European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday july 35,1986 storms fail to ease Southern drought by the associated press storms poured More precious rain on the parched South but too late to quench Dusty Cornfields or help Farmers Case More than si.5 billion in losses from a drought that has sparked Emer gency donations of Hay and even ice shipments of Hay for starving livestock continued pouring in thursday from across the North and Midwest where farm ers already have donated tons. Services have been offered free by train trucking Telephone and ice companies my cows arc eating Illinois Hay for breakfast Iowa Hay for lunch and they la be having Indiana Hay for sunday Din Ner Tom Tran Ham. A South Carolina Dairy Farmer told officials in Indianapolis on wednesday. The drought has been compounded by a 2vi-v/cck beat wave which cased after killing 42 people. Storms dumped 3 inches of rain Vonrichmond a. Within two hours wednesday about 2vi inches on Mobile ala., and Barca . And 1.3 inches on Atlanta in less than an hour. Scattered thunderstorms stretched from Maryland to Florida tuesday keeping tempera Tures below 100 degrees. The few bands of thunderstorms of course where they hit certainly did t Hurt. But basically it s still a bail Situa Tion said Homer Rowley assistant statistician in Virginia s department of agriculture and consumer services. A lot of Fields arc beyond  in addition to inc drought the heat is kill in poultry. About 610,000 broilers a lightning Bolt hits the ground behind the Al Banu Capitol while a second streaks across the sky Over Montgomery. Have died in Georgia in the last 13 Days said Abil Massey executive director of the Georgia poultry federation. Georgia s $6 billion a year poultry Industry is losing about $5 million a week he said. The effects of the drought and heal already Are being Felt outside the Region according to Massachusetts agriculture department spokesman Christopher Phillips. New England produce prices have jumped is percent to 25 percent since mid june he said while beef and pork prices have fallen 5 percent since last year partly because Farmers Ore sell ing starving animals As Hay supplies drop. A 100-car train us1 to be loaded thursday in  with 1.800tons of Hay donated by More Ihan 120 Indiana farms. Cox transportation inc. Donated use of the train and it should be ready for the trip to Smith Carolina on monday. Indiana Bell and american Telephone & Telegraph co. Arc donating services to coordinators of the program said at to spokesman Greg Allen. A 43-Lruck Ohio National guard con Voy loaded with donated Hay will set out aug. 2 for fort Bragg. No. Gov. Rich Aro Celeste said Ohio Farmers have donated More than 4,000 tons Wisconsin Farmers about 45,000 Bales or about 1.125 tons new York Farmers have donated some 13,000bales and Kentucky organized a ship ment of 50,000 Bales officials said. John Trotman director of Alabama agricultural stabilization and conserva Tion service estimated crop an livestock losses at $750 million. Since july i the heal has killed 19 people in Georgia four each in Nort Carolina Missouri Indiana and Illinois two each in Kentucky and South Carolina and one in Virginia Louisiana an Michigan. Many of the victim were elderly an lived in uncool cd housing projects. To prevent  deaths officials in Memphis tenn., have Given out 200fans 10 elderly people this summer. And in Piedmont ., fire chief Doug Cowan Saij Ibe owner of Ait ice company in South Bend ind., has offered 3,200 8-Pound bags of ice. Male Marine denied compensation for breast cancer Chicago a a Marine Veteran whose cancerous breast was removed six years ago says he can l get compensation from inc veterans administration be cause a Federal Law mentions Only female breast cancer. Don Parchert s4, of suburban Cicer sought compensation in 1980. Immediately after inc surgery and then again after Congress passed a Law last Sepicy Ber concerning compensation for Veter ans exposed to dioxin and radiation. The legislation listed 15 radio Genic Dis eases diseases caused by radiation and female breast cancer was third on inc list. I was fully aware of what the legis lation said Parchym said recently but i thought female breast cancer was just a general term to Mark the specific  he found of differently when the a rejected his claim interpreting the Law exactly As written Parchym who was involved in 1962atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons on Johnston Island in the Pacific believes the a is missing the whole intent of the  during inc time i was on Johnston never heard saw or read about any women taking part in the experiments which he claims exposed him to danger Ous Levels of radiation. We can t gel involved with his Par chem s personal feelings about the Law said a spokesman Ken Smith. Simply stated mate breast cancer is not consid ered a radio Genic  George Kavin a a benefits counsel or said government doctors believe the Law was written to distinguish betwee two types of cancer. Because men and women have different hormones the Dis ease would t affect them in Lite same Way. He said. And the Bottom line is that the connection Between exposure to radiation and cancer can t be proved he added. But a cancer specialist says it s possible that exposure to radiation increases cancer risk in men the same As it docs in women. In purely biological terms it s entirely possible said Miles i. Cunning Ham president of the Illinois division of the american cancer society and a can cer specialist at St. Francis Hospital i suburban Evans Lon. Radiation exposure increases breast cancer risks in females and in arc s no reason Why the same should t be True formats he said. Judge orders More negotiations in Detroit strike Detroit a a judge thursday ordered eight More hours of negotiations in inc strike by 7,000 municipal workers that has crippled bus. Garbage and other Public services in America s sixth largest City for More than a week. Negotiators for the cily and the Amer ican federation of state county and municipal employees were under the or Ders of Wayne county circuit judge Sharon Tevis Finch when they bargained until 10 30 . Wednesday. Thursday she ordered both sides to meet for at least eight hours and demanded a Progress report at 8 30 . Friday. If satisfactory Progress in t made she said she would Call a hearing for 2 . Friday. "1 Hope Here ii be no need for  hearing said Union lawyer Bruce Miller. He Calico the news blackout imposed by stale mediator Charles Jamerson a most hopeful sign that a tentative agreement might be reached. Earlier wednesday Jamirson urged mayor Coleman a. Young and the Leader of the striking of Sam e local to join the talks. Young rejected the idea saying a meeting Between him and James Glass president of of some Council 25, would generate More heal than Light and would not be  before wednesday s talks began chief cily negotiator Roger Check expressed pessimism about the chances for u Quick agreement. There s going to be an agreement Union lawyer Bruce Miller said. It s Justa question of  of some originally asked fur 40 per cent pay raise. Over three Jears later scaling Back inc demand to 26  City had offered 2 percent increases in the first year of a three year pact with additional raises tied to its fiscal health. Among some jobs held by striking workers inc current lop minimum salary for Detroit custodians is s19,156 a year. City attorneys earn a top minimum of132,600, trash haulers $10.250, chemists $22,200 and secretaries $ 17,941. The of some workers struck the City july 16 when a contract Extension expired. Another 5,000 workers refused to Cross picket lines. The strike idled cily buses thai normally serve 200,000 of acre a Day. Hailed he daily pickup of 5 Milliun pounds of garbage closed the zoo and the Detroit Institute of arts and threatened to disrupt cily vote tabulation for Michigan s aug. 5 primary