European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 7, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 7 Pentagon projects $2 billion in fuel savings by Norman Black a military writer Washington thanks to the decline in world ail prices the Pentagon Hopes to save up to s2 billion during inc next fiscal year on fuel purchases. Defense department officials say the manner in which such savings will be use earmarked for other defense programs or simply Cut from the budget As part of the Effort to trim the National deficit will be decided by Congress. But if the Price that refiners pay for crude slays close to the spot prices we re now seeking we should see i till kind of savings said Ranald Davidson a procurement official in the Pentagon comptroller s office. Davidson s estimate of potential fuel savings is the first provided to reporters on the effect of sagging Oil prices which have dropped from about 523 a barrel at the first of attic year to about $12 now. Comptroller Robert Helm and other officials have said repeatedly that it would take time for the defense depart men to Benefit from falling Oil prices because of the use of Long term contracts and the Pentagon s demand for highly refined Jei fuel. Davidson said monday the department had prepared the budget for the current year by forecasting a 20 percent savings on fuel costs. Assuming Oil prices remain at Low Levels or decline even further the Pentagon could save another 1200 million Between now and sept. 30 Over and beyond the projected savings he said. The Pentagon expects to Purchase 8 billion Gallons of Jp-4 and Jp-5 aviation fuel and diesel Marine fuel during fiscal 1986, which ends sept. 30, Davidson said. It is forecasting purchases of  billion a Lions during the year starting oct. I. The defense department projected fiscal 1986 fuel costs at 16.5 billion and fiscal 1987 costs at billion. By the end of the current fiscal year we could achieve the budgeted savings plus additional Junbud Geld savings of approximately $200 million or $6.3 billion. Said a statement from i Elm s office if the Cost of refined Petroleum products continues to fall Davidson added the fiscal i9b7 fuel Bill for the Pentagon could tatar Aboul $4 billion instead of �6 billion. The Pentagon originally estimated it would any an aver Nguc 78 cents per gallon Lor refined fuel this year Down 6 cents from fiscal 1985 when it purchased 7.4 million Gal Lons. According to Helm s office the Pentagon awards fuel contracts on a competitive basis and the contracts include clauses that require subsequent Price changes to be credited to the dod.". The big unknown is still How big the drop in crude prices will be and How that is passed on by refiners Davidson said he said the Pentagon has provided the new projections to Congress and that the Senate in working on the Penta gon s 1987 budget has already taken the savings into account in reducing the defense department s request. . Riffo enforcement starts july 4 Rise in april ohioans buckle up under seat Belt Law still Ott 85 Pace Detroit a Domestic new car sales increased in april As incentive pro Grams look hold but sales still lagged 8.7 percent behind the Pace of a year ago according to reports monday. . Automakers also lost ground to imports last month despite foreign car Price increases attributed to the falling value of the Dollar on worldwide markets. Imports which had a 20.1 percent share of the total Market in april 1985, last month grabbed 26 percent 18.5 percent to Japan 6.2 percent to Europe and 1,3 per cent to Hyundai of South Korea. Industry analysis said the Dollar must weaken further especially against the Japa Nese yen if currency rates arc to give de troit real help against imports. For april the Domestic car makers sold 719,563 cars or 8.7 percent fewer than the 788,282 a year earlier. Importers sold 251,849 is. 198,613 a year ago an improvement of nearly 27 percent. Sales by general motors corp. In april were Down s.8 Perchem compared with a year ago. Ford motor co was off 7,9 per cent and Chrysler corp. Fell 10.1 percent. So far much of the Price increase of More than 10 percent on the typical japanese car since last fall has been absorbed by dealers. Columbus Ohio a ohioans had to buckle up tuesday us the state be came the 17th to impose a Law requiring seat Belt use. Signs were being posted beginning tuesday on stale highways alerting motorists to the Law said Highway safely director William m. Denihan and cot Jack Walsh sup Erinton Crit of the state Highway patrol. We in the Law enforcement Community in Ohio Ore geared up for this life saving Law Walsh said. Highway safely officials predict the Law will save 300 lives and prevent 10,000 serious injuries in Ohio in its first year Denihan said he estimated that 12 percent to 19 per cent of ohioans use scat Bells although even with the Law officials do not expect All motorists to use seat belts. Hoping for 70 percent compliance our goal for the High compliance rate is 70 percent. If we have a compliance rate lower than that but at Leas above 50 per cent we feel Well save a substantial num Ber of lives Denihan said. Although the Law requiring Drivers and front seat passengers to Wear Seal belts went into effect tuesday it will not been forced until july 4. Unbuckled Drivers Wilt be subject to $20 fines and front seat passengers 110, citations can be issued Only if a vehicle is states with seat Belt Laws a seat Belt Law is awaiting the governor s signature in Utah Chicago Tun map Sourova Nahma Highway traffic Balty Mart Trason. Stopped for another offence and the fines can be waived if violators agree to watch an educational film. During inc 60-Day Grace period motorists who fail to buckle up will be Given warning slips. Couple charged with theft of funds for handicapped Philadelphia a a husband and wife were charged monday with neglecting 33 severely handicapped and men rally retarded children and living luxuriously on at least 1270,000 in municipal funds intended for the youngsters care the District attorney said. It is just disgusting just despicable what they did with these people who cannot care for themselves said District attorney Ronald Castille arrest warrants were issued for Jolt Price or. And Thomasina Price Bath about 45, each was charged with 20 counts of heft and one count of conspiracy. Castillo said he expected the couple to surrender this week Castille said uie prices used the Cash part of stale allotments from september 1979 through july 1983, in Purchase a restaurant in Norfolk va., and a tavern in Virginia Beach. A. The stolen Cash also financed a yacht family vacations and private school for their three children and covered Legal expenses taxes and Day to Day expenses for both businesses which the Price no longer Awn according to Castille. Trimming the care and Bare necessities for seriously handicapped individuals barely Able to walk talk and eat simply to satisfy one s own greed is one of the worst crimes that can be imagined Castille said in announcing the charges which carry a Maxi mum sentence of 70 years. No child died or suffered permanent in jury because of the neglect said Sheryl Stem a spokeswoman for Castille. The prices allegedly skimmed at least 12 percent from nearly 12.3 million they received from the Philadelphia department of health for three years. Their contract was terminated in the fall of 1983, the prices had operated the now closed Pam Lyn Village since the mid-1970s on an annual contract to feed clothe House rehabilitate and provide general health care for 33 patient ranging from 5 to 20 years old. While they fed the kids Oatmeal and Peanut boiler actually starving them they used their Money to ship steaks to their restaurant Castille said school officials said Pam Lyn children often used Lorn Sheds As Bells and shoe laces yet Price paid �3,771, of City funds to buy to shirts to advertise his bar and restaurant he said. The prices have an unlisted Telephone number and were not available for com ment monday phone company sees red after yellow pages snub new York a Rynex failed to list its yellow pages competitor m the Manhattan directory and James a clerical error but the other company sees some thing a Little underhanded in it. I m not buying the clerical error Story said Al c. Parsons publishing president of southwestern Bell. Leaving a competitor out that s something they should double and triple  is. Louis based southwestern Bell which plans to bring Oul its own Manhattan yellow pages this fall in Competition with Rynex s classified directory a a new York office and Telephone number. Thus it was entitled to a line in the current edition of the Rynex yellow Page but its list ing was omitted through what Rynex says was a clerical error southwestern certainly will be listed in the 1987 yellow pages vowed Rynex publishing s vice president and Genera manager William e. Braunlich. They be done us permanent damage and we re going to have to go to considerable advertising expense to gel our name in front of the Public Parsons said. He added that a lawsuit was among the options being considered. Non sex the Parent corporation for regional Telephone companies in new York and new England distributed its 1986 Manhattan yellow pages last month. Since the breakup of the Bell system in 1984, seven regional phone companies have been competing to provide services around the country. Southwestern Bell has been the most aggressive in publishing directories. In newspaper radio and television ads. Rynex a mocked southwestern Bell s publishing Effort in new York. Parsons said that when southwestern Bell s Manhattan yellow pages comes Oul in the fall. Rynex will be listed. Southwestern had sought three lines in the Rynex yellow pages for its own yellow pages for its graphics operation called and vent and far its Silver pages classifieds aimed at elderly readers. Southwestern did not merely want its free listing but sought a bold race listing which costs $16.50 a month