European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 13, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 5 California to test children for Lead poisoning by the new York times Washington a California has agreed to test at least 500,000 poor children for Lead poisoning after three years of failing to do so in its medicaid clinics state officials announced Friday. Immediately after the agreement was reached settling a lawsuit gov. Pete Wilson announced three Bills that would carry out the court settlement and go beyond it to test other children and workers who May be exposed to High Levels of Lead at work. The state director of health services or. Molly Coye signed the settlement thursday night after negotiations with the five groups who sued the state on behalf of its poor children a the natural resources defense Council. The a act Legal defense and educational fund. A the National health Law program. A the american civil liberties Union. A the Legal Aid society of Alameda county. A the state will immediately authorize payments for blood Lead testing of More than one half million California children who Are eligible for medi Cal or other state sponsored health care programs a Coye said. Lead poisoning in children can cause severe nervous system damage that can Lead to poor performance in Reading mathematics and other important areas. In the worst cases it can cause retardation or death. The California health department said that As Many As one in five children in the state May be affected. In 1989 the Federal government required All states participating in the medicaid program which provides medical care to the poor to test the blood of children for traces of Lead along with other tests of health and development As a condition of getting Federal medicaid Money. But California and a majority of other states appear to have failed to carry out the testing for Lead officials of the medicaid program say. According to medicaid records Only 35 percent of children Are getting their health screenings and most Likely even fewer Are being tested for Lead poisoning. There Are 12 million children in the country who Are poor and considered Eli Gible for medicaid said Sara Rosenbaum director of the health division at the children a defense fund in Washington an advocacy group. Quot a there has been a failure in most states to carry out their obligation to screen All poor children and every state in the Union is failing when it comes to following up with treatment Quot she said. Joel r. Reynolds a lawyer for the natural resources defense Council said that the settlement was a significant Victory for the health of children not Only in California but across the country. A we Hope this Case and this settlement will be a Model for other states Quot he said. About 57 million Homes in the United states have Lead paint in them. Use of Lead paint in houses is now banned but it is still used  member has surgery Tucson Ariz. Apr a Crew member of the biosphere 2 environmental Laboratory who severed her fingertip returned to the sealed prototype space Colony Friday after surgery. Jane Poynter the labs farm manager was taken to University medical Center where her Finger was surgically closed after a graft to keep the top half Inch of the Finger failed. A i feel Fine. In a looking Forward to going Back into the biosphere a Poynter said after the surgery. Or. J. David Gibeault said fridays procedure was a relatively routine and that Poynter a Finger should be Back in working order in about a month. The eight member Crew was sealed into biosphere ii two weeks ago for a planned two year stay. The project is located in the desert 30 Miles Northeast of Tucson. Poynter 29, of Surrey England lost the fingertip when it was caught in a Rice threshing machine wednesday. Physician Crew member or. Ray Walford sewed the fingertip Back on but decided the graft Wasny to taking and suggested surgery by a specialist said Kathy Dyhr a spokeswoman. The Accident took off the tip of the Middle Finger on Poynter s left hand Down partway through the Nail. Some Bone was Cut off making reattachment of the fingertip without special techniques difficult Walford said. Jane Poynter embraces a biosphere employee As she emerges from the biosphere 2 in Oracle  Secretary says soviets need food Washington up the soviet Union lacks enough food to get through the Winter without hardship but there still is enough time to respond if that is desired agriculture Secretary Edward Madigan said. Madigan just Back from a fact finding trip to the soviet Union cautioned reporters Friday against expecting an immediate decision by the administration on food Aid. President Bush has said the United states would provide humanitarian Aid if it is needed but he wants a coordinated Western response. A top ranking Madigan aide was in Europe briefing leaders on the results of the 10-Day trip. A there is food in the soviet Union a Madigan said when asked about suggestions from food Industry leaders that time was running Short for shipments to arrive before the soviet Winter. A in my judgment there would not be enough food to get them through the Winter without hardship but i think there is an adequate time Frame to Deal with this in a methodical Way so that the distribution of assistance is fair and  in the stars and stripes10 years ago oct. 13,1981 a Reggie Jackson and Oscar Gamble smashed consecutive Home runs in the fourth inning to rally the new York Yankees to a 7-3 Victory Over the Milwaukee Brewers and the american league East championship. It was Jackson a 16th postseason Home run.20 years ago oct. 13,1971 a the supreme court rejected 5 to 2, a Challenge to the constitutionality of the War in Vietnam leaving intact a ruling by the 2nd . Circuit court of appeals that the War was Legal. 30years ago oct. 13,1961 a one thousand soldiers arrived at the port of Bremer Haven Germany in the second instalment of president Kennedy a 40,000-Man  build up in Europe. The first instalment landed at Cherbourg France the previous Day.40 year Sago oct. 13,1951 a a United nations Liaison team began investigating a communist accusation that three . Fighter planes attacked the proposed new armistice negotiation site of Panmunjom South Korea. Surrogate grandmother gives birth to two premature Little miracles Aberdeen . A twins were bom saturday to Arlette Schweitzer the first american woman to Bear her own grandchildren As a surrogate for her daughter. A they Are really Sweet a said Dan Schweitzer Grandfather of Chad Daniel and Chelsea Arlette. �?o1 can to describe it. They re just like two Little  Arlette Schweitzer 42, carried the babies for her daughter Christa Uchytil and son in Law Kevin. Christa Uchytil 22, was born without a uterus which made it impossible for her to have children. Eggs were taken from Christa Uchytil a ovaries fertilized with her husbands sperm and implanted in Arlette Schweitzer a womb. The twins were born five weeks Early but were healthy with mature lungs said obstetrician or. Gregg Carlson. They were delivered by caesarean Section under a spinal aesthetic. Arlette Schweitzer was in satisfactory condition at St. Luke a Midland regional medical Center. A it was an Honor really a Carlson said. A when the first baby was born it was very unique. 1 can to describe it. I really can to. All the family and All the support people were  Arlette Schweitzer was awake and her daughter was at her Side tears dripping Down her Cheeks As she watched her children arrive the Grandfather said. Kevin Uchytil drove nearly 400 Miles from his Job in rapid City and missed the births. Chad was born first by one minute at 1 21 a.m., and weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces. He measured 20>/4 inches Long. Chelsea Arlette weighed 4 pounds 7 ounces and was 18 inches Long. A this was a special instance where things just seemed to work out. Christas Mother was Young enough yet to carry a pregnancy and in a sure there Are other families out there with the same circumstances a Carlson said. Rory King the attorney for the family said he consulted with state officials to determine the proper Way to handle the birth certificate for the babies. The document will list Kevin and Christa Uchytil As the parents based on a sworn statement from or. William r. Phipps of the University of Minnesota who performed the in Vitro fertilization and implantation. Soldier s sons killed while skateboarding Graham Wash. Apr two teenage Brothers skateboarding to school were struck and killed by a car passing a school bus on a two Lane Road. Billy Gass 16, and his 14-year-old brother Brandon died thursday after the were hit by the car As it changed lanes to pass near Tacoma police said. The cards Driver William g. Medlock 21, had not been charged with any Viola Tion by Friday state patrol spokesman Monty Simpson said. The boys were the Only children of  sgt. 1st class William Gass in and his wife Nancy. Gass was expected to be Home on emergency leave by this weekend from a training Mission in South Korea fort Lewis spokesman Clint Esa Rey said. Bethel High school principal Dave Rich said skateboarding was both boys passion. Math teacher Russ Olson who taught both boys said he postponed some classes when he saw a kids walking into the room  state patrol sgt. William Larson said there were no signs posted against passing on the two Lane Road. The Speed limit was 35 Mph. Troopers did not say How fast Medlock a vehicle was travelling