European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. June 10, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5 women yearly report says Washington a at least 1 million women die each year and More than 100 million suffer disabling illnesses from childbirth unsafe abortion and pregnancy complications according to a study released sunday. T reproductive problems Are the leading killer of women of childbearing age throughput the third world but world watch Institute contends that most of the deaths could be prevented with better Access to health care and contraception. A a a deadly combination of High birth rates and Little or no Access to contraception Safe abortion and maternal care lies behind these numbers Quot the report said. Jodi Jacobson author of the report said the annual number of deaths from reproductive causes will double by the end of the decade a without a reordering of priorities in health care and family  Jacobson based her annual estimate of at least 1 million reproductive related deaths worldwide on world health organization figures that show a a half million women die annually from pregnancy Fei ated causes All but about 6,000 in developing countries a woman Schance of dying from a pregnancy related cause is 1 in 21 in Africa 1 in 54 in Asia and 1 in 73 in South America. A cervical cancer related to human papilloma virus a sexually transmitted infection kills 354,000 a year. A aids claims 100.000 women s lives annually. The study s estimate is considered conservative because it does no to include deaths from Pelvic inflammatory disease or from sexually transmitted diseases for which there Are no mortality figures. It also did not estimate the number of maternal deaths from abortions. About 75 percent of maternal deaths can be attributed to five causes the report said Haemorrhage infection toxin the stars and stripes 10years ago june 10, 1981 a israelis cheered in the streets while the rest of the. World condemned their country for attacking a nuclear reactor in Iraq. The soviet Union alleged that the United states was behind the raid. 20years ago june 10, 1971�? addressing an election meeting in Moscow soviet Premier Alexei n. Kosygin said that the soviet Union was willing to reduce its armed forces in Europe if nato countries display a a sincere Quot position on Mutual withdrawals. 30years ago june 10, 1961-six-Hundred Texas chiropractors signed a Telegram to president Kennedy offering their assistance in treating a Back injury which the president suffered while shovelling dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony. 40years ago june 10, 1951 a chinese communist forces began retreating from the two Southern Anchor towns of their a Iron Triangle Quot in Central Korea with fighting ranging from intensive to Token resistance to . Forces. Mia. In which poisonous substances Aie spread throughout rhe body by the bloodstream obstructed inbox. And complications of unsafe abortion however a the real causes of Pool maternal health Are rooted deeply in the social cultural and economic barriers laced by females in the third world Quot it said. In Many countries male dominance of sexual relations and the Scarcity of con  make it difficult Tor women to prevent disease and unwanted pregnancy Jacobson said. For example in All or parts of Bangladesh Ethiopia India Korea Nigeria and Tunisia husbands or senior family members decide whether a woman will seek medical care women in some cultures Are too inhibited to agree to be examined by a male doctor the report said. Many maternal deaths could be prevented by reorienting programs to focus on women a health and family planning the report said. It also recommended lifting regulations that limit Access to All Safe contraceptives and repealing restrictive abortion policies. Jacobson estimated that per capita investments of $1.50 per year would enable most countries to create programs providing prenatal and delivery care and family planning services. Much of the Money she said could come from a reordering priorities and improving the efficiency with which health resources Are now  a but she added that a no amount of Money can compensate for a Lack of political will in improving the status of . A a indeed much of the Battle to win recognition of the importance to women s lives of reproductive health will have to be fought by women themselves a a the report said. .40 years later rep. Ben night horse Campbell the Only american Indian in Congress examines a slip of paper that eluded him 40 years ago a his High school diploma. The Colorado Democrat returned to Auburn calif., on saturday to attend the graduation of Placer High schools class of 1991. Campbell left Placer in december 1951, six months before graduation to join the air Force. While he was in the service he finished up the work lie did t Complete at Placer. Teen age consumption of alcohol shocking 8 million admit use by the Washington Post Washington about s million american teen agers Are weekly users of alcohol including 454,000 a a Binge drinkers who consume an average of 15 drinks each week according to a new nation wide Survey of teen age alcohol use. Surgeon general Antonia c. Novello called the findings  a 5 1 states now prohibit Sale of Alco hoi to anyone under 21. Yet the Survey by the department of health and human services a inspector general office found that an estimated 6.9 million teen agers including some As Young As 13, have no problem obtaining alcohol with false identification or from liquor stores that do not Check Ages. In addition about one third of the nationwide Sample of 956 students in Junior and senior High school reported having accepted rides from persons who had been drinking. Of those students who drink 31 percent reported drinking alone 41 percent said they drink when they were upset because it makes them feel better and 25 percent said they drink to a get  the Survey the first such detailed study on patterns of teen age alcohol Lino underscored a Point that Many educators and researchers have been making while annual Federal surveys have shown sharply decreasing numbers of. Young people using marijuana cocaine and other illegal drugs alcohol use and heavy drinking remain High. \ while the new Survey did not ask about illegal drug use 1111 so a most recent annual Survey of High school seniors found that a about 14 percent acknowledged using marijuana in the past month. A less than 2 percent used cocaine. A about 57 percent reported thinking alcohol. But some critics have charged that the Bush administration consistently has reemphasized alcohol abuse treatment in part to fund Large increases in the fight against illegal drugs. This year for example the Udemi Isira Tion has proposed cutting the budget for the National Institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism from $171 million to $166.7 million while proposing a $30,11 11-lion. Increase for the National Nijst Hefte Oil drug abuse. It has directed that All of a proposed $99 million increase in substance treatment funding for the states be spent on illegal drugs As recommended by the office of National drug control policy. A separate Survey also released last week said the problem of Youthful drinking has been compounded by the alcoholic beverage Industry which has introduced Aii array of new products such As fruit Flavoured wine coolers the coolers Are packaged As fruit drinks and contain Little or no alcoholic taste even though they have High alcoholic Content. Nearly two of every three teen agers surveyed were unable to distinguish these products from non alcoholic drinks on store  said she. Wains improved Labelling on All such products including listings of alcoholic Content on Beer and malt liquors and was a a commissioning an inter Agency task Force to make recommendations. Beer and wine Industry officials consistently have argued that they have no interest in Selling products to teen agers. But the Survey indicated that teen age drinking has become a significant portion of the Market for Many products. It calculated that Junior and senior High school students account for 35 percent of All sales of wine cooler. Officials said that among the most alarming findings was the prevalence of Binge drinking a defined As taking five or More drinks in a Row. The Survey pro jetted that 5.4 million students have a a winged Quot at least once and that More the in 3 million have done so in the past month. The average Quot Binger is a 16-year-old White male who is in the l the Grade and who took his first drink when a hew us-12