European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes Friday july 19, 1991 son s de Reid awaits another heart donor. Raleigh . Apr heart transplant surgery would have meant missing his songs funeral so de Reid passed on the Chance to have his diseased heart replaced with his songs. The heart of 23-year-old Eric Reid who died Friday of head injuries suffered in a july 4 fall from a Golf cart went to someone else. A i know he had a Strong heart and it would have been a Good heart for me but i just did no to feel like my family and i could Deal with it at that particular time a said Reid 47. His son was buried monday. Accepting his songs heart would have meant surgery for the elder Reid within hours of his songs death. But being with family and friends during such a difficult time was More important Reid said wednesday in a Telephone interview from his Home in Asheboro. A a and i also thought that each time his heart beat in me i would have been thinking Back As to How special he was to me and his family and i did no to know How Well i could Deal with that a he said. Reid whose heart is functioning at 15 percent of capacity said he feels the heart a probably went to someone that May need it worse than i do at the  Bill Faircloth of Charlotte based life share of the Carolinas declined to discuss details of the Case but said he could not recall another person needing a transplant turning Down a donor Organ. Generally Organ transplants involving relatives Are a better match and have a greater Success rate he said. Eric Reid was attending a family reunion when he fell from the Golf cart. His head was crushed. He was kept on life support systems until Friday when doctors told the family there was no Hope. Reid said his son decided to become an Organ donor and signed the Back of his Drivers License Long before his father Learned he needed a transplant. R he said he is on a waiting list for a transplant and believes another donor heart will be available soon. Ill leaves Trail of death on its Way to Lake Shasta by the associated press a toxic chemical spill flowed into californians biggest Reservoir wednesday after killing virtually All fish plants and insects along 45 Miles of the Sacramento River. The concentration of Weedkiller remained deadly to fish As it entered Lake Shasta but officials expected it to dissipate without threatening drinking water supplies. A a there a no question that the food Chain has been eliminated Quot along the spills path in the River said Bill Gengler a spokesman for the state department of fish and game. A you turn Over a Rock and even Worms under the Rock Are  untold numbers of Trout died in the High Mountain area renowned for Fly fishing. Gengler estimated it would take at least a year for Plant life to regenerate and insects Birds and fish to return. He said the spill apparently did no to kill any Birds or animals on land. A train that jumped the tracks spilled 19,000 Gallons of Mcatam sodium a soil sterilizer into the Sacramento River on sunday. The River empties into Lake Shasta and tests showed the chemical reached the Reservoir in concentrations Strong enough to keep killing fish Gengler said. But the Impact on fish in the Lake Wasny to immediately known and drinking water supplies weren t in danger because the chemical would dilute and dissipate officials said. On wednesday night Larry Harris spokesman at a spill information Center reported a some of the spill is sinking and dissipating because of the difference in temperature Between he water in the Reservoir and the Sacramento  boaters and fishermen were banned from the Northern end of Lake Shasta j75 Miles Northeast of san Francisco so that no one would come into direct Contact with the tainted water. Dozens of people living along the River have been treated for Eye and skin irritations and respiratory distress authorities said. Most of 200 evacuated River residents had returned Home wednesday but officials suggested they leave again after four California Highway patrol officers required Hospital treatment late tuesday. Cleanup and repair workers were restricted to four hours of labor in areas near the River. A i Highway workers continued to halt tens of thousands of cars on interstate 5 to warn them about the spill. Motorists were told to keep windows up and to avoid stopping in the area. A 1984 state Law requires chemical manufacturers to Supply to the state studies on the Long term Low level effects of their products. The deadline was March 1987, but makers of More than 100 chemicals including Metal sodium have not submitted the information. Environmentalists called on the state wednesday to Force completion of the studies. Created in 1945 As part of the massive Central Valley project Lake Shasta provides irrigation and drinking water to districts throughout California. The drought shrunken lakes level is about 55 percent of Normal for this time of year. Fishing is one of few visitor attractions in the sparsely populated area Between the Trinity and Cascade Mountain ranges. The derailments cause remained under investigation. High cancer rate prompts probe near air base s toxic waste Sites Patrick fab Fla. Apr seven people in a 10-Block area near air Force toxic waste Sites have been diagnosed with a form of cancer and five have died prompting an investigation by state authorities. The department of health and rehabilitative services is studying the incidence of Hodgkin a disease in the neighbourhood. The area known As South Patrick shores is near old toxic waste Sites at Patrick fab South of Cape canaveral. The Sites include different types of toxic waste from landfills and work Yards dating to the 1940s, records show. Base spokeswoman Terry Bracher said tuesday there was a no known links Between toxic waste dumps on the base and the cancer cases. A a it a not a Fluke a said Scott Craig 28, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin a 10 years ago. A a there a just too much cancer there too much Hodgkin a disease to be a  As teen agers Craig and several friends used to swim anti Seth canals and Ponds on the base. One Friend Bill Latshaw died in 1983 of complications from Hodgkin a. Another Mike Reynolds now 30, was diagnosed with Hodgkin a in 1980. Reynolds had his spleen removed and received radiation treatment. A something of this magnitude and concentration re it s not a flute. There s just too much cancer Tui Foo much Hodgkin s disease to be a flute Scott Craig quires an investigation without question a said state rep. Dixie Sansom. Residents say Hodgkin a disease first appeared in the neighbourhood in 1967, when Larry Crockett then 24, was diagnosed with the cancer. He died last year. Douglas Allen Rudy died of Hodgkin s in 1982 at age 21. He lived with his family in South Patrick shores from 1960 to 1968. Two women in the neighbourhood died from the disease in 1967 and 1970. Man awarded $1 million in forced confession suit from wire reports Detroit a a Man has been awarded $1 million in a lawsuit in which he charged that City police bullied him into confessing that he killed four prostitutes. David Payton could get $7.7 million More his attorney said wednesday. Payton now 33, said he was held in a cold jail cell for 3vi Days and denied food after the 1980 arrest. The murder charges were dropped and he was. Acquitted of rape and other related charges. Another Man who was already in custody had confessed to some of the same murders. City officials said they might Appeal the award. Payton had offered to drop his Case for $700,000. The City refused. That settlement would have included an apology from the City. Plane lands on Highway Cupertino Calif. A a Small plane made an emergency Landing on a state Highway during Rush hour wednesday. Nobody aboard the Polarie or on the ground was injured an official said. The twin engined Beechraft Baron landed in the northbound Lane of the four Lane Highway 280 shortly before 5 p.m., the California Highway patrol said. There were no reports that any cars came close to hitting the plane but traffic was backed up for five Miles afterwards said an officer Patrick Mulderrig. The flight originated in los Angeles and was headed for Nas Moffett Field 15 Miles North of san Jose said Anne Mcmillin a base spokeswoman. The aircraft is owned by a federally chartered flying club at Moffett and its Pilot was a member of the civil air patrol she said. Wallaby killed at zoo Greenville . A Young vandals were accused of hurling stones at two wallabies at the Greenville zoo killing one and injuring another. A a it a totally incomprehensible to me a said zoo director Lee Sims. A kids that Are curious and looking around is one thing but this is obviously beyond  police said six vandals ranging from Ages 8 to 14, jumped a Fence last week and attacked the wallabies a smaller relative of a Kangaroo. Six juveniles were questioned by police. Park fined for deaths Cincinnati a the Kings Island amusement Park was fined $23,500 for safety violations that led to the electrocution of two men in a Pond a Federal official said wednesday. Kings entertainment co., the Parks operator agreed to the Fine in a settlement with the occupational safety and health administration said William Murphy Oshay a area director. Two men died and a third was burned june 9 in the Pond electrified by a faulty Fountain . Violations included failure to install ground fault circuit interrupters a devices that Cost about $10 and could have kept electricity from flowing from the submerged  Murphy said