European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 corps of engineers gets Golden fleece award Washington a the army corps of Engi neers has won William pro mires monthly Golden fleece award for spending million to Stem Beach erosion near costly condominiums and haughty hotels in Miami but a corps de says the citation is the corps in constructing this project is carrying out the mandate of the of which the senator is a Greene we dont go to Congress for the local interests go to a Wisconsin hands out the award monthly for what he considers to be the most ridiculous or ironic use of the taxpayers Money for that in a prepared the senator said that the corps is in the midst of a never ending and futile Effort to rebuild the Beach in front of Miami they Are dredging Sand offshore and pumping it on the Beach to Widen Proxmire natural geologic forces Are eroding the the corps is really sandbagging the taxpayers with this one because one Large storm could easily sweep away All this the senator said the Money has been spent to pump Sand on 10 Miles of which fronts costly condominiums and haughty the corps efforts Are making it easier for those staying in these pleasure palaces to but the average taxpayer is taking the make no mistake the corps is doing this work to protect the investment of developers who built High Rise condominiums and hotels along an unstable he without that could they charge a night for a room or million for that Condo the corps sows the but developers reap the Proxmire said that besides the Money already spent on the 10mile a supplemental fiscal 1985 spending Bill pending in Congress contains million to begin extend ing the work Miles he said he was told that local interests desire Extension of the Northern where does the corps Stop fort Lauderdale or Maine Greene said the Miami Beach begun in also involves Hurricane Protection and is one of eight such Shoreline projects in the East and we Are carrying out what Congress authorizes and appropriates funds he we dont do any project unless it is authorized by projects like this Al ways begin at the local local people go to the con Gress and ask that a project or study be Greene said he did not know who in Congress might have been responsible for getting the Miami Beach project under he said the estimated Cost of completing the Miami Beach project in 1993 is with the Federal government paying 59 percent of the Cost and local inter ests paying the according to the other Shoreline projects Are Pinellas million million local Tybee million and million Duval million and million East Rockaway million and million Virginia million and million Revere million and million and pics que Isle million and new Security measures for airports announced up por tation Secretary Elizabeth Dole warned travellers sunday to get to the Airport Early because Security measures in the Wake of the Beirut hostage crisis will make travel less its going to mean a longer wait at the its also going to mean that airmail will be slowed Down a Dole said at a news outlining new air travel Security Mea sures drawn up by the department of Dole said there will be no More curbside Check in for overseas Luggage for both Domestic and inter National flights May be searched on a ran Dom basis even after it has passed through Metal detection Security coordinators Are being As signed to All american overseas and Domestic flights for closer checks of air the program of putting air marshals on flights is being she said the department of transportation is reviewing Security conditions at major airports All Over the where Security is we will inform these she if the airports Are not put in order in a reasonable we will halt use of these and their use of its Only a Quik wok from burgers to Fried Rice Texas a a former cashier for Uncle Sam has completed a whopper of a Deal by Selling her million year Quik wok chinese fast food business to the conglomerate that owns Burger Pillsbury owner of the hamburger has announced it was buying san Antoni based Quik wok for an undisclosed Quik wok operates eight stores in san Antonio and one in fort Oriental food by Burger King is a a Pioneer said Quik wok founder Constance Jeff chairman and chief executive officer of Burger Quik wok provides us with an exciting entry into the ethnic food business a business we feel has substantial consumer Appeal and growth said in a Telephone interview that her last Job was As a cashier at the Lackland fab Post Exchange when she decided to open a chinese food restaurant in 1972 Golden she sold furniture for and Bor rowed Money from her Brothers Mili tary Bonus to invest in the res she did her own plumbing and electrical i had never cooked chinese food on a chinese stove until the first customer put in the first but i said to my if the chinese can do you can do ignorance was said she said the Small administration noted she was operating in the heartland of Tex mex food and predicted she would go broke in three she the sea Lent her probably to shut up my writing to i paid it off in 24 i had played around at the House Fry ing Rice and tried to develop recipes about How to Cook in a wok but a chinese stove 36feet Long and stainless steel is a whole different she there Are three big Gas and the flames practically engulf the i was Down on my Knees with no help when Kenneth Lau walked in in february and asked me if i needed a chinese it was the greatest thing that Ever happened to we formed a he became vice and it All Mush another Golden wok was and then in May she started her chinese fast food she said the fast food restaurants and Golden woks have sales of million a year a heart at work to target smoking f workers health Chicago a aiming to reach unmatched numbers of the american heart association has launched a program called heart at work that will enlist employers to encourage people to Stop eat wisely and exercise the association said it Hopes to help employers motivate workers to reduce their risk of developing heart and blood vessel which it estimates will kill almost 1 million americans this year and Cost about billion in medical lost salaries and related the primary goal of this program is to reach unmatched numbers of not Only in factories but in corporate schools and All Levels of with Basic and direct health messages accompanied by viable plans of said Robert chairman of the associations program Thomas association presi told a news conference that in the last five cardiovascular diseases alone have Cost the american Public some Public and private funding sources Are being strained to the breaking Point by eve higher medical care he Daugherty said heart at work will focus on controlling High blood stopping cigarette smoking and improving it also will stress fitness through exercise and education about Early warning signs of a heart heart at work will be implemented by the associations state and metropolitan affiliates in All 50 states with the cooperation of Public and private companies that want to companies will be offered a kit con Taining informative posters and program Daugherty said the affiliates May give the kits to companies or May charge for contents include a smoking cessation kit that offers tips on How to quit smoking switch to a Brand you find for the smoking unit also offers a plan for limiting the number of places in a company where employees May in another employees Are urged to have their blood pressure checked regularly and to control it through Good nutrition and along with prescribed the nutrition unit would educate employees on the need to lower cholesterol in control calories and assure balanced the company then would create a supportive environment at work by providing nutritious food in vending machines and Daugherty a nutritionist also could be brought in to offer cooking classes to he Daugherty said heart at work was the associations most comprehensive coordinated women caucus Leader pledges to fight right Wing Atlanta up an asian american from new York City was elected sunday to Lead the National Wom ens political caucus with a pledge to fight righting attacks against the equal rights amendment and Abor Tion Irene Natividad was elected chairwoman of the political caucus with 312 votes to 262 for Linda Hallenborg of Atlanta on the final Day of the groups fou Day Conven the two women were vice chairwoman in the member Given the conservative tide that sweeping the coun our greatest Challenge in the next two years is to remain firm in our commitment to our Basic goals reproductive Choice and child said the director of the Center for continuing education at Wil Liam Paterson College of new righting attacks on these Basic positions should not Force us to dilute our she Natividad exhorted the caucus to elect More women to Public women political gains in every Frontier Are under Bella former congresswoman from new York had been scheduled to speak sunday but left the meeting Early to return she spoke Friday night at a dinner honouring outgoing caucus chairwoman Kathy Wil the meeting concluded with a rousing speech by Mary a member of the commission on civil Berry said women rights Are a part of civil rights and we need to remind each other Over again that not All women Are there Are some Blacks and hispanics and asian americans and indians who Are also Berry said the caucus members must understand that direct action protest is an essential ingredient of poli weve been living on the Gas tank fumes of the protest of the 1960s and the Gas tank is she weve got to learn weve got to do it All Over if were Ever to gain in each of our must the women caucus was founded in 1971 to increase the number of elected and appointed women at All Levels of
