European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 6 the stars and stripes Friday december 7,1990 panel backs secondhand Arlington a. A a panel of scientific experts supports Art environmental Protection Agency proposal to classify secondhand tobacco smoke As a known cause of lung cancer in non smokers the panels chairman said wednesday. The panel also supports the Epars conclusion that parents who smoke increase the risk of respiratory disease in their children said the chairman Morton Lippmann of new York University. Quot it seemed to me that there is a Consun sus. That would make the Case for a class a Carcinogen Quot Lippmann said a Quot class a Carcinogen Quot is the Epars designation for a known cause of human stateside cancer. A draft report released by the Epa last summer concluded that cigarette smoke should be officially designated a cause of lung cancer in non smokers. The panels apparent concurrence with that View despite considerable criticism of technical details of the report makes it Likely the final version of the Epa report will reach the same conclusion Epa officials said. The final report is Likely to be completed Early next year said Robert Flaak of the Epars science advisory Board. The tobacco Industry criticized the panels deliberations. Brennan Dawson a spokeswoman for the tobacco Institute said the human evidence did not support the classification of tobacco smoke As a class a Carcinogen. The Epa report is Likely to prompt the occupational safety and health adminis ratio it to establish regulations for smok ing in the workplace said Roy Clason jr., Oshay a director of policy. Osha has been planning for some time to establish rules on indoor air Quality Quot in which we would place a very High emphasis on the Issue of smoking a Cla son said. The Epa smoking report concluded that lung cancer from passive smoking kills 3,800 americans each year. The. Number was later revised to 3,700. 110,000 cars recalled by Ford to Check air bags Dearborn Mich. A Ford motor co. A recalled ant Model and 1991-Model Ford Mercury and Lin on wednesday recalled about 110,000 1990 col n cars to see if they were equipped with potentially defective air bags. The company said try vehicle safety systems inc., an air bag supplier told Ford that about 3,000 potentially defective air bags had been shipped to Ford Assembly plants. Cars involved Are 1990 models of the Ford Taurus and Tempo Mercury Sable and Topaz and Lincoln Continental along with 1990 and 1991 versions of the Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury grand Marquis cars. Owners will be notified by mail to return their cars to dealerships for inspection. Originally Ford recalled about 55,000 1990-91 Model cars after try said 133 air bags were potentially defect try. Try later raised that number to about 3,000, Ford said. Also wednesday Ford recalled about 20,000 1988-90-Model of super duty Light trucks with 7.5-liter engines to install a new electronic engine control processor. Some trucks experienced a loss of Power due to the processor. Replacement will be free. Newly released convict fails to perfect his Craft Milwaukee a a Man who spent four years in prison for breaking into a garage and trying to steal a Snow Blower filched 15 More soon after his release police said. The 27-year-old Man broke into 76 garages in Milwaukee and suburban Wauwatosa Between nov. 7 and nov. 25 and stole the Snow blowers which he sold in bars and gasoline stations police detective Thomas Radomski said. -. Ronald d. Gatson sold them for about $75 each to support a cocaine habit that Cost him about $300 a Day a criminal complaint said the complaint accuses Gatson of stealing a station Wagon to drive to the burglary locations then re moving Only items that fit into his car and could be sold quickly. He was charged nov. 28 with four counts of burglary and one count of operating an Auto without owners consent. He remains in jail in lieu of a $2,500 Bond. Learning the expert panel raised questions about that number and Lippmann said that it could change. Robert Axelrad director of the Epa s indoor air division said the panels comments had been useful. A these Are All Well known and respected scientists. Their criticism will ultimately result in a stronger and better document Quot he said. Gary Giovino of the office on smoking and health which prepares the surgeon general a reports on smoking said the Epa report validates conclusions reached in earlier studies by the National research Council and the surgeon general. Sees Job through Rose coloured glasses state College a. Apr Crayola company officials might be turning a Little red make that fuchsia with news that its top Crayon maker is Colo Blind. Emerson Moser who is retiring next week after 35 years in t Colo Blind in the sense that he can to see color at All. Its just that some colors Are confusing to him. That Means trying to spot the difference Between a Cadet Blue and or Blue Green can make him feel Well like a shrinking Violet Quot if you have a serious Case of it you could foul up a lot of materials a said Moser 63, who has made a record 1.4 billion crayons. As far As Moser and the company cart Tell there a been no threat of children colouring the sky Green and the grass Blue a unless they were doing their Andy Warhol imitations v v Quot he a bluer Green Colo Blind but despite his Handicap he a gone to the top of his Trade a said Brad Drex Ler spokesman for the Easton based company. Moser has made seas of Salmon pecks of plums and is a King Crayon craftsman Drexler said. Tuesday Moser made Yards of yellow and wednesday it was oodles of Orange a colors that give Moser no trouble Quot when you have shades of one color you get a Little doubt about it. Before you go do anything you double Check yourself a said Moser. Its the second technicolor Shock to come out of the Crayola Plant this year. In August it retired eight traditional colors into the Crayola Hall of Fame. The company is asking Moser to donate his final pair of ankle High boots splashed with the waxy colourful remains of his time on the Job for inclusion in the Hall Quot the colors splash a Little bit when it comes out of the Kettle into the bucket Quot said Moser Quot people daily clean their shoes but i done to i have a multicoloured pair of shoes. Its probably made them Waterproof. A company doctor detected Mosery a slight vision problem during a physical conducted when he was hired oct 12,1953, As a floor boy in the packing department. Quot its so slight that if the doctor  have tested met probably would have never noticed it a Moser said. A a \ a a a a. Less than two years later Moser graduated to the most colourful Job in the world pouring molten Wax into 2,400-Crayon holds nearly 100 times a Day. Once the Wax is set crayons Are flicked out of the Racks and stacked in a bin for a conveyor Belt to carry them to a Labelling machine. At Crayola there Are Subtle shades of everything. Emerson Moser a Colo Blind Crayon maker for Crayola shows off his colourful Wax covered work boots. But can anyone Over age 12 really Tell the difference Between Violet and Blue Violet Cornflower and Navy Blue blues Green and Cadet Blue sepia and Brown Orchid and Thistle or Mulberry and red Violet. Moser says there is no reason to Wax nostalgic about  Crayon colors _ Quot the new ones Are Nice. They really stand out when you color with them a. Moser said. Quot the other colors were Nice too. You grew up with them and got used to them but you can to survive on sentiment. Sentiment does no to keep a company moving . Washington a a consumer advocacy organization wednesday asked Chrysler corp. To recall 500,000 cars and Mim vans equipped with a Complex automatic transmission system. The company rejected the request As Quot completely without Merit. The Center for Auto safety said in a letter to Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca that the Uura drive transmission had performed poorly since its introduction in the 1989 Model year and that its durability was questionable. Owners complain that the transmissions stick Between gears causing clutch burnout computer controller failure and internal transmission damage said the Teller from Clarence Ditlow executive director of the Center. Quot Quot Quot Ultra drive a dismal showing in its first two years on the Road earns it the dubious distinction of the worlds most defective transmission Quot Ditlow wrote Chrysler spokesman Tony Cervone said pillows description of problems with the transmission were Quot grossly exaggerated Quot the nations third largest automaker introduced the Ultra drive four Speed transmission inmate 1988. It was offered on the 1989, 1990 and 199f Dodge dynasty spirit and caravan minivan Plymouth acclaim and voyager minivan it was available As Standard or optional equipment on the 1990 and 1991 Chrysler Imperial Lebaron new yorker and town amp country minivan As Well As the Dodge Daytona Ultra Riye equipped vehicles comprise 2.4 percent of vehicles sold in the United states since the new transmission was introduced. But 23.3 percent of the vehicles that have prompted complaints to the Center for Auto safety and the National Highway traffic safety administration have had Ultra drive Ditlow said the traffic safety administration has received 161 complaints about Chrysler transmissions during the 1989 and 1990 Model years Pillow said. Cervone said most problems with the transmissions had been identified and fixed Early in 1989,