European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 13, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 i a f s republicans meet attack Chicago apr the Republican party opened its midyear meeting thursday with an aggressive counterattack against democrats seeking to blame the savings and loan crisis on president Bush and the gop. # Edward Rollins co chairman of the Gopas congressional committee accused democrats of causing the  and delivered a caustic assault on democratic values and priorities. A a they be become corrupt complacent and cocky a Rollins said in a speech prepared for delivery to the Republican National committee. A now its time for a comeuppance.�?�. Democrats including several potential 1992 presidential contenders have tried to gain a political Edge by blaming the $300 billion plus a amp a bailout on the Reagan Ana Bush administrations. But Rollins in leading the Gopas counterattack said blame for the crisis rested with the majority democrats in Congress. He singled out three fallen democrats a former House speaker Jim Wright former House whip Tony Coelho and former House banking committee chairman Fernand St Germain. Wright and Coelho resigned last year amid ethics questions and St Germain was Defeated in 1988. They and other democrats Rollins said took millions of dollars from the a amp a Industry in the 1980s and refused to act when significant evidence of a loom ing crisis first surfaced. A a if Money is the mothers milk of politics the democratic fund raisers who were getting Rich by looting a amp is were the milkmen a Rollins said. Quot for a few million dollars in Campaign contributions they sold out the taxpayers. For the Sake of their own re elections they left us a bailout legacy that could reach the Cost of $100 for every human being on the face of the  when the democrats latched on to the a amp a bailout As a partisan Issue Republican officials said they did not think the pitch would resonate with voters. But some gop leaders privately give the democrats credit for trying to exploit the bailout As a political Issue because of growing taxpayer anger Over the Cost of the bailout. The Effort by Rollins and other senior republicans to Blunt the attack was a Clear indication the gop is concerned about the democratic salvos. A a we re fighting Back a said gop consultant Charles Black who Nas been helping run the inc while party chairman Lee Atwater Battles a brain tumor a democrats not Only Arentt clean on this Issue a lot of their leaders Are the people who caused the  inc member Haley Barbour of Mississippi a party strategist in the South said a democrats Are going to get their fingers burned on this As often As they Are going to have  it appears the gop would be Happy with a political Good clean teen fun pays off 4 it. A is amps Jim Derti Eim Dewayne Tanner 13, of Hanau West Germany deftly wields a polishing cloth As he finishes a car Wash Job under a hire a teen program. Dewayne and others in the 13 to 18-year-old bracket Are available during summer months for a variety of services in the Hanau area. The teens pick up extra Money by washing cars in the Wolfgang shopping Center each wednesday and saturday and at the Rod amp gun club on sundays. Watching the operation Are the cards owner staff sol John Smith right and sgt. Michael alien. Dewayne is the son of sgt. 1st class Douglas Tanner who is stationed at Hanau. Draw on the a amp a Issue. Republicans too accepted millions from a amp a interests. And with Bush a son Neil involved in a highly publicized a amp a Case the democrats have ample fodder for attacks on the  who was hospitalized in Washington for what aides said were routine tests related to treatment of his tumor see Story Page 6.has urged Rollins and other party operatives to be More aggressive in answering the democratic attacks. Rollins speech was Rich with rhetoric sure to be repeated this fall in the congressional races around the country although gop prospects for cutting into the democratic majority appear Bleak this year Rollins is betting heavily on making inroads in 1992. Rollins delivered personal attacks on a handful of democratic lawmakers and offered a sarcastic assessment of the party Overall Labelling it soft on crime eager to raise taxes and reliant on a divisive platform of class warfare for support. Answering the concerns of Many Republican leaders gathered for the two Day meeting Rollins said Bush abandoned his a no new taxes pledge because it was the Only Way to get democrats to agree to spending cuts. He warned that democrats May try to blame the republicans should cuts in social Security and other entitlement programs emerge from ongoing budget talks Between Congress and the White House. Pigs join Berlin apr cows and pigs and angry Farmers herded in front of the East German parliament on thursday in a protest against the nations reeling agricultural Economy. About 150 Farmers led a dozen pigs and eight cows to the Steps of parliament As lawmakers met to discuss the dire economic situation in the country. East German retailers and wholesalers have been shunning Homegrown products in favor of Western goods. During a tour of two grocery stores on wednesday prime minister Wolhar a Maizi arc sharply criticized the fact that Only 15 percent of the goods were made in East Germany. East Germany opened its doors to Western Commerce on july 1, when it merged its Economy with West Germany in a prelude to full unification expected later this year. East Germany a huge farm collectives a product of the former communist system typically employ too Many people and have inefficient distribution systems. They Are used to operating in a captive consumer Market where the government dictated production set prices and subsidized farm expenses and salaries. Peter Kauffold the agriculture ministry Secretary told lawmakers on thursday that Farmers must develop initiative and find new ways of getting their products to Market without relying on the old distribution system. Farmers have been unable to Price Many of their products competitively because of the loss of subsidies. Parliament president Sabine Burgmann Pohl encouraged produce Market chains to buy East German products in order to save East German jobs. A a it a ridiculous to buy groceries from hundreds of Kilometres away when you can buy fresher products from your own Back Yard she said. Although their subsidies arc being eliminated East German Farmers Are receiving Loans and credits in West German Aid to make the transition to the free Market. Drug shows Promise against osteoporosis by the Washington Post Washington a a relatively inexpensive easily obtainable drug May be effective in reversing osteoporosis according to one of the largest studies Ever of women with the common and frequently debilitating Bone disorder. The study reported in thursdays new England journal of Medicine followed 423 women for two years. It found that Eti donate a drug now used to treat a less common skeletal disorder called Pagett a disease Cut in half the women a rate of Vertebra fractures the most common Type of fracture suffered by people with osteoporosis. The women a spinal Bone density a a measure of Bone strength a also increased. A what we have is a new option for treating osteoporosis a said Charles Chesnut a professor of Medicine and radiology at the University of Washington medical Center in Seattle and one of the study a authors. A a it a Safe its taken orally it appears to be  another drug found to reverse osteoporosis a hormone called Calci tonin is available Only in inject Ible form in this country. It is also expensive costing Between $2,000 and $3,000 when used on a Short term basis and studies indicate it replaces Bone Only during the first year of treatment. A cheaper inhaled form of Calci tonin is being studied. Therapy with another hormone oestrogen costs about the same As therapy with Eti donate a about $200 to $300 a year according to Nelson Watts an associate professor of Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta and one of the study a authors. But oestrogen works by preventing Bone loss. One third to one half of american women Over age 50 suffer from osteoporosis according to the National osteoporosis foundation. The group estimates that the disease which Breaks Down Bone tissue and is frequently painful causes 1.3 million fractures each year. The women in the study were randomly divided into four groups. All were Given either phosphate a chemical that increases the activity of cells that break Down Bone or a Placebo for three Days. They were then Given either Eti donate or a Placebo for the following two weeks. The treatment was repeated once even three months. All the women took Calcium when they were not taking the other drugs. The researchers found half the rate of new vertebral fractures in women on Etri donate compared to that of the other a. In s spinal Bone density increased be in women. They also found the target worn tween 4 and 5 percent while that of the other women increased an average of Only 1 percent a an insignificant amount Watts said. Some women experienced nausea and diarrhoea but no other Side effects were observed. Eti donate also called did Ronel is approved by the Fra for use in Pagett a disease but not for osteoporosis. Officials at Norwich Eaton pharmaceuticals the drugs manufacturer plan to apply for Fra approval for osteoporosis therapy soon. Both the study a authors and other osteoporosis experts cautioned against indiscriminate use of Eti donate for osteoporosis before it is approved by the Fra. At High doses the drug can reduce deposition of Calcium and other minerals in Bone weakening the Skeleton. #