European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. December 3, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 it s a whale of a Christmas gift Tor $50 san Francisco a instead of fighting department store Clouds this Christmas Scann sear Hini Lor the perfect gift Why not leave a 30-ton Pray under the tree for a $50 annual fee. The whale Center a non profit conservation organisation based in Oakland offers i adopt a whale program that allows fans of the huge sea mammals to choose and name a whale from the group s collection of 1,000 photographs. Center spokesman Mark Palmer said individual whales which grow up to 50 feet Long can be identified by markings such As scarring and other pigmentation a their nukes or tails. It s kind of like fingerprints he said sunday. Buyers also get an adoption certificates pictures his tories of the whales if known and records of sightings. Imagine naming a whale after your Girlfriend and giving it to her for Christmas said Palmer. He said on about six whales have been since the announced in a Rcw pc tier mailed to the Center s 2.000 members nationwide. Hut he is confident adoptions will increase As More people learn about the program. It will be very popular ver exciting lots of Ruple will be Palmer said there Are Plen s out people ther to of whale the Center was founded in 197h. Palmer said. Adoption fees will be used to finance is Iphi against the capture of whales fishermen s use no Pill nets which the Center says endangers whales and Ufa Maiorc Oil drilling. Diego who studies and photographs the mammals in Haja California s warm Waters where the creatures male and it Chireh during the Winter. Palmer the Gra whale listed As an endangered specks since 1471. Was selected for adoption Tor several reasons. The major reason is that Gra Are the s Marine he said adding that there Are an estimated 17,000 to 20.000 left in the world. Thou Sards Are seen every year and they re very Palmer said he hones an Exchange program eventually will be established with two other Organ actions that provide adoptions for people who want to adopt some thing other than a Gray whale. Palmer said the Pacific whale foundation in Hawaii provides Humpback whales for adoption and the i Harbor museum in Washington helps find Homes for areas or killer All Star party for president workers of Hollywood turns out to Honor a dutch strikes at 3 j engine Plant Burbank Calif. A old Holly Wood turn Oul in Force for a television special honouring former movie actor Ronald Reagan who was kidded by such Siars As Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. We arc Here to Honor the Only Man from our Community to move into Public housing Sinatra quipped sunday bringing roars of laughter from the Star studded audience. Dean Martin said he believed it was a party for Burl Reynolds who also was on hand for the taping. To All those who said such Nice things about me Reagan said i wish you were All members of Gene Autry Cesar Romero. Liberace buddy Ebson Telly Savalas Fred Macmur Ray Dorothy Lamour june Allyson Virginia Mayo Charlton Heston Gregory Peck Jimmy sic wart reds Koltun Danny Thomas and Chuck Connors were among the stars attending the All Star party for dutch Rea Gan taped at the Abc studios. Dutch was the president s nickname during his Early Days in show business. Arri cd in Ucli copers Reagan his wife. Nancy and their parly arrived at the studio Complex in three helicopters and were driven to in Entrance by limousine. Robert Arthur who produced Louisa a 1950 film starring Reagan recalled inc president s film work fondly. Lie was a Delight to work with. He has t changed Arthur said. This is not a political evening Monty Hall president of the sponsoring variety clubs International said at the Start of the show adding thai s for lie three democrats Here Reagan played opposite such stars As Bette Davis Ginger Rogers and Barbara Stanwyck in a film career that lasted from 1937 to 1964 and included More than 50 his screen credits arc eng s Row in 1941 and Knute Ruckno All american he 1940 film in which he portrayed football Star George Gipp. Me hosted the television shows death Valley president Reagan As he leaves helicopter at Santisi Monica Airport. Days the los a ing a and general electric president and mrs. Reagan flew to Nocles sunday morning after spend Long thanksgiving weekend at their 30ranch in the Santa one Mountain Miles North of Santa Barbara. The special will be broadcast by lbs television on dec. 8. Hartford. Conn. A machinists at three of Pratt &. Whitney aircraft s four plants have called their first strike in 25 ears after rejecting a three year contract offer from the giant engine manufacturer. The members of three Connecticut locals of the International association of machinists voted sunday to begin their walkout at 12 01 . Monday while a vote at the company s Plant in Kasi Hartford fell Short of the Tuo thirds majority required for a strike. The three plants facing strikes Are in North Haven. Middletown and soul Ringlon and employ about 5.000 machinists. Pratt � Whiitney which makes engines for the f-15 and i -16 Jet fighters offered a $300 one time Bonus plus Lump sum pay ments equal to v5 percent of wages in each of the contract s first two years. In the third year the company based in har Foid proposed increases in hourly wages ranging from 17 cents to d2 cents hourly pay had ii crazed is i m. The Union wants a � percent wage in crease the first e in and 4 percent increases in each of the final two years. I m pleased with the Doug Campbell a worker at the Middletown Plant said after the strike Vole. Well go out for As Long As it lakes. I m prepared financially and mentally for a strike " we consider our offer a fair one fair to our employees to the company and to our customers said j. Thomas you turd a company vice president. The Union has our Best and final position and we re not going to change he said the company plans to operal at full capacity during the Sirick and if Nec Essary will hire Parma Neil replacement for the striking Pratt & Whitney a subsidiary of United technologies had sales last year of s5.35 Bil lion. Union officials said they May schedule another vote Ai the East la Alford plan be cause some members were unable to get Inlo sunday s meeting in Lime to vote. Surgeon general Calls for outlawing of cigarette ads Washington up surgeon general c. Ever Ett Koop ays despite Industry claims to the contrary cig Arem smoking is addictive and cigarette Adver Lisma la k on lbs to s face the Ahyo deplored an increase in smoking among Voung women and put Par of the blame on women s in Aga Ines that carry Large numbers of cigarette ads. Asked about Industry statements that the surgeon general had reported cigarette smoking to be Tiv Kkt ounce in cigarette tobacco is an addictive drug. Re wis am pol Fin director of the National Institute of Dru a. Has said that nicotine is the most addictive drug in our society and in the 1983 report that 1 made on smoking and health. 1 talked about both the Addic Tion that is physiological As Well As then Why Koop was asked do tobacco companies still quote the surgeon general As saying otherwise. Thai s a 1978 or ? report.1 he said. One statement made by the surgeon general at that time and the evidence that has been prepared since then certainly says that it is to underscore More recent findings said Koop it May be necessary to Issue a special report on addiction. But 1 have said it in two separate reports and i must have said it publicly in places like this at least 25 times in the last two years he said. As for increased smoking among Young women Koop said. I think a lot of that Falls at the feet of those who should be most interested in women or example the Maga Ines that Cater to women do not warn them in any Way editorially about the dangers of smoking. Al though they covered every other health Issue from fall ing hair to falling those Maga Ines arc also the ones that carry the largest number of full Page ads for cigarettes Koop said. If i had my Koop said "1 would certainly ban advertising. The experience of countries where Advertis ing bans have been enforced has shown a tremendous drop in
