European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes Friday. July 24,19b7 2 new clean air rules proposed contested Washington a the environmental Protection Agency proposed two new clean air rules wednesday one to require an upgrading of gasoline vapor recovery systems in new cars and the other to require refiners and blenders to make gasoline Les subject to evaporation. The proposed rules met immediate opposition from inc automobile and Oil industries. They arc intended to reduce the emission of smoggy. Health affecting Ozone pollution from motor vehicle fuels. Lee Thomas the Epa administrator told a news con Ference that the Long studied proposals arc Likely to be strongly contested by the Petroleum and Auto industries because they would increase their production costs. The firs proposal would require that the gasoline vapor recovery systems now found on newer vehicles be improved to make them capable of capturing More of the hydrocarbon Vapours that escape into the Atmo sphere during refuelling. Thomas estimated hat this would add about 119 to the Cost of an automobile with a net Cost to a car owner of 114 after calculating the value of gasoline that now enters the atmosphere instead of the fuel tank. Fred to ditch vice president for technical affair for the motor vehicle manufacturers association in Detroit said automakers Are estimating the upgrading could add from Jjo to j80 to the Cost of a car depend inn on a particular Model s production volume. I joint statement issued in Washington by general motors Ford and Chrysler maintained that the Epa proposal would Cost american Consumers billions of Dot  Thomas estimated that the other proposal to require gasoline refiners and blenders to make their products less volatile or less subject president Reg a will nominate former Louisiana Cov. David Treen to be a judge on the sch . Circuit court of appeals the while House announced wednesday. Treen the first Republican governor of Loui Siana since reconstruction would succeed the late Albert Tate or. On the Bench in new or leans. Treen was elected governor in 1980 and a Defeated in a bid Tor re election in 19b4 by Democrat Edwin w. Edwards. Treen 59, was a member of the Hogue of representatives from 1973-1980. A native of Baton Rouge la., and a graduate of Tulane University Treen was admitted to the tale bar in 1950 and joined the Law firm of de Ucb. Kerrigan & Stiles. He my vice Prefi Deni of simplex manufacturing corp. Of new Orleans from 1952-57, and was a member of the Law firm of Beard Blue Scheitl it Treen from 1957-7.1. Suit claiming Cosby show1 was stolen dismissed new York a a manager at Abc sports who proposed television series about a Mack midd Edaa couple with five kids does not have round to Cue Abc for stealing hit idea and turning it into the Cosby show judge has ruled. Despite similarities to Abc i the Cosby  the 1980 proposal by he Chi s. Murray cannot be considered sufficiently novel let create � property interest the judge in Manhattan ruled Murray s lawyers said they would a peal the decision dismissing his lawsuit against the network and Abc entertain ment president Brandon Tartikoff Mumy a unit manager in Abc sports sued the network in 1985 for race discrimination fraud and breach of implied contract claiming the hit series was based upon his proposal for a weekly show about a Hail Middle class family starring Cosby and Diahann Carroll. Murray proposal or father s Day was submitted to the network in june 19bo and rejected five months later. Murray 37, claimed that because he is Black and because of Abc s refusal to Deal with him As a Mack american he has been denied by participation in the Cosby  the sole ism considered by . District judge Minim Goldman Cedar Baum was whether Murray s proposal was sufficiently novel to support claim for its unlawful  she ruled that it was not. Abc aimed thai except for the All Mack cast the concept of a Middle clan family to Lunation comedy wat not original and Murray had no legally protected right to Art idea that is not new series Star Bill Cosby was not named at a defendant in the Lav Mil. The Cosby  a weekly comedy Tenet hat been one of the mod popular shows on television since it premiered in