European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 4, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 poverty to Gancer relation to be studied  Irvine. Calif the american cancer society announced sunday that it will focus attention an inc rela Tion of poverty to cancer death rates through a series of hearings leading to a report to the nation in july in doing his. The society is acknowledging thai the poor have not been a major program priority to  or. Harold a Freeman society president told reporters attending a seminar for science writers in Irvine. Freeman said the new focus grows out of a i Flag report Bra american cancer Sci ctr committee on cancer in poor people that a Parl revealed i hat the cancer survival Rale of nearly 35 million americans below the poverty level was 10 to 15 percent below the nation s Overall rate of 50 percent. Most of these poor 23 million arc White he said while 9.5 million arc Black and 1.2 million arc of Oiler races. Fret Man director of surgery at Harlem Hospital Center in new York said poor people have less Access to health care and Are less educated. Only 41 percent of poor americans arc Cov ered by Mcd Caid Freeman said. In addition they May have life Myles that include High risk factors for getting cancer such As use of tobacco and alcohol he said. Lie said that front May to july the american cancer society will hold regional meetings in Newark. . St. Louis Atlanta Jackson. Miss Al i Jiso. Texas pm Penin and sic Ramon in. T Alir soliciting the opinions and the experiences of the people we Hope to help the i duty Hopes to discover some Model programs where the poor Are tiling Heller Access to screenings Williim Graphy and Oiler care thai could Lead to earlier detection of can cer he said. On july 17. The society will Mylke a report 10 the nation Al a hearing on Capitol Hill Freeman said. President Bush members of Congress Federal policy makers and staffs of agencies that serve the poor will he invited. In Iii schiember the society will hold a two Day conference on cancer and the poor in Atlanta. We will be advocates for the entry of All people into the health care sys Lem regardless of ability to  free Man said. The Gap in cancer survival Between the poor and the More of Lluent must he  Accord ends strike by steelworkers at Alabama Plant Gadsden Ala. A steel workers voted overwhelmingly sunday to end their 2-Dny-okl strike Al a steel Plant where Ito ens of police guarded against a flare up of earlier picket lint violence that led to two arrests ratification of the tour year contract which was Sci Tlell in negotiations . Sen the Gulf slaves steel co. Employees Back to work for sunday s 11 . Shift. Thermon Phillips District Dirc Clor of the United steel work Union said Gulf states management began to move after Midnight Friday. They had to Sec for themselves that the Union was serious about strik ing negotiations had been going on periodically for months  it Jim Hyatt said everything was tin a Al Llie Plant saturday night. Daren of troopers were assist my Gadsden police following an outbreak of  violence earlier saturday he said. Pickets with clubs and chains damaged 10 police ears ind a Driver crashed n company Gate after More than .600 Union workers Allie  on strike Al Midnight Friday authorises said a Union spokesman said the picket line skirmishes were just shouting Baik and Lorth but no one was  however state police stud several Plant Security guards suffered minor injuries. Ear Guyton. Vice president of local 2176, said negotiations reached an impasse  Over several is sues wages profit sharing health care costs and contracting work in the Plant to outside contractors. Figr the walkout a Federal mediator began assisting in the private talks at a hotel in Birmingham about 50 Miles Southeast of Madsen. Town changing hands . Bras Elm left and hit brother  oru shown to Unity ind is seltun\.,which actress Kim Bissin or Bini agreed to Huy fur $21 million. The own of Sorne 500 Rolih iks was founded by William 1 Torrison Brasil Loti in iih6 Ami i oni a by 25 fills in Sec plants who put it in fur Sale la years aun Ilie Star if such films As Lalind Dull "9 ii is of versa intr and Tiu nil Tirol ill Jji-1 n Hant u 70. Too Houari film Shupping Center nil Industrial Piirak and Lxi it ?0 Humes und other buildings. Gingrich predicts Wright will be out by june Washington Al How lie publican whip Newt Ogrich of Georgia said sunday Hal pending cd his allegations against speaker Jim Wright of Texas mean we re going to have a Long and Dif Lecuit Spring and predicted that Wright will be Oul  june. But House majority Leader in Ninassi Foley of Washington appearing with Gingrich on abcs meet the.1  said he is confident Wright will be cleared of any wrongdoing meanwhile Wright denounced As Ahw Lulov absurd a Leas newspaper Story re porting that the House ethics committee Hod turned up in estimated 100 pm null violations of congressional rules. The a thick com Millie is expected to report shortly on its preliminary invest la into the allegations against. Including bulk sales of his Book pc Flection of a Public  Gingrich said i think the evidence is Atri Ildy in Public record pretty Clear Hal we re cuing i have a Long and difficult Spring the evidence is going to be Oti  i frankly theml. Or. Foley is going to be speaker by  Chin Inch void the ethics committee has spent $1.6 million investigating Rig lil. And he a Illeda on the. Panel to make Public a 4fiq-Pagc report prepared by its special counsel kill Laird i Helan. Fol who As majority Leader ranks just behind Wright in the House s Jemo Crealie leadership declared i am confident he is by nb10 in cleared of violating any House rules and be will remain the speaker of the  taxes pay for facelifts of Texas cons paper says Houston a hundreds of stale prison in mates have been gelling facelifts liposuction and other cosmetic cues at taxpayers expense for Mure than 20 ears according to a published report. The operations have been performed Al Gulov ton s John scaly Hospital which provides medical and surgical staff for the slate prison and is a teach ing Hospital for the under silk of Tessas medical Branch in cult Mon the Hospital said inc Texas corrections depart men is not charged for surgery on inmates but the expenses Are paid by la of because the Hospital is part of a stale funded College the Houston chronicle reported sunday. The medical school says the practice helps surgeons perfect their skills. School officials also cite studies saggy sting that in Jucs Are less Likely to re turn to prison if they look belter when the leave Tommy Thompson a 59-je, inmate hoping for parole this year agrees. Thompson received Fate and brow lifts and under went Lipo Sillion the removal of fat in february. His 21-Day maj Cost $12,117 in room costs Dione. Based on the. Hospital s estimates of average to Patio no costs of $517 per Day. "1 feel 100 Perelm  said Thompson who i serving 60 years for theft and abetting prostitution. I think it will help my Aiu mde and my be cling about myself when i go Back to the free world said 1 Hosip Ion who had previously served l Ime i or Thuv Gak Eslon county District attorney Michael i. I Jar i no said he was unaware prisoners Tan have inc operations. I can think of better candidates for such a thing. That strikes me As a Little Odd he said. Hospital officials said they have mule Choice cos Metic surgery n available to Sealy s indigent a liens and the Hospital a s a i9so Federal court order for prison Reform requires Hal inmates receive the same care available to Sealy s regular patients corrections department spokesman Charles Crown said inmates were getting cosmetic surgery Long before the court order. I started Back in the 60s and they did some in the 70s, know for sure. I know it has been going on since 1968," he said