European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 4 the stars and stripes thursday january 28,138s panel oks Kennedy nomination 14-0 Washington a the Senate judiciary committee wednesday endorsed Anthony m. Kennedy s nomination to inc supreme court by a unanimous 14-0  nomination now goes before inc full Senate where a vote could come As soon As Friday but Marc ii Kely will occur Early next week. Senate majority Leader Robert c. Byrd  told reporters there is a Stim Chance that the full Senate will vote on the Kennedy nomination Friday but said a monday vote is  Byrd who As a committee member of orc in favor of inc nomination left before the committee chairman sen Joseph Biden d-dcl., called for the Vole. Biden cast proxy Voles in favor of Kennedy in behalf of Byrd and sen. Paul Simon. Dial who is campaigning for his party s presidential nomination. Told of Byrd s projected schedule court spokeswoman Toni House said an investiture ceremony could be held during the court s recess if Kennedy is con firmed. Confirmation appears assured a tranquil conclusion to a ferocious political Battle that began last summer when Justice Lewis f. Powell  Senate rejected the president s first Choice far the Job Robert h. Bark. A second nominee Douglas h. Ginsburg withdrew after admitting Inal he had smoked marijuana while a Low school professor. Kennedy 51, has been a Federal appeals court judge for 12 years and has authored hundreds of judicial opinions. He lives and works in Sacramento his life Long Home. Some have portrayed Kennedy As a moderate conservative similar in judicial Outlook and temperament to Powell a Pivotal vote on a court closely divided Over such politically charged issues As abortion Regula Tion affirmative action and Church slate relations. The gentle treatment that Kennedy received during hearings before the Senate judiciary committee urn month were in Stark contrast to the Nieli oquestion ing Bortt was subjected to in october. Committee members who had voted against Bork calling him an extremely conservative ideologue mid Kennedy s judicial and political views arc More mod crate. Pests for pets Kris held proudly displays his prize Madagascar has Lyl Coc Ronche at his Cutuli Vista Calif Home. The 9 year did son of an insect expert prefers the big ugly homed insects pier More traditional Pels. A of natural fax substitute unveiled by Nutrasweet new York a a fat substitute made from milk or egg White protein was unveiled wednes Daliy the nuts Ascel co., which said it could be on the Market within 12 to in months. The product called . Was billed As the first completely natural fat substitute. Ii provides Rich taste and Lex lure using protein from fresh egg Whites or milk As a substitute for fat said no Ira Sweet a subsidiary of chemical conglomerate Monsanto co. Simplisse can be used in almost any thing fal is used for except frying Rob Ert Shapiro Nutrasweet s chairman and chief executive officer told a crowded news conference. It could be used in products such As ice Cream Butler and spread cheeses sour Cream and dips As Well As Oil based products like salad dressings and Mayonnaise he said. The substitute would allow calorie reductions of up to 80 percent compared with foods thai contain fal Shapiro said. Simple Csc Doe nol require regulnor approval and products using it could reach inc Market within 12 to is months Shapiro said. He said Simplisse is based on an elegantly simple and totally unexpected  nuts Ascel researchers found that pral Cin particles of a certain size and shape can fool the Tongue into seeming like Rich foods he said. Simp less would rival old Sara Procter & Gamble co s synth clip fat substitute which requires approval by the food and drug administration. The Fra currently is reviewing thai product. Active duty strength Down 10,349 from end of 1986 Washington a the Active duty strength of inc nation s military services declined in december from both the previous Moth and a year earlier inc Pentagon said tuesday. As of dec. 31, the army Navy Marine corps and air Force had 2.167.496 men and women on Active duty Down 6,772 from nov. 30 and Down 10,349 from dec. 31,1986. It is not unusual for military strength to fluctuate on a monthly basis during inc year primarily because of differences in Ine flow of new recruits. Recent totals have also been affected by various Early discharge programs offered by the scr ices to Deal with budget cuts. All of the armed services reported Small declines in strength during Decem Ber compared with november. The army and air Force ended the Calendar year with fewer personnel Ihan they had no the same Point at the end of 1986. The army reported 777,748 acl ivc duty personnel As of dec. 31 Down 4,129 from nov. 30. The Navy co Ord so ,936 on Active duty last month a de Cline of 857 from november. The Marine corps had 198,437 personnel As of dec. 31, Down 1,508 from the previous month. The air Force re ported 605,375 on Active duty Down 278 from nov. 30. Perle s replacement Washington up  Reagan wednesday announced he Rio i naming strategic arms negotiator Ronald f. Lehman m to be assistant Secretary of de sense for International Security policy. Lehman 41. Would succeed Richard n. Cric who resigned several months ago. Acne Cream no Fountain of youth skin experts soy Boston a news reports that a prescription acne Cream can restore wrinkled Sun damaged skin have triggered a flood of inquiries 10 dermatologists druggists and plastic surgeons around the nation. Some doctors warn however thai the drug actin a is no Fountain of youth for people seeking to regain Young looking skin. University of Michigan researchers reported last week in the journal of inc american medical association that the Cream smoothed wrinkles erased spots and gave skin a Rosy glow in 30 patients who used it daily for four months on their Sun damaged skin. The first news reports were last thursday. The nest Day said Massachusetts general Hospital s associate chief of dermatology or. Arthur sober every one of his patients asked about the drug. The greatest interest is in Sun Bell slate Wilh older populations and affluent areas such As Palm Beach Fla. Newport Beach and Beverly Hui Calif. The overwhelming majority of people flooding Doc tors office around the country with requests for actin a Are women but or. Kenneth amt chief of dermatology at Boston s Beth Israel Hospital said there Are exceptions. I even had one 82-year-old Man a Pai enl of mine who asked about it Arndi said tuesday. In St. Peters Burg Fla pharmacist Mary Rivera said she had to quadruple her Stock of actin a to keep up Wuh de Mand. Even my drug clerk and my Mother want it,1 she said. Most of the women who come in arc Over 40. They say they wont to look 20 years old again she said. One lady came in and said she wants to look 16 again. But 1 Tell them they have logo see a doctor they should have their ski checked i even Tell my Mother the same  in the retirement Community of Sun cily ariz., the three dermatologists on staff Al the Community s Wal o. Boswell memorial Hospital reported Hal patients Are swarming in to gel actin a. Or. Stephen blender a dermatologist at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach Fla., said he has noticed one unfortunate Side effect from the publicity Over retin a. Many of his skin cancer patients Are hopeful Hal inc Drej will cure Ihm. It s sad when something like this gels in inc Media and people Wilh skin cancer think i icy can just rub a Little Cream on their faces he said. Some dermatologists said the drug is bound to Dis appoint Many patients. It will not make a 60-year-old look like year old said or. Nancy Sitver Borg a Newport Beach Calif., dermatologist it s not like a face lift. It s just Good for the Fine wrinkles around the eyes and the Mouth. She said. Silverberg said she also warns patients of the drug s Side effects initial and sometimes severe pitches of redness peeling and sensitivity to the Sun