European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday. April 1, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 Federal sex Survey runs into opposition Washington a the Federal government wants to ask 2.300 Ameri cans when they last had sex what they did and whether their partner was a Man or a to Tridiv thai s not All. Scientists want to know Mother intimate details of respondents sexual lives such As mow often do they have sen was n condom used How often do they masturbate scientists and Public health experts recognize i Csc Are sensitive mailers bul they say the information gained would paint a comprehensive picture of Ameri cans sexual behaviour essential to the fight against aids tile lethal disease spread by sexual Contact. Such answers also would help health experts plan better strategies to combat other sexually transmitted diseases and. Unwanted pregnancies the experts say. Still said an aide id an outraged con Gressman. Rep. William Dannem cyst r calif., mom and pop America just Aren t going to answer these questions the information would be gathered confidentially. Those asked. To participate would be chosen it random from selected communities that were not identified. The proposed $2.1 million Survey a precursor to one involving 20.000 people expected to Cost $15 million has Broad support in the scientific and Public health communities. The Survey would gather information on virtually All aspects of sexual behaviour including How people chose their sexual partners and incur practices such As anal sex a High risk activity for aids transmission and Oral sex one of the most common ways in which other sexually transmitted diseases arc spread. It Aims to More accurately estimate the number of Gay men. One of the population groups at greatest risk of contracting acquired immune deficiency syndrome and How Many of them also have sex with women. But the project has brewed a political firestorm among critics who say the gov. Eminent already has enough information about the aids epidemic and has no business snooping in inc bedrooms of american citizens. The Bailie Between science and poli pics is being played Oil in the office of management and budget which must approve All government sponsored sur Veys and which recently delayed consideration of this say the Mcjay is a bid Omen. The Agency is being Overly responsive to political pressures and affect ing the. Direction of science As a direct result said William flailed aids policy officer of the american psychological association. Hut a spokesman for Danny Meyer who said the congressman is rallying opposition to the Survey predicted that the Pilot study is going to happen there s very Little we can do to Stop Danny Rise Jar i i still committed to killing the larger Survey said spokesman Paul Mero the Survey was submitted by its spoil Sor. The National Institute of child health and human development part of the National institutes of health in december. Earlier this year bomb asked for additional justification Revi Sions to the Survey said Shannah Koss Mccallum of bomb s office of information and regulatory affairs. One of the revisions was in a question about the. Number of orgasms experienced during a sexual encounter. Tic Survey proposal was revised to collect Dalton male orgasms Only ii i rial ing the question for females since ejaculation is How the aids virus other sexual diseases and sperm Are transmitted health experts say the nation s current sexual health planning is based largely on. Estimates drawn from data gathered by or. Alfred Kinsey in the i9 1qs and now widely believed in he outdated. Planners also draw on smaller studies and Maga Ine Type surveys bul. These Are considered hawed. Hul Micro argued the results of inc government Survey itself will he slowed be cause the participants will end up being Only groups who have a proclivity 10 talk about these things or have nothing belter to do than Lalk Mero said. Thus he said the Survey will inflating inc number of homosexuals in the population and thai translates into Power politics when you re talking Aboul tire Mil Lions and billions of dollars going to aids.". -. Study finds link Between drugs and child abuse Chicago to neglect their children she said. Katie Bond a spokeswoman for inc Denver based american association for protecting children which gathers to wild abuse statistics for the Federal govern ment Suid Ali report s findings Are Likely to be on target the ramniitlcl1 recommended increasing child welfare budgets to provide better investigation of child abuse reports and belter re sources 10 address the problem adding child abuse hotlines and crisis intervention services so the Public has More resources expanding educational and support services to pregnant Wonick and new parents spreading the Burden of protecting children by increasing the invoke pm of medical mental health and educational systems. Count the hands what is bilk he in in he world s most complicated Jyh in Kuhlt Llev piece a Gnu led acc Voll in new York. Made by the Swiss watchmaker i ate Philippe inc Walch Porfi Irrma ,15 fund inns und a nine Jeari in Trie milking. Thousands of workers soon could be Laid off if stealth Money Cut by the i of angles times Washington the Northrop corp. And sever Al other major defense contractors plan to notify thou Sands of employees working on inc air Force s stealth bomber program monday hat they May lose Liei jobs soon if an additional $300 million in research funds for the program is rejected according to and Pentagon sources. The Layoff warnings will he issued in accordance with the 1988 Plant casings Law which requires 40 Days notice of terminations employers if lawmakers reject a proposal to shift almost 1300 Mil lion Inlo a res Marchand development account for lie bomber inc thousands of workers could be bid of in the first week of june. Although congressional approval would Vert inc layoffs Capitol Hill sources said the proposed fund shift has met opposition from Wmk Menuier of the four congressional committees that must approve it. The air porch on Marchi i-1 requested Congress permission to shift $290 million earmarked for Pra Duclion of the b-2 bomber into research and development of the aircraft. The proposed shift called a reprogramming must be approved by the mouse and Senate armed services committees and the defense of the mouse and Senate appropriations committee. The proposed budget change signals fun her Sci uni in the $68 billion aircraft program which lius grown substantially in Cost and complexity is rite it was launched during the Carter administration. Major design changes in the controversial bomber which was unveiled last november have delayed the program by is months. The first of 132 Li-2 bomb is was scheduled to make its first test night in Earl 1989, but that has now been until late Spring or Early summer. The air Force has said to needs the additional funds b Early june if the of the bomber is to continue without disruption. The stealth bomber program employ now More than 34,000 workers nationwide self exiled hero May come Home new York Ai former Annj col. David Hall Forth a hero whose disenchant ment with the Vicinal War nearly led to a Couit mar tial it now thinking of returning to the United Stales from Hli self imposed exile a nept Jned 1 inc Kwoni who went to Australia after their and made millions in a restaurac business Hopes to move to Colorado and become a pm Litara commentator. Parade says in us sunday Issue. The article was written by former Secretary of the Navy James Webb who praised hat won bul also said he could learn much b coming Back to the unil de slates and seeing How we lunch been slow and lion my coming to grips with the Vietnam War. Webb was Navy Sec Claro under president Reagan. My first love has aka Heon the army Webb Quot in Hackworth 58, Assa ing i think t have some important insights to offer is Petrilly in the area of readiness and training Hack onh was awarded iwo distinguished service crosses nine Silver stars four legions of Merit and eight Bronze stars and was an almost certain candidate for general when his downfall began. Insuring his four ears in Vietnam he became increasingly frustrated by what he saw As the army s Lack of Overall objectives and us failure to adapt its to i clips to the enemy
