European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 21, 1986 the stars and stripes f Page 3 left Dan o Hara who has in Par i lazed from the Waist Down for 13 Yean paddles Down he Mississippi River near the St. Louis Call Way beating their handicaps on land and water Arch o Hara is making a two month 1,400 mile journey to new Orleans with his Don Charlielo raise funds for a wheelchair sports Center in his Home town of Walnut Creek Calif. Right Globe circling Canadian kick Hainea arrives in Miami from Japan. Hansen Hopes to Roll his wheelchair 25,000 Miles equal to the circumference of the Darin lie started in March 1985 in Vancouver British Columbia and has Al ready la bowl 15,00 Milis. Study implicates Coffee in Colon cancer Pittsburgh al1 heavy Coffee drinkers  face an increased risk of cancer Bui they suffer no greater risk of heart attacks than Oiler people separate studies have concluded. Colo racial cancer or cancer affecting i he incest Ina area occurs 2 is limes More often among people who drink More than two cups of Coffee a Day than among those who consume fewer than two cups researchers found in one study. The results were outlined to the society for epidemic logic research on wednesday by Cedric Garland assistant professor of epidemiology at the univer sity of California at san Diego. But other researchers also reported wednesday they found no correlation Between Curtit drinking and heart Dis ease in a nine year study of 12,866 men around the country contradicting earlier reports linking the two. An estimated 60,000 people arc expected to die of color Iclal cancer this year and 140,000 new cases of the Dis ease Are expected to be diagnosed according to the american cancer society Garland s findings Are based on a 10 year study of 703 people living in ran Cho Bernardo Calif., a retirement Community that is pan of san Diego. Of the 703, most of whom were in their 60s, 14 developed col rectal can cer said Garland. Seven of the cases were fatal three percent of those drinking at least Uvo cups of Coffee a Day even Lually devel oped the cancer. Garland said. The Inci Dence rate was 1.4 percent for those con suming less of the beverage or none at All. Smoking and other High risk factors were taken into consideration Garland said. Previous studies have shown a link Between Coffee and col rectal cancer among people 65 and older bul not for younger Consumers while other re searchers have found no correlation Al All or possibly even a preventive effect. We need to do studies that determine How Coffee is prepared and the method of preparation Garland said adding it May not be caffeine that is responsible for the increased risk of cancer. Caffeine is Only .1 Small pan of col fee he said. In addition Coffee reduces the presence of Calcium therefore Hal might play a role in the risk of Calo racial  similar discrepancies have been re ported in studies of Coffee drinkers and heart disease. In the second study announced wednesday researcher Are inc Caggiula associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh said there is no consistent relationship with the number of cups of Coffee consumed per Day and. Heart disease mortality. This association was True for both smokers and  Caggiula said moderation is the key to drinking Coffee. Steak dinner Tokyo in us. Dollars Newyork Singapore los Angeles j24 or Capo Jussi around the work Aji the trimmings but no drinks at Good restaurant be Retoe in Udad food prices no longer bargain for americans living overseas Washington a the food bargains enjoyed by americans in Many foreign countries Only a few months ago Are ending according to a new menu by the agriculture department. Last november a Market Basket of food items Cost less in 10 of is world capitals than similar groceries Cost in Washington . One reason was the higher value of he american Dollar in comparison with for eign currencies. In a new Survey released wednesday the depart ment s foreign agricultural service said food in nine of the 15 clues surveyed now costs More. Prices Are less in six capitals than in Washington bul some of those Are climbing rapidly. The Washington ., food in May Cost �45.45, up less than a Dollar from last fall. In Tokyo traditionally the Mast expensive City for hungry americans a similar Market Basket of food was 5110.31 last month up 29 percent from $85.49 in november. Most of the increase is explained by an 18 percent depreciation in the Dollar yen Exchange rate the re port said. However comparing food prices abroad is More complicated than simply attributing changes 10 the differences in Exchange rates and the recent depreciation of the . Dollar although those Are important. The self sufficient nature of some capitals such As sirloin prices in Brasilia Brazil and Buenos Aires Argentina and the differences in Quality packaging and demand have an effect on food prices. The increase in the value of the . Dollar overseas in recent years has been blamed for part of the decline in american farm exports. Now. With the Dollar de Clining officials say some countries May be attracted Back into the Market. Foreign capitals where the food shopping list still costs less than in Washington , in May were Brasilia s2s. 15, up Only i _2 percent from last novem Ber because of a government freeze on prices Buenos Aires 137.96, up 40 percent Canberra Australia. $40.01, up 24.2 percent Mexico City j26.40, up 32,5 percent Ottawa $45.03, up 13.5 percent and Pretoria. South Africa $32.36, up 38.8 percent. The nine capitals where food bought by americans now casts More than at Home include Bern Switzer land 183.79, up 17.6 percent from november Bonn. $47.80, up 23.5 percent London $47.20, up 15 per cent Madrid Spain $47.49, up 20.2 percent Paris. $47.41, up 5.6 percent Rome $48.94, tip20.7percent Seoul South Korea $50.68, up 3.9 percent Stock Holm Sweden $85.46, up 21.6 percent and Tokyo $110.31, up 29 percent