European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 26, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 7persistence pays off Brian of Donoghue of Fairbanks Alaska displays the red lantern he won for finishing last in the Anchorage to Nome id Tarod Trail sled dog race. Of Donoghue finished 60th with a Trail time of 22 Days 5 hours 55 minutes and 55 seconds sunday. Rick Swenson the Winner finished the race on March 15 in 12 Days 16 34.Gore says Democrat can win presidency in 92 by the los Angeles times Washington a sen. Albert Gore d-tenn., said sunday that a Democrat could a a absolutely win the White House in 1992, but added that he has not yet decided whether to again seek his party a nomination. Although polls show president Bush a popularity soaring in the Wake of the Allied Victory in the persian Gulf Gore insisted that by the time the next presidential election comes around americans will care More about a bread and butter issues such As health care employment education and the environment. _ a american families in november 1992 Are going to be interested in How they re going to make ends meet How they Are going to educate their kids How they Are going to pay for health care a he said speaking on no cd so meet the  a personally i think the issues that Are going to dominate the election in 1992 Are going to be the Domestic economic issues the bread and butter  r As for his own political plans Gore who ran unsuccessfully for the 1988 democratic nomination said a i really and truly have not decided and i have not set a deadline for deciding. I am certainly thinking about  a nationwide poll by the times Mirror co. Released last week indicated that support for the Republican party was surging. It says that those who identify themselves As republicans outnumber democrats 36 percent to 29 percent. But Gore noting that 20 months remain before the next presidential election predicted that1 americans will rally toward the dem Cruts by cause we trait to h a 1 by foe u s o n p Rob i e m s that Are of most concern to american  historically he said the democratic party has tried a to improve the Standard of living and Way of life for the average american  a people Are optimistic about the future a he added. A a we re going to have a great Bright future Gore in this country. But in order to achieve it we need the kinds of initiatives that democrats have been associated with. That a where the democratic party a Strong suit comes in.�?�. For one thing Gore said there should be a new emphasis on americans competitiveness with other nations. A a we be got classrooms in this country using textbooks that say a some Day we will land a Man on the  they re not using those textbooks in  Gore who supported the Resolution authorizing the use of Force in the persian Guf dismissed the idea that democrats who opposed it would be hurl politically. Those Republic afis who have suggested that have Quot dishonoured our finest traditions a he said. A i think the american people were really and truly proud of the Way Congress and the country debated and decided whether or not to go to War in the persian Gulf a he said. Lie said that a coming off this Victory in Iraq we have a Chance to develop a new National sense of purpose Here a that a what i think the american people want us to focus on. These people who died in the Gulf did no to die As republicans or democrats they died As americans. This is a unified  a we Drew a line in the Sand in saudi Arabia a he added. Now he said a we need to draw a line Down main Street in this  who survive cancer face other hurdles Phoenix apr people who survive childhood cancer earn less Money have trouble getting life insurance and Are less Likely to get married despite their excellent chances of living full lives a study shows. A the terms cancer still casts a Shadow Over the workplace and insurance unlike that of other diagnoses a said or. Daniel m. Hayes. Quot it s just that  Hayes a physician at the University of Southern California presented his findings sunday at a meeting of the american cancer  were based on a Survey of 1,150 cancer survivors in Boston and los Angeles whose experiences were compared with those of 1,150 people who had not had cancer. Childhood cancer unlike malignancies that strike later in life is often highly curable. For Many types two thirds or More of the patients go on to Lead full lives. Authorities estimate that by 2000,. One in every 1,000 adults in their 20s will be a Surv Ivor of childhood cancer. Among Hayes findings. A survivors of childhood cancer earn $2,000 a year less than do other people who have the same jobs. A cancer survivors in other respects often seemed to be treated fairly on the Job. They were no More Likely to be denied employment or promotions or to be fired. A on the Job the survivors were less Likely to get into arguments with their Bosses or to have disciplinary problems. A Twenty one percent of the cancer survivors said they had been denied admission to the armed services compared with 2 percent of the comparison group. A Twenty percent of the survivors had been turned Down for life insurance compared with 2 percent of the others. About 8 percent said they had paid higher than usual premiums because of their cancer histories. A forty five percent of the survivors were unmarried is. 32 percent of the. Comparison group and they Vivere also less Likely to have live in companions. Hayes said some of the cancer survivors attitudes seemed to differ from those of people who never went through the experience. A they done to seem to want to take chances in life a he said. A they Are very cautious and  while they might earn less Money because of discrimination he said it is also possible that they Are less aggressive in asking for raises. J however they frequently become upset at what appears to be discrimination a they were extremely frustrated and angry a and justifiably i think Quot Hayes said. \ or. Gerald p. Murphy chief medical officer of the cancer society said the study was remarkable for finding so few problems among the cancer survivors. A a it a better than i would have expected a he said. Quot i thought they would Nave a lot More problems including emotional problems. The Long term Good results a that they Are incorporated into society a Are  results were based on former patients of children a Hospital in los Angeles and the Dana Farber cancer Institute in Boston. All the survivors had been treated since 1942 and were at least 20 years old in 1988. They had survived leukaemia Lymphoma and brain tutors among other forms of cancer