European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 17, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 r that cute Pooch can be a killer i Washington up a government study says dogs bite a million americans a year and in fatal attacks studied the killer was usually the family pet or a Friendly neighbourhood Pooch Small children were the victims in most of the Savage attacks  11 killers studied included St. Bernards a Dachshund and a Little curly tailed african Basenji As Well As the German Shepherd. The study prepared by veterinarian William Winkler of the Federal Center for disease control suggests few americans realize the scope of the dog attack problem and too Little factual data is gathered about causes and  s Survey turned up 11 cases of death from dog bites scattered through eight states in 1974 and 1975, and those cases undoubtedly represent Only a por Tion of the actual number of such Fatali ties in those two  s study appeared in the current change of Pace for John boy Here is Richard Thomas in his first movie since leaving the Waltons to series where he starred for five years. His new role very unlike the John boy character he then played is that of a 19 year old Southern collegian thrown into rebellious depression at the death of his screen hero James Dean. The film is titled "9-30-55," representing the Date that Dean died in Auto wreck. Up novel depicts assassination try Ted Kennedy declines comment on new Book Boston up sen. Edwardm. Ken Nedy said saturday a controversy Over a fictionalized account of an assassination attempt on his own life is not worthy of  press has published shall we Tell the president a novel by British writer Jeffrey Archer about an attempt on the Massachusetts senator s life after he became president in 1981. Publication of the Book resulted in a Dif Ference of opinion Between Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy s former sister in Law. Floods derail1 Simpson run Milan Italy up the Simpson rail Road line linking Milan to Paris and Geneva will remain interrupted for sever Al months due to damage caused by the North italian floods railway officials said. Onassis who was employed by Viking press As a consulting editor quit her Job  asked about the publication of the Book and Onassis resignation Kenned said i have no comment on that. It s not worthy of , 48, widow of the late president John f. Kennedy was described by he spokeswoman Nancy Tuckerman As extremely upset Over the Book s Publica Tion. The spokeswoman quoted Onassis assaying last Spring when told of the Book tried to separate my lives As a Viking employee and a Kennedy relative. But this fall when it was suggested i had something to do with acquiring the Book and that i was not distressed by its publication i Felt i had to  Issue of Public health reports the official journal of the . Public health service. Winkler recommends establishment of National reporting system on dog bites. Since no specific surveillance of do bites is maintained at the National level probably neither health officials nor prac timing physicians Are aware of the frequency with which bites Are fatal for the victim he wrote. Winkler said his Survey suggests that fatal attacks Are Seldom the work of Rabid dogs or wild marauding  of the dogs involved in the 11 at tacks was unowned and the dogs in five cases belonged to the victim s  Many of the Case studies described dog regarded As Friendly gentle pets and even playful companions to the victims who inline of the 11 fatality cases were children under the age of  other two were a 75-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl attacked by a great Dane while she sat in a chair. Only two of the 11 killer dogs proved Tobe Rabid. Winkler said threatening behaviour bythe victim appeared to be the most important single Factor in most of the fatal at tacks. One dog broke a Chain to attack a 5-year-old boy who threw rocks at it. One killer dog had the peculiarity of becoming agitated when stared at. Some of the dogs apparently feared their family a territory was being invaded. Although German shepherds were identified As the killers in three of the 11 cases Winkler said it is a very common Breed and Many dogs called shepherds Are in fact mongrels. He said he found the figures on the St. Bernard More disturbing. Though a relatively uncommon Breed St. Bernards were involved in two of the 11 fatalities and three of the four other Seri Ous attacks he uncovered. Diamond dealer s body lost wrong Corpse was dug up for an autopsy san Juan puerto Rico a after digging up the wrong body and delivering it for an autopsy authorities admitted sat urday that they have lost the badly burned Corpse believed to be that of new York Dia mond dealer Abraham Shafizadeh. Col. Hector Lugo director of the Bureau of criminal investigation said puerto Rico s Justice department has launched an investigation to determine the whereabouts of the missing body. Shafizadeh disappeared july 28 with $250,000 in gems while on a trip to puerto Rico. On july 29, a badly burned body was discovered in the Rural area of Ciales about 50 Miles from san Juan. The Gem dealer s brother or. Farouk Shafizadeh Hakimi said he believed the body was that of his brother. Officials Are trying to confirm that the burned body is Shafizadeh s but the body they exhumed for autopsy on Friday was not the one found july 29."we be got the wrong body said or. Rafael Criado chief pathologist of the Institute of Legal Medicine just after he started the autopsy. In a Call to Lugo he said the Corpse from san Juan s municipal cemetery had no gunshot wounds and was not burned. The burned body found july 29 had a gunshot wound through the head. Three Oklahoma St. Students electrocuted Stillwater okla. A three fraternity Brothers building a display for the Oklahoma state University Homecoming Celebration were electrocuted when their scaffolding came into Contact with a High voltage line fire officials  other members of the Alpha Gamma rho fraternity were treated for in juries. One was hospitalized in intensive care at a Stillwater Hospital. The dead were identified by University officials As Merle Wayne George of Man Chester okla., freshman Kevin Brent Wilson of Beaver okla., senior and ran Dall d. Logan of Elk City okla., freshman. Girl strangled by her Scarf London a dress for safety when you drive or ride not for fashion authorities warned after Art student Diana Ste Vens was strangled by her own Scarf. Diana 16, was found dead in the Road near her Home at Farnham 38 Miles South West of London. Her Long Scarf was entangled in the rear sprocket of her motorcycle and tightly wound around her neck. He also said the exhumed body had 10 fingers while All but two fingers had been burned from the body found july 29. Afterwards Criado ruled out three More bodies. Shouting and Finger pointing broke out among the pathologist police and Ceme Tery  one Point cemetery superintendent Luis Lebron said what can i say there s no two ways about it. We buried four bodies two on the fourth of August and two on the 12th. We can t identify them we Only Bury them and record them. We Don t look at the bodies just the Cas  Shafizadeh s disappearance is one of several recent cases involving jewellers that came to Light after the murder in new York last month of Diamond broker Pinch As  an interview saturday Shafizadeh a Kirin said that before the disappear Ance his brother had talked on the Tele phone with Hector Acavedo a san Juan jewelry manufacturer and designer. Shafizadeh Hakimi said Acavedo was a part of my brother s plans Here. He told him to bring a lot of merchandise because he wanted to show it to two Rich clients. What puzzles me is Why he s lying about knowing my brother was coming and about telling him to bring the  police spokesmen say Acavedo told them he did not know about Shafizadeh coming to puerto Rico. Of time oct. 17, 1947 Britain reaffirmed its intention of withdrawing frown Palestine at an Early Date and told the United nations it would not be willing to assume a major role in enforcing any United nations Deci Sion on Palestine. Oct. 17, 1957 the . Joined Syria in calling for an urgent United nations in Quiry into the explosive situation along the turkish syrian Border. Oct. 17, 1967 cuban prime minister Fidel Castro confirmed that the guerrilla Leader killed by the bolivian army was his former right hand Man Ernesto Che Guevara