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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 12. 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 9 deactivation is a occasion of Triumph Heilbronn West Germany a spec. Jennifer k. Wright holds a rolled up Flag As soldiers of the 56th Field arty come take part Friday afternoon in a formation deactivating a Pershing missile battalion. Troops above right Are departing the unit being deactivated the 4th in 9th Field arty regt it is the first of three Pershing missile battalions in the command that Are to be deactivated by next year to comply with the inf treaty. The deactivation of a unit is a normally an occasion of sadness. This is not an occasion of sadness. This is an occasion of Triumph a said Vernon a. Walters the . Ambassador to West Germany during the ceremony. A you have altered the face of the Earth a Walters told the Pershing troops. A and All people from this time on will forever owe you a debt of  at full strength the battalion had More than 1,500 soldiers. However that number had dwindled to 61 by Friday. The 56th Field arty Comdr a two other Pershing battalions Are scheduled to be deactivated by May 31, 1991. The command also has three support battalions that will be closed Down. The inf treaty to remove intermediate Range nuclear weapons from Europe became effective on june 1, 1988. This was the first . Pershing battalion to be deactivated under it but smaller firing batteries have been closed Down earlier. At right is the Patch of the 56th Field arty come. Of amps photos Vinca Crawle study links Low cholesterol to violence suicide London apr men with lower cholesterol have a greater than average Chance of death from accidents suicide or violence according to a report published Friday in the British journal of Medicine. University of Pittsburgh researchers found a a highly significant association Between lowered cholesterol Levels and higher death rates from suicide accidents or violence in their analysis of six previous studies. The authors found no plausible explanation for the results but suggested that it could be due to mood changes or cognitive functions such As concentration brought about by alterations in lifelong eating or behavioural patterns. A there is some experimental evidence that modify ing the fat in the diet has both Neur chemical and behavioural consequences a the study said. The medical director of the British heart foundation or. Desmond Julian said the investigations Analysed in the report were Well known studies and the analysis was accurate. But Julian said a a it a something we should think about seriously but not alter our present recommendations for a Low cholesterol  further study is needed the researchers said but they suggested that advice to lower cholesterol Levels should be targeted toward those susceptible to coronary heart disease As opposed to the population As a whole. A whatever the explanation for the increased mortal Ity not related to illness these observations suggest that interventions to lower cholesterol concentrations do not have a robust favourable effect on Overall survival. Quot the report said. I he report said experiments had found that monkeys on Low fat diets were significantly More aggressive than monkeys eating diets High in fat and cholesterol. The researchers said their findings Back up previous studies that reported lower cholesterol Levels among criminals people with violent or aggressive conduct disorders Homicidal offenders and people with Low self control. I he report said the findings occurred in people who had lowered their cholesterol through diet and those who had reduced c cholesterol Levels by drug treatments  
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