European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 07, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday october 7,1989 Rescue workers tend to victims of a ire at the Hill Haven rehabilitation and convalescent Center in Norfolk 9 killed 68 injured by fire smoke at a. Nursing Home Norfolk a. A a fire that struck a nursing Home while patients were going to sleep killed nine people and injured 68 As rescuers rushed dazed patients to safety through Halls flooded with dense smoke. The elderly evacuees some in bedclothes and som of whom were naked when they were saved were helped through Halls and Down ladders As firefighters tackled the Blaze that was reported at 10 30 . Thursday. Patients huddled together on the lawns of houses near the 160-bcd Hill Haven rehabilitation and convalescent Center where they were attended by paramedics and neighbors. The fire was mostly confined to one room on the second floor of the four Story Brick Home but smoke spread throughput. Many of the injured suffered from smoke inhalation Norfolk fire chief Thomas e. Gardner said. I woke up in a roomful of smoke said patient Robert Bell 82. The whole room was saturated with smoke. You could t see and you could t  Many of the patients were hooked up to All sorts of medical equipment which further hampered efforts to evacuate them Gardner said. Gardner also said two patients in the room where the tire broke out died of Burns and seven in other rooms succumbed to smoke inhalation. Their identities were being withheld until relatives were notified. The fire chief said some residents stayed in their rooms with the doors closed while firefighters used a giant pressurized ventilation system called a smoke blaster to Clear the smoke and pump fresh air into the building. He added that 180 people were in the building when the fire broke out. The 68 people who were taken to hospitals suffered from smoke inhalation and minor Burns said Deborah Myers a spokeswoman for so Tara Norfolk Genera Hospital. The cause and extent of the fire which was extinguished after Midnight were not immediately known. At so Tara Norfolk general dozens of people waited in the lobby hours after the tire for information on relatives who were living at the Home. . Woman throws 2 children from 1 oth floor window 1 Dies new York a a woman threw two children from the 1 oth floor window of an apartment in Queens thursday killing one and critically injuring the other. Police stormed the apartment and saved a third child As he was being pushed out. The woman believed to be the children s Mother was taken into custody five minutes after the two Chil Dren fell police said. Three other children were in the apartment at the time but were not harmed. It was not known if they were siblings of the other three or whether they had seen the other children at the window. The woman was identified As me nah Abdussalam no age was Given. She was not immediately charged. Nancy uzo spokeswoman for St. John s episcopal Hospital said a girl believed to be 7 years old had died. A boy thought to be 4, was in critical condition she said. Both suffered massive internal injuries fractures and cardiac arrest said a spokesman for the emergency medical services. The woman also was taken to the Hospital for examination although she was not physically Hurt police said. Military identifies remains of Mia Honolulu a the remains Ofa missing Ameri can Serviceman returned from Indochina were identified thursday As those of a Washington state Man reported missing 17 years ago the . Pacific come said. The remains were among 28 repatriated by Vietnam on june 21. Four of the remains have been identified and at tempts to identify the others Are continuing according to a statement. Air Force capt. Terry a. Trimble of Farmington,wash., was reported missing Over North Vietnam on april is 1972, the command said. The remains were to depart Hickam fab with full military honors Friday morning. Stateside Casino to set up hot line for addicted gamblers Las vegas a Harrah s will become Nevada s first hotel Casino to help compulsive gamblers break the habit that enriches gaming Halls but can destroy lives. The hotel Casino said it will donate $250 month Tor the next year to operate a hot line for addicted gamblers. William Sherman the resort s attorney said signs soon will be posted telling customers and employees where to Call for help. The hot line will be operated by the Nevada Council on compulsive gambling. Signs listing a Telephone number to help addicted gamblers have been posted in Atlantic City s 12 casinos since 1987, including Harrah Marina. But casinos in Nevada have ignored the problem of compulsive gamblers. In Nevada the Harrah s company owns har Rah s Reno Harrah s Lake Tahoe. Bill s Lake Tahoe Casino the Holiday Casino in Las Vega Sand Harrah s Del Rio in Laughlin. Rally in St. Louis seeks repeal of Laws on drugs St. Louis up an organization advocating the decriminalization of marijuana held a rally thursday under the Gateway Arch on the City s riverfront to drum up support for its efforts to repeal drug  of our Street crimes Are not the result of drugs said Jack Merer a longtime activist wit the National organization for the Reform of marijuana Laws and the author of several Bookson marijuana. The crimes occur As a result of the immoral drug  Normal a non profit organization also works to provide information on marijuana and the Laws affecting Itin the past the hemp Plant was used in the production of paper rope and cloth  original declaration of Independence was written on paper made from the hemp Plant he said. When George Bush was shot Down in world War ii the Parachute he was holding on to was made from hemp Herer said. 2 Kansas City papers to merge As morning daily Kansas City to. A the afternoon Kansas City Star and the morning Kansas City times will merge to form a single morning paper called the Kansas City Star. No Date was set for publication of the merge newspaper said James h. Hale publisher of the two  and editor Joe Mcguff said Friday that no employees will be Laid off because of the  two papers have been owned by capital cities Abc inc. Since 1977 but compete in Bot news and business. The merger will Mark the end of 109 years of afternoon publishing by the Kansas City Star co., which was started in 1880 As a two Penny four Page paper the decision to drop afternoon publication follows a trend among metropolitan newspapers around the country. Lone mayoral candidate fails to get enough votes Saco Maine a Mark Johnston was the Only candidate from either party running for mayor in this coastal City and he  failed to get enough votes in tues Day s primary to appear on the november ballot according to City attorney Mary Kahl. As Kahl interprets the City charter a Candi Date in the primary must win votes amounting to at least 5 percent of the total cast in the pre Vious general election in order to appear on the general election ballot. But tuesday s voter turn out was Only 3 percent so Johnston failed to get the required support. Johnston said thursday he is challenging his loss. He said another Section of the charter says the primary candidate with the most votes wins