European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday january a 19b8 10 britons die of meningitis since dec. 2 London a an outbreak of meningitis in scattered areas or Britai has caused 10 deaths since dec. 2, Dis Hrict medical officers said wednesday. They said six new cases were reported wednesday malting i trait 30 con firmed or suspected cases thai Are being treated in hospitals in England and South we Don t know the cause of the out break. It s in the Nal Urc of the disease to appear in Small clusters and then disappear said or. Brian Mcgoskey acting District medical officer for Worcester news briefs near the Welsh Border. The disease Beningo Coucal Menin gitis mostly afflicts children and usually begins with a rash headache stiff neck fever or vomiting. It is believed to be transmitted by coughing and sneezing. It attacks the brain and spinal Cord and speedy diagnosis and treatment is essential As the bacteria is one of the few known to science that can kill a previously healthy person within hours said  far brother of Medway health authority in Kent. Three people a boy of 3, a youth of 11 and a woman of 63 have died since dec. 26 in Malvern in Mccloskey s area and two Girts age 16 and 6 Are being treated there. One death each was reported by the Southwest Pott of Plymouth in Central England the Central City of Coventry the Small town of she mess and Rainham in Kent and Perth in Scotland. There were two in Portsmouth on the South coast. Most of those cities also reported hos Pital cases and five were confirmed tuesday and wednesday in Cleveland in northeastern England. The dead include Small children Stu dents the Middle aged and elderly. In Mallem same parents kept their children out of school fearing contagion. Jackie Totterdale coordinator of the Charity. Meningitis Trust hid that after More than 70 year scientists were still no nearer to finding out what causes the disease or controls its spread. Government figures released wednes Day showed 1,011 meningitis cases and 136 deaths last year up to dec. I �. Flight recorder found from crashed Jet in Turkey Ankara Turkey of rescuer Okera Fau nov Feighl data recorder  in the rec Nav of a West German charter it and experts retorted no evidence of Sabot Safe or Lech i Cal failure Len in crash which kill Chi people. The Plav went Down Saifur Dufin mountains near the Aegean coastal pro Jare of Izmir the Anatolia  said Job kurdish nation Al liberation mini on my tray claimed responsibility for the rfcs to but at group denied it had done so. In of turkish  Pilot error caused the crash. Fewer a annual be tans attend harrods Lon Dorr p hungry shavers poured in ment  for i Sale but lie weakened Dollar the Nurr of americans Amon  Hsion help years Jlse rods chairman open the Sale at 9 . H was More crowded than the Chi ads of bargain harrods depart Smial january cd to reduce. Hend of 30amcd id the t race harrods spokesman Robert Bloch said a. Shoppers account for approximately 40 percent of sales at the famed lore with half of those americans Dyfed syrup recalled Pillitary Sharpf cies Heifets str