European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes stateside significant embryo of Dinosaur unearthed Provo Utah up a a Dinosaur embryo believed to be the oldest found in North America has been discovered by a Brigham Young University student on a Remote southwestern Colorado Mountain by officials say. A the find is significant said geology professor Wade Miller director of the by Earth science museum. No Dinosaur eggshell As old As the one found in Colorado and with  an advanced embryo a near the hatching stage a a has been reported in North America a he explained. The embryo is believed to be 135 million to 150 million years old Miller said by geology student Rod Schwetz discovered pieces of the embryo and eggs Hal 1 at a Road construction  awards Ball corp. $24 million contract Muncie ind. Up a Ball  aerospace systems group has won a $24 million Nasa contract to build a helium Container for Cooling the a Ray spectrometer the company said monday. The spectrometer is an instrument on the advanced a Ray astrophysics facility that is scheduled to be launched aboard the shuttle in april 1997. Wednesday september 26,1990 i. Smokers who quit by 50halve risk of Washington up quitting smoking is the a single most important step smokers can take to extend their lives with those who Stop before age 50 halving the risk of dying in the next 15 years of their lives surgeon Genera Antonia Novello reported tuesday. In her first report on smoking since taking Over the Post from vocal tobacco foe c. Everett Koop in March novel to emphasized the a Good news about the health benefits of stopping smoking rather than scaring americans with the a bad news of smoking related diseases and death. About 38 million americans have kicked the habit a about half of All living adults who Ever smoked. However another 50 million americans still smoke and an estimated 390,000 people die each year from diseases caused by smoking. A smoking cessation has major and immediate health benefits for men and women of All Ages. People who quit smoking live longer than those who continue to smoke a Novello said in her 628-Page report. People who Stop smoking before age 50 have just half the risk of dying in the next 15 years compared with continuing smokers the report said. Even older smokers can reap benefits with the risk of death falling about 10 percent Over the 15 years for an otherwise healthy Man who quits smoking be tween the Ages of 60 and 64. Stopping smoking increases life expectancy because it reduces the risk of smoking related disorders like lung cancer coronary heart disease and stroke As Well As ulcers and other potentially fatal lung and artery  death after quitting smoking people gain Only about 5 pounds on average and less than 4 percent gain More than 20 pounds the report said. Kicking the habit can also cause anxiety irritability frustration anger and other signs of increased stress in Many people. Despite those drawbacks the report concluded the health benefits a far exceed any possible health problems related to a few extra pounds or relatively Short lived psychological symptoms. Brennan Dawson a spokeswoman for the tobacco Institute said the Industry group had no official response to the report but believes smokers Are a capable of making their own individual decisions about whether or not they want to  _ the report which has been issued annually since 1964, targeted the elderly pregnant women and people who already have smoking related diseases As groups m which smoking cessation efforts urgently need to be bolstered. Some older people a May believe they Are no longer at risk of smoking related diseases because they have survived smoking for Many years. Others May believe that any damage May have been caused by smoking is irreversible after decades of smoking a Novello warned. About 7 million americans age 60 or older still smoke although smoking is a major risk Factor for six of the 14 leading causes of death among the elderly the report said. As for pregnant women the report said a prevalence of smoking during pregnancy has declined Over time but remains unacceptably  fish caught near Mills pose cancer risk Washington a people who regularly eat fish taken from streams near pulp and paper Mills that discharge dioxin run an increased risk of developing cancer the environmental Protection Agency said monday. The Epa made Public the results of a study showing that dioxin concentrations in fish downstream from 19  Mills a May be High enough to pose an increased cancer risk greater than one in 10,000�?� to ave rage Consumers of fish caught there. A the estimated cancer risk is potentially higher for avid sports fishermen and subsistence level fishermen because their consumption of fish is generally higher than that of average Consumers a the Epa said. The Epa said its risk estimates Are based on the consumption of fish a  As Catfish Bass suckers and Squaw fish a that spend their entire lives near a paper Mill and accumulate greater concentrations of dioxin in their tissues. The risk estimates do not apply to migratory fish  As Salmon that spend Only a Short portion of their lives in the contaminated Waters. The one-in-10,000 estimate is an upper bound. Any risk if present could be lower. The Agency generally tries to act against risks this Large and treats smaller risks with less concern. The average risk in the United states of dying of cancer from any source is about one in five. The cancer risk for fish taken from Waters below the International paper co. Mill at Georgetown s.c., could be As High As one in 50, the Epa said. There Are 104 paper Mills operated by 38 companies that produce paper bleached with chlorine compounds and that discharge dioxin. Dioxin a byproduct of the bleaching process is a powerful cause of cancer and birth defects in Laboratory animals. The Epa lists it As a probable cause of cancer in humans but there has been no proof it actually causes human cancers. The Epa said it is issuing waste water discharge permits Over the next two years to 66 Mills to limit dioxin discharges. Many of the permits will require Mills to reduce the use of chlorine and the 66 Mills will have to comply no later than june 1993. The environmental Agency said it is also developing National guidelines and standards to limit dioxin contamination from the manufacture of bleached paper products and will seek cooperation from Industry and the states for further pollution reduction initiatives. It said that the new standards will Likely focus on changes in the bleaching process to prevent the formation of dioxin in sludge and pulp Aswell As waste water. Many of the 104 Mills have already reduced dioxin discharges some of them significantly the Epa said. Flood weary town plans to head for the Hill comm unify Developer Tony Pappano left studies a Topographic map oath English area with Tom Vaught a member of the town Council. English ind. Apr townsfolk Are packing up main Street and moving to higher ground because they re  of floods. In one of the most ambitious projects of its kind the town plans to tear Down or move More than 70 Homes As Well As the Library the Bank the newspaper and about 30 other businesses. A new downtown is planned a mile away on a Hillside now covered by Cornfields and Trees. The town of 650 people in one of the states poorest counties Hopes to raise $6 million for the move from a half dozen state and Federal agencies. A the towns made the decision to move and we re going to move. We done to blink an Eye to anyone when we say that a said Tony Pappano a Community Developer hired to plan the project. About 75 percent of the town will be affected by the move Pappano said. Five inches of heavy rain to the North can wreak havoc in English where three creeks merge to form the Little Blue River. Each of the creeks normally is quiet and shallow enough for children to go wading without getting their Knees wet. But the streams can use 20 feet in hours when thousands of acres to the North begin draining toward English. Floods have struck occasionally during the towns 150-year history. The worst on record sent 13 feet of water Down main Street in 1979. The Flash flood which struck Early in the morning on june 7 and forced the evacuation of More than 100 residents convinced town Council president John Merrilees that something had to be done. A a we re going a he said. A a there a too Many lives and property at stake not  other flood prone towns have moved. But English is planning one of the largest  projects in the country said Bill Powers of the Federal emergency management Agency a Chicago office. The three member town Council voted last week to condemn properly in the flood Plain that covers the heart of town. Residents living there will be forced to sell their Homes to the county. The next step is annexation and zoning of about 600 acres to the Northeast doubling the towns size. The area should be annexed within two months Pappan said a Fema architect and a $44,000 planning Grant from the Agency helped English come up with plans for a new downtown. It would be connected to the buildings left behind by a new Road. A we want to keep the entire town together. We done to want an old town and a new town. It will All be one English a Pappano said. The town would like to turn the flood Plain area into a Park possibly with a Golf course and Tennis courts Pappano said. All that depends on How much Money can be obtained from the state Fema the department of housing and Urban development the Commerce department and anyone else willing to help