European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 4 the stars and stripes thursday december 29.1988 mayor Koch irked by Slang slinging new York youths by the new York times new York mayor Edward Koch a Man of Strong likes and dislikes does t like the Way Many students speak. New York est disturbs him. Fractured syntax irritates him so the mayor is asking what is the Board of education doing about it in a memo last week which Deal primarily with his concerns that Black history is being taught inadequately mayor Koch asked schools Chancellor Richardr Green what was being done about the City s Slang slinging youths Lingo among his chief concerns Why can t students say ask instead of a. Koch has raised such concerns before. In a letter o Green Las november Koch and his staff and friends identified the six most mispronounced words or phrases As Well As language usages that he believes Are  because hey Are ungrammatical and Lack  among them dropping the Teller a from participles As in Goin instead of  pronouncing picture As  improper use of the verb to be As in Webe  use of aint instead of in  improper use of personal pronouns As in she sent it to you and  much attention is Given by educators to Reading wiling and doing math Koch said in the november letter. But i Don t believe the same attention is Given to the Correct speaking of the English  Green was unavailable for comment tuesday a Board of education spokesman said. The spokes Man Hoover said the Chancellor had not yet received the dec. 22 memo but is preparing a response 10 he november Luller us he  european meat also treated with hormones senator says Washington Al the chairman of the sen ate agriculture committee said wednesday thai some european Farmers still use life Slock growth hormones like those at the Center of a dispute threatening a full blown  Trade War. The dispute erupted Over the european Community s decision just before Christmas to ban . Meat from hormone red cattle calling it a health threat to Consumers the fact is however that their own Farmers not withstanding their objections to growth hormones grow their meal with growth hormones said sen Patrick Leahy d-vt., on lbs this  they realize As we do hat those hormones Are but of the meat before they re slaughtered. So hat s really not the Issue Leahy said. Both aides Are locked in an acrimonious dispute that threatens to spill Over into other areas of Trade Between America and its european allies. Two Way Trade by tween the United slates and the dec total $150 billion annually. On tuesday the Reagan administration vowed to impose Sloo million in Trade sanctions against euro Pean food products starting at 12 01 . Jan. I. The 100 percent duties will effectively double the wholesale Price at the . Border for such popular products As hams canned italian tomatoes Ana imported wine coolers. . Trade representative Clayton a Cutter said thes Tiit duties will go into effect unless the europeans Back Down on their ban on imported meat products that contain growth hormones. The meat ban which will apply to All european suppliers not just the United states is scheduled to Lake effect sunday. Australia new zealand Brazil an Argentina have already agreed to ship Only hormone free beef to Europe. Cutter who is president elect George Bush s Choice for agriculture Secretary said the european ban constituted an unfair Trade practice because there was no scientific evidence thai the hormones used to in crease bulk have any health effect on humans. The dec countries contend that although scientific evidence on meat hormones is inconclusive they have the right to take precautionary action to protect health. The Keagan administration said the . Food and drug administration had determined that he daily production of hormones in humans even in children is far higher than the minuscule Levels left in meat from treated animals. We have tried repeatedly to bring this Issue to a scientific dispute settlement panel under the general agreement on tariffs and Trade in order o have it resolved be Utler said in a statement. However our european  have blocked our efforts.". Be Utica said the Sloo million in duties roughly equals the estimated lost sales of american meat prod Unis in Europe. But Nico Wegter. The pcs agriculture affairs spokesman on wednesday disputed Yeutter s Conten Tion saying the europeans want the Gatt discuss onto include More than scientific argument. We would have a discussion take into account at arguments concerned including the economic one including the consumer argument and that is what the americans Don t want to have said Wegter on Abc to s Good morning  we have gone now to Gatt because we do Noi accept the retaliation measures which have now been announced by the american administration Wegter added. We Don t think that those measures arc compatible Wilh the Gatt  also wednesday the european commission the dec s executive committee condemned lie . Deci Sion to impose sanctions As totally unjustifiable an contrary to International  any country and thus the Community has the right to take measures i judges necessary in protect the health of its Consumers european commissioner Willy de Clarcq said in a statement from Brussels. The europeans have vowed to hike duties on other . Products if America makes Good on ils threat to retaliate. . Officials pledge they will counter  re lactation. One proposal being considered by the . Side is a ban on All european meat imports Worth s4so million a year. Officials predict that at least the initial ban on Hor Monc a scaled meal and the 100 percent duties announced by be Utler tuesday will Lake effect on Jan. I is Nee no talks Are scheduled before then. Officials held out Hope however hat the dispute could still be settled Early in 1989, in los Angeles where president Reagan is vacation ing Deputy White House press Secretary Lesley Arsh said the administration had not lost sight of the fact that the dec and the United states Are major trading partners and allies. We have our differences Over Trade the Deputy said but there is a mechanism for resolving them and we have no reason to believe this one won t be re solved  pair who found baby told it s not finders keepers Sarasota Fla. A Calls were pouring inform people wanting to adopt a Newborn abandoned on Christmas but the infertile couple who found baby Nicholas will not gel special consideration officials said tuesday. It s not a finders keepers situation said John runic a spokesman for the mate department of health and rehabilitative services. Sieve and Robbi Carroll discovered the baby Sun Day wrapped in a Patchwork Quill in the parking garage at Sarasola memorial Hospital and took him into the Hospital where Muff members nicknamed him baby Nicholas in Honor of St. Nicholas. The baby almost 7 pounds Wajih Brown hair and Blue eyes was estimated to be three to four Days old tuesday. He was found clean will card for and had a Boi Leof warm formula with him. We found him and we should get to keep him said Robbi Carroll 33. We both fell instantly in love with him. He s such a pretty baby 1 Dofi l understand How anybody could abandon  ". But it s More important to do what s Best for the baby and that Means placing him with an approved permanent family As soon As possible said Bob Miller the executive director of the Gulf coast division of children s Home society in St. Petersburg. Miller s Privalo Agency has 50 families already approved to receive an infant a process that can Lake several months he said. -. V if the baby is put up for adoption a private Agency such As children s Home society probably will handle the Case Runde said. But first stale officials will try to find the parents or other relatives of the baby said Angylene Bridges a Foster care adoption supervisor with hrs. Police were in the last stage of the investigation calling area hospitals about recent births said Sarasola police spokesman Mike Schott Sarasola memorial of first Debby biker left cuddles the baby boy found by Robby and Sieve Carroll right in a to Spius garage. Facials say they re certain the infant was not bom at their Hospital. Miller s Agency had received some �0 Calls about baby Nicholas. Bridges said she received a couple of dozen. Steve Camilu 30, called the baby a a gift from heaven and said that he Hopes he and his wife can adopt him. The Sarasola couple have been married for 13 months but raid they Are unable to have children of their own we had talked about adoption last year when we first got married he said. A lot of people told us we could have put him in the car and drove off but we would have had to live with our  Carroll said. The Carrolls were coming 10 inc Hospital to visit Robbi Carroll s Mother when they found the baby