European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday september 4, 1991 Bush behavioural change Best Way to control aids by Andrew Rosenthal the new York times Kennebunkport Maine a president Bush on monday brushed off a weekend demonstration near his Home by advocates for people with aids saying he was concerned about local shopkeepers whose business was disrupted and that Quot behavioural change is the Best Way to Stem the diseases spread. At a news conference on Independence for the Baltic republics Bush was asked about the protest in which More than 1,000 people marched through the Center of Kennebunkport on sunday scattered condoms and leaflets along the Way and were stopped by police officers and secret service agents about a half mile from the presidents Home on walkers Point. The demonstrators accused Bush of failing to set a National policy to find a cure and prevent further spread of the disease and criticized the . Ban on immigration by those with the his virus. The March was one of several Here during Bush a August vacation a by anti abortion groups by supporters of abortion rights and by unemployed workers. Asked if he Quot got the message from the aids protesters who called on Bush to exert greater leadership in educating americans about the disease the president who often appears to be uncomfortable dealing with this kind of Issue said he did not agree with the marchers. Quot Well i m not in favor of federally funding Needle programs Quot he said. Quot i am in favor of the most efficient and effective research possible. In a in favor of compassion. In a in favor of behavioural change. Here a a disease where you can control its spread by your own personal behaviour. Quot so if the message is compassion i got it loud and  Bush defended his administrations record on funding aids research and then added Quot to the degree the message hit some Little merchant in Kennebunkport on the Best weekend possible and caused that person to close his doors i got that part of it and did no to like it. To the degree they stayed within the Law and weren to arrested i support that kind of first amendment  Bush indicated he was More moved by the March by president Bush addresses a news conference in Maine. The unemployed. A that was the one i was concerned about Quot he said. A that one hit Home because when a family is out of work that a one i care very much  the president said the aids March on sunday was a publicity stunt. Quot you know Why they were Here i know Why they were Here a he told reporters. Quot they were Here because you All Are Here. They were Here because they could get disproportionate television coverage and to some degree print coverage because the president happened to be at his ancestral Home. And i understand  . Police May revive choke hold los Angeles up a the los Angeles police department is considering reviving a form of the choke hold As a safer alternative to the Baton a the weapon used in the videotaped beating of Motorist Rodney King. Supporters of the choke hold say it can leave a subject unconscious but otherwise unharmed within a few seconds but critics say it can kill a and has. The department is also studying other options for a Middle Range uses of Force including stun guns and a chemical Spray based on Cayenne Pepper. The use of the choke hold was effectively banned nine years ago but its reconsideration stems from the Christopher commission report that Analysed police practices in the Wake of the King beating. Approval for the use of the choke hold or any of the other alternatives is up to police chief Daryl Gates who Long has held that the choke hold is less dangerous than the Baton. The police commission the civilian panel that put the initial Clamp on choke holds also must give its approval. Yet any attempt to bring Back the choke hold is Likely to run into heavy opposition. Quot the thought of the choke hold As it was applied by the los Angeles police department conjures up some very bad memories and it resulted in very tragic results and principal victims were african americans and minorities a John Mack of the los Angeles Urban league told the los Angeles times monday. Quot the choke hold. Should remain dead and buried Quot he said. But a recent department Survey found that 92 percent of the officers surveyed believe they should have the option of applying a choke hold on combative suspects As an alternative to using their Batons. Still cmdr. Michael Bostic chairman of a police committee considering the alternatives said the department needs to evaluate the a medical physiological and civil consequences before any decision is made. Part of the reason for the ban on the choke hold was concern that it was used indiscriminately and May have killed As Many As 17 people in seven years although causes of death in most cases were in dispute. But the Baton beating of King a a Public relations disaster for the department a May serve As the catalyst for a return of the choke hold. In he City has said in court papers that Quot the Baton can break Bones sever blood vessels rupture internal organs and cause heart  anti smut Effort dropped because of poll Cleveland apr officials in suburban Lakewood have dropped an anti pornography Campaign citing a poll that found most residents think a rated videotapes should be available to adults who want them. The Survey of about 200 adults found 67 percent of the respondents said pornographic videos should not be banned. The Survey found 78 percent believed they should be Able to legally obtain sex films. And 88 percent said they did not believe watching close  of sex acts would Quot Appeal to any unhealthy lust or shameful interest in sex.�?�. Sixty percent of the respondents said the same detailed sex films would not bring out unhealthy tendencies in their neighbors. City officials last week dropped a lawsuit against three video stores that had sought to rent adult tapes Quot i Call this the fairest manner of Resolution in be even seen Quot said Jerry Kraig of Cleveland National chairman of the first amendment lawyers association who represented the video  mayor reveals intent to run for Senate from wire reports Hendersonville . Charlotte mayor sue Myrick announced she will run for the . Senate in 1992 against democratic incumbent Terry Sanford. Quot Western North Carolina is a Good Republican area. Its going to be my key area a the gop mayor said before a labor Day Parade monday. The 50-year-old Ohio native has served two terms As Charlottes mayor. Quot we need More republicans in the government. How else Are we going to get a handle on the budget deficit a she said. The Senate primary will be May 8. Four others have expressed interest in running.7 killed in collision Visalia Calif. A a head on collision killed seven people monday police said. A westbound car with a Lone occupant believed to be a College student veered across the Center line of two Lane state Highway 198 and crashed into an eastbound car with four adults and two children California Highway patrol sgt. Bob Joyner said. All seven died. They were not immediately identified. The weather was Clear and the Road was straight and investigators were unsure what caused the mid morning crash near the line Between Tulare and Kings counties in Central California Joyner said. The Highway was closed for five hours As Crews cleaned up the  turns himself in Miami a police arrested a second suspect in the shootings of two British tourists who got lost in a had part of town and asked for directions. Demetrius Mcduffie 18, turned himself in monday a apparently after he saw his photo and description on the news a and was charged with attempted murder armed robbery and burglary said detective Donald Blocker. John and Rose Hayward of Oxfordshire England got lost in Northwest Miami on thursday and were shot after refusing to get out of the car police said. Rose Hayward 59, was listed in Good condition monday recovering from a gunshot wound to the Chest. John Hayward 63, was treated for Graze wounds.2 Fla. Firefighters die new Smyrna Beach Fla. A Freak explosion during a restaurant fire killed two firefighters Early monday officials said. Douglas j. Sapp and Mark Wilkes both 28, were caught in a flashover As they entered Stor my a a seafood restaurant officials said. A flashover happens when a fire becomes so hot it runs out of oxygen. When a door or window is opened letting oxygen in the air and All the particles in it explode said new Smyrna Beach fire spokesman George Augustine. Quot the rest of the group were Able to escape but they became trapped Augustine said. The Blaze was reported shortly after Midnight sunday. It took firefighters from four departments almost four hours to bring the fire under control Augustine said. The restaurant was  brakeman killed Brant . A a con rail brakeman was killed monday when an empty wire spool from a passing train fell off and struck the engine of his train police said. The afternoon Accident happened on parallel Railroad tracks about 25 Miles Southwest of Bui Lalo near Lake Erie Erie county sheriffs deputies said. Quot two Conrail trains were going in opposite directions and one of the trains had a Load of Blank spool that broke free and struck the engine of the opposite train a capt. John Gourlay said. The victim was a 50-year-old Ohio Man whom police  identify further. Another worker on the train suffered minor injuries. Police and the National transportation safety Board were investigating