European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday november 16, 1973 the clash of cultures not photo by be Kim  children rehabilitated in the states experienced cultural Shock when they went Home. By David k. Shipler new York times staff writer in the 1960s, the Small program seemed like a humane counterpoint to the. Fury of the War. One by one vietnamese children were sent for medical treatment to the United states where each lived for a year or More with an american family often in a comfortable suburban Home. Most were warmly embraced As full fledged family Mem Bers and for a time they enjoyed the luxury of american childhood. But ultimately the children went Home to Vietnam. The Shock of readjusting to their parents values and to the Rigours of Village life was so damaging that the organization operating the pro Gram the Boston based committee of responsibility has stopped sending youngsters. Now they stay in Vietnam for treatment. The committee financed by private do nations began its program in 1967, when there were virtually no facilities in Viet Nam for fitting paralysed youngsters with braces making artificial limbs or doing plastic surgery on burned or mutilated faces. About 100 children were sent to the . Then in recent years such treatment be came available in Saigon on a Small scale and in 1971 the committee changed its practice. People were filled with Good intentions and very Little foundation in reality said William Cooper a physical therapist who directs the program in Saigon. By the time the youngest children returned from the ., he said they spoke fluent English but they had for gotten How to speak vietnamese. Many had developed a taste for american food and refused to eat their families meals of Rice and fish. They hated living with out plumbing or electricity. Some  their hair Long Cooper said provoking their parents to Brand them As hippies. Many became surly to adults and greedy for Money to buy Candy or go to the movies. The kids would live with affluent Amer ican families and be the pet of the House Cooper said. They came Back spoiled. You can Tell the difference Between the ones who have been to the states and the ones who have not he said. The kids from the states talk Back make smart re Marks. They Are not polite children. They have no manners. They Don t listen. They make trouble in the House they want Money All the  More seriously some of those who have lived a year or two in the . Find themselves suspended Between two myths. Their american Foster parents have told them that with education and hard work they can overcome any Handi Cap and make their lives into anything they choose. Their real parents often Tell them that a paraplegic or an amputee is doomed to helplessness and uselessness. Cooper sees this clash of cultures vividly at the Home he runs in Gia Dinh a suburb of Saigon. Some of the children stay there while waiting to go Back to their families or while receiving physical therapy and further medical treatment. He deals not Only with the youngsters but with their real parents and Foster families As Well. Cooper tells the Story of Nguyen Ai an 18-year-old boy whose face and arms were badly burned and needed plastic surgery. Ai lived for two years with a doctor and his family in a big House in Maryland now he lives in a tent in a refugee Camp outside Quang Ngai on the Central coast. While Ai was gone his Mother and father were killed. The remnants of his family an Uncle and two Small Sisters were up rooted time and again. Ai s Foster family in Maryland has infuriated Cooper. They keep writing him ridiculous letters they just bought a new station Wagon Little Jimmy has a new bicycle he said. They keep encouraging him to go to school and become a doctor. They say maybe when he gets out of High school he can come to Amer Ica and be a doctor. He is Bright but he has Only a third Grade education Cooper said. What is he supposed to do Start in the fourth Grade at age 18?" other youngsters and some of their parents have developed what Cooper con siders an unhealthy dependence on Ameri cans. They write to the american families for Money for example in what he Calls a Ripoff. Some of the children especially those paralysed by bullets or shrapnel in the spine found that the skills they Learned in the . Were useless in their villages they were taught to lift themselves from their wheelchairs to the toilet for example but Many people in the Countryside have no More than holes in the ground. One result is that in some cases neither the children nor the parents want to be reunited Cooper said. Fra supports limited intake principle the food and drug administration by the National Academy of sciences con has come out with regulations strongly Kerning the daily intake of vitamins and supporting the limited intake principle minerals needed to maintain Good health for vitamins and minerals. Fra bases the ordinarily most persons can meet these recommended daily allowances on studies allowances simply by eating a balanced three sensible meals daily is sufficient for Good , Beardsley diet of three sensible meals a Day. They have no need for Vitamin or Mineral supplements. Occasionally however a physician will prescribe a particular supple ment for a certain patient such As Iron tablets for someone who is anaemic. Here is a review of the major Vita mins and minerals you need according to the food and drug administration Vitamin a promotes Normal growth and keeps skin eyes and mucous Mem branes healthy. Sources Are liver egg Yolk dark yellow and dark Green Leafy vegetables butter Margarine whole milk and whole milk cheese. The b vitamins include by Thiam Ineb-2 Riboflavinb-6, b-12, folic acid niacin Panto Henic acid and biotin. As a group b vitamins Aid in Good functioning of the nervous and digestive systems and also help the body release Energy fro food. In addition three of these b vitamins b 6, b-12 and folic acid help prevent anaemia. Sources of b vitamins in general Are meats especially Organ meat whole Grain or enriched breads and cereals Beans peas and nuts. Vitamin c ascorbic acid helps build Strong body cells and blood vessels and also aids in Healing wounds and broken Bones. Sources Are Citrus fruits fresh strawberries tomatoes cantaloupes raw or undercooked Green peppers cauliflower Broccoli kale and cabbage. Vitamin d helps build Strong Bones and Teeth. Milk with Vitamin d added is an excellent source and so is direct sunlight. Small amounts of Vitamin d Are also provided by liver egg Yolk and butter. Vitamin e acts As a biological preservative of unsaturated fats. Sources Are whole Grain breads and cereals vegetable oils nuts dark Green Leafy vegetables and Organ meats. Calcium the most abundant Mineral in the human body helps build Teeth and Bones aids in blood clotting and helps Muscles and nerves to function Well. Sources Are milk and cheese ice Cream egg Yolk and dark Green Leafy vegetables. Iodine aids in proper functioning of the thyroid gland. Sources Are iodized Salt and seafood. Iron combines with protein to make haemoglobin the red substance in blood. Sources Are liver Organ meats shellfish dried Beans and peas. If you re interested in learning More about the sources and functions of vitamins and minerals you might want to read the agriculture department s booklets family fare 45 cents and nutritive value of foods 30 cents. Both Are available from consumer product information Pueblo Colo. 81009. Make Check or Money order payable to superintendent of documents