European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes Friday november 30,1990 Blacks show no decline in rate of infant deaths Washington apr the nations infant death rate among Blacks remains stuck at unacceptably High Levels that prevailed 20 years ago says the March of dimes birth defects foundation. The group warned wednesday that the infant death rate for Whites and Blacks has shown Little improvement. At the current Pace the country will fall Short of its goal of reducing the rate to seven in 1,000 births by the year 2000, said or. Reed Tuckson the foundations senior vice president for programs. The comments came after the government announced the infant death rate in 1988 was 10 per 1,000 births a 1 percent drop from the previous year. There were 38,910 deaths of infants under 1 year of age in 1988. Tuckson said president Bush should go ahead with recommendations from an unreleased White House report urging expansion of medicaid and More Money for Community health centers. The White House task Force report also recommends stepped up Federal efforts to reduce smoking drinking and drug abuse during pregnancy Tuckson said. A babies Are dying while a prescription for helping them sits on a shelf a said Tuckson. There is a Sharp difference Between the infant death rate for Whites and Blacks. The rate for White infants was 8.5 per 1,000 births in 1988, compared with 17.6 per 1,000 births for Black infants. Tuckson said the Black infant death rate today is nearly equal to the White infant death rate in 1970. The death rate for Black infants historically has been More than twice the rate for Whites. The government also reported on other mortality data for 1988. It said the National death rate from aids Rose 20 percent in 1988, making it the 15th-leading cause of death in the country. The death rate for homicide also went up in 1988, while the decline of recent years in mortality from heart disease and stroke continued reported the National Center for health statistics which is part of the centers for disease control. There was a slight decline in the rate of death from cancer. Education and prevention efforts which helped combat chronic disease a can also be effective in helping us Deal with these new threats of aids and homicide said cd director William Roper. There were 16,602 deaths due to aids in 1988, 6.6 deaths per 100,000 population said the cd cd a National Center for health statistics. Aids was the 15th-leading cause of death in both 1987 and 1988. The death rate from homicide Rose 4.7 percent in 1988, to nine per 100,000 people. It was the 12th-leading cause of death. Stateside4,000 students Given assignment to Chew on Bartow Fla. Apr chewing gum in school is not just of around Here. Its required. Some 4,000 elementary school students in Polk com to will take part in a two year study on sugarless Eum and cavities. A a we re certainly not going to have to fight to get kids to do this a said Stephen White principal of Hillcrest elementary school in Lake Wales one of 13 Polk county schools participating in the University of Florida study. The schools teachers who have been telling students for years to a spit out that gum a agreed to the study after a presentation tuesday by Anthonyj Conti a professor of dentistry. A research has shown that sugarless gum prevents tooth decay in children by reducing plaque Conti said. The study will compare two sugar substitutes used in gum sorbitol and by Litolf. Starting next week the students will be required to Chew gum for 10 minutes each Day at school As Well As at Home. Participants will receive toothbrushes and annual dental checkups at no Cost to  bomb discovered in Philadelphia City Hall Philadelphia a parts of City Hall were evacuated for two hours wednesday while police removed a pipe bomb discovered in an empty courtroom by a maintenance worker. Police capt. William Markert said the 6-Inch bomb would be taken to the Philadelphia police Academy a firing Range for disposal. The device was found about 2 30 p.m., said sgt Theresa Young a police spokeswoman. Police ordered offices on the second third and fourth floors of the building evacuated she said. Markert said a maintenance worker found the pipe in an unused surplus courtroom. He said the bomb could have been in the room for years. The building quickly returned to Normal. Police said they had no estimate of How Many people were  specialist s baby killed by police dog fort Myers Fla. Apr a police dog attacked and fatally wounded his handlers 2-week-old daughter in the infants Bassinet authorities said wednesday an autopsy showed the baby died from numerous bites to her Chest and Abdomen said a medical examiner or. Michael Arnall. Kayla Reeves daughter of Lee county sheriffs canine specialist Scott Reeves was placed in her Bassinet tuesday night and found dead on her bedroom floor about two hours later. The German Shepherd a male named Tasso was impounded pending investigation said sheriffs spokesman Robert Graziano. A this is not the kind of dog that goes around attacking everything in sight a Graziano said. A these dogs Are trained to attack Only when commanded to do so a however the dog was separated from his first master after he bit the Many a 5-year-old daughter Graziano  drawing up plan to help protect the keys Tallahassee Fla. Apr gov. Bob Martinez has endorsed plans to protect the Florida keys by creating a Marine preserve that would be paid for in part by $5 fees on snor Kling and diving. The plan approved by Martinez and the Cabinet on tuesday still needs the Legislatures approval. The keys Are a string of islands extending from Florida s tip from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. Environmentalists say the areas Coral reefs and sea pass Beds Are being destroyed by boats and Overdee the proposal approved tuesday Calls for boundaries that would extend out from the islands about three Miles into the Atlantic Ocean and 10 Miles into the Gulf the proposal would also place sensitive areas of the keys off limits to boaters and slap controls on treasure Hunting tropical fish collecting and spearfishing. Poachers beware Robo Deer is Here division of natural resources officers Mike Weiler left and Kenny Painter prepare Robo Deer for undercover police work near Green Bottom . They Are using the Remote control Decoy Complete with a 12-Point rack of Antlers to Nab Hunters who illegally shoot from roads. A a lot of Road Hunters were getting Wise to our non moving decoys so we decided to make one that moves a said Painter. A so far it seems to work just  car Driver s life All screwed up since someone stole her plate Philadelphia apr Marjorie Roth stalks Philadelphia a streets with a screwdriver searching for the stolen License plate that has made her life a Nightmare. Last Spring someone stole the expired tag from Roth a 1984 Toyota station Wagon and put it on a different car. Since then the car has been parked illegally All Over town racking up tickets that were charged to Roth. Thirty four of them in about five months carrying a total of $1,503 in fines. The car was once cited four times in a single Day. Its been ticketed for parking on sidewalks in front of bus stops and at expired meters. A i Wilt continue to get tickets because this car has not been found Quot Roth said wednesday. At a hearing dec. 10 before City parking violation officials Roth will argue that she should not be responsible for the fines because the plate was stolen. In the meantime she has staked out Market Street where Many of the tickets were issued and plans to remove the License plate if she spots it. This week she got a notice that the car would be booted or towed if cited again. The last ticket was sept. 13. Because of the Gap Roth Hopes the car has already been towed but she does no to know for sure. Another theory a i thought maybe somebody else stole the plate and the car its on is being parked somewhere where its not getting