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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 23, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 3 gone fishing an ice Fisherman huddles on the Sun bitter cold nights have provided Colo glistened ice of Georgetown Lake just Rado sportsmen with a Good ice fishing outside Denver. Mild sunny Days and season this Winter. Most Vietnam vets satisfied with life 2 researchers say Columbia to. Up most Vietnam War veterans Are Content and generally satisfied with life according Toto University of Missouri Columbia professors who conducted a study on the Issue. The study life satisfaction and the male Vietnam Veteran is scheduled to appear in an upcoming Issue of journal of traumatic  it was co written by Leadelle Phelps associate professor of education and counselling psychology and Alex Waigandt associate professor of health and physical education. A great number of articles on Viet Nam veterans who suffer from Post traumatic stress syndrome show almost every Vietnam Veteran As a disturbed person said Waigandt who receive three purple hearts and a Silver Star in Vietnam. Phelps and Waigandt said they wanted to explore the possibility that a Large group of Vietnam veterans is making it in life and goes unnoticed in research literature. Research since 1985 consistently has revealed Vietnam veterans As compared with non veterans experience More per Sonal adjustment difficulties Are More Likely to commit suicide participate i greater number of negative health Behaviours and often Are aggressive he noted. He said the majority of the studies were compiled on hospitalized subjects or veterans seeking psychological assist Ance. The studies did not answer How the self expressed themes of depression self doubt and alienation affect the Veteran Slife satisfaction he said. A Survey of 168 males was divided into three categories 48 Vietnam Veter ans 55 veterans of a different Era and 65vietnam-Era people with no military experience. The three groups were compared on the life satisfaction Index an instrument designed to reflect morale or happiness and the demographic variables of age marital status occupation dependents and physician visits. All three groups expressed a general satisfaction with their lives but the Viet Nam Veteran was less Happy than his non Veteran counterpart Waigandt said. However the experience of having served in Vietnam As opposed to being a Veteran in service elsewhere was not unimportant Factor toward reported life sat  palestinian israeli leaders reject Rabin plan Jerusalem a palestinian leaders from the occupied territories and israeli lawmakers sunday turned Down an israeli palestinian peace proposal put Forward by defense minister Yitzhak. Rabin. Rabin unveiled his unofficial peace settlement plan last thursday offering the palestinians free elections in Exchange for an end to their 13-month rebellion against israeli Rule in the occupied lands. Under Rabin s proposal peace talks Between Israel and elected palestinian negotiators would Lead to a period of autonomy or limited self Rule for palestini ans in the West Bank and Gaza strip. The plan Calls for the eventual creation of a confederation Between the occupied lands and Israel or Jordan. Israel has ruled the territories since capturing the from neighbouring Arab countries in the 1967 Middle East War. Bethlehem mayor Elias Freij who has proposed  cease fire in the uprising rejected Rabin s idea saying the plan is not a starter and will Lead  i Don t believe people will accept it Freij said on israeli radio. People Are looking for a genuine comprehensive peace with Israel. With the Plo now rep resenting the palestinians the Best Way is to talk to the Plo through an International  Freij s own cease fire proposal was followed by statement from Plo chairman Yasser Arafat. He said whoever thinks of stopping the int Eyadeh uprising before it achieves its goals i will give him 10 bullets in the  the Palestine liberation organization also rejected Rabin s plan Friday. Plo spokesman Ahmed Abdulrahman said real peace could be based Only on a Complete israeli withdrawal from palestinian lands and the establishment fan Independent palestinian  the idea of giving the palestinians limited autonomy and elections is not new. A similar plan was first put Forth in december 1977 by then prime minister Menachem begin and was rejected by the palestini ans. But Rabin revived the idea at a time when International criticism is growing Over the High casualties from Israel s use of Force in attempting to quell the palestinian uprising. Rabin said ending the revolt was necessary to create a climate for any peaceful solution. Israeli legislators from both right Wing and left Wing Qantas passenger Jet returns to Airport after bomb threat Athens Greece a a Qantas jetliner turned Back to Athens Airport after the control Tower received a bomb threat against the Boeing 747.the aircraft returned to the Airport 1 /2 hours after Takeoff. The Airport Tower received an Anonymous Cal saying a bomb had been placed on the Sydney austra Lia bound jetliner a police spokesman  searched the plane and found nothing. It s being refuelled and getting ready for Takeoff. It was Justa hoax but we had to be sure the spokesman said. Parties said Rabin s plan was unsatisfactory. Cabinet minister Ronnie Milo a member of prime minister Yitzhak Shamir s conservative liked bloc insisted that palestinian elections should follow Auton omy according to the 1978  Camp David accords Between Egypt and Israel. The leftist peace now movement said Rabin s proposal could be viewed As serious Only if it were accompanied by cancellation of harsh army policies against the palestinian protesters and the release of detained Arab leaders. Rabin said the idea of releasing detainees could be considered. But the peace now group also called for either director indirect talks with the Plo. The government policy bans talks with the Plo and says it is a terrorist group. Finance minister Shimon Peres Leader of Rabin left leaning labor party expressed Hope that the Plo would withdraw its opposition to Rabin s plan. But Peres who spoke on Israel s army radio hours after returning from a visit to West Germany said he rejected a swedish proposal to talk with the Plo. I told the swedish prime minister. That first of All the Plo and the palestinians have to Stop terror said Peres. He added that Arab Stone throwing protests in the occupied lands could be seen As a form of terror ism. Plo officials have maintained the uprising in t terrorism but a struggle for Independence against Israel s military occupation. 4 held in connection with arson fire Shaf killed 6 Kansas City to. A three people were arrested and a fourth person surrendered to police saturday in connection with a pre Dawn arson fire that killed six people from four generations of a family police said. A 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-Oldman were arrested saturday within a few blocks of the House that was heavily damaged by fire Early Friday morning. Another 17-year-old boy surrendered to police saturday evening said police spokesman sgt. Gregory Mills. A 32-year-old Man was arrested late saturday evening police said. No charges were immediately filed against the four who were held in the Jackson county jail police said. Survivors of the fire said a feud with Aman who allegedly ran a nearby drug House May have been the motive for the arson. The fire was discovered at 2 45 . Friday by a Man inside the House who went to investigate the sound of breaking Glass in the first floor living room Mills said. The fire spread quickly up the stairs to the second floor where All six victims later were found dead in their bedrooms. Gasoline was used to Start the Blaze Mills said. A nearly empty 5-gallon Gaso line can was found near the broken win Dow. Preliminary reports said the six Vic Tims who represented four generations of a family died of smoke inhalation. The victims were identified As Trisha Phillips 19 her baby Mark Sanders jr., 6 months Jason Addison 2 Courtney Addison 2 Velma Coleman 76 and Nola Phillips 59. Two other occupants of the 2 /2-Storyframe House were hospitalized. Four other people fled without serious injury. They lost their lives for nothing Over something that Don t really make no sense said Mark Sanders the father of the infant. Police had staked out the neighbor Hood thursday after getting numerous complaints about drug activity said capt. James Nunn. Several people were arrested on outstanding warrants after they left a House in the Block he said  
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