European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. February 27, 1987 the stars and stripes Pago 7 airline smoking a soldering Issue no ban without More data Dot to suggest Washington a the transportation do Parl Meni his decided in continue allowing smoking aboard commercial jetliners despite a scientific panel s  Ion that smoking be barred on All domes lie flights. The department plans to Send ils response i the National Academy of sciences report on airline smok ing to Congress within Chr Ocul few Days including in conclusion that More studies Are needed before a ban on airline smoking should be considered. The Academy s a Lionel research Council concluded an in month study of aircraft Cabin air. Including the effects of tobacco smoke last August and it sued a report which urged that smoking he prohibited on All Domestic airline flights. Drifting tobacco smoke in aircraft Cabins poses a Clear health risk to frequent flyers and airline employees he 12-Membcr panel concluded. It said for flight attendants the exposure to Drifting smoke was equivalent to smoking a pack of cigarettes a Day. But in is response to that report the transportation department contends that the Academy s find Ings were not convincing and that further studies on the effects of tobacco smoke in airline Cabins Are needed. The transportation depart Cal has jurisdiction Over regulations that would govern smoking aboard commercial aircraft including those now in effect which require airline to maintain separate smoking and non smoking sections. Unions representing flight attendants and various anti smoking groups had sought some new curbs on smoking aboard aircraft in Light of Lasi summer s acad Emy findings and More recent findings about the effects of passive smoke on non smokers. The failure to impose  restriction on air Tine smoking will increase the likelihood that flight attendants will come Down with lung rancor in the future said Matthew Finucane safety director for the association of flight attendants the largest Union rep resenting Cabin flight Crews. The harmful effects of tobacco smoke in airline Cabins has been adequately documented. Finucane said. He cited last August s study As Well As a report by the Academy last november on the Etc cts of  Sive tobacco smoke and conclusions drawn by . Surgeon general a Everett Koop that Drifting to Bacco smoke increases the risk of lung cancer for non smokers. Aaron Lightman a spokesman for citizens against tobacco smoke accused transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole of playing politics with a very important Public health and safety  Scott Stapf a spokesman for the tobacco Institute Sard a Dot decision not to impose new restrictions would be prudent and  the tobacco Institute was sharply critical of the Academy study last August claiming it was devoid of hard scientific evidence showing Thill tobacco smoke in aircraft is harmful. The August report by the Academy concluded the separate smoking and non smoking sections do not protect Tion smokers from Drifting tobacco smoke and May in fact Worsen the problem because they produce a High concentration of smoke in some areas of the  n. Tiit transportation department contends in its response that More evidence must be gathered before a smoking ban should be considered said department sources speaking on the condition that they not be identified by name. Our position is that they the National research Council panel made some startling statements and summarized existing reports Liui it s premature to make any conclusions said one source familiar with the response that will be sent to Congress. The source said thai while broader smoking restrictions May be imposed eventually no new regulations arc anticipated soon. For now one source said the department is focusing its attention More on such pressing issues As drug test ing of airline employees dealing with airline delays and malting improvement in the air traffic control system. Roberts Money raising rhetoric questioned Dallas a evangelist Oral Roberts who said last month thai god told him he would die by March unless he raised j8 million declared in ,1 ser Mon last year that he would die by the end of 1986 but failed to raise the Money to was reported wednesday. Roberts told a gathering at the Dallas convention Center last easter thai god had spoken to him and instructed him to raise the Money by the end of the year or he would die according to a recording of the Sermon obtained by the Dallas morning news. Roberts spokeswoman Jan Dargatz told the newspaper she assumed that during the Dallas Sermon the Tulsa okla., evangelist in inc heal of inc presentation he preaches spontaneously made his own mistake in  he preaches and a lol of times he says i Don t remember saying that. Pm i did there it was on tape " the Money is to fund medical scholarships ill Oral Roberts University for medical students who agree to serve As missionaries in third world countries Roberts said. Somehow some Way when dec. 31 Rolls around. I m going to bring that ship in in inc name of Jesus Christ Roberts said in the Dallas Sermon. Oral Roberts life is on the  he said in the easier Sermon. God has spoken to me twice Jan. 25 and May i. He told me that if i did not Send out to the holy missionary teams. He s going to Lake me this year because if 1 Don t do in he said i m going to be gone before this year is out. Ill be with the father. I know n As much As i m standing  he said god told him you can do it finish your work and go to heaven or you can use your soul. Oral Roberts ministries Oral Roberts began his televised ministry in 1954. Oral Roberts ministries located in Tulsa has a annual budget of $120 Majtan. $55 milk i owning from contribution Sand the rest from tuition Grants and Hospital and Csc fees. The ministries include Oral Robert Una witty. An dependent Christian College and graduate school founded in 1965current enrolment is 4,650 students. Oral Roberto  producers of Roberts weekly television program syndicated a 200 markets around the country also producers of Das Cable television show starring is son Richard Roberts. City of Faith medical Complex Buitt at a Cost of $250 or Fulton. Includes 60-Stofy Tower dedicated in1961 it houses a Hospital do medal research Center and Oral Roberts University school of meddle. University vhf a a  Center operating since 1670, it houses 45qpareons in 250. Apartments 109 cottages and a 70 bed nursing Center. City of Faith medical Complex in Tulsa. Bethany real Etta conventional real estate brokerage offering residential commercial investment and by Ucang management services. Healing outreach Center phase of a four Hasa planned tourist attraction featuring a multimedia laser Light journey through the but the current 25-Mlnute production depicts creation of the world introduction of sin in the Garden of Eden and the great Rood. Chicago Titow graphic source Chicago Trabun new report Roberts Sard tin other occasions and in letters sent to his followers that god had spoken to him in March i986 and ordered him to raise the Money within one year or by March 1987. In his television program Jan. 4 and Jan. 11 of this year Roberts said he had to raise the Money by March or his life would and. In january he said he had raised s3.5 million of the total. Another si.6 million was donated in the two weeks following his television Appeal ministry officials said. Officials have refused to say How much additional Money has come in since then. Dargatz said All inc Money had t been raised As of last week. Several television stations refused to broadcast Roberts last is appeals. The fund drive has drawn criticism from some fellow evangelists and ministers. Some to station managers said he would have to change his tactics or his program would be cancelled. Roberts methods have been the sub jeep of dozens of news stories and news paper and Magazine columns since it was launched. Frankly i m amazed this goes on and on Dargatz said. So be  Mca Wilc. In Las vegas nov a state gaming regulators rejected a request by a sports Book to Post Odds on whether Roberts will raise the Money gaming control Board chairman Bart Jacca is id the bet could easily be manipulated Liy people who know How much Money is being collected Ulilis a horse race or sporting event the outcome would be known or known to a reasonable percent by the individuals in charge of collecting and tabulating the contributions being made to Oral Roberts jacks wrote this week to Little Caesars sports Book owner Gene Maday who made inc request. Engineering students have egg on their faces Burlington i. A engineering students trying o show they weren t eggheads ended up with egg on their faces while celebrating the University of Vermont s first engineers week. They gathered for a contest wednesday in which the object was to drop a raw egg from great height with out breaking it students on Campus look at us Tike we re the Litile squids thai All we to is study said organizer Jim Olmstead As he held a Carton of eggs fifteen students entered the contest using such egg hold ing contraptions As canons with parachutes and canons with balloons. There also was a Canon filled win Lello. Another Canon had an  Fuu of water. As More than 100 people watched the first drop came from the first Story Landing. Two entries failed. A few More failed at three stories and six pissed the lest from the highest Point the fifth floor. The Winner for the lightest Container was an Hacker i 22-year-old senior from Bryn Maur pa., Ivhon used a plastic cup suspended by balloons. After his Victory he dropped a Bombshell. He said he was t an Engin Cerine Slu Donl but a political science major i entered just to show up those engineering students Hacker said. They shown l be so nerdy All the time. They should take a break sometimes and have some