European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday july 13,1988 club s closing will end Bunny Era in . Lansing Mich. Up the last Playboy club in the United states will close its doors july 31. The Lansing Hilton inn which houses the club made the announcement monday. The decision not to renew the Playboy club fran Chise agreement corresponds with the Hilton hotel s Effort to create a new image said Shelly Ahlers sales director. Although the club attracts a Strong local follow ing it sometimes discourages group meeting plan ners from selecting the Lansing  Playboy club managers have planned a series of events to end the Bunny Era including a Bunny reunion and an auction Ball for the cystic fibrosis foundation. Bunnies Are specially trained cocktail waitresses who Wear scanty costumes with Low Cut tops cuffs collars Bunny ears and Fluffy White tails. The Lansing club opened sept. 17, 1982, and for several years was operated As a private club for key  but when business declined it was opened to the general Public in May 1987. Lansing s Bunny club was the last holdout of a 28 year tradition that began in 1960, when the play boy s Magazine publisher Hugh Hefner 9pened the first club in Chicago. Clubs in Des Moines Iowa and Omaha neb., both closed at the end of april. With the closing of the Lansing club the Only remaining Playboy clubs will be in the Orient. Democrats air platform minus Jackson planks Washington a the demo cratic platform committee tuesday re leased its proposed platform without the minority planks sought by Jesse Jack son s  nine Page document would be the shortest party platform in half a Century if approved next tuesday at the National convention in  Holmes Norton Jackson s chief platform negotiator said that the minority planks were left out because we re still  she added that talks with the Michael Dukakis Campaign Are going  4,000-plus-word document includes All the areas of agreement reached june 25 in a meeting of the 186-member platform committee in  Jackson forces lost votes there on such issues As his Call for higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations a Penta gon spending freeze no first use of nuclear weapons self determination for the palestinians and major increases i spending on head Start education and . Voter participation rates percent of voting age population casting ballots t for presidential electors 65% 1932 "36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 Chicago Tribune Chart source us Bureau of he census other social  platform released tuesday includes a memorandum that says to avoid delay in printing the platform All parties have agreed that the report on minority planks which is still under Dis Cussion will be available at the Conven  platform promises to reverse seven years of voodoo economics trickle Down policies fiscal irresponsibility and economic violence against poor and working  pledges the party to seek an indexed minimum wage major increases in child care Aid Tor Low and Middle income families Advance notice of Plant closings and appointment of a National drug  also endorses the equal rights amendment and says the fundamental right of reproductive Choice should be guaranteed regardless of ability to  it promises the democrats will fight homelessness and intensify the War on aids and it says National strength will be enhanced by More stable defense  firms found linked to scandal face suspension Washington a defense Secretary Frank Carlucci said tuesday he has warned defense contractors that their weapons programs May yet be sus Pended if they Are tainted by the developing Pentagon bribery investigation. Carlucci testifying to the Senate armed service committee noted he had lifted a july 1 suspension of contracts for nine military programs because a review had found none were adversely affected by the Case. But in doing so we have sent out a warning that says this does not mean if there is further information that comes to Light that we will not once again review this contract and take appropriate action he said. The investigation involves allegations that defense contractors and consultants bribed Pentagon officials for details that could have been vital in bidding for contracts Worth billions of dollars. No charges Nave been filed yet. Carlucci told the Senate panel he is writing to the chief executives of the top 200 defense contractors urging them to ensure stringent management controls on the use of consultants and to avoid improper Busi Ness  Job is not to punish companies my Job is to protect the National Security said Carlucci noting that it is up to the Justice department to prosecute alleged  he outlined a number of actions the Pentagon can take including rescinding terminating or suspend ing contracts or fining individuals. Carlucci admitted that there Are problems in the procurement process. There Are defects in How Amer Ica equips its forces he  current investigation is a Good reason to Correct those flaws he said. Even if the probe reveals Nomore than the misdeeds of a few greedy lawbreakers i still want to move Forward now in cooperation with Congress to remedy flaws in our system regardless of whether those flaws Are related to the Justice i Vestiga  Carlucci noted that he has appointed a task Force to propose changes and he appealed to Congress not to usurp that panel s role. Hasty or piecemeal reforms. Could do More harm than Good he said. He also urged that the administration be Given cred it for past  nation has in this decade markedly improved its defense acquisition system. The Justice department probe should in no Way tarnish the Progress the de sense department and Congress have made. Some of the wrongdoing being uncovered May Sim ply be violations of the Law not system deficiencies he said. Some system flaws highlighted by the probe May be ones that our government has not really tackled such As budget instability and political intervention  some uncovered flaws perhaps were. Unavoidable consequences of past reforms. For example one of the most Complex issues we face is the Impact of increased Competition for contracts. High stakes com petition May cause difficult problems that Are just now surfacing Carlucci said. Blood on Beach was aids tainted Albany . A one of three vials that washed ashore last week on new York beaches contained human blood infected with the aids virus state health commissioner or. David Axelrod said tuesday. Axelrod said the Sample discovered on Lido Beach about 20 Miles East of new York City also tested positive for hepatitis at the state health department Laboratory in Albany. Another vial found on a Beach about 40 Miles East of the City contained blood that tested both positive and negative for the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome Axelrod said. A third vial tested negative the health commissioner said. Axelrod said the chances of Beac goers getting infected with the aids virus or hepatitis by either step Ping on the vials and being Cut by broken Glass or from blood spilled on the Beach or in the water Are re  neither virus can survive for Long outside the human body and the Sample that tested positive for the aids virus is believed to be inactive. The conditions to which the infected samples were exposed almost certainly destroyed most if not All the Active virus Axelrod said. While the results confirm some of our fears about the danger of the material that washed up on Long Island beaches Axelrod said we do not feel the pres ence of these materials represent a significant Public health  Axelrod said investigators do not yet know where the vials originated or How Long they were in the water. But the commissioner said they Are of design that is clearly associated with the medical  the vials could have come from a doctor s of fice medical research facility or a Hospital he said. The discovery of blood samples and other medi Cal debris temporarily closed some of Long Island s most popular beaches late last week in the midst Ofa prolonged heat wave. When the beaches reopened Over the weekend attendance was Cut in half in Many places. As of tuesday All beaches on Long Island and inner York City were open except for a 1.4-mile stretch of Staten Island s Midland Beach. Cabbage Patch kids firm files for bankruptcy West Hartford Conn. A col eco industries inc., which soared to the top of the to Industry with its cabbage Patch kids and skidded into debt As the dolls popularity waned announce tuesday it has filed for bankruptcy Protection. C9leco said it filed for Protection from it creditors under chapter 11 of the Federal bankruptcy Law monday evening in new York. It said the filing did not include its Canadian and other foreign subsidiaries. The to maker said the filing came after it Short term Bank lenders refused to provide a working capital credit line. The bankruptcy filing had been expected after Oleo was unable to persuade its Bond holders to agree to a $335 million debt  company lost $47.4 million in the Quarter that ended april 2 and has suffered losses m four of the past five years. Col eco owed More than $100 million to a group of foreign and Domestic lenders