European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 19, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 smokers ranks thinned by 7 percent new York up the number of adult smok ers in America dropped 1 percent in the past decade leaving what the american cancer society Calls a hard Core 30 percent who refuse to quit. A 10-year report on smoking released by the society shows the number of adult smokers in America went from 37 percent in 1976 to 30 percent this year. The percentages of men and woman who smoke declined but the actual number of american women who smoke has increased the report said. In men the percentages and Overall numbers decreased there have been vast social cultural changes in smoking habits and attitudes Over the past decade said society spokesman Irving Rimer. Think the Challenge to us today is that we re Downto the hard Core smokers. We Are also concerned about women smokers since lung cancer has now surpassed breast cancer As a Lead ing cause of death in women a fact that can be directly attributed to smoking and women he said. In 1976, 42 percent of american men and 32 per cent of the women Over the age of 20 were smokers. By1985, the percentage of men smoking had dropped to 33 percent while the percentage of women smokers dipped to 28 percent. More teen age girls smoke than boys As was True a decade ago but the Gap is widening. In the past 10 years the number of boys who smoke dropped from 18 percent to 16 percent while the number of girls went from 28.8 percent in 1976 to 20.5 percent today. La is a shame Young women Are falling into a trap As port of their goal toward Equality with  Rimer  report also shows the number of women smok ers who consume More than 25 cigarettes a Day in creased from 19 percent to 24 percent Between 1976 and 1986. The rate also increased for male smokers by 3 percent. College educated men Are less Likely to smoke than Blue Collar workers with Low incomes while women who work Are More Likely 1o smoke than those who stay at Home the report said. Demographics show hard Core smokers Are less educated Blue Collar and minorities a tougher Seg ment for us 1o influence 10 quil Rimer said. The report also indicates the Public is increasingly i satisfied with smoking. A 1985 Survey showed 75 percent of americans Felt smokers should not Light up in the presence of others compared to 69 percent who fell the same Way in a 1983 Survey. The sign does t lie a photo a 2-Yeni-old attack trained German Shepherd snarls at passers by through the open window of a Van on u Jack son miss Street. The owner of the Van. Candy Crawford operates a dog training Academy. Ski is Good deterrent program director says Seattle up the director of the strategic defense initiative program conceded Friday that Star wars would not Stop All enemy missiles from reach ing the United Stales but firmly defended ski As today s most effective deter rent to nuclear War. There s a false thesis by some critics that this system would be useless because a Small number of ballistic missiles would gel through said air Force , James Abrahamson director of the defense department s strategic defense initiative organization. But a few gel Ling through is not the same As 8,000 warheads getting through. It would be irresponsible for me today we can Stop every weapons system just As irresponsible As the critics who say it would t be  Abrahamson said he was disappointed that the Iceland meeting Between president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev broke Down after the United states refused to limit ski development for 10years. But Abrahamson said he was encouraged that both sides discussed ways of reducing nuclear weapons production. They Are talking for the first Lime in the history of arms control about a dra Matic reduction in arms production he said giving credit to sol ski is the most effective Means of pre venting nuclear War said Abraham or. Who was in Seattle to deliver a guest lec Ture on the space weapons system at the University of Washington. It s not a weapon that destroys peo ple or the other Side s Homeland he said. It s a weapon against  he said the United states is willing to Siara some ski technology with the so Viets if they open some of their defense and weapons files to . Scientists. Our intent is not to hand Over our technology and have Ihm use it against us Abrahamson said. We would like open laboratories where the information is shared but they arc not willing Loac cent  Abrahamson said he doubts either Side would follow a suggestion that any so system be developed or maintained by a Neutral government. Both sides like to have their own Security in their hands he said. Resistance to metric system hurting . Business Chicago a the Campaign to convert the United slates to the metric system has fizzled putting american companies at a disadvantage overseas gov pm men and business leaders said Friday at a . Metric association conference. Our Economy is suffering because countries Don t want to buy our Inch Pound products when they can buy metric products from West Germany Japan Tai wan and other countries said Valerie an lome executive director of the association which was formed in1916, and an Engineer with Litton industries in los  United Stales is one of three countries that Haven t convened to the metric system according to Gerald t. Underwood director of metric programs for the Commerce department. The others Are Burma and Brunei he said. Underwood was among 60 government officials business executives and educators at the conference seeking to revive interest in the metric system which is based on the number id. I d say almost any product you want to produce if it in t in metric you d Nave trouble Selling it abroad said Tom Farrell president of los Angeles based Pencil s fasteners which produces Metal clips sized in metric units. Many countries have restrictions against importing goods that Aren t in metric he said. The first Challenge of the Inch Pound system came in 1966, when the Federal government made it Legal to manufacture products using metric measures Antoine  december 1975, Congress passed the metric con version Art promoting a voluntary switch to metric  the Campaign has fizzled due mainly 10 Resis Tance from Consumers she said people Don t even realize they re using metric now she said. They re buying soda and wine in liners. Yet they re afraid they re going to gel cheated if we switch to the metric system because they won t understand  Camp Lejeune to dedicate Beirut Barracks memorial Washington a a memorial to the 241 . Service members who died when their Barracks in Beirut Leb anon was bombed in 19b3 will be dedicated at Camp Lejeune n.c., this week the Pentagon said  dedication ceremony thursday for the memorial which also Honor three servicemen who died during the 1983 invasion of Grenada will include speeches by North Carolina Coy. Jim Martin and Gen. . Kelley the Marine corps commandant retired col. Timothy of rashly the commanding officer of the 24lfi Marine amphibious unit at the time of the terrorist bombing will participate in the laying of a Wreath at the memorial. The dedication will be held three years after a terrorist drove a bomb Laden truck into the Barracks. Carved in two Granite Walls which make up a portion of the memorial Are the names of each of the 244 servicemen who died along with the inscription they came in peace a Pentagon statement said. The hour Long Dedica Tion ceremony is expected to draw More than 400 family members of the de ceased  the Pentagon said More than $205,000 in private contributions for the memorial has been raised so far by the Jacksonville n.c., beautification and appearance commission and Beirut me Morial committee. Sanas artime in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 19.1946 the army has ordered All soldiers who were drafted in 1945 and Are still on Active duly to be discharged by jan.30 years ago today. Oct. 19, 19s6 the new York Yankees Mickey Mantle won the american league slugging championship with a .70s Mark the highest in 15 years. The Cen Ter fielder had 376 total bases in 533 times at Bat. 20 years ago today. Oct. 19, 1966 Elizabeth Arden 82, who built a 1600 loan into a multimillion Dollar business in cosmetics and High fashion Beauty farms for wealthy women died Ofa heart attack in her Manhattan Home. To years ago today. Oct. 19, 1976 a French engineering firm said Oil Rich saudi Arabia is consid ering a plan Lolow icebergs from tie Antarctic to the red sea to provide water for the desert kingdom