European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday december 6,1986 . Agencies get new smoking curbs Washington a the Federal government Laid its Agency Heads Friday they must provide a reasonably smoke tree environment on he Job. While nol a ban on smoking the directive from the general services administration nonetheless represents Amajor shift from present policy. An anti smoking activist who nailed the move said it covers More people than any similar action Ever before the Ysais in charge of 7,500 buildings covering almost the entire civilian work Force of 2.3 million people. The new policy Fallows a National Academy of sciences report last Mont which concluded that exposure to smok ing in the Home appears to double the Hance of respiratory disease in children. There have been Many reports disputed by the tobacco Industry that S.C. exposure increases the Chance Flung cancer among non smokers. The environmental Protection Agency has estimated that As Many As 5,000 of the 130,000 lung cancer fatalities each Yea could be caused what is called passive smoking limply being around smok ers. The new government building regulations. Effective feb. 8, require local Agency chiefs to Divide their space into smok ing and non smoking areas and to Post signs where smoking is permitted. Generally open offices must be designated non smoking areas. Office space can be designated for smoking Only if Itcan be configured so As to limit the in voluntary exposure of non smokers to second hand smoke to a minimum according to the regulation. This Means the office space involve must be Large enough and sufficiently ventilated to provide separate smoking and non smoking sections which protect the non smokers against involuntary exposure 10 auditoriums classrooms conference rooms elevators corridors lobbies restrooms stairways clinics and libraries generally May nol be designated smoking , eating areas Luce As cafeterias now most have designated non smoking areas. This will change to re quire that smoking Anas be set aside and a significant easing of draft regulations published in May Gas told its fed eral tenants they May designate lobbies corridors and restrooms As smoking areas if they cannot find enough suitable space in office areas. The regulations were endorsed at news conference by All the major employee unions and associations. Terence c. Golden head of the Gas said he believed productivity would not be affected one Way or another. An losses by workers going somewhere to Lake smoke Breaks would be offset by gains among non amok cars and by reduced absenteeism he Taid. In the Long run he govern ment expects reduced health care costs became the regulations will let More smokers to quit each of the armed service has restricted smoking which together win cover about As Many people at the Osa tobacco Institute issued a statement saying the rules appear to Beno Radical change to those in Force Anat 1979."but it was regrettable the indu major Trade group said that Osa 1 to heed a report from the National Institute of occupational safety and health that smoking accounted for Only 2 percent of More than 200 indoor air Quality investigations by the Agency. An Institute poll of 400 Federal workers in the Washington area that showed that is percent believed no new regulations were needed. Ambiguous scientific finding of the health effects of exposure to smok ing. Scientists volunteers work round the clock to help whales Eastham mass. A an ailing whale Nick named Halley was put to death Friday but a youngster nicknamed Victory got a new Home As scientists tallied their successes and defeats in the latest suicide strand ing by several dozen whales fifty seven Pilot whales beached themselves along Cape cod on wednesday. Twenty five died nine of them Given lethal injections to end the suffering caused a photo Volunteer Rescue Wor Lur Lexa Deacon of Juh Oboth mass keeps a wet Blanket w the at the whale. By the crush of their own weight. Twenty nine whale were believed to have returned to sea after scientists and volunteers pushed them from the Beach Back into the surf Victory who like Halley had been held in Little Salt Pond was taken to the new England aquarium i Boston where he joined two other calves from the alive than dead is real encouraging. You re talking to a Guy in a Field that usually ends up wit Zero Success Greg Early assistant curator and Marine biologist at the aquarium said of S.C. stranding. Victory is a juvenile male and the two calves taken to the Boston Center on wednesday were under a year old. One a 500-Pounder, was eating herring. But a300-Pounder refused the fish and scientists were considering concocting a formula similar to that Given to human said they hoped to return All three to the Ocean in one to three , the dead whales were to be buried by Bulldozer after necropsy is Friday. Early said Sample would be taken from jaws and Teeth tissue stomach contents reproductive tracts and livers. Scientists information should prove they held out Tittle Hope they would find a reason for the teachings which usually occur at this time of year during the whales southerly migration. Among Many theories for beaching Are that in whales follow an errant Leader that they Are thrown off course by storms or that they Are confused by the Strong magnetic variations of geologic faults under the the whales beached wednesday averaged 15 feet i length and weighed up to 2 tons. Scientists and volunteers worked round the clock to save them but Yeraci a research veterinarian for the aquarium said injections were sometimes the Only humane resumed one whale to the Ocean just before it was to be injected and Volunteer Marilyn Schmidt said it was swimming around out there right scientists said Friday the whale was regarded As unaccounted for and they did not know if it was dead or alive. Kids wish lists soon change editor says new York up parents hit with a mile Long wish list of Christmas gift requests need not despair the kids will most Likely forget their favorite picks Long before Sinla Clam appears parents Magazine advises. And kids allegiance to toys also is wont to be fleeting says Elizabeth Crow the editor of parents parents Are confronted with an Over ambitious list of 30 things their child wants fro Santa they should ask the child to put numbers in front of each item listing them in importance Crow trick is to get the list As Long before Christmas As possible and Hope the child s Mem Ory sounds facetious but it works she said. In addition something the children desperately want today May be forgotten by tomorrow she said. It depends in part on what their friends have and want Don t treat a child s Christmas Tot As an inventory but rather As a wish list that changes almost daily she also tells parents not to get bogged Down by a Christ Mas list children love surprises. As Long As the sur prise is something the child May enjoy. Even fit s a Roll of Candy. It does t have to be expensive she biggest toy trying mistake Many parents make is buying above a child s age level read the packaging labelled for the appropriate age group before buying she mistake parents make is buying something that s not fun to play with said Crow. It might be something that Falls apart after a couple of playtime or it May not be versatile Hollings accused of ignoring Reagan s rights Washington a in an unusual personal criticism of a fellow sen Ator Strom Thurmond Friday accused fellow South carolinian Ernest f. Hol Lings of trying to run roughshod Over president Reagan s rights by suggesting the chief executive knew More than he admitted about the diversion of arms sales profits to Nicaragua of rebels. Thurmond , the president pro tempore with 32 years in the Senate. Strongly hinted that Hollings d-s.c., should be removed from the Senate intelligence committee because his objectivity May have been Thurmond outgoing judiciary committee chairman said removal Isa matter for intelligence panel chairman David Durenberger r-minn., and hoi Lings. But when asked if he was Sug Gesting the step Thurmond replied r you know what the answer would Thurmond i anger was sparked by re Marks by Hollings on tuesday when be discussed the possibility of granting immunity to u. Col. Oliver North the find National Security Council aide who according to attorney general Edwin Melesc Iii knew of the diversion of Ira Nian arms sales profits to the has taken the fifth amendment before the Senate panel. Hollings said he Wai positive of Reagan s knowledge even though the president has insisted repeatedly he did not know of the diversion of Money. Thurmond said he contacted Duren Berger to determine if the committee had reached that particular confusion. And he informed me that it had not the Republican senator Laid be would continue to believe too president unless facts come out to the Fernando Hob Nav spokes Man Laid the senator already has re solved the Issue with Dure Benjet. Hollings assured him he dig do make the comments based on the com Mittee hearings and Durenberger apol Jbf suggesting the i Leavina the panel Ferandez said Fernandez added. Fritt i on the president s Side. He that he get the information to. Come clean with the american it s the Best Way we can act to la of
