European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday february 20, 1986 budget director James Miller Iii u greeted with quote from Dante s inferno before attending a meeting on toe budget on Capitol Hul presenting the budget whimsy quote often used by rep. Stephen Solan d-n.y., u House budget chairman William Cray hid a. Enjoying the joke la rep. Lynn Martin Riu. Right. Pieces of Glass reported found in jars of Gerber baby food by the associated press Consumers in Florida and Georgia reported that they found pieces of Glass in jars of baby food and juice manufactured by Gerber products inc., authorities said tuesday. Earlier complaints about Glass in a Jar of strained peaches prompted dozens of supermarkets in new York state to pull Gerber products off their shelves. Messages were left with the Fremont  baby food manufacturer tuesday night but were not returned. But the company said monday that it had examined the Jar of strained peaches and found no Evi Dence of Glass. The company also checked other jars from the store where the strained peaches were bought and samples from the same Batch but it found no foreign matter said spokesman Jim Lovejoy. A Florida couple said they found Glass in Apple Cherry juice while Consumers in new York said they found it in jars of bananas and peas As Well As the strained peaches. Police in Swainsboro a. Said tuesday that they had found chunks More than slivers in at least to jars of Gerber baby food. In Miami Vicky Marlon said her husband Dennis found the Glass monday in a bottle of juice he was about to give their 5-month-old son Tony. He was opening it up and something caught his ear she said. There was a grinding sound when he opened it. He got kind of concerned and he held it up to the Light and saw Glass in  mrs. Marton said they checked their remaining Slock of Gerber products and found another bottle of juice with Glass in it. Doug Schrock an assistant manager at the Public store where the marions bought the baby food said he has not received any other complaints. Walter Livingston of the Dade county health department said tuesday that the food and drug administration had been notified about the complaint by the marions. In Georgia a woman reported that she found the Glass while feeding her 9-month-old daughter. A Deputy sent to the Home tuesday said he found As Many As 10 chunks in one Jar and a neighbor found Glass in another. The original Jar had been thrown out. Police would not give the woman s name. At least three Consumers in upstate new York reported finding Glass in Gerber baby food recently. One Cus Tomer reported finding Glass in a Jar of strained peaches feb. Ii. That led to other customer complaints and prompted dozens of new York supermarkets to pull Gerber products off shelves. Another woman told a Rochester n.y., television station monday that she found a Large Glass chunk sever Al weeks ago in a Jar of Gerber strained bananas. And a third woman said she found a chunk of. Glass in a Jar of peas purchased by a Friend thursday. Gerber produces 1,500 to 1,600 jars of baby food a minute and More than 1 billion jars of baby food a year the company said. Stateside lyricist Lerner sued by . For $1.4 million Back taxes new York Dpi the Federal government is suing lyricist Alan Jay Lerner to collect $1.4 million in Back income taxes authorities said. Lerner who lives in London owes taxes for the years 1977,1978,1980 and i98i.u5. Attorney Rudoph Giuliani said. In a related Case Giuliani said the government u at tempting to collect the Back taxes through liens on Roy allies Lerner collected in the United states. Lemer s attorney David Grossberg said he knew there were liens on Lerner s royalties but knew nothing about the suit filed in . District court in Manhattan and therefore could not comment on it. Lerner wrote the lyrics to the songs in such musicals As my fair lady Camelot Gigi Brigadoon and pain your  admitting dealing in drugs wins acquittal in tax Case san Diego up Hon sly was the Best policy for an Antiques dealer who admitted in court that $400,000 in unreported income came from drug deals and won acquittal on tax evasion because the statute of limitations had run Oul. The internal Revenue service charged that Philip Baiocchi 36, dodged taxes on real estate income in 1978 and 1979, but he testified that he made the Money from investments in marijuana shipments Between 19/3 and 1976, the san Diego Union reported. Our defense was simple u was based on absolute 100 percent truth. Or. Baiocchi is a very believable per son defense lawyer Raymond Zvetina said. We told them the jury very frankly in our opening statement what our defense  is. Attorney Peter Nunez said he could not remember a defendant getting on the witness stand. And admit Ting he was a dope dealer. It was remarkable that he won with that  Baiocchi testified that he got out of the narcotics business in 1976 because he feared being caught so the five year statute of limitations had run out on prosecuting the crime. Volkswagen of America recalls 77,000 cars for tank problem Detroit a Volkswagen of America inc. Is recalling 77,000 Golf and git models to replace defective fuel tank assemblies. Vow spokesman Thomas Mcdonald said collisions involving the affected cars 1985 and Early 1986 models could cause gasoline leaks and the threat of fire. The problem was discovered during fuel system tests Mcdonald said adding that no deaths or injuries blamed on the defect had been reported. Owners of the cars built in a v is Moreland pa., Plant will be notified by mail in May and will be asked to take their vehicles to dealers for free replacement of fuel tank assemblies Volkswagen said in a statement. Good natured Manatee mingles with swimmers on Florida coast Miami a a migrating Manatee u so Friendly u mingles with swimmers it has encountered on its Gold coast route to warmer Waters but bathers beware to merely Brush against the mammal is to flirt with stiff fines. Bathers must avoid the 1,500 pounds of Good natured Manatee Florida Marine patrol sgt. Bob Douglas said. So much As touching a Manatee an endangered species sometimes called a sea cow is a first degree Misdemeanour that carries a maximum stale Fine of s1,000, Douglas said. Dupont to give applicants drug examinations Wilmington Del. A people applying for Dupont co. Jobs will have to submit to drug examinations and some of the company s 110,000 is. Employees also May be asked to give urine samples an executive said. Supervisors will decide whether current employees should take tests for drugs including marijuana and heroin or. Bruce w. Karrh vice president for safety health and environmental affairs said tuesday. Union leaders predicted that workers at the giant chemical company would oppose the new policy As an invasion of privacy. Our stand right now is we re totally against it said James Frame Union presi Dent at do font s Wilmington shop. We feel strongly that it would violate the rights of people not involved Wilh drug  Karrh said Job seekers who refuse to Lake the test after preliminary interviews will be denied employment and candidates who test positive for drugs will be told that is Why they Are not getting a Job. Current employees will be asked to take the test Only if supervisors suspect they have a problem Karrh said. Employees who refuse to submit to testing will not be fired but the refusal will be grounds for a performance review. Any employee found using drugs will be required to enrol in a drug rehabilitation program lasting at least six weeks. We really Don t look at our program As punitive Karrh said. The intent in t to terminate people. The intent is to get them into  but Kenneth Henley chief counsel for the International brotherhood of Dupont work ers said he was afraid the company would use the test to harass Una voted employees and Union activists. Henley whose organization represents nine Independent Dupont unions also fears the criteria for suspecting drug use could become too subjective. Karrh said do Pool has an obligation to provide a Safe healthy work place and test ing employees is a Way of ensuring that. The procedure for the test which still must be negotiated at do font s unionized plants has been designed to provide the most accurate results possible he said. The company is confident the test is 99.5 percent accurate and will never report a drug that in t there said or. Alan j. Hay of do font s medical division. In the procedure proposed Dupont would Send sealed urine samples to outside laboratories for testing Karrh said. The labs would keep part of the Sample for fur ther analysis if initial tests showed evidence of drug use. The test can find traces of marijuana up to six weeks after use but other drugs including cocaine Mctha qua Lone pc and heroin Are usually Oul of the body within four Days Karrh said. Employees required to enter a drug rehabilitation program will have 80 percent of the Cost paid by their company paid medi Cal insurance Karrh said. The program is an Extension of company policy dating to the 1940s that pays for rehabilitation for workers Wilh alcohol problems