European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday december 28.1988 . Plans $100 million in sanctions if Europe bans meat with hormones Washington a the Rea Gan administration announced tuesday that in will impose Trade sanctions valued at is 00 million on a variety of european foods if the european Community goes Forward with a threatened ban on imports of american meat treated with growth hormones. The 100 percent duties would steeply increase prices of selected foreign imports for american Consumers including meats beverages and pet foods. . Trade representative Clayton Culler said higher import duties which would double the wholesale Price for the goods entering the United states would Lake effect at 12 01 . Sunday. I regret that the United slates is forced to retaliate against the european Community s ban on meat treated by growth hormones Meuller said in a statement. Despite the dec s claim hat the animal hormone ban is based on health concerns the dec has yet to pre sent any evidence that proper application of the growth producing hormones in question poses any threat to human  the administration has said the action by the 12-Naiion european Community constitutes an unfair Trade practice because it was taken without what the United states considered to be a scientific basis. Just before Christmas the european Community s decision making body the Council of ministers voted to Lethe ban on . Meat imports take effect automatically sunday an action the countries have been threatening to take for More than a year. The europeans have warned that if the United states retaliates it will fight Back threatening a Trade War Between two of the Worlof s largest trading part nera. " along with his announcement Cut tar released a list of the european products upon which the 100 percent duties will be imposed. The products include danish hams. Italian conned tomatoes beef alcoholic beverages containing less than 7 percent alcohol fruit juice Sand pet food. Resisting rape does t increase injury study says los Angeles a it May be belter to resist an attacker than submit Toa sexual assault according to a new study from the University of California los Angeles. The study published in the january Issue of the american journal of Public health suggests resistance is most effective when the assailant is making verbal threats but probably is futile in response to physical violence. The Bottom line is. Resistance does Little to increase one s chances of injury said Judith Sicgel associate pro Fessor at the Urcla school of Public health and the study s main investigator. Victims who fought Back in the majority of cases did so after they were harmed which suggests the resistance itself was not provocation siege concluded. When the assailant is using verbal pressure it looks in a number of cases like the victim can talk their Way out of it Siegel said. The new study contradicts earlier re search concluding that resistance goads the attacker into further violence. Sociologists have debated for years whether resistance is More Likely to save a victim s life or provoke a More violent attack but no consensus has been reached. Sicgel s researchers surveyed 3,132men and women nationwide. Of those surveyed 365 had been sexually assaulted or were victims of an attempted assault. Five percent of the victims were under16 years of age. More than one third said they responded by talking or reasoning telling their assailants you won t go to Hea Ven i m not interested in you or Elf Tell your wife Slegel said. About one fourth of those surveyed did t resist and slightly less than a Quarter fought Back physically. Four per cent responded with loud and angry talk ing and 8 percent told the attacker they had no sexual interest in him. The study showed that children were the least Likely to fight Back. Children May be More trusting of others and less Able to distinguish at Onset an act of affection from an attempt at sexual Contact the study said. Fur ther children Are socialized to be deferent and obedient particularly to Tho Tein positions of authority or  2 babies abandoned Christmas Day Ore doing Fine by the associated press two babies abandoned on Christmas Day one when his Mother left a Balti More Hospital after giving birth and the second in a parking garage at a Sarasota ra., Hospital were reported in Good condition tuesday officials in both states said the boys would be placed in Foster care if their top videos parents could t be located a Young couple who found baby Nicholas in the Hospital garage said they want to adopt him. The 6-Pound, 2-ounce infant Nick named Noel was delivered after woman walked into Sinai Hospital in Baltimore Early sunday gave birth under a false name less than an hour later and left the recovery room officials said. Police traced a woman they believe was the baby s Mother but teamed she was still pregnant police sgt. Thomas . Baby Nicholas Hospital officials said was several Days old and weighed almost 7 pounds. Hospital spokesman Richard Field said it has received at least half a dozen other offers to adopt the child. Sarasota memorial officials say they re certain the infant was not born at that Hospital. The baby s parents could face criminal charges of child abuse if they re found Sarasola police said. By the associated press. The following Are the most popular video was scutes for 1988 As they appear in this week s Issue of billboard Magazine copyright 1988, publications inc. Reprinted with per Mission.  V1deocassette sales let Yinam wvjcbjlr11l .11. 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