European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday. December 20. 19b7 House oks $20.1 billion to upgrade air traffic system Washington a legislation authorising the Viiu Nimens to spend Sio. I billion for modern air Ira Mic control .u.inpmeni. Airport improvements and Lher aviation projects won final mini i Sumnal approval from the House Friday it approved the measure 410-1. A Day after the sen ale passed it by Soick vote. It now Yoes to the White mouse for president Reagan s expected signature. In sides setting the Mage for Federal aviation projects Over the be i Sescial years the measure also contains language ordering the Federal aviation administration to have Al least 15.900 air traffic controllers on the Job by sept. L 88. The a a says it already has More than 15.400 con trollers stocking Bui lawmakers responding to the growing Numis of of Ridden in which i i s1 come dangerously close to one another and complaints about delays Al crowded airports have accused the Agency of d i i no its feel in hiring More controllers. The Bill makes major contributions to improving the safely and efficiency of our air transportation sys tem said rep. Norman Mineta d-caiif., chairman of the House aviation subcommittee. The legislation comes Al the end of a year trial has seen airline safety and service become major concerns of Congress. The airline Industry has argued that the Best Way to ensure lop rate service for the flying Public is a million for three ears of . The Money would have to be provided in separate legislation the legislation also extends for three years the 8 percent tax on airline passenger tickets and other levies that colled revenues for a special fund the government uses for Many aviation projects. The measure extends for 10 More years Federal subsidies thai arc paid to airlines for providing service to scores of Small towns and orders the Faa to require that All airliners carry an instrument within four years that can warn of impending collisions. The sound of Christmas my Mavri of he Julia Rich Ian High school choral group give Vitick to their Holiday spirit at the Lelm i by Palace hotel in new York singing Christmas carols. Some 10.000 choral group Are presenting Public performances throughout the United slates during this Christmas reason. Stateside officials try to find aliens to provide data on status Lacsina Multi ukr. Ii til. A 1 As Many As 1.000 Immi sirants who hive applied for amnesty in the West Hae lost touch with the immigration and naturalisation service and May n of know they can slay temporarily. The ins is trying to Contact the aliens who could lose their Chance to become permanent reside nos if they do not apply for that within 31 months of Thor initial application said Joseph Thomas director of ins Western Region processing c Enlar. Thomas said the aliens who do not know they have Hern granted temporary Siatuu might nol apply for permanent residency. They could have trouble with employees who Are increasingly reluctant to hire aliens who cannot prove they have the Legal right of work in the United Stales he sail satellite sos directs rescuers to disabled boat Washington a an Imarn Aliana satellite relayed distress signals aiding in the Rescue of two Maryland men whose Sailboat was disabled on a trip from new Bedford mass., to Bermuda the National oceanic and atmospheric administration reported Friday. The coast guard rescued Chris Burtis of Annapolis and Troy Wilson of Howie on thursday Noaa lid. After their distress Calls were relayed by the tarsal satellite. Tarsal is an International satellite system for receiving and relaying distress messages operated jointly by the United slates soviet Union. Canada and France. Noaa the . Agency operating tarsal. Said the two men were rescued to Miles Southeast of Nantucket when their 35-foot Sailboat Baggs lost its Mast in heavy wind and wave conditions and then began Tak ing on water the men activated a distress signal on their boat that was relayed by inv satellite to Scon fab in Illi Nois. I he air Force used the signals to determine the position of the boat which was then relayed to a coast guard air station on Cape cod which rescued the men Noaa reported. . Crude Oil reserves increased in november new Orleans up the . Strategic Petro Leum Reserve increased its Supply of crude Oil by nearly 3 million barrels in november according to figures released by the apr project management office. Oil received during november was placed into Slor age at the Bryan Mound storage site near free Pori Texas where some 200 million barrels of crude Oil were being held according to the statistics. N addition to Bryan Mound Here Are six other apr Sites. Five Are located in Louisiana and one in East Texas. The is r s lout Enven Loiry Al the end of november was 53h.5 million barrels of Oil. Department of Energy officials said. The Reserve was set up to act As a Buffer for the United slats in the event of another foreign Oil Supply disruption. The United states imports nearly half of its Domestic Oil needs. Poisonous algae implicated in deaths of whales Boston a a naturally occur ring Poison was found in Mackerel eaten by up to a do in whales found dead on c pipe cod beaches prompting the slate health department late Friday to advise against eating the fish officials said. We found residues of the paralytic shellfish toxin in the internal organs of the  said John Stobierski. Spokesman for the slate Agency. Paralytic Sci fish Poison is the poisonous substance derived from algae found in what is called red Ude so Birski said. To the Best of our knowledge. La substance has not been found in tin fish before Stobierski said. A team of cup its assembled by the new England aquarium to investigate the deaths of Humpback and Muki whales washing up on Cape cod since nov. 2h provided some of the Mackerel samples levied by the slate Agency he said. The aquarium scheduled a news con Ference for saturday on the results of tests into he whale deaths said spokeswoman Sandra Ciol Farb who declined further Cornmeal. Stobierski said samples of fish caught off the coasts of Massachusetts and Maine Ako were tested and the Poison was confirmed by the state Agency and other laboratories. Al this Point we Don t Hase a Geo graphical  Vhal we do know is that in one particular species we be found paralytic shellfish Poison in the internal or Gans nol in the parts that Are usually eaten nol in the flesh so far. We know that there is some ps1 in them. We need to do More testing before we can give the fish flesh a clean Bill if  he said. I Uhlric health commissioner Deborah 1 ruler us still issued the advisory against consumption of Mackerel As a precaution w Hile fun he r testing i s done he said. We Don t want to Wail until someone Falls ill or Dies before taking  Stobierski said. The first symptoms of paralytic Shell fish poisoning Are tingling sensations in the Long i and lips. In severe cases it can result in respiratory failure and on rare occasions death the department said. There Hae been no reports of anyone becoming ill from consuming Mackerel. A Lubierski said the Poison had no it in selected in and other fish specks or in lobster. Shrimp or shellfish