European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Collapse of Castro near Bush forecasts sunday april 26, 1992 the stars and stripes Page 5 Washington up president Bush predicted Friday that Fidel Castro abandoned by the former soviet Union would soon fall. A in Cuba we envisage a new birth of Freedom and democracy. That Day cannot be far off a said Bush encouraged by the recent decision of the Commonwealth of Independent states to withdraw support from Castro a communist nation. To further tighten the financial screws Bush has limited Access to . Ports of any vessel that visits Cuba and promised to work with Congress to expand a 3-decade-old . Trade embargo against Havana. In a teleconference from the White House with the National association of hispanic journalists in Albuquerque n.m., Bush said a i expect one Day soon after the inevitable fall of the Castro dictatorship to be the first president of the United states to visit the free soil of  Bush also promised to defend democracy and liberate Trade across the hemisphere. A a in a determined to keep working to promote and protect democracy in late America a he said. A recently we be been working closely with our partners. To defend democracy under attack in Venezuela Haiti and  he also made another pitch for a free Trade agreement with Mexico mirroring the one he has obtained with Canada. A you can pander to the protectionists or you can promote free Trade a he said. A you can to Nave it both ways. I will fight to tear Down economic  during a question and answer period the president a reiterated his support of statehood for puerto Rico. A said he sees improvement in the Economy. A promised to rededicate a your administration for fair play for hispanic Macri can  tender Loving care a a female Bald Eagle is expecting at the Birmingham zoo in Alabama and last week she gently checked on her egg which she has been incubating since March. The baby Eagle is expected to Hatch in May. Nader comes unglued Over costs of rolling out a stamp for Elvis in the stars and stripes10 years ago april 26,1982 a British forces forces occupied Gry Viken on South Georgia Island and Argentine invasion forces there hoisted the White Flag British defense Secretary John Nott said. It was the first military action in the three weeks since Argentina seized the Falkland islands from the British.20 years ago april26,1972-the White House disclosed that presidential adviser Henry Kissinger had spent four Days in Moscow for secret talks with soviet leaders on Vietnam and other International problems.30 years ago _ april 26,1962 a despite soviet threats to conduct new atomic tests the atomic Energy commission announced that the United states had fired the first shot of its nuclear test series in the pacific.40 years ago april 26,1952 a an explosion in a gun Turret on the Cruiser St. Paul killed 30 american sailors in what the Navy called the worst naval disaster of the korean War. A Navy Board is investigating the cause of the incident. World War ii 50 years ago today 26 april1 a 9 4 2 the japanese Send 4,600 soldiers to reinforce troops fighting the remnant of the filipino defenders of Mindanao in the Philippines. In Burma Gen. Harold r. Alexander decides the Battle for Burma is lost and plans to concentrate his forces to defend India. In Berlin Adolf Hitler predicts major successes in Germany s coming offensive in the soviet Union and the Reich Stag Grants him absolute Power. Source 2194 Days of War w h Smith a publishers inc. World almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp ,1981 by the Washington Post Washington a Ralph Nader is All Shook up Over the Elvis Presley stamp. On Friday the stamp collector turned consumer advocate accused the postal service of wasting a almost $300,000�?� on its highly publicized poll on the design of a commemorative stamp for the Rock a no Roll Singer. Postal officials replied that the polls costs will be More than made up by sales of the 29-cent stamp. A if they want to have an Elvis stamp Fine a countered Nader. It should be issued like most Stamps without a fall this Ballyhoo a he said. A this is a costly trivialization and diversion of the Post offices main purpose the dependable and reliable delivery of the  Nader called the stamp poll which ended at Midnight Friday a the final Zany Pirouette of Anthony Frank a the former postmaster general. Frank who authorized the Elvis stamp has Long been a Nader foe. More than 1 million postcard ballots Tampa Fla. Up Blacks who quit smoking Are More Likely to do so cold Turkey than White smokers a study shows. A besides successfully quitting on their own Blacks scored significantly lower on measures of physical addiction to cigarettes than did Whites a said Pamela Clark an assistant professor in the division of cardiology at the University of South Florida. Clark who also is an epidemiologist with the Tampa a Hospital said Friday that Low Levels of physical dependence May have contributed to the High degree Chicago up a the owners of the Chicago improvisation comedy club decided that their no smoking policy Wasny to very funny and patrons May now Light up again. The cigarette ban lasted Only two weeks. A attendance was Down a co owner Walter Gertz said thursday. A not drastically but Down. And we have to stay in have been mailed by the Public in the Elvis poll which postal officials say has produced More publicity than any other action the postal service has taken in recent years. But Nader said the service would have to sell More than 1 million of the Stamps to recover the costs of the poll alone. In addition he charged that the service spent More than $4,000 flying entertainers and postal officials to Las Veas in february to unveil the two designs in the poll. That figure includes $1,456 for the first class air fare for comedian Milton Berle and a guest who were at the ceremony because Presley made his first National television appearance on Berle a show Nader said. Postal officials did not dispute Nader a figures which he obtained in response to Freedom of information act requests. It did refuse to give him a copy of an agreement it signed with Presley a estate that allows the service to use the singers image on the Stamps Nader said. Postal officials have said they did not have to of cold Turkey quitting by Black smokers. A about 98 percent of the Blacks quit cold Turkey without any outside help compared to about 85 percent of the Whites a Clark said. A a that a a big  the results of a Survey of 153 Black former smokers were compared with those of 381 White former smokers. The researchers questioned the participants about their smoking histories and rated the former smokers addiction to nicotine. Successful former smokers were those who had not smoked for one year. To double Check their findings the researchers conducted a second Survey a  Gertz said the club will be divided into smoking and non smoking sections. A i was talking with comedian Rodney Dangerfield and he said we have to remember we Are running a tavern a Gertz said. A we May present comedy but it is a tavern. We serve liquor and drinking and smoking seem to go  Joe Segal promoter of the jazz show pay for the rights. Robin Minard a spokeswoman said the postal service made $175 million last year from sales of Stamps to collectors a a pure profit because the collectors did not use the Stamps on letters. A the costs for the Elvis stamp Are pretty Small when you Are looking at that kind of profit a she said. The costs Nader denounced did not include payments to artists who prepared dozens of preliminary stamp designs or the estimated costs of the june 4 ceremony at Presley a Graceland mansion in Memphis at which the winning design will be announced. Nor did the figures reflect the time of top management. A they spent endless hours on this a Nader said. Why a a they re All bored with their jobs. This the Elvis stamp is Glamour. Las vegas.  for his part Nader declined to express a preference Between the Young and old Presley designs. This time comparing 129 Black smokers with 163 White smokers. A we came up with results similar to those found with the former smokers a Clark said. A Blacks appear to be less addicted than Whites to their  Clark said the reasons that Blacks quit smoking on their on May be their Lack of Access or knowledge about alternatives cultural prohibitions against seeking outside help or the self Reliance of the Black Community. A the other possibility based on what we found could be that they re less addicted a she  comedy club Case and Joyce Sloane producer of second City said they will continue to ban smoking in their nightclubs. Smokers can sneak into the lobbies when the urge overcomes them. A we began As a coffeehouse. Sitting a d smoking was very much a part of it a Sloane said. A that was 32 years ago. Now everyone realizes the dangers of  giving up smoking May be easier for Blacks smoking ban goes up in smoke