European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a the stars and stripes world today plastic wrap for foods called cancer danger London apr the agriculture ministry has warned people against covering fatty foods in plastic wrap or cooking foods covered m the Clingy plastic that it said could cause cancer. In a ministry report government scientists said foods with a High fat Content like cheese cooked meats and butter should not be wrapped in plastic film because the fat acts As a solvent releasing the plastic s chemicals into the food. The ministry of agriculture report called for Torino logical studies on the chemicals used in food Industry packaging. Consumer organizations recommended storing food in a bowl covered with a plate. The Consumers association called for warnings on plastic wrap boxes telling people not to wrap fatty foods in the film. The government report said the intake of the Plasticizer Deha used in p pc based cling film has been substantially reduced and that the intake of the chemical acetyl Tri butyl citrate has increased because of the increased use of plastic wraps developed especially for  women joining military in Australia Canberra Australia apr the number of women joining australians armed forces has risen sharply since May when they became eligible for most types of combat duty a government official has said. Quot it is the Case now that in the Navy 95 percent of occupational categories Are open to women said Gordon Bilney the Federal minister for defense science and personnel. Quot in fact in the Navy the Only thing you can to do As a woman is go to sea in a submarine. Quot in the air Force the Only thing you can to do is Fly a combat  he said that from july to september this year 21 per cent of All military recruits were women. That was nearly double the proportion of women already in the military forces he added. A total of 1,537 men and 409 women joined australians military in the three months ending september 1990. There Are 67,605 service members including 7,894 women in australians armed  ticket stub for Munich auctioned off London apr the counter foil of British prime minister Neville chamberlains flight ticket to the Munich conference that historians say betrayed Czechoslovakia to Germany in 1938 was sold for 2,640 pounds about $5,170 thursday auctioneers said. Phillips auctioneers said the British airways ticket stub and 11 others for the members of Chamberlain s party were bought by a society that Hopes to establish a museum of civil aviation at disused Croydon Airport on London a Southern  lifeguards to get Sun blocking suits Sydney Australia apr australians lifeguards soon will Swap their skimpy bathing suits and Golden tans for new uniforms designed to Block out the suns harmful effects. The surf life saving association of Australia unveiled new patrol uniforms thursday which have a Sun Protection Factor or spa rating of 38. The outfits Are the first step by their Developer Sydney based unsafe clothing to develop a Range of clothing marketed like sunscreens on the basis of their spa. Mig lineup a a German Pilot on thursday climbs into one of the on oct. 3. The Fleet of Mig-29s, considered among the soviet built Mig-29s that the German military forces worlds most sophisticated fighter jets Are based in acquired from former East Germany after unification Perschel in Eastern Germany. Animal group s graphic and banned in British papers London apr the watchdog advertising standards authority has banned an animal welfare groups advertisement in British newspapers that shows a dead horse hanging from a meat Hook in its neck. The group said the Adf is too shocking. The double Page advertisement for the Royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals appeared in the times of London the Independent and other papers on thursday. But following the ban the same advertisement appeared Friday in another London paper the guardian and elsewhere with one of the two pages where the photograph of the horse had been replaced by a Blank space and a caption Reading Quot unfortunately the photograph that should accompany the text opposite was withdrawn at the request of the advertising standards  the advertisement is aimed at stopping the Export of live horses from Britain to Continental Europe after 1992, when single Market rules to abolish Trade barriers come into Force in the 12-nation european common Market. Horse meat is regularly eaten by people in France and other Continental european countries but almost never eaten by britons the text with the advertisement read a the Continentals love freshly butchered horse meat. When Are we going to Supply it ,. A Ltd Are going to Supply it after 1992. Because in 1992, it will once again become Legal to transport live British horses of the continent for Slaughter. A prac Tice that was effectively banned Here Over 30 years age on the grounds of extreme cruelty a 1 the Royal society for the prevention of cruelty to animals said in a statement that it was appalled by the ban. Earlier this year the group shocked Many news r _ readers with advertisements showing a pile of dead dog in support of its Campaign for a dog registration scheme it said the scheme would solve the problem of strays but the government refused to introduce legislation my parliament to it one up. The dead dogs advertisement was not criticized by the Independent advertising Stan of Dards authority. Caroline Crawford a spokeswoman for the Advertis my standards authority said in a radio interview with the British broadcasting corp a the. Authority has a duty to protect the interests of the consumer. This particular advertisement we Felt was Likely to cause unnecessary offence and distress to the Public at Large. We understand that the picture was actually staged faked by the advertising Agency that created the advertisement that it Wasny to actually an accurate  Gavin Grant of the Royal society for the prevention i of cruelty to animals told the bbl Quot frankly this the ban is nonsense. The seriousness and importance of j the subject matter unarguably warrants such an approach. Three quarters of a million live British animals including sheep travelling for More than a Day without food and water often arriving exhausted battered or dead is a pretty serious subject the Prospect of Homes joining that is  least 218 dead million homeless in storm Manila Philippines apr typhoon Mike has left at least 218 people dead forced an estimated 1 million people from their Homes and destroyed nearly $18 million Worth of crops and property according to reports Friday. Meanwhile forecasters said the Philippines could be hit by a new tropical storm developing in the Pacific Ocean. Reports compiled from Relief agencies showed the highest death tolls were in the Central province of Negros Occidental where 43 people were killed and the Southern province of Surigao Del Norte where 32 people died. The rest of the deaths were reported in 24 other provinces and cities. Most of the victims either died in landslides or drowned when Mike struck the Central and Southern islands on tuesday and wednesday. The storm also Sank or damaged dozens of ships and caused major damage in Cebu the country a second major commercial and transport Center after Manila. President Corazon Aquino announced she would Fly to Cebu on saturday to inspect the damage and Relief efforts. A when i arrived in Cebu sunday it really looked like a booming City a said office worker misty Edralin who returned to Manila Friday from Cebu. A but one whole evening of typhoon and its  on Friday the Manila weather Bureau said a new weather disturbance had developed in the Pacific Ocean and was nearing the Central Visayas Region where typhoon Mike did the most damage. Pat Gonzales a Bureau forecaster said depress was entered about 450 Miles East Southeast of Boron a an a municipality on the coast of the is Mph. It will remain unnamed until it develops into a storm Gonzales said. The Philippines is struck by about 20 storms a year. _ local officials have appealed for help in areas ravaged by typhoon Mike the most powerful typhoon to strike the coun try this year. The typhoon which hit the Central is lands with Peak winds of 150 Mph forced it nearly l2 million people to flee their Homes the office of civil defense said. I they were housed in school buildings and other temporary shelters. Mike also destroyed property Worth about 500 milling pesos about $17.8 nil lion