European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 17. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 Navy to continue using Ozone depletes Washington a the Navy says in will continue to use chemicals that deplete the Earth s Ozone layer despite America s role As a Leader in the Effort to protect the Globe s atmosphere. The substances arc crucial to Navy vessels and air planes and it will take two or three decades to replace them the service said monday. Forcing the Navy to use other chemicals in the near future might impede the service s Mission of National defense Navy officials said. In written testimony to a House Energy and com Merce subcommittee the Navy said it uses four chlorofluorocarbons rfcs As refrigerants and clean ing agents and two related chemicals As firefighting agents. These chemicals allow us to Cool protect and clean vital electronics and weapons systems the Navy told rep. John d. Dingell. Chairman of the panel s investigations subcommittee. We cannot overemphasize the importance of these chemicals to our Mission performance. Given the current absence of acceptable substitutes and the Long Lead times needed to change major ship Board systems we do not foresee Complete elimination of these chemicals on Navy ships for 20 to 30  Ozone depletes Are chemicals which Are non toxic when released into the atmosphere but which break apart into other chemical substances 10 to 100 years later As they slowly build up and Rise 15 to 20 Miles into the stratosphere. Scientists say their chlorine atoms destroy Ozone allowing More of the Sun s ultraviolet rays to reach Earth causing More skin cancer and Eye cataracts and suppressing human immune systems. Dingell s panel heard testimony from Bush administration witnesses to assess Progress of the Montreal protocol an International agreement that commits the United slates and other signers to a 50 percent reduction in production and consumption of Ozone depleting chemicals by 1998. President Bush has said the United states prefers to negotiate with signatory countries for a total phaseout by the end of the Century if Safe alternatives Are Avail Able. An environmental Protection Agency official Testi fied that the administration will strictly police Industry testing of Csc substitutes to make sure proposed re placements Are Safe. The position was a major policy change. William Rosenberg assistant administrator of air and radiation said the Epa will now require chemical firms to report results of health and safely tests of the substitutes and will not hesitate to order More tests if they arc warranted. Dingell said he was worried that the Epa was Rush ing to approve alternatives to chlorofluorocarbons without ensuring their safety. Two months ago the general accounting office sharply rebuked the Epa. Saying that the Agency was relying too much on voluntary cooperation by the chemical Industry to provide the Epa with test results on proposed substitutes. It is a bit of a shift said Epa spokesman Chris Rice of Rosenberg s statement. It Means we re taking the affirmative step of re Quiring firms to report data on toxicity of Csc Susti  names of first 3 visa offer winners drawn m err if eld a. A an unmarried pakistani Man an iranian Mother living in West Germany and a Bache Lor from Kuwait were announced monday As among 20,000 winners of a ticket to the american dream. The Lucky winners of the state depart ment s first visa lottery randomly granting entry into the United states were chosen earlier by computer from among 3.2 million foreign applicants for . Immigrant visas in March. "1 can t imagine another country opening up its Borders for this kind of Opportunity said rep. Howard l. Her Man a Calif. And the chief House Spon Sor of the legislation that created the lot Tery last fall. During a modest ceremony in a Pri vate computer firm s cinder Block Ware House in this Washington suburb. Her Man opened three lottery winners envelopes selected at random from Long rows of Bluc faced file cabinets. The first Winner he said was a 36 year old Man without wife or children from the pakistani Village of Phazana. The pakistani embassy said there Are two villages named Phazana. Both near the Northwestern Border with Afghani Stan. The second envelope opened by Ber Man yielded the application form of a 45-year-old woman from Iran now Liv ing in West Germany with her Only child. The third Winner was identified As a single 27-year-old kuwaiti Man. The winners names will be kept secret until they arc officially notified by the nearest . Diplomatic Post in their Home countries. The process could take several months officials said if they Haven t heard by october they should know they Haven t been selected said Frances Jones of the state department s consular affairs office. Krliu Rana tears open an envelope at Merrifield va., to pick a Winner in the visa lottery. Looking on Are Secretary of slate for consular affairs Joan Clark and rep. Liottard l. Berman . Rana works far the company that filed the applications. Visas for the 20,000 winners will be effective Over the next two years 10,000 for entry in the fiscal year beginning next oct. I and the remaining 10,000 in fiscal 1991, which starts oct. I 1990. Notice of the visa lottery which was relayed to citizens of 162 foreign coun tries by radio television newspaper and even messengers Riding outrigger canoes produced scenes resembling riots at some . Embassies and consulates around the world from Senegal to Sicily and Morocco to Malaysia. In Cairo the embassy was forced to shut Down and police were summoned to handle a crowd of 2,000 seeking visa information. The embassy in Dacca Bangladesh reported that everyone from University professors to Rickshaw Drivers inquired about applying. Officials in Casablanca Morocco distributed 5.000 in formation sheets in three Days. Berman said the overwhelming response during the monthlong application period in March was testimony to where the american dream stands for the people of the  Herman who represents los Angeles said his father Joseph Berman. 81, immigrated to the United Stales from Poland in 1920, got a degree from new York University and settled in California in the 1930s As a textile wholesaler to clothing manufacturers. The elder Ber Man still lives in Orange county Calif. Herman s legislation was intended to improve the geographical balance among immigrants. Current Law which imposes an annual ceiling of 270,000 immigrants worldwide favors certain countries such As Mexico Korea India and the Philippines because preference is Given to applicants whose relatives already live in the United states. The visa lottery was open to virtually anyone except those from 13 countries thai used More than 5,000 immigrant slots each last year. The lottery winners arc not covered by the 270,000 immigrant ceiling. But they still must satisfy the Basic eligibility requirements that apply to All prospective immigrants. Anyone with a dangerous contagious disease a criminal Cony Clion or membership in the communist party or other forbidden political organizations will be excluded. Those who Are awarded a visa and enter the United states can apply for citizenship later if they meet strict criteria Jones said. Is your bran Brand too Bland Here Are ratings by the san Francisco chronicle oat bran is the Brand new key to the Fountain of youth. The san Francisco chronicle s panel of five tasters rated the most common forms in which it appears on the Market bread and breakfast cereals. The results were encouraging oat bran is not hard to cat. It s Nice and inoffensive. Also it s easy to mix into meat loaf Spaghetti sauce or Coffee cakes. The bran trend started two years ago when the Jour Nal of the american medical association published findings that linked substantial consumption of oat bran to a measurable reduction in blood cholesterol Levels. Cholesterol As everybody who has t lived in a Cave for the past decade knows is the modern Beelzebub that la clog your arteries and May do you in. Five brands of each food were tasted by the pan lists. Each could earn 15 Points or a total of 75 from five Jud Gesas follows 3 for appearance 6 for taste 3 for Mouth feel texture3 in panellist would buy in. Among cereals Nabisco oat bran High fiber Multi Grain hot Cereal 15 ounces. $2.35 was the runaway favorite because of its chewy texture earning 50 Points. Kellogg s Cracklin oat bran 14 ounces $3.29 came in second with 37 Points. This cold Crunchy baked Cereal was found rather Sweet with one per son commenting that it would make a Good Oul of hand snack and someone else complimenting it for not getting soggy in milk. Another Kellogg s entry. Common sense oat bran with raisins 2075 ounces. $3.79advertised As hav ing 13 Grams of oat bran per 2-Lo-3-cup serving was also thought Sweet. It was third with 33 Points and two panellists would buy in. Golden Temple was fourth with 31 Points and even last rated Quaker oat bran High fiber hot Cere Al though found smooth and Bland would be Pur chased by two tasters. Among breads orow cat oat nut bread was judged Best with 48 Points. The panellists said it had a nutty Crunchy flavor and a Little sweetness and tasted very Good when toasted. Better Way was second with 42 Points. Panellists said it looked like whole wheat and had a bitter but nutty taste. After these two there was a distinct drop off. Food for life was third with 28 Points Earth grains Honey oat bran fourth with 22 Points and Giulo s Vita Grain was last with 21 Points. The panellists were a Home economist a beverage Magazine editor a Cook a Home maker Mother and a cooking school owner