European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday. February 23.1990 toll Plaza malady puzzles officials new York a thirty loll taken at the to thorough Bridge have been hit with a mysterious illness during the past week prompting authorities to study everything from the air Thuv breathe to the Coffee they drink. Three workers on thursday became the latest victims of the ailment complaining of sore throats headaches or dizziness. Other symptoms thai have afflicted workers since the outbreak began feb. 16 include vomiting watery eyes and fainting. One worker required Mouth to Mouth resuscitation. Carbon monoxide poisoning was ruled out on wednesday. On thursday test results showed that Lap and bottled water were not the problem officials said. At his Point it s still a mystery and Well just Sta with u. Well look at everything under the Sun until we can get to the Bottom of  said Tina Casey a spokeswoman for the City Depan ment of environmental Protection. The a shaped Bridge spans the East River and connects the new York City boroughs of Man Hattan. Queens and the Bronx. It is used by 160.000 vehicles a Day. Barbara Richardson a spokeswoman for the to thorough Bridge and Tunnel authority said thursday s illnesses marked the first time this car that the symptoms had struck someone Atixhe Bronx loll Plaza All the other victims had been at the Manhattan Plaza. No Law against taping kid s Mouth says sheriff Brkih ton. Colo a the sheriffs office said no Laws were violated when a teacher taped shut the Mouth of an asthmatic fifth grader for talking in class. Hut the school District placed Kenneth Roberts. 20. On administrative leave and started its own investigation into the episode i Mil delay and judgment about or. Roberts until the facts Are  said Adams county schools superintendent Michael Massaron. Regardless of whether the child had been asthmatic or not we would have taken the same course of  Roberts said he put tape Over the student s Mouth after the boy yelled across the room and ignored his requests to quiet Down. He said the boy was not Hurt and he Learned the student had a history of asthma Only after the incident. The sheriffs office began investigating last thursday after principal Kathleen Basset reported the student s Mouth was shut with masking tape for about 20 minutes. This Mailer was investigated by detectives. It was determined there was no violation of criminal Law said Robert Neiman. A sheriffs office spokesman. Journalist author Lasky former Striper Dies at 72 Washington a journalist and author Vic Tor Lasky died thursday of cancer at Georgetown University Hospital. He was 72. Lasky. Who began his journalism career As a copy Bov Ai the new York journal american covered world War ii in Europe for the Slars & stripes. After the War. He joined the new York world Tele Gram and helped write a pulitzer prize winning series on communist infiltration of american institutions he covered inc trial of former slate department offi Cial Algor Hiss and co authored a Book about the Case. Seeds of  he wrote several biographies. Including  i he Man and the  Robert i Kennedy the Man and the m in lie also wrote books about supreme Oun Jusick Arthur Goldberg actor George a Mph Jim Riv c Allerand Henry Ford ii. In i9sj. A documentary he whole Lor Mem. " inc hoax Ute uus nominated Lor an pc derm Avard. Laski. Who was born in Liberty.  from Brooklyn College in 1940 in his later years he was critical of journalistic mis conduct and wrote for accuracy in Media a watchdog organization. He is survived by his wife. Patricia of Washington and two Sisters. Legislators want to restore full jobless benefits to sex gis b William j. Bartman Washington Bureau Washington three democratic congressmen have proposed a Bill to restore full unemployment benefits for sex military personnel. The proposal was introduced in response to a Forth coming wave of troop cuts that could last several years. Under the Bill sex Scricc members would be Given he same benefits civilians receive when they lose their jobs. Currently Scricc members must wait four weeks to Start 13 weeks of benefits. Civilians Wail one week for2k weeks of benefits. The formula for service i a bars was implemented in 1982 after Congress reversed an action Hal had eliminated the benefits for cd Scricc Mcthers. The removal of the benefits pushed by former president Keagan. Lasted one year. New York rep. Thomas Downey one of the Bill s sponsors said in an Era when we Are cutting defense spending at the same Lime we expect our fighting men and women to risk their lives in Grenada and Panama the least we can do is provide Ihm with 26 weeks of benefits after the coming reduction in  the other sponsors arc reps. Donald Pease. D Ohio. And Sander Levin. A min. During 1989. 65.174 cd Scricc members received at least one unemployment compensation payment according to the labor department. The House ways and Means subcommittee on human resources was to begin hearings thursday and continue them monday on the Bill which is part of an Overall unemployment benefits Reform package. The package includes proposals to improve entitlements lift restrictions on funding and raise unemployment taxes. Downey conceded that some congressional members might ask. Is he crazy the president said. Read my lips no new taxes this proposal docs not have a new lax. It is an increase in an old lax that w ill help to eliminate an is i billion shortfall in Federal unemployment taxes to cover costs the system will incur during a  Downey said that if his Reform package is not implemented As Many As half of the states will run Oul of Money to pay for benefits when the next recession occurs. They will have to borrow from the Federal unemployment Trust fund which will prove inadequate. Unemployment compensation to privately employed persons is funded through the individual Stales Vahi cd lax employers based on wages paid. However. When an sex service member collects unemployment benefits the slate Bills the labor department which in turn Bills the defense  the system is set up. Most of the taxes collected from employers go Back to the Federal government Andare then disbursed Back to the Stales. Although there is no provision to collect such a tax to cover service members. Supporters of the legislation said the extra Money generated by the Bill would result in More Money coming in than going out. The unemployment benefits for  eliminated during the budget cutting years of the Reagan administration. Officials maintained thai scr  who left the All Volunteer Force were in effect voluntarily quilting a Job. Airborne attack firefighters on wednesday called in an air strike against the lire Yard fire they hate been battling for More than a week. The plane dropped fire retardant chemicals on the stubborn Blaze in i Lajic sulk on Tario. Experts hate warned Hal Oil residue from the burning tires May trigger an environmental disaster