European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 4, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7smoking continues to decline in . 27% who still Light up mostly hard Core by United press International Only 27 percent of adult americans now smoke a group that Falls predominantly into a hard Core class of smokers for whom cigarettes arc less a pleasure than they Are an important psychological pan of their daily routines. Researchers at the St. Helena health cell or in Northern California have come up with a profile of these puffy Hollis who. In clude a Large number of High Energy professionals on one extreme and Blu Collar working class peo ple on the other. We be seen fewer and fewer casual smokers said Hap slump a psychologist at the Cente which runs an intensive five Day Stop smoking program boasting a 37 percent Success rate. Quitting is now More of a health Issue than a  a recent Survey taken by the National centers for disease control in Atlanta showed that 26,i percent of adult americans now smoke a decrease of nearly 4 percent from a 1985 Survey and Down nearly 14 Point since 1964, the year warning labels were put on cigarettes by the . Surgeon general. The poll showed that 43 million adult americans have kicked the cigarette habit in the past 25 years while 86 million others have never smoked. That still leaves some 47 million people who Light up. Or. Ron Davis of the disease control centers .office on smoking and health said he believes the decline in smoking is because of a growing Public awareness that it is a dangerous addiction. I believe that people Are now beginning o realize that smoking is not just a minor health Hazard Davis said. Al s actually the most important preventable memorial held for 3 bib victims Abilene Texas a a bib bomber made a slow Low level pass Over the Parade ground Friday As 2,000 people gathered to Honor three Dyess fab air men who lost their lives in a b-1b crash. The crowd including airmen in their dress blues encircled the Parade ground at Dyess. All 1,500 bleacher seats set up for the service were filled and hundreds of people a re left standing. As he presented the Eulogy at the memorial service chaplain i. Col Russell Barr paid homage to  t. Acklin 37 maj. Wayne d. Whitlock. 39, and Cape. Ricky m. Bean. 27. The three died sept. 28 in a crash in Colorado. These were three Quality men that were fulfilled ingot s eyes in a Short period of time Barr said. Acklin and Whitlock were with the program from the Start. Bean was making his first bib flight on the Day of his death. Each Man was devoted to the pro Gram and America s defense Barr said. Reagan nominates new Dod spokesman Washington a Fred s. Hoffman a former Pentagon correspondent for the associated press has been nominated by president Reagan to be assistant Secretary of defense for Public affairs. If confirmed by the Senate Hoffman will be the principal spokesman for the department succeeding Robert b. Sims. Hoffman 64, has been principal Deputy assistant Secretary since 1984. He was an a reporter and editor from 1949 to 1984, ending his career with the wire service As Pentagon correspondent. He received the overseas press club citation for reporting from Vietnam and the veterans of foreign wars Gold medal for National Security reporting while he was with the a. Sims who was a Deputy White House press secret tary before going to the Pentagon is la become an executive of the National geographic society. Cause of death in our society slump said most of the people who quit have Doneso cold Turkey or without professional help Al though statistics show it usually takes three serious efforts to Stop before being successful. He said Many so called casual smokers were induced to quit be cause of social pressures such As the proliferation Ono smoking sections in restaurants Public convey ances and work areas. For Many of these casual smokers it became so painful to keep smoking that they quit said stump adding that additional pressures have come recently from non smokers who for health and aesthetic Rea sons don1 want to inhale the fumes of nearby cigarettes. Stump said the 17-year program at St. Helena used to help a wide Range of smokers quit but that More recently those entering the regimen fail mostly into he hard Core category. These people he said often have the following trails thai have prevented the from quitting a Cross addiction to caffeine. Heavy alcohol consumption. Emotionally reserved but not shy. Afraid of losing social understanding from friends who still smoke. Low self Chi eco because of trying in quit and fail ing. A Strong resentment Over the pressures to quit. Slump said groups most Likely to include hard Core smokers arc clergymen doctors lawyers stockbroker and executives who put in Long hours and whose Only Breaks and Relief from pressure often come by stopping their activity to Light up. Blue Collar worker sin occupations where smoking in t a social stigma Are also among the hard Core he said. For Many people cigarette Breaks Are an important pan of their daily functioning said stump on a Short term basis smoking has worked for them. If they quit they la have a Flat out grieving process denial and anger. There s a lot of depression moderate to severe for quite a period of Lime. They often can t understand what s wrong because they think they should be thrilled because they quit. Deep inside however they re saying they would kill for a  stump said even the High Success Rale of the  program 37 percent shows that Many people addicted to nicotine go Back to smoking within a year of stopping. However he said for Many people a Struc tured program providing psychological diet and health information during a no smoking we Kong regimen Isth Best Chance they have to quit. Basically the hard Core category is where the cigarette is serving a very important function there s a big difference in chemical addiction and emotional cop ing. By the time a person leaves the is Helena pro Gram they Are past the addiction what gets them smoking again is the emotional coping. The cigarettes work for  All the behavioural factors that prevent someone from quitting. Stump said alcohol consumption rates among the highest. The f-15 Eagle manufactured by Mcdonnell Douglas Carp. A Polo Japan to buy . Jet fighter Washington a Japan has decided Toby american Jet fighters for its defense Agency rather than develop an air plane on its own Accord ing to a Pentagon official who asked not to be Iden the decision was disclosed to defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger by Japan s defense minister at meetings in the Pentagon the official said minister Yuko Kurihara told Weinberger that within the next month the japanese government will select one of two front line . Air Force jets the f-15 Eagle or the f-16 fighting Falcon to become its so called fax support fighter the source said. The winning plane will be modified to some pm tent to improve its ability to attack sea targets the official said. Kurihara told Weinberger that Japan had eliminated the Navy s f/a-18 from the Competition be cause it would Cost too much to modify to Sui Japan s purposes the official said. The Al s is made by Mcdonnell Douglas corp. And the f-16 by general dynamics corp. Regardless of which plane is selected the Japa Nese plan to do much of the construction in Japan under License from the american company. The contract would be Worth More than a $1 billion to the company getting it. The f-16 fighting Falcon Manuec Tiik by the general Djaya ails corp