European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 17, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 7volunteers stage Ohio cleanup by the associated press thousands of volunteers carried off everything from foam cups to refrigerators saturday As they combed the Banks of the Ohio River looking for trash from Pennsylvania to Illinois. The annual cleanup began in 1989 on a stretch of the River Between Cincinnati and Ashland ky., covering 981 Miles of beachfront in six states. Some areas reported fewer volunteers this year. The project director said More people showed up but were More spread out because 30 new Sites were added. A we got triple the trash we got last year in Cincinnati a said the director Jeanne Ison a spokeswoman for the Ohio River Valley water sanitation commission. The commission coordinates the project funded by corporate sponsors. Cranes and barges were used to remove Large items from the River in Cincinnati Paducah ky., and the Huntington w.va., area Ison said. About 100 to 150 people helped in Trimble county ky., Down from about 250 last year said Bob Collins the coordinator there. A i think being a farming Community we be got a lot of people who Are behind in their work our Spring has been so wet Here a Collins said. A Quot. Heat May have kept some people Home too Collins said As temperatures climbed into the 90s-and the air remained muggy. A although there were fewer people to pick up trash there was less to pick up too. Still Collins does no to think the Battle of keeping garbage out  River and off the Banks is Over. The fact that volunteers found less debris a has More to do with the current and the River a raising and lowering a Collins said. A give it two weeks and if the River goes Back up we could have just As much trash As last  a a a a a a a a a. A a a a \ at the Trimble county site More than 100 people spent 21/ hours filling a 24-Cuhic-Yard dumpster Collins said. A the Beach is clean a he said a you could go out and spread out a Blanket and   Pennsylvania More than 450 people turned out along the headwaters of to upriver said Betsy Mallison. Area coordinator. A in Beaver county Mallison said 359 volunteers participated. They collected 170 bags of. Trash 44 bags of recyclable materials such As bottles and cans and 104 tires. The Allegheny county Effort included 129 volunteers who collected 274 bags of trash 181 bags of recyclables and 223 tires Mallison said. In the Metropolis and Massac county area in Southern Illinois about 20 residents turned out for the cleanup. They concentrated on fort Massac state Park the Brookport boat Landing and the Joppa boat ramp. Girl scouts boy scouts rotarians and environmentalists were among the volunteers who worked in 90-degree heat to collect Glass aluminium plastic and other trash from the River a Banks in Evansville ind. At Portsmouth Ohio More than 55 volunteers found objects As Small As pressed foam cups and As Large As discarded refrigerators. Also recovered were tires and cabinets. Flower Vendor Dies after beating in Harlem new York up a a mexican father of three who came to new York to make Money for his family died sunday after he was beaten in Harlem by three Young toughs who demanded the Flowers he was Selling a for fathers Day a police said. A the youths then strolled casually Down the Block and tried to sell the bouquets to passers by a police spokesman said. The victim identified As Xis to Martinez 54, had Only been in the country for Little More than a year and was saving Money to return to his wife and children in Mexico family members said. Martinez lived in a basement apartment in Harlem. With his three nephews just blocks from where he was killed sunday morning. The incident began As Martinez was Selling Flowers from a Pushcart As he did every Day and three teen age youths confronted him. A they demanded he give them his Flowers for fathers Day a said sgt. Nick Vreeland. I Martinez argued with the youths and when he grabbed one of them by the Arm the youth punched him twice in the face and he fell face Down. The youths then took the cart and tried to sell the Flowers Vreeland said. The youths were not caught. An Anonymous Call to 911 alerted authorities and an ambulance rushed the victim to a Hospital where he was pronounced dead from heart failure. According to Martinez a Nephew Ismael Quintero 24, the victim came to the United states 16 months ago because lie was tired of his Job As a bicycle Mechanic wanted to see the country and thought lie could make some Money. Quintero who shared Martinez s apartment Ami Flower Selling business said his Uncle planned to return to his wife and three children in Mexico in december. The victim never intended to bring his family to the United states his Nephew said. A Xis to liked the . But lie had to go Back a Quintero said a lie earned Money to live better and live in  Minneapolis doctor tells patients of his infection Minneapolis a an his infected doctor who had open sores on his hands said saturday he is informing 328 patients that he May have exposed them to the disease. Or. Philip Benson a family practitioner was told last september he has the virus that causes aids. He said he wore two pairs of gloves while delivering babies and performing other procedures after the diagnosis. A Given the medical knowledge we had at the time. I was taking the necessary precautions to prevent the transmission of the virus a he said. An unrelated skin condition caused Bensons hands to break out in open sores from May 1990 through february. Because up to 1 percent of surgical gloves May be defective wearing gloves was not a sufficient precaution said state epidemiologist or. Michael osterholm. Health officials Are trying to Contact the patients who during that time underwent invasive procedures such As surgery deliveries and Oral rectal or gynaecological exams. A while we believe the risk is extremely Low we believe these people should be notified and tested for the presence of his infection a said Minnesota health commissioner Marlene e. Marschall. She said the doctor mailed notices to the 328 patients Friday. Free tests Are being offered to the patients. A i have every reason to believe Quot your test results will be negative a Benson said in the letter a i sincerely Hope this is the  a a a a a. -. A a a a a an additional 1,041 patients who were examined by Benson but did not undergo invasive procedures have not been contacted. Patients could not have been notified at All without Bensons permission said Stephen Kelley chairman of the Minnesota Board of medical examiners Public policy committee. Benson continues to practice at the Palen clinic in Minneapolis Palen Heights medical clinic in Columbia Heights and Riverside medical Center in Minneapolis. Osterholm said he  divulge How Benson got aids. The National centers for disease control has reported Only one Case in the nation in which a health care worker transmitted the virus to patients in Navarre Fla. Apr a Monument honouring 14 . Commandos killed when their air Force plane was downed in the persian Gulf War was dedicated in this Florida Panhandle Community. A they were True heroes a maj. Gen. Thomas Eggers commander of the air Force special operations command said at the weekend ceremony. The Crew of the downed ac-130 spectre gunship was stationed at Hurlburt Field near this town where several of the victims lived. A the gunship was hit by anti aircraft fire while trying to destroy an iraqi mis Sile Battery that threatened . Marines fighting off an iraqi incursion into saudi Arabia in january. A the plane crashed into the Gulf. Crew members were listed As missing until the wreckage and their remains were found after hostilities ceased family members of four Crew members attended the dedication of the Marble Monument in Navarre Park. A often the Point of the Spear in these military actions their exploits have gone largely unnoticed a said Santa Rosa county commissioner David Kessler an ac-130 Pilot during the Vietnam War. They still remember Willie eager youngsters Dangle baseballs at Denver smile High stadium for Willie Mays to autograph. The former new York and san Francisco giants Star was in town to play in an old timers Gam with other former major league stars