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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Wednesday, June 18, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. June 18, 1986 the stars and stripes Page volunteers try to save the rock1 san Francisco a local volunteers have launched a Campaign 10 Resl orc Alcatraz is land hoping thai neglect and Dis use won t gel a piece of  Donna Middlemist and Cynthia Annott Are spearheading the  Park service Ranger Robert e. Lee coordinates the volunteers. Since the idea took hold six months ago the Volunteer shave contributed .1.369 hours of time and Effort. The Federal government Over sees the former prison and us grounds and inc Park service con ducts daily Tours. But those involved in the Volunteer work say  needs help 1odo sufficient Job. My goal is to make the prison come alive for people says mid dec Nisi a former airline flight attendant and Redwood City elementary teacher who s a history Buff. Her partner. Annett. Is More interested in the gulls hat nest on the Island in san Francisco Bay. She is a candidate fur a doctorate in animal behaviour at the univer sity of California Berkeley. Pilot s widow says Nasa made terrible judgments Washington a the widow of he shuttle challenger s Pilot says the presidential commission report on the Accident indicates incredibly terrible judgments and shockingly sparse con Cern for human life by Nasa officials according to published reports. The comments by Jane Jarrell Smith widow of Michael a. Smith who was killed Wilh six other Crew members when the challenger exploded Jan. 2fl, were the first extensive Public response to the commission s report by a close relative of a Crew member. The report reflects incredibly terrible judgments shockingly sparse concern for human life instances of officials lacking the courage to exercise the responsibilities of their High office and some very bewildering thought processes Smith said in a Telephone interview published tuesday in the Washington Post. The new York times quoted Smith As saying she had avoided reaching any conclusions until the commission completed its investigation. I m sure that Mike having been test Pilot an instructor and having had the lives of others in his hand would not have compromised the safety of the mis Sion she Lold the times in a Telephone interview from North Carolina. If this had happened to a Friend i m sure he would have been  Pat Smith Mike Smith s brother lol the associated press in Beaufort. . Solid rocket Booster Field joints Cheapo Neona graphic sauce Morton thud inc. That his sister in Law was in Charlotte , he said she had Lold him she had called the times and Post Wilh a pre pared statement. In its report the commission conclude the Accident was caused by a failure of a join in the shut la s solid rocket  commission also said Nasa Wen ahead Wilh inc challenger launch despite warnings about the faulty Seal. The report by the presidential com Mission headed by former Secretary of slate William p. Rogers appeared to be thorough and accurate Smith statement said. We appreciate inc sex cell Cal work done by chairman Rogers members of the commission and the commission staff. We regret the tendency for All his la cast a Shadow Over All the Many other Fine and wonderful people in the space program. We Hope thai from this tragedy we Nave Learned above All to hold Alle Giance to the sacredness of human life. Id have the courage to place safety first Anglo Honor those who have inc strength o Honor  Smith said the latter pan of he statement referred to the courageous actions of Allan j. Mcdonald and Roger Boisjoly engineers with inc contractor Morton Thi Okol inc. Mcdonald and Boisjoly had warned of the dangers of the launch due 10 the effect of cold temperatures on he faulty joint. Etc says re. Reynolds misrepresented study Washington a the Federal Trade com Mission has charged thai the re. Reynolds tobacco co. Misrepresented the purpose and results of a government study of smoking and health. The advertising entitled of cigarettes and Sci ence appeared in major newspapers and magazines last year the commission said. The ads contended thai the government study indicated smoking is nol Asha Vardous As the Public has been Lold and challenged the relationship Between smoking and heart disease. Thai misrepresented the Siudy done for the nation Al institutes of health the commission said monday. In addition the Etc said Reynolds failed to Dis close in the and that men in the study who quit smoking had a significantly lower rate of death from heart Dis ease than men who continued to  in addition the advertising did not stale that the study s results Are consistent Wilh previous studies showing that those who quit smoking have a substantial decrease in death from heart disease the Etc said. Failure to make those disclosures constituted a mis representation the commission said. The com process a review the Case and Issue a decision. If the charges Are upheld Reynolds could be required to run ads staling the information not included in the earlier Campaign. Reynolds spokesman David fish responded that company believes the message in question was a fair and accurate  he said the and provided the tobacco company s plaint lodged by the Etc begins a hearing Der which an administrative Law judge will Cas opinion on one aspect of u significant Public Contro Versy. The key Issue at slake in this proceeding. Is height of a company to comment on important Public mailers and we believe this proceeding by the Etc poses a serious in cat to the Freedom of speech of companies and individuals alike Fishel said the commission voted 4-1 to launch the complain with chairman Daniel Oliver dissenting. I believe that As a matter of Public policy it invaluable for the Public to hear All sides of an Issue and i am concerned about taking any  that May in Hibit free expression of views thai might not be popu Lar to government regulators Oliver said. Re. Reynolds based in Winslon Salem . Sells 20 brands of cigarettes the Etc said. Ama called Johnny come lately urged to Lead War against smoking Chicago a the american medical association criticized by one member As a Johnny come lately on the Issue is being asked to Lead the fight for a crackdown on smoking including tighter curbs on tobacco sales the surgeon general years ago took the Lead. We should have been the organization taking the Lead St. Louis physician or. George m. Bohigian told an Ama Public health committee monday at the organization s annual meeting. "1 think it s kind of a shame that the Ama has been Johnny come lately on this Issue he said. The Commil Tec heard reports and resolutions aimed at tobacco use and was to make recommendations tuesday to the Ama s 386-member House of delegates the policy making body of the 271,000 member organization. Ama delegates voted last year to sup port legislation to ban tobacco Advertis ing across the Board. Ama trustee Ron Aid m. Davis reported at monday s committee meeting that such legislation was introduced in Congecsi last week. In Washington a spokesman for the tobacco Institute countered by saying recent poll commissioned by his organization among 1,030 americans found cigarette advertising was viewed As the least important of six issues organized Medicine might  Public was much More interested in seeing the Ama address the High costs of medical care increasing the Quality of care for the poor and elderly reducing the costs of medical equipment increasing the Avail ability of physicians and decreasing wailing Lime in doctors  said Institute spokesman Scott Stapf. The strongest anti tobacco Resolution which says 314,000 deaths and 13.4 Bil lion in medicare costs Are blamed on smoking annually Calls for. Developing Model legislation to bar smoking on All commercial airline flights in the Continental United states. Supporting legislation to control smoking in Public places prohibit vend ing machine sales of tobacco and outlaw sales of tobacco to people under age 21. Favouring legislation to prohibit sales of tobacco in health care institutions. Pushing for a higher Federal excise tax on cigarettes Wilh the Revenue ear marked for the medicare program. Continuing to educate people from kindergarten Oge up to help them avoid using tobacco. Banning smoking at All Ama functions. Another Resolution Calls for the Ama to oppose the use of fashion designers logos on tobacco products."1 Don t want to see an outbreak of designer cigarettes like designer jeans said or. Etten a Smith a Redden in preventive Medicine Al the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Once you put a designer s name and his or her Hall Mark on your tobacco Box you Don need to advertise  As an example. Smith displayed a Box of cigarettes marketed by , Reynolds co. Of Winston Salern ., under the Brand name Riu and carrying the logo of French fashion designer Yves Saint Lau rent flights during Liberty Centennial Washington a most air planes will be barred from airspace Over almost All of new York Harbor and Man Hattan during the planned statue of lib erty Centennial Celebration this july 4 weekend the Federal aviation admins traction said monday. Faa spokesman Fred Farrar said the Only aircraft that will be allowed into the restricted airspace Are those carrying news Media for anal photographs. Those planes must have clearance by june 20 and must specify who is aboard the plane and How Long they plan to be in the air. Farrar said the restrictions should nol disrupt commercial passenger flight since the area s three major airports can be reached without flying through the restricted space. Aircraft will be barred from the area from8 . July 2 to noon july 7, the Faa said. Farrar said the restrictions Are to pre vent unsafe congestion of sightseeing air Craft since otherwise hundreds of private planes were expected in the area to set a look at the statue of Liberty Cdean Uiol  
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