European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 1. 1991 the stars and stripes Page 7water pipes cleared in Bushes illness Liy the Baltimore Sun. A washing i on tests on the water Supply at the vice president s residence have found no traces of chemicals that might have triggered thyroid problems Quot in president Bush and his Wile Barbara chief White House physician Burton Lee said thursday. Lee said in an interview that the. Test results should put to re is suspicions that the aging plumbing at the victorian mansion on the naval Observatory grounds a a where the Bushes spent eight years a might have contributed to the rare development of the same non contagious ailment in husband and wife. A the water Supply at the White House can also be exonerated Lee said because a it has been tested to a fare-theevwell"1 As part of ongoing Security measures to protect the chief executive and his  the head of Bush s medical team said the search would continue for a link Between the first couple s Matching cases of Graves disease As Well As for a  an affliction developed by their dog Millie. Quot it could take a Vear a two Quot Lee said of the repute nuo logical study in Winch he has asked  institutes of  assist. A researchers have not Given up their Hunt Tor clues at the vice president s residence according to David a Beckx huh press Secretary for the current resident. Dan Quayle. Quot it s my understanding that they re looking into the heating and air conditioning and other possible environmental factors Quot Beckwith said. He noted that the White Frame mansion has Bullet proof windows that Are always sealed making ii what Marilyn Quayle has described As Quot a closed Home a. The medical detective work began shortly alter Bush was discovered earlier this a nth to be suffering from an overactive thyroid that upset Turg hormonal balance of his body and caused his heart of beat irregularly. The condition diagnosed As Graves disease had been discovered in mrs. Bush la months earlier. Millie was determined last summer to be suffering bom another rare ailment old the immune a Steni known As Lupus -. Bush said this week that lie had been told the Chance of such a coincidence occurring naturally was Quot 1 in 3. Million and when the Tanula pet is factored m. Quot 1 in 2 1 million a  the  Tor clues will delve deep into the Bushes past As Well As their Tanula histories i be said thursday that lie was certain the president did not develop any symptoms of the disease until about three weeks before he a  a. Shortness of breath while jogging May 4. Looking Back now the doctor said. H. Could see there were a number of warning signs that began to show themselves about mid april including weight loss fatigue trouble with jogging and halting broken speech  presidents Secretary a Patty Presock also observed that Bush a Liander Stirm suddenly began to get shaky about that time Lee said. Index gives Good news for Economy Washington a the governments chief economic forecasting gauge Rose 0.6 percent in april the Commerce department said Friday. It was the _ third straight monthly Advance an indication the Economy May be poised Tor a recovery. The increase in the Index of leading economic indicators was. Broad based with six of the 11 Forward looking categories posting gains four registeriiw4qs.ses and one unchanged.? the april a a Quot Advance nearly matched the 0.7 percent gain in March which was revised upward from the 0.6 percent increase first reported last. Month. The Index Rose 1.2 percent in february end. Ing a string of six losses stretching Back to july when the Index was unchanged. The Index is designed to foretell economic activity six to nine months in Advance. However it failed to signal the current recession which began in july before the Index started to fall. And Many analysts contend it is More of a a a coincident indicator rather than a a a leading one when it comes to projecting the end to the recession. It a the leading indicators Are saying that the Economy is approaching a turnaround a said Robert g. Dederick chief economist for the Northern Trust co. Of Chicago. Quot a but they Are not telling us when. They do have a fairly Short Lead time on  pm Nasa workers Load animals for Mission Cape canaveral. Fla. Up Technics Ivett began loading 30 rats and nearly 2.50 t i Mish aboard the shuttle Columbia Early Friday in a Tricky procedure that sets the stage for Blastoff saturday on a medical research flight. Sitting in a Sling like harness a technician was carefully powered through columbian screw Cabin Airlock Down through a Tunnel and into a Roomy space lab module in columbian a cargo Bay Early Friday to Load cages housing 20 rats into a special animal holding facility. The other 10 rodents along with 2.47n Small jellyfish were scheduled to be loaded into Columbia s Crew  afternoon. They will be transferred to the space lab module after the shuttle reaches orbit. Overnight the shuttle weathered a major thunderstorm , lightning strikes were recorded at the Well grounded launch pad Nasa spokesman Bruce bucking api said the spaceship was not a maj Gnu and the countdown proceeded uneventfully. 7 a  Bryan of Connor 44, co Pilot Sidney Gutierrez 39, Tamara Jernigan 32, James Bagian 39, Margaret Rhea Seddon 43, Andrew a a Drew Gaffney 44, and Millie Hughes Fulford 45, plan to spend nine Days in orbit carrying out the most ambitious Bio medical experiments Ever conducted in space. If All goes Well engineers were to begin pumping a half million Gallons of rocket fuel into columbian a giant external tank late Friday to set the stage for liftoff at a . Edt saturday. But As usual with recent shuttle launch campaigns the weather threatened  Factor with forecasters calling Lor Oil Lvi a 60 percent Chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. Otherwise ail systems were a go Quot and the astronauts pressed ahead with final preparations. Quot late Friday doctors planned to insert an instrumented 2-loot Catheter into a vein in Gaffney a right Elbow that will be a mane Vered into his Superior Vna Cava Quot about 2 inches from the heart a to Monitor changes in blood pressure As Gaffney a body adapts to weightlessness. The astronauts planned to strap Quot in aboard Columbia shortly before Dawn saturday to await liftoff on nasal a third shuttle flight in just 57 Days the 41st 411 the history of the program. The Golf of the Mission is to conduct the most ambitious medical experiments Ever attempted in space to learn How thy human body is affected by weightlessness and in so doing a xxv let rious health effects. To combat do liftoff scheduled for saturday at 8  Edt Orbital Alti Tulfo will to .184 Miles. In orbit Columbia s Crew is to conduct medical experiments inside space lab a module in the shuttle s cargo Bay m do Landing Mission duration is 9 Days 3 hours and 30 minutes. Landing to be at Edwards fab in California. A West Palm Beach Fla a William Kennedy. Smith pleaded innocent Friday to a rape charge and his. Lawyers filed for dismissal of the Case. / Smith came to cart for his arraign ment in the highly publicized Case although Florida Law did not require it. A efm not guilty your honor.7�?T Smith told judge Mary Lupo. Trial was set for the week of aug. 5. The ease has attracted nationwide attention and court officials concerned about Large crowds posted about 10officers outside the courthouse. Everyone entering the building was required to pass through a Metal Detector. Defense lawyers made a motion for dismissal which under Florida Law is re Quirck to be made before arraignment. I avers were Given until june 14 to. File a documents arguing that motion. In Cleveland apis a Federal sting that resulted in the indictment of 23 police officers on charges of protecting illegal gambling operations is a typical Fri.  a police Union official says. The officers indicted with 24 other people were suspended and ordered to appear Friday at disciplinary hearings a ,. Mayor Michael r. White says the indictments which were unsealed thursday and include seven former officers show that wrongdoing by City employees won. T be tolerated. ,. A some Max perceive tins As a dark Day Tor Cleveland and. Our Community but i Don to White said. We must Deal with your problems head on a which is what we have been doing All along and what we continue to do As Long As this  in office. White said  might Albeet the response. Time of the police department which has been it mid a ering hiring Back retirees to strengthen the ranks. 1 lie. 1,65 member department Xmas so officers under Lull strength before the indictments. Chief Edward Kovacic hired by the newly elected White last year with orders to Root out corruption an politics in the ranks said the indicted officers disgraced., a a their  Beck president of the police patrolmen s Union  was a a dark Day in the lives of the police in Cleveland Quot and criticized the handling of the arrests. A this is typical. F by grandstanding a he said. In response Kovacic said the Oltie ers were arrested by a joint police Fri team and Given windbreakers so they  face the Prospect of being seen in uniform while handcuffed. A / four Federal indictments allege the officers xxiv hired to provide so of a my. For illegal poker and craps a games and to tip operators to impending raids. The officers did t know Fri agents set up the Guni bling operations and were uttering payments typically s3 k or $400, to Overlook wrongdoing said William Branon agent in charge of the Fri s Cleveland Ottliee. 1 he indie intents charge Llie 47 people including a Cleveland Quot metro Parks Ranger with. A Toialy-4, 122 counts. A \ l Ach of Tho c indicted was charged Xxiii Wule or All of file counts obstruction of Law to facilitate a gambling business conspiracy aiding and or abetting operation of an illegal gambling business and conspiracy to provide protect Ion for a shipment of narcotics. Tiie defendants face prison terms Iff time of 40 years