European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes . Government is urged to be Energy efficient Washington apr activists encouraged the Federal government tuesday to buy products that save Energy and preserve the environment. A government is the single largest consumer in the country. Its buying Power could leverage new technologies which help solve environmental problems a said consumer activist Ralph Nader. The government spends $1 trillion a year for goods. Nader Scenter for responsive Law released a Booklet that outlines 40 government purchasing decisions that could save Energy and clean the environment. They Range from buying toilet paper napkins and copy machine paper made from recycled paper to making it easier for employees to use mass transit or bicycles to get to work. Eleanor Lewis an author of the report noted that the general services administration the governments main purchasing agent has begun to Stock recycled paper products and some other environmentally beneficial items. But the products often Are not used by agencies Lewis said. Even the environmental Protection Agency shunned a Cessna Cutlass re sits Tail up after a forced Landing on a soccer Field in Sylmar calif., on tuesday. Several children were playing on the Field when the aircraft landed but there were no injuries. No reason was Given san Angelo Texas up an air Force officer facing discharge because she is a lesbian says she will file a lawsuit to Challenge the military a ban on homosexuals. First it. Heidi de Jesus 26, would join about 10 people nationwide who have gone to court to contest the ban. President elect Clinton has pledged to lift the ban after he assumes office. Do Jesus who is stationed at Goodfellow fab in san Angelo said she has been passed Over for promotion because of her relationship with an enlisted woman. She faces a discharge hearing feb. 4.cigarette Butts found Washington apr cigarette Butts were found by investigators at a Virginia Coal mine where an explosion killed eight miners this month the labor department said tuesday in an unusual announcement. A it just takes no logic at All to know you  smoke in a mine a assistant labor Secretary Bill Tattersall said at a news conference. There also were indications that a methane Gas Monitor May have been disabled. Officials were Quick to say they had not linked the cigarette Butts or the damaged Monitor directly to the explosion in which the eight miners were killed 45 min recycled paper products until recently. And Congress with the exception of a few lawmakers has yet to use Energy efficient Light bulbs or alter its office buildings to conserve Energy she said. Among the recommendations that the Nader group has sent president elect Clinton a transition team arc to a buy More recycled paper products. A halt the use of plastic and paper throwaway dishes and utensils in government eating places. A buy rechargeable batteries instead of throwaway ones. A the government spends $100 million a year for purchasing disposable batteries a Nader said a install weatherstripping in orgy Coffi Cint windows Low flow faucets and Shower Heads. A use Energy efficient lighting in government buildings. A use More solar powered exterior lights. A provide bicycle Racks and showers for employees who ride bicycles to work and subsidize mass transit use. A use More teleconferences to Cut travel. For the pilots forced Landing on the Field. Although the Surprise Landing caused a slight delay in the kids game they eventually were Able to continue playing. After All the game must go on. De Jesus lawsuit will Challenge the nearly 50-year-old department of defense policy that has led to the discharge of More than 1,500 soldiers a year during the past 10 years. De Jesus who has served More than three years received an excellent rating on her last evaluation. She earned an air Force achievement medal As chief of logistics for a combat Crew training Wing. De Jesus said military authorities began investigating her in mid August after her relationship was reported by a civilian. She said the civilian was angry because she had rebuffed his sexual  mine disaster site utes before their shift was to end. But it is highly unusual for Federal officials to comment on such matters while a probe is in Progress. Tattersall said the a critical nature Quot of the Early findings necessitated breaking with usual procedures. He said Federal officials also wanted to Send a warning to other mine operators and workers. A this is a Rule that to be broken we done to take very lightly a he said. A this is very very  the explosion in South Mountain Coal  no 3 mine near Norton va., was Virginia a worst mining disaster in 32 years. Thursday december 24,1992 marijuana derivative of d for treating aids patients from wire reports Chicago a a synthetic marijuana derivative has been approved by the . Food and drug administration to treat a wasting condition associated with aids a pharmaceutical company said tuesday. The drug called Dron Binol is a synthetic form of the or tetrahydrocannabinol the main Active ingredient in marijuana and hashish. Doctors say it can overcome severe nausea and stimulate the appetite of aids patients who often suffer from anorexia and weight loss. Its use had been limited to combating the nausea experienced by some cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. United inc based in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove markets the drug under the Trade name marinol in conjunction with Roxane laboratories inc. Of Columbus  called abominable san Francisco a a 165-foot freighter carrying 170 asian refugees was escorted tuesday into san Francisco Bay after the Crew radioed that it had run out of food and water. The coast guard described conditions on the ship As a a abominable and said the coast guard members were stunned when they boarded the vessel. The coast guard found people living in their own filth and human waste strewn about the decks. The boat is a taiwanese vessel registered As the Man Yoshi Maru. It left Taiwan on nov. 4 and was headed for an undisclosed Canadian port. Somehow the boat got off course and radioed a mayday at 7 50 .  term Cut again _ Charlotte . A a Federal judge tuesday reduced the sentence of former televangelist Jim Bakker to eight years and his attorneys said Bakker might be eligible for parole in one year. The reduction was the second for Bakker who originally was sentenced to 45 years in prison for a fraud conviction relating to his now defunct pal organization. . District judge Graham Mullen had already lowered that original sentence to 18 years in response to an appeals court ruling. Then he further reduced it tuesday calling even an 18-year sentence a unduly  Bakker was convicted in october 1989 on 24 counts of fraud and conspiracy. Prosecutors said he bilked donors out of More than $150 million by promising them free lodging at his heritage Usa theme Park in South  Blower ejects Bullet Chandler Ariz. A a Man shot in the head during a traffic dispute dislodged the Bullet by blowing his nose in the emergency room police said. The Bullet apparently had lodged in a sinus said sgt. Steve Spraggins a police spokesman. The 25-year-old victim was shot in the right Temple Early sunday while Riding in his girlfriends car. Police said another Driver apparently got angry when she refused to let him pass. Her name and the victims were withheld because she feared retribution. The victim was treated and released desert Samaritan Hospital spokeswoman Susan Gordon said. Police working from a License number arrested Leonard Peralta 39, of Chandler on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of felony  Wolf kill cancelled Anchorage Alaska a a plan to shoot More than 300 wolves from helicopters was cancelled by state officials tuesday in the face of International pressure from animal rights groups. In response protesters said they would drop their Call for a worldwide tourist Boycott of Alaska next year. Officials said concern for alaskans annual tu0 Dollar tourist Industry led to their decision. The state department of fish and game is still concerned about How to control predator animals Atwould no to Rule out a future Wolf kill. State announced plans for the kill oth vials said they hoped that reducing the Wolf population would boost the number of Moose and carious two game species popular with Hunters 1 and tourists As Well As wolves. Brief delay in game lesbian facing discharge to fight ban