European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes thursday april 5,1990hessen asks Kohl to push Gist Exi Wollmann cites Frankfurt a Competition with Europe cities by Mary Neth staff writer Frankfurt West Germany a the government of Hessen is asking Chancellor Helmut Kohl to work for the removal of . Troops from Frankfurt when military reductions begin. In an april 2 letter to Kohl minister president Walter Wallmann also said he would like to see . Forces eventually withdraw from Rhein main a and the Wiesbaden Erlenheim Airport. Wallmann who is a member of Kohls Christian democratic Union cited economic reasons for his request. To expand Frankfurt urgently needs properties being used by the . Military including . Housing areas caverns and the in Farben Complex which houses the Abrams building and other facilities. A that Means for Frankfurt the City can strengthen its metropolitan function amid euro Pean Competition Only through an expansion of its infrastructure,1�?T Wallmann wrote. Hessen has one of the highest concentrations of . Troops in West Germany he said. Frankfurt lord mayor Volker Hauff whose social democratic party is appealing for . Forces to give up their shopping area in Frankfurt was pleased by Wallmann a letter. Jan von Trott Haups personal adviser said wednesday that talks about such troop withdrawals have been held Between the lord mayor and it. Gen. George Joulwan and Gen. Crosbie e. Saint. Joulwan is the commander of v corps which is based in Frankfurt. Saint commands the . Army in Europe. But Bob Wyatt director of communications and Liaison services for the Frankfurt military Community said Only one informal meeting has been held. A there have been no formal proposals about these areas or return of the Frankfurt a Ping area a Wyatt said. On March 24, members of the Sochi crafts voted for a plan to turn the shopping Ceney re which lies Between Escher Heimer land St Adickes Alle and Bertra Strasse into a much needed housing development. Von Trott reported March 28 that Hauff he lived however that the City must find an alter native site before making such a request. Wallmann and another state official wolfean Gerhardt plan to visit Washington in May to Dis cuss troop reductions and the interests of theil state. Neir Carl Ludwig Wagner the minister president of Rheinland Faiz travelled to Washington last week. Wagner presented a list of 12 . Facilities that his government would like for the United states to leave first when the troop cuts  names Pilot rescued after crash Naples Italy a amps a the Navy on wednesday released the name of the Pilot who was rescued Over the weekend after his Fa-18 Hornet crashed into the Mediterranean. A Navy spokesman said it cmdr. William j. Henderson 36, was on a routine flying operation from the aircraft Carrier Dwight d. Eisenhower when his fighter crashed at 4 10 . Saturday. Henderson a resident of Jacksonville fla., was plucked from the water by a sh-3 sea King helicopter 10 minutes after the crash said it. Jim fallin a 6th Fleet spokesman. Henderson was treated aboard the Carrier and returned to duty sunday. The cause of the crash is under investigation fallin  sentenced for bad checks Zaragoza a Spain a amps a an airman has been sentenced to six months in jail for writing 30 bad checks totalling $4,500, a base official said. Airman Donald i. Abdelkader 18, of the 406th consolidated aircraft Maint so was charged with writing checks with the intent to defraud and failing to maintain sufficient funds 1st it. Cliff Atkinson said. At a general court martial that ended March 29, Abdelkader was also Given a bad conduct discharge ordered to forfeit $200 a month for six months and reduced to the lowest enlisted  service set for 3rd army go Frankfurt West Germany a amps a a memorial service will be held Friday for a 39-year-old 3rd army div Soldier who died tuesday morning. Military authorities Are investigating the death of sgt. Nathan Mcfad Den a division spokesman said. Mcfadden was assigned with cob 143rd signal in at Edwards Cavern. He is survived by his wife and two daughters. No other information was immediately available. The memorial service is set for 4 . At the Drake Edwards Chapel on Edwards Cavern. Genscher holds talks with Bush predicts German Unity in 1991 Washington apr West German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher met with president Bush wednesday and predicted that 1991 will be the year Germany is reunited. Genscher conferred with Bush in the Oval office on the recent East German election results on soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze stalks with . Officials the lithuanian crisis and other matters. Later the West German minister told reporters a we had very Friendly talks and we agreed in All important  Genscher said East Germany a new non communist government will probably be formed by next week. A we want to begin discussions with the new government. On economic monetary and social Union Between the two German states a so living conditions can be improved in the former communist state. He said sub Cabinet diplomats from the 2-plus-4 Powers will soon hold another meeting on the external aspects of German reunification and a we Hope that by the end of april the first meeting at ministerial level will be held. The participants in the negotiations include both German nations plus the four nations that emerged victorious after world War ii the United states Britain France and the soviet Union. Asked when reunification will occur Genscher replied a i assume that the first All German elections will take place in the year 1991 and that is also the year in which German Unity will be  he said Germany has sworn never to develop nuclear biological or chemical weapons and offered anew the Assurance that a there is nobody no single person in Germany that would question the present polish Western Border. This is something that is definite. A we want to see German unification be a contribution to stability in Europe a said Genscher who added that nato membership for the new nation remains a of great  the soviet Union wants a United Germany to be Neutral not in nato. Shevardnadze was opening three a of talks with Secretary of state James a Baker later on wednesday. The soviet minister meets with Bush on Friday. Bush was to meet later wednesday with japanese prime minister Toshiki Kaifus emissaries on Japan a plans to open its markets to . Exports. The president also was to present a i Crystal Apple to the National teacher of the year. Inclement weather forced the White House to cancel plans for Bush to play Tennis with several pros. Bush flying Between political speeches in Indianapolis and the Detroit area on tuesday expressed concern about iraqi president Saddam Hussein a threat to destroy a half of Israel with chemical weapons if the israelis attack facilities in Iraq. A this is no time to be escalating tensions in the Middle East a Bush said. He urged Saddam to a forget about talk of using chemical and biological weapons Quot health advice found to Cut deaths of men with heart disease risk Chicago apr a study of More than 12,800 men at High risk for heart disease found the death rate from heart attacks was 24 percent lower for those who received advice about nutrition or other health matters. About half of the 12,860 men studied at 22 clinics nationwide received the counselling several times a year. The others were examined annually and Only received additional treatment if needed. The advice included information about lower cholesterol Levels counselling on quitting smoking and improved drug therapy to control High blood pressure researchers reported in wednesdays journal of the american medical association. The study of men Ages 35 to 57 began in 1973 and ended in 1982. The results reported in the journal Stem from a follow up review in december 1985, after the treatment ended said Marcus o. Kjelsberg a statistician at the University of Minnesota a school of Public health where the data was Analysed. Initial examinations in 1982 showed no significant differences Between the two groups which surprised researchers and prompted the follow up Kjelsberg said tuesday. But the follow up found the death rate from coronary heart disease after 1982 was 10.6 percent lower in men who had received the treatment and the Overall death rates were 7.7 percent lower. The biggest difference was in the death rate from heart attacks which killed 106 of those in the special treatment group 24 percent fewer than the 140 deaths noted in the other group. The ultimate results were not surprising Given the multitude of data showing a link Between diet smoking and heart disease said or. Jeremiah Stamler a cardiovascular epidemiologist at Northwestern University and a principal investigator in the study. A everything i know about All of this leads me to the inference that this should happen a Stamler said. Researchers expected to see the results earlier at the end of the study but they failed to anticipate several factors that May account for the delay Stamler said. One reason May have been that All the volunteers for the study were relatively healthy despite facing a higher than nor Mal risk for heart disease because they smoked had High blood pressure or High cholesterol Levels or a combination of i three Stamler said. Another reason for the delayed results May have been a change in drug treat for High blood pressure that occurred Ward the end of the study. The Aleaf a ment was considered More effective Kje said the study was funded by the National heart lung and blood Institute m Thesda my