European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 5 n. Carona fops in swallowed toothbrushes Chicago a Many have brushed but Only a few have swallowed. So say researchers who scrutinized medical literature Odd found exactly 31 eases in nil re corded history or people somehow managing to Swallow heir toothbrushes four of those incidents occurred in Durham n.c., in Rwena Yean. Or. Allan d. Kirk of Duke University medical Center and colleagues reported m the March Issue of he archives of surgery two of the North Carolina Swallower apparently had drunk a Large Quantity of alcohol while a third was a fio year old woman who had a seizure while brushing her Lelh. She complained Only of Throat pain but examination revealed the Brush stuck m the oesophagus and in was removed with forceps. The fourth victim was a 20-year-old woman who developed a violent coughing spell while brushing her Teeth. Tie Brush made its Way to her stomach and surgeons snared it with a wire dropped Down through her Mouth. Despite the unusual Cluster in Durham this problem should probably no be considered endemic to this part of North Carolina the re searchers wrote. The other reports of Toothbrush swallowing in this country arc isolated with one each in san Francisco. Tennessee and Louisiana soviets again hit embassy with microwave radiation Washington a the soviet Union has resumed bombarding the us. Embassy in Moscow with Low intensity beams of microwave radiation. The slate department said. Microwave signals in the 5-11 ghz Gigahertz Range continue to be detected at the Moscow embassy  Pijie department said in statement issued by its Bureau of diplomatic Security. The statement marked the department s first status report on the Slit  radiation problem since nov. 10, 1983, when than ambassador Arthur Hartman told reporters in Moscow that a microwave beam in operation Between july 14 and oct. 19, 1983 had been protested to inc soviet foreign ministry. Thursday s statement provided in the form of written answers o question submitted by the associated press did not give any specific Dale when the microwave signals had resumed. To also shed no new Light on the reasons Tor the microwave bombardment which is believed to have been going on Ai far Back As october 1953, the department of stale is not in a position to answer this question because any response would be speculation the statement said. In pail years such speculation has included soviet efforts to try to foil . Electronic  Gal Cring operation in Moscow use of the beams in connection with soviet eavesdropping devices planted within Khieem Bassy or attempts to induce behavioural and physiological effects among . Personnel at the embassy. The stale department statement said that in Moscow currently the microwave signals Are primarily in the 9 11 Ghi Range with some selected at the 5-6 Ghi  the microwave signal Power Levels Are typically 0.1 Micro Watt per Square centimetre internal to the build ing it said. Measurements in Metal to the building Are typically less than 0.01 Micro Watt pc Square centimetre the current . Voluntary to Fly Standard for epo sure to microwave radiation set by the american National standards Institute is 3,000 Micro Watt per Square centimetre. By contrast the soviet Union s official safely Standard for the microwave frequency Range is a tin lower10 Micro Watts per Square centimetre. The stole department said All personnel assigned to the us. Embassy in Moscow Are Given a Complete Accuri . Before going to the Post. The us. Embassy microwave situation is one Ouie discussed  the department was asked what actions have been taken by the United slates since Jan. I is 80, to pro test to soviet officials tie presence of the microwave transmissions in response in said thai during the pal of july through october 198a microwave signal in the ghz Range exceeded i Micro Watt per Square centimetre. We protested the resumption of microwave bombardment to the soviet  informed embassy employees and undertook tests to ensure that our microwave screening remained effective aluminium screening was installed at the embassy in 1976, at the same Lime the department began a series of briefings for embassy staffers and foreign service officers previously posted to Moscow. Up unlit Hen. The existence of the microwave problem had been made known Only to a handful of senior officials Secu Rity officers and medical personnel in Moscow an Washington. Carnegie fund honors 18 for heroic rescues Pittsburgh a a Michigan Mechanic who attacked two pit Bull dogs to Rescue a Man being clawed and bitten was one of 18 people honoured by the Carnegie hero fund commission Mark Wood 38, of Detroit also became a Large of the dogs when he tripped and fell while trying to save John j. Behring or. 55, a vacuum cleaner Salesman from Redford Mich. What a hero just like in the movies. Here s a hero and nil of a sudden he Falls and the bad Guys come and get you Wood said with a chuckle. After i though about it later it was kind of comical of the in heroes honoured thursday five died in their Rescue attempts according to the commission. Thursday s recipients who came from 10 different states bring to 7,199 in number of americans and canadians who have been awarded the Carnegie medal since 1904, when industrialist Andrew Carnegie established the fund to recognize what he called the heroes of  of thai number 1,487 died performing their acts of heroism. Wood was driving by March 18,1987, when he saw Csc Longcr being attacked on the ground. He said he stopped his car and ran into a Barber shop grabbed a boat oar with the paddle end removed and ran Back out distracting the dogs and giving sch ringer a Chanceton run into his store. I yelled Al the dogs and right away they got off him and came Al me he said. Wood managed to club each dog at least four times. But they Kepi lunging Back one attacking from the from and the other from the Back causing him to fall. To thought i was done far Wood said. When 1 went Down and that dog got me i thought this was  an elderly Man drove up and honked. As the dog biting Wood turned around the Motorist ran Over i giving Wood enough time to gel up. He said the dogs which were later destroyed ran to a nearby apartment. Wood then went looking for Geh anger All you could see was pools of blood where he had been walking Wood said. I be never teen anybody torn up that badly and still  sch ringer who has undergone several operations since the a Lark said he s been unable to recall Man details. Wood was hospitalized briefly for the dog bite which left a scar on his leg. Ill never be Able to do any More panty Hose ," he joked. Each of the latest recipients or their survivors of the Carnegie honors received a 12,500 Grunland a Bronze medal. So far the fund has Given 117.1 million in one time payments and continuing pensions. Carnegie was inspired to Mart the fund after hearing accounts of heroism during a Coal mining tragedy in Warwick notch of Pittsburgh. In Wai Carnegie i wish thai people who perform heroic acts should not suffer Pecunia Rily because of them nor should their dependents said commission president Robert w. Off. The others honoured were Rob i Moo. As. A twi Bimi . Who a i it Frog in a air Zyair olo in Horn Monning in to Laa of  m Gimme ran Nui its Jam 0. A Tafton. 46, d Baldwin. My. 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