European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday september 29, 1985 testimony on aids overstated army says by   Harcau Berlin testimony Given to a Senate sub Commil inc thursday on aids cases in inc Berlin american military Community was inaccurate and overstated the danger of acquiring the fatal disease a military spokes Man said Friday. There have been no cases of aids report in the Berlin american military Community said it.  a. Ocic Wall. The Public affairs officer for the  Berlin. A recent study conducted by the army revealed that 5 percent of . Soldiers reporting to  clinics in Berlin arc now infected with inc mos acquired immune deficiency  or. Wil Liam Lasc Tinc a Harvard Resjan ctr told a Senate panel thursday. Has Tinc said Abou 0 percent of All prostitutes in Germany arc Wijt teed with the disease. In Berlin he said the new Wreay be As High As 50 percent. Of Duwaldt said Hasltine apparently mixed outside studies of the prostitutes with statistics from the . Come. The testimony on aids among soldiers in Berlin appears to reflect what we found in a Survey of 74 patients treated in our venereal disease clinic Ocic Waldt said. Of that group four single male soldiers tested positive for the presence of the aids antibody Oedewaldt said. The presence of the antibody docs not mean the disease is present he said. Of Duwaldt 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. I who is the preventive  utlant to 7th medical come in  ii about 1 million americans Lac is really sure what that Means said by non Brt pc Sumilla some of them aids antibody carriers arc infectious initial aids testing  More tests to deter mine if the disease is present he Sif the four Berlin soldiers have been Ragi Ibet in the United states for further testing to determine the disease is present of Duwaldt said. He did t Novi the results of those evaluations. Of Duwaldt said More representative of conditions in the Berlin american Community than the venereal Dis ease statistics were the results of aids screening of blood donors a practice started in Usa eur in july. Of 414 screenings one test turned up the presence of the aids antibody of Duwaldt said. Results of further testing to confirm the initial positive Reading Are not yet available he said. There is nothing to indicate that this Berlin is a High risk area . There arc about 13,500iwbrrlfttlctrtbcrs in Berlin. 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 a Linbach Gener Al 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 a Linbach said. Very Many of them Are prostitutes who also use shoot drugs Steinbach  Breaks Down the immune systems of its victims. Normally harmless diseases can become life threatening " i this occurs and the disease has a High fatality rate incubation period for the disease poses prob lems in  its spread Benenson said. Research indicates the dim thai take two to six years to Manifest itself he said. A military personnel who sir tote Jhc Contact with the virus can ask for the test will identify almost anybody body Banc non said. Further testing Elisa test turns up positive he said. Have come in Isa test. It tas the Anli follows if the Gloria from Page 1 bling casinos of Atlantic City n.j., had closed Early As the storm approached but they opened Friday night. For the storm of the Century it was a washout said new York City Parks com missioner Henry Stern whose office counted 572 Trees Down in the City. Said mayor Edward Koch we scared the hell out of the Hurricane and it went  by mid afternoon the storm had sped up the Connecticut River Valley into Vermont where 50-Mph winds forced some cars off roads officials said. Gov. Madeleine Kuni declared a state of emergency asked non essential slate employee to go Home an placed 800 National guardsmen on Alert. In new York City tens of thousands stayed Home and the twin 110-Story towers of the world Trade Center and the Wall Street Stock 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. Forecasters said widespread destruction was averted because the storm s strongest winds remained on the cast Side of the Eye and Over water gradually weakening until they crossed Eastern Long Island and began to dissipate and because it coincided with Low tide. Gloria had approached the East coast As one of the strongest Atlantic storms on re Cord with winds up to 150 Mph. More than half a million people from North Carolina to Maine fled. The Hurricane still had 100-Mph winds when it rammed the Connecticut coast after noon breaking windows and crushing boats with 12-foot Waves. The National Hurricane Center said its Central Eye began rapidly weakening and Al 8 . Not Gloria was downgraded to a tropical storm when its winds fell to 50 Mph. In Boston Harbor one of the upper horizontal spars on the foremast of the us Constitution was broken and a 450-foot radio transmission Tower was toppled in Framingham mass. Destruction along the East coast appeared to be limited to downed Trees an Power lines broken piers and boardwalks including the famous one in Atlantic City. Atlantic City s Casino operators were expected to lose thousands perhaps millions in business As gaming tables shut Down. Afoot of water stood in the posh lobby of resorts International Casino hotel. Only one window was broken at the All Glass at lantis hotel and Casino. Part of an elementary school collapsed in acco kick md., a suburb of the District of Columbia the National weather service Caid it had reports of damaged Homes on Jamaica Bay on new York s Long Island and a police station in Islip lost its roof. Connecticut gov. William o Neill put2,000 National guard troops on full Alert closed Banks and ordered non essential pub Lic employees to slay Home before the storm struck. Bus and air travel were curtailed and High wind forced closure of the Gold Star Bridge Over the thames River. At least 50,000 Connecticut residents were asked to evacuate but Many stayed Home. Police and fire departments reported a rash of Small electrical fires As Power lines fell. Ahead of the storm torrential rain fell Well Inland up to 6 inches in the Southern poconos in northeastern Pennsylvania where Small Rivers Rose and 2 to 4 inches of rain fell by mid morning in new York catskills and Adirondack. Southern new Jersey s Cumberland county had More than 6 inches of rain. Wilkes Baric and Scranton. Pa., Gol 6.42 inches of rain a record for a 24-hour period and the weather service reported 9 inches of rain in Southeastern Pennsylvania s Carbon county. Philadelphia mayor w. Wilson Good said 50 City streets and roads were flooded and 15 were closed. Shultz from Page 1 Reagan s plan to develop a High technology defense against nuclear attack. The president has refused to limit research testing and development of the program known popularly As Star wars and Reite rated his determination to go Forward with the project after his talks with Shevardnadze. Shultz said Reagan is the same in private As he is in Public on that Issue. He insists on the importance of finding out if it is possible to defend against ballistic mis Siles Shultz said. Asked if it might be possible for the two sides to reach an agreement before Reagan and Gorbachev meet at the Summit in Geneva nov. 19-20, Shultz said the subject is complicated and the amount of time Between now and the Middle of november is not very  from Page 1 sing for publication when the vote appropriations Cap might come or when the House might take up the authorization Bill. Work on the appropriations Bill has been stalled because of the illness of the defense appropriation chairman rep. ,l -n.y. The Senate  passed continuing a Culm wednesday that will per government including the defense department to spend at 1985 Levels through mid nov Hber. Congress has t passed any of the 13major appropriations Bills needed to fund government operations after oct. L Art of the new fiscal year bluing res Fly lab Hoffes that out interruption. It Hub i Cense employees ent Home Earl Revtai Nkere last. Jar when oct. 1 arrived be defense appropriations Bill or a is funding measure had been passed. Under the Resolution pay will continue at 1985 Levels until higher pay is  the authorization Bill has become Law. The services can pay the 3 percent raise without waiting for an la the Penta Gau a regents pay Emney has been approx ran entire year and goes Back to Congress in the Spring for a supplemental appropriation. Military members will see immediate in creases Only in pay and the Basic allowances for quarters and subsistence an official of the Dod compensation office said. Other Jel special and incentive pay increases Jabr the appropriations Bill. The about $1.9 billion for the Depaur new Jullion Active duty military members. New Gas prices announced by cafes cafes Europe has announced Gas Otric  Dur ing october. In Spain an Exchange spokesman sat mogas will sell for si.10 per gallon Premium for si.20 a gallon Campsa coupons forsi.22 per gallon and the 100-liter Coupon Sheet for s32.20. Premium in Athens will Cost gallon and in Crete. Jaa it twill Cost $1.04 a gallon muted kingdom Premium re Mains at si.23 a gallon and diesel declined to si.06 a gallon. Prices in Greece and the United King Hange anytime because of local regular in a of by Doii a for $1.25 rtt by regular will sell for 84 cents gallon super for 89 cents a gallon and die set is a gallon. 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