European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday november 13,1991 at a glance Jerry Boggess creates items to improve the fighting capabilities of . Soldiers. A recent item should help reduce cases of Friendly fire. See Story on Page 19.Cuomo jokes abound comics and cartoonists Are having a Field Day with the Public ruminations of Mario Cuomo Over whether to run for the presidency. A Page 4heart attack findings Short people have significantly More heart attacks than tall people according to two separate studies. A Page 6neglected hero honoured a Black world War i Soldier who single hand edly turned Back a German raid but died a pauper without decoration from the . Government was honoured monday. A Page 7u.s. Envoy in Cambodia the United states on monday stationed its first Diplomat in Cambodia in 16 years to help the War shocked nation arrange democratic elections. A Page 8dangerous toys listed teenage mutant ninja turtles May be the craze but a suburban Chicago optometrist says several of the toys that Bear their name May cause serious Eye  Page 9 interest rates staying put the Federal Reserve Board has virtually ruled out further interest rate reductions this year despite the Economy s persistent sluggishness. A Page 14index Abby Ann Landers .20 action line. 18 comics. 20,22-23 commentary. 13 crossword. .20 faces of places .21 letters. 12 Money matters. 14-15 sports. 24-32 to listings. .31 weather. 11 huge Rise in aids infections predicted by health Agency Geneva a up to 5,000 people Are infected by the aids virus each Day and the number of his cases May Rise fourfold by the end of this decade the world health organization said tuesday. The Geneva based Agency said about 75 percent of people with the human immunodeficiency virus worldwide were infected through heterosexual sex but it still accounts for a Small fraction of cases in North America and Europe. However tests of possible aids vaccines Are planned for Thailand Uganda Rwanda and Brazil said or. Michael Merson head of the . Health Agency a aids program. The tests a which will involve several thousand volunteers and could begin in about a year a Mark a departure from previous approaches favouring Early testing on animals. About a dozen potential vaccines were being tested and several More May be available when testing starts. Merson however advised against having too much Hope for the vaccines. A the major Point is that we re not going to have a vaccine today and we re not going to have a vaccine tomorrow a Merson said. A we have to do everything we can to inform the Public now of the risks and the need for safer  Merson said an estimated 8-10 million adults carry his the virus that leads to aids. Who reports heterosexual Intercourse was responsible for his infections in most third world nations particularly in Africa. A we have predicted that by the year 2000 there will be 40 million adults and children infected with his a he said. It usually takes about 10 years before a see related Story on Page 6 person with his to show the full signs of acquired immune deficiency syndrome which attacks the immune system and leads to death. Who said heterosexual Intercourse was a a overwhelmingly responsible for the spread of his in sub saharan Africa where an estimated 6 million people carry his and 900,000 babies have been infected by their mothers. In Asia and latin America the virus is also spread mainly through heterosexual practices said the Agency. Who said there has been a 40-fold in crease in reported aids cases in Central America during the past four years and that 10,000 his infected children have been bom in latin America. In the United states 100,000 his infections through heterosexual sex have been reported since 1985, and 3,100 heterosexual aids cases were reported last year. The Federal centers for disease control in Atlanta reports 3 percent of american men and 34 percent of american women with his were infected through heterosexual relations. In Western Europe 1,309 aids cases through heterosexual sex were reported last year who officials said. Homosexual men and intravenous drug users have accounted for most Cas in North America and Europe. But the pan american health organization said the number of infections from heterosexual relations is on the Rise in the Western hemisphere. Merson said magic Johnson a announcement that he has the his May help promote greater condom use. A what we have Learned from or. Johnson a Candor is that everyone is at risk a Merson said. Baker in Korea for Trade conference Seoul South Korea apr Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii flew to the divided korean Peninsula wednesday for an economic conference held against a backdrop of Trade disagreements and concern Over a possible nuclear threat from communist North Korea. Baker was to Lead the . Delegation in the Asia Pacific economic cooperation ministerial meeting. Also part of the . Delegation is Trade representative Carla Hills. Shortly after his arrival Baker went to a closed dinner Given by South korean president Roh Tae woo for the 30 ministers from 15 Pacific rim nations attending the meeting which was to open today. Before Baker arrived seven Radical students were arrested while staging an anti american protest in front of the hotel where he is staying. Police increased Security around . Installations in Seoul and riot police and bomb sniff ing dogs patrolled the hotel. Baker was scheduled today to meet with Roh and foreign minister Lee Sang Ock for talks expected to focus on Trade and the danger of nuclear proliferation on the korean Peninsula. In his dinner speech Roh did not mention his concerns Over North korean nuclear development. Baker has urged major Powers including the United states Japan China and the soviet Union to join in heading off a nuclear arms race in Korea. South korean officials have indicated they feel bakery a proposal May be too Broad saying there is no need to have major Powers involved in inter korean dialogue. They said they would withhold comment until Baker has talks with Roh. Both Japan where Baker just spent two Days and South Korea Are under pressure from the United states to relax their bans on Rice imports. Neither country has shown any inclination to do so. A senior state department official travelling with Baker told reporters that a fall of us Are going to have to make difficult decisions if nations Are to break Down Trade barriers particularly on agricultural products. He said the United states also has protected agricultural interests such As sugar and Dairy products a but if we re going to break Down barriers we All have to do  speaking on condition of anonymity the official described japanese officials As a very firm in telling North Korea there can be no normalization of relations Between the two countries so Long As it refuses to allow International inspection of its nuclear facilities. The United states contends North Korea is trying to develop nuclear weapons an allegation the Pyongyang government denies. 1 the South korean government has called for a ban on nuclear weapons on the korean  from Page 1 found that 55 percent of respondents approved of a the Way George Bush is handling his Job As  that was Down six Points from a times Mirror Survey completed just a month ago. In a hypothetical matchup in which voters were asked whether they would prefer Bush or an unnamed Democrat to win the 1992 presidential election 43 percent said they preferred a Democrat and 41 percent favored Bush. That translates into a dead heat because the margin is within the sampling error of 3 percentage Points for this Section of the poll. The news was better for Bush in a hypothetical matchup with new York gov. Mario Cuomo who is leaning toward entering the 1992 race. In that trial heat Bush was favored 58 percent to 37 percent. Cuomo was the Clear favorite among those who identified themselves As democrats or independents who generally vote for democrats. Of this group 868 of the 2,020 respondents to the National poll 30 percent said they favored Cuomo for the 1992 democratic nomination. Former California gov. Jerry Brown was the Choice of 18 percent followed by Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton at 9 percent. The Survey showed Bush was favored by voters under 30 and those who earned More than $50,000 a year. Democrats had a Clear Edge among voters Over age 50 and those earning less than $50,000 annually. Concerns about the Economy and Domestic issues however crossed generational and income lines. Sixty one percent of respondents said they were dissatisfied and Only 34 percent satisfied a with the Way things Are going in the . At this  the 34 percent satisfaction level was the lowest in the five years of the times Mirror surveys and Down from 56 percent in the Survey taken just before Bush won the 1988 election. Economic worries were the dominant Factor in the growing anxiety about the nations direction. Thirty nine percent said a chances Are High that a family member will lose a Job in the near future. When asked to rank their top political and social concerns that the president should Deal with unemployment education and health care topped the list. No foreign policy Issue was cited by More than 5 percent of the Public As a top presidential  from Page 1 meeting at the convention Center in Baltimore on Friday. Donald Doddridge the associations president said after mondays meeting that the blood donations ban will be extended to All civilians a including Mili tary reservists who have returned to civilian jobs As Well As business people and tourists a who visited saudi Arabia Kuwait Iraq Bahrain Qatar the United Arab emirates Oman or Yemen. Doddridge predicted that the ban would result in a shortfall of blood on military bases which would affect the Public blood Supply if it eventually had to compensate for the military deficit. A department of defense spokesman said monday that the military would try to increase blood collections from no Gulf veterans before turning to civilian blood Banks for help. The association is the professional society for 2,400 Community regional Anu red Cross blood centers and Hospital based blood Banks and transfusions serv ices. The association sets standards and inspects and accredits blood collections