European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 24, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Trade sanctions ordered against Brazi Santa Barbara Calif. Up president Reagan decrying the piracy of our intellectual property Friday ordered Trade sanctions against Brazil in a retaliation for a Lack of Patent Protection for american pharmaceuticals. Acting on a complaint lodged in june 1987 by the american pharmaceutical Industry Reagan set into motion a process that will result in higher tariffs and other import curbs on an unspecified amount of Bra Zilian imports. The decision announced As Reagan vacationed at his ranch marked the first imposition of . Trade sanctions against Brazil and came at a time of intense debate Between the administration and Congress Over the adequacy of existing Trade Laws. Adequate Patent Protection is a Cornerstone of a healthy pharmaceutical Industry White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said in announcing the action. By denying this Basic commercial right Bra Zil permits unauthorized copying of pharmaceutical products that were invented by . Firms. This not Only deprives american companies of sales it discourages investment in research and development of new  under the process set into motion by Reagan hearings will be held to determine which brazilian products will be subjected to sanctions which will remain in effect in the absence of corrective action by Brazil. His directive said Only that the amount of imports to be affected will be drawn from a list Bear ing a total value of at least $200  we regret that it is necessary to impose Trade sanctions in this matter Fitzwater said but the United states cannot tolerate the piracy of its intellectual  in its original petition the pharmaceutical manufacturers association estimated its members had lost $160 million Between 1979 and 1986 As a result of Lack of Patent and process Protection. The association later increased the estimate of damages to $100 million to $150 million a year. The administration has estimated the actual losses May be As Low As $36 million annually. The sanctions most Likely will be in the neighbourhood of that estimated loss. The action by Reagan was taken under Section 301 of the Trade act of 1974, which the administration has used with Success to Force other countries to lower their Trade barriers. It marked the latest in a series of Trade disputes with Brazil Over Trade in goods and services. The administration backed off a More serious threat of sanctions some time ago after Brazil enacted legis lation to ease tensions Over efforts by . Firms to gain greater Access to its multimillion Dollar Market for information technology. Fitzwater said similar action taken or threatened Over the last several years in the area of Patent and other intellectual property Protection resulted in strengthened Patent Laws in Many countries and a commitment to address such issues in multilateral Trade talks. Brazil one of the top 10 pharmaceutical markets in the world with $2 billion in sales in 1985, to eliminate product Patent Protection for pharmaceuticals in 1945 and for process Patent Protection in 1965. Minimizing the prospects for retaliation against the United states Fitzwater said Reagan called on Brazil to join the . And other nations in establishing comprehensive intellectual property Protection for pharmaceuticals and other  Driver pleads not guilty to 27 counts of murder Carrollton by. A a pick up truck Driver pleaded innocent Friday to 27 murder counts one for each Vic Tim of a crash with a Church bus hours after a grand jury rejected charges that could have led to the death penalty. Larry Mahoney 35, was silent and looked at the floor As defense attorney William l. Summers entered pleas to the 27 murder charges 44 counts of Wanton endangerment 13 of assault and one of driving under the influence of alcohol. Carroll circuit judge Charles f. Satterwhite set $270,000 Cash Bond. The Case s chief prosecutor Paul Richwalsky contended the Gravity of the crime and the possibility that Mahoney would drink and drive warranted $ 1 million Bond. Summers said he believed Bond would be made within Days. It s a High Bond but i believe there s enough support in the Community and his family to raise it he said. Asked if Mahoney might be in danger if released on bail he said he s a grown Man. He s got a right to decide to put his foot Over the threshold in the jail  Mahoney who is being held in old Ham county jail faces 20 years to life in prison on each murder count. Conviction of capital murder the charge the grand jury rejected could have sent him to the electric chair. After investigating into the Law and evidence we concluded it would not be appropriate to make this a death penalty Case Kentucky attorney general Fred Cowan said after the grand jury indicted Mahoney. Cowan indicated that authorities did not feel the crime was premed Larry Mahoney with a state trooper after pleading not guilty to murder charges.  has taken a Burden off him Summers said of his client. The Burden of what happened that night will never be off  could t sleep the night before wondering if he would live or be put to death. He s had that  Friday or. George Nichols the state s medical examiner announced that the 24 children and three adults who were killed in the Accident died of smoke inhalation after the bus and a truck going the wrong Way collided May 14 on inter state 71 near Carrollton. The bus owned by Radcliff first Assembly of god was returning from an Outing at an Ohio amusement  told a news conference in Louisville that alcohol was found in the blood of four children but he attributed this to a natural process and not drink  believe the alcohol showed up be cause of the postmortem fermentation of blood sugar Nichols said. The recommendation of capital Mur Der charges had been made by Carroll county Commonwealth attorney John Ackman or. He suffered a heart attack shortly after the Accident so the attorney general s office took Over the Case. Richwalsky said he met with More than 40 families of the victims thursday night and explained to them the less serious charge the state would seek. Asked if any of the families were Dis appointed with the decision Richwalsky said i can t say that. We had a Frank and candid discussion. If anyone was Dis appointed or disagreed they did t verbalize it to  Eastern airlines to slash 4,000 jobs trim service Miami a Money losing Eastern airlines said Friday it will Cut 4,000 jobs or 12 percent of its work Force and eliminate service to 14 cities on aug. 31. We Are preserving the airline. We re strengthening the airline. I Don t care to place the blame anywhere said presi Dent Phil bakes citing High operating costs and increased Competition for East Ern s huge losses. The announcement came in the seventh month of bitter contract talks Between Eastern and the machinists Union which is seeking raises for 10,000 workers at East Ern. The Carrier is seeking $161 million in pay cuts and other concessions. The Miami based airline also is seek ing $69 million in concessions from its pilots Union which began formal con tract talks with the company Friday. Last year we lost $182 million. In essence Eastern is returning to its Basic roots in an attempt to regain strength in the marketplace said bakes. Eastern s operations in Boston new York Washington Atlanta and Miami will be the Core of the Carrier s service he said. The 14 cities being Cut Are Albuquerque . Fort de France Martinique Las vegas and Reno Nev. Minneapolis St. Paul Minn. Oklahoma City and Tulsa okla Omaha neb. Dallas and san Antonio Texas Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe san Diego St. Lucia West in Dies and Tucson Ariz. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 24, 1948 the International olympic committee s ruling that Israel could not compete in the olympic games reduced the number of participating nations to 61. 30 years ago foday. July 24, 1958 soviet Leader Nikita s. Khrushchev agreed to a meeting of the United nations Security Council but specified that in addition to the soviet Union the United states Britain France and India the conference should include inter ested Arab  20 years ago foday. July 24, 1968 Sirhan b. Sirhan entered an insanity plea based on brain damage to the charge of assassinating sen. Robert f. Kennedy. J 0 years ago foday. July 24, 1978 it was disclosed that nine american world War ii prisoners of War listed As victims of the Hiroshima atomic bombing had been used As Guinea pigs to test whether Man could live without parts of the brain and liver