European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Hot wheels in the spotlight Page 3 � health and science news Page 9 q cardinals hike Lead to 4 games Page 21 authorized unofficial publication ror the . Red Force vol. 44, no. 163 saturday september 28, 1985 Diu my 0 8693 a damage is less than expected As Hurricane Gloria runs aground by the associated press Hurricane Gloria dealt a glancing blow to the East coast Friday ripping up Power lines and buckling boardwalks but causing less damage than expected be fore it rapidly weakened Over new England. A half million people had fled what was once one of the most dangerous Atlantic storms on record. Two storm related traffic deaths were reported in Connecticut the first linked to Gloria since it nit North Carolina during the night with 130-Mph winds. Gloria rapidly weakened once it ran aground in Connecticut and thick Grey Clouds were replaced by Sun Shine from North Carolina to new York. The gambling casinos of Atlantic City n.j., had closed Early As the storm approached but on Friday they got ready to re open. In new York City tens of thousands stayed Home and the twin 110-Story towers of the world Trade Cen Ter and the Stock and commodities exchanges shut Down. But the storm s effects were mostly limited to flooded streets while Trees and Power lines were downed on suburban Long Island. We scared the hell out of the Hurricane and it went elsewhere said new York City mayor Edward Koch. Forecasters said widespread destruction was averted because the storm s strongest winds remained Over water gradually weakening until they crossed Eastern Long Island and began to dissipate. Gloria approached the East coast As one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record with winds up to is Mph. The storm still had 100-Mph winds when it rammed into the Connecticut coast after noon breaking windows and crushing boats. But the National Hurricane Center sea Gloria on Page 28 Waves churned up by Hurricane Gloria break along the triple s pier at Atlantic Beach . Testimony in Senate about aids overstated danger army claims by Joe Mapother Bramer Haten Bureau Berlin testimony Given to a sen ate subcommittee thursday on aids cases in the Berlin american military Community was inaccurate and overstated the danger of acquiring the fatal disease a military spokesman charged Friday. There have been no cases of aids reported in the Berlin american military Community said it. Col. Gary a. Ocic Waldt the Public affairs officer for the . Come in Berlin. A recent study conducted by the army revealed that s percent of us. Soldiers reporting to venereal disease clinics in Berlin Are now infected with the aids acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus or. William Hasltine a Harvard researcher told a Senate panel thursday. Hasltine said about 20 percent of All prostitutes in Germany Are infected with the disease. In Berlin he said the number May be As High As 50 percent. Oedewaldt said Haselline apparently mixed outside studies of the prostitutes with statistics from the . Come. The testimony on aids among soldiers in Ber Lin appears to reflect what we found in a Survey of 74 patients treated in our Vene real disease clinic Oedewaldt said. Of that group four single male soldiers tested positive for the presence of the aids antibody Ocic Wall said. The presence of the antibody docs not mean the disease is present he said. Oedewaldt said he did not dispute the testimony itself because he had not read it but he questioned the accuracy of news accounts of Haseltine s remarks. Or. Col Michael w. Banc non an aids specialist who is the preventive Medicine consultant to 7th medical come in Heidelberg said about i million Ameri cans have the aids antibody. Nobody is really sure what that Means said Benenson. Presumably some of them aids antibody carriers arc  initial aids testing is followed by More tests to determine if the disease is present he said. The four Berlin soldiers have been or dered to the United states for further test ing to determine whether the disease is present Oedewaldt said. He did t know the results of those evaluations. Oedewaldt said More representative of conditions in the Berlin american Community than the venereal disease statistics were the results of aids screening of blood donors a practice started in l Sarteur in july. Of 414 screenings one test turned up the presence of the aids antibody code Wall said. Results of further testing to confirm the initial positive Reading arc not yet available he said. There is nothing to indicate that this Berlin is a High risk area Oedewaldt said. There arc about 13,500 . Military and family members in Berlin. The German government for the past several months has been tabulating the results of a voluntary program in which prostitutes have been obtaining aids tests from local physicians according to Manfred Steinbach general director for the Federal Bureau of health in Bonn. Several Hundred prostitutes largely from major cities such As Hamburg Munich and Berlin have responded and about 1 percent were found to be infected with aids Steinbach said. Very Many of them arc prostitutes who also use shoot drugs Steinbach said. Aids Breaks Down the immune systems of its victims. Normally harmless diseases can become life threatening when this occurs and the disease has a High fatality rate. It is spread by close sexual Contact or through sharing hypodermic Needles. Drug users and homosexuals Are two types of persons with which aids normally is associated. However the number of aids cases among heterosexuals has risen in recent see aids on Page 28 prices jump at cafes Gas pumps Munich october will bring higher gasoline prices at cafes Europe pumps in Germany and the Netherlands according to an Exchange spokesman. Col. George Goetz the director of services he gaffs Europe attributed the higher prices to the recent dramatic decline of the Dollar against the German Mark. Cafes pays for fuel in ecu sch Marks and must forecast payment costs 45 Days in Advance based on current Exchange rates. There is a real possibility of further Price in creases if the trend of higher product Cost and lower Dollar Adcul Schemare Exchange rates continues Golz said. In Germany regular will Rise to $1.08 per gallon Premium to si.17 a gallon and diesel to is. 16 a gallon. Unleaded fuel will sell for si.10 a gallon. A 200-liter Book of Premium will Cost s6i.80. A 20-liter Book of regular s57, a 100-liter Book of die set s30.60 and a 100-liter Book of see Gas on Page 28