European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday july 15,1967 House votes to ban smoking on flights of 2 hours or less Washington a ignoring tobacco slate lawmakers and others who insisted that More evidence is needed on the hazards of passive smoke the House on monday voted to ban cigarette smoking on airline flight of two hours or less. The right of smokers to smoke and where their smoking affects the health and safely of others the proposal s main sponsor rep. Richard Durbin d-lll., told his colleagues. The smoking ban passed by a 198-193 vow was a amendment to a $26.6 billion transportation spending Bill for fiscal 1988. The spending Bill passed by a 282-103 margin even though the Reagan administration has already dubbed the Overall Bill Loo costly and has threatened to veto it. The smoking prohibition must still be considered by the Senate where Durbin Jaid he must find a sponsor for the measure. In the House it was introduced by Durbin and . Young r-fla., who ran into arguments that the measure should be studied further by congressional committees with jurisdiction Over the Issue. Rep. Harold Rogers r-ky., told fellow lawmakers that Congress should scrutinize the Issue before Mak ing a a Alicr serious modification of american  but Durbin and Young argued that the question was an easy one to decide because it is a question of the Public s health. Durbin said let me suggest to you that this it deadly serious Issue. Take thai Story about jurisdiction to the bedside of someone gasping for breath and Tell them thai we just need a Little More  the Issue Cut carom party lines. Conservative Rob Ert Dornan a Calif joined the Liberal Durbin arguing Vhal i m talking about Here is civility and decency to people who Don t want to breathe contaminated  but h. Martin Lancaster d-n.c., said in a very few Short Days tobacco Farmers in the South will be Selling their tobacco. Passage of this amendment will depress that Market significantly. This is not the time to pass such  the Bill was to appropriate $11.1 billion in new spending for next year and release up to Al 5.7 billion in spending from the Highway and Airport Trust funds which Are built up from fuel lanes and other user fees. But under an amendment offered by rep. Nancy Johnson r-conn., the lawmakers voted 218-166 to Cut 2 percent of the appropriated Money or about $230 million from the bul the vote came alter several previous  efforts to reduce spending in the Bill As some member argued that the Federal deficit mint be Cut and other countered that spending reductions would Hurt the Federal aviation administration the Cost guard and other transportation agencies the spending Bill would provide about is j.9 billion for Road and Bridge projects $6.4 billion for the air traffic control system and for the Nalion i airports More than j.3 billion for Man Iru Itil a enu 12.7 billion for the coast guard and $600 million for the Amtrak R.I. passenger service. That s it last keeper leaves 108-year-old Maine Lighthouse Cape Ned Dick Maine a the Flag was Low ered monday at the Cape Neddies Light station and its last keeper handed Over the station s keys to a coast guard official. For 108 years Lightc Epurs at Cape Neddies Light Lalion. Beller known As nubble Light have been illuminating its red Beacon Chipping ice off the Light lower windows in Winter and with Bell or Horn warn ing mariners away in summer fog. On monday the simple ceremony ended that tradition. "that1 it Laid Russell Ahlgrin 26, a coast guard Petty officer who with his wife Ronda son Christo Pher and Springer Spaniel Jade arc the last Ligh keep or s family to Salt the Lighthouse. The Ahlgren will go to Block Island,-r.i., where Ahlgren will head a search and Rescue team. The Light and foghorn will respond to automated commands rather than human  s kind of sad but it s N.C. to be a part of history said Ahlgren who has been at the Lighthouse for 18 months. Nubble ugh now on the National Register of historic places was built in 1879 under orders from president Hayes. The 41-foot Lighthouse is built of Brick covered in steel with the original brass portholes open to the sea and brass vents in the top floor that were used when kerosene lamps showed seamen the Way Home. The Light is 88 feet above the water and a prism made in Paris in 1891 throws ils red beam 15 Miles on a Clear night. For 96 years Lightl keepers have polished the prison is thick Crystal its Only flaws Are some chips inflicted when someone took potshots at it from the Mainland. Ahlgren said. Nubble Light is one of four Light stations that Are to be automated by summer s end said coast guard Petty officer Ken Arbogast. Eighteen lighthouses in the country still have  nine of them in Maine alone but under a coast guard program All will be automated in two years. Perched on an eight acre Rock Promontory just a Stone s throw from a pointed Mainland the Lighthouse is a popular attraction for photographers tourists and local residents. Hahn gives men s Magazine details of Liaison with Bakker West Babylon . A Jessica Hahn has told a men s Magazine detail of her sexual tryst with television evangelist Jim Bakker and must go into hid ing until the Magazine hits the Siree in september her lawyer says. Hahn gave her Story at a Manhattan hold loan editor Anaa Well known writer attorney Dominie bar Bara said Moldav refusing to identify the Magazine bul confirming a new York Post report narrowing Thefield to Playboy Penthouse or Esquire. Photographs were not discussed he said. Barbara did not say How much the former Church Secretary would gel for the Story bul he said the mag Azine Deal and Guible Book and movie contracts could be Worth $2.5 million. Jessica is finally getting her air share. The mag Azine i chose was bated on the Quality of writers they were willing to give Roe. T had my Choice he said. The Magazine contract requires Hahn to remain Iso lated from journalist and others until her Story it published in september Barbara  s in seclusion. She i being protected by body guards. It s part of the contract said Barbara. White she s being debriefed on the different matters she can not speak to anyone about the Deal not even hello. That t How i wanted it. The Magazine and i Felt that considering the Lub Stantial amount of Money they re paying the have a right to the exclusive Story. Whit is out now is approximately one tenth of uie Story Barbara said. Bakker resigned As head of the 500,000-Mcmber pal television ministry in March after saying be was blackmailed Over hit 1980 Liaison with Hahn in a Flor Ida hotel room. In a taped description of the meeting Hahn Taid she was forced into sex with Bakker and another evangelist. She reached a $265,000 settlement with Bakker but received Only t Wall amount of Ibe Money before Bakker resigned and pay menu were Cut off. In a recent interview Hahn said she would consider anything if the Price was right and it helped my  some Days 1 hate to gel out of  she said. " want encouragement Ana understanding. That s my priority. I Juit want lobe Happy  stateside political Asylum denied to romanian stowaways Savannah a api the . Immigration and naturalization service on monday de Nied political Asylum to two romanian stowaway who arrived on a freighter thai docked in Savannah. The vessel the liberian registered Honor had been scheduled to leave Savannah on monday evening but the departure was delayed until tuesday. Paul Apostu 26, and Stefan Masui 27. Wen denied Asylum by officials in Washington Zaidins inspector , Busky. Buskey said both men had been in a refugee Camp in Turkey and had circumvented the nor Mal refugee process by hiding aboard the freighter. He Laid that apparently was the basis for denying Asylum. In sky said the vessel is to go to port Ever Glade fla., and then new Orleans after it leaves Savannah where it docked sunday night Pilot passenger injured when 2 balloons collide Battle Creek Mich up two people were injured when their balloon collided wit another Craft involved in a target Competition at an International balloon festival. Balloon Pilot Peggy Ogland of Long Lake minn., suffered a broken wrist when her balloon plummeted a Tew Hundred feel to the ground sunday according to a statement released by festival officials. A passenger in her balloon also suffered a broken wrist. The passenger was not immediately identified. The other balloon tended safety and it Pilot Dave Pasch of Gibsonburg Ohio was not Hurt. During the Competition bal Kinum attempt to drop markers onto targets from height of so Craf Hundred Al it was not immediately Clear what caused the two balloons to collide the incident was being investigated by the Federal aviation administration. Catholic Leader urges Boycott of porn Industry los Angeles a the Leader of the nation s largest roman Catholic archdiocese i calling for a Boycott of businesses Selling or rent ing pornography a part of a Legal and education Al Campaign against the Industry. Archbishop Roger Mahony advocating a people Power Effort against a major societal Oral problem sad a major Public health prob Lem in California challenged Catholic and the general Public to end the pornography ind try s Legal exploitation of our fellow human be  besides the Boycott of those Selling or renting pornographic material he seek increased la enforcement education on the topic in secon Dary schools Media exposure of illegal pornography distribution and Industry self regulation. Sex official ruled innocent of assault on Secretary Chicago a a former Alderman was found innocent monday of charge that be beat and pistol whipped his Secretary. Wallace Davis jr., 15, had been charted with aggravated Battery unlawful restraint and Reck less conduct in the alleged feb. 2 beating of Joanne Mckinley. A Cook county criminal court jury deliberated about four hours before returning the ver dict during the fourth Day of the trial Mckinley 33, Iasi Ifield last week that she and Davis had quarrelled in a bar and he offered her a ride Home. She said he drove to an Alley be Hind the bar where he hit her in the face and put a gun beside her head pointed it behind her and fired. Prosecutors contended that David was furious with Mckinley for giving information to he Fri during an investigation of charges thai Davis look a s 5,000 bribe from a government informant investigating City Hall corruption. Davis is still facing that on those charges