European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes february phosphate find May be expert says Washington a huge deposits of phosphate have been discovered off the coast of North but there is no Federal mechanism to allow recovery of the scientists much of he technology necessary to begin to recover these shallow Continental shelf Mineral resources exists said Stanley Riggs of Hast Carolina uni who made the discovery with Albert mine of the University of South because there is no mechanism set up within the Federal government to handle offshore Mineral leases other than Oil and these resources can not presently be dwindling Domestic supplies of pos a Mineral used to make have spawned fears of american dependence on foreign drought brings sea animals into Chesapeake Bay Baltimore a Vagabond sea creatures arc showing up in he Chesa Peake Bay and oysters arc reproducing with new vigor As drought continues to increase the Hays Marine experts according to the University of Mary lands Chesapeake Flay Laboratory in so River flows to the Bay Are averaging about a fifth of Normal and two thirds of the Low recorded 25 years the Ocean water has penetrated far up the to the greatest extent since records have been such Marine creatures As sea horses and squid have followed the High salinity As far As the a Tuxen Harvest fish from deep Ocean grounds have surfaced in creeks around Annapolis and sport Fisher men have reported big catches of flounder where the species Hast been seen in such numbers for years up to the Bay scientists also predict an increase in Sharks in the Bay if the salinity continues to Stockman assets reportedly near new York a David who will manage billions of Federal dollars for president has assets of about Newsweek Newsweek reported that last decembers financial statement by the director of the office of management and budget showed assets of in a checking account and Stock Worth to the filed with the Senate government affairs also showed Stockman earned More than 000 a year in salary and speaking fees As a Michigan congressman and reported debts amounting to about in aides said their 34yearold Boss has been paying a bachelors High taxes and a congressman Large Daves not one aide was quoted As but he sure int Worth geese conservationists aim fire at Lead shot a the discovery that some Canada geese apparently died of Lead poisoning has provided conservationists with new ammunition in their tight to ban Lead you get sick then you get said Daniel Flaherty of la former chairman of the state natural re sources the Board banned the use of Lead shot by waterfowl Hunters because the Birds Swallow the shot and contract Lead Poison but the ban was overturned last year by the legislature and Lee Dreyfus after lobbying by who say they prefer the traditional Lead to nontoxic steel shot because it is cheaper and More reports that geese were dying by the hundreds of Lead poisoning at their gather ing spots in Southern Green Lake county surfaced earlier this the geese store pebbles and spent shot in their Giz Zards As an Aid to this May be the largest concentrated die off of Canada geese from Lea shot poisoning Ever recorded in the United Greg Matthews of the state department of natural resources exporters to fight proposed exam Bank cuts Washington a hundreds of fearing the loss of millions of dollars in overseas Are gearing up to fight the Reagan administrations proposed cuts in the budget of the Export import which aids companies doing business the companies contend that the proposed reduction in the exam Banks lending authority could hobble Export industries and result in the loss of tens of thousands of the administration counters that the Bank already is spending too much the companies fighting the proposed cuts Range from Small businesses to giants such As Gener Al electric and Many Are prime beneficiaries of the lend ing program run by the a government Agency that uses Low interest rates to entice foreign customers to buy costly american items like Jet Georgia Bra factory reopens after Gas leak probe a the lovable Bra manufacturing Plant has reopened its doors after health officials determined natural Gas leaks and stale air caused the illnesses of 45 the Plant was closed thursday when employees began getting ill for a second time in less than a company spokeswoman Trudy Piper said investigators from Federal and state Agen cies would Monitor the Plant once it but she said the investigators have determined that health hazards no longer exist at the building where 515 employees grieving firemen Bury Mascot dog killed at Blaze new York up engine company 35 buried a fallen Comrade with a sad Salute and full the hero fire dog who had been following firefighters into burning buildings for most of his five died under the Wall of a collapsing tearful firemen dug through More than a ton of bricks and debris to Rescue the body of their a mixed Breed German he was a very intelligent said a Mournful Dan Nigro of engine he could find his Way Back to the firehouse from anywhere in Federal free car book7 is an immediate hit by the associated press the Federal government is trying to Tell americans everything Treyve Ever wanted to know about automobiles with a 68page guide called the car Book that has be come an instant hit with including some Industry charge that the publication now in its second printing is inaccurate and particularly in its safety rat the National Highway traffic safety administration prepared the guide and de fends Bob a spokesman for the said the Book is designed to show that there Are differences among various makes and models and that there Are cars on the Market today that Combine safety and Good the Choice Between safety and fuel Economy is not one that the consumer should have to Boaz critics of the car Book say that the safety tests used were too limited because they involved Only one Type of in which a car is at a Speed of 35 into a Concrete the critics also say that the Flat Pas fail rating system used to Grade the cars is Boaz said the Pas fail grades Are not meant As Complete safety they Are simply intended to show comparative per he said the Headon crash was used As a Standard for testing because it is a common Type of he said More than 60 percent of crashes involve a front end collision of some the car Book says that 55 percent of deaths and serious injuries occur in frontal the publication is available at no charge from the consumer information it includes information on dozens of Domestic and imported automobiles in the categories of fuel maintenance and re pair costs and insurance separate sections Deal with used cars and there is also a Chart listing safety recalls from 1977 through the mid dle of the car Book appeared Early in de two weeks All available co pies of them had been or according to the consumer Waldheim visits Nepal Nepal a Secretary general Kurt Waldheim visited the Birthplace of Buddha before leaving for last leg of his asian information by the end of Janu there was a backlog of the second now being dist rib totals million weve never had a publication take off like said Tim a spokesman for the which received orders in one Day Early copies of the Book were accompanied by an Errata detailing 28 typographical and other mistakes which had to be corrected by the individual read Boaz said the mistakes were the result of the Speed with which the Book was published and said they have been corrected in the second the car Book also offers some Gener Al suggestions on purchasing an Auto including a buyers checklist of questions to among the questions is the passenger capacity and num Ber of seat belts adequate is there enough space for and can you easily Load or unload items from the trunk or cargo area does the dealer have a Good reputation for customer service How Long is the warranty and what does it cover did the car pass the National High Way traffic safety administration crash tests does the steering wheel have a Large padded Hub Are the doors free of hard protrusions or Sharp edges is the estimated mileage acceptable for your budget is the fuel tank located Forward or above the fear minimizing the chances of fuel leakage in a reared Colli Sion is the dashboard Well padded in the areas where your Knees or Chest would hit it in an Accident Spanish monarchs Hope to visit in March Madrid up King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia Hope to visit the in the second or third week of the news Agency Europa press Quot ing diplomatic the Spanish monarchs were originally scheduled to travel to the 918 but delayed the trip and a meeting with president Reagan following the Resig nation of Spanish prime minister Adolfo space shuttle test firing delayed until thursday Cape a a critical test firing of the space shuttle co Lambias main engines has been pushed Back 24 until because bad weather delayed Las minute repairs and a space Agency spokesman said spokesman Mark Hess said Kennedy space Center officials agreed at a on hour meeting sunday to postpone the test firing until est the count Down for the test was to begin at Hess a launching dress rehearsal was to be conducted monday Hess the reusable designed to blast off like a rocket and Glide Back to Earth like an is targeted for launch on april the billion program already is three years behind the test is considered crucial because there will be no unmanned test flight of the which will be piloted by Astro nauts John Young and Robert officials said rain and High winds Friday and saturday prevented workers at pad 39a from completing repairs to the Colum Bias external fuel tanks and from installing microphones in the tank nose the the first of at least four is intended to replace on shot it is designed to haul satellites and space laboratories to and from