European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes Friday. September 4,1987 experts Uncertain 65 Mph limit caused higher . Traffic deaths vehicle deaths new York a traffic fat Alilis doubled in new Mexico after it became inc first stale to increase its Speed limit on Rural highways 10 65 Mph but whether he 10 Mph increase is responsible Tor More a calms is not cd known Highway traffic experts say. In Illinois fatalities decreased on Rural highways since the higher Speed limit went into effect. We re not about to say that that is meaningful in any Way any More than we re will ing to say that new Mexico has twice As Many Fatah Lic As last year because they were the first to go to 65." said Al Lauersdorf. A Highway safety specialist with the Chicago based National safely Council. We Don t have anything to Back up those statements he said. We Don t know if 65 is working from a safety standpoint or if Fatali ties have in fact gone  Over Strong insurance Industry opposition Congress earlier this year allowed an increase of the nationwide Speed limit from 55 rope to 65 rope on Rural stretches of inter state Highway. At least 25 stale have enacted the higher Speed limit. A Survey of new Mexico motorists shortly after the increase showed nearly half the Drivers exceeded the higher limit according to the insurance Institute for Highway safely. The new Mexico Public safety depart ment reported monday that 56 people were killed on interstate in Rural areas Between april and mid August compared with 25 deaths during inc same period in 1986. But in Illinois where inc Speed limit a Cal up in May there were 16 traffic deaths on Rural interstate Between May and july compared with 26 during the same period a year ago. But this is a i rec month total and you really can t Lake a Tot from three months said trooper Dave Sanders of the Illinois stale police. Our position essentially is we be Only had the Law a few months. We have to Wail and  the National safety Council a Pri vate non profit organization and inc National Highway traffic safely administration arc studying inc effects of the higher Speed limits on safely. Such stud res won t have enough information to draw conclusions until at least next Spring Lauersdorf said. However studies conducted when the federally mandated 55 Mph limit blanketed the country indicate thai higher speeds do indeed cause More deaths. Between 1973, when Speed limits were reduced and 198 5,40,000 lives were saved because of the lower limits according to the National safety Council. The Council arrived at its estimate by comparing pre 1973 death trends to the actual Highway deaths during the later period. Traffic accidents on both the memorial Day and Independence Day weekends decreased from the same holidays last year despite the increase in the Speed limit on some interstate for the upcoming labor Day week end the National safety Council Esti mates that Between 420 to 520 people will die in traffic accidents. Last year at least 480 died during inc weekend. In thousand or death or yur onus Atra als and Highway 60 Speed pm drop id 55 Motoi per hour on Jan. 3,1974 30 19707274 76 78 80 32 84 86 preliminary Chicago Tribune Gnu Filc Satko. National Sally Conner strikes affect thousands of students in 5 states by the associated press state mediated bargaining broke off in Detroit and school officials drafted a court order to Force 11,500 striking teachers Back to work As walkouts in five Stales Alt cited More than 280,000 is in dents thursday. In All 12,7110 teachers were on strike in eight districts in Michigan affecting 215,882 students and walkouts disrupted classes in Idaho Pennsylvania Washington state and Ohio. Police in North Ridge Vilic Ohio were investigating whether a teacher Erla Brooks. So was intentionally struck by a car while picketing wednesday at Lear North elementary school. She was treated for injuries to her right leg. De Progar a spokesman for the North Ridgeville education association said the car was driven by a strike breaker. In Connecticut the fourth faculty strike in 12 years at the University of Bridgeport ended after two Days when a tentative settlement was reached wednesday night. The 220 unionized faculty members were expected to approve the three year agreement which tails for raises ranging from 6 percent to 8 percent and classes for 5,600 students were to resume thurs Day said University spokesman Kenneth Best. State mediated bargaining broke off wednesday afternoon in Detroit where school officials were preparing a Back to work request to be filed in Wayne county circuit court District and Union officials said. The Detroit teachers arc seeking a 14 percent raise in a one year contract. Union members struck monday after rejecting the Board s proposed two year contract which would freeze wages in its first year and offer a tentative 2 percent raise in the second. Eight districts were struck by 1,200 teachers across Pennsylvania giving 21,000 students an extended summer vacation. In inc Conemaugh township school District in Somerset county several seniors protested a teacher strike with a picket line of their own. The students carried signs Reading " 88 wants to graduate Rand wetland our own vacation now we want an  in Washington schools remained closed in Revlon and Edmonds where strikes by a total of 1,530 teachers hailed classes for nearly 30,000 students. Class size and pay were lop issues in both strikes said John Cahill of the Washington education association. In Idaho the Moscow school Board on tuesday night look the first step to Ward tiring sinking teachers who refuse to return to i hair classrooms. The Hoard set a sept. 8 Public hearing for All teachers who have not resumed 10 work. After the hearing the Board has the right to dismiss those teachers said Cumor l. Green of Boise the Board s attorney. Only eight honoured the school Board s order to return to classes for 2,600 Stu dents. No further talks have been scheduled. Officials said the major issues Are class size and binding arbitration. Shuttle Crew set for flight the members of the nut scheduled space shuttle Crew pose for i picture us inc National aeronautics and space administration in Cape cute Rel. Fun. The Crew members Are from right in front in Jun corny Juicer Frederick Plauck and Pilot Richard Covey and from right in rear Mission specialists John judge George Nelson and David la Imro. The next minion is i for the summer of 1988. Dpi suspect released to father rearrested while driving Home Pittsburgh api a Man released to his father less than two hours after being charged with Drunken driving insisted he drive Home and was arrested for a second Lime police said. Andrew Haburjak jr., 35, posted �10,000 Bond. A traffic court hearing is scheduled for tuesday police said. Haburjak was first arrested Early saturday morning after police stopped him for driving through a red Light police said. Officers said they saw several cant of Beer on the scat of Haburjak s car including one that had spilled on he floor. A Field sobriety test showed his blood alcohol level was 0.21, exceeding the 0.10 Legal limit for driving in Pennsylvania police said. Police records showed Haburjak had no prior arc us for Drunken driving so he was released to Lii father police said Al 2 30 a.m., officers in a different patrol car slopped when they saw a car near a curb in re ils Driver Haburjak talking to a woman standing on he Side walk. Police said Bahurjak began to drive away but stopped and mid Offit trs lit Wai hat ing car trouble and was try i no to get the car Home. Bui Haburjak s hither who was nearby approached and old them he was taking his son Home when Haburjak Insi cd on driving after being Arr sled earlier police said. Haburjak was arrested a second Lime after he began to argue with the officers and his father. Police Jim a Smirk  Shaun to a Bloj Reading of  9