European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday november 25, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 experts say seat belts not always Safe Washington motorists May think they re Safe wearing Auto Mobile scat bulls Hul a private research group on wednesday charged that Bells in a vast majority of cars arc so poorly designed they Don t always provide full Protection. The culprit according to the Institute for injury reduction is the window Shade safely Bill design that allows the belts to loosen when a car occupant slowly shifts Forward or sideways. This design used in an estimated 120 million cars including virtually All models built since the mid-1970s, often keeps the Belt resting some Dis Tance from the body the Institute said. Unless the shoulder restrain is manually lightened with a slight tug for Ward on the Belt its effectiveness in a crush May be reduced significantly. Ben Jamin Felicy president of the Institute told a news con Terence. The Institute which was formed by group of trial lawyers involved in Auto Mobile Accident litigation called on the National Highway traffic safety administration to eliminate the window Shade design or Short of that begin a Campaign to warn motorists about the alleged design flaw. But . Automakers contend there is no flaw at All and the Highway safety Agency agrees. We have no evidence that window Shade Belt designs arc defective or pre sent a safely problem Nitsa administrator Diane Steed said in a statement responding to the i Institute s charges. Auto manufacturers adopted the Belt design in the mid-1970s, and they defend its use because they said it helps get people to accept the belts. Motorists previously had objected to Light fitting Bells As being Loo uncomfortable the concept was to make the belts More user Friendly so we could get the percentages of Bell users up said Bill Peacock a spokesman for Ford motor co., who said the tension reliever or window Shade system Cost Ford extra Money. Industry spokesmen As Well an hts officials acl Nolc cd hat if the belts arc id provide their Best Protection they should be worn snugly Bui the suggest the Trade off in having Bells that May he slightly loosened is thai fewer people will reject the belts altogether. The window Shade system is designed on a pendulum principal that locks the Bell tightly when the car decelerates Sud Denly As in a Quick Stop or an Accident while allowing inc user to move normally Al other limes. Killcy argued however that the Belli sometimes slay Loose after the user shifts about. Bus takes wayward path new Orleans transit authority workers Check out damage that resulted when a City bus crashed into a building wednesday in the French Quarter. \ Small Section of the Street collapsed causing the bus la veer from the Street. The Driver of the bus was slightly injured authorities said. Boy finds help after parents die in Accident Valley City and. Ai1 a 6-year-old boy who survived a car train wreck thai killed his parents and three of his Sisters and Brothers walked three freezing Miles in stocking feet to gel help police said. Wayne Nelson was listed in Good condition wednes Day at mercy Hospital in Valley City said Deloris Welkin a nursing supervisor in the Hospital s Emer gency room he was being treated for frostbite on his Nelson 41, wife Theresa 29. And children Michael 9, Michelle. Is months and Kelly 6 weeks were killed tuesday afternoon when a freight train smashed into the family car Ai a fog shrouded Rural crossing five Miles West of Valley City authorities said. Authorities said he train rolled for about one half mile beyond the crash site and train Crew members returned to the crossing after Wayne had left to gel Melinda to and 4-year-old Daniel also survived the crash and remained wednes Day Daniel was also listed in Good condition Al mercy Hospital while Melinda to was listed As critical in s hospitals Merit arc in Fargo 60 Miles cast of Valley City according 10 Hospital one on the westbound Burlington Northern train was injured said the slate Highway patrol Wayne left the scene in search of help and walked three Miles North along the gravel county Road to a farm where he was eventually discovered and help was summoned. Patrolman Roger Haga said at about 6 50p.m. The temperature was in the mid-20s when the Accident occurred. The Engineer of the westbound Burlington Northern train blew the engine s whj5lle before crossing the intersection Haga said. Hut the area was shrouded in -tog,.and Arlynn Nelson who was driving apparently did not Sec or hear the freight Haga said Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 25, 1948 american families and soldiers in Berlin were Able to enjoy their thanksgiving turkeys thanks to the Allied Airlift which brought in 50,000pounds of Turkey for the Holiday season. 30 years ago foday. Nov. Is 1958 French wine growers lost the right 10 restrict the term Champagne to products of France when a British wine company won a court Cas allowing it to use inc name on its labels. 20 years ago foday. Nov. 25, 1968 during i weekly news Confer ence philippine president Ferdinand t. Marcos said thai the United Stales ought to withdraw from his country because in Hud grown 10 years ago foday. Nov. 25, 1978 the bolivian army announced that it had seized control of the country in an apparently bloodless coup that ended the 4-month-old gov Juan Pereda. Reagan vetos Iii imposing tighter controls on lobbying Santa Barbara Calif. A president Rea and would hamper the government s ability to attract top rate people v in a three Page memorandum explaining Why he would allow a Bill signing deadline to pass at Midnight Friday Reagan complained thai the legislation had been cobbled together by Congress in its waning Days and said it would have treated former employees of the executive Branch far More harshly than former members of Congress and their senior staffs. The president said that in withholding his approval of the test employment restrictions act i am Well aware that there will be i must act on this Bill according to my judgment of what is Best for the country he said in a memorandum of Reagan invoked his constitutional authority to use the pocket veto to kill legislation by failing to sign it within 10 working Days from the time he received in when Congress is not in session. ". " while this Bill would no have affected me or my administration it in fundamentally flawed and would have made securing Good government for America substantially More difficult Reagan said. This Bill Hasgood provisions which i support bul on he whole it is flawed excessive and Reagan said he asked 20 Cabinet members an Agency beads to comment on the Compromise legis lation which passed the Congress by an overwhelming margin and not one recommended he said in unreasonably favors Congress with restrictions lighter than those that would apply to the executive Branch.". R -. The Bill for the fim Lime would have barred for Mer members of Congress from lobbying their former colleagues for a year. However it would have imposed even stricter revolving door rules on executive Branch. Employees who already Are covered under rules out lined in the 1978 ethics in government acl White House spokesman Marlin fit water said the Bill for example would have barred Contact by most while House staff and executive level. Agency a so incl with any executive in
