European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 26, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Bennett endorses Reading Survey Washington a education Secretary Wil Liam i. Bennett on tuesday backed a National Survey s finding that parents no Mailer what their Sciocco nomic background believe in the importance of Reading. In this important Survey we found out thai parents regard Reading and Reading to their children As a very important activity Bennoll Lold a news conference. The interesting thing is the fact that we Sec agreement among All parents fathers and mothers Nch and poor. Lack and while parents. There is no differ ence no disagreement about the importance of read ing he said. The National Telephone Survey of 1,000 people con ducted in february by the Roper organization con Lac cd parents of children Ages 3-h, the Survey results were based on evaluations of one child in each House hold. Although the Survey said Only half the parents contacted reported that their children were very interested in Reading and less than half said their child reads for pleasure every Day Bennett maintained that this too was part of parental responsibility. Mothers and fathers should read to their Chil Dren As Early As possible to teach them that it s Jurt Plain fun he said. The Survey found that How much children read is directly related to their parents educational background and Reading habits. But it said the High value placed on Reading Cut across parents of All educational Back grounds and demographic groups. Bennett the release of the Survey was the Kickoff to the introduction of a free Reading program developed by the children s television workshop to cultivate an interest in Reading among children in grades 2 through among the specific Survey findings 91 percent of parents said Reading Well is very important to their child s Success Bui Only two thirds of those with a child old enough to read said they were very satisfied with the Way that child reads. 72 percent of parents believe How much o child reads is critical to future Success. 72 percent of the parents said it is primarily their responsibility to make sure their children develop an interest in Reading compared with 22 percent who said it is a Mutual responsibility of Parent and school. Fifty eight percent of parents also said icy Are responsible for How Well their children read. 51 percent of parents said their children arc very interested in Reading outside of school another third said their children Are som whal interested while 13 percent said their children were not very or not at All interested a figure the Survey said translates into 5 million children. 44 percent of parcels with children old enough 19 read said their child reads for pleasure every Day. And 43 percent said their child reads for pleasure a few limes a week. The Survey Hada Marginot error of plus or minus 4 percentage Points. Remains of 2 marines returned Dover fab Del. A the remains of two marines whose helicopter was downed during last month s fighting with Iran in the persian Gulf were returned Here tuesday in a Brief solemn ceremony. The remains of capt. Kenneth w. Hill 33, of Thomasville . And capt. Stephen c. Leslie 30. Of new Bern ., arrived on a c-5a Galaxy from Rhein main a West Germany. While a 24-Man Honor guard stood at attention the Marine band played muffled ruffles eternal father and a slow rendition of the Marine hymn while pallbearers carried the Flag draped coffins to waiting hearses. Leslie s parcels or. Robert e. And Ruth t. Leslie looked on As Brig Gen. Richard a Phillips stood by and extended his condolences. Navy chaplain capt. Waller a. Hiskell prayed that their heroic actions inspire us to uphold the traditions they bought with their  the remains were to leave Dover wednesday morn ing for burial at Arlington National cemetery outside Washington. Hill and Leslie were flying a Marine corps ah-1 cobra helicopter when it went Down in the persian Gulf on april 18, hit by gunfire or a missile. The helicopter vanished on a night reconnaissance Mission a few hours after . And iranian naval forces had fought a series of clashes. Reagan to fill two Justice dept. Posts Washington a president Reagan tuesday said he Wilt nominate Harold g. Christensen a Salt Lake City attorney As Deputy attorney general the no 2 Post in the Justice department and Edward . Dennis jr., the . Attorney in Philadelphia As assist ant attorney general and chief of the department s criminal division. The posts have been vacant since the resignations two months ago by officials protesting attorney Gener Al Edwin a desc s leadership of the department. Arnold i. Durns resigned As Meese s chief Deputy and William f. Weld quit As head of the criminal division. Christensen was Meese s third Choice for the Job after one candidate rejected an offer and another with Drew his name from consideration. A former . Attorney and three current . Attorneys rejected the position offered Dennis. Christensen a senior partner in a 60-member Law firm was president of the Utah state bar in 1975-76. A registered Republican he has never held a govern ment Job and has not been Active in politics. Dennis was an assistant . Attorney in Phila Delphia before becoming head of the narcotics sectional the Justice department s criminal division in 1980. Reagan appointed him . Attorney in Phila Delphia in 1983. His office obtained convictions of More than 30 Philadelphia police officers including the Deputy police commissioner on extortion and racketeering charges Dennis also handled the successful prosecution of Nicodemo Scarfo the head of organized crime in the Philadelphia area and City councilman Leland Beloff for trying to extort is million from a Developer to obtain City Council approval to build a waterfront development. Expert puzzled by increase in fat children new York up1 american kids Are get Ting falter at a younger age and a nutrition expert says it it still a mystery whether it is due to television viewing Lack of exercise diet a combination of these or some other  we fear that America s kids arc getting fatter younger or. William h. Dietz an associate professor of paediatrics at Tufts University school of Medicine Lold an american heart association forum Here. Dietz said ii million children Between the Ages of 6 and 17 one in five Are Over weight. Citing data gathered Between 1963 and 1980 during the National health examination Survey and the National health and not Ilion exact nation Survey Dilz said obesity increased 54 percent in children aged 6 to 11 and 39 percent in adolescents 12 to 17. The More severe a child s obesity the More Likely it is to persist. And the older a child is when his or her obesity starts the More Likely it is that the child will become an obese adult he  watching to arc not exercising and often their viewing is combined with snacking on High calorie fatty foods Dieltz said. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 26, 1948 despite israeli protests the dead line for Arab acceptance or rejection of the . Secu Rity Council s cease fire Call for Palestine was demented by 48 hours. 30 years ago today. May 26, 1958 soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev cabled yugoslavian president Tito expressing Hope that misunderstandings Between the yugoslavian and soviet communists parties would be overcome. 20 years ago today. May 26, 1968 president Johnson in remarks for dissident College students angry Blacks and even riot ing frenchmen said you cannot build Utopia on  10 years ago  26,1978 the House voted overwhelmingly not to interfere with president Carter s plan to with draw All american combat troops from South Korea within five years. Man confesses to obscene phone Calls Fontana Calif. Up a Man who confessed he terrorized tens of thousands of women with obscene Telephone Calls during the last 20 years pleaded inno cent in court authorities said tuesday. Bobby Gene slice 54, was held in lieu of s 100,000 bail for allegedly making lewd and annoying phone Calls to thousands of women in Central san Bernardino county since 1965, Deputy District attorney Richard  said. Slice entered his plea during his arraignment Mon Day in san Bernardino municipal court on 15 Mise Meanor counts of making annoying or obscene Tele phone Calls. He pleaded innocent to give him Lime to Confer with his attorney who Wai appointed from the Public defender s office monday Peterson said. If convicted. Slice faces six months in jail and or a 11,000 Fine for each count Petersen said. Slice was arrested last Friday at his House. In a taped confession he told police that he made Lens of thousands of obscene phone Calls where he identified himself As a doctor telling his victims he held their children or other relatives captive and threatened to harm them if the victim did not graphically describe a sexual act. Petersen said. The Calls were made from his Home the office where he worked and from pay phones Petersen said. U-2 makes emergency Landing in Fla. Patrick. Fab Fla. A a u-2 reconnaissance plane skidded to an emergency Landing on a runway tuesday but damage was minor and the Pilot was not Hurt the air Force said. A statement said the Pilot made a belly Landing after the Landing gear failed to come Down. He was taken to Patrick air Force Hospital for Obs citation but officials said he was not harmed. Air Force it. Col Chuck Lull told Orlando s cpx to which photographed the u-2 after the incident that the plane skidded 1,000 to 1,500 feet Down the runway. Lull said damage appeared to be minor. The aircraft was assigned to detachment 5,9lh strategic reconnaissance Wing stationed at Patrick fab. As a matter of policy an air Force statement Jaid we Don t discuss specific operations of the u-2." the statement also said the names of reconnaissance pilots Are not made Public the air Force said it had begun an investigation of the incident