European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday. March 18.1986 Cable television warned against monopoly tactics Washington a sen. How Ard Mcl in haunt. 0-Mnn. Warned Cable television opt Ralus 1 h or May that con Gress will Tom Vejl a Ruji i Itolia the Industry if rates continue 10 use and pro cramming is Thodi i m comic Niiori. Some of us five wt1 Vutuc had by the congressional derision that i Reed most table operators i f Mun Iopa Rale control the january in and k-1 them set their own Prii is. Mei Ethaum said. This can press is to it Carnine that while Issue mid Mel a Baum at a hearing of the Senate judiciary s sub Commike in Neil Trmal. Monopolies and business rights a Leith i chairs. Mol Ethaum. The Only senator present during much of Chr hearing said Congress is Pincir Rawl that Yahk in operators an is i Hill in a year Industry Ihrl serves 51 Prtt no of american households enjoy a monopoly that can freeze out competing t v hair thulion by slim and a in prices. James if. Moom1president of the National television association disputed metre Baum s car up Inal Cable in Chi lease Voo mul upwards by up so 400 percent in some Airai since deregulation. Moo Nuj said an Nita Kludj shows that the aver if Cable Tiibi Crabtr s Man Lily Bill ruse t.1 per Ecol in the first fax Jonilu Afir def Gullion. While Basic service prices Rose about 10.6 per cent rates fur Premium or pay channels Tike Lloyt he office dropped 2,5 per cent. Actor Jing to the Pludy. To once Taij thai while 5omc people saw Large increases in their rates As Cable companies realigned their services most people paid Only a Small increase and also received More channels than Thuv did before deregulation. Met Chaum also said he was concerned about complaints by Cable competitors that distribute to programming via microwave and satellite thai they Are Heine strangled by i i Cable Industry s control Over pro Rammin. Cable operators have a mate in Many of the major satellite programmers like Hob Showtime. Turner broadcasting and mtg. He said. George Kozinn spokesman for the Home satellite television association Uhichi represents owners and dealers of Home satellite dishes told he committee the Cable Industry has tried to prevent the growth of the Home dish Market by control Ling Access to and he Price of program Ming. About 2 million households receive to directly from backyard dishes. Most programming is now scrambled so a dish owner must Purchase a decoder costing about 1400 to unscramble inc signals. Kocian said the association Don not oppose scrambling but he said dish own ers should nol have to pay inc same prices As Cable subscribers since they have to incur More of the Cost of service like buying a decoder and maintaining Shtir dish Antenna. Mummy under wraps the 2,500-Yeaimild Mammy of i gels who Egli a treat ment this week before ills move Lobos ton s museum of science for Distaj in the Lunan ii exhibit in april. Al though it s Only i Short trip from a us Hutti general Hospital bin he Nom buy resides Ircy indians Jin or Cine left and de Rodley inf tic egyptian Mummy � he Resit can. Army to buy special recon vehicle from germans Washington api the army announced wednesday it decided to begin purchasing a inc cilia u West German military reconnaissance Veluta Quilit a Hun Tonkin us Develon mint of its own the i Civ Ion ultimately could be Worth $790 Mil Linn 10 West Cim Nany and demonstrates the . Toni pigment " o Nio standardization and cooperation Tok army said. The decision involves a unique Type of wheeled chicle Quirt Lucu for use in a Battle line by either nuclear radioactivity or biological Anil chemical agents. The vol i Ier Mim version of the vehicle is known i it Alf Spier pro or Fuchs and is made by Thyssen Henschel of Nav Sci the . Army Calls the Zierman vehicle the Fox Abc the army will adopt this vehicle. Terminating funding for the xms7 Abc reconnaissance vehicle program an army spokesman said. Maj. Randy Morecr a Pentagon spokesman said the army intended to Purchase Sis of the fan. Vehicles in ii Neaf future for about j i million each in order to perform final acceptance Toms. By. The service May spend about j790 million to acquire 576 of lie vehicles. Tjia Price lag would include adding some additional sensor. Data processing and radio equipment to i he vehicle Morecr said. The army s decision id buy ibis Khmer from we Germany Kotiw ultimately Simohe $790 million Shamir offers to hold Mideast talks in Moscow Wass Niton a israeli i rime minister Yitzhak Shamir ended his wins Here thursday Afler offering to go in Moscow this Spring 10 launch Nugo ii axiom Vujih the Arain As a Way of break ing a deadlock Over an International peace conf Rance. Shamir who had a one hour breakfast session Wilh Secretary of stale George p. Ski you to wino1 of a four Day visit flatly rejected a . Proposal for a full scale Midgut conference. It is nol conducive so he said wednesday Afler meeting for of hours with Prii Jeni Kazan at the while House. Reflecting a Sharp disagreement with uie israeli ice Der Reagan dec bred to those u Hov ill Saj no to the . Plan and the prime minister has not used this word need not answer to us. They la need to answer to them Waves and their people As to Why they Lumen Down a realistic and Sensi ble plan Toad Nice apparently ruling Oul any Compro Mise Reagan said the United states will no i slice this initiative apart and Wisi not abandon in Shamir however reaffirmed his willingness to hold direct negotiations wild Jordan and palestinians under . And soviet auspices. Me said later at a nes conference that Reagan and soviet general Secretary Mikhail s. Got Bachch who Wilt meet in Moscow in the Spring could invite Israel and the arabs loan International Cere mony1 and then step aside allowing them to hold direct negotiations. If late re would be such a proposal 1 am Grady Shamir said. It would be
