European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes wednesday november 13, 1991 studies find Short people have More heart attacks by Janny Scott los Angeles times Anaheim Calif. A As if there weren to already enough things to worry about a diet exercise stress cholesterol smoking a people concerned about heart disease can now fear something immutable shortness. Short men have significantly More heart attacks than tall men according to researchers at Brigham and women a Hospital in Boston and Harvard medical school in Cambridge mass. Men 5 feet 7 inches or Shorter Are 60 percent to 70 percent More Likely to have a heart attack than men Over 6 feet 1 Inch. A separate study of women by Boston University found a similar link. A what should Shorter people do since you can to change that a asked Patricia r. Hebert the Lead author of the first study. A we would simply suggest that All people be aware of their coronary risk profile. Height is just one Factor and its not a major  Hebert on monday released her findings from a study of 22,071 male physicians at the annual meeting of the american heart association. The results were met with curiosity and some amusement at the convention of 27,000 physicians researchers nurses medical students and others. In the study part of a larger one looking at heart disease and cancer in physicians Hebert and her colleagues followed the doctors for an average of five years. During that time the physicians suffered 378 heart attacks 36 of them fatal. The shortest men were hit especially hard. A the taller you Are the less your risk a said Hebert an instructor at he Hospital and the medical school. A for every added Inch of height there was a 3 percent decrease in risk of heart attack. It is unclear Why Short people might be at higher risk. Height alone May not be the reason Hebert said. Instead height May be a a a Marker for some other As yet undetermined risk Factor such As narrower coronary arteries or reduced lung function. Inspired by magic s revelation pastor tells Church he has his Harrisburg a. Apr nine year old Airen Dandridge does no to understand How her dad the Rev. Douglas b. Dandridge can look so healthy but be so sick. Inspired by magic Johnson a revelation that he tested positive for the human immunodeficiency virus which causes aids Dandridge told his congregation Over the weekend that he too had contracted the deadly his. A a Airen sees me a who weighs 250 pounds 6-4 a this big healthy Guy and in her mind in a some kind of a giant and i could not possibly be toppled by any disease or Demon and that show she sees it a said Dandridge pastor of the 55-member Market Street Baptist Church. A father of five Dandridge 52, discovered he had the virus last May but told Only his family and a few select friends because he was afraid of discrimination. He said he knew he and his wife Deborah would eventually Tell people but they weren to sure when. That changed last week when the couple watched magic Johnson Tell the world he was retiring from basketball because of the virus. A the ripped off this cover of prejudice and people began talking about it and thinking about it Dandridge said. A we were both watching the announcement. I turned to her Deborah and said a this is the time a and she said a i  a Dandridge told his congregation and offered to resign but tearful members urged him to stay on. Some Rose from their scats and hugged him offering any support he might need. Dandridge who had worked with aids patients believes he contracted the virus while working As a medical missionary at a free clinic in Stamford Conn. An acupuncturist in training Dandridge was removing a Needle from a patient who had open sores. A the jerked his foot just As i was holding onto the Needle and i accidentally stuck myself in the hand a Dandridge said. A it was such a Freak  Dandridge was tested for the aids virus frequently for several months. Eventually a test turned out positive. Like magic Johnson Dandridge said he wants to Tell people that aids is not a Gay disease or one limited to drug users a it can happen to anyone. The Rev. Douglas b. Dandridge of the Market Street Baptist Church in Harrisburg kisses his wife Deborah. Financial troubles made it impossible for him to afford his songs tuition at a private school in Massachusetts. But when he explained the situation to school officials they offered a scholarship and promised to help his other children if they qualify. A i May never see them marry or hold my Gran kids a he said a but i know they will have the Best possible  sex Black Panther to seek House seat Chicago up a Bobby Rush former Black Panther Deputy defense minister announced monday that he will seek the congressional seat that once belonged to Harold Washington Chicago a first Black mayor. Rush an Alderman in Chicago a South Side 2nd Ward since 1983, said he will Challenge rep. Charles a. Hayes 73, in the March democratic primary because Hayes has lost touch with the electorate. He pledged to secure Federal resources to fight drugs crime and other ills. Rush said he doubts his past affiliation with the Black panthers a militant Black organization will hav any Impact on the election because it has not been Factor in his efforts As an Alderman or Democrat. He became an Illinois Black Panther party Lead after the death of Fred Hampton on dec. 4, 196 Hampton was killed during a weapons raid on h apartment by Chicago police under assignment to the Cook county states attorneys office. Rush 44, served a six month sentence in 1969 o weapons charges stemming from a Black Panther n cruising drive at the University of Illinois in Champaign and in Robinson.  fire strikes another Florida Church from wire reports Gainesville Fla. A another in a string of suspicious Church tires heavily damaged a Church Early monday. The fire was the sixth at a Gainesville Church since the Middle of last month and the 49th in Florida since april 1990, said it. Sadie Darnell a spokeswoman for a task Force investigating the fires. A passing Florida Highway patrol officer spotted the fire at Westwood Hills Church of god about 12 50 . Stuart Schwartz District chief for the Gainesville fire Rescue department said the Church had no fire alarm or sprinkler system. A this is very frustrating to firefighters because even upon arrival in three minutes there was no Hope of saving the Church a Schwartz said. The Church Sanctuary and offices were destroyed and classrooms on a lower level were heavily damaged by smoke and water he said. Schwartz estimated the damage at More than $500,000. The Blaze was considered suspicious he said. Darnell said investigators had no  rattles Illinois Lawrenceville 111. A minor earthquake Shook windows and lamps in Southeastern Illinois Early monday but authorities reported no injuries or damage. An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 3 21 . Near Lawrenceville said Waverly person a geophysicist with the . Geologic Survey in Golden Colo. The epicentre was about 50 Miles North of Evansville ind. Laura Trimble who lives in a Mobile Home in nearby Allendale said her dishes and drawers rattled and her hanging lamps swayed. The Richter scale is a gauge of the Energy released by an earthquake As measured by the ground motion recorded on a  protest at Pentagon Washington a about 100 Gay activists marched to the Pentagon on monday to protest the defense departments policy against homosexuals in uniform. Chanting a racist sexist anti queer do a get out of Here a the activists marched part Way up the main Pentagon Steps chanting Ana waving signs. A line of defense department police stood impassively on the stairs. At one Point seven demonstrators ran to the top of the stairs their arms around each others waists. Thiere were no  passes test Vandenberg fab Calif. A an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile successfully delivered Dummy warheads to targets 4,200 Miles across the Pacific Ocean on monday the air Force said. The minuteman Iii was launched at 2 19 . From Vandenberg fab 130 Miles Northwest of los Angeles. It delivered several Dummy warheads to targets in the Kwajalein missile Range in the Marshall islands area a half hour later the air Force said. The 60-foot, three stage solid fuel missile became operational in june 1970. The launch was conducted by a 24-member task Force from the 90th missile Wing based at Francis e. Warren fab in  program gets gift Hanover  a Dartmouth College alumnus has donated $1.6 million to the schools program for american indians. The donation by Gordon Russell a 1955 graduate is the largest Ever received by the program. Russell of Portola Valley Calif., and Ketchum Idaho is a general partner in Sequoia capital one of the nations leading venture capital firms. More than 300 american indians have attended Dartmouth since 1970, More than the combined attendance at All other Ivy league schools and 136 Are enrolled this year