European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday my 9, 1967 the stars and stripes House oks 2 Navy carriers in $288 billion defense Bill Washington a the House voted thurs Day to approve two More aircraft camera for the Navy easily turning Down attempts to torpedo the giant warships because they Are so expensive. The decisions came As the democratic controlled chamber worked its Way through a Bill authorizing $288 billion in Pentagon spending for the fiscal year that begins oct. 1. The House had been scheduled to debate the Sta wars missile  system thursday amid a prediction by House speaker Jim Wright a Texas that the program s budget would be Frozen but the chamber abruptly delayed a decision on the Issue. Majority Leader Tom Foley d-wash., said the Star wars decision was pushed ahead to next week because the debate is Likely to be lengthy consuming most of a full Day. The defense budget Bill includes a j660 million Down payment on a pair of aircraft carriers that eventually will Cost a total of $6.9 billion. They Are to rebuilt i the ref Al decade. The nuclear powered giants the world s largest warships will replace a pair of world War in Eia car Riera and will keep the Navy s Carrier total at 15. The House fint rejected 294-124, an amendment by rep. Lynn Martin r-jii., to strike All Carrier Money from the Bill. Then it rebuffed 267-145, a move by rep. Dave Mccurdy  to Knock out funds for one of the warships. Martin argued that the carriers should t be Pur chased now particularly in a time of High Federal deficits. One of the strongest proponents of the ships was rep Herb Bateman r-va., whose District includes the Newport news va., shipyard where All of the super carriers Are built. Shortly before the session began Wright said the democratic controlled House was sure to reject presi Dent Reagan s proposal for a sleep increase in Money for Sta wars formally known As the strategic de sense initiative. We re Likely to adopt the j3.i billion level that the House voted last summer for the current fiscal year Wright said. Reagan had sought s5.8 billion for the program in the next fiscal year. Although the House approved $3.1 billion last sum Mer the final Star wars budget was raised to $3.5 billion by a House Senate conference committee. A similar conference will be called later  year to reconcile the Bills that will be separately enacted by the House and Senate. Long of to sitcom cheers bows ouf los Angeles a Sam and Diane called off the wedding in the Middle of their vows thursday night As actress Shelley Long made her final appear Ance on nos bit comedy  in a Bitte Rawell season finale whose ending had Bee nipple seem by the producers Tang s character the highbrow barmaid Diane Chambers goes off by herself 10 a Cabin in Maine to finish a novel she had started Yean earlier. She and bar owner Sam Malone. Played by Ted Danson Are in the Middle of the ceremony at cheers surrounded by All their friends when Diane s old en-1 Glish professor Calls to say she has been Given a Cash Advance and a Promise of publication if she finishes the Book improbably tilled Jocasta s Conan  i Don l want to be married to a woman who la always be asking what Ift says  got to take your  see you in six months Diane replies. Long Bui Sam As if a knowl i will never get Back together bids her fare Welt with Trie words have a Good  the fadeout is a scene in which Sam dreams of himself and Diane As a married couple 40 years in the future silently dancing. Hours before the broadcast the producers had re fused to divulge which of three filmed endings would be used to say goodbye to Long who is leaving the show after five years to concentrate on her film career. In a second ending Sam and Diane got married. The third was not divulged. Diane and Sam saw their relationship go through Many changes from passion to icy chill since the show made ils debut in september 1982. At one Lime Diane ran off to Europe to marry her psychiatrist frasier Crane Kelsey grammar. The wedding fell through at the altar. Afterwards Sam and Diane slowly renewed their Romance. Lone is in new York filming hello  her latest film was the Hil comedy outrageous  she has also starred in such movies As losing  the Money pit night shift irreconcilable differences a Small Circle of friends and Cave  at a party following the filming of the final episode she said working on the show had been not always easy but  i look Back and think How Lucky i am she said. Poll on Hart finds Fidelity not top Issue by the new York times the Issue that seems to have doomed Gary Hart s quest Tor he democratic presidential nomination that of marital Fidelity appear to be of considerably less importance o american sin their voting choices than other lapses of per Sonal conduct such As cheating on income taxes according to a new York times lbs news poll. Results of c Telephone Survey of 749 adults conducted tuesday and wednesday were announced As the press reported Hart s intention to withdraw from the  Survey also found criticism of the Way he press had handled news of the visit of a Miami Model to Hart s Washington Home last weekend. Nearly three fifths of those polled said that the Miami Herald which first reported the visit after placing Hart s town House under surveil Lance was unfairly probing into a candidate s private life when in did so. Thirty six percent said they would Vole against a candidate because he had been unfaithful to his wife even if they agreed with him on most issues. The poll had a margin of sampling error of plus or Minui four percentage Points. About As Many id they would vote against someone who Wax guilty of Drunken  much bigger groups said they would vote against someone who Nad lied about Kun War record been hospitalized for psychiatric treatment cheated on his income lax or used cocaine. Similarly the question of a candidate s Mari Lal Fidelity was the one viewed As least important for the press to Tell the american  of the various problems listed false War re Cord cocaine use tax evasion psychiatric treat ment Drunken driving a candidate s unfaithfulness to his wife was the Only one that majority of the Public viewed As not any of the press  Issue of marital Fidelity was More important to people who were married than to those who never had been married. Among married people 45 percent said that they would vote against a candidate if they believed he had been unfaithful to his wife among unmarried people Only 27 percent expressed thai opinion. But there Wax no difference Between the views of men and women on the question. Nevertheless the question raised by the visit of Donna Rice the Model to the former Colora do senator s Home last weekend severely dam aged Han s standing with the Public As a demo cratic presidential candidate the poll found. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 9, 1947 the labor department announced agreement on an average weekly wage increase of j4.40 Hal ended a 34-Day strike by Bell Telephone co. Long distance workers. 30 years ago foe a. May 9, 1957 Frank Sinatra sued look Magazine and writer Bill Davidson for s2.3 million charging libel. The article referred to the democratic National convention where Sinatra reportedly encountered an elderly nun who Pui his right hand on Sinatra s Arm Ana asked a question. Sinatra reportedly replied take the hand off the suit  the article claimed the Man was House speaker Sam Rayburn. 20 years ago foe a. May 9, 1967 after considering obscenity convictions from three states for seven months the supreme court granted constitutional Protection to distributors of pornographic books and magazines. J 0 years ago foe a. May 9, 1977 a Crew member swinging a fire Axon a Tokyo to Honolulu flight subdued a would be Hijacker who had Ifield to Force a Northwest Airl Iril a jumbo Jet to Moscow. Transfusion related aids cases May still occur red Cross says new York a the aids death thursday of a congressman illustrates that transfusion related aids still Wilt appear regardless of the current safely of the blood Supply the american red Cross said. The aids virus can take years to cause disease after it infects a person the red Cross said thursday an the congressman s aids infection was linked to a blood transfusion in 1979. Therefore the red Cross said aids cases from past transfusions will appear now even after blood Banks have instituted such safety measures As screening blood for proteins called antibodies thai show a donor has been exposed to the virus we Hope people will understand Hal most of these cases As in this Case occurred before the availability of an antibody test said red Cross spokeswoman Terry gamier. Today no one who really needs a blood transfusion should refuse it for fear of getting aids. Refusing blood when it is needed could Cost you your  Connecticut Republican rep. Stewart b. Mckinney 56, was infected from blood transfusions during multiple bypass heart surgery in 1979, according to a statement from his office. Blood Banks began screening blood for antibodies in March 1985. Since then people considered at High risk for aids such As promiscuous homosexuals and intravenous drug abusers have been asked Noi to donate blood. I think the education Al messages to the Community Are being received Gautier said. People with risk Behaviours Are refraining from  she said Hal when antibody testing began in 1985, four out of every 10,000 donors were test Mckinn eying positive. Bui As of last september Only one Oul of 10,000 donors was testing positive she said. Positive testing blood is discarded. Gaulier also said people at risk for aids who feel compelled to donate because of peer pressure Are give chances to secretly Tell the red Cross not to transfuse the blood. Transfusions Are linked to less than 2 percent of the nation s aids cases she said. All those cases involve getting the virus while receiving a transfusion Here is no aids risk in donating blood