European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes june retail sales slip in government says Washington up retail sales slipped per cent in May after a Strong april government economists said despite a drop of percent in automobile Mays performance was Only slightly below that in the previous the census Bureau sales in May were Worth percent ahead of a year sales of heavy duty durable goods were off the Only major categories to Sec improvement for the month were those for up a Strong and up drug stores inched up sales climbed percent in the Bureau a big upward revision from what was originally reported to be a percent Wall Street and economists have been watching the retail sales figures closely to gauge whether Consumers were regaining some earlier this major retail comparing sales to a year said the figures showed disappointing Roe Buck the nations largest reported a percent the May drop in sales was the largest since All figures were seasonally study says cancer a fiends Aff etude Nof Likely of affect course of disease Boston up a positive attitude is not Likely to increase the Chance of recovering from advanced contrary to popular although it May make the course of the disease More researchers said researchers at the University of Pennsylvania studied 359 patients with advanced cancer and compared various social and psychological factors to the length of survival or time before recurrence of the they found factors such As Job social marital history and hopelessness had no affect on How Long the patient would live or How Long it would take for the disease to the biology of the disease appears to predominate and to override the potential influence of lifestyle and psycho social variables once the disease process is said the report in the new England journal of Barric director of psychosocial programs at the University of Pennsylvania cancer said the study was conducted because of the common belief that cancer patients must have a positive attitude to were particularly in the cancer a lot of people who believe that if people reduce stress and eat properly they can cure said if they Don i recover its because they failed to think and eat it imposes major guilt on the she the belief that Overall attitude can influence recovery from severe cancer probably came from two the researchers a number of studies have been published in the past few decades that showed a relationship Between psycho social factors and the cause or course of malignant a review of the literature showed those studies were contradictory and not Well the second reason for the belief is various studies of healthy which show a significant relationship be tween mental health and work satisfaction and happiness were found to predict longevity better than any health or physical activity fac in studies conducted by the report Cassileth did not Rule out the benefits of a positive i think attitude is terribly important because you have to Bear in mind Quality As Well As Quantity of she if for no other reason its important to maintain an optimistic one Day Well learn How the mind and body it must be an extremely Complex fashion to produce the end result that people become sick and she right All we know is at least with the Popula Tion of patients we studied biological processes in advanced malignant disease appear to overwhelm any Posi Tive input an individuals mental status or psychosocial history might von Bulow claims Elover took words out of context in testimony new York a Claus von Bulow says in a to interview that his Elover took words out of context when she testified at two trials that he called for help for his sick wife Only when he  go through with it As she appeared to be the danish born socialite says in the interview with Abc television that Alexandra Isles left put portions of their conversation when she said he waited eight hours before calling a doctor when his wife was about to lapse into a von Bulow was found innocent in his retrial monday of twice trying to kill his heiress Martha sunny von with insulin injections and inducing the comas she suffered in 1979 and 1980 at the family an earlier conviction was thrown out on Appeal i watched her and watched ave always said but not with an idea that she was in the 58yearold von Bulow said of the hours just before his wife fell into her first from which she but when asked if he told Isles that he  go through with von Bulow of course not it was in response to a Why didst you let her i but 1  do that if you take a tons of Over the with a bit of Wishful u that May Haw been what she but it Wain l a factual description of the asked about pub Bod reports that he pleaded with us not to testify at the Wood trial because it will be like putting asked if a is heart of of comte Thow was a time be hoped his wife would von were not spotting about an age when people cant there my wish to still he said although he would have gained financially from his wife i would have had plenty of Money von Bulow also said he believed his wife would have defended him if she could have testified in the von Bulow said he planned to visit his comatose wife at the Hospital for the first time in four years but would take an Independent person along because you know they have i might Hurt her in the von Bulow is sharing his wife fifth Avenue apartment with his current Andrea and living off part of the income from a in gluon Trust fund his wife established for him before lapsing into her second Abc said von Bulow revealed that he has taken a Job with the son of an old the late Oil magnate John Paul in doing whatever Getty wants of student lands plane after teacher collapses England a a hotel manager who had taken Only one flying lesson landed a Light aircraft safety by himself wednesday after his instructor collapsed in the cockpit Leslie who had Only three hours of flying expert radioed to air traffic control on the Isle of Wight on Flag tarts Southern and was told to keep flying for about 30 minutes Togo the fed of the plane and Burn up when he was so foot Bow the Pink was told to Cut his engine and made a perfect Airport authorities the whose name was not was apparently suffering from a stateside Yale medical school gets million donation for Library new a the Yale school of Medicine reported receiving its largest gift an million donation to be used in constructing an addition to its the donation came from Betsey gushing Whitney of Yale University president Bartlett Giamatti Giamatti said the Library will be named the Harvey gushing John Hay Whitney medical Library in Honor of Whitney late father and the gift came two weeks after Yale launched a million fundraising Campaign for the medical an 1891 Yale was an internationally known neurosurgeon who taught at the Ivy league a 1926 Yale was ambassador to Britain from two men frying to get plans for i Man Blimp off the ground a two entrepreneurs working from an aircraft hangar Are trying to get their plans off the Steve Garner and Jim co owners of a company called Memphis have built a Oneman and Hope to be turning out 100 or so a year before we saw the Goodyear Blimp and the excitement it and we Why not do the same thing on a smaller their mini Limp will carry one person to a height of feet and move along at speeds of 20 its powered by a 15horsepower go cart signing Bonds a chore for Small town mayor in Maine Maine up when mayor Donald Millett ran for writers cramp want in the Job de scrip but the chief executive of the Small coastal town went to new York City to put his signature on Industrial reve nue which under Maine Law must be signed individually although the mayor used a mechanical device that signed 20 of the checks at a Millett was nonetheless required to write his name 900 separate the Job did have its fringe i did have the pleasure of holding a million Check in my hands for a few the mayor doing just splendidly after bypass heart surgery los Angeles a comedian Milton Berle is doing just a Day after undergoing quadruple bypass heart and Telephone Calls and mail for him Are pouring into Cedar Sinai medical a spokes Man said he had a very comfortable said Hospital spokesman Ron Hes doing just Hes still listed in serious but that not bad for being out of surgery less than 24 Wise said the 76yearold comedians condition May be upgraded to fair adding we anticipate rapid improvement in the next several the Hospital has been receiving Calls from around the world about Berles some of them from very substantial people in die Wise representatives move to end ties to South Africa up a plan to phase out state pension fund investments in companies that do Busi Ness in racially segregated South Africa passed in the state House of representatives on under the approved state pension fund in vestments would be gradually withdrawn to protest apart South Africa policy of racial a nine member commission would be created to Monitor the and the Bill contains a provision to make sure funds Are removed South Africa Blacks have no right to vote for members of roust carry identification cards and Are restricted in owning the hour Long debate wednesday entered on whether economic sanctions based on moral opposition to South african racial policies or continued american involvement would be More effective in moving the White minority government to abandon its longstanding