European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 24, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 Gas seeks to limit smoking in Federal buildings Washington a the govern ment s housekeeping Agency proposed thursday to ban smoking in most areas of Federal buildings with the prohibition Likely to take effect this fall. The general services administration cited both health and annoyance to non smokers in publishing its proposal. Smoking has begun to infringe on the health interests of non smokers in the workplace. No longer is it the right of the individual to smoke without regard for the health concerns of those who work in the same area said Gas administrator Ter ence c. Golden in remarks prepared for a conference on Public employee fitness and health. The proposed regulations will be subject to comment from interested parties for 60 Days following which those comments must be considered in the development of final rules. As a result the regulations arc unlikely to take effect before fall. Under the proposal smoking would be banned in most parts of the 6,800 Federal buildings operated by Gas and managers of Federal offices in rental buildings would be encouraged to develop Simitar restrictions. In announcing the rules Golden said cigarette smoking has been blamed for some 340,000 premature deaths annually with direct medical costs totalling More than $23 billion. In addition to the danger of cancer heart disease and other problems for smokers themselves the Gas announce ment noted the office of the surgeon general has indicated that current scientific evidence suggests that exposure to cigarette smoke can be hazardous to non smokers and May create a potential Hazard to those suffering from heart and respiratory diseases or  the Rule would ban smoking in general office space auditoriums classrooms con Ference rooms corridors lobbies res rooms libraries and hazardous areas. Gas also recognizes the rights of individuals to smoke in such buildings provided such action does not cause discomfort or unreasonable annoyance to non smokers or infringe upon their rights the Agency said. Designated smoking areas would be established in cafe cries and vending machine areas and private offices could be designated smoking areas if their occupants desired. Officials of the tobacco Industry have opposed such proposed bans in the past maintaining the result would be lost productivity because of workers leaving their desks to smoke. A proposal made by several members of Congress in april to restrict smoking in government buildings was termed by the tobacco Institute a crusade without a constituency and at an enormous  that Bill would have directed the Secre tary of health and human services and the surgeon general to develop smoking regu lations for Federal buildings. Scott Ballin a vice president of the american heart association was enthusiastic about the new Gas proposal say ing his organization strongly supports the restrictions. Witnesses describe Whitworth s personal finances san Francisco a espionage suspect Jerry Whitworth never reported High income on his tax returns but he spent thousands of dollars on sports cars stereos and lingerie and lost on investments witnesses said. Eighteen people took the stand thursday in Whit Worth s trial to describe his purchases and his personal finances. Whitworth 46, of Davis is a former Navy radioman charged with eight counts of espionage and five counts of tax fraud. The government says he passed classified information to master spy John Walker for the soviet Union Over nine years and collected $332,000. That Money not his Navy salary accounted for his spending prosecutors say. Walker 48, also a Navy radioman pleaded guilty last october to three espionage related charges and was the chief prosecution witness against Whitworth his onetime Friend and alleged recruit. William Schacht a certified Public accountant who pre pared Whitworth s tax returns Between 1980 and 1984, said his client lost Between $2,000 and $9,000 every year on investments. Schacht also said that Between 1979 and 1984, the total income listed by Whitworth and his wife Brenda Reis never exceeded $27,245 and once dropped to about $10,000. Ruth Blair collection manager for the Alpha Federal credit Union in Alameda said while world opened an account in 1978 and applied for about $21,000 Worth of Loans Between 1979 and 1980 for a custom Van and three sports cars. Between 1980 and 1983, she said while world paid $14,016 in Cash toward his car Loans and deposited almost $5,000 Cash in his savings account. Several merchants said Whitworth bought camera equipment a copying machine a Home alarm system a portable stereo player and several pieces of lingerie. J. Thomas Lathom an investment banker for Kidder Peabody and co., testified that in 1983, Whitworth deposited $19,000 into his account for the purpose of investing in options. Lathom said Whitworth used personal checks and Cash Ier s checks drawn on three Banks. Samuel Vercz of Fairbank securities a Stock brokerage firm in Culver City calif., testified that Whitworth paid More than $500 in 1985 for a training program to become a Stock broker but did t pass the test. Walker testified earlier that Whitworth told him he wanted to leave the espionage ring and perhaps become a stockbroker. Libyan military total armed forces 73,000 58,000. In army 8,500 in air Force 6,500 in Navy paramilitary forces 7,000 total population 4 million including 967,000 males Ages 15-49, of whom 569,000 Are fit for military service equipment army 2,800 tanks 2,360 armoured fighting vehicles 2,252 artillery pieces guns howitzers etc3,200 antitank weapons 450 air defense guns 350 surface to air missiles air Force 535 combat planes 42 armed helicopters 53 other helicopters. 62 transport planes 334 Trainer aircraft 104 surface to air missiles some air to air and Antisubmarine missiles Navy 6 submarines. 1 frigate 9 corvettes 25 fast attack missile Craft. 5 patrol Craft 7 anti mine vessels 23 amphibious vessels. 28 surface to surface missiles sours International Institute  study work fact Buoh intelligence reports cited . Thinks Libya still planning attacks Washington not government officials say american intelligence has detected evidence that some of the reported terrorist plots cited As justification for the raid against Libya Are still in motion. The officials said on thursday that analysts were Uncertain whether the preparations represented a decision by libyan Leader col. Moa mar khad Afy to retaliate for the july 14 raid. They said khad Afy had been shaken by the raids. Officials said the evidence was one of the reasons the United states had rebuffed Libya s Call for talks aimed at reducing ten Sions. The overtures have been transmitted by intermediaries both before and after the bombing raid. We keep sending the same message Back an official said. There is nothing to talk about until you change your  to support the Contention that the raid had been an act of self defense Secretary of state George Shultz said last month that Libya had been planning attacks on 30 american instal lations. Larry Speakes the White House spokesman said die United states had Relia ble intelligence that attacks were planned on airlines diplomatic establishments and Diplo Mats themselves in the Middle East Africa latin America and Europe. Officials said that some of these plans had been thwarted through expulsions of libyan diplomats or by arrests. The officials said other plans were going Forward. They said the instructions appeared to have been issued before the bombing raid. We have seen nothing to suggest that khad Afy is pulling Back a senior official said. The Effort to assess khad Afy intentions has been hampered by a loss of indulgence capability As a result of the Public release of information from decoded libyan messages. White House officials decided to use the messages As proof of libyan complicity in the bombing of a discotheque in West Berlin. That disclosure alerted the libyans to the fact that american intelligence had been Reading their messages. We Don t have As a wide a Range of sources As we did before that communications system was compromised an official said. Officials said that available reports pieced together from american intelligence and other sources described khad Afy Asun settled by the raid and its aftermath. They noted that articles critical of the performance of the military had appeared in the libyan press. Officials also said that Kha Day had opened an investigation in search of possible american agents in his ranks. Meanwhile american officials say the United states is turning a cold shoulder to libyan efforts to initiate negotiations. Since january officials said khad Afy and his Diplo Mats have told third parties that they would like to open negotiations with the United states. There have been As Many As eight Over Tures since january through saudi Arabia Greece Malta and the United nations. In each Case american officials told the intermediaries that the United states had no interest in a discussion. This reflects a feeling among policy makers that khad Afy tends to play a game of brinkmanship by first provoking and then offering to defuse tensions. They recall the invasion of Chad in which khad Afy won a French withdrawal of troops by promising to withdraw his own forces when France pulled out Libya re need on the Deal. Treatment Tor baldness May be available next year Kalamazoo. Mich. A memo Vidil a drug that wows hair on Bald men could be commercially available in the United slates next year the Upjohn co. Says. The Kalamazoo based pharmaceutical company anticipates is. Food and drug administration approval with n a Yea Fand then expects to Market , Upjohn vice chairman Theodore Cooper said thursday. Upjohn is also seeking approval to Market the drug in 13 other countries. Cooper told shareholders at their an Nual meeting tuesday. He said the company has signed an agreement with Taisho pharmaceutical co. Ltd. To manufacture and mar Ket the drug in Japan. Upjohn has spent $25.7 million upgrading its Kalama zoo bottling Plant to manufacture and package memo Vidil. Which would be marketed under the name a Caine. It also is to be made at plants in Belgium and puerto Rico officials said. Cooper said the company Hopes to produce different forms of the drug including hair gels and mousses de signed to treat male patterns of baldness. Upjohn spokeswoman Jan Aufderheide said thursday she could reveal Only three of the 13 countries in which Upjohn is seeking approval of the drug Belgium Spain and Brazil. Upjohn has said the drug has grown hair on some men during company tests. The company said in some studies of the drug Bald spots decreased in size in 65 percent of the men tested. In the remainder the Bald spot either remained the same or continued to enlarge. According to other Upjohn study results 40 percent of 619 test subjects treated with a 2 percent concentration of the drug for one year experienced moderate hair growth. 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