European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 14, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes february 1981 Reagan and a hostage Praise Lincoln Washington a president Reagan and former hostage Bruce Laingen honoured Abraham Lincoln on the civil War presidents 172nd birthday thursday As an example for today leaders of one who Drew strength from doing what he knew was who read the Gettysburg address during ceremonies at the Lincoln me said the address drafted in 1863 Speaks eloquently of president lincolns Hope in the midst of a tragic War for a new birth of Freedom in by Happy coincidence i read that Mes Sage today in particular behalf of 53 Ameri can men and who with gods help Garwood says Hes guilty but mentally Iii Camp up Robert for the first time in his admitted his guilt Friday but said he was mentally ill and pleaded for a Chance to rebuild his shattered in a statement read to the jury by defense attorney Lewis Garwood said he accepts the accusations by former pos and agrees with defense psychiatrists that he is he himself cannot explain to himself what happened in Vietnam 12 years Olshin As Garwood stared at the Olshin said Garwood still maintains his Devotion and loyalty to the Marine corps and the United states although he Mccog with his he cannot remain in the Marine Gar Woods statement ended with a plea that he and his Girlfriend be allowed to rebuild their shattered the 34yearold Marine was convicted week of collaborating with the enemy in Vietnam and of striking a fellow american he could be sentenced to life in prison and forfeiture of in Back who spent 14 years behind ene my is the Only Serviceman brought to trial on a charge of aiding the enemy in he did not Challenge the charges but said he was driven insane by Viet Cong and that of a United country have them selves experienced a new birth of Laingen Laingen also dedicated his Reading to the eight american servicemen who died in an unsuccessful Effort to Rescue the soldiers who like those at Gettysburg were prepared to give their last full measure of Devotion because they believed that their countrymen held hostage should be those men did not die in Laingen who was charge affaires at the embassy in Iran when it was seized on was among 52 hos tages released on the Day Reagan took office As a 53rd Richard had been released in july 1980 for health Reagan set a Wreath of White and Blue Flowers before the brooding figure of Lincoln in one of the capitals most imposing landmarks and observed that millions of americans make pilgrimages to the memo rial each yet there is More left to us of Lincoln than the the Monument or even the memory of his greatness As a Leader and a Reagan there Are words he spoke and that speak in our or to any words from the mind that sought Wisdom and the heart that loved do our National leaders agonize Over the dilemma Between doing what is practical and what is right Reagan let us have Faith in the right that it makes Lincoln and in that Faith let us to the end do our duty As we understand or do we Ever fear failure of the de sense of principle i am not bound to Lincoln but i am bound to be i am not bound to but i am bound by what Light i the president Reagan said lincolns life gave testimony above All to the value of putting country above As a Winter storm raced across the state of there must have been Many a get the Drift pedestrian wishing for a pair of this License plate was discovered on a value against cancer still undetermined downtown Street in Columbus during the Peak of the up photo Mayo team finds laetrile Safe in proper doses Chicago up the extract of bitter almonds and Apricot pits heralded As a cancer remedy for two has been found clinically Safe by research ers at the Mayo but they have yet to determine if the drug known generically As Amygdalia is of any use in treating a medical team from the Mayo reporting in the journal of the american medical Assoc a said laetrile is not dangerous if taken in doses recommended by most Pra coition but the physicians warned Sel adminis tired High dosages could be the team had reported its findings but thursday was the first official earlier studies had found laetrile could produce cyanide and had resulted in but the Mayo clinic study said most of those deaths involved Acci dental or intentional 19 die in 3train crash new Delhi a Nineteen persons were killed and 50 injured in a collision of two passenger trains and a freight train in India tamil Nadu the United news of India the Mayo team found the orally administered in recommended did re lease cyanide into the bloodstream of patients but the amount of cyanide produced was below the danger they also found orally administered laetrile produced symptoms of cyanide poisoning in one patient whose diet was supplemented with raw As sometimes recommended by laetrile the after two Days of supplementing the laetrile treat ment with the Almond was suddenly Sticken with headaches and Light the doctors increase the chemical reaction which transforms laetrile into no cyanide problems were found in cases where laetrile was taken by the study was conducted on six patients suffering from unbeatable the administration of Amygdalia according to the dosages and schedules we employed seems to be free of significant Side the study they said the finding appeared validated by Early observation of another study at the Mayo clinic involving 81 patients 44 receiving intravenous Amygdalia and 37 receiving Oral but the researchers warned that care must be exercised by patients taking lae which is now Legal in 23 Quality of life in reportedly drops i o Washington up americas Overall Quality of life took a turn for the worse in 1980 after barely holding its own the previous the country largest conservation group concluded in a report re leased the condition of land and soil slipped during the past the National wildlife federation reported in its 12th annual environmental Quality Index the other three natural resources com prising the groups Quality Index Miner air and forests remained unchanged from but for the first time in five none of the categories showed any the federations finding contrasted with those of the 1980 annual report of former president Jimmy Carters Council on environmental which found general improvement Over the past decade in air and water but the government study also sounded alarm Over increasing contamination of once Pristine ground water de ser like conditions encroaching on the american West and accelerating extinction of Plant and animal the federation blamed habitat loss most notably from the mount Helens sinking water tables in the North Ern Plains and continued development of t Dlf the worsening predicament although lakes and Rivers got Overall water Quality slipped because toxic chemical burial or dumping is tainting ground