European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday. August 25,1989 news updates cleanup problems Anchorage Alaska a More than a hair dozen Oil spill cleanup workers have reported being burned or suffering other problems from fertilizer being spread on Alaska beaches to help Oil eating bacteria grow. Six workers on two beaches on the Southern end of the Kenai pen insula apparently suffered minor Burns last week from the ammonia nitrate fertilizer said Industrial hygienist Mack Davis of the state office of safety and health there have been at least three More cases since then Steve pro Vanl the state s on a conc coordinator for the cleanup said tues Day. The cleanup has been going on since i million Gallons of on were spilled on March 24 by the Tanker Exxon Valdez in Prince William sound. Pilot acquitted Newport Beach Calif. A a Pilot charged with re sisting arrest after flying in restricted airspace Over former president Reagan s Home last year was found innocent. A municipal court jury on tuesday acquitted Douglas Davis of the Misdemeanour charge. Davis attorney Scott Raphael said the decision bolsters his Cli ent s $1 million civil suit which contends that an Orange county sheriffs Deputy used excessive Force against him while he was detained for questioning by Federal agents. The Federal aviation administration forced Davis to land after he flew Over the former president s Home last dec. 28. Faa rules prohibited Low level flights Over the area when Reagan was at his Bel air Home. Toronto scientists isolate Gene that can cause cystic fibrosis Toronto a researchers have discovered and isolated the Gene that can cause cystic fibrosis a major step that could help in developing treatments for the fatal disease a scientist said thurs Day. Analysis suggests the Gene plays a role in transporting substances across cell membranes a process scientists suspect lies at the heart of cystic fibrosis. Said Lap Chee Tsui of the research Institute at the Hospital for sick children in to Ronto. The discovery will open up the door to More focused experiments to find treatments that strike at the Basic cause of the disease he said in a Telephone interview. This is one of the most significant discoveries in the history of human genetics said or. Ronald Worton chief geneticist at the Hospital. For those suffering from cystic fibrosis the finding is the most exciting Eagle scout Wiesbaden. West Germany a member of troop 106 was recently awarded the rank of Eagle scout the highest rank in boy scouting. Thomas r. Hicks 18. Has been in scouting for ii years. To earn his Eagle scout award he con ducted a food drive in the Wiesbaden military Community. Hicks and other volunteers collected More than 1,900 pounds of food to be distributed to needy families in the area. Hicks recently graduated from Gen. . Arnold High school. He is the son of army it. Col. Thomas and Lenore Hicks. To Cam the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service project. Suspected molester not wanted in slaying Wiesbaden West Germany a Man arrested by Mainz police on sunday is no longer suspected in the strangulation of a in year old West German boy police say. The 59-year-old resident of Frankfurt was arrested at the tubers Borg swim Ming Pool in Mainz a police statement said wednesday. The suspect was arrested after a woman whose child had been molested earlier saw him and in formed police that he was at the Pool. The Man had been suspected in the slaying of Marco Weisser who was last seen at the grosser Sand swimming Poolin Mainz Mombach on july 22. A composite picture of the suspect appeared in the stars and stripes on sunday. Event since this disease was first de scribed in the medical literature 50 years ago Robert Beall executive vice presi Dent of the cystic fibrosis foundation in both Coda mo., said thursday. Cystic fibrosis is the most common lethal genetic disease of Young people in North America. Some 30,000 people in the United states have it and 1,000 to1,200 new cases Are diagnosed each year. Half of cystic fibrosis patients die be fore reaching their mid-20s, mostly from respiratory complications. Treatment now is limited to fighting the effects of the disease rather than the cause of the illness itself. Apart from cystic fibrosis patients some 12 million people in the United Stales carry a defective form of the Gene but do not suffer the disease because they also have a Normal version. The Dis ease appears Only in people who have inherited a defective form of the Gene from each Parent. The new work will help to detect those who carry a single defective version of the Gene and could pass it on to their offspring Tsui said. The disease makes the body produce abnormally thick Sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and digestive system and inter feres with breathing and digestion. Scientists believe the problem stems from a defect in the transporting of tiny charged particles across cell Walls. Toronto researchers found that the protein produced by the Gene bears structural resemblance to proteins known to play a role in transport across cell Walls. The new research will be reported in the journal science by a team of More than two dozen scientists led by Tsui Jack Riordan of the research Institute and Francis co tins of the Howard Hughes medical Institute and the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Scientists say they will now focus on How the Gene functions and How the defect can be modified or rectified. Go apprehended in alleged rape cases by John Millar Wurzburg Bureau Wurzburg West Germany a 3rd inf div Soldier has been apprehended in connection with an alleged rape attempted rape and aggravated As Sault a criminal investigation come spokesman said thursday. The 19-year-old Soldier was apprehended monday by . Authorities after being identified by three prostitutes involved in three separate incidents Spe Cial agent Michael Alsip said. The prostitutes first identified the suspect in photographs of soldiers at Fau Lenberg Cavern who closely matched the description provided by the victim of the attempted rape he said. All three prostitutes identified him in a lineup held monday by military authorities he said. The Soldier s name has not been re leased to prevent compromising further investigation into the Case Alsip said. When apprehended the Soldier Al ready was being considered for a Dis charge from the service under less than honorable conditions he said. And we Don t know whether his commander will charge or release discharge  in such cases commanders have the option to prefer charges under court martial recommend article is or continue the discharge process already in effect he said. Alsip said discharging a Soldier is sometimes seen As a faster Way to Deal with a problem . He pointed out that prosecutors could have a difficult time proving rape of a prostitute. German authorities have Given the army investigating jurisdiction in the Case Alsip said. The Soldier is in the custody of his unit while his commander decides whether to charge him he said. The three incidents occurred near Faulcon Borg Cavern Alsip said. One Inci Dent occurred when the Soldier allegedly raped a prostitute in her apartment this Spring. In an incident in april the sol Dier allegedly got into a dispute with a prostitute Over Money but no crime has been determined Alsip said. The Soldier also is suspected of at tempted rape of a prostitute and aggravated assault of a would be rescuer on aug. 12. The victim reported that the Soldier fled after her screams alerted passers by. One Man chased the Soldier to nearby Railroad tracks where the sol Dier allegedly struck him knocking him Down a 15-foot embankment. The would be rescuer was in serious condition at a Wurzburg Hospital Alsip said. The victim cannot remember the incident he said. 4 school openings delayed by construction Bidav Walczak education writer More than 3,000 students attending overseas schools in West Germany will enjoy longer summer vacations because of construction at four Sites. Students attending Lan Stuhl Middle school and Frankfurt Middle school will have an extra week of vacation with classes scheduled to Start sept. 5. Students attending ludwigs Burg elementary and Hanau s argon or elementary Are scheduled to begin the 1989-90 school year wednesday. The majority of the More than 132.000 students attending department of defense dependents schools will re turn to class monday As scheduled. All schools in the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions will open monday officials said. A Kaiserslautern District official attributed the delay of classes at Lan Stuhl to construction that involved gutting the first and second floors of the build ing. Ceilings Light fixtures and carpeting were installed in the school where More than 700 students Are expected to attend. Construction delays of about three weeks prompted Community officials to put off the opening of Frankfurt Middle school said assistant principal Frank o Gara. Work included renovating the school s second and third floors. About875 students Are expected to enrol at the school. Ludwigs Burg elementary which serves about. 1,000 children in Grade kindergarten through four will not open until wednesday to allow the construction of4 portable classrooms. " at argon or elementary work continued thursday on an elevator Shaft. The elevator built to accommodate special education students will allow Access from the basement to the attic. About 900 children Are expected to enrol at the school. Flights cancelled to Mark air show tragedy Ramstein a West Germany is the air forces of six nato nations will schedule no tactical flights in West Germany on monday the first anniversary of the Ramstein air show disaster that killed 70 people. The decision to schedule a safety Day for monday was made by the chiefs of staff of the air forces in the Allied air forces Central Europe Region following a suggestion by the German air Force chief of staff it. Gen. Horst Jungkurth. Safety Day is normally up to each individual air Force Wing said it. Col. Bernie Beck spokesman for Allied air forces Central Europe. All the nations combined their safety Day on monday and they will do it in respect of the Ramstein disaster which occurred on aug. 28,1988. Jungkurth s suggestion was endorsed by Gen. Michael j. Dugan commander of Allied air forces Central Europe and . Air forces Europe Beck said thursday. Safety Day will affect All tactical flights Over West Germany by air forces from the United states West Germany the Netherlands the United kingdom Bel Gium and Canada. However emergency flights or Mili tary Airlift activities that cannot be postponed or otherwise rescheduled will not be affected Beck said. " Safe s safety director said safety Day is not aimed Only at the flight  is an All safety discipline flying safety weapons safety and ground safety said col. Carl p. Parlatore. It is meant for commanders and their people to get together and talk about How to do business  -