European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday february 3, 1986 experiments on animals still necessary report says Washington up there is no Way to avoid using animals in research now but scientists can Cut Down the number of animals in experiments and make sure they arc treated As humanely As possible a congressional report says. Some biological research requires and in the foreseeable future will continue to require the use of live animals if the study of the Complex interactions of the cells tissues and organs that make up an organism is to continue said the report from the office of technology assessment which studies scientific issues for Congress. Scientists Are working to develop non animal systems on which to test new drugs consumer products and devices the report said but these have drawbacks that will Rule them out As Complete replacements for rats mice and other Laboratory animals. For instance a computer Model would probably not Beable to simulate All the reactions a living creature might have to a product. Computer models and other non Anima systems May not demonstrate sex related and behavioural effects of a product or drug. As More of these systems develop the report said Ani Mal use in research will Likely become less common. It is important to note however that even if animals cannot be replaced in certain experiments researchers can attempt to reduce the number used and also to minimize pain  one promising technique is the use of Chick embryos to replace the Drazic test in which chemicals Are applied to rabbits eyes to assess potential for irritation. The membrane surrounding the embryo is considered Good substitute for Eye tissue. The report estimated that 17 million to 22 million Ani Liberal demo joins mass race Cambridge mass. A Mel King a Liberal demo crat who narrowly lost an election to Boston mayor Raymond Flynn in 1983, announced saturday that he is joining the crowded race for the 8th congressional District seat. King a Black activist will face Well known and Well finance candidates including Joseph p. Kennedy ii and James Roose velt jr., in the september democratic primary for the scat of retiring us. House speaker Thomas p. O Neill. But King said he is not worried about his opponents wealth. My definition of wealth is on the basis of democracy and empowerment of the people King said. In that sense i m the richest candidate in the  flanked by family members and surrounded by 500cheering supporters King called for reducing the military budget by 30 percent and repealing the Gramm Rudman deficit reduction act. King said that the average american household paid$5,700 in Federal taxes last year and $3,100 went to the military. None of us would think of ruining our family budget this Way and this is no Way to spend our nation s wealth he said. King who teaches 11 course in the Urban affairs depart ment at Massachusetts Institute of technology was a state representative from 1972 to 1983. Other hopefuls include state representatives William Gal tin and Thomas Vallely both of Boston Cambridge activist Carla Johnston and state sen. George Bachrach of water town. Mats were used in research in 1983, the last year for which figures Are available. The majority 12 million to 15 million were rats and mice. Legislation that would protect research animals includes the animal welfare act which would halt use of stolen pets in experimentation. The act contains provisions for care and treatment of certain animals in experiments and regulates housing and feeding. Another is the health research Extension act of 1985that would mandate animal care committees at institutions receiving Federal funds that conduct research on animals. There arc also Federal Agency guidelines govern ing animal use. The government docs not fund development of alternatives to animals in research but it docs support research that can give Rise to alternatives. The report suggested the following As ways to limit animal use in the lab using fewer animals by enlisting no More than Nec Essary to accomplish a test combining tests and avoiding duplication. Also suggested were substituting cold blooded for warm blooded vertebrates and being sure to alleviate pain and distress. Use of microorganisms invertebrates such As insect Sand sea urchins and tissue Organ and cell cultures. The cultures must be taken from animals but the animal suffer less distress because they Are killed before experiments Are carried out the report said. Use of statistical systems and chemical and other set  that mimic biological functions. Use of computer programs. In Poi precious plaque guards stand Over a display of 10,000 ounces til investment ban of Platinum Worth nearly $4 Mil lion on exhibit to the Vista International hotel inner York. Platinum which requires 10 tons of Ore to produce one ounce is so rare that it is unusual to assemble such Large quantities at one time. Phil s prediction greeted warmly Punxsutawney Penn. A Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog billed As the great seer of seers on matters of Winter and Spring failed to see his Shadow a Dawn sunday thus predicting an Early Spring. According to folklore if he had seen Bis Shadow six More weeks of Winter would follow. About 1,500 people cheered As the woodchuck was pulled at first Light from its electrically heated Burrow at Gobbler s Knob outside the Western Pennsylvania town of Punxsutawney. James h. Means president of the Punxsutawney groundhog club said the groundhog told him that cold weather will Abate Early this year. It was Only the seventh time in 99 years that the Punxsutawney groundhog has failed to see its Shadow and has thus predicted an Early Spring. The last time it made that prediction was 1983. Many of the spectators stood for hours in fog and Achilly overnight drizzle waiting for the woodchuck s Are diction. P the groundhog s prediction enthusiastically welcomed by the crowd actually comes from the club s select inner Circle a dozen tue does businessmen who diligently Carrion the tradition started in 1887. U7/" 1" ,65 Are bled a scottish tradition involving the Christian feast of candlemas on feb. 2 if Cand e Mas be fair there be two Winters in the year the saying goes. In the late 1800s, the feast appealed to Punxsutawney German born Farmers who hunted and ate woodchuck during the summer and praised the animal during the stateside contractor blames dead Man for installing fake sprinklers Monterey Calif a a contractor accused of installing phony lire sprinkler Heads in a private school has blamed the work on an employee who died in 1983.dennis fryc said in a statement read to the contractor state License Board that the fake sprinklers were installed by Mike Reeves. Fryc did not appear at the hearing and the statement was read by his lawyer George  attorney general David Galie denounced the  gives us a picture of the kind of Man we re dealing with who would pursue that kind of charade to shift blame Tor his disgusting conduct onto a dead Man who can t defend himself Galic said. Man who was fired for reporting corruption awarded $2.8 million Baltimore a a Man who was fired Afler report ing alleged corruption m his company has been awarded $2.8 million in damages by a . District court  jury awarded Gerald f. Adler $1.3 million in compensatory damages and $1.5 million in punitive  said he was fired from american Standard corp. In october 1978 after he uncovered an alleged Kickback scheme involving two companies that did business with an american Standard  Leech an attorney for american Standard said the company contends Adler was fired because of unsatisfactory  Leech said the company would ask the court to set aside the judgment or hold a new  jury deliberated about six hours before deciding the company abusively discharged Adler. The jury also found he had been defamed in a letter distributed within the company. Judge orders reinstatement of lesbian in army Reserve Milwaukee a a woman who won a 10-Yearlegal Battle Over her discharge from the army Reserve for being a lesbian says she will serve the 11 months left of he original enlistment and then sign up for another six years. I Don t intend to give anyone any grief i just want my Jobrack Miriam Ben shalom said. There s no reason Why a Gay Man or a lesbian woman can t serve in the army.". District judge Terence t. Evans ordered that Ben shalom 37, be reinstated by March 1 to her former ran of sergeant. The judge ruled that the army s action in 1976 based on sexual preference was  said the order was a Victory with important implications but that the army still could refuse to reinstate her and accept a contempt of Louii judgment or Appeal the order. Barring that she said she would return to the 84tharmy Reserve div in Milwaukee. Translation of old testament is unveiled by jewish scholars Philadelphia a the first translation of theold testament from hebrew since 1917 has been unveiled after a 27-year Effort. This is an extraordinary work because it utilizes All the outstanding jewish scholars from the orthodox conservative and Reform movements and because the american  joined to put it out novelist Chaim Poto said. Nathan Barnett executive director of the jewish publication society estimated that the new Bible Cost it More than $500,000 to produce. Nahum Sarna professor emeritus of biblical studies to Brandeis University and a member of the editorial Board called it an american jewish  noted that the new version differs from previous editions because they end with the prophets and we end with the  Man charged with manslaughter for mercy killing of his father Martinez Calif. A a voluntary manslaughter charge has been filed against a Man who forced a nun to remove his father from a life support system so the 69-year-old Man could die with  Edward t. Baker s father had a reasonable and significant Chance of recovery from cancer of the oesophagus before Baker forced the removal of a Respirator District attorney Gary t. Yancey said. It was just As if Bis son had put a Pillow Over his fac and smothered him Yancey said. Baker 37, remained free on 110,000 Bond and is to be arraigned on the new charge Yancey said. Baker earlier was charged with assault with a firearm and false imprisonment of Florence Der go a nurse at whose Nead in allegedly pointed a loaded ,38-caliber pistol