European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes Friday september 29, 1978 new York Here was Angel i Guiso to Rees. His puerto rican Brown becoming Crim son As he tried to set a world health record for holding one s breath while passing through a diseased area. Here was Torres in the Gar ment Center trying to hold his breath for two entire blocks As he went through the area where legionnaires disease has claimed two lives. Guiso was pushing a Cadillac which is what they Call the hand trucks used for push ing around Racks of dresses in the streets of the garment Center. Guiso was trying to push the Cadillac at a furious Pace but not so Furi Ous that it would cause him to require More breath fur he was certain that if he breathed the air he would become violently ill and per haps die. He was half Way through his second Block a Short Block Between seventh Avenue and Broadway Only half a Block from the Corner and a turn into the pure sanitary air of Broad Way. And now As he pushed his Cadillac at great Speed but not so great that he would re quire air. He was in trouble. Everything was giving out on him. His Chest was afire. His head pounded. Sounds of a strangling came from his Throat. People kept getting in the Way of his Cadillac which was loaded with Brown plaid dresses wrapped in plastic. Futera Futera Guiso screamed in his mind. He could not open his Mouth to Tell people to get out of his Way. Guiso was running his Cadillac along the Edge of the curb where everybody on the Block seemed to be standing still. Guiso could have gone onto the strip of the sidewalk along the building line which was to tally empty. But that is the part of the Side walk on which the air conditioners drip. The air conditioners jut out from nearly every window in the 20 and 30-Story buildings of the garment Center and people believe that it is the water from the air conditioners that produces legionnaires disease so everybody was standing far out on the sidewalks so the water would not touch them. Which was Fine for the sidewalk loungers but awful for Guiso Torres. There were so Many people in his Way out on the curb that he finally had to Stop pushing his Cadillac. He stood there and took a deep and reluctant breath. His disappointment lapsed into terror when he noticed where he was standing directly outside the freight Entrance for interstate dress carriers the place where the outbreak of legionnaires disease supposedly started. A Man who worked there. Carl Leggett. Is dead and his two Brothers Are hospitalized. Now i did it Guiso said. What did you do one of the loungers at the curb said. I made myself sick Guiso said. You re breathing the same air we Are one of them Sam Goldberg said. He works As a pattern grader. I Don t want to get sick Man Torres said. You listen to too Many  Goldberg said. The Guy Over there in the lunch counter started a Rumor this morning that they should close Down the garment Center. I was there when he started it. What do you think happens an hour later a Guy comes up to us All out of breath and says i just hear they should just close Down the garment Center " Gettin sick Ain t a Rumor  Guiso Torres said. Why did you come to work today he was asked. I got to make the rent he said. I m Ris Kin Gettin sick. But if i stay Home it s for sure the super comes and says get out of the House  around him the Street was choked with trucks and people dodging the trucks. Many people in the garment Center went to a doctor but nearly All of them were at one time or an other during the Day at work. The Corner lunch counters and the bars were Only half filled at lunchtime. It was one of the worst business Days the owners could recall. But otherwise the District was alive. A health emergency because it deals with the unseen and the unfelt provides a gentle fright for most. A tall sleepy Man named Billy rolled out of the doorway of interstate dress carriers. Billy is one of the Best workers in the place but he works nights and the moment he is off his shift he goes right for a bottle. Now. In the Middle of the afternoon Billy was stiff. Aren t you afraid of the disease he was asked. Ain t afraid of nothing does whiskey keep it away from you he was asked. I might sell you a drink Billy said. He motioned for us to follow him into the freight Entrance. Guiso Torres Shook his head and. Suddenly thinking of where he was again fled with his Cadillac full of Brown plaid dresses. The interstate Headquarters is in a Dingy area on the ground floor of a High building. On the floors upstairs the Glamour of the Gar ment Center can be found. Behind the showrooms Are the Long factory floors filled with women at sewing machines and men at cutting tables members of the International ladies garment workers Union which is legendary for its social Progress and for the ability of All members to answer a question with another question. On the ground floors of the buildings Are these Dingy airless freight areas and it is from these places that the dresses Are shipped to the rest of the nation. All Day Long Blacks and puerto Picans push Cadillac dresses swinging from them from one freight area to  it is in one of them in interstate that people think something went wrong. Water dripping from the air conditioners outside the Entrance the drinking water the food the Musty air something in the place something immediately around it was conducive to the Bacillus that has become known As legionnaires disease. When Billy weaved into interstate the Cement room was empty of All but two Cadillac of dresses. A Tan Kitten stalked a Shadow in the Back of the place. Workers leaned against the Wall and drank from a water cooler filled with bottles of great Bear Spring water. Joe Johnson the manager said he thought the air conditioners caused it. We got them dripping on us All the time right outside the doorway Here he said. We complained and nobody Ever did anything about  How much did Leggett earn Here he was asked. You mean the one that died about four and change an  when did you notice he was sick never did. He called in one Day sick and then the next week he was in the  How Are his Brothers i hear one s in bad  no they both All right somebody said. Are they that s Good Johnson said. Joe Johnson said to a visitor. Are you afraid coming in Here i Haven t had time to think about it he was told. Outside and Down the half Block and around the Corner on the safety of Broadway Guiso Torres leaned on his Cadillac and looked in the window at a girl cleaning the tables in a Coffee shop. Guiso was singing to the girl in the window. You re not worried about standing around Here Are you he was asked. For her even if she was around the Corner on that Block Man i might risk my life to  c new York news Chicago Tribune i across 1 without equal 6 and gown 9 Wapiti 12 having two feet 13 sunk Fence 14 French negative 15 . Naturalist 16 Monk s shaved head 18 a Gypsy 20 russian sea 21 sheep s bleat 23 medical org. 24 happening 25 poker stake 27 Tosca for one 29 Type of engine 31 hindu poet 35 dressed to the 37 the Eye 38baht 41 corded fabric 43 thin finial 44 Herb Dill 45 professional life 47 motor paralysis 49 winged 52 Compass Point 53 old English letter 54 Type of Beer 55 thing Law i 56 Napoleonic marshal 57 expression of scorn Down 1 poor fleece 2 be situated 3 run 4 Summit of Pisgah 5 dropsy 6 doze 7 ship 8 Forest god 9 accustom 10 navigation device 11 fell on the Knees average solution time 25 min. I9-29 answer to yesterday s Puzzle. 17 Kierce 19 soap Plant 21 tainted 22 cuckoo 24 geologic time period 26 condition of life 28 Clear sky 30 Lamprey 32 excess Supply of merchandise 33 kind of tide 34 Wallach or Whitney 36 rubbish 38 reduce gradually 39 foolish 40 goddess of agriculture 42 resounds 45 quote 46 ardor 48 cambodian Coin 50 starting place 51 to is human. " Ahi 9-29  Learann land dear Ann Landers my Mother always said you never know a Man until you live with  How right she was. Bill is 25 and i am 24. We Veblen married two years. Bill can go for two month without taking a Shower. He never washes his hair because water will make it fall  i have bought him several different kinds of deodorants but he never uses them. I Don t remember the last time he brushed his Teeth. 1 am sure it has been several months. I be told Bill at least a Hundred times that i cannot stand his carelessness in regard to person al habits. He gets mad at me and does t speak for Days. Last week i slept on the Couch because i could t stand to be near him. What More can i do i told Bill i was writing to Ann Landers and he said that s Fine with me. I d like to know what she has to say about this. I Hope she tells you to get off my  waiting dear waiting you can Call it carelessness if you want to but the experts Call it sick sick sick. An adult who has the per Sonal Hygiene of a Goat Demon Strates two things first a total disregard for others and Sec Ond some mighty Kinky notions about himself. Incidentally you Are not alone. I hear from dozens of women every week who Are suffering with the same Type of mate. Sometimes men write but the women outnumber the men at least 25 to one people who refuse to Bathe Brush their Teeth Wash their hair etc., need professional help. They Are disturbed people who need to understand Why they neglect themselves in this manner. My advice to women or men who Are married to these types is sleep on the Couch until your mate decides to get professional counselling and work at conquer ing the problem. Dear Ann our daughter is be ing married in a few months and we Are now in the process of formulating the plans. Molly has decided she does t want children at her wedding or reception. She j says she has seen too Many wed dings that have been ruined by i noisy kids and she is not going to allow anything to mar the Beauty of her Day. The girl has made it Clear she wants no one under High school age to be invited. I feel i should respect her Point of View but How does one tactfully Tell people when they ask if Young children Are included Brick Wall dear Brick people of Good taste do not bring their children to parties or weddings unless the invitation specifically states and  if someone asks if they May bring their children simply say sorry Molly does not want any one under High school age and we Are respecting her wishes be cause it s her  if people show up with their youngsters there is nothing you can do except be polite and Hope the kids behave themselves. Confidential to is there help for me yes definitely. See a doctor. Many a human Dynamo develops ignition Trou ble when he reaches 55. If the surgery you describe is Neces sary it need not interfere with your sex life. Stop worrying. C 1978 Field enterprises inc