European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                When military Medicine fails tragic tales focus on Issue of suing government by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a maj. Michael Wall died of a heart attack after two inexperienced doctors allegedly ignoring his complaints of Chest pains and medical tests that showed abnormal results told him to continue full physical training. �?o1 firmly believe my husband died As a result of negligence on the part of the United states army a Walls widow Paulette tearfully told lawmakers of the House judiciary administrative Law subcommittee wednesday. A my husband did not have to  former air Force sgt. Willie Harris saw six professional basketball offers go up in smoke in the 1960s when he Tore ligaments in his Knees. But he said he was pressured by base officials who were backed by base doctors to take cortisone shots and keep playing on the services championship team. He later left the service because of a medical disability a his Knees. �?o1 was 24 years old and had everything going for me a Harris told the subcommittee. A now my Knees Are so bad i have to have them replaced. In a looking at plastic  Marine corps chief warrant officer Martin Gaffney s wife died of aids after she received a tainted blood transfusion at a Navy Hospital during what he called a a a botched childbirth. That child was stillborn. Another child born be foresee military on Page 2 . Troops poised to evacuate thousands of americans from Haiti Washington of the Bush administration is considering evacuating All but essential . Diplomatic personnel from Haiti where military dictators have seized Power . Officials disclosed thursday. Some 8,000 americans arc in the Caribbean country. An evacuation which May be difficult to implement with the port a Prince Airport closed would leave less than 100 essential . Diplomats and embassy workers in Haiti said the officials. Meanwhile Pentagon sources disclosed that a contingent of marines was sent to the Caribbean in the event a Rescue operation is needed for the americans in Haiti. Since monday violence has reportedly claimed More than 100 lives. The Pentagon source said a contingent of a fewer than 500 marines had been Dis at Lan tic Ocean 300 Miles Guantanamo Haiti Cuba Quot a cd it Jamaica 300 pm puerto Rico i it dominican Republic aps amps patched from Camp Jcj Cunt n.c., to the naval station at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. The Force would be used Only to evacuate . Citizens on Haiti a should it become necessary. Its the prudent thing to do a the source said. White House spokesman Marlin Fitz water said the . Ambassador Alvin Adams jr., a has had Contact with the coup leaders in Haiti and they discussed the Security of  Fitzwater said he had no further details. L in said there were no plans to evacuate americans a at the moment a but added a we Are watching the situation very  a the coup plotters have no legitimacy and will not succeed a he said. After agreeing on sweeping sanctions against Haiti a military regime the organization of american states is dispatching a High level delegation to Haiti with a demand that its military dictators surrender Power immediately. Moving with unusual Speed Oas foreign ministers approved an 11-Point Resolution Early thursday less than 72 hours after the military Junta in Haiti had deposed the country selected president Jean Bertrand Aristide. Files reportedly show Iraq has nuclear capability from wire reports Manama Bahrain a the massive haul of secret documents carted out of Baghdad by , inspectors provide definitive proof that Iraq was engaged in the manufacture of nuclear weapons a Security Council source reported. The source familiar with the material said the inspectors did not uncover any grand design for the manufacture of a nuclear bomb. But they did find plans for components indispensable for making such a weapon. Until the inspectors seized the documents during their four Day confrontation with iraqi guards at the Iraq atomic Energy commission the source said the . Inspectors had evidence Only that Iraq had equipment for enriching uranium a a process vital for making nuclear weapons. But such equipment could also be employed in the peaceful use of nuclear Energy. This ambiguity was cleared away by the documents. They made the intent to manufacture a nuclear weapon unmistakable the source said. Meanwhile weapons inspectors searching for scud missiles and launchers flew in . Helicopters thursday for the first time since the Baghdad government backed Down on its opposition to the use of foreign aircraft. The inspection teams work for the . Special commission which is overseeing the elimination of iraqis Long Range missiles and nuclear chemical and biological weapon programs under terms of the persian Gulf War Ccase firc. Sergeant s Hobby is saving lives by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau some people at Ankara air station t Turkey steer Clear of tech. Sgt. Gary Lebak. A people see me and say they done to want me around because things always happen when in a there a said Lebak a 38-year-old Pittsburgh native. What happens is Lebak saves lives. Four in fact so far. Lebak has restarted Peoples hearts using cardiopulmonary resuscitation and rescued struggling victims from the water. Even pulling someone from a burning building was Only child a play Tor Lebak. He was in the sixth Grade. His most recent Rescue has earned him the airman a medal. The decoration is the second highest peacetime award an air Force member can receive. Lebak is the non commissioned officer in charge of the resources plans division at Ankara air station. The Rescue for which Lebak received his medal happened aug. 12, 1990, when he was swimming in Ankara s Bay Nadir Bardaji Reservoir. As he swam he noticed a crowd Yelling at a Man thrashing in the water. Lebak swam to the drowning Man hut by the time the he reached the spot where the Man had been the struggling swimmer had sunk to the Reservoir s Bottom about 25 feet below. Lebak attempted to carry the swimmer to the surface three times but had to release him. A the was All Over me like an octopus a Lebak said. In his struggle to reach the surface the human octopus was pulling his rescuer Down. On his fourth attempt Lebak struck the drowning Man in the stomach. That subdued him Long enough for Lebak to carry him to the surface. The turkish swimmer had passed out by the time Lebak brought him ashore. He had no pulse and his lungs were filled with water. Lebak performed car and the victim see Hobby on Page 2 a amps staff sgt Hick Jack son tech. Sgt. Gary a Bak