European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday december 4, 1992 . The stars and stripes b Page 5teen smokers overrate ability to quit Washington apr the government has found what parents already knew kids who smoke Are too sure of their ability to Stop. They misjudge the addictive Power of cigarettes. They want to quit but can to. In fact almost none of them kicks the habit said Abigail j. Moss who led the research team for the National Center for health statistics. A a it a depressing a she said wednesday As the government released its findings. The study based on interviews with 9,965 teen agers found that kids whose friends smoke were far More Likely to become smokers than were those who Hung out with non smokers a 3 percent in the non smoking crowd versus 50 percent for those with smoking friends. And older Brothers and Sisters herein the stars and stripes10 years ago dec. 4,1982 a Barney Clark feeling Little pain after receiving the worlds first mechanical heart Shook hands with a visitor and nodded to his nurses As he traced words on their hands. ,20 years ago dec. 4,1972 a a chartered Spanish jetliner returning mostly German tourists from an Atlantic cruise exploded on Takeoff at Tenerife Canary islands killing All 155 people. On board.30 years ago dec. 4,1962 a the Captain of an Airliner that crashed at new Yorkus Idlewild Airport recently wrote an article criticizing the runway on which he and 24 others died.40 years ago dec. 4,1952 a eleven top communists were hanged in Czechoslovakia. Their deaths appeared to be the beginning of a blood letting behind the Iron curtain.50 years ago dec. 4,1942 a Frozen German machines and shivering captives still Clad in summer uniforms gave evidence of an impending nazi disaster on the soviet front. World War ii 50 years ago today dec. 41 a 9 a 4 2 . Bombers based in Egypt attack Naples Harbor sinking one Light Cruiser and seriously damaging two others in the first american bombing raid on the Mainland of Italy in Washington president Franklin d Roosevelt receives a petition from 244 congressmen supporting the establishment of a jewish Homeland in British ruled Palestine source 2194 Days of War w h Smith publishers inc a More Likely to be a bad influence than parents. A thirty percent of adolescents reported currently smoking in Homes where Only older siblings smoked compared with 15 percent of teen agers from Homes where Only their parents smoked a the study said. Experimental smoking has risks the study said. People who tried it As teenagers were 16 times More Likely to wind up As smokers when they became adults. A even with the vast body of information now available regarding the Adverse effects of cigarette smoking and recent efforts to encourage smokers to quit and Young people not to Start smoking continues to Appeal to millions of teenagers a the study said. A in fact teenagers Are beginning to smoke at younger Ages with the age of initiation decreasing5 More women Washington a five More women have reported a direct personal experiences of sexual misconduct by sen. Bob Packwood r-ore., a group said wednesday. The Oregon coalition against Domestic Ana sexual violence in a complaint to the Senate ethics committee said the women have come Forward since nov. 22, when initial allegations of sexual misconduct appeared in the Washington Post. The newspaper reported that 10 female staff members and lobbyists a five of whom were identified in the article a accused Packwood of sexual harassment including unwanted touching and other advances. Holly Pruett who filed wednesdays complaint said in an interview from especially among  some of them have Nice things to say about smoking that it helps them relax that it keeps them from getting fat. And they think smoking for a year or two will do no harm according to the study. The Center which is part of the Public health service estimates that some 3.7 million teen agers smoke but that 92 percent of them say they done to plan to be smoking in another year. Only about 1.5 percent of them manage to quit Moss said. A teen agers greatly underestimate the addictive Ness of tobacco and greatly overestimate their ability to control it a health and human services Secretary Louis Sullivan said in a statement. Overall the prevalence of teen age smoking declined during the 1970s and Portland ore., that she had spoken with four of the five additional women. Two said they had been grabbed by Packwood. A third said the senator had repeatedly insisted that she kiss him but there had been no Contact. A fourth woman contended that the senator had made persistent verbal advances and attempted to kiss her but otherwise there had been no physical Contact. The fifth woman spoke to a co worker Pruett said and did not provide details of her problems. Two of the five worked on Packwood a campaigns Pruett said and two held professional positions she would not identify. The fifth told the co worker she worked was stable through the 1980s, said the report. The interviews for the study were conducted in 1989. It draws a sad picture of a smoking teen Ager someone with too much time on his hands 2-to-l smokers to nonsmokers not so Good grades 4-to-Lnot Fona of school 3-to-l and a tendency to get into fights 2-to-l. White kids Are More Likely to be smokers than Are minorities Moss said. Family income does not seem to be a determining Factor in smoking habits. Three out of four of the smoking teenagers have made at least one serious Effort to quit the Survey found. Moss said that a the Good news. A of the teens that Are smoking i think that they Are concerned about their health a she said. In the Media but did not provide details. Pruett said All the women had called the groups hot line. The organization coordinates a statewide network of 32 programs serving victims of Domestic violence and sexual abuse. Pruett said the four women she talked to All said they were not among those cited in the posts Story. She said she has the names of the five women who asked that their identities not be revealed. The ethics committee acting on a complaint by another women a group said tuesday that it had begun a preliminary inquiry of Packwood. On wednesday the senators attorneys met with the committees staff for the first  highlights with music a High school chorus from Parsippany n.j., is dwarfed by a sparkling 65-foot Norway Spruce in front of new Yorkus illuminated general electric building. Thousands of onlookers showed up wednesday night for the 60th annual tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center. The radio City music Hall rockette and the new York philharmonic brass Section added to the festivities.. Paid billions for contractors Perks audit says Washington a contractors charged the government for Christmas parties Tiffany clocks Golf trips health club memberships and liquor says a Bush administration study that found billions of dollars spent on unauthorized expenses. The review released wednesday found a serious Dev Fici Encis in contract administration and oversight by Federal agencies that allowed companies to be reimbursed for the expenses. Budget director Richard Darman ordered the study last june after congressional disclosures of mismanagement of Federal contracts. The study was conducted by auditors from the office of management and budget the defense contract audit Agency and the 12 civilian departments and agencies that were reviewed. Officials from bomb and Congress investigative Agency the general accounting office testified on the findings wednesday before the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations. I in his testimony the administrator for Federal procurement policy at bomb described the items contractors charged the government. A claims for such costs did not appear to be pervasive a Allan v. Burman said of the lavish trips alcoholic beverages and other charges. The audits also found that contractors leased equip ment at inflated rates from their spouses charged living expenses through corporate expense accounts and paid unreasonably High bonuses. A in these instances costs which the contracting authorities determined to be unreasonable were disallowed a he said. The Reagan and Bush administrations tried to save Money by cutting staff at Federal offices that supervise contracts at the same time they were expanding use of contractors to take Over government work. Now the White House wants to hire More auditors and to change Federal contracting rules to define More precisely which expenses May not be reimbursed. Accuse Packwood coalition says