European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes sunday june 24,1990 Willy Coburn inspects debris of a building owned by his father after a Tornado struck Woodbury Ohio Frid tornadoes sighted from Midwest Down through Southern states by the associated press tornadoes forced the evacuation saturday of about 20 residents in a North Central Ohio Village and also were sighted in Wisconsin Florida North Carolina Illinois and Michigan. In Rural North Woodbury Ohio a Tornado destroyed an undetermined number of houses and buildings Friday in the Village of about 75 people said Morrow county disaster services director Dick Williams. Tornadoes were also reported in South Mills . Gull Lake Mich. Sullivan wis. Germantown Hills 111. And East of St. Petersburg Fla. Elsewhere much of the nation endured thunderstorms and hot humid conditions Friday. Thunder storms produced 3/4-Inch-diameter Hail near Greensboro ., and almost 1-Inch Hail near Huffman Ala. Hail the size of Golf balls fell on Cottondale and Tuscaloosa Ala. Damage from wind gusts during a thunderstorm was reported in Virginia Northern and Central North Carolina Northwestern South Carolina Northern Georgia Northern Alabama Northern Mississippi and Southwest Indiana. Heavy rain caused flooding in several Vermont locations and in Littleton . In Melbourne Fla., 2.6 inches of rain fell Between 5 30 and 6 30 . Friday. In Wisconsin the Fox River closed a county Road near Wrightstown wis., with 8 feet of water and there were Many of reports of flooding in and around Green Bay where 2.86 inches of rain fell. Den of endangered wolves found a Den of Gray wolves stains this week Olympia Wash. A _ was discovered in the Cascade mountains by biologists who howled to attract the elusive endangered predators. The Den was the second found this year in Washington the state department of wildlife said Friday. The presence of the Den was indicated when state and Federal biologists spotted two Wolf pups near the Pas Ayten wilderness area in the Okanogan National Forest said de Isenson a state wildlife spokesman. A to say we re excited is an understatement a he said. A two Wolf Dens in Washington after their eradication decades ago is truly a Happy event for  Gray wolves have been been listed As endangered by the . Fish and wildlife service since 1967 in every state but Minnesota and Alaska. Sightings of adult Gray wolves have been reported off and on for years in Washington state most recently 15 years ago. But Breeding wolves have been unknown in Washington since the turn of the Century making the recent discoveries remarkable said state endangered species specialist Harriet Allen. State and Federal biologists discovered the second Den monday during a a howling Survey a in which biologists emulate Wolf Calls and Hope for an answer. Isenson said the biologists saw two Wolf pups Cross in front of their headlights shortly after the officials had howled. On May 23, biologists confirmed the existence of a Wolf Den m the Hozo Meen area of the Ross Lake National recreation area roughly 40 Miles Northwest of the second  risk 3 times higher than estimated Washington apr an International Standard setting committee has concluded that radiation is three times More dangerous than it was estimated to be a decade ago. The new finding could Lead to a tightening of radiation Protection standards around the world. In a draft report expected to be adopted in november the International commission on radiological Protection said Friday it has concluded that the risk for cancer and genetic injury from ionizing radiation is about three times higher than previously believed. The commission last set standards for radiation Protection in 1977, and commission chairman . Benin son of Argentina said at a news conference that much has been Learned since then. A there is sufficient information now beyond a reasonable certainty that radiation is More risky than what we thought in 1977, at least a Factor of three times More dangerous a said Beninson. In 1977, he said it was believed that More than one out of every 100 people exposed to an ionizing radiation dose of 100 Rem would develop cancer or genetic damage. Now based on new assessments and additional studies it is believed that that much radiation would Hurt four people out of every 100. A that is three times what we thought before a said Beninson. The new studies include a re examination of the bomb victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Several other groups using these and other studies have reported in recent years that previous estimates of damage from radiation were much too Low. A Rem is a Standard measure of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation. The dose is frequently expressed in Milliren one thousandth of a Rem. A Chest a Ray with Modem equipment will result in a dose of about 20 Milliren. Ionizing radiation comes from Man made sources such As a Ray equipment and nuclear Power plants and from natural sources such As radioactive rocks cosmic rays and radon Gas. Warren k. Sinclair an american member of the International commission said the typical american is exposed to about 0.36 Rem or 360 Milliren of ionizing radiation from both Man made and natural sources every year. The International commission is recommending that occupational limits for exposure to radiation be reduced by 60 percent. In 1977, it set the maximum exposure at 5 Rem a year. The new Standard would be set at 2 Rem per year. Beninson said most Power plants and other atomic facilities worldwide already hold exposure far below 2 Rem per year. In the United states the nuclear regulatory commission permits nuclear Plant workers to be exposed to no More than 5 Rem per year of which no More than j Rem May be in any Quarter. The commission says average exposure of workers receiving a measurable dose is less than 10 percent of the limit. The Only workers Likely to be exposed to More than 2 Rem per year Beninson said would be physicians who routinely use a rays some nuclear Plant maintenance workers and workers in some uranium mines where radon concentrations Are High. For Long term exposure of the general Public the commission is retaining its current recommendation of no More than 0.1 Rem 100 Milliren per year on average. But the commission is recommending that the averaging period be five years instead of a  pharmacy error blamed in babies deaths Philadelphia apr two Hospital pharmacy workers were fired Friday after the deaths of three premature infants that had received an incorrectly mixed intravenous solution Hospital officials said. A the infants were Given an in solution incorrectly prepared in the pharmacy that contained potassium a said Martin Goldsmith president of Albert Einstein medical Center. A the potassium caused a drop in heart rate in the three babies. Despite aggressive resuscitation efforts the infants  an internal investigation into the deaths of two girls and a boy in the neonatal intensive care unit june 15 and 16 revealed that pharmacy workers incorrectly prepared a solution used to flush an in tube after medication is Given the Hospital said. A the in solution should have contained heparin dextrose and water a Goldsmith said. A instead it contained heparin and  three employees were initially suspended but one was cleared Friday by the Hospital investigation. The two others a pharmacist and a pharmacy technician were fired the Hospital said. The employees names were not released. Goldsmith said the infants were very ill. All were bom 13 weeks to 15 weeks premature and weighed less than 2yh pounds at the time of death the Hospital said. All three deaths were ruled accidental by the medical examiner said spokesman Bill Gilbert. Immediate cause of death for All three was hyper Alemia or abnormally High potassium Levels in the blood he said. The medical examiners office identified the victims All of Philadelphia As Latoya Simmons 1 month old George Rodriguez 3 months and Rayna Williams 15 Days old. Prematurity was listed As a contributing Factor in the deaths. Goldsmith said the Hospital reviewed safety procedures and is strictly monitoring compliance. He ordered mandatory in service training for All pharmacy workers and will bring in outside experts to review safety procedures. A we Are certain this was an isolated occurrence due to human error and we want to make sure we re doing everything possible to prevent future accidents a Goldsmith said. Goldsmith said Hospital officials fell a a remorse about the deaths. A we Are distraught that we had a mis take made in our pharmacy a he said