European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday november 14,1990tv linked to higher cholesterol in kids Dallas up a the More television a child watches the More Likely the youngster is to have High Levels of potentially artery clogging cholesterol a study showed tuesday. Researchers from the University of California Irvine said their study of 1,066 Young people Ages 2 to 20 found an a amazing correlation Between How much time was spent watching to and cholesterol Levels. A watching two hours or More of to daily turned out to be a stronger predictor of elevated cholesterol in children than any other Factor we looked at a said or. Kurt Gold co author of the study. It also examined family medical history obesity diet and exercise. About 8 percent of the children surveyed had blood cholesterol Levels of 200 milligrams per Decilier a a 10th of a liter a or greater. Another 13 percent had Levels Between 176 milligrams and 199 milligrams per Decilier. The american Academy of paediatrics considers a cholesterol level greater than 175 milligrams per Decilier in children High enough to warrant dietary changes. Children who watched two or More hours of to daily were twice As Likely to have cholesterol Levels above 200 than those who watched less. The situation was even worse for those youngsters who watched four or More hours of to per Day a they had four times the risk of having cholesterol counts above 200 As those who watched less than two hours. A since cholesterol Levels tend to Rise somewhat As a child reaches adulthood Many of these children could have dangerously High Levels later in life a said Gold whose findings were presented at an american heart association meeting. Excessive Levels of cholesterol Are associated with atherosclerosis a narrowing of the arteries that greatly increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Researchers do not know precisely Why greater amounts of to watching Are linked to higher cholesterol Levels in Young people. However they speculated that heavy to watchers tend to eat More High calorie snacks be exposed to More commercials for High fat a a junk foods and exercise less than those who done to spend As much time in front of the to. Whatever the association Between to watching and High cholesterol Gold suggests that paediatricians routinely question parents about their children a to viewing habits and run cholesterol tests on children who Are heavy to watchers. A i think these findings give us an Opportunity to make a real difference. We might be Able to identify a lot More people with High cholesterol a said Gold who thinks children should watch no More than two hours of to daily and should be encouraged to exercise at least 15 minutes a Day. The children surveyed had an average age of about 7vi and lived in Orange county calif., an affluent suburban area near los Angeles. A Titan 4 rocket streaks toward space after lifting off from Cape canaveral Fla., on monday  4 blasts into night sky with possible warning satellite Cape canaveral Fla. Apr a Titan 4 rocket the Workhorse that will let the Pentagon reduce its dependence on the space shuttle lifted into orbit monday night carrying what was believed to be a satellite capable of warning against missile attack. The 20-stories-tall Titan the United states most powerful unmanned rocket lit up nasal a two shuttle launch pads a few Miles away a one occupied by Atlantis the other by Columbia a As it headed out Over the Atlantic. The launch had been delayed two months by problems that included leaking propellant. Air Force officials refused even to acknowledge the launch before liftoff and would not disclose the nature of the payload but civilian experts believed it was a $180 million missile warning satellite. A spacecraft of this Type could be used to detect instantly the launch of iraqi missiles against Sites in the Middle East said John Pike director of the federation of american scientists space policy project. It was the air forces third launch of the Titan 4, which is valued at $173 million. The first liftoff was in 1989, and the second in june. Neither had a similar leak problem said col. Frank Stirling director of the Titan program. Martin Marietta space launch systems of Denver has a $7.1 billion contract with the air Force to Supply 41 Titan 4 rockets with an option for eight More. The air Force wants 75 by the end of 1997. In 1985, the air Force ordered the rocket to Lessen its dependence on the space shuttle. A Fleet of titans will allow the air Force to launch with More consistency Stirling said. A should we Ever have a problem or an outage with the vehicle we would still be Able to recover and continue operations a he said. The Pentagon a last classified shuttle Mission is scheduled for thursday when Atlantis is to carry a military satellite into orbit. Two More defense department shuttle flights Are planned both next year but they will not be surrounded by secrecy. Nasal a shuttle the strongest cargo Carrier used in the United states is capable of putting a 52,000-Pound payload into orbit. The Titan 4 can lift a 39,000-Pound cargo into Low Earth orbit or carry 10,000 pounds to a stationary orbit 22,300 Miles High. Stateside runaway plane crashes into Airport building Indiantown Fla. Apr a single engine plane slowed into an Airport office after the frantic Pilot was unable to climb aboard As it circled. Quot i thought it was going to kill me a said Pilot Lamar Smith a it made about six circles with me hanging out the  Smith was not Hurt and no one was in the office when the plane rammed it. A a it a just embarrassing a he said. The plane a 1964 Champion narrowly missed another plane before crashing into a soft drink machine in front of the building. A Wing sheared off a wooden support beam. The aircraft began moving without its Pilot because of an old fashioned starting system that requires the Pilot to open the throttle and then go to the front of the plane to Crank the propeller. Smith 50, of Tequesta chased after it but finally decided to get out of the Way. Smith said he had planned to do some work on the plane but repairing it now probably would Cost More than the $13,000 its  makes Safe Landing a but at wrong Airport Jackson miss. Apr a Continental express flight from Houston to Jackson landed at a private Airfield seven Miles from the commercial Airport where it was due. The plane was carrying 33 passengers when it landed at Hawkins Field rather than Jackson International Airport in nearby Rankin county airline spokeswoman Peggy Mahoney said. She said the Crew was grounded while officials tried to determine what went wrong. Hawkins Field had served As Jackson a commercial Airport until 1963, when the other Airport opened. The Crew was flying into the area for the first time Federal aviation administration officials said. A eth Isfort of thing is unfortunate. It happens once in a while a said Jacques Lon Chambon an operations inspector with the Faa in Houston. Mahoney said passengers on flight 2682 were taken to hotels or to Jackson International  Driver s son Dies after falling from cab los Angeles up a a toddler Riding in the Sleeper compartment of a big Rig truck opened the Hatch and fell to his death on the freeway As his father drove on another 10 Miles before noticing he was missing authorities said. The Folsom calif., trucker was driving southbound on the Golden state freeway when his 2-year-old son apparently awoke and unlatched the compartments sprig loaded Hatch California Highway patrol officer Scott Ellis said. A the father had put tape on it thinking that was going to keep him Safe. But it Wasny to enough Ellis said. The boy tumbled out onto the freeway near the interchange n a Erna Dino freeway in Boyle Heights soon As he hit the ground he died a Ellis said. The father whose name was withheld until the child smother could be notified continued driving Down the freeway unaware of the Accident