European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 28, 1986 the stars and stripes maimed monkeys stir congressional protest Washington up congresses headed Tor a showdown with the depart ment of health and human services Over 15 monkeys half of them maimed during a federally funded Experiment that was. Terminated amid charges of abuse. A group of 256 representatives and 58 senators including such unlikely allies As Sens. Edward Kennedy d-mass., and Jesse Helms. . Have called upon has Secretary Otis Bowen to remove the macaque monkeys from a Laboratory Al the  institutes of health. The lawmakers want the primates sent to a private animal Sanctuary in Texas that has offered free lifelong care. If has docs not make a decision by Early next week said rep. Bill Smith r n.h., in a recent interview he and sen. Charles Mathias r-md., will introduce a congressional Resolution about the matter. While such resolutions Are not binding. It would be unwise for a Federal Agency to ignore a sense of Congress Smith said. The animals were confiscated by police during a 1931 raid of the Laboratory of or. Edward Taub who had been funded by Nik for 20 years to study Central Ner Vous system injuries. After Taub was arrested and convicted under a Maryland animal cruelty Law was ordered by n local circuit court to House the monkeys. Taub s conviction eventually was overturned. In october officials said they wanted to relinquish custody care of the monkeys Cost the Agency 530,000 a year. The current showdown was instigated by people for the ethical treatment of animals which has held a daily Demon stration at the in Bolh Coda md., since april 28, the group issuing for the release of the animals charging that the monkeys Urc too badly mutilated for further study. The Agency hns countered that the Mon keys Are in the words of director James Wyngaarden valuable animals that might eventually be used for research congressional intervention brought re sults in a similar standoff last july when members of the animal rights group took Over nil i offices for four Days to protest head injury experiments on monkeys at the University of Pennsylvania. That conflict was resolved when to Wen s predecessor Margaret heckler stepped in and instructed to Slop funding the University of Pennsylvania project. Steel company workers May share Stock profits Pittsburgh a. Not no gotta. Lors for the Bethlehem steel corp. And the United steel workers of America reached a tentative contract settlement monday that would if approved Cut wages and benefits Tor 30,000 workers in return Tor a Stock and profit sharing plan. The tentative agreement was initiated Early monday morning by the Union s District director Paul Mchale who is the chief Union negotiator with Bethlehem. He then presented an to Page summary to his full Union bargaining committee which must approve any Accord before it can be presented to the rank and Filc for approval. Mchale told the committee made up of local Union officers from Bethlehem s Plant to deliberate As Long us necessary before voting on the package. Some opposition was evident. Of approved the tentative agreement would Cost workers an average 11.97 an hour in wages and benefits according to Union estimates the savings to Bethlehem would be greater when taxes and administrative items Are included. A settlement with Bethlehem which began negotiations in january to replace a contract expiring july 31, would be the third negotiated in the steel Industry this year. New contracts Are in effect at the Ltd so incl co. And the National steel corp. Plans similar Bethlehem s tentative agreement includes u Slock and profit sharing plan Simi Lar to one negotiated with Ltd. Al Ltd  an hour in wages and Benefit reductions Are to be returned through a Combina Tion of profit sharing and a new Stock Issue Bethlehem would set aside 10 percent of annual profits up to 1100 million and 20 percent of annual profits Over si00 million to re pay Union sacrifices Dollar for Dol Lar,1 if the package is approved. If the profit Pool is not Large enough at the end of each year Bethlehem the nation s third largest steelmaker agreed to put newly issued convertible preferred Slock the shifting worldwide steel Industry consumption in millions of tors 107production in millions o tons 424 355 Chicago Tribune graph i Nfn of Nellc Raiv . Ii Tim world Siml Outlook in a Trust account for employees. Also included is language designed to limit the use of outside contractors or Ven Dors performing work for Bethlehem As a Way of increasing employment for company employees represented by the steel Union. The tentative pact would Cut wages by an average 96 cents eliminate one week of vacation and 3 of 10 paid holidays As Well As re Structure the health care plan. It would also suspend Cost of living payments the gain sharing plan would allow Beth Lehem divisions 10 encourage increased productivity by paying quarterly bonuses tied to reductions in the work Force and improvements in Quality sled shipped. Bethlehem reported a 191,11 million toss in the first Quarter of this year and says its lasses for the previous four years total nearly s2 billion including provisions for plan. Shutdowns. The total hourly and salary work Force has been Cut to