European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday March 22.1989 sour smell of Success Brian 1 Uttin 6, of Barre vi., holds one of the Nau seating sneakers thai won him lint prize in the an Nual Ruttei sneaker Conlest Al Montpelier Al. Healing Mil More than 30 other entrants across the nation pins the Canadian National Champ and a contestant from puerto Rico Palon was judged to have the smell est most dilapidated sneakers of all.1 us Priit a new pair of sneakers. Consumer costs Rose just 0.4% in february Washington a p consumer prices despite a huge jump in gasoline costs Rose n moderate 0.4 percent in february he government said monday in report that helped Calm inflation tears hat had gripped financial markets. The boost in the labor department s consumer Price Index followed a 0.6 percent january increase that had been the largest monthly Advance in two years. Despite the moderation in february consumer prices in he past iwo months have risen at a com Pound annual rate of 6.1 percent sharply higher than the 4.4 percent increase Lur cd in Tor both 1987 and1988. That acceleration has economists worried thai inflation which has been lamed for Ilic past seven years f i starting to get out a control again. Some economists said the report on consumer prices showed thai while inflation will be higher this year the country is not in danger of entering another inflationary spiral Glenn Forman an economist for the wefa group an economic consulting firm said retail prices will be climbing higher in earning months As the increases at the wholesale level flow through to Consumers. The consumer Price increase last month was held Back by a better performance for food costs which advanced by 0.5 percent in february Down from a 0.7 percent gain a month earlier. However gasoline costs Liol up by 1.7 percent Las month he biggest increase since a 1.8 percent Rise last August. Economists were braced Tor even sharper Price advances in coming months As inc cheats of recent rises in world Oil prices filter through to motorists. Rep. Gingrich says hell give details of Book Deal Washington a rep. Newt Gingrich striving to prevent damage to his race for the no. 2 leadership Post among House republicans promised Mon Day 10 provide a full accounting of his unusual Book promotion Deal. Well Check with our attorney and gel it Otil into inc open said the Georgia congressman trying to distinguish his Book Deal from the one that led a ethics charges brought by Gingrich against House speaker j in Wright. We were not trying to make a Quick Buck or a. Range any sweetheart Deal he said. Although the Lim Ili cd partnership formed for promotion was unusual in publishing it was much like the arrangement used for producing and promoting a Broadway play he said. Wright a Texas clearly revealed in the attention being paid to his Nemesis. -. People who live in Glass houses should t throw stones he said. House majority whip Tony up Coho d-calif., said. Gingrich should expect to face an inquiry himself. He should anticipate somebody filing charges. And hell have to live by the same Standard he has Setfor others Coelho said. Gingrich made a plea to you and the press and the american Public to listen and understand the truth. Co clip said but others asked for the same thing and Newt was t always interested.". Three House democrats reps. Barney Frank of Massachusetts. Martin Sabo of Minnesota and Law rence Smith of Florida sent a Teller to Gingrich Laie. Monday asking that he answer questions they said arc raised by the promotion Deal. The letter says the questions involve House rules financial disclosure requirements the Federal election Campaign act and the internal Revenue service code. An article in monday s Washington Post said 21 investors put up 15,000 apiece to promote Gingrich s1984 Book window of  in Exchange the investors were to receive 45 percent of the profits but there weren t any. They did however Aih tax benefits from inc arrangement the article said. Gingrich s wife Marianne who co authored the Book received less than $ 10,000" from inc j1  her work in arranging the Deal and coordinating the promotional efforts. Tier tax Benefit amounted to 126, Gingrich said. She said the House ethics committee was consulted. Before the partnership contracts were signed and their earnings were fully disclosed As House rules require. Gingrich is one of two announced candidates for the Posi which became vacant when Dick Cheney was confirmed last week As Secretary of defense. Defendant in Dod scandal reportedly Fries to kill self Washington Jap a defens consultant facing trial in the Pentagon purchasing scandal Wos listed in fair condition at a suburban Virginia Hospital monday recuperating from what sources said was an overdose of pills ". William Parkin was admitted to Alex Andria Hospital on saturday. On Mon Day his trial in . District court was postponed from March 27 until april 3,  his attorney Gerard of Troa Norr.  said he could Noi divulge Why Pirkin was hospitalized because the con Sulym s family did not want details1 about  personal problem revealed. " however source familiar with the Case confirmed an Abc news report that. Parkin  been considering a plea of guilty had  by us ing an overdose of pills. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity. Carolyn Piucci a Hospital so Kew. Man gave Parkin s condition As fair but she would not elaborate on his situation. A nursing supervisor who declined to be  earlier that Parkin was doing  Treanor said Parkin s health was a fac Tor in the delay of the trial in Alexandria in the trial prosecutors will attempt toe Rove that Tel Dyne electronics of new Ury Park calif., and three of its employees pai4 Parkin to obtain details about a s10q million Navy radar con tract. Parkin is accused of paying another consultant Fred Larimer of Woodland Hills Calif who in turn gave Money to Stuart Berlin a one time Navy procure ment specialist prosecutors say All the defendants have pleaded inno cent to the charges which Are remained in an indictment unsealed on Jan. I. Parkin worked with a number of de sense contractors including Uniss a Cliine Northrop and Tel Edyne elect or pics. More . Funding sought for alzheimer s disease Washington a comic actor Richard Moll abandoned his Stock in Trade for tears As he joined advocates who again arc trying to quadruple government spending on alzheimer s disease. Moll the Zany shaved head Bailiff on the to series night court wept while telling the House aging com Mittee of watching his father lose his memory and then  his bodily functions to the disease before his death a Jacaranda hair ago at age 85,  to miss my father even when he Wai Silling right in front of  Moll sobbed at one Point i jus wanted to say c Man daddy hot s of  would have been treat Tusi to have a conversation with the old Harry  Moll gave his testimony monday the same Day Lutat Eom Milieu chair Man Edward r. Roybal d-calif., introduced a Bill to increase alzheimer s research from s120 million this year to half a billion dollars annually Fay 1992. Similar legislation aimed at find ing the cause and. Cure for the a Bilu Lamg menial disorder thai afflicts one of every five people in their 80v and 90s, has been introduced twice  the past four years Bui hat failed  enactment we spend four to 11 limes that amount on research on each of the other major diseases cancer heart disease aids whose annual sonic la costs Range from $60 billion to j80billion." Roybal said. Or. Franklin Williams director ofic Public health sen ice s National Institute on aging said alzheimer s is one of the most devastating and most feared illnesses among the elderly