European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 4, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 aids anti discrimination Law urged Washington a Federal Laws should be written id protect people infected with the aids virus from discrimination he chairman of the White House aids commission recommended. Retired Navy adm. James d. Watkins included nearly 600 recommendations in a 269-Page draft report to be considered by the full 13-Membcr commission but he told reporters the one on anti discrimination overshadows the rest. The Foremost obstacle 1o Progress raised was the discrimination faced by those with his he said referring to the virus that causes aids. It was made Clear to us that if the nation docs not address this Issue squarely it will be very difficult to solve most other his related  Watkins Call for Strong Federal anti discrimination Laws for people with the aids virus runs counter to the official Reagan administration policy opposing such a Federal Standard. It came one Day after the National Academy of sciences and Institute of Medicine made a similar plea. The commission accepted Watkins recommendations for an earlier interim report with no substantive change before it was sent to the White House. The final report is due Al the while House june 24, the panel will hold Public meetings on it this coming week. Among other major recommendations by Walkins Strong new Laws on confidentiality with sanctions to protect the identity of those who test positive for the aids virus greater state Federal financing of innovative methods of financing care for people with aids. Establishment of effective stale partner notification programs. The pro Grams would be targeted it those who would not know they were at risk of infection from having sex with someone known by health authorities to be infected with the virus. Viewing the scope of the epidemic in terms of the number of people infected with the virus perhaps As Manyas 1.4 million americans rather than the number actually suffering from a ids less than 70,000. Implementation of a comprehensive health education curriculum in Ameri can schools covering kindergarten through 12th Grade by the year 2000. The curriculum would be determined at the local level. Novel panel plan would give drug chief $2.6 billion account Washington a declaring that Congress cannot "micro-manage1 the War on drugs a House panel is proposing creation of an administration drug coordinator who would have an instant s2.6 billion Bank account. The novel flexible approach was unveiled thursday by inc six democrats and three republicans of the House appropriations subcommittee on Commerce Justice slate and the judiciary the panel that dispenses most of the nation s drug War Money. Chairman neat Smith a Iown said the House leadership has not Lakin a position on the . Congress allocates a set amount loan Agency and Breaks Down How much should be spent for each major function Over a particular period. But Smith said Congress cannot keep up with the changing needs of the More than 30 front line drug fighting agencies. The coordinator would therefore de cide How to dispense the Money based on the needs of the moment. Smith said. There is no Way Hal he Congress can. Micro manage a War on drugs any More than inc Congress could Micro manage a War on the Battlefield he said. Smith offered this example of How the system would work As an Opportunity to curtail imports becomes available More Money May suddenly be needed for the drug enforcement administration Fri Border patrol coast guard immigration and naturalization service or one of the agencies involved in this aspect. On the other hand if there have been some big busts More Money will be needed for the courts for the marshal s service for the prison services for prosecutors offices and various other agencies involved in enforcing the Law the legislation is an appropriation Bill which Means the Money would become available immediately if in president signed it. Usually omnibus drug Bills arc authorization measures thai stale Congress intent to provide Money but separate appropriations measures Are then needed to actually make it available. Passage of an authorization does Noi guarantee hat the appropriation will be approved or will be As Muchas the authorized spending ceiling. Rep. Harold Rogers r-ky., said the use of illegal drugs is the Type of emergency the Summit agreement had in mind. Despite our Best efforts drugs Are increasing unavailability. Violence associated with these drugs is growing Al a similarly alarming Rale he said. Panel probes Wright complaint Washington not the House of representatives ethics committee met for Zuj hours thurs Day to hear Republican complaints of financial improprieties on the part of speaker Jim Wright but it reached no conclusion about whether to begin an investigation the panel Sci another meeting for next thursday. The announcement of the Day s activities was made by rep. Julian c. Dixon d-calif., chairman of the panel the committee on standards of official con duct. Dixon would say Only that the matter before the panel was the complaint made against Wright d Texas by rep. Newt Gingrich a a. Seventy three other republicans asked the commit tee to consider investigating Gingrich s charges which include the propriety of 55-percent Royalty fees on a Book Wright wrote As Welt As reports that he intervened in government decisions on Malters in which head a personal financial interest. Common cause the non partisan lobbying organization also sought an investigation. Al his daily news conference Wright said that head not been invited to appear before the ethics panel thursday and he repealed his eagerness to do  will go whenever they Wani me to and answer every question he said. Asked whether he thought it would be Best to Clear the air by having an investigation Wright said it s up to the committee to make a judgment of whether there s sufficient information to warrant an i Vestiga  he expressed Confidence that no such information would be found. I think i can satisfy them that there s been no Vio lation of any House Rule the speaker said. Tombstone Nof a laughing matter Concord mass. A Sheila Shea was jus trying for a last laugh but Tome officials say the cemetery that s the final resting place of Louisamay Alcott the famous writer or girls books is do place for a Tombstone that reads who the hell i Sheila Shea Shea who died in months ago at age 43, is buried in the historic sleepy hollow cemetery in whose authors Row arc buried Alcott and 19th-Century luminaries Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau the disagreement Over the 3 it foot Gray Granite Headstone recently surfaced at the Concord Ceme Tery committee which labelled the  some members of the committee an advisory body to the town department of Public works pushed for Legal action to have the Headstone removed. The cemetery really in t a place to make statement it is a place of memorial committee president Mary Elizabeth Baker said. Sleepy hol Low is a notable cemetery because of the people who Are buried there. It has a National reputation. We would hate to set it become a sideshow officials decided that the town could not afford algal Battle and that it would be fighting from shaky Legal ground said Tony Logalbo Iowa finance director. But they have changed the rules to guard against similar headstones at toe widely visited cemetery. It s a tourist site. People who Are visiting the town of Concord go to find the grave Sites of Well known individuals from history Logalbo  people in the town Felt that the sentiments it expresses were not in keeping with the spirit of the site Suzuki Samurai recall requested new York not the publisher of consumer report called on the Federal government to recall the Suzuki Samurai a four wheel drive vehicle which it said was prone to Roll Over if mane Vered quickly to avoid an Accident. The Magazine rated he japanese made vehicle not acceptable the first such rating in 10 years and said the National Highway traffic safely administration should recall the 50,000 samurais on the Road. Unfortunately the Samurai can t just be recalled and have a few changes made said Robert Knoll head of testing for consumer reports. The problems inherent in its design. The Only Way to fix ii is id make the vehicle longer wider and  the mag Azine said owners should be Given refunds. Officials of Consumers Union the nonprofit testing organization that publishes consumer reports said Al news conference that tests of a 1988 Model conduced last month found that the Samurai tipped Over on dry pavement at speeds of less than 40 Miles an hour if Driver made a Sharp tumor older evasive Man Euver. The problem the Magazine says in a report to be published in the july Issue is that the Samurai is Short and Light and has a High Center of Gravity. The american Suzuki motor corp., which import the vehicle criticized the Consumers Union tests As not representative of actual driving  earlier this year the Center for Auto safety a con Sumer advocacy group in Washington petitioned the government to recall the Samurai because of concern about its safely. The Highway safety Agency has 120 Days to respond to the petition and the deadline will come later this month. A spokesman for the Agency said that it would not comment on a petition under review. The Center said the Samurai had been involved in a least 32 rollover accidents resulting in eight deaths and 35 injuries. The vehicle has been sold in the United slates Tor nearly three years. The National Highway traffic safely administration requires four wheel drive Utility vehicles like the Samurai and the jeep to carry a warning stick advising Drivers and passengers that they handle different from passenger cars and Are More Likely to Roll Over. Three competitors of the Samurai the jeep Wran Gler the jeep Cherokee and the Isuzu trooper were also tested by Consumers Union. The organization said All three which arc heavier than the Samurai safely negotiated the lest course at higher speeds. Wisconsin eases driving test rules Madison wis. A if you can t Park you May still be Able to drive under new License rules being promulgated in Wisconsin. Parallel parking that Nemisis of beginning Drivers has been removed on a trial basis from requirements for a License but some examiners Are not pleased said Dennis Nussbaum District manager with the state division of motor vehicles Road tests Are a lot like mom Apple pie and Chev Rolet and some people Don t like to see changes he said. The parallel parking change is one of several de signed to Case the Job of License examiners and reduce waiting limes for tests Nussbaum said. Over the years the state has instituted new tests that officials say More accurately Check skills at such things As High Speed driving and Lane changing Maneu vers