intensive investigation and reporting of measles by state health authorities not the occurrence of More cases said or. Steven fit Wassi Lak of the cd s immunization division. So far this year 12,774 measles cases have been reported to the cd. This com pares with 11,968 for the same period in 1979. For every Case that they re finding they go on and investigate and find More cases said Filc Wassilak. That s the big reason for the increase. There Are not More cases but More  he said the system is working refer ring to the 1978 launching of the four Yar Effort to Knock out indigenous measles. After october 1982, health officials Hope the Only measles cases occurring in the United states will be the or i a ported from other countries. Filc Wassilak said the t thus far in 1980, no cases of measles have been reported from the District of Columbia and sin states Iowa North Dakota South Dakota Idaho Wyoming and Oregon. For the week ended August 30. The cd said 38 states listed no cases of  addition during several weeks this summer when measles incidence is usually Low entire regions of the country went with out any cases of the childhood disease. One of the intermediary goals of the measles elimination program is the regional interruption of transmission of the disease. Filc Wassilak said one of the biggest fac tors aiding the fight to eliminate measles is the adoption by the states of Laws requiring proof of vaccination against the ailment be fore admittance to school. Some states have stronger Laws than others he said. We re still seeing out Breaks in states where the Law is not very  single vaccination usually Given in a leg is sufficient to Confer lasting immunity to measles. Federal health authorities recommend that the measles vaccination be Given at 15 months of age. Many children they said Are susceptible to the disease be fore that  there is Likely exposure to measles such As in Day care centers vaccinations arc recommended for children As Young As six before 1963, when a measles vaccine was licensed More than 400.000  re ported annually. Since then the incidence has dropped off dramatically to about 13. Said that better than 90 percent of the nation s school age Pujula Tion is vaccinated against measles but thai significant number of youths in the 12-18 age bracket Are not. These individual in the High risk group Are the ones health officials would like to identify and vaccinate. Consumer Confidence is at an 18-month High August Survey indicates new York up Consumers Are uneasy about current economic conditions but their View of the future is the brightest it has been in 18 months the August con Ference Board consumer Survey showed  5,000 households contacted nation wide in the non profit business research group s Survey 12.9 percent characterized the present business situation As Good while 38.4 percent thought it bad. The Survey found 21.8 percent of the families anticipate improved business conditions in six months up from 18.6 percent in july. Moreover 18.9 percent think there will be More jobs up from 15.8 percent in  consumer Confidence Index 1969 1970 base of 100 Rose to 65.8 in August from 59.4 in july to record a third Succes Sive monthly increase the Board said. The latest message from the consumer suggesting continuing economic strength was underlined late last month when the government s Index of leading economic indicators posted a record increase for july said Fabian Linden conference Board director of consumer economics. The consumer seems to be telling us that things Are already better than we Best Sellers by in Ltd Pratt Interr Illonal fiction  Steohen King threat of a Wrt so nov so won muck Tor Ctm won Truman Coo t 9awlom we Ali Al Tva plainth4 Bourn identity Robert Lucklum Pron Chi Dali to Ullh kit not the Fetn Horien Larry col uni 8. Do Ninipo l0iwr Kwh i and  arc run Lnu Eric Voo Lirett Baduf no Low Lent a cml Van so yet nonfiction sh0y of Watov  or lilt brytlln0 do cml r. 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Professor has a big list crutches to lean on actor Barney Miller Center gets a Little help from his friends actor Dudley Moore and Singer actress Liza Mann Tell while struggling Down he Steps or St. Bartholomew s Church in new York cily. The assist came during a scene they were filming Tor the movie a  a photo ouf of Wedlock into Hall of Fame Farmville a. Up or. George w. Jeffers Speaks respectfully of bastards and has spent three decades cataloguing some of history s most famous  Castro was a Bastard. So were Pope John Xiii John James Audubon Willebrandt and John Wilkes Booth he says. Jeffers a retired biology professor from tiny Longwood College has compiled a list of about 1,000 noteworthy bastards com plete with a biographical sketch of each his research shows that some of the world s greatest figures in Fields ranging from religion to the sciences were born out Side the Bonds of Wedlock. A sign on the desk in his Den bears the latin inscription ilk Giaimi non carborundum which the 83-year-old former Educa Tor said is loosely translated As Don t let the bastards get the Best of  when Jeffers uses the term however he usually does not do so in a derogatory Way. There was a certain Clement of the Biolo Gist that nourished Jeffers interest in com piling his list of bastards. As a biologist 1 knew there was some thing to hybridization he said. He noted that in centuries past when some of the lines of european Monarch had begun to degenerate from inbreeding some of the aristocrats would select outsiders such As a Young girl of Humble station to assist in their procreation. One example was John of Austria an outstanding Spanish military Leader who was the illegitimate son of Charles i of Spain. I knew William the conqueror was a Bastard i knew Alexander Hamilton was a Bastard and i knew that Leonardo a Vinci was a Bastard he said. But i really got going when i discovered that Erasmus the great humanist was the illegitimate son Ofa  it was then that Jeffers said he realized some of the top brains who Ever existed were born of questionable parentage and he began compiling his dictionary of bastards and  Here is a Sampler of some of Jeffers other noteworthy bastards adventurers sir Thomas Bas Kerville Lawrence of Arabia and John fre Mont. Artists Paul Cezanne Mauric Utrillo. Church Saint Alban Saint Brigit Constantino and Popes callus Iii Clement Vii John i and Leo v. Leaders Catherine the great Eva Pron Moa mar khad Afy Henry ii of England Philip of Macedon fiction Hiawatha Billy Budd Moll Flanders Tom Jones. Miscellaneous Alois Hitler father of Adolf. Jack London. Joel Chan Dler Harris Marilyn Monroe Charle Manson and Pericles