European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday july 18,1988 soviet system stifles research scientist says. _. . Aamst4ln� no Nln Finif Aviv Cai Washington a a bureaucracy led by comically obtuse Lead ers with Little understanding of science has stifled research in the soviet Union for decades and left science there weak and unproductive a leading russian scientist says in an article published in a . Journal. Roald z. Sageev director of the so Viet space research Institute and member of the .s.r. Academy of sciences said that the soviet style of government has handicapped science re search but there have been efforts to hide its inadequacies behind showcased examples of Success. To a great extent science is a product of the social conditions in which i develops Sageev wrote in the quarterly journal issues in science and technology. During the past half Century soviet science has suffered deep an still bleeding wounds from ill conceived government  Sageev says the soviets can be just by proud 1 of contributions to the study of the laser the launching of sputnik and of subsequent achievements in space. But he said science has failed to strengthen Industrial productivity be cause we have not faced up to the real problem soviet fundamental science is too weak to contribute much to practical  the shortcomings in soviet science Are apparent from the subatomic world of physics to the boundless world of astronomy he  scientists said Sageev have contributed Little or nothing to the re cent new discoveries in atomic physics in astronomy or in biology. Exaggerated claims have been mad for the achievements of soviet science said Sageev. Science has its own Cri Teria for Success however and soviet achievements have not measured up to  said that since world War ii so Viet attempts at major science project increasingly have been dragged Down by bureaucratic machinery that stifles rather than encourages original research. Department barriers he said keep Laboratory researchers from communicating with students thus Handi capping the soviet production of new  attempted to apply Cen trial production planning techniques to science research said Sageev often with ludicrous  the 1960s, scientists even had to Promise to achieve a specific amount of Progress within a designated period he  physicists recognizing the Absurdity of the exercise pledged to make one discovery of worldwide importance two discoveries of All Union importance and three. Of siberian importance to please political leaders at All  while scientists he said saw this a nonsense political leaders can be comically  said bureaucrats find Security in Basing their planning on the status quo and new ideas Are discouraged. French German and american Sci ence is vibrant with new ideas while soviet science is stultifying he said. As another example Sageev said that few soviet scientists have Access to computers while scientists in other countries use them routinely. When the soviets planned to Send a satellite to Halley s Comet he said scientists inthe soviet space research Institute had to build a computer because such a machine is not made by soviet Industry. While researchers around the world Are taking advantage of these magnificent tools computer soviet research workers and engineers resemble soldiers attempting to fight a modern War with crossbows he said. Sageev who is a key science advise to soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev has published similar criticisms in soviet publications. A spokesperson at the National acad Emy of sciences said Sageev wrote an submitted the article for . Publica Tion in issues. Issues in science and technology is published by the National Academy of science the National Academy of Engi Neering and the Institute of Medicine. Strictly regulated no. Plant processes coca eaves Maywood . A in the midst of the nation s War on drugs a Plant in this suburban Community quietly imports coca leaves and processes them into medicinal cocaine and a non narcotic flavor extract for coca cola. Workers at the Stepan co. Plant the nation s Only Legal importer of cocaine must undergo strict background checks and agents from the Federal drug enforcement Agency frequently visit said Plant manager John o Brien. Dea spokesman Milton Smilek in Newark said there Haven t been any Security problems at the Plant just West of new York City. He said it processes hundreds of tons of cocaine each year. The company imports coca Leaf from Peru and to a lesser extent from Bolivia o Brien said. Part of what Stepan extracts from the coca Leaf is sold to Mallinckrodt inc., ast. Louis based pharmaceutical company. Mallinckrodt further purifies the extract into pharmaceutical Grade cocaine hydrochloride used As a local aesthetic by Eye ear and nose specialists said company spokeswoman Roxanna  Chan. Mallinckrodt also is subject to Strin gent Dea requirements including Back ground checks of employees she said. Mayor John a. Steuert or. Said he s unsure if most of the town s 9,900 Resi dents know the Plant processes cocaine. Price slashing used As dealer bait by Suzuki new York a Suzuki is trying to right the reputation of its troubled Samurai sport vehicle with one of the most generous incentive plans Ever offered to american car dealers. American Suzuki motor corp. Last week told dealers it would Cut $2,000 off the Price they pay for Samurai sold through sept. 2 and allowed them to decide How to use the  Suzuki dealers around the country said they Are using the Money to lure customers Back with deals ranging from Price cuts to special insurance policies. It s Given us the extra Money to wheel and Deal said Ladale Cox sales manager of Mark Singleton Suzuki in Marietta ga., who said sales Rose As custom ers Learned of the deals and came into the showroom. . Sales of the Small jeep like Samurai plunged70.6 percent in june after consumer reports said the vehicle tips Over easily in sudden turns. If dealers passed along the entire incentive to customers the Samurai would be one of the cheapest vehicles on the Market. The incentive amounts to 25 percent of the $7,995base Price of the Samurai. That is one of the largest percentage incentives Ever in the Auto Industry said Maryann Keller an analyst for Furman Selz Mager Dietz & Birney. It s a very smart thing to do Keller said. She predicted an extremely Low Price could override some people s doubts. However she said the Samurai s future depends on How the news Media handle the Story. Videotape of the Samurai tipping Over in driving tests frequently repeated on the to news has had a Strong Impact on potential buyers she  Ohio the state s 10 Suzuki dealers Are offering free $1 million life insurance policies for one year toll Samurai buyers. The policies pay out if the Holder is killed when a Samurai Rolls or tips Over. John Chezik Suzuki of St. Charles mo., sold eight samurais thursday and another seven by mid after noon on Friday said Mark Muller general manager. This rebate program s the most incredible thing that s Ever happened Muller said. Diet for a Dogleg Ever get a Lump in your Throat after slicing one at the practice Range. Know you hit it just right. Want to Swal Low that slice save it for the Dogleg at Augusta. Nike a 7 year old German Shephard knows just How you feel. He got lumps 24 of them in his stomach by swallowing two dozen balls at a Range his owner Robert Hoffman runs in Albany . When Nike went to the animal Hospital in november the veterinarian noticed a Lump in his stomach. When the doctor operated he found 24 slightly swollen and discoloured Golf balls. Hoffman now Coats the balls with bitter Apple to make the duffers delicious slices a Little less appetizing