European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes february Uso turns 40 loved by millions of gis in Star studded organization still thriving new York up Saddle pleated skirts and the Jitterbug were All the the Andrews Sisters were appearing in an Abbott and costello singing the Boogie Boogie bugler boy of company War Bonds were Selling at a fever it was world War ii and As millions of american servicemen fought in Europe and the Pacific they were being entertained by a new that quickly became a household world and indelible part of american culture the this week thousands of performances later the United service organization marked its 40th still a flourishing Agency in governors in All 50 states proclaimed the Orr wins Okas Secretary of air Force Washington a the Senate armed services committee approved the nomination of Verne Orr As Secretary of the air Force by voice vote on there was no was scheduled to testify before the committee on Friday at a hearing on the military budget submitted by former presi Dent Jimmy who served for five years As califor Nia state finance director when president Reagan was has More recently taught graduate courses in government and finance at the University of Southern Cali he served in the Navy during world War ii and was in the invest ment and savings and loan businesses before joining reagans state Dod drug Alert warns against China white7 by Grace Blancett Washington Bureau chief Washington China an illicit drug which recently sur faced on the West has already caused several overdose military officials have warned in a do wide drug the reportedly 80 times More potent than is showing up on the Street As a White powder for about the same Price As a drug enforcement administration Aba spokesman said in los China White is a variant of a generic drug prescribed As a Strong pain killer which would be for by dentists during difficult tooth extrac according to the Alert which went to All Law enforcement officials and drug abuse prevention Aba officials said seized samples of China White have contained 99 percent lactose and one percent of the they said they believe the drug is being manufactured in a Clandestine Laboratory in Southern so reports of the drug have been confined to the Western but Dod officials said they expect the drugs Avail ability to spread through Jamaica elections set Jamaica a local government elections on this Caribbean is land will be held March a year after they were postponed by former prime minister Michael the government Day Uso Day and in Uso centers across the country the anniversary was marked with cake and nostalgic reminiscing by Uso performers about their experiences on the show it was Back on that presi Dent Franklin Roosevelt issued an executive order creating the civilian organization that was to become a permanent the voluntary service organization was funded entirely by its Pur pose was to provide entertainment and fun to americas men and women in and that it did and continues to at the height of world War ii there were a total of Uso operations and during the War a total of More than performances were shown in North Africa and the about million volunteers aided the legions of big time including Frank Milton Betty Al Jolson of Bob donated their time and Talent to make More bearable for the fighting Many braved wartime conditions to give their snows and some lost their lives in crashes while travelling to performer Jane crippled in an air crash in continued to appear on the Uso circuit in a the Uso continued to provide entertain ment to troops during the korean and Viet Nam wars and into the we give shows at bases and veterans administration have 13 centers in the to help such As providing them with theater and discount hotel said Timothy a spokesman for the Uso Center in new and we organize groups to Volunteer at a Harwood said that in the aftermath of the Vietnam War contributions to the organization diminished because of the anti military atmosphere in the United but now the pendulum seems to be Chang performers willing to do the Uso circuit Are not As plentiful in he but still such figures As Suzanne Tony and As Are willing to perform receiving Only a Day to cover theres no junk Ama chief says up the president of the american medical association says there is really no such thing As junk Robert speaking at Western Washington University food perspectives said the problem int so much what is but How often and varied meals Hunter said a healthy diet contains a wide Range of vegetables and milk products in reasonable food he probably Are the greatest danger to american starvation fasts Are never rigid vegetarianism is a major cause of Mal nutrition in the United states and Vitamin supplements usually Arent i Hunter unless a person makes a pig of himself Over fatty it probably wont make much difference what is he three Earold Mary Bonner got to go with her White House chief of staff James for his appearance keeping an Eye on daddy on cd tvs face the Baker said on the show that president Reagan found the Economy worse than we thought when he took and said it would take a Long time to turn it photo gop goes along reluctantly House oks a feb hike of million Washington a with the reluctant support of most the House agreed thursday to raise the govern ments debt ceiling by by a vote of the House approved president reagans request to in crease the borrowing ceiling to billion and sent the measure to the because most republicans traditionally have opposed raising the Many democrats withheld their votes until it was Clear a majority of republicans would vote for the not since has a majority of House republicans voted in favor of in creasing the debt the Carter administrations final such last june was rejected 1540 by Republican House Mem now that the republicans control the White the word was passed to re publican party members that their help will be needed if the new president is spared an embarrassing unless the debt ceiling is raised within the next few the government will be without borrowing raising the ceiling gives the Treasury Power to borrow to pay for programs already enacted by