European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday september 30,1986 More americans buckling up dieting but study finds serious Lack of exercise Washington a americans Are buckling up and dieting More hut less than half he people Cuer Cise regularly and Many have problems with sires concluded a new government study released monday. There is evidence that Seal Belt us is increasing  the nations Center for health statistics said in the health study. Ii found thai the percent of adults wearing Seal belts Nissl of inc time increased from 30 percent to he first three months of 1985 to 41 percent Over the last Ilire months. This no doubt reflects he Impact of seat Belt legis lation in Many status during i9m5," said the report Bawd on a Survey of 36,399 households last year. That finding contrasted Wilh a preliminary report covering the first hair or the year which said Only about one adult in three wears a scat Belt. Otherwise the newly released year end findings were Simitar to those reported for he first half of 1985, including concern about weight loss through dieting failure of most people to exercise and continued reduction in cigarette smoking. Half of the adults respond ing to the Survey reported at least moderate stress in their lives. The study is designed to look at americans altitudes knowledge and actions concerning their own health with the Long term goal of assessing the nation s Progress Between l98sand 1990. The Survey found that 55 percent of men and 41 percent of women consider their weight to be just about  however one Quarter of men and almost one half of All women were trying to lose weight primarily by eating fewer calories or increasing physical activity it said. That did not necessarily translate into regular physical exercise however since the Survey also found that less than one half 40 percent of the adult population exercises on a regular basis and Only one Quarter have done so for five years or  some four fifths of adults believe icy Are at least As Active As other people their age the study noted but the majority Are not knowledgeable regarding the specific requirements for exercise to strengthen heart and  although cigarette smoking has been on the decline Tor More than 20 years 32 percent of men and 28 percent of women still smoke the report said. This happened despite the fact that 79 percent of adults Are aware of the danger of emphysema chronic bronchitis and cancer of the lung Larynx and Throat. People tended to be unaware of another danger posed by smoking an increased incidence of bladder cancer the study said. One half of adults reported experiencing Al least a moderate amount of stress during the two weeks pre ceding the interview with the lowest percent for inc elderly 28 percent. In addition almost one half of adult Felt that stress had had some effect on their health in the past year the study said. The Survey found  86 percent of adults know that smoking High cholesterol Levels and High blood pressure Are risk feelers in heart disease but Only 61 percent know that diabetes is also a heart disease Dan Ger Tarly three quarters 74 percent of adults have had their blood pressure checked by a medical professional in the past year with such examinations More frequent among women than men. Other findings of the report included Aboul 55 percent of adults cat breakfast daily 66 percent sleep Between seven and eight hours at night and 78 percent have a regular health care provider. Pfost women 87 percent know How to examine their breasts for pumps but Only one third do so More than six times a year. Half have had such an exam by a professional during the past year and 46 Pyrc no had a Pap smear test while 88 percent of Adulis Wilh Young children at Home have heard about Poison control centers Only a percent have the local Telephone number for the Center Handy. Of those with children under age 5, 98 percent were aware of the importance of child safety scats about 40 percent of Homes do not have a working smoke Detector. Although 93 percent know that heavy drinking can Lead to liver disease Only 40 percent know it also carries a risk of cancer of the Throat and 32 percent know of the danger of Mouth cancer. Ten percent of adults admitted to driving at least once in the last year after drinking. Revisiting Row Tunnel a photo former prisoners of War from Germany Albert Petermann left and Hermann Lehmann stand on the spot where in escape Runnel had been dug during Wii from Camp Stark  i. Guards discovered the Tunnel Complete with lights before anyone could escape. Fire of the Iso former to is retarded to the Camp for a reunion with former guards and Stark area residents. Reagan charges demos lax on Central America Kansas City to. A presi Dent Reagan battling to keep republicans in control of the Senate charged monday that democrats won t even lift a Finger to prevent the soviets from establishing a grip on Central America. Campaigning across the farm Belt Reagan stumped in Missouri for Christo Pher Bond a former two term governor battling democratic la. Gov. Harriett Woods for the seat being vacated by democratic sen. Thomas Eagleton. Later he appeared in Sioux Falls s.d., on Behan of sen. James Abdnor a first term senator challenged by demo cratic rep. Tom Daschle. Reagan opened his speech at an Airport rally in Kansas City with a Brief announce ment that . Journalist Nicholas sni lot accused of spying in the soviet Union had left Moscow an hour earlier. Because of a threat of rain the speech was moved indoors into an Airport exhibition Hall where it was hot and steamy. Reagan stripped off his coat before he addressed the audience. Swinging quickly into i political re Marks Reagan appealed to Missouri democrats to switch panics and Vole Republican. Imagine if that great missourian Harry Truman were Here today what he d think said Reagan. This was the Man who battled Back communist aggression in Korea and whose timely Aid saved Greece and pos Siby much of Europe from communist enslavement. What would he say about a party who sees the soviets building another fortress Cuba on the american Mainland and won t even lift a Finger to Stop it Rea Gan asked. You can bet whatever he had to say it would be  a $ 100 million package of Aid for Anli Govora Mcnol rebels in Nicaragua has been approved by the democratic controlled House and awaits action in the Republican controlled Senate. Attacking Woods Reagan said the democratic candidate s voting record was rated 100 percent by the us Lalibe ral Ada americans for democratic action " and said she was a tax and spend Democrat whose votes helped push this slate s budget out of balance and who now wants to go to Washington to continue her free spending ways. This stale does t need a senator like kit s opponent who wants to raise your taxes and slash  the two races Are crucial to White House Hopes for keeping gop control of the Senate where republicans have a 53-47 Edge. A net gain of just four seats by democrats would result in a change of Power and confront Reagan with a stale male in Congress for the final two years of his presidency. Decline in use of some illicit drugs reported new York up1 with the exception of co Caine and heroin americans began stabilizing or Cut Ling Back their use of illicit drugs seven years ago the new York times reported monday. The times quoted a household poll by the National Institute on drug abuse that was to be made Public in the next few weeks. Among its findings the Agency said High school seniors use about half As much marijuana every Day As they did in 1979, the same year illicit drug use peaked nationwide. Federal statistics show deaths from Angel dust or pc an animal Tranqu Ilizar have declined and pop use has been falling since 1983. The Institute reported 51 pc fatalities from Jan uary to March of this year is More than in inc same period last year but six fewer than in the first Quarter of 1983. The number of herein related deaths continues to Rise but at a slower rate than in the late 1970s, Federal statistics show. The times cites Agency figures showing 149 heroin related deaths in the first Quarter of 1986, the same number As a year earlier but in More than in the first Quarter of 1984 and twice As Many As in the opening Quarter of 1983. Cocaine use appears to be rising. Federal drug officials reported cocaine related deaths have tripled in the last four years. Last year 629 such deaths were reported. Recent figures from the drug abuse warning network show cocaine was a Factor in 9 946 Emer gency room visits last year up from 4,277 in 1982. A study by Nida in 1982 found Aboul 22 million americans had tried cocaine with 12 million having med it in the year before that Survey and 4 Milu on in he month before it