European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Study finds Coffee heart attack link Washington up a in an about face from a much publicized 1973 study researchers tuesday said they have found drinking four or More cups of Coffee a Day boosts the risk of heart attack by about 40 percent. Based on the new research a team headed by or. Arthur Klatzky of the privately run Kaiser Permanente medical Center in Oakland calif., recommended people prone to heart attacks limit daily Coffee consumption to less than four cups. In the latest study the researchers studied the relationship Between Coffee intake and heart attack risk among 101,774 people who underwent general checkups at Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California from 1978 through 1985. During the checkup patients were asked if they drank Coffee or Tea and if so to specify daily intake. About 28 percent of patients said they drank no Coffee about 14 percent drank less than 1 cup 41 percent drank one to three cups about 13 percent drank four to six cups and about 4.5 percent drank More than six cups. After taking into consideration such factors As smoking age cholesterol Levels alcohol intake blood pressure obesity and blood sugar researchers found people who drank four or More cups of Coffee daily had a 40 percent greater incidence of heart attacks than people who drank lesser amounts. A we were surprised at this a said or. Gary Freid Man co author of the study published in the septem Ber Issue of the american journal of epidemiology. A but we decided we should not be unwilling to change our minds in the face of the new  the National Coffee association disputed the results saying they seem to conflict with the famed Framingham mass., heart study which found no relationship Between Coffee intake and heart disease As a whole. But the California researchers noted their work Only linked Coffee to heart attacks not other types of heart disease. In their 1973 study which appeared in the journal of the american medical association the Kaiser Permanente doctors found no link Between Coffee and heart attacks and argued people who have suffered heart attacks or were at risk of heart attacks need not limit Coffee intake. A we still do not advise withdrawal of the Solace of a cup or two but our new study is consistent with the View that heavier Coffee use increases myocardial infarction heart attack risk a the researchers said. A we now suggest that persons at High risk of myocardial infarction should limit Coffee use to less than four coups a  Friedman emphasized the findings do not prove that Coffee directly causes heart attacks. Factors not measured by the study such As stress or certain dietary habits May boost heart attack risk he said. If Coffee does act directly to increase heart attack risk researchers said it appears the culprit is something in the brew other than caffeine. The study found no increased heart attack risk among people who drank four or More cups of Tea which like Cottee is High in caffeine. Although recent studies have found decaffeinated Coffee and the boiled Coffee common in Scandinavia raises cholesterol Levels the California study said higher cholesterol Levels did not appear to be the major reason heavy Coffee drinkers Haa a higher heart attack rate. The link Between Coffee and heart disease was first raised by a 1963 study. However that association was later attributed to the tendency of cigarette smokers to drink Coffee. Two Large studies of Hospital patients in the Early 1970s turned up ties Between heart attacks and Coffee drinking Independent of smoking but More studies in the following decade did not find such links and concern about the role of Coffee in heart disease waned. Asked what might explain the contradictory findings of the new study and the work 17 years ago Friedman said it might Stem from the increasing popularity of Strong filtered Coffee in California. But More Likely the questionnaire used in the latest research was More sensitive than the old questionnaire which Only asked people if they drank More than six cups of Coffee a Day he  from Carrier Eisenhower return to . Norfolk a. Up a f-14 tomcats and other aircraft from the Carrier Dwight d. Eisenhower returned to the United states tuesday after Middle East duty in support of operation desert shield. Three squadrons flew into Oceana naval air station at Virginia Beach and another returned to the Norfolk naval air station. About three dozen aircraft were greeted at the installations by family and friends. The Eisenhower and the guided missile Cruiser Ticonderoga carrying a total of More than 5,000 sailors were to return wednesday to Norfolk naval station on wednesday. During deployment the Eisenhower and its support ships travelled through the Suez canal into the red sea shortly after the invasion of Kuwait to bolster a . Embargo against Iraq. They remained in the Region until being relieved by ships from the Carrier Saratoga a Battle group. Aviators said jets were flying night Mark Bathrick or. Right and Morgan Seaman look skyward anticipating their fathers Landing at Oceana naval air station in Virginia. The children a fathers Are assigned to the Carrier Dwight d. Eisenhower. Hubble telescopes Blurry images traced to mathematical mistake Danbury Conn. Apr a mathematical error that occurred Between the drawing Board and the Assembly room caused the Mirror flaw that is producing Blurry images from the $1.5 billion Hubble space Telescope investigators say. After a two month investigation scientists said tuesday that the math mistake led to the improper Assembly of the reflective null corrector an instrument used to guide grinding and polishing of the 94.5-Inch Mirror. The error was made in transposing the design of the null corrector from the drawing Board to the Assembly room said Robin Laurance an official with the european space Agency and an observer on the Nasa committee investigating the flaw. The findings were to be reported to members of the Nasa committee during meetings wednesday and thursday in Danbury where the Mirror was made a decade ago by Perkin Elmer clip. Division now Hughes Danbury optical systems inc. Committee members also Are expected to review additional evidence that Perkin Elmer officials ignored warnings of a problem with the null corrector. The Hubble which was launched in april from a space shuttle needs corrective lenses that can to be put on by shuttle astronauts until 1993. Mississippi guardsman killed in exercise Grenada miss. Apr one Soldier was killed and five others were injured during a National guard training exercise in which guardsmen jump from a Low flying helicopter into a Lake authorities said tuesday. The body of sgt. Chet May of Fulton washed ashore from Grenada Lake on monday night and was found by Park rangers sheriff Weston Birdsong said. The Accident occurred sunday. A the six guardsmen were undergoing a Hel casting operation where they jump from a Low flying helicopter from 10 to 15 feet above water a said staff sgt. Sandy Switzer of the Mississippi military department in Jackson. A a they re outfitted with swim trunks and inflatable life  Switzer said it was not known what caused the death and injuries. Investigators from the army safety Center at fort Rucker ala., began re viewing the circumstances monday. The exercise was a training Drill for the Mississippi National guards 2nd in 20th special forces group. It was not related to the persian Gulf crisis a guard spokesman said. Cpl. Ronald s. Kelly of Jackson remained in critical condition tuesday at the Memphis regional medical Center a Hospital spokesman said. Four other soldiers were treated for minor injuries. And Day after Iraq invaded Kuwait. The Eisenhower Battle groups scheduled 6-month deployment to the Mediterranean sea was altered As part of the . Military buildup in the persian Gulf Region. Several other vessels from the 11-ship Eisenhower group began returning to East coast ports late last week. The ships had departed on March 8. More than 30,000 military personnel from Southeastern Virginia have been deployed in the midst of the Middle East crisis. Reservists have had to take Over a Large share of military support activities in the Region. The aircraft from Carrier air Wing 7 that returned to Hampton roads tuesday included attack so 34, fighter so 142, fighter so 143 and Carrier airborne Early warning so 121. The aircraft included f-14s, a-6s and e-2s. Aircraft from the Carrier air Wing also returned to bases in Florida and  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 13, 1950 a the 1st Cav div opened an offensive in Korea on the Northern front above Taegu and gained nearly a mile in its first push. In the Northeast the americans forced the communists Back two miles.30 years ago today. Sept. 13, 1960 a Hurricane Donna pounded the mid Atlantic coast with Savage fury.20 years ago today. Sept. 13, 1970 a carrying tons of rain and threatening floods with 15-Inch deluge Hurricane Ella hit a sparsely settled Section of Mexico 135 Miles South of the Texas coast.10 years ago today. Sept. 13, 1980 a Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini announced he would free the 52 american hostages if the United states would return the late Shah a wealth free Iran a Frozen assets and Promise not to intervene in iranian affairs again