European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday december 16,19b7 65 Speed limit resulting in More deaths Washington a fatalities jumped by More than 50 percent on High ways where the Speed limit was increased to 65 Miles per tour according to a Survey of Accident statistics from 22 states. Officials of he National Highway traffic safety administration cautioned that the findings which cover Only a three month period May be too or Nail to draw definite Long term conclusions Aboul the effect of the higher Speed Lim its on Highway safety. But Tome traffic safety specialist suggested the figures represent a Strong indication that the higher speeds will cause significant increases in Aulo Fatali ties even on Rural interstate highways which Are considered among the safest roadways. The 22 slates were among the first of 38 states to incr Caw their of iced limits to 65 Mph on Rural interstate last Spring after Congress permitted the states to do so according to the figures made Avail Able by the Nitsa 450 people were killed on Rural interstate during May through july of this year in the 22 Stales. Highways where the Speed could not be increased had a 10 percent decline in traffic deaths. A separate array of statistics from seven Stales where no Speed limit changes were made showed fatalities on Rural interstate highways increased Only 10 percent. It s probably a pretty Strong indication thai going up to 65 has a great effect on lives Tost but i Don t think that should be any Surprise. Thai s what we be estimated would happen,1said Allan Williams a vice president and Highway Accident statistics specialist for the insurance inst Tulc for High Way safely. Rep. James Howard. D-nj., who strongly opposed the legislation to raise the Speed limit called the figures an unacceptable increase in deaths and  others were not As certain about what the figures showed. Nitsa officials cautioned against drawing any conclusions. About Long term trends from the statistics. We Don t know what the reason is behind these  Agency adminis Trator Diane Steed said in an interview this week. She cautioned that other pos sible factors have yet to be examined. Steed also noted thai no information has been gathered it on How Fatt motorists actually Art travelling on the High ways where the ptts limit has been in creased. She noted that in five of the 22 Stales Montana Oklahoma Washington Colorado and West Virginia the fatal Ity figures actually declined on Rural interstate highways. Other states showed Sharp increases bul the Overall figures were Small indicating that a single Accident with multiple Fatali ties could even have been the reason. But in 13 of the 22 Stales Highway deaths increased on roads where the Speed limit increased while declining on other roads where no changes in Speed restrictions were made. Four Cia employees disciplined for actions during arms scandal Washington up Cia director William Webster announced thursday that he has dismissed or reprimanded four Agency employees found to have acted improperly in the Iran Contra affair. The activities in question took place Between 1984 and 1986, while William Casey who died last May. Was Agency director. An intelligence source who asked not to be identified said that those disciplined included Duane Clar Ridge the Cia county terrorism chief Alan Fiers who headed Central american operations Joe Fernandez the Cosla Rica station chief and the base chief at Aguacate Honduras. Webster s action was largely directed at findings in an internal inquiry that Cia employees had assisted nicaraguan rebels in violation of the Boland Amend ment which at the time banned official . Military Aid. Clarridge and firs were reprimanded while the two More Junior officials were fired the source said. Clarridge also was dismissed from his Post and encouraged 1o take Early retirement. Webster in his statement did not identify the employees who had been disciplined. A Cia spokesman declined to identify the disciplined officials. A Senate intelligence committee spokesman said the panel had not been notified of Webster s actions. This has been a testing chapter in the history of thecia Webster said in a statement. A number of Pec top videos by the associated Preu the following Are the most popular vide Ocas Selles As they appear in next week s Issue of Bill Board Magazine. Copyright 1987, billboard publications inc. Reprinted with permission. Videocassette sales 1. 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