European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday january 7,1986 2 doctors offer pregnant patients $ 100 discounts to Stop smoking Philadelphia up two suburban Phila Delphia obstetricians hoping to improve the health of newborns arc offering $100 discounts to patients who Stop smoking during pregnancy. After years of nagging patients about How smoking harms an unborn child. Or. Irving Mann said he and or. Robert Haggerty finally figured we had to do , this will result in healthier babies said Mann an obstetrician in Delaware county. He said about half the Iso pregnant women he and Haggerty treat each year smoke and about 20 percent smoke  and Haggerty said they would deduct $100, or 9 percent from the Bill of pregnant patients who stopped smoking. A typical Bill for pre Natal care and delivery is $1,100, Mann said. We re just starting it now so i can t give you any real Good answer on How it s going to work said Mann who has delivered babies for 15 years. We certainly Hope it s going to  Mann said he and Haggerty would ask patients to sign a pledge committing them not to smoke curing pregnancy. The women would be on an Honor system he said. We re just going to ask How Are you holding up on your pledge " Mann said. Mann said babies whose mothers smoke during preg Nancy arc usually smaller weigh less than Normal Ana need a full year to catch up to Normal infants. But most significant n that larger babies arc More Likely to thrive he said. Mann said researchers theorize that Carbon dioxide absorbed by smoking women prevents some oxygen from reaching the fetus. And Many women who smoke to control weight May not eat enough to nourish the baby properly he said. Mann said he realizes it is not easy to kick the habit but he suggested that women substitute raw vegetables for cigarettes and enjoy the discount on their medical Bill. Radioactivity leak raises questions about town s emergency plans Gore okla. Up workers at a uranium process ing Plant were using heat to expel extra uranium hex oflus ride from an overloaded Cylinder when it ruptured spew ing caustic Gas that killed one Man and raised questions about the town s emergency readiness. Nuclear regulatory commission investigators in mus Wogec said a weighing error caused the 14-ton Cylinder to be overloaded by a Ion. Workers in protective paper Over alls continued monday to Chart up the radioactive Materi Al coating Kerr Mcgee s Sequoyah fuels corp. Uranium processing Plant. Heat was being used to expel the extra material As a Gas when the stainless steel Cylinder ruptured but arc investigator Dick Bangall said we Don t know if the rup Ture was from pressure inside or from  a shift in the wind helped dissipate the caustic hydrofluoric acid fumes before they reached town. Officials disagreed Over whether they had been prepared for the emergency. Mayor Bill Summers said police were notified about the leak within minutes but did not activate an emergency plan because of the wind shift. However police officer Carl Lambright described the situation As a big  it seemed like we could t get anybody in charge and nobody wanted to be in charge Lambright said adding that there were no warning devices to Alert residents. As far As i m concerned they Don t have any emergency plans five of the More than 100 people who sought treatment after the fumes spread remained hospitalized monday for treatment of respiratory problems. Plant employee James Harrison 25, died of lung com plications about four hours after the Accident a Hospital spokesman said. Bangart said 29,500 pounds of the material which is used to make fuel rods for nuclear Power plants was loaded into the Cylinder designed for 27,500 pounds be cause the Container apparently was not placed properly on a scale. Company officials said the extra material increased the weight of the Container which is about the size of a Small car beyond the level allowed on Public highways. As the released uranium material made Contact with the air it spread the corrosive hydrofluoric acid As far As 18 Miles said Dale Mchard of the Oklahoma department of health. However a brisk wind that normally blows from the South blew from the North carrying the Gas away from Gore. Radioactive Uranyl fluoride fell on the Plant area and several employees were exposed to what Bangart said were High Levels of radiation. But he said radiation is not the most significant problem in this kind of a  Kerr Mcgee spokesman Rick Pereles said Plant officials and the arc discussed several methods of decontaminating the area which Borders on the Illinois River. He said contaminated dirt outside the Plant might be removed. An arc spokesman in Arlington Texas said a planned tour of the Plant tuesday and hearings by arc administrative judge John Frye on Kerr Mcgee s request to expand operations at the facility have been postponed indefinitely. Take7 grenade tossed into fire puts three campers in Hospital la Verkin Utah up three campers remained hospitalized sunday the victims of High stupidity when a grenade that was thought to be a fake exploded after being tossed into their campfire by one of the campers. A party of seven people found the military grenade near their Southern Utah campsite late Friday Accord ing to Washington county sheriff Ken Campbell. Three of the men military veterans decided the hand grenade was a fake Campbell said. One of the veterans David Inscore 34, said he tossed the grenade into the campfire because he thought it was a fake Campbell said. He threw it in All of them moved Back heard a pop then they went Back to the campfire and the whole thing blew said Campbell who termed the incident  Dennis Simons. 34, of Park City was in critical condition at a Las vegas ncv., Hospital following nine hours of surgery for head injuries Chest wounds and broken arms. William Hardman 35, of Salt Lake City was in stable condition at a St. George Utah Hospital with Chest wounds and multiple injuries and Penny Snow 37, also of Salt Lake City was in Good condition with multiple fractures and shrapnel wounds. Inscore also of Salt Lake City was hospitalized briefly officials said. One camper was not injured and the other two were treated at the Smith Mesa Camp ground. If there was a criminal charge for High stupidity it would be filed against them Campbell said. The group had been in the desert area about 300 Miles Southwest of Salt Lake City since tuesday. An agent of the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms said the grenade was found near a site where several companies tested munitions up to 10 years ago. But it also could have been left in the area by aright Wing group he said. The tiny Southern Utah town just West of the Camp ground is Headquarters for the la Verkin militia which is affiliated with the ultraconservative town shippers group. But Campbell said we have found no connection Between the grenade and the so called la stateside governor friends neighbors hand pick Corn to help Farmer Jones Dale wis. Up gov. Anthony Earl and other volunteers picked through hundreds of acres of now covered Corn Long ready for Harvest sparing at least one Southern Wisconsin Farmer a major financial setback. David lease who was forced to buy feed for his cows while 35 acres of Corn languished in the Fields got Tome help when 30 friends and neighbors including Earl Wade through the snowdrifts to hand pick his Corn. The heavy Winter snowfall in Many areas has buried hundreds of acres of Corn awaiting Harvest. The help was part of a pick and glean project involving Farmers Church groups and other volunteers in South Ern Wisconsin. Murdoch says Fox network to be in business in 2 months los Angeles up publishing magnate Rupert Murdoch told Independent television executives sunday that his recently acquired studio is deeply involved in producing new shows to be offered by a fourth network. Murdoch who has bought 20th Century Fox studios and six metro Media television stations told members of the association of Independent television stations that is arrangements for the new Fox network should be completed within 60 Days. We at Fox at the moment Are deeply involved in work ing to put shape and form on original programs my Doch said. These will be shows with no outer limits. The Only rules that we will enforce on these programs is they must have taste they must be engaging they must be entertaining and they must be original judge orders Union to provide Spanish translations at meetings los Angeles a a hotel and restaurant work ers Union with a predominantly hispanic membership must provide Spanish translations at monthly membership meetings a Federal judge has ruled. A lawsuit by three Union members argued that Spanish speaking members were being excluded from Union Busi Ness because most of it was conducted in English Only. Rafael Lemus one of the plaintiffs said this is a right we should have had All along and that has been denied  the local represents about 16,000 workers in the los Angeles area including busboys waiters janitors Cooks and maids at the City s largest hotels. . District judge Richard a. Gadbois or. Ruled dec. 27 that the local s failure to provide Spanish translation violates the rights to equal participation in Union membership meetings of its Spanish speaking  3 of 4 Best paid superintendents in Texas schools Magazine says Washington a three of the four Best paid school superintendents in the nation Are texans an Educa Tion Magazine reports. Sitting on the top rung of the salary ladder is los a gels superintendent Harry handler who makes is 13,731 and presides Over a system with 579,000 in dents and a $2.7 billion budget. The no. 2 spot in the Survey by executive educator Magazine belongs to Ralph Poncet who earns $107,000 As superintendent in  Middle class suburb of Dallas. Mesquite with 22,000 students and a $72 million budget a not one of the wealthier Dallas suburbs but Poteet Wybou retiring in july said All the superintendents in the metropol Itan Dallas area probably make $80,000 or  right behind Poncet Are Billy Reagan of Houston who mata$106,000,,whoearns$104,500. Sophomore wrestler proves she s worthy of the team Elmira Heights . A when the Thom As a. Edison High school wrestling team fought Campbell High school recently Chris Cassada proved she can wrestle with the Best of them. Next time she wants to prove she can win. Chris a 5-foot-6 Sophomore won a place on the schools team for what once was thought of As purely a boys sport after new York state ruled girls May compete with Gnu on her first Outing Chris was pinned by Cai Bruce Hallock 1 58 into the second of three match he dominated from the beginning. Now that her debut is behind her Chris says Shes quite As scared. N it was t As bad As i thought it was going to be a said. I m not As nervous to wrestle another match. Now know what a match is like and i can prepare myself better for the next one. I was terrified. But i m glad it was i Home match because of the support of the