European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. September 16. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 near smokeless cigarette due in 88 anti smoking activists express scepticism new York up1 Rwjr Nabisco inc. Monday said it plans to introduce by next year a near smokeless cigarette that docs not Burn tobacco and will Case the health concerns of smokers. Ami smoking groups were sceptical about the cigarette which still is Mutt a development and has Hren one of the Lobit co giant s most confidential products. Edward a. Horrigan chairman and chief executive officer of . Reynolds tobacco co. A Winslon Salem n.c., unit of Rwjr Nabisco said the cigarette could be on Sale by the Middle of a year. The cigarette works like this a Carbon based Healing Clement embedded in the lip of the cigarette is lit which in turn heats bul does not bum tobacco in the cigarette. Lighting the cigarette produces a smoke that lasts for about two puffs. The healed air macs with the tobacco tobacco cil act. Flavourings and Glycerine to form a smoke resembling that of full flavor Low tar cigarettes currently on the Market. Moreover. Tin1 cigarette produces no Ash and will not in Mac most materials if dropped or misplaced Horrigan said. The cigarettes which contain tobacco will produce Carbon monoxide and Otine although in amounts similar to conventional Tow tar cigarettes. Word of the smokeless cigarette How Ever failed to heat Rah Nabisco Slock which closed at 166.75 a shart., Down is in heavy trading on the new Vork Stock Exchange. The Stock however had advanced s2.h75 a share on Friday when rumours of the product circulated Horrigan said the proposed cigarette was designed primarily to help address the perceptions among smokers and others that smoking is harmful to health a position he. Declined to endorse. Since this cigarette eliminates or greatly reduces most of the compounds often associated with smoking ind health controversy we feel this product addresses the desires and perceptions of Many of today s  he said. I think this product could be really helpful in getting people in quit smok ing said or. Gregory Connoly chair Man of the world health organisation expert advisory committee on smokeless tobacco.  said he believes the cigarette also will be Well received by those peo ple who object to tobacco  hut or. Alan Nelson chairman of he american medical association s Board of trustees said while the smokeless gun might diffuse a Hienl smoke complaints it obscures the real Issue he Hind cigarette smoking. I m sure the person sitting next to a smoker would prefer he would use a smokeless cigarette but the to cd one of a smoker is going to prefer he use Noth ing at  Nelson ".aid. Ai Ali yen Sims. We feel we can t endow any Virt of to Bacco use. Nicotine is in and of is of. Harmful a spokeswoman for the american lung association called the cigarette a desperate attempt by a synolds m Luik the anti smoking trend. "then.1 is no Sulci thing As n Safe Obj relate. Any Poilu cd you Light up Ami in Hale is hazardous to your   Karen Monaco manager of Imilieh pro Grams for the lung association. Horrigan said the cigarettes a sell at a Premium Price related Lei other brands. Because it contains tobacco about 70 percent of the a Shacco of a regular 85mm dig Irelle Reynolds smokeless smoke will not be regulated by the Feder Al food and drug administration hut will be taxed and labelled with health warnings. Reagan meets korean presidential candidate Washington up South korean presiden tial candidate Roh Tae woo risking possible political fallout at Home met monday with president Reagan to open a visit intended to underscore his government s commitment to democratic Reform. Ron the candidate of the ruling democratic Justice party paid a Brief Courtesy Call on Reagan to discuss Steps he said would Lead to a very successful transition and growth Inola More mature democracy in South Korea. I told him a political Miracle is now happening in Korea Roh told reporters through an interpreter. Beginning with the agreement on the constitutional revision we. Are going to have a very fair and open election in december and after that the schedule for peaceful transition will  Roh on a Mission to promote South Korea s efforts at political liberalisation arrived sunday despite warnings in Seoul that such a visit could fuel opposition to the government. Over the next few Days he will make the rounds of official Washington talking to administration officials lawmakers academicians and reporters to show support for reforms forced by violent protests earlier this summer. On june 29, after having been tapped As the hand picked successor to president Chun Doo Hwan Roh made the Surprise move of recommending the direct election of the next president Freedom of the press the release of political prisoners and other Steps to defuse internal dissent. A former army general whose troops played an important role in the 1979 coup that thrust Chun into Power Roh has emerged As a voice of moderation in the midst of political and economic turmoil. However his decision to Visil Washington in Advance of the presidential election set for december brought criticism from opposition Lead in who said it would be viewed As a sign of continuing . Support for the military government. President Reagan and korean presidential candid ? Roh tac woo Canter in the Oval office of the while House. Probes report Pilot confusion on Northwest flight Washington a in the moments before Northwest flight 255 crushed the pilots had problems finding the proper taxiway and were occupied for a half minute with a mix up in radio frequencies documents disclosed monday. The preoccupation by the flight Crew of the Northwest airlines md-80 jetliner before Takeoff aug. 16 from the Detroit Airport is considered significant because it May explain in part Why the Crew apparently forgot to set the Jet s Wing naps. There were 156 people killed in the Accident the second worst in . Aviation history. Investigators have determined that the Wing flaps of the two engine jetliner. Bound for Phoenix Ari. Were not m the proper Takeoff position inhibiting the plane s ability to lift. A transcript of conversation Between the Airport Tower and flights in and out of the Airport reveals confusion in the cockpit of flight 255 As the plane left the Gate and began heading toward the run Way for Takeoff. The confusion apparently was com pounded when the aircraft was directed to shift runways because of weather conditions. The Pilot had been Given a specific taxiway called Charlielo get to the new runway according to the Tran script made Public by the Federal aviation administration. I guess we went by Charlie. We re going 10 runway three Center right the Pilot asked the controller about two minutes later. The controller who was handling westbound traffic acknowledged and provided new directions Okay. A. Well follow that heavy 1945. No lung right 255 replied referring to a wide body aircraft ahead of them. Set month later however another mix up developed Over radio frequencies High 235 apparently had failed to switch loan other frequency although the aircraft was being Iii lick Over to a controller handling eastbound departures. Northwest 255, Are you on the fre Quency the new controller asked. Nobody turned us Over til just now when i called him Back the Pilot re plied. He then asked whether he was sup posed to change frequencies on his own or wait for directions from the lower. But the Tower Hen informed flight 255 that the Tower already had Given directions several minutes earlier to change frequencies. The controller handling flight 355 earlier said he switched of Oser. Mattw another air Kraft  the new controller told he Northwest plane. We did t  thi1 Pilot of flight is5 replied. The transcript showed i hot the original ground controller indeed had a int d flight 2 5 5 a new frequency Vera minutes earlier but  the acknowledgement was vague and May not have App Haj to inv Tequ Nej matter. The Exchange about radio frequencies look 32 seconds As right 255 continued to taxi so its Takeoff position. The transcript gave no indication ased what con venation might have been going on Ai this time inside the North West cockpit. Bul aviation experts say this is the Lime a flight Crew normally might be occupied with going through a pre flight checklist thai would include setting of the Wing flaps. Four minutes later the aircraft was Ray fur Takeoff but was Given a three minute hold from the lower then cleared for Takeoff. Flight 255 acknowledged. It was the last word heard from the air Craft As the controllers turned to other in coming and outbound Traljic. Just Over a minute later the transcripts indicated something was amiss und Hen a controller was heard in say i Uil i crash on the air port. Airport is  Hij Ihl 255  crashed seconds after lilting off