European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes May 1985 8 Vietnam vets save 18 from burning building new York up a squad of former soldiers some partially disabled rescued 18 including eight from a burning Queens building on their Way Home from the dedication of new Yorks Vietnam veterans the eight who left the scene without an official went on to March in the Vietnam veterans ticker tape Parade tuesday in lower it was an exulting said Doug who has a purple is partially disabled and is i  have enjoyed the Day if anyone got we stayed up and went to the i was so Happy we helped those Beautiful Paterson identified his friends As former marines Bill Billy Pavano and Bill Hubell and army Veter ans Regan Jack Bill Giovanelli and Doug Paterson said the eight veterans were returning from the dedication ceremonies for the Vietnam memorial when they noticed the fire in a three Story it was about 2 when we saw flames in the doorway about a Block and a half he we headed for we jumped started we were trying to Rouse the ladder on the fire escape was Rusty and he we pushed a refrigerator Shell under and Jack Defantis climbed onto it and up to the second we got organized and formed a we started handing the kids Down to each one of the Guys pulled a fire alarm Glass was falling on us As windows Paterson it was three families Young we got them it was a very timely occurrence on our we were worried that they would jump and get Worner i really believe in an another 30 if we haunt got they would have we woke them fire department officials found the former soldiers with information from the fire marshals re ports and the there were no civilian due to the actions of these Vietnam they got All the people said Jim Powell of the fire they alerted the tenants and evacuated them Down a front fire which was necessary because the main escape route in the Interior of the building was blocked by Powell the Only Way to get people out was the fire fire marshals were investigating the which was deemed six firefighters were injured battling the two alarm three were treated and and the rest were put on medical Ford urged to recall million fix belts Washington Ford motor is considering whether to obey a government request to recall million 1982 to 1984 Ford escort and Mercury Lynx cars to Correct problems with rear seat belts that fail to restrain the National Highway traffic safety an Arm of the transportation said tuesday that it asked the 2 automaker to fix the there were no immediate reports of injuries or fatalities stemming from the alleged safety we have asked Ford to fix the seat belts in a Nitsa spokesman told United press there has been no official response Ford has not yet decided whether to com ply with the recall said Charles snearly of Fords parts and service Divi Sion in we Are reviewing the models in con Junction with the if we determine there is a we will go after it and saccharin Protection extended by Senate Bill Washington a the artificial sweetener which last month lost the special Protection that kept it from being banned As has won another reprieve from the and the House is expected to add its approval the Senate voted 941 tuesday night to extend for two More years the special exemption that allows saccharin to be used by Consumers despite evidence linking it to bladder William cast the Only vote against the in adopting the the Senate rejected a proposal that would have put new restrictions on the competing sweetener sold under the Trade name following heavy lobbying by the soft drink the Senate Defeated 6728 an amendment that would have required soft drink bottlers to Tell Consumers How much aspartame is contained in their diet Howard who offered the blamed the defeat on Industry predicting defeat before the vote was which has been used since the came under attack by the food and drug administration in 1977 after Laboratory rats showed increased rates of bladder cancer after being fed Large quantities of the an Fra proposal to ban saccharin was met with Public particularly from diabetics and others who need to avoid sugar and had nowhere else to Congress responded by temporarily forbidding the Fra to act against the ban was extended with the most recent Extension expiring on april the Bill passed by the Senate will extend it to May the Extension was not while studies of the sweetener Are still going Fra commissioner Frank Young testified last month that data collected since 1977 does not raise our level of concern Over the actual if of saccharin to humans still appears to be he the Bill now goes to the Michael an aide to Thomas the House said the House is expected to accept the Senate version and Send the measure directly to the White More controversial was the Labelling requirement for the newest sweetener approved by some scientists charged the Fra acted hastily and ignored serious safety questions about the Metzenbaum proposal would have required that soft within 18 carry labels saying How much aspartame is contained in each the National soft drink association said its objections were procedural that the saccharin Bill was an inappropriate place to enact such a but the calorie control a Trade association for makers of diet said the proposal was premature and and Searle and which manufactures said it was opposed to singling out its were not against Labelling if they want to Label All the ingredients in Searle spokesman William Greener Metzenbaum argued that scientists still Are Uncertain whether aspartame May cause harm in Large while that debate goes Consumers should at least be Able to know How much of the sweetener they Are ingesting and How that compares with Fra he Correct said Dan an official of the Center for Auto said the private consumer group has received several complaints of the seat Belt when the twisting and binding Hap the rear seat Belt wont go Back and wont retain Howell said in an inter it becomes replace ment belts Are not commonly the originally established by con Sumer advocate Ralph said in a let Ter to the safety administration that Ford is clearly aware that the belts Are defective and noted that the automaker has re fused to conduct a it is evident from consumer complaints that owners Are having great difficulty in obtaining new the Center the Center released portions of an inter Nal Ford office memo dated that says the problem of twisting and bind ing rear seat belts Are a recognized Cus Tomer and warranty gop announces project to convert democrats by the Cox news service Washington Republican party leaders tuesday flexed their Muscles by announcing that they will convert registered democrats into republicans within 100 four states have been chosen As Pilot project said Republican National chairman Frank primarily because they have voter registration by party and because we believe there Are Many democrats in those states who have a Strong identification with our Republican the goals for operation open door Are switches by up to democrats in in in North Carolina and in Pennsylva there Are million registered democrats in those four Fahrenkopf said that convincing of them to preregister As republicans was he but As the saying no no it wont responded democratic National chairman Paul the re publican announcement is a transparent Public relations Blitz to attempt to Salvage the remnants of an Opportunity that is steadily going Down the Fahrenkopf listed four reasons for hop ing that a major party realignment eventually will pry Loose millions of children and grandchildren of americans who joined the democratic party during the depression a Hal Century the gop has momentum from last novembers presidential presi Dent who formally switched from democratic to Republican two decades received on ninth of his votes from people who said they were the number of republicans is grow Abc news polls show that people describing themselves As republicans grew from 22 percent of All adults to 30 percent in the last six the number of independents who lean toward the republicans has also in Abc news polls showed that in the same six years they jumped from 9 percent of All adults to 12 percent by this some democratic officials Are expected to run for office next year As re former Kent Hance switched last week in and Wayne county sheriff William Lucas is due to switch this week in both men Are expected to avoid a primary fight against an incumbent democratic governor by running for governor As a shortsighted switch hitters May move in one but recent surveys show that voters Are moving toward the demo Kirk Abc news polls showed that democrats and Democrat cleaning independents fell from 59 percent of All adults in 1979 to 45 percent by last but bounced up to 52 percent by the Republican party is correctly perceived today As the party of the future and the party of Fahrenkopf the democrats have become the party of old hand ringing and neg Kirk retorted voters Are responding to our positive efforts to reclaim our party focusing on economic which provides a Strong and efficient National and policies which pro vide a secure future for White House pollster Richard Wirthlin said the most significant gop gains have been among Southern Whites and North Ern Blu Collar particularly those in both groups who identify them selves As Christian the Republican plan Calls for those groups to be approached primarily through such private methods As Telephone direct mail and door knocking by that will Lessen the risk that specialized appeals will upset another Likely target voters who like Republican economic stands but Are less conserva Tive on social trying to undercut that Kirk said As the Republican party continues its rightward and divisive Drift under the guidance of North Carolina Jesse Helms and Virginia evangelist Jerry we democrats will continue to build and broaden our base among those who count the