European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 17. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 5 Congress asked not to halt Al 4 production Washington a halting production of the f-l4 will create problems for the Navy in the next 10 years a Deputy chief of naval opera Lions said monday. Vice adm. Robert f. Dunn expressed concerns that defense Secre tary Dick Cheney s proposal to can cel orders in the fiscal 990 budget for 12 new f-l4 jets will Force the Navy to Wear out its current Fleet of f-l4s too soon. Cheney who was required to Cut $10 billion from the defense budget said the f-l4s were too expensive. Reports indicate that the 12 planes would Cost s360 million. The present budget does not in clude f-l4s in it because of affordability reasons Dunn Deputy chief of naval operations for air warfare. Told the Senate armed services sub committee on projection forces and regional defense. I m afraid that stopping that production at this time however will put us in jeopardy toward the end of the Century when we re banking on the Navy at advanced tactical fighter coming in to replace it he said. Dunn said an insufficient number of f-l4s will Force the Navy into transferring them from Carrier to car Rier As those ships deploy using up the service life of those we have Back Home that much  the Navy currently has 477 f-14 tomcats exceeding the 458 the service requires Dunn said. But barring new production by 2000, the service will be Short 56 f-14s, the vice Admiral said Basing his information on data from the office of management and budget. Last week. Rep. George Hoch Bruc Ckner d-., said that an anal Ysis prepared for him by the congressional research service of the Library of Congress found that the Navy will have 110 fewer f-14s at the end of fiscal 1996. No matter How you slice the Bush Cheney budget it comes up dangerously Short in Navy aircraft the conventional weapons America needs and uses in real life said Hochbrueckne. The congressman is from Long is land where the plane is manufactured by Grumman corp. Of Beth Page . Atlantis Home after weather interrupted journey Atlantis sits atop a Bong 747 at Dallas fort Worth International Airport a hailing Rood flying weather. Cape canaveral. Fla. A space shuttle Atlantis returned to its launch site Here monday night after a 2 Day journey atop a Boeing 747 that was forced to make three stops because of bad weather. Atlantis and its five person Crew landed at Edwards fab Calif. May 8 after a four Day Mission that sent the Magellan spacecraft on its Way to explore the planet  atop the 747, Atlantis left Edwards on sat urday for what is normally a seven hour flight with one refuelling Stop to the Kennedy space Center at Cape canaveral. But bad storms Over Central Texas forced it to land at Biggs army air Field near Elpaso Texas. The 747 remained there saturday night and sunday waiting for the weather to Clear then look off monday morning and landed at Dallas fort Worth International Airport waiting there for a few hours while forecast ers assessed the weather Between Texas and Florida. With a threat of thunderstorms in Central Florida Nasa decided to Fly the 747 into Robins fab near Macon ga., and take another look at the weather. Officials were just about to give up on getting Here monday but with Florida skies Clearing Nasa sent a t-38 Jet plane to Survey the flight path. Given the All Clear the 747 took off for the 90-min Etc final leg Landing on a 15.000-fool runway near the shuttle launch pad. The delay in returning Atlantis could hasten the Day when Nasa decides to again return shuttles to Earth on the runway at Cape canaveral. All landings have been in California since 1985, when a shuttle blew a tire at Cape canaveral at touchdown. Officials have said they will continue to return shuttles to Edwards until new Brake and steering systems have been thoroughly tested. Atlantis will be readied for another planetary mis Sion to propel the Galileo spacecraft toward Jupiter in october. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 17,1949 in his third quarterly report to Congress Paul g. Hoffman director of the economic cooperation administration reported that Industrial production in most Marshall plan nations had reached prewar Levels. 30 years ago today. May 17, 1959 Sam Snead shot an in under Par 59 at the Sam Snead Golf festival tournament in White Sulphur Springs w. Va., becoming after Earl Fry Only the second golfer to do so in a competitive round. 20 years ago today. May 17, 1969 . Ambassador to South Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge for Mally presented president Nixon s eight Point plan to the North vietnamese and the National liberation front at the Vietnam peace talks in Paris. 10 years ago today. May 17, 1979 president Carter said the overthrow of ugandan dictator Idi Amin heralded a brighter Day for the whole world and ordered an end to the . Ban on Trade with Uganda. New study finds less cholesterol in eggs than previously believed san Francisco a eggs have 22 percent less cholesterol than previously believed according to a government study announced monday. The one year study by the department of agriculture in conjunction with the Washington based egg nutrition Center was Welcome news to the egg Industry which has seen declining profits in recent years partly because of health concerns. The average Large egg was found to contain about 213 milligrams of dietary cholesterol significantly less than the 274 milligrams reported in government guidelines since 1976. Extra Large eggs have about 230 Milli Grams of cholesterol and medium eggs about 180 milligrams. The fat Content of the eggs was also slightly lower than previously reported with an average of 5 Grams total fat per Large  revision is due to better testing methods and different feed husbandry and Breeding practices according to Gary Bench or chief of the us a s nutrition information service. The new Fig ures will be included in updated versions of the us a s handbook on the nutrient composition of foods. The study also confirmed that eggs arc a Low calorie source of protein Vitamin a Riboflavin Vitamin b-12, Iron Zinc phosphorus Calcium potassium and other nutrients. The average Large egg had 75  think what it Means is that the egg is still a very Rich source of nutrients said Beecher. The egg has always been considered by the nutrition Community to be an important part of the diet but cholesterol has Given eggs a bad  it does t appear that the cholesterol level is so  american heart association has recommended that the average adult each Day consume no More than 300 milligrams of cholesterol a substance found especially in animal fats that is a Factor in the Block ingot blood vessels in heart disease. People concerned about High Choles Terol Levels which have been associated with heart disease should discuss their diet with their doctor or nutritionist Beecher said. Although the study was jointly sponsored by the us a and the egg Industry which paid for the analysis and provided the eggs Beecher said government re searchers had Complete Freedom in design ing the tests and analysing the results. The study examined nearly 2,500 eggs from producers around the country Las summer and this Winter. No difference be tween eggs Laid in summer or Winter was  average it was representative of All eggs produced in the United  said Bench or. We had sufficient samples to account for Over half the producers spread across the country. I think the study is probably As extensive and robust As we could make  the egg Industry has suffered in recent years from worries about cholesterol and other factors. People Aren t eating breakfast As much and women arc not Home baking All the time said Cathy Mccharen vice president of the egg nutrition Center in Washington. The egg Industry has been anxiously waiting this report she continued it confirms what we be been saying All along that eggs arc an important source of nutrients and should not be eliminated from