European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Stateside Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes saturday june 16,1990 sex drug practices exposing museumacq�?-=-. Youths to peril of aids Atlanta apr a Large number of american High school students Are at risk of aids because of their drug use and sexual practices according to Federal health researchers looking at 42 new youth surveys. The surveys taken in schools from across the nation and in . Territories also found continued ignorance among a Large number of High schooners regarding what does and does no to cause aids. For example in some of the Sui Weys less than half of the kids knew that Mosquito bites done to cause the disease. A the Levels of misinformation Are truly concerning but not knowing that a Mosquito bite does not cause aids does no to put a student at risk for aids a said or. Laura Kann of the National centers for disease control in Atlanta. A we Are most concerned about the findings related to sex and drug  the 1989 surveys reported thursday by the cd were conducted in 30 states 10 . Cities and two . Territories. Between 7 percent and 40 percent of the students reported having four or More sex partners. Between 2 percent and 5 percent said they had injected cocaine heroin or other intravenous drugs. The human immunodeficiency or his virus that causes aids is most often spread through sex and sharing of drug Needles. A there Are a Large number of students throughout the United states that Are at risk for his infection because of the Behaviours they practice a Kahn said. A we need to do a better Job of providing students with his education that would help them avoid Behaviours that put them at  the surveys indicated Many students knew they were taking risks. Between 93 percent and 100 percent in the various surveys knew that aids can be transmitted by drug Needles and Between 74 percent and 98 percent knew that it can be spread by sex without use of condoms. However misconceptions about aids Are still common. Only 32 percent to 75 percent in the various surveys said correctly that aids cannot be acquired by giving blood. Between 22 percent and 67 percent knew that aids does no to come from Mosquito bites. And Between 44 percent and 85 percent knew that Public toilets done to spread aids. The findings both in behaviour and awareness were similar to those in a smaller group of surveys conducted in 1988. The surveys from the participating cities and states did not represent a National sampling. And state by state comparisons of the results were not statistically relevant the cd said because different locations reported different response rates and some May have asked Only some questions of some students. Underwater world a in an Experiment to determine How the human body is affected by pressures in Ocean Depths Enzo Maiorca of Siracusa Sicily prepares to leave a Spe Cial tank at the University of Buffalo in new York. He and his two daughters were undergoing tests at the Center for research in special environments. R0rt work Texas up Thomas Cole. A the Garden of Eden a a masterpiece of  Saint thought lost for almost 160 years has been ,u8 the Amon Carter museum officials have announced a under terms of the acquisition the museum ran not reveal the name of the previous owners nor to of the transaction a said William j. Harkins ass Carters Public affairs coordinator. A Amon the 38l/2-by-52%-Inch painting is scheduled to or seen by the Public for the first time since 1831 Harkins said the family that had quietly of nah a the Garden of Eden for generations a contacted the Amon Carter with their offer because of the High Rerng tation of the museums american collection a Cole who was born in 1801 and died in 1848 was one of the founders of the first consciously North american landscape schools of painting the Hudson River school which identified the nations unspoiled mountains and Rivers with Strong spiritual values. Court orders burglar to pay for victims alarm system Madison wis. Apr a convicted burglar can be ordered to pay for a new burglar alarm for his vie Tims As part of restitution the Wisconsin supreme court ruled. In a 5-2 decision justices upheld a lower court order that Louis j. Heyn pay $4,000 for the Purchase and installation of a burglar alarm. Heyn had been ordered to pay $4,082 in restitution for the items he stole. He argued that he could not be ordered to pay for the alarm because it is not covered by state restitution Laws. But the High court majority said such a payment a aids the offenders reformation by educating him or her that a burglary is not simply a taking or destruction of personal property a but also a destroys the sense of Security that each person has a right to expect in his or her  the victimized couple had told the trial court that the nov. 13, 1987, burglary was traumatic forcing the woman to seek medical care so they installed the alarm system to ease their fears. Two bovines not cowed by sinkhole predicament Newberry Fla. Apr two cows were stuck in a 25-foot-deep sinkhole for six hours until Crews using a Crane rescued them thursday authorities said. A they moved some but they did no to seem to be distracted in any Way a Alachua county spokesman Steve Russell said. County emergency workers Volunteer firefighters paramedics and a veterinarian spent six hours trying to figure out How to get the cows out. Until the Crane pulled them out the cows were Given Hay and water to keep them Calm. The cows owner was walking around his pasture wednesday night when he found a 10-foot-wide sinkhole and spotted his cows in it. A we have had sinkholes before. But to my knowledge i done to remember a sinkhole with two cows a Russell said. A they were just in the pasture and they happened to go. They were in the wrong place at the wrong  Bush plans visit to South to Aid gop candidates Washington apr president Bush will visit Huntsville ala., and Charlotte n.c., next wednesday to help raise funds for Republican candidates the White House said thursday. In Huntsville he will attend a fund raising luncheon for Republican gov. Guy Hunt then visit the Marshall space flight Center to address employees White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said. In Charlotte Bush will attend a fund raising dinner for the re election of sen. Jesse Helms . Lyme disease cases skyrocketing in . Ati amt t a i a Atlanta apr Lyme disease cases a summertime threat in the great outdoors Are rising 62 percent a year in the United states. The National centers for disease control reported thursday that Lyme disease is up 15-fold in the seven years since nationwide reporting began. Preliminary 1989 reports indicate 7,402 cases compared with 4,574 in 1988 and 491 in 1982. Georgia had the greatest percentage increase with 715 cases up from 53 the year before. New York had the largest number of cases a 2,916, up from 2,637 a year earlier. Other states in the top five were Connecticut with 754, up from 362 new Jersey with 649, up from 500 and Pennsylvania with 585, up from 306. For those headed outdoors this sum Mer preventive measures Are warranted the cd said. They include avoiding tick infested areas using tick repellent wearing protective clothing outdoors and frequently inspecting for the Small pests. Lyme disease which can cause a red bulls Eye rash aches and nerve pain has been found most often in the northeastern mid Atlantic North Central and Northwestern states the cd said. The disease is treated with antibiotics but treatment can be difficult unless its caught Early. In Georgia where the disease was up 12-fold last year its probable that there were indeed More Lyme disease cases but also better reporting of it state health officials said. A we think one major Factor was recognition a said Tom Mckinley of the state office of epidemiology