European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday May 26.1989 ready for remembrance a worker guides a Lawn Mower along rows of headstones at fort Logan National cemetery in Denver. The mow ing is a part of the preparations fur memorial Day riles on monday when the nation honors its War dead. Eastern s shuttle Sale approved by judge new York a a Federal bankruptcy judge on wednesday approved Developer Donald Trump s agreement to buy Eastern airlines profitable North cast shuttle for $365 million after a rival suitor withdrew its buy out proposal. . Bankruptcy judge Burton r. Lif land approved the Sale in principle and scheduled a hearing on the matter for thursday said a court clerk who requested anonymity. Trump s Purchase contract with East Ern s Parent Texas air corp., was to expire at Midnight Friday. The Developer in a Telephone interview confirmed he had won the judge s approval to buy the shuttle and said the Deal should be closed in about two weeks. America West airlines said it with Drew its offer because of its inability to arrange financing terms it considered acceptable. We came very close but ultimately the Lack of time was the deciding Factor America West president Michael j. Con Way said. Eastern initially agreed to sell the shuttle to Trump last october. But the Deal was delayed by challenges from Eastern s unions. The Carrier filed for bankruptcy Protection from creditors alter its machinists began a strike on March 4 that was joined by pilots and flight attendants. Eastern had Given America West until 5 . On wednesday to arrange financing commitments for its competing $415 million proposal to buy the shuttle. The new York Washington Boston shuttle is used mainly by business travel ers and was Eastern s Only consistently profitable operation before the strike. The bankruptcy court must approve any Sale of Eastern assets. Eastern s unions want the airline sold As a single entity. But Texas air wants to sell the shuttle and another $1.4 billion or so of the airline s assets separately and rebuild As a smaller Carrier. We Are very pleased that or. Trump has been awarded the shuttle Texas air chairman Frank Lorenzo said. We Al ways Felt he was the most logical buyer and we re delighted to Sec this important step taken by Eastern airlines on its Road to in an earlier interview with the associated press Lorenzo said the Sale of the shuttle would add momentum to East Ern s plans to streamline the operation. He also said he believed that Lifland who has repeatedly urged that Eastern resume flying at full strength now is leaning toward approving the airline s re structuring plan. He Lifland is now gradually. Realizing that nobody out there is going to invest the hundreds of millions of dollars that arc Nosy necessary to bring this air line up to its original competitiveness Lorenzo said. Remains identified As those of Vietnam War servicemen Honolulu a three sets of remains from Vietnam have been identified by the army s Central identification Laboratory As those of . Servicemen killed in the Vietnam War military officials announced wednesday. The remains of air Force col. Edward h. Johnson of Newburg ore., capt. Randall j. Craddock of Norman okla. And Navy it. Cmdr. William f. Coakley of Lenox. Mass., were among 38 sets of remains repatriated by Viet Nam on dec. 15, according to the . Pacific omd. Seventeen sets of remains have been identified so far and efforts continue to positively identify the remainder officials said. Johnson and Craddock were listed As missing in action on dec. 21, 1972. Coakley was listed As missing on sept. 13, 1966. Heartening news for egg lovers you con Enoy j More per week Washington a healthy americans can now add a fourth egg to their weekly menu and still stay within american heart association re common Dat ions for a Low cholesterol diet. Heart association officials say the diet recommendations Haven t changed but what is known about eggs has. New tests show that eggs arc not As Rich in Choles Terol As previously believed or. John Larosa a George Washington University clinician and chairman of the american heart association s nutrition committee said wednesday that the aha s dietary guidelines were revised after new tests by the . Department of agriculture showed that egg Yolks average 213 milligrams of cholesterol instead of 274 As previous tests showed. The aha recommends that dietary cholesterol should be limited to 300 milligrams a Day. Previously the heart group had said healthy americans should limit egg consumption to just three a week. Under the new measurements. Larosa said four eggs a week could now be consumed by healthy Ameri cans and still meet the aha s guidelines. New measurements on the egg s cholesterol Levels were announced last week and Larosa said wednes Day at a meeting on dietary fats that the aha was revising its egg recommendations. The aha decision comes As Good news to an egg Industry that has suffered from a growing american awareness of the effects of dietary cholesterol. Industry figures show that egg sales in the . Dropped by $ i billion from $4.1 billion to $3.1 billion Between 1984 and 1988. Industry officials have blamed the decline on changes in Dinar patterns. Officials at the aha conference emphasis cd that the new heart association guidelines of four eggs a week apply to people with healthy cardiovascular sys tems. The guidelines still Call for patients with elevated cholesterol Levels or heart disease to avoid eggs and other foods Rich in cholesterol or saturated fats. The announcement noted that the four eggs in clude invisible Yolks consumed in baked and other prepared , in a news conference at the conclusion of a two Day aha conference on dietary fats said the rest of the dietary guidelines recommended by the heart association for three decades remain in effect and Are finding More support by other scientific organizations. They have been adopted by almost everybody that has looked at nutrition in the last few years. The guide lines have stood the test of scientific scrutiny he said. Recent studies by the National Academy of science and the . Surgeon general s office have been consistent with the heart association guidelines. The aha conference on dietary fats came to no firm consensus on the value of Omega-3 fat from fish Oil. A substance that some studies have suggested is Able to re Duce cholesterol Levels in the blood substantially. He said there Are not yet enough studies to prove conclusively the benefits of a diet Rich in Omcga-3 fats which Are commonly found in the oils of cold water fishes. Or. Scott Grundy director of the University of Texas Center for human nutrition in Dallas said we Are not at the stage where we can generalize the Bene fits of fish Oil for the Public. Stateside legislation on disclosure of athlete grads proposes Washington a a Bill requiring col Leges to disclose How Many of their athletes Grad uate could improve education standards for Stu Dent athletes a congressman said. Rep. Tom Mcmillan d-md., a sponsor of the student athlete right to know act called the Effort a relatively innocuous consumer information Bill designed to provide the students and parents with valuable information about the school they arc Mcmillan played for the University of Mary land before playing professionally with the at Lanta Hawks and Washington bullets. Bills proposed to halt fax attacks by vendors Washington apr House members Are going after fax attacks by advertisers and Tele phone merchandisers using computers to dial phone numbers at random. The lawmakers said wednesday the intrusive sales pitches on facsimile machines could endanger the Public health and safety. They said the pitches use up the receivers paper and Mobile and pager phone users often make the recipient pay Tor the Calls. / on top of that citizens have a right to privacy said rep. Barney Frank d-mass., the author of one of three Bills that would restrain the use of junk fax advertising and computer Autori Alcris
