European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 31. 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 7 poll finds support for ban on tobacco ads Chicago a a ban on tobacco advertising is supported by nearly two thirds of americans and by Many smokers according to an american medical association poll released wednesday. The Ama commissioned the nationwide sampling alter its House of delegates called for a tobacco Adver Tising ban last december simply because the physicians of America arc lived of watching their patients die said or. James h. Simmons the executive vice president of the association. Of the 1,510 adults polled by Telephone in May and june 64 percent favored a ban while 29 percent were opposed. Seventy one percent of non smokers supported the ban while 23 percent opposed it. Among smokers the ban was favored by 48 percent Wilh 46 percent opposing it perhaps the most sur prising result of the Survey said or Robert Mcafee an Ama Ruslie from Portland Maine. What they re saying is yeah 1 smoke but let s not have others be exposed to this addiction " Mcafee said in a Telephone interview. Tobacco ads Are banned from television and radio. The Survey dealt with a ban on All other advertising including1 newspapers magazines and billboards. Sammons said the Survey a culls obviously reflect Public concern for the dancers of tobacco  Congress is now considering advertising ban legis lation introduced by rep. Michael Synar d-okla., and recent testimony on this legislation overwhelmingly reflected the Public sentiment we see in Llic a surveys he milled. There was no immediate comment from the Washington based tobacco Institute which represents the tobacco Industry. Asked if they believe a ban on tobacco ads would be effective in limiting smoking 68 percent of All those polled said it would be is least somewhat effective. Thirty percent said it would not be effective at Allamong smokers 54 percent said a ban would be somewhat effective while 44 percent said it would not. Seventy five percent of non smokers believed a ban would be somewhat effective and 23 percent thought it would have no Impact. In a separate Survey of 1,000 physicians commissioned by the Ama in june s5 percent favored he proposed ban and 11 percent opposed  percent of the doctors said they believed a ban would be very effective in limiting smoking while 65 percent expected it would be somewhat effective and 24 percent predicted no  10.5 percent of the doctors said they smoke compared to 30 percent among the general Public. Among smoking doctors 71 percent favored the ban and 85 percent of the non smokers concurred. U.s., soviets discussing Swap of radio programs Washington Iii . And soviet officials Are discussing a possible Exchange of radio programs Wilh an end to Soviel jamming of the voice of Amer Ica the director of the . Information Agency Usia said wednesday. It valid be a big breakthrough said Usia chief Charles Wick. As we get More specific then 1 think it could Lead 10 an  Wick in a Telephone interview said the general outlines were worked out during a meeting he held with Aleksandr Yakovlev soviet communist party Secretary in charge of propaganda in Reykjavik during the oct. 11-12 Summit be tween president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Wick said he and his counterpart agreed on the idea of an Exchange of radio programming Over medium wave am frequencies. The voice of America via which now broadcasts to the Soviel Union Over Short wave frequencies that often Are jammed by the Kremlin also would be permitted to broadcast Over an am fre Quency. In return the soviets would be Given Access to american i Muncus through one or Mure american radio networks. Yakovlev said Wick Efferi a 10 end jamming of Voa Short wave broadcasts if the soviets could gain a Cas to inc american am i audience. Wick said at Leasi one american radio organization which he declined to name had expressed interest in carrying the so Viel radio programming but the panic ulars have yet to be worked out and presented to the soviets. It s just a matter of execution and their Soviel recognition that we Are certainly entitled to equal Access and that it not be construed at All that we re bribing them to cease jamming Wick said. Remains from Vietnam War identified As air Force no Washington a the Penta gon announced wednesday it had identified another set of remains missing from the Vietnam War that was among a group of remains repatriated to the United Stales last april. The remains were determined to be those of air Force senior master sgt. Elroy e. Harworth of Elizabeth minn., who was reported missing Over North Vietnam on May 31, 1966, following the crash of a cd 30 cargo plane. The identification of Harworth brings to four the number of remains identified by the defense department out of a group of 21 returned 10 the United suites last april 10 by the vietnamese govern ment. Efforts Are continuing Al the army scentral identification Laboratory in Honolulu to identify the other remains the Pentagon said in a statement. The . Government appreciates the cooperation of the socialist Republic of Vietnam that resulted in the return of these remains and Hopes it represents just one of Many continued Steps to re solve this Long standing humanitarian Issue the Pentagon said. Harworth s remains will be trans ported from Hickam fab in Hawaii to Travis fab calif., in thursday follow ing a full military honors ceremony. A Pentagon official who asked not to be identified said the announcement of Harworth s identification was delayed last week at the request of his family while arrangements were made to allow two other family members who Are in the military to travel to Hawaii for the Hon ors ceremony Odd couple a 700-Pound Bull Moose keeps company with the unusual object of his affection a Brown and while Hereford cow in a pasture in Shrewsbury Al. The cow s owner Larry Carrara says the unlikely pair have been nuzzling since saturday and news reports Hare brought crowds to watch the courtship. Newspaper demands aids tests for new hires Birmingham Ala. A the Birmingham news has been requiring new employees to take aids tests because of health and financial concerns the newspaper s publisher said wednesday. The practice was begun about six months months ago Victor h. Hanson ii told National Public radio. We Don t want knowingly to gel involved with somebody who has a debilitating illness that would be very costly to us Hanson said. While the Tot for aids antibodies is a condition of employment for new employees the newspaper is not requiring those hired before the policy was implemented to take the test. The blood test reveals the presence of antibodies to the aids virus indicating whether a person has been exposed to the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It does not indicate whether the virus itself is present or whether the person will develop the fatal ailment and health officials say it can produce incorrect results. Slate health officer Earl Fox said wednesday that his department is not aware of any other employer giving the aids test in Alabama outside of the Mili tary. He also said the state committee on Public health recently decided not to recommend mandatory aids testing. I m not saying the Birmingham news should t do it said Fox. Bui he said the committee which set Public health policy guidelines in Alabama does not recommend mandatory testing because of possible civil rights and Job discrimination questions. He said the committee does recommend voluntary Anonymous testing by members of groups at High ask for aids such As male homosexuals and intravenous drug users. The apr report said Hanson acknowledged that lest results can be faulty but that no applicants who test positive will be hired by the news