European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes tuesday May 7,1991 a. A. A a a from Page 1 tial Powers to Quayle under the 25th amendment Bush a sudden hospitalization and the possibility that Quayle might be forced into the presidency prompted speculation that Bush might have second thoughts on whether the 44-year-old vice president was capable if stepping in and performing the Job the president on his return to the White House from Bethesda naval Hospital after a two Day stay Vas unequivocal on the subject Felling reporters a they the has my full support always has and he a doing a fir class Job.�?�. A a a ,. At a news briefing White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater was asked if the president Quot has any reaction to All the reports that arc now surfacing questioning once again whether Quayle is fit to serve on the  a a Quot the vice president is doing a great Job and he is very supportive during this situation. And we know head do a Good Job in whatever he is called upon to  said fi.tz\vater., Beckwith bristled Over questions surrounding Quayle a a competence to step into the presidency. A a with All due respect a he said a there is nobody cd capt a Democrat saying anything different. Why is it an Issue a / a a a a a a. A a. He said the vice president a shrugs off criticism and is reconciled that a it comes with the  a you name me a vice president who has not been pilloried a Beckwith said rattling off the names of several Quayle predecessors who had been the butt of jokes by television comedians. A two years ago the National press decided that he Quayle was not going to make any mistakes and stopped covering  a. Beckwith recited a list of Quayle a accomplishments ii supervising tie space Council lobbying on Capitol Hill for administration backed measures and raising More funds for the Republican party than any previous a gop vice  Hurt by mine blast in Turkey undergoes surgery in Ciurlik a Turkey a a . Soldier maimed by a land mine in Turkey on saturday underwent surgery monday at the regional air Force medical Center in Wiesbaden Germany. Spec. Jay f. Humphries 20, of Dallas town pa., lost the lower part of his left leg his right foot and sustained a serious Eye injury according to military authorities. He was flown to Germany later saturday and went into surgery monday. A condition report was not . V. A Quot a a a. A Humphries and two other soldiers of the 3rd in 325th inf airborne combat team stationed at Vicenza Italy were injured 18 Miles Southwest of sir sink Iraq. They were flown by helicopter to the Canadian forces Field Hospital at Zakhoo Iraq. Pfc. Mark a. Potter 21, of Canandaigua n.y., sustained leg Groin arid Chest injuries. He is listed in Good condition at an Allied transportable Hospital at is Opi Turkey. Z. I. A. A. A z a. Z also listed in Good condition at the silo i Hospital is spec. Loren r. Yeager jr., 23, from Albuquerque . He sustained shrapnel wounds.9 receive Beaver award at boy scouts conference Garmisch Germany a More than 500 scouts and family members attended the 41st annual training conference of the transatlantic Council boy scouts of America this weekend in Garmisch. The Silver Beaver award was presented to nine adults who have been extensively involved in scouting and in their Community. Some 214 Silver Beaver awards have been presented by the transatlantic Council since 1959. A this years recipients were Richard Whyman Brussels Belgium. Capt. Luis Palacios Madrid Spain Robert w. Fenlason Iii Frankfurt Germany master sgt. James f. Ruth Wiesbaden Germany Paul Smith Bonn Germany Linda a a Gail Tabor Berlin staff sgt. James a. Tabor Berlin col John t. Wildenberg Frankfurt Germany and Kathleen n. Worthington Heidelberg Germany. . Ambassador to Germany Vernon a. Walters attended the High court of Honor and closing ceremony. From Page 1 or. Bruce Lloyd chief of cardiology at Bethesda naval Hospital. Pie expressed no anxiety about the president resuming his Normal work schedule. A this is a Man with a perfectly Normal cardiac function and Anatomy a added or. Allan Ross of George Wash org Quot ton University who participated in treating Bush for Atri a fibrillation. He said the condition inconvenienced Bush a Only in the sense that he could not perform at his quite incredible physical Peak for his . Doctors said they did riot know what caused the irregular heartbeat  knew what triggered it it would be an easy solution a Lloyd said. The first lady kept to her own schedule visiting the Martin county literacy Council in Stuart Fla. A a yes i was concerned because move him More than life itself a Barbara Bush told reporters after visiting with students and tutors. She said she a was sort of afraid when she first heard of her husbands heart problem but said All the doctors agree it was not a serious condition. She said the presidents Mother Dorothy Walker Bush who lives in Jupiter Fla., would return to Washington with her and stay with the Bushes for some time Bush 66, suffered the irregular heartbeat Over the weekend As he jogged at Camp David my. He was evacuated to the Bethesda facility where the condition persisted despite the prescription of the drugs dioxin and Procai Amide. Lloyd said there had been to Side effects to the  diagnosed his condition As Atria fibrillation the irregular heart rhythm condition that afflicts an is limited 1.5 million to 2 million americans. Fitzwater said Bush a heartbeat had returned to Normal at 10 45 . Sunday night but that irregularities returned at 4 45 . Monday. Nonetheless doctors determined Early in the morning that Bush would not need to undergo an electric Shock treatment later in the Day. Bush had been prepared to briefly relinquish the Powers of his office to vice president Dan Quayle if a Shock had been administered z Bush met with reporters briefly As he left Bethesda. He was asked if he needed to change his lifestyle and replied a ask the doctors that but not As far As in a  about his physical activity he added a they said to gradually get Back into athletics but not overdo  Lloyd said once the medication is properly adjusted Bush could resume his exercise regimen a at full  a a the president will resume his work routine a Fitz water said. A the doctors said there a no harm in that. A it was deemed unnecessary to carry out the electrical procedure since the presidents response to medication had been encouraging a a Fitzwater Jaid. A they decided instead to continue further adjustment of his medication and maintain observation of the president while working Here at the White House. V a it should be stressed again that there continues to be no evidence of organic heart disease a the spokesman told reporters. \ maintaining treatment based on medication avoids the political intensity that would have accorn panic a Transfer of Power from Bush to Quayle. A it was a pure medical Case without any decision having been made for political or other considerations a said Lee in the doctors first news briefing since the president was admitted to Bethesda naval. A needless to say a Lee added a the president wanted out of the Hospital but this i Promise you had no bearing whatsoever on our  he said the decision to release Bush to White House medical care was unanimous among his team of physicians. Bush stopped to speak with reporters As he walked out of the Hospital. A feel All right a he said. A just got to get Over and get Back to work. Keep a Little Monitor going Here a Bush said pointing to his heart. It he said of his heart a a it a not a Normal rhythm a but that he was not concerned. A if i was concerned i  be Here. Id be up there in the Hospital a a Bush wore a dark business suit with a Large Bandage visible on his wrist and was walking normally. About 150 White House staff gathered in the rain in the Rose Garden to Welcome him Back. The word that Bush would not undergo the electrical procedure came at 7 . After physicians met to Eval Uati the presidents condition. The procedure would have required Bush to be put under general anaesthesia for what Fitzwater said would be a a relatively Short period of time perhaps Only  while Bush was sedated Quayle  the Powers of the presidency under the 25th amendment. From Page 1 ? said that As of monday morning about 49,000 kurd had left their Mountain retreats to return to Iraq a they arc dribbling out of the mountains on their own All the time a he added. Officials have estimated that at one time perhaps 800,000 refugees had sought Refuge along the turkish Border. A. A. A. Also on monday medical specialists in the Border Camps were vaccinating kurdish children against Mca Sles. The provide Comfort immunization program began sunday when More than 3,500 children in the Yekai and Uzumcu Camps were immunized. The program spread to Zakhoo and to a Camp in the mountains at Prince Ken on monday. Allied teams will give immunizations this week in the Large Camps at Isi Kvern and Cuk Urca. Nearly 92,000 children arc expected to be immunized. The Allied Security zone in Northern Iraq is now 90 Miles Long and 25-to-35 Miles deep said army maj. Gen. Jay m. Garner commander of joint task Force Bravo charged with Security in the zone. Allied military sources said their plan is to extend the Security zone As far As 18 Miles South of Dozhuk. . Army troops moved within a mile of that City Allied commanders said the decision to take Dozhuk which once was Home to 380,000, was imminent. As . Forces arrived on the outskirts of Dozhuk iraqi soldiers headed out of the City in trucks piled with goods residents said were stolen. The . Army colonel in charge of negotiating with the iraqis said monday that kurdish guerrillas pose a Security threat to Allied forces and iraqi troops. A a it a kind of a Tinderbox a col. Dick Naab said. A a lot of things worry  bands of the guerrillas armed with ak-47 automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade launchers have been entering towns. In Northern Iraq during the expanding Allied presence. One Point they began establishing checkpoints and extorting Money from kurd trying to return Home. The guerrillas stopped on orders from the allies. Naab said the allies worry that guerrillas will resist an order prohibiting the Public display of weapons in a built of areas and Banning guns in Allied run refugee Camps. It s an abomination a Naab said referring to rebel attempts to take territory inside the Allied zone. A we can t allow that to happen. We did not come Here to make a  Contri touting to this report staff writer a. King Cru Gerat in Ciurlik a. Turkey discovery from Page 1 off april 28 and pointing problems with an orbiting a Star wars research probe. Nevertheless air Force col. John Armstrong Deputy Mission director said he was elated by the flights Overall Success. He said the research a promises to be a giant step Forward for the strategic defense initiative popularly known As a Star wars a which is working on designs for  defense system. Nasa decided monday afternoon to bring discovery Back to Kennedy space Center after the wind picked up suddenly at Edwards fab in California preventing a Landing at the desert bases Concrete runway. Discovery needed to land on a Concrete strip to protect the Pentagon a heavy instruments in the cargo Bay and to assure a smoother Landing. The cargo is value at More than $260 million. It was Only the seventh time in 40 flights that a spa. Shuttle landed at Kennedy. Z. About 200 people gathered at the Florida Bandit site to Welcome discovery Back. Among them were to seven astronauts scheduled for the next shuttle Flig later this month. A we got a double Bonus. It was the safest thing do and we saved Money a said Kennedy director Forest Mccartney. Z it usually takes about a week and costs $1 million i the National aeronautics and space administration transport a shuttle across the country. The Concrete runway on Edwards expansive dry Lal bed is the same size As the one at Kennedy a 2.8 Mill Long. Nasa prefers Edwards for shuttle landings b cause of the extra room the Lake bed provides