European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday May 10, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5 v Art that jumps out at you a Edward Frank or. Pedals past a Twilight swamp scene painted on the Side of Bill a department store in Rayne la. Frank had just purchased a fan there tuesday in preparation for another Long hot Southern Louisiana summer. The painted last year by Lafayette la., artist Robert s problem diagnosed As Graves disease Washington apr president Bush a thyroid condition was diagnosed As Graves disease and he was immediately treated with a radioactive iodine dose his doctors said thursday. Once the doctors control Bush a overactive thyroid the presidents problem with an irregular heartbeat a will probably disappear a said or. Kenneth Burman an army colonel and thyroid expert from Walter Reed army medical disease is the same illness that caused Eye troubles for Bush a wife Barbara. She now takes medication for the condition. A we anticipate that the president will be fully restored to his usual state of vigorous health very quickly a. Burman said at a medical briefing at Bethesda naval Hospital where Bush underwent 2l/z hours of tests Early thursday. He said it was a probably just a coincidence that both Bush and his wife had the same condition. Burman said the iodine treatment would begin to work immediately but its full effects might not be Felt for two or three months. In the meantime Bush will receive a saturated solution of iodine for about two weeks to More rapidly restore Normal thyroid activity. Or. Burton Lee the White House physician said Bush was a a gratified that his heart condition could be explained by the thyroid malfunction and that the problem could be easily said he was working with the White House to slow Down the presidents schedule in the coming Days. Asked How he Felt As he returned to the White House from the Hospital Bush said later he told a group of hispanic business leaders that he had a a wonderful report at the Hospital and that a the heart is perfect. So in a very very Burman said no a major restrictions on Bush a activity would result from the treatment with radioactive iodine. But he said the president should take some so common sense precautions a Usu has not getting near his grandchildren or hugging or kissing them for a few Days. The doctors said that if Bush a thyroid Levels Are Low after the radioactive treatment hell take daily doses of a thyroid supplement just As mrs. Bush is doing. In 1989, when mrs. Bush diagnosed with the illness doctors prescribed pred Isone a steroid for Eye irritation and double vision two common complications from. Graves disease. The thyroid is a gland in the neck that secretes hormones that regulate the functions of the brain heart eyes and other organs. Graves disease results from a mix up in the body a disease fighting immune system. The body produces antibodies that mistakenly attack the thyroid gland As an the stars and stripes 10years ago May 10,1981 a Michael Daly a 29-year-old columnist resigned from the Detroit daily news after being accused by the London daily mail of fabricating an account of rioting in Northern Ireland but he continued to stand by his Story. 20years ago May 10,1971 a South Vietnam Ese and american forces charged enemy forces with 51 violations during a 24-hour cease fire that was agreed upon by both sides. The cease fire was called for a Celebration of Buddhas birthday. 30years ago May 10, 1961 a Moise Tshombe president of the Congo province of Katanga was formally interned As eight specific charges of treason against the Congo Republic were a levelled against him. 40years ago May 10, 1951 a in a speech president Truman said . Cities can expect a rain of atomic bombs if a third world War comes. Glossy new Monument honors astronaut dead Cape canaveral Fla. A a Quarter Century has passed since a Young test Pilot became the first american killed in the line of space duty. Now he is being honoured with 14 other astronauts who died doing what they loved. A their families among them spouses parents children and grandchildren gathered to help dedicate a Monument a thursday at a Kennedy space Center called space Mirror a Glossy Granite Wall with mirrors that reflect the heavens. A a in a really really glad they re All being recognized for what they gave. So Many have Given so much a said Karen Bassett Rosane 33, daughter of Charles a. Bassett ii. I3assett and Elliot a see or. Were killed in 1966 when their training Jet crashed. They had been selected for gemini 9 four months earlier. Edward h. White Iii said he is grateful for the Chance to Honor his father one of three astronauts killed when fire consumed their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the launch pad on Jan. 27, 1967. A this is going to be real special for us As a family a said White. 37. A a it a never too space Mirror is the first Monument to Honor All the dead from Theodore c. Freeman killed in a training Jet Accident in 1964 and the first to die on the Job to Manley a a Sonny Carter jr., who died last month in a commuter plane crash that also killed former . Sen John Tower. Carter was on his Way to give a speech for Nasa when he was killed. Ironically he was to have taken part in the space Mirror dedication. He and three other astronauts had volunteered to Fly training jets overhead in a Salute. His widow Dana Carter brought their two daughters from Houston for the dedication ceremony. A a in a sure it will be hard but to sure its something we have to do a mrs. Carter said. Vice president Dan Quayle who Heads the National space Council was to give the keynote address to nearly 2,000 peo a pie. The guest list read like a who a who in space including mar Cury astronauts Alan Shepard m. Scott Carpenter Walter Schirra and l. Gordon Cooper and Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford. The $6.2 million Monument is 421/2 feet High and 50 feet wide and contains 93 Black Granite panels. Fourteen names have been carved in six panels. Each of the three training Jet accidents is accorded a panel As is the Apollo fire. The challenger disaster that killed All seven Crew members 73 seconds Atter liftoff in 1986 takes up two panels because of All the names. A seventh Edward h. White ii panel will Bear Carters name. Behind each of the carved panels is a Mirror tilted upward. The. Monument turns imperceptibly on a computer controlled Pedestal so that sunlight is constantly reflected off the mirrors behind the Wall and through the letters. ,
