European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. August 19, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 3 sri lankan leaders injured in bomb attack Colombo. Sri Lanka a at hackers hurled three bombs tuesday into a governing party meeting in the parliament wounding the prime minister and other top officials shortly before the body was 10 discuss a tamil peace Accord an official said. One of inc bombs exploded 10 Yards away from president Junius Jayc War Dunc. But he was not Hurt said the offi Cial who was an eyewitness. Prime minister Ranasinghe Premdas suffered leg wounds and Al least 15 other people including five govern ment ministers and 10 legislators also sustained injuries inc official said speaking on condition of anonymity. One of the injured was identified As Gamini Jayasuriya he agriculture minister. Tie bombs were thrown at a meeting of United National party members thai was scheduled to precede a parliamentary Dis Cussion of a new agreement to end the 4 year old tamil insurgency. The parliament was to open its session Al 10 . To debate the july 29 agreement Between India and sri Lanka intended to end the War that has claimed an estimated 6,000 lives. I saw one policeman in pain his hands were smeared with blood a reporter Dexter Cruz reported. Eyewitnesses said the parliament build ing was evacuated minutes after the blast. There was no word on the identity of the attackers. Authorities had tightened Security in co Lombo the Capitate prevent demonstrations linked to the parliamentary session. Militant sinhalese have protested violently against the peace agreement which provides substantial autonomy to the tamils in this Island nation just off the South Ern coast of India. Most sinhalese Are buddhists while most tamils Are hindus. Roadblocks and police posts have been set up in Colombo and other major cities because of anticipated demonstrations by both tamils and sinhalese. More than 70 people were killed in clashes with police during three Days of rioting after the peace agreement was signed. An estimated 60 million tamils live in Southern India where most of the sri Lan Kan tamil guerrilla groups have their head quarters and India has tried to mediate an end to the sri lankan fighting. Tamil Mili Tants were fighting for an autonomous state. Tamils form 18 percent of sri Lanka s population of 16 million people. They claim that the majority sinhalese discriminate against them in government Job education and language. Parliament was scheduled to discuss the peace pact tuesday but the government had said initial legislative sessions would Deal with routine matters and debate on he peace plan May not take place before the end of september. Under the Accord the tamil rebels were to surrender All their arms by tuesday the government was to release nearly 5,000 suspected tamil guerrillas and army troops were to return to their Barracks. On monday tamil rebels surrendered another Small collection of arms to Indian peacekeeping troops in predominantly tamil North and cast sri Lanka officials  said the separatist rebels turned in 20 automatic rifles 11 other rifles 120 Gre Nades and 1,800 rounds of ammunition at the Palali air base in the Northern province under the Indian brokered pact under the peace agreement India sent More than 6,000 peacekeeping soldiers to sri Lanka to help disarm the rebels. Government officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said hey expected the rebels to turn in More weapons by tues Day but an Indian embassy official said the deadline was flexible. Sri lankan military officials estimated last week that six tamil rebel groups had turned in about one tenth of their weapons. Record smashed in Channel triple crossing Dover England a Philip Rush a 23-year old Marathon swimmer from new zealand made a triple crossing of the English Channel in 28 hours and 21 minutes chopping 10 hours and six minutes off the previous record his coach said tuesday. Rush a financial services manager from lower Hull broke four other Speed records during his triple crossing and contemplated attempting a fourth Cross ing said coach Tony Keenan. The Only other person to have swum the English Channel three limes in a Row is Jon Ericson a 26 year old physical education Isacher from Chicago who completed the Marathon in 38 hours and 27 minutes in 1981. No one has Ever made four Cross Ings in a Row. The Channel is about 21 Miles wide although swimmers can cover greater Dis lances depending on where they Start and land. Keenan said Rush was in great shape following his Marathon suffering Only from raw patches of skin on his neck where he turned his head in the water to breathe. Pm a wee bit tired said Rush who has been swimming marathons for seven years. The swim was very  however Rush said weather and other conditions were Ideal for the Endeavor Little wind few boats and a water temperature about 62 degrees. A1 the corporate i Csc a in 1lhhi-.in us Ili Ilku Reb Dosil at Jshii ranch Mil Ali Ute App tto after crossing the Channel twice Philip Rush takes a Beach pause before completing his three Way swim. It was like swimming in a Bath he said. Rush left the Southern England port of Dover on sunday night and swam to France in a men s record time of 7 hours 55 minutes. He then swam Back to St. Margaret s Bay near Dover in a record time of 8 hours is minutes the fastest by any Man or woman Keenan said the final leg took 12 hours and 11 minutes. Ice Nan said. Tides late monday night pushed Rush away from the preferred Landing Point of Cap gris Nez France several Miles South to Calais he said. The previous fastest men s swim from England to France was 8 hours 12 minutes set in 1985 by Paul Asmuth 28, of san Francisco. Keenan said Rush also set a Speed record for the double crossing from England to France and Back again and for the double crossing from France to England and Back again. The Channel is the sort of Mecca of Marathon swimmers Keenan said. We set our sights on this about three years  Rush said he attempted his triple crossing earlier this month but was less than two hours into his second leg before winds forced him out of the water. Rush said he and Keenan will go Back to the drawing Board to determine his no a swimming project. Well see what else is around he said. Majority of women stressed chronically fatigued poll says Chicago api despite the image of the Modem Day superwoman neatly balancing work and family duties a majority of women report they arc under a lot of stress and Many say they arc chronically tired a new Survey says working women have the equivalent of two full Lime jobs. The feeling of needing to meet everyone s demands weighs very heavily said Marigold Edwards associate professor of health education Al the University of Pittsburgh. The Survey released Lasi week questioned 600 women nationwide Ages 18 to 59, on their nutrition and health. It was commissioned by Miles laboratories inc. Of Elkhart ind., which makes a Vitamin supplement aimed Al women. Fifty seven percent of All women questioned said they thought they were under a lot of Siress and More than one third reported feeling chronic fatigue. High Levels of stress have been linked to such prob lems As headaches sleep disorders and depression said Edwards a member of a Miles laboratories advisory Board on women s health. The largest percentage of women reporting a lot of stress were women Ages 35-44, but stress was found to be a Factor in a majorly of women s lives regardless of age. The Survey had a margin of error of 4 percentage paints. Suty one percent of women Ages 35-14 reported High stress Levels 57 percent of women Ages 18-34 and 54percenl of women 45-59. The responses also indicated that women in some regions of the country report More stress than others. In the West 64 percent of the women surveyed said they were under a lot of stress. Among Southern women 61 percent reported stress while 54 percent of the midwestern women did. In contrast fewer women in the Northeast 49 percent reported High stress. Northeastern women Are used to living frenetic lives with having to Deal with a lot of tensions and pressures because that s the lifestyle in the East said Abby Bloch � nutritionist with the memorial Sloan Kettering cancer Center in new York City. She is also a Miles advisory Board member. Women in the South and West Haven t vet devel oped the coping methods thai the women in the North East have Bloch said in a Telephone interview Mon  the highest Siress level was reported among women to the Middle age bracket younger women Are More Likely to suffer from chronic fatigue than older women according to the Survey. Among the 18-34 age category almost four women in 10. Or 38 percent supported inc statement i feel lived most of he Lime according to the Survey. Only 33 percent of the women Ages 35-44 and 26 percent of the women Ages 45-59 made the same statement. These older women handling careers and family have a More routine or stable life than younger women so they have some constancy and can do their work easier and with less fatigue Bloch said