European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. March 19, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 s. Calif groups of anti smog plan Carson. Calif. A a sweeping anti smog plan approved Las week by Southern California officials would Clamp new restrictions on everyone from managers of heavy Industry to backyard Barbecue chefs. The plan intended to bring the Quality of air in the four county los Angeles Basin up to Federal standards by 2007, would phase in strict rules requiring use of such clean burning fuels As methanol and compressed natural Gas in cars trucks and buses. The changes also attack a variety of Large and Small pollution sources from Industrial paints and solvents to such household chemicals As charcoal lighter fluid and underarm deodorant aerosols. The plan prepared in response to pressure from the Federal government was approved Io-2 by the South coast air Quality management District and 16-1 by the Southern California association of governments Friday. Both arc regional planning agencies. The votes culminated a contentious eight hour session which Drew about 200 people from environmental and Citi in groups Industry and government. The proposals had been closely watched across the nation by Industry and pollution shrouded cities. Let s proceed under a yellow  said Bill Welsh of the Hollywood Cham Ber of Commerce. Let s proceed with caution and weigh this plan  labor representatives generally opposed tight restrictions on Industrial pollutants which they said could shutter factories at a Cost of thousands of jobs. I be heard politician after politician stand up and say we All have to Sacri fice said Ron sandes a member of the Oil chemical and atomic workers Union employed at the Chevron refinery in Al Segundo on los Angeles county s coast. I Don t know what you arc sacrificing but i am sacrificing my  the District estimates the changes would Cost $3.9 billion a year but an Industry study by the National economic research associates inc. Found the prob Able Cost was $12.8 billion a year or $2.200 a year added to the annual Cost of goods and services for each Southern California household. The plan now must be accepted by the state air resources Board and the Feder Al environmental Protection Agency which has threatened to take Over smog control if local authorities fail to act. If approved the first provisions of the three tiered plan could go into effect within a year. The plan s 160 proposed rules would reach into unexpected Corners of every Day life to attack smog sources both Large and Small people would be forced within the next five years to Swap aerosol Deodor ant sprays for manual pump sprays or stick deodorants. Hair Spray too along with other household aerosols using vol Atile chemicals that form smog also would be banned. The suburban backyard scene would change forever with bans on charcoal lighter fluid for barbecues and require ments that Lawn mowers and other tools run on either electricity or fuel that bums More cleanly than gasoline. Drive through Burger stands might be limited to Cut Down on smog generating engine idling while motorists wait for their orders. Motorists would have to Shell out More for tires because radials rather than Bias ply tires would be required on cars and Light trucks on the theory that radials last longer and thus throw off fewer of the minute flecks of rubber that contribute to panic late pollutants. In car crazy Southern California where More than 12 million people drive 8 million vehicles about 234 million Miles a Day that alone would Cut panic ulate pollutants by 3.1 ions a Day. The authors of the plan said. The Hulk of the pollution reductions would be achieved by larger scale As saults on smog sources. Stale required checks of Auto pollution control equipment would be More stringent and new emission limits would he imposed on diesel trucks and buses. Owners of fleets with 15 vehicles or More government agencies As Well As private businesses would have to switch to cleaner burning fuels beginning in 1992. The plan s goal includes wider use of such clean burning fuels As compressed natural Gas and methane. By 1998, the goal is to have such fuels in 40 percent of cars and Light or medium duty trucks 70 percent of freight trucks and 100 per cent of buses. The plan would cover a District of 1.1,350 Square Miles covering los an Geles and Orange counties and parts of Riverside and san Bernardino counties. Senate fails to act to extend aids treatment program Washington a the Senate failed Fri Day to extend a program that provides the drug at to victims of aids who cannot afford the costly treatment virtually assuring that the program will expire at the end of the month. A Bill sponsored by sen. Edward Kennedy d mass., sought to redirect $5 million in Federal aids research funds to the at program for use through september but three senators objected to his re quest that the measure be acted on without debate or consideration of amendments. The three critics were not identified. Because of the two week easter recess the Senate will not be Back in session for the rest of the month. Currently 6,000 to 7,000 aids victims arc receiving at under the program. Some slates have already run out of Money under the program but other Stales have enough to hold them through August. If the program expires. 2.875 aids victims would be affected by inc end of june according to the human rights Campaign fund an aids advocacy group. Kennedy said the $5 million would provide emergency help for desperate and dying people who deserve Access to the few aids treatments that Are  at which has been shown to extend the lives of Many aids patients is the Only drug approved by the food and drug administration for treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Young Pilot eyes around the world flight ten year old Tony Aliengena who made history with a flight across the . Last Jeur now has a bigger project in mind. Pointing to controls in his aircraft at the Santa Ana calif., Airport he detailed plans fur flying around the world including one leg Over the soviet Union. He Hopes to take off june 5. Actors Avert another crippling Hollywood strike los Angeles a the two larg est actors unions announced Friday they have reached a tentative contract with producers two months before talks were to open in a striking contrast to other recent Hollywood labor relations. Unlike the Stormy protracted negotiations that put screenwriters studio Drivers and labourers on picket lines for much of 1988, the screen actors Guild and the american federation of television and radio Anistis reached agreement with film and television producers in three amicable Days of bargaining. In the tentative agreement reached thursday evening the actors unions agreed to accept new rules governing overtime work with no automatic Over time paid for weekend employment and the unions adopted a revised formula for one hour television reruns and foreign to syndication. Both issues figured prominently in the five month writers build of America and one month teamsters strikes last year As Sag and aft a accepted the contract language the Aga and team sters eventually approved. In Exchange for these concessions Sag and aft a will get wage and residual salaries increased 12 percent Over the length of the contract a 9 percent boost in producers contributions to the unions health and pension plans and a new minimum wage formula for television guest stars. The current Sag of tra contract was not set to expire until june 30, with talks scheduled to begin May 15. I be been doing negotiations on behalf of the producers for 2 years now and i can t remember a time when the parties were Able to work out an agreement three months in Advance of the expiration Date said j. Nicholas counter president of the Alliance of motion picture and television producers. The actors came in saying. We re prepared to solve your problems if you re prepared to solve ours it was a prob Lem solving Mode As opposed to confrontational counter said. Ken Orsatti Sag s chief negotiator said the contract was settled easily be cause Hollywood did not want another crippling strike and the issues were not overwhelmingly divisive. I think it had to do with the Impact that the writers strike had on the entire Industry including the actors Orsatti said. And it was our evaluation that maybe this was a unique Lime where both parties. Had an Opportunity to try something new. The new three year contract which has Jet to be voted on by the Sag and aft a members covers 102,000 performers in feature films and television programs. The joint Sag aft a Board of directors is scheduled to meet in Hollywood on monday and in new York on wednesday to consider recommending the contract to the rank and file. It is expected that the contract will do ratified. Union members Are expected to vote on the pact in coming weeks