European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 2, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 3energy Bill hits dead end in Senate Washington apr the Senate on Friday derailed and possibly killed for this year a Broad ranging Energy Bill because of opposition to opening an Arctic wildlife Refuge in Alaska to Oil drilling. The legislation a supporters failed to get the 60 votes needed to Cut off debate and Advance the Bill toward a final Senate Roll Call. The vote was 50-44. Sen. J. Bennett Johnston d-la., who had crafted the Bill expressed doubt it could be resurrected with the Alaska Refuge provision. He said he would a try to pull together another Bill. Critics of the measure called it a gift for a big Oil Quot with Little to Curt adj americans thirst for Energy. The strongest criticism came from senators opposed to the Oil drilling along a 1.5-million acre coastal Plain of the Arctic National wildlife Refuge in Northern Alaska. The Bill also included provisions to promote nuclear Power and development of natural Gas. Sen. Timothy e. Wirth d-colo., said he would seek to rework the Energy package without the Refuge drilling provision and predicted a we could be Back very quickly and have a new Energy  Johnston said that Oil development in the Refuge is necessary to curb Oil imports. Eight months after the persian Gulf War focused the spotlight on America s Reliance on foreign Oil the debate Over the Senate Energy package demonstrated that the lawmaker remain sharply divided Over the direction the country should take on Energy policy. Sen. Malcolm Wallop r-wvo., another sponsor of the Energy Bill said Friday s vote assures the country a continued Reliance on foreign Oil. Sen. Ted Stevens a Alaska a Strong proponent of in Lime in he Refuge blamed the defeat on a group of a do nothing know nothing  a although Johnston said the Bill is balanced and comprehensive. Critics said it is weighted too heavily toward the development of Oil natural Gas and nuclear Power with few measures to curb Energy use. A this Bill has become a giant Christmas tree of goodies for. The big Energy corporations Quot sen. Paul Wellstone d-minn., said thursday. He and others said the legislation does Little to promote renewable Energy sources or increase automobile fuel efficiency. The Refuge is a 19 million acre area that includes the 1.5 million acre stretch of Arctic coastline coveted by Oil companies that believe it May hold an estimated 3.6 billion barrels of Oil or perhaps nearly three times that. The legislation also would have a streamlined nuclear Power Plant licensing. A required Federal and state agencies As Well As some businesses to convert fleets to fuels other than gasoline. A made it easier to build natural Gas pipelines. A restructured electric Utility regulations to encourage a broader Range of companies to generate electricity. Governor of Louisiana supports rival Edwards Baton Rouge la. A fearing an economic Boycott if sex klans Man David Duke wins a gubernatorial Runoff lame Duck gov. Buddy Roemer has thrown his grudging support to his old political rival former gov. Edwin Edwards. A Roemer said a Duke Victory would mean economic a a death for Louisiana As tourists and business groups shun the state because of Dukes association with the Kun flux klan and Neo nazi groups. A a Duke Victory is a real possibility. The consequences will be death for this state. We will be redlined barbed wired and bricked off a Roemer said at a thursday news conference. Roemer a Republican came in third in the oct. 19 primary. The two top vote getters were Edwards a Democrat and former three term governor and Duke a Republican. The most recent statewide poll showed Edwards with a slight Lead Over Duke. Roemer acknowledged he Wasny to Happy about supporting Edwards a longtime political rival. But he added a there is no Choice Here.  Edwards traditional support has come from Blacks and organized labor. Once the most popular governor in modern state history he was Defeated by Roemer in 1987 after repeated investigations of his scandal plagued administrations. He was indicted on racketeering charges in his third term but was acquitted in 1986. In response to Roemers announce a ment Duke said �?o1 was amazed to hear Roemer say negative things about me but not speak about the terrible government we had under Edwin Edwards. A it appears that some people arc More concerned about their Liberal ideology than Good and honest government in  Edwards has picked up a number of endorsements in recent Days from business leaders and prominent republicans. But Duke contended that such endorsements will backfire. Although he is running As a Republican president Bush and other gop leaders have disavowed him. Duke who has said his racist past is behind him has garnered widespread support with his platform against race based affirmative action and for welfare Reform. He is also opposed to new taxes. Louisiana gov. Buddy Roemer reluctantly endorses his longtime adversary Edwin Edwards at a news conference in Baton Rouge on  workers sue tobacco companies by the new York times declaring that they had contracted cancer heart disease and respiratory illnesses because they had been exposed to smoke from passengers cigarettes seven current and former flight attendants filed a class action suit against a number of tobacco companies on thursday. The suit filed in Dade county circuit court in Miami where several of the plaintiffs live seeks an unspecified sum in actual damages and $5 billion in punitive damages on behalf of 60,000 airline employees. The plaintiffs said that they did not smoke and that All had contracted their ailments during years of forking for the airlines before Congress outlawed smoking on flights in the 48 contiguous states in 1989. Those named As defendants Are the Philip Morris co. The . Nabisco holdings corp. The Loews corp. And its Lorillard subsidiary american brands inc. The Brooke group Ltd. And its Liggett unit and Dosal tobacco a Florida corporation. Attorneys for the companies said they had not seen the suit and could not comment. But spokesmen for the tobacco Industry said this was the first class action suit against tobacco companies involving exposure to second hand smoke. One plaintiff Marilyn Mittan a 43-year-old resident of Barberville Fla., said she began flying for Eastern airlines in 1972 and a started getting sick in 1983.&Quot after consulting five doctors she said she was found to be a hypersensitive Quot to smoke. A i was completely healthy before this happened Quot Mittan said. A now i am a handicapped person. I cannot be around smoke in any Way shape or  an attorney for the plaintiffs said that another of the flight attendants Norma Broin began flying for american airlines in 1976 and was found in 1988 to be suffering from lung cancer. Broin and her husband a Marine corps major stationed on Okinawa Are mormons and As such do not smoke or associate with smokers the attorney said. The other plaintiffs Are Patricia Young who works for american airlines Nancy Fossey Strickland of pan american world airways and Patricia Crittenden Donna of Neil and Joyce Newman Scott who worked for Eastern airlines which has gone out of business. The suit does not hold any of the airlines  Angels land safely after grazing incident opa Locka Fla. Apr two Navy Blue Angels jets landed safely after grazing each other thursday during a practice show an official said. No one was injured and the f/a-18 Hornet jets sustained Only minor damage said Petty officer Kathy Konn a spokeswoman for the aerobatic exhibition Squadron. The mishap occurred is the pilots were practising a Man Euver in which All six planes Cross from different directions. A Jet flown by it. Cmdr. Lee Grawn grazed a plane piloted by it. John Foley Konn said. Grooms expect working wives better sex new York up a a Survey of 500 grooms shows most of them expect their brides to work take their surnames and improve their sex lives modern Bride Magazine reported thursday. Asked if after the wedding they expected their sex lives to be better or worse 71 percent of the grooms said better. Twenty eight percent said it would remain the same and 1 percent said they expected it would get worse. How about five years later fifty five percent said they figured it would be better 40 percent said it would be the same and 3 percent said it would be worse. Asked what kind of future they saw for their wives 21 percent said a a career woman a 10 percent said a a stay at Home wife and Mother a 69 percent said Quot both Quot the Survey said. Asked whose career would have priority 44 percent said Quot mine a 10 percent said hers and 46 percent said neither. Ninety four percent of those questioned said they expected their brides to take their surnames. Asked How much they wanted to know about their Fiancee so past relationships 28 percent said they wanted to know everything 60 percent said it did t matter and 12 percent wanted to know nothing. And what were the most important characteristics they looked for in a partner the answers in order were honesty intelligence Good looks similar values humor patience tolerance kindness sophistication professional standing and wealth