European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes thursday november 14, 1991 aids patients gain Access to pneumonia fighting drug Washington apr the food and drug administration has decided to let an experimental drug for treating a Type of pneumonia that afflicts most aids patients to be made available for free on a trial basis. The Fra authorized a pre approval distribution of the medication known As 566c80, or simply 566, on tuesday. Physicians can get overnight delivery of the drug to treat patients with pneuma cystic Carinio pneumonia who do not tolerate or respond to existing medications. The toll free number for physicians to Call with inquiries is 1-800-755-2020. Burroughs wellcome co., the North Carolina manufacturer of 566 and the aids drug at and the Fra had been under pressure by aids activists to release the drug. The company a response amounts to a recognition of the need to work closely with the aids Community said David Peck with the activist group act up Boston. A we remind Yvo Ellcome a competitors that when you needlessly restrict Access to your treatments you Are killing people a Peck told a news conference organized by the drug company. A we believe that Early Access to promising therapies should be automatic. We should not have to occupy offices use our precious time fighting with drug companies and National research institutions just to get a drug to a person who needs  it was the 23rd time since 1987 that the Fra has permitted Access to an experimental drug designed for serious and life threatening conditions. Pneuma cystic Carinio pneumonia commonly known As pc afflicts adults with weakened immune systems and children who have suppressed immune systems. The new medication will be Given free to non aids patients As Well. Pc is the leading cause of death among people with aids. Most people who Are properly treated survive the initial episode but recurrences Are common. Untreated pc is almost always fatal. Burroughs wellcome said about 400 patients have received the drug at 39 Sites throughout the United states Canada and Europe. They expect thousands to apply for the orally ingested drug. The company Hopes to get permanent approval by years end. Winfrey urges senators to Back checks for child care workers Washington apr television personality Oprah Winfrey promising to be a Force for the victims of child abuse urged Congress on tuesday to establish a National system of background checks for child care providers. Quot there Are millions upon millions of silent victims in this country that have been and will continue to be irrevocably harmed unless we do something to Stem this horrible tide a Winfrey said. Winfrey Host of a nationally syndicated daily talk show appeared before the Senate judiciary committee to urge passage of a Bill she proposed to the panel. The Bill would require states to Register the names social Security numbers and other information about anyone convicted of child abuse and report it to the Justice department. Child care operators could Check with the National registry As part of their evaluation of Job applicants. Winfrey said she hired lawyers to come up with the legislation and brought it to judiciary committee chairman Joseph r. Biden or. And others. Biden d-del., said that after some changes he agreed to sponsor the Bill. Six states have  reporting systems a California Iowa Florida Minnesota Texas and Washington. Those states have discovered 6,200 individuals convicted of serious criminal offences Biden said. Winfrey received celebrity treatment from republicans and democrats alike on the committee which a month ago was bitterly divided Over allegations of sexual harassment raised by Law professor Anita Hill against Clarence Thomas who was nominated to the supreme court. Thomas has since been confirmed and sworn in As a Justice. Grinning senators crowded around Winfrey As they posed for photographers and later showered her with Praise. Biden declared her a one of the finest actresses that exists  Oprah Winfrey listens during a Senate hearing on her plan to create a registry of convicted child abusers. Winfrey said she had been moved to action after a 4-Ycar-old Chicago girl was raped and slain by a neighbor with two previous convictions for kidnapping and rape of children. Winfrey also cited her own Story of abuse As a child. A when i was abused i blamed myself a Winfrey said. A i blamed myself for most of my adult life. You lose your childhood once you be been abused. Quot City clamps lid on restroom swapping Santa Monica Calif. Up City lawmakers approved a controversial proposal tuesday night that would ban men from using women a Public restrooms a and vice versa a unless three or More people Are waiting in line or their own genders bathroom is closed. The Law is the first in the state to ban members of one sex from using the Public facilities designated for the other except in cases of Long lines. Violators face a maximum penalty of six months in jail a $500 Fine and a criminal record. The City Council unanimously approved the measure when it was first introduced two weeks ago. However under City Law the Council must vote on it again. The legislation was crafted by City attorney Robert m. Myers after he Learned from crime reports that men were entering women a restrooms at Parks and beaches to Deal drugs. Women have written to the City complaining of being frightened by men upon entering a Public bathroom Myers said. But civil rights attorney Gloria Allred said the Council presented a absolutely no evidence there is any need to pass  an ordinance and without analysing other options  As stronger enforcement of current Laws against drug  a if Santa Monica gets its Way get ready for the potty police a Allred said the City has started Down the Long dark and torturous Road toward eliminating women a rights. It eliminated certain civil rights in the name of Public safety and that a a very very dangerous  . Bill would allow suicide by terminally ill from wire reports Concord . A two new Hampshire lawmakers have filed a Bill that would allow terminally ill people to commit suicide but would not allow mercy killings by doctors. At a news conference tuesday state reps. Robert guest and Arthur Corte said they researched the subject for seven months before drafting the measure. With this Bill a we Are dragging the entire Issue out of the shadows and into the Sunshine where it can be discussed a Corte said. Guest made it Clear the measure does not allow euthanasia. A the patients physician cannot administer a lethal dose by injection or other invasive Means a he said. A the patient must independently determine the time place and conditions under which they would take their  plane crash kills 5 Columbus Ohio a a Small air plane lost an engine and crashed into a Cornfield late tuesday killing All five people aboard the twin engine Cessna exploded on Impact said Ron Bradley area manager for the Federal aviation administration at port Columbus International Airport. The air plane radioed the Airport Tower that it had lost an engine and crashed about three minutes afterwards near a housing Complex about two Miles East of the Airport said William Henestofel chief of the Jefferson township fire department. The air plane took off from Charleston s.c., and was bound for Columbus Bradley  benefits climb Washington a president Bush on tuesday signed into a Law a 3.7 percent increase in compensation and benefits for military veterans who suffered service connected disabilities. The action will increase payments for nearly 2.2 million veterans and their dependents. In addition a 3.7 percent increase will be provided to the 277,000 surviving spouses and 37,000 children who receive dependency and indemnity compensation  note saves captive Al Cerrito Calif. A locked in a car trunk with his neck slashed a Man scrawled a a help in his own blood on a piece of cardboard and slipped it through a crack. A passer by saw it and called police. William Francis 50, was abducted by two men thursday outside a Dublin fast food restaurant said Dublin police sgt. Patrick Adams. They forced Francis into the Back seat of his car blindfolded him and drove him around apparently trying unsuccessfully to use his automatic Teller card Adams said. They finally bound his hands and feet Cut his Throat and put him in the trunk Adams said. The car was abandoned at a local shopping Center. Francis was released from a Hospital sunday after surgery. No arrests have been made police said tuesday credit card scam found Orlando Fla. A detectives Are looking into what they say is a nationwide credit card scam targeting customers of the lingerie company Frederick a of Hollywood. _ Orange county sheriffs detectives Pete Daiger and Bill Morris uncovered the scam at some Florida stores last month. Their latest tally shows More than si00,000 has been bilked from Banks and stores in Orlando fort Lauderdale Fla. Chicago St. Louis Baltimore Salt Lake City Bloomington Minn. And Irving Texas. A a we re dealing with a sophisticated operation a Daiger told the Orlando Sentinel. �?o1 can to say that we re on top of it because i done to really think that we Are. We re still playing  detectives said the criminals obtained stolen credit cards and flattened the account names and numbers then re embossed the cards with fake names and the account numbers of Frederick a customers. Those fake cards were then used to get big Cash advances