European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 17, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 California eyes Early presidential primary Sacramento Calif. A tired of being Wallflower in presidential nomination politics califor Nia appears ready to move up its primary to make Stone of the nation s earliest a step that could Jolt the selection process. It would be probably one of the most significant changes in the texture of the nominating process in the last several decades said Mike Mccurry a spokes Man for the democratic National committee. It would probably confine the Field of Likely Candi dates to those that Are Well financed and Able to put together substantial state organizing  Delegate Rich California with More than 13 million registered voters and five major to markets requires several million dollars even for a minimal statewide Campaign Effort. Various proposals would schedule the state s presidential primary on the third tuesday in february the first tuesday in March or in april. If the february or March proposals had been i effect last year California s primary would have come immediately after the Iowa caucuses and new Hamp Shire primary and would have overshadowed those races traditionally the Kickoff Points for presidential campaigns one lawmaker said. New Hampshire has a Law mandating that it always be the first primary. Iowa caucuses in which party activists pick committed delegates have in the Las four elections preceded the new Hampshire primary by about two weeks. If you re a candidate running for president do you want to be trudging around in the Snow or do you want to be in California asks assemblyman Mike Roos co author of one Bill proposing an earlier primary. California holds one of the latest primary election sin the nation on the first tuesday after the first monday in june and its voters have not had a real Impact in determining a presidential nominee since 1972. In recent years the nominations of both major parties have been locked up or virtually locked up by  grumble that the late primary has allowed candidates to tap the state for Campaign donations but ignore issues of particular concern to californians such As offshore Oil drilling until after the Conven  California near the top of the schedule would reverse that situation and help the state s econ omy by increasing Campaign spending Here supporters of a change say. The legislature has rejected several previous at tempts to move up the election Date but backers have been picking up influential support. Gov. George Deukmejian once an opponent of Early primary legislation endorsed the idea in january and the legislature s top leaders have All Given the concept at least lukewarm support. Of to study environment at new Jersey radio site Washington a the air Force announced it will conduct a full scale environmental Impact study of its plan to build a radio transmitter com plex in an environmentally sensitive area near Warren Grove . The Complex dubbed the Northeast regional communications facility i designed to guarantee International communications in the event of War or other National emergency supplementing the satellite links used now. In november the air Force informed local officials it intended to proceed wit the project under a National Security justification without performing an environmental Impact study. But local residents new Jersey  h. Kean and the state s congressional delegation expressed opposition or concern Over the plan prompting the air Force to reconsider the matter. The air Force will begin preparation of the environmental Impact statement in the near future the service said wednesday in a Brief statement. There will be opportunities for Public involvement in the process which will be announced at the appropriate  the air Force was named to build an operate the facility by the defense communications Agency and wants to use a43-acre site now owned by the Federal aviation administration in Warre Grove in the heart of the Pine bar  Pine barrens is an environmentally sensitive wilderness area that Harbor several endangered plants and wildlife. It has been designated a National Reserve since 1978. More than 12 radio towers would reconstructed at the Faa site which is located about 20 Miles Southeast of Mcguire fab. 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Usinger was convicted last year of pos session of marijuana with intent to Dis tribute. Fisher told her he d Knock $5 off the $500 Fine for every Pound she los before she next returned to court. If she lost 100 pounds she would t have to pay a Fine. At the sentencing Fisher stayed a two year prison term for Usinger. He said he was satisfied that she had met other conditions of probation including 100 hours of Community service work and participation in a drug program. The weight reduction incentive Fishers id was an option not a condition of probation. If she d rather pay the Fine that s her Choice he said. Consumer reports finds defective condoms new York a consumer reports Magazine has found samples of two models of Latex condoms Tobe grossly defective and six others to be less reliable than desired its publisher consumer Union said. Samples of 32 other models were ranked in the most durable category the Magazine reported in its March Issue. They broke very rarely and thus were More Likely to prevent pregnancy and the spread of disease it said. Consumers Union tested 16,000 condoms filling some with water and then checking for leaks inflating others with air until they burst. All passed government standards in the leakage test. But two models lifestyles extra strength with Nonoxynol-9 and lifestyles Nuda plus had a projected failure rate of 10 percent in the inflation test poor enough for the Magazine to rate them defective. The government does not use that test. The manufacturer Ansell inc., voluntarily recalled 6 million lifestyles extra strength with Nonoxynol-9 con Doms last year consumer reports noted. It said most of those it tested were from the recalled lots and it had no data on subsequent lots. It said there was no recall of the life styles Nuda plus line. Six other models had a projected failure rate of 4percent in the inflation test which the Magazine called higher than we d prefer to  they were Sheik non lubricated Plain end Ramses Sens Itol lubricated please ribbed lubricated now called Saxon ribbed lubricate Ramses Nuford Mentor and lifestyles Nuda. Ansell inc. Objected to the methods used in the con Sumer Union study. We re mad said spokesman Lou Capozzi. We think it s a bad  in a statement issued later wednesday the company said the Magazine reported on products that were voluntarily recalled tested too few samples of each product and otherwise used flawed testing procedures. Clearly consumer reports does not understand con Doms it  study also was criticized by or. Norman Estrin a vice president of the health Industry manufacturers association who said the inflation test was not an accepted Standard and too few lots in each Model were  Federal food and drug administration tests condoms for water leakage but does not use the inflation test. While it does not rate condoms and did not endorse the consumer Union study basically behave no disagreements or problems with the study said Fra spokesman David  32 models in the study s strongest category had a projected failure rate of 1.5 percent. Top rated for strength were Gold Circle Coin and lifestyles extra strength lubricated. Both were thicker than  condoms made from sheep intestine rather than Latex Are stronger than Many rubber condoms consumer reports said. However it said evidence was not conclusive that skin condoms Block passage of some viruses and said its medical consultants advised using Latex condoms to prevent disease