European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes monday october 20,1986 _ report criticizes clinics reuse of dialysis devices Washington up thousands of americans with kidney disease Are suffering potentially deadly infection because clinics Are re using disposable dialysis devices with government bless ing to increase profits a report said Sun Day. The Ripon by the Senate special com Mittee on aging accused the government of misleading the committee by describing reuse of the devices As Safe and acceptable. The report showed that reuse has caused deaths serious injuries and costly hospitalization of patients. There were outbreaks of infection among patients in Texas California Florida and Georgia last Spring. New evidence of harm from improper or inadequate use of disinfectants most often formaldehyde a known Carci Nogen also Are documented in the re  report summarizes the findings of a seven month investigation following March 6 committee hearing during which the Public health service assured Congress that no health hazards have been demonstrated with reuse of the devices. But the report shows serious omis Sions and inaccuracies in the testimony said committee chairman sen. John Heinz a a. Pus relied on flawed studies an misinterpreted its own data to assert reuse is Safe and efficient he  report showed the health service ignored a substantial body of evidence developed by the centers for disease control and the food and drag admin  times a week americans with end stage renal disease Hook up to kid Ney dialysis machines for Iffe having treatment to clean their  of the disposable devices used in the treatment marked for single use Only by manufacturers involves Flushing them Oul with a disinfectant  sterilization results in bacterial  is Standard procedure in More than 50 percent of the nation s 1,300 dialysis centers not because clinical  show it of be the safest most efficient method but because the Cash Register shows it As the most profitable Heinz  reimburses clinics on the basis of single use Only and the stud showed the clinics can make an annual Overall $80 million in profits by reusing the  clinics threaten patients with discontinuing service if they refuse to submit to reuse the report said the report offers 12 major recommendations including an investigation int whether reuse should continue and an investigation of dialysis clinics to deter mine their procedures. Puzzle busters a photo Kongi nearing graduate students Ashwin Belur 22, a Al and Blair Whilo Ker 25, pose with Kubik g magic Puzzle sin a dormitory worn to the in Rumity of Pennsy Haittas. The two students Hare solved the latest Puzzle by to bit s Cnoc inventor Ento Rywk ind expect to have their solution i bookstores before rubik t a i Book ii published Early next Yew. Colouring film classics colled mutilation of history Hollywood a the 8,000 Mcm bar directors Guild of America will fight vigorously against the computerized colouring of Black and White mov its. A process the movie makers Call mutilation of history the Dag National Board voted unanimously saturday in new York City to utilize All the Guild s resources to oppose the tinting process spokesman Chuck warn said sunday. The Board called the colouring of Vin Tage movies artistic  say ing the process is a mutilation of history not merely As it relates to film but As it affects our society s perception of it  warn  Black and White films is a rewriting of history which we believe Tobe inherently dangerous Dag presi Dent Gilbert Cates said. Earlier last week the Dag filed Challenge to the issuance of new copy rights Tor tinted classics arguing theolor computer process amounts to Little More than painting by numbers that Legal Challenge will continue and additional Legal strategies will be explored warn said. In addition the Guild will pursue possible legislative strategies aimed at protecting the interests of  the Guild s 27-Page Brief filed wit the . Copyright office said copy rights issued to films that have lapsed into Public Domain and Are tinted risk putting a weapon for harassment in the hands of mischievous  you could have different color ver Sion of Casablanca for example and you could have Bogie Humphrey be Gan in a different color suit in each one Dag attorney Jay Roth said. The controversy erupted when theurner broadcasting system recently announced plans to color 100 Black and White movie classics including Casa Blanca the maltese Falcon Yan Kee Doodle Dandy and the postman always rings  the motion picture association of America Tinner entertainment co. And two firms that add color to motion Pic Tures. Color system technology inc. And colonization inc., wrote a letter encouraging the issuance of copyrights for newly tinted movies. There should be no doubt but that the effects and expression achieved through color selection coordination and application Are a copyright Abl component of the Overall cinematographic work represented in a visual medium a joint letter by the Paa Turner and color systems said explaining that theolor choices Are made by humans not computers. The average Cost of colouring a film is $183,000. Companies that perform Ike work say they Are helping introduce new generation of viewers to it task movies because Black and White films Are getting harder to Syndicate on television and Are virtually shut out of the Home video Market. Richard Mocombe. Tbs president of program development in los Angela said the colouring process does t destroy the original film. The Black and White print still  Mocombe said. Those Ifni ciocia Dos of Mack and White can bin see it its original  military buildup Cost 1.1 million jobs study says Washington up1 the . Military buildup Cost the nation More than 1.1 million jobs that Wouldhave been generated had the Money been spent in the private sector a new study said sunday. The study the empty pork barrel the employment Cost of the military buildup 1981-1985," was conducted by employment research associates a non profit Lansing mich., economic consult ing firm looked Only at the buildup Dur ing president Reagan s first term and not the entire military budget. Over the four year period the Penta gon had total expenditures of j823 Bil lion with the military budget rising from$147 billion in 1-98l to $239 billion in the study found that the $190 billion buildup the amount spent by the Pentagon on military procurement and personnel Over and above the inflation Rale generated 7.224,000 jobs. If that Money had been spent on nor Mal economic activities in the United states the study said it would have generated 8,370,000 jobs. This is 1,146.000 fewer jobs than if the Money had gone for Normal economic activity the study said. There was a net loss of Over 6,000 Job for every is billion thai went for the buildup in addition the report said 35 mates and the District of Columbia including Texas one of the nation s largest recipients of military spending suffered a net loss of jobs. Fifteen mates Ted by California were net Job winners. Using a sophisticated computer Model developed by regional economic mod Els inc. Of Amherst mass the study an Al Zed a wide Range of direct intermediate and induced employment change by Industry income changes changes i wage rates and migration Between states when demand is increased or decreased. For example the Model is Able to de Termine How much the Purchase of $1 billion of automobiles would have affected employment in California Michi Gan Ohio and other places. It also shows the employment Impact in industries that Supply the Auto Industry and the incremental jobs created when workers went out and spent their wages. California which had a net gain of600,000 jobs As n result of military spending is in a Daw by itself,11 the report said. It had a net gain of Over three time Sas Many jobs As Virginia the next Tsaijen net gain state the report said. As on would suppose from these figure use was an enormous increase in into Mafi contracts for military hardware Btl Lii 1981-1985." in addition to California and Virginia other net gain Stales were May us Massachusetts Missouri Kumf Tiari Kansas Hawaii Nevada. Washing news aka Georgia Utah Alaska awl new Hampshire. Texas was the biggest loser he Toady said with 288,040 jobs lost Beamie of the buildup in Large part because of ill huge civilian Economy As Wea As t de Cline of 25,650 military personnel during the period