European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. July 11, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 wrong injection suspected in death Tacoma Wash. A Madigan army medical Center officials arc investigating the death or a woman after re ports Hal a Norw accidentally gave her the wrong injection a Hospital spokes a unsaid. An initial investigation indicates that this death might have been due to an accidental injection of potassium chlo ride said Brig. Gen. Dairy h. Powell although the Coroner s office has done a preliminary autopsy which did not reveal any other reason for the death the exact cause won t be known until we get the final results from the autopsy he said. Or. Emmanuel q. Lacsina of the Pierce county medical examiner office said thursday that the final results prob ably won t be available for 10 Days. The patient was identified As Eliza Beth Rhea Harmon 70, who entered the Hospital Tor treatment of Sider Blastic anaemia. She died june 29. She was in for blood transfusions and treatment of her anaemia Powell said wednesday. He said the treatment included injection of intravenous drugs through a Catheter implanted in a vein. When a patient has one of the catheters implanted Normal treatment includes Lushing the Catheter with heparin which dissolves Clou that can form and Block incoming medication. The Tacoma news Tribune reported thursday thei it had Learned that a nurse accidentally picked up a vial of potassium Chloride and injected it instead of heparin. Lacsina said potassium Chloride is used when a patient has Low potassium Levels. The newspaper reported Hal almost immediately after being injected with the substance the woman complained of Chi so pains and died of heart failure. Which can be caused by an overdose of potassium Chloride. Powell would neither confirm nor deny that information. More than $23 million in malpractice claims have been awarded against mad Igan since 1979, Many of those cases Are under Appeal but millions of dollars in additional claims arc pending against the army Hospital. In one highly publicized Case the Par ent of a 6-Ycar-old boy who died at Madigan in 1985 while being treated for a Cut lip accepted a Justice department settlement of nearly $1.5 million. We have had a cardiologist look at this and statements have been taken Powell said of the june 29 death. Our investigation revealed Hal it was purely accidental. I m ick about it he said. That s True with anything that goes wrong with patient care Here. The nurse or the per son involved has As far As we know had no other problems it s one of those things where you pick up the wrong vial and Don t read it carefully enough. She feels horrible about it Powell said. We Are trying to assist her in any emotional Way possible. It will be a Terri ble thing to live with if it is confirmed hat this is in fact what  a Hospital spokeswoman thursday declined to say whether the nurse had been suspended pending results of the autopsy. Doctor says widow of Peron seriously ill Madrid Spain a former Argentine president Maria Hilda Martinez de Peron widow of Argen Tine Leader Juan Peron is seriously ill Fol lowing news of the profanation of her husband s Tomb in Buenos Aires Argentina a week ago her physician said Friday. Jose Garcia Penuela Diaz Peron said the 56-year old or. Peron also known As Isabel is suffering from severe hyperthyroidism or Graves disease. Mrs. Peron the third wife of the Argentine Leader has been living in Madrid since 1981 when she was re leased from House arrest by Argentine authorities following her overthrow in Matth 1976 military coup. According to Argentine authorities unidentified vandals broke into per on s Tomb in the Cha Carita cemetery in Buenos Aires july 2 and stole his Sabre and other items. The thieves later demanded 18 million in Ransom for their return. H was first believed the vandals had also Cut the hands off Peron s Skeleton but it was later reported the hands May have been severed As Long ago As 1976. Mrs. Peron was her husband s run Ning mate in 1973 elections and succeeded him As president upon his death. 5 men killed 7 injured when Crane Basket Falls san Diego a a Crane oper ated Basket carrying 12 civilian shipyard workers plunged 20 to 30 feet onto the deck of a Navy ship Friday killing five men and injuring seven authorities said. The men were killed a 12 05 . In the repair area of the National steel & shipbuilding co. As workers were secur ing the Sacramento to a Dock said com Pany vice president Fred Hallel. At the time the 12 men were King moved via the Basket from a berthing Barge next to the ship to the Dock Hallel said. The Basket plummeted to the third deck of the ship he said but officials Aren t sure Why it came Loose from the Crane. We anticipate either a Brake failure or an operator error Hallett said. He said both the Crane s Cable and the Bas Ket were found intact after the Accident. The Crane is about 75 feet tall and has Arab travel Agency stirs Security Flap from Page 1 the military traffic management come said Pentagon attorneys reviewed the Issue of foreign ownership of travel Agen cies and found no problems with in. Sal Schaefler strongly disagreed saying thai while it s really of Little importance who owns a travel Agency the question is should any foreign owned company have a Federal contract especially a contract with Security implications the answer i say is absolutely not rep. John Bryant a Texas who has been fighting in the past two congresses for foreign ownership disclosure legis lation said the Adams & associates Issue is exactly the kind of thing he s been warning against. There Are Many Many examples like this one of foreign interests buying a critically important american business that hat importance above and beyond its economic  Bryant told the Slars and stripes. The worrisome thing Here is thai there Are no doubt Many More that we have never heard about Hal have taken  Unitas is directly linked to Bahrain s ruling family but former employees of the travel Agency said the marines and Asa were not Given any details of the ownership change other than the fact that the Agency was being sold. Nor were they made aware said one former Adams executive that computer travel records including flight numbers flight limes destinations and even seat numbers could be examined by unauthorised .  a spokesman at Quanico said the marines were prepared to let other Agen cies Challenge the Adams contract but Only because the corps had had prob lems with Adams business performance. At Shensa. Joseph Marcellino Over seer of Shensa s travel Center said the government Agency had ran assured by them Adams that it was partially foreign controlled and not  Bui Unitas documents filed with the District of Columbia business regulation administration show a Clear link Between the Bahrain corporation and the withering Adams & associates. And in uni lag croup s test corporate report dated1984, the company s palestinian chairman Jamil wait notes that he established the firm in the Early 1970s at the Behest of the late Sheik Mohammed bin Khalifa bin sul Man Al Khalifa whose younger brother Sheik Ali became an equal shareholder in United International agencies together with both Husain Jana i a Bahrain Nota ble and  today Unitas finds itself with failing travel agencies in the United slates and government officials who angrily ques Tion its hold on sensitive Federal con tracts. But Marine and Asa officials appeared unaware of much of u Mug s background. Neither the Quantico spokesman nor Marcillino were aware when asked of a Unitas proposal to link Adams & associates with Bahrain via computer a plan revealed by insiders Al the local office who say they were told by the foreign manage ment not to speak to former employees. Marcellino insisted that Adams handled Only Leisure travel for the Asa with business travel handled in House. But a former Adams employee said Asa personnel often used the Agency to help them Combine a business trip with per Sonal travel. Airline sources also discounted the Asa s argument that the contract did not present a Security problem because . Citizens were no permitted to enter the travel Agency s satellite office at the Asa s Maryland Headquarters. They said non americans could easily see the vouchers and computer lists As they were resumed to the head office. The president and chief operating offi cer for Unitas Usa and Adams was Fuad Habiby a palestinian immigrant who hired other immigrants including a pakistani from Kuwait who served for some Lime As sales manager. While uni lag s defenders such As for Mer . Ambassador to Bahrain Joseph Twinam claim Bahrain s Mien Are very pro Western Security analysts warn that the government must still be wary of the faceless agents who have Access to often sensitive travel information. Daniel Bohan co owner of the Washington area s largest travel Agency. Omega world travel said the entire Issue of Security in airline reservations systems has yet to be properly addressed. He said Hal travel information for Many sensitive government areas is All Avail Able through these computer lines and it s All very easy to gel up. Certainly any airline employee can pull anything they want and a sophisticated travel agent can gel a lot of it As  a capacity of 50 tons. The steel and Wood Basket approximately 7-Fectby i feel easily holds 12 people he said. Four men were pronounced dead Al the scene by the san Diego county Coro Ner s office Hallett said. A fifth  died after being transported to the University of California Al s a Diego Midi Cal Center. One of those injured was reported in critical condition. The Sacramento is a fast combat sup port ship with a Crew of about 200. Hallel said he believed the ship s Crew was aboard both the ship and the berth ing Barge. The 130-foot Barge is used by Crew members for housing while the main ship is being repaired. The company s Security Force is investigating the incident. The Navy and the Federal occupational safety and heal Tii administration were notified Haiku said. Wholesale prices Rose 0.2% in june Washington a wholesale prices Rose a modest 0.2 percent in june with a moderation in food Price increases partially Olts cuing fresh gains in Energy costs the government reported Friday. For the first six months of 1987, inflation at the wholesale level was running Al annual rate of 4.5 percent the Steed so Rise for a half year period since bite 1962. For All of last year prices fell 2.5 percent. Friday s report however appeared to underscore contentions by analysts thai inflation shows Little likelihood of spiral ing this year. Indeed subtracting the effects of Vola tile Energy and food prices the inflation Index Rose a minuscule 0.1 percent after falling 0.2 percent in May. As for june gasoline prices one step Short of the retail Kocl were up 3 percent reversing the May decline of i. I percent. Some analysts expect those prices to continue to Rise in the coming months. Food prices were up 0.5 percent but that followed a 1.4 percent Rise in May. While vegetable prices gained 17.9 percent the Cost of beef and veal Rose just i percent poultry prices fell 6.2 percent. Overall the labor department s pro Ducer Price Index for june Down from a May increase of 0.3 percent was equivalent loan annual rate of inflation of 2.9 percent. Last month s gain was the Small est for one month since a  percent jump in february