European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 6, 193b the stars and stripes Page 5 House sustains Reagan s textile Bill veto Washington up the House failed to Over ride tuesday presided Reagan s veto of a Bill that would limit imports of textiles. The vote was 272-1j2 Wilh the measure s opponents calling it a new tax on those who could least afford it. A two thirds margin was necessary to override the veto. The Bill is now dead. Reagan hailed the vote in a written statement As above that continues the pro Trade  by sustaining the veto he said. The House has once again reaffirmed America s commitment to the free Market and free International  Ren. Builer Derrick . Head of the congressional textile omens lipid that he was discouraged by the vote but vowed to bring up some version of the textile Bill next year. I thought we just might make it he said after the vote. I think we Tost on the West coast. They re concerned about import coming into their ports and that Means jobs. Ana in the Midwest Farmers were scored of retaliation by foreign countries affected by the import quotas an opponent of the measure rep. Sam Gibbons d-fla., attributed the president s Victory to the fact that the Industry survived despite a presidential veto of a similar Hilt two years ago he said. During the debate on the House floor. Gibbons urged his colleagues to sustain the president s veto because he said the Bill represents a tax on America Consumers to the tune of �20 billion a year. This is a tax anyway you look at it. A Ian on those least Able to  Gibbons said. But rep. Howard cubic , calling on his col leagues to support the Bill said the textile Industry was not Only important to american jobs but also to the country s defense Industry. Hundreds of textile workers on the Capitol Steps waving hand made signs and shouting save our jobs had urged Congress to override the veto. The rally coordinated by the fiber fabric and apparel coalition for Trade a group representing the Indus try Drew workers from textile factories in 10 slates. Reagan who vetoed a similar Bill in 1986, said in rejecting the measure that there was  fic Alion for enacting it. The Bill would limit the growth of textiles and apparel to a i percent annual increase beginning in 1989 and freeze shoe imports at 1987 Levels. It would also auction off 20 percent of new . Quotas As a Means of offsetting Tariff losses expected by the import reduction create special quotas for silk neckties it and encourage preferential treatment in allocating quotas to nations that buy More . Farm products. Under he measure the president would measure out new Overall quotas by nation and product and would be authorised to negotiate reduced tariffs a countries Hurt by quotas. Supporters say the measure is needed so the United slates can compete against foreign producers Wilh lower wages government subsidies and High tariffs. Since 1980. About 1,000 american textile plants have closed Al n Cost of about 350.000 jobs they say and about 55 percent of the textiles nationwide come from abroad. Testers rate smokeless Premier a real drag i t  Wilmington morning slur Wilmington . The first smokeless cigarette is a drag. That s the prevailing View of a group of area spotters that tested Premier cigarettes for the Wilmington morning Star. Not everyone to Oncu a. Is ready to snuff out the new product. Premier developed by the . Rey nolds tobacco co. Lilt test markets monday in Ari Ona and Missouri.  arc us Irving to do kill me asked Richard Flynn superintendent of new Hanover county schools. Reynolds officials Hud suggested that to give rentier u fair trial smoker should try the cigarettes for a week. Four people including i is reporter were each Given seven packs. They were asked to put aside their regular brands and smoke All seven packs. Mosi panellists were unable to smoke a compel a pack. "1 have 61/ packages left if you want to pick them  said Flynn who until smoking was banned in county offices kept a big often full ashtray on his desk. I Don t know How to say it. They really Are terrible. It s like smoking a steel Rod he said. Flynn said he did t like the flavor Ora Roma describing the taste As  he did t look inside the cigarette where an aluminium lube is filled with flavor beads. He suggested that Hie cigarettes could help people give up smoking. I have tried Many of the anti smok ing remedies. This is the Best one. It really is Flynn said. Flynn who usually smokes i it packs of Benson & Hedges ultralights daily said he never finished a whole i Remir. The most positive comments in the reduced smoke cigarette to Tyne Ohi by Elf pc gel or. Smoker lights Hie heat source which generates warm air Inal Haws through the tobacco Roll a capsule containing tobacco flavor tobacco Miler and filler to form smoke that tastes like a cigarette Al floor Mph tier Toft co a Law Hoot source aluminium capsule contains rolled paper Lor Cooling sirs insulates smoker irom heat Given off by burning Carbon tobacco Roll unwinding capsule blend of tobaccos containing Carbon monoxide and Alcotina Al Invar at Low tar brands but which does nol bum Fiker similar to a Standard cigarette to air graph Soulor  pal was Tob group came from David Ford a lawyer in Long cach . Ford who smokes about 2 h packs of Merit menthol a Day. Said he smoked almost All of his Premier menthol. It scents o me that someone who smokes Carllon cigarettes would find i Csc satisfying he said adding thai Premier has a Light flavor. Ford said one asset is that there arc no ashes. I tend not to watch where my ashes fall he said. Judith Whitney Mana Crof Atlantic to Bacco co., gave regular premiers a try. At lactic tobacco distributes tobacco prod Unis. "1 smoked them a half a Day she said. I could t smoke i Host things. 1 got  Whitney who smokes about 15 cigarettes a Day said the flavor reminds her of the odor of Bunting electrical wire. The first Cigar Lac had a Light unusual  the second one tasted  the third cigarette she said she was nauseated. The cigarettes leave a bad Lasic All Day Whitney said. She complained that the cigarettes Ghoul Tec quickly. You know when you re drinking Coffee you want thai last Swallow. When you re smoking a cigarette you want that last  she said she fell cheated because the cigarettes do nol Burn As Long As regular cigarettes. And she could t Levi when the cigarettes were about to go out although she sometimes switches brands Whitney usually smokes Vantage another . Reynolds Brand. The court member of the panel was this reporter a pack a Day Vantage Ultra Light smoker. I found the flavor similar to the taste smokers gut when lighting a Cigar Lac off an electric Slove Coil. It is a harsh taste and has Only a faint tobacco flavor. 400 abortion opponents arrested in Atlanta protest Atlanta not an estimated four Hundred people who oppose abortion were arrested Al abortion clinics tuesday in the largest in a series of demonstrations that began at the Lime of the democratic National convention Here in july. The protesters crawling on hands and Knees toward the doors of several clinics were arrested As they knocked Down Metal police  police used what hey called come along holds to apply pressure to the Neckband jaw of the protester. Many deliberately fell to the ground Limp when arrested. On monday evening Molly Yard president of the National organization for women and the Rev. Joseph , Southeast regional director of the anti abortion group operation Rescue addressed opposing rallies at two churches. Both groups appeared Al clinics for tues Day s demonstrations. Foreman said protesters believed they were not guilty of crimes. We Are going to he Back Foreman said. We Enow we have Cut Down on the number of Chil Dren being slaughtered in this  at least two of the City s seven abortion clinics were reported to have been Uriel of protests. Most of those arrested were charged Wilh trespassing blocking streets and failure to disperse. Atlanta has become the focus of anti abortion and pro Choice forces since a series of Roleals that resulted in the arrest of nearly 800 people in the two months after he democratic convention. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago . 6, 1948 speaking to a joint session of Congress president Truman called the . Aid program to Greece and Turkey a conspicuous Success in halting the spread of communism. 30 years ago Roc a. Oct. 6. 1958 the fifth French Republic emerged with the Stibli Eavion of the new French Constitution drafted by Premier Charles de Gaulle. 20 years ago today. Oct. 6. I96s czechoslovakian defense minister Martin Dzur reported the major part of the estimated 500,000 Warsaw pact troops remaining in Czechoslovakia would leave the country within three weeks. 0 years ago today. Oct. 6, 1978 Turkey s government formally approved the reopening of All . Military bases in Turkey after president Carter signed a Bill that ended me . Arms embargo to Turkey