European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes tuesday april 23,1991.honoring jewish heroism jews who served in the soviet military cover their faces for a traditional prayer sunday at a commemoration of jewish heroism during world War Al some 1,000 soviet jewish immigrants to the United states a Many of them red army veterans a participated in the ceremony at West Hollywood Calif.2 More a Hospital deaths blamed partly on poor care Chicago apr Federal officials confirmed poor care was at least partly responsible for two More patient deaths at the veterans administration medical Center raising the number of such fatalities to eight. Confirmation of the two additional deaths came sunday from Edward Derwinski the former Illinois congressman who is now Secretary of the . Department of veterans  said the Jwo additional deaths at the 1,004-bed Hospital were under review but he defended the Genera que r1 Ity of care in the vans 172-Hospital sys ice. A a a Douglas Shouse the Public affairs officer at the medical Center said late sunday that the Hospital had been informed hut the names of the additional patients and the dates of their deaths had not been  a a a a Quot. The previous six fatalities under investigation occurred Between june 1989 and March 1990, the deaths were among 15 investigated by the vat a. A. 1 inspector general a office after Derwinski received an Anonymous letter last summer complaining about Hospital conditions. All the deaths Are to be discussed wednesday at a House subcommittee hearing on the Quality of a   a \. In a report last month a investigators said the deaths appeared to result from misdiagnosis use of the wrong treatments and surgical techniques and poor supervision of new doctors. Since the report was issued two High risk forms of surgery have been discontinued at the Hospital other surgery has been placed under new supervision and the Center s former director has been reassigned. Some a surgeons Are upset about being blamed for the deaths insisting they gave the patients satisfactory care. A Leader of a surgeons group said some doctors would go to court if the department tried to discipline them the Chicago Tribune reported  drug War Stanford Calif. Apr a lecturer at Stanford University who acknowledged carrying illegal drugs in his Backpack has been placed on paid leave while the school probes his views on narcotics. Stanford put Stuart Reges on leave Friday and began an investigation after receiving a warning from Federal drug Czar Bob Martinez. The move followed Public statements by rages 32, about his use of drugs. The award winning lecturer in computer science said a his statements were a protest against Stanford a compliance with a new Federal Law requiring schools to fight illegal drug use on Campus if they get government a Money. A a a a a a a a i be described the Law As government a a coercion Quot and an invasion of privacy inappropriate to an institution of higher learning. Quot if the University is going to fire people who advocate drug use its ludicrous a he said saturday. A the w Iron drugs has gone much too far it seems that University staffers Are not allowed to express an opinion. Its a tremendous threat to intellectual Freedom a he added. He expressed his views to the student paper the Stanford daily last november. He also wrote to sen. Jesse Helms r-n.c., vice president Dan Quayle and Martinez a Agency calling himself a a responsible drug usera a. A a it was his March 28 letter to Martinez a office of National drug control policy that sparked the trouble. A i am doing everything i can to make fools of you a Reges wrote. A i still carry illegal drugs in my Backpack while on Campus in direct violation of Stanford a police. I do not fear any of you i have not changed my behaviour and nothing bad has happened to  lie has declined to say what drug he tarried except that it was a recreational one unavailable by prescription. He has also not said whet Ier he actually used it. Rages also mentioned in his letters that a student who acknowledged using other drugs asked if he should try. Me a an amphetamine derived Hallucinogen. Reges denied encouraging the student to try the drug but told the student that fears of addiction or loss of self control were unfounded. Martinez wrote to Stanford a president Donald Kennedy on april 12. A. A a a Quot a  \ a a / a in All Candor i would find it beyond comprehension that a Man who openly professes to have encouraged an undergraduate to ingest mad could continue to enjoy faculty privileges at a Pace setting institution like Stanford University a Martinez wrote. Martinez also warned Kennedy that a to retain eligibility for Federal funding and financial assistance a colleges must adopt anti drug policies including a sanctions on students and employees for  clubbing puppies part of Job Macon to. Apr this Community a animal control officer says he a just doing his Job when he clubs puppies to  to a group of outraged animal rights advocates the practice is Barbaric and unacceptable. A people get More worked up about this than they would a murder a said Louis Christy 74, who is retired but has had the part time animal control Job for seven years. A. A. A / a Christy said that for the past three years he has clubbed unwanted dogs to death and buried them in shallow pits near the City a dog Pound. He said he has used that method to dispose of scores of dogs mostly puppies because it was the quickest and go s death probed Washington a the army said monday it was investigating the death of a Soldier whose body was found in the water off the coast of puerto Rico. An army spokeswoman said the body of sgt. Mark Eilderts 30, was spotted by personnel aboard an incoming vessel. Easiest Way. A most people they think i did a Good Job a Christy  problem is people letting their dogs Breed around and then a having pups nobody wants a a the clubbing apparently went unnoticed until recently. Officials in the northeastern Missouri City of about 5,600 said Christy adopted the practice on his own. In january two Macon women discovered an injured dog behind the dog Pound. The discovery was reported to local police and local reporters picked up the Story. Activists from Kansas City chartered a plane last week to urge the Macon City Council to fire Christy. A a in la just say straight out your animal control officer just lacks the training and knowledge to be an animal control officer a said Wendell Maddox regional representative of the humane society . From St. Louis. While some Macon residents were outraged others defended Christy. A a it a not always easy for us when these a exports come in and Tell us what to do a Macon resident Tom Madison said. A we could have handled it  Gainesville Fla. Up game wardens Are warning residents. To beware of alligators on the prowl a for Romance. The states 1 million alligators have begun to stir from their Winter lethargy. The Toothy reptiles become much More Active during the mating season making them increasingly Likely to wander into suburban Yards and swimming pools in the next few months. A things Are picking up now a said Joe Samsel of Pompano Beach who traps nuisance alligators for the state game and fresh water fish commission. A a in a going out about every  the commission averages 8,000 to 10,000 Alligator complaints a year. A in the warmer months it soars a said Dennis David director of the nuisance Gator program for the game. And fish commission in Gainesville. A a its like a Bell shaped  last year some 4,000 alligators were trapped and killed because they got too close to humans. The number has increased steadily As Florida a human population encroaches on the states 6.7 million acres of Alligator habitat. A trappers used to release Many Cap lured gators but found they often made a beeline Back to where they had caused trouble in the first  attacks remain relatively rare and fatalities Are even less common. There were 17 Alligator attacks last year All involving people who swam in Gator infested Waters. Only five deaths have been recorded since the state began keeping records in 1948. _ alligators Are not naturally aggressive. Toward humans and generally keep to themselves. Those that wander into the suburbs May snack on pet dogs and cats. But the worst trouble starts when people feed alligators authorities said