European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 22, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 3 a amps Lynda Davidson pfc. Steven Gentry of the 70th trans in in Mannheim receives a shot of Benzoin from pfc. Avni Dill a medic assigned to the 12th evacuation Hospital in Wiesbaden. . Medics inject solution to troops painful problem by Ron Mckinney staff writer Buijk Netherlands a spec. Trevor Cassidy gripped the Side of the cot where he Lay. His body Tensed and his face twisted while he turned his head to the Side so he  see what was being done to him. Cassidy pained expression remained Frozen and his body rigid As a medic injected a drug called Benzoin into one of eight blisters on his feet. A a you la be uncomfortable for just a moment a warrant officer Jim Coker the medical officer for Aid station no. 2, told Cassidy on Friday. Cassidy gasped a barely audible moan of agreement. Halfway through the final leg of the International four Day marches last week soldiers pulled into Coker said station for a Short breather and a Quick fix of Benzoin a resin based substance that forms a protective coating Over the tender wound. The Aid station was located at the second of three designated rest areas just across the Maas River from Buijk. Soldiers marched into the rest area looking for their country a Flag that marked their Aid station then took Breaks that lasted a few minutes to an hour. At the height of troop traffic the Grassy Field became a stable for hundreds of soldiers reclining against Rucksacks their eyes closed and feet elevated. For Many a Choice had to be made endure a few minutes of the pain that Cassidy experienced or try to ignore the constant pain of walking on those burning sores. Cassidy who compared the pain to that from a tetanus shot was a firm believer in the Benzoin treatment. A a a they re the blisters not too bad because of this stuff Here. It works great a said Cassidy of the 3rd in 8th inf regt in Mainz Germany. In treating the marchers medics drained the blisters applied an aesthetic and injected the Benzoin. The Blister is later covered with a Cotton wrap soaked with More Benzoin. A this Patch forms a second skin and stays on even when they go Back to Camp and Shower a said Coker of the 122nd main support in in Hanau Germany. Some soldiers were reluctant to seek treatment for the blisters the medics said. Instead they would grit it out and use the time to relax perhaps shaving or cleaning up a bit before hitting the Trail again. A a lot of these Guys Are so Gung to they wont Stop for anything a said sgt. Timothy Mcgill of the 32nd combat support Hospital in Wiesbaden. A a they re More scared about being pulled and not being Able to finish than having their feet worked on a said pfc. Keith Williams a medic with the 12th evacuation Hospital. Pfc. Stephen Hicks of the 16th engr in in Niernberg Germany took time to rest at the Aid station. But he  allow anyone to see his feet which he and his teammates said resembled mutilated hamburger. A i done to think there a that much they can do for me a Hicks said. A a in be put too much into this to give up  kurd flee new Battles Baghdad Iraq apr Saddam Hussein a ruling Council issued decrees sunday forgiving army deserters and government opponents amid reports of new fighting and thousands of kurd again fleeing iraqi forces according to Relief officials the decrees follow reports of the renewed fighting Between government forces and kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq and troop movements in the South into shiite Muslim areas. The Battles last week ignited a new migration of kurdish refugees the International committee of the red Cross said sunday in Geneva. It reported about 20,000 kurd fleeing the City of Suleiman Yeh and heading toward the iranian Border. Red Cross spokeswoman Karen Saddler also said Relief workers visited about 1,200 iraqi soldiers captured by rebels in the Suleiman Yeh area. Separate kurd and shiite uprisings after the Gulf War were crushed by Saddam a forces and More than 2 million refugees Fleu toward Turkey or Iran. Last week Saddam urged iraqis to forget past differences and promised greater political openness. Allied forces sent to Northern Iraq to protect returning kurd withdrew to Turkey last week but . Commanders had said soldiers could return to quell fighting. There were no indications sunday of . Plans to dispatch troops. Saddam a amnesty for army deserters was first issued in March alter the kurdish and shiite rebellions were put Down. The shiites claimed thousands of deserters joined the rebel forces against Saddam. But it was not immediately Clear if the sunday decree covered deserters from the Gulf War or those involved in the rebellions. It reportedly does not cover officers. The ruling revolutionary command Council dominated by Saddam also granted an immediate amnesty to a political fugitives a an apparent reference to opponents of the ruling Arab baath socialist party. Under the order people convicted of anti govern intent crimes would have their records cleared and a ban against their working in Public agencies would be  Calls off search for a-6e Jet Pilot Naples Italy apr the search for the Pilot of an attack bomber who bailed out before the Navy Craft crashed into the sea near Crete has been called off a . 6th Fleet spokesman said sunday. The a-6e intruder Jet went Down Friday in International Waters North of the Island As president Bush was visiting a . Base on Crete As part of his official visit to Greece. The navigator of the Jet who also bailed out was rescued about 45 minutes alter the crash. . Navy cmdr. Craig Quigley speaking from Fleet Headquarters in Naples said the air search for the Pilot the Only other crewman was called off at Sunset saturday after some 2,625 Square Miles Over the Mediterranean sea had been scanned. The navigator was being treated in the Navy Hospital at Rota Spain where he was listed in Good condition Quigley said. The names of the crewmen have not been made Public pending notification of family members he said. The Navy has said that when the Jet went Down it was on a training Mission unrelated to the Bush visit. Quigley said an investigation to learn the cause of the crash will be  favors Means test for social Security Washington a former sen. Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts the Only declared candidate for the democratic presidential nomination said sunday that if elected president he would consider a Means test for social Security recipients. Appearing on Abc tvs a meet the press a Tsongas was asked How he would achieve his goal of cutting the increase in spending on government entitlement programs to a level 1 percent below the inflation rate. Such proposals could succeed Only a if the country understands my gosh there really is an economic storm coming a he said. Asked if he would favor a Means test for entitlement programs such As social Security he said a i think you have to look at All of that. I would look at a Means  Tsongas gave no details on what kinds of Means test he would consider. Tsongas also was asked whether the United states should attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein is found to be hiding nuclear weapons materials. A in the last analysis you have to take out his nuclear capability a the former senator said. A i think the United nations should be the first recourse but in the last analysis that nuclear capability has to be taken  said he has a great respect for Clarence Thomas a personal history but would not have nominated him for the supreme court. He said he did not know at this Point whether he would vote for him if he were still in the Senate. He said he favors mandatory aids testing for doctors and other health care givers. Referring to legislation passed by the Senate however he said that a the idea of a 10-year jail term for a doctor who did not do it is extraordinary and i think takes it to the Point of being