European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Out of this world a Johnson space Center official right discusses spacesuit equipment with Queen Elizabeth ii in hous ton on wednesday. The Queen and Prince Philip also viewed exhibits of space food and robots received a plaque from Center officials and toured Mission control. The tour coincided with a planned space shuttle flight but the scheduled Mission was delayed by equipment problems. The Houston trip capped a nine Day . Visit that began in Washington and included stops in Florida and Texas. The Queen was to travel thursday to Lexington ky., for a private weekend stay while Prince Philip planned to return to a it Ndon. Friday May 24, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7 Sununu travel being reviewed by ethics office Washington a White h oust chief of stuff John Summit s Tiu cd practices which led president Bush to crack Down on the use of government aircraft Are under review by the office of government ethics. The office an Independent government Agency that oversees standards of ethical conduct in executive Branch agencies is reviewing the investigation of Sununu s activities that was conducted by White House Legal counsel Boyden gras said an Soltice official who requested anonymity. A we re reviewing the counsels report Quot to see whether the Soltice a tics with its findings or thinks another course is wart anted the official said wednesday. White House spokeswoman Judy Smith also confirmed the office is looking into the Sununu Case but said the White 1 Louse would have no further comment. Gray a findings prompted Bush to restrict Sununu a use of Pentagon jets to official business except when political travel is a lesser part of a primarily official trip and personal travel in the event of an emergency. ,. An investigation by Oge was requested by rep. Robert Wise Quot d-w.va., and by the consumer advocacy group common cause _ the Agency has the option to go Back to Gray if it differs with his conclusion and seek  a  Agency has various hearing Powers that have never been utilized and can make recommendations directly to the president. Sununu frequently used military planes even Lor vacations and trips to the dentist. In Wake of such disclosures Bush said his chief of staff had acted within existing policy requiring him to Fly on government airmail for All travel. But the president also ordered Gray to review the policy the review produced a new policy in which Bush said that a to ensure that military aircraft Are used Only when necessary Quot the White House counsel will civic Vav Sununu a travel requests a on a  basis. Maryland prison discovers dentist died of aids Baltimore a prison officials said wednesday that they arc trying to identify inmates at the Maryland Penitentiary who were treated by a dentist who died of aids. Several thousand prisoners May have been treated by or. Victor j. Luckritz said Richard Vanharn sr., commissioner for the division of corrections. Luckritz 47, died this month of complications associated with aids according to his obituary. State officials done to know yet if Luck Ritz passed on the disease to patients Vanharn said. Greg Shipley spokesman for the Maryland corrections department said there has been no Independent confirmation that Luckritz had aids. The department was proceeding on the basis of the death notice lie said but an inquiry was under Way into the cause of death. A a we feel we have to implement this procedure notifying inmates and publicizing the matter even on a possibility a Shipley said. He did no to know what Type of dentistry Luckritz practice. As late As March 1990, Luckritz did not Wear gloves when examining some inmates said John Hilburn a vice president for correctional medical systems based in St. Louis which has a state contract to provide medical care at the Penitentiary. Hilburn said an inmate undergoing an examination in March 1990 insisted that Luckritz Wear gloves. A the did not want to Wear gloves if he Felt Thore was not going to be skin penetration caused by the dental proce Dure Hilburn said. Luckritz was hired by correctional medical systems in june i9s8 and . April 1.990. Inmate representatives were told wednesday of the health problem Lan Ham said. Inmates who were treated by Luckritz will be notified of their possible exposure to the virus he said a even though medical authorities say the risk of contracting aids from a dentistry procedure is minimal.�?�. Kay Edwards aids administrator for the state health department said the health department is also attempting to determine whether Luckritz had a private practice. I lie inmates will receive counselling about exposure risks and the need for testing Langram said. Inmates who have been released from prison will be advised to Contact their local health department or private physician. Luckritz worked primarily out of the Maryland Penitentiary Hospital but also saw prisoners from release and admitting centers. Prison officials said they had no idea lie was suffering from aids until they saw ins obituary on May 10. A dentist in Wilmington del., died of aids on March 1. Delaware officials have contacted roughly a third of the 1,500 patients of or. Raymond p. Owens to Tell them they might be at risk of infection. Hie centers for disease control estimated in february that 100 americans May have been infected with aids through Contact with  or a  Laws snuff out Job Bias against smokers Trenton . Apr should smokers be protected from Job discrimination just As the handicapped or minorities Are thirteen states think so and  such legislation. New Jersey is on the verge of doing so and Bills Are pending in 11 other states. Proponents of such Laws say they Are needed to protect people who wont quit smoking a even if they smoke Only at Home a from being fired or passed Over for jobs. They Frame the Issue As a matter of privacy and individual rights. A if we re going to Start picking and choosing the of Behaviours Good lord we re going to have to ban ice Cream and All sorts of things a said Dave Brenton president and co founder of the smokers rights Alliance in Mesa Ariz. Anti smoking forces say that protecting the jobs of people who refuse to Stop smoking promotes a harmful habit hurts worker productivity and raises health care costs. A a it a bad Public policy. They re protecting an activity that a known to cause numerous health problems a said Kathleen e. Seheng legislative Liaison for action on smoking and health a Washington based anti smoking organization. A i think one of the things that states Are not looking at is that this is not Only going to Hurt private employers but the citizens of the states Are going to have to pay higher health insurance costs a Scheg said. The american cancer society says that smoking claims 390,000 lives annually and that secondhand smoke kills 53,000 a year. The organization has identified smoking As the leading preventable cause of death in the United states. States that have adopted smokers a rights Laws Are Colorado Indiana Kentucky Mississippi new Mexico North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Rhode Island South Dakota South Carolina. Tennessee and Virginia. Legislation is pending in Alabama Connecticut Illinois Louisiana Massachusetts Missouri new Hampshire new York North Carolina Texas and Vermont. In Indiana the smokers rights Issue got a boost from the Case of Janice Bone who was fired As a payroll clerk at the Ford meter . In Wabash. Bone did not smoke at work but a drug test detected nicotine in her urine. A she sued her employer and the Case is pending. I hit last month the legislature approved a smokers rights Law that takes effect on july i. Earlier this year the new Jersey legislature passed a Bill that would  smoking a civil right but gov. Jim Florio quickly vetoed it. Florio said he killed the Bill because making smoking a civil right cheapened such civil rights Laws As those barring discrimination on the basis of race sex or National origin. The new Jersey Senate then passed a Bill that did no to address the civil rights Issue but simply ordered employers not to discriminate against smokers. The measure was to be considered by the Assembly on thurs Day and Florio is expected to sign it. Scheg accused the tobacco Industry of cynically pushing smokers rights Laws for the Sake of the Bottom line a there is no question that what the Industry is trying to do is to protect their profitability to continue to Hook in people who Are smoking a she said