European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes thursday november 21, 1991 entering the walled City of Rothen Burg of Der Tauber Germany is like stepping Back in time. A look at the City plus a list of Christmas markets is in stripes  wins veto Battle president Bush maintained his unbroken string of vetoes tuesday despite House democrats efforts to Best him on the Issue of Banning abortion counselling at federally financed clinics. A Page 5signs of leukaemia links doctors found childhood leukaemia May be linked to Power lines Black and White televisions and hair dryers and they say a study casts suspicion on electric blankets video games and other appliances. A Page 6haitian repatriation stopped a Federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to Stop returning haitian refugees to their Homeland. A Page 7n. Korea backs nuclear ban after months of pressure from the United states and other nations North Korea has agreed in principle to keep nuclear weapons off the divided Peninsula. A Page 8housing crunch to be eased construction under Way on a 500-unit housing project for Nas Sigo Nella Sicily will help relieve the naval air station s housing shortage. A Page 10yearlong rally appears Over with no signs of improvement in the Economy the Stock Market appears to be abandoning its yearlong belief that better times Are just around the Corner. A Page 18 Index Abby Ann Landers. .15 comics. 15-17 commentary. .13 crossword. 15 faces a no places. 14 letters. .12 Money matters. .18 sports. 19-24 to listings. 23 weather. 11 mistake from Page 1 _ wednesday that the former captive planned to depart for Ames Iowa on thursday morning to attend his Stepfather a funeral. Sutherland repeated his belief that the last three remaining american hostages a Terry Anderson Joseph Cicippio and Alann Steen a will soon be released in Beirut. Then he said a this drama for the americans will be ended  he said he was held in 16 locations and a tried with a plastic Teaspoon to free the  he and fellow hostage Anderson received a radio 2vi years ago and were Able to follow news of the outside world. They also read thousands of books which Anderson insisted on and Sutherland said that Anderson had read the Bible cover to cover 17 or 18 times. A i Learned a great Deal of tolerance and an enormous amount of patience a smokers from Page 1 worry about the effects of cigarettes on his lifespan. A i done to think it kills anyone i think its a hoax a Grove said to the amusement of his friends. The new London cpnn., native said that his Grandfather worked in a Coal mine for 35 years and smoked for 45 years and is As healthy As anyone. Grove said he once quit smoking for six months but said a this is no Good a and started again. Susan Yungbluth said that she hears several reasons such As these while conducting classes on quitting smoking in Heidelberg Germany. Other popular excuses she hears include a it  happen to me a or a Why worry about the hazards of smoking when i could be killed tomorrow while crossing the  some of the Young soldiers who smoke say they plan to avoid the evils of cigarettes by smoking for 10 years and then quitting so that the bad effects will reverse themselves. According to the american cancer society 10 years after people quit smoking their death rate is about the same As for those who have never smoked. Debbie Carpenter knows about statistics like these but she could not say exactly Why she continues to do it. A i done to know Why its just a habit a said Carpenter who began smoking when she was 12 because everybody else was doing it. A everybody thinks they re going to quit but its hard. They relax  stress is the reason Why Clive Bond continues to smoke despite the danger to his health. A a it san outlet for the release of stressful situations a said Bond who is the recreation Center manager at tem eel of Central Airport in Berlin. Bond Egan smoking while he was a 15-Ycar-old student in England As a Way of fighting the system. Bond once quit smoking for 18 months but was at a party and automatically lit one up when it was offered to him. Bondhill from Page 1 the 1.99 million member Force by 106,000 people. The Senate has not acted on either defense Bill but is expected to approve them. Rep. Norman d. Dicks d-wash., a member of the House appropriations committee praised the legislation and cautioned that Congress should resist Calls for deeper cuts next year. Sutherland said of his ordeal. A islamic jihad a sense of urgency and timing does t correspond very closely to my  however he said he feels sympathy for his captors. A i done to think they appreciate How heinous a thing they  air Force doctors in Wiesbaden pronounced Sutherland a in Overall Good health a although he said he a Felt a bit wobbly on his feet because of the loss of muscle tone after years of restricted movement often chained to a Wall. Talkative and in. Good spirits As he has been in other meetings with the Media Sutherland joked that doctors had made him try to walk a straight line and that if it had been a test for Drunken driving he would have lost his License. He also needs dental work after 6v2 years and went to have a tooth removed immediately after the news conference. Sutherland said he was beaten just once calling it a a Little bit of a buffing a after a misunderstanding in which he removed his Blindfold against orders. Guards beat the soles of his feet until he could no longer stand it he said. Said he had smoked half of the cigarette before he realized what he had done. Although he broke into a choking fit Bond said the desire returned and he began smoking again. Senior chief Petty officer Donald w. Cary 34, assigned to commander task Force 63 in Naples Italy continues smoking a because it is an extremely difficult habit to break. In be tried to quit  a the last time was last Winter when i quit for seven weeks a said the Lynnwood calif., native. A there was lots of stress then and i picked up a cigarette thinking that i would just smoke one. That was it. By the end of the week i had bought a Carton of them. In a still going to quit but i Haven to set a  pvt. 2 Derrick Simms began smoking to a we must remember that at some Point. You re going to wind up with an armed Force that cannot respond to International crises if the budget is Cut too much Dicks said. Rep. Les Aucoin d-ore., said he opposed the legislation because it contained too much Money for strategic offensive weapons that he said Are too expensive for Post cold War defense needs. The two most controversial aspects of the 1992 military spending Bill Are the provisions for the strategic defense initiative and the b-2  from Page 1 Beirut by the end of next week a the Iran a official islamic Republic news Agency reported from Beirut. It said Cicippio a stood a better chances than the two other americans still held in Lebanon a Terry Anderson and Alann Steen. Cicippio 60, was kidnapped sept. 12, 1986, from the Campus of the american University of Beirut. Meanwhile Church of England envoy Teny Waite the other newly released hostage was to undergo tests after returning to Britain following nearly five years imprisonment in Lebanon. A statement issued wednesday by waiters family indicated that he did not plan any immediate news conference. Waiters wife Frances and four children held a private reunion with him and stayed overnight at the base along with his brother David. Make his Girlfriend quit. Simms said he would Light up a cigarette when his Girlfriend did so that it would get on her nerves enough to make her quit. But he soon found himself driving to the Gas station to buy a pack of cigarettes even when his Girlfriend Wasny to around. Master sgt. Mikey Urban 32, assigned to the 39th tac groups resources and plans division at in Ciurlik a Turkey was into his second Day without smoking wednesday. A i gave All my cigarettes and lighters to another smoker. Yesterday was a Bear a said the native of Waukegan in. A this morning Wasny tas difficult but in a still a Little fidgety. In a trying to change my life. I quit drinking last year. In a making great health  Bush had requested $5.15 billion for ski to develop and build a limited defense against Long Range ballistic missiles. The House and Senate agreed on $4.15 billion. The Senate had backed Bush a request for $3.2 billion to Purchase four new b-2 bombers but the House wanted to end the program at the 15 planes already authorized. The defense Bill contains $1.8 billion to keep the b-2 production line open and earmarks another $1 billion for possible Purchase of one additional b-2.Price from Page 1 because its so cheap. Its especially cheap for soldiers in Germany where a pack of cigarettes bought from a vending machine costs 4 Marks about $2.50. A i would say the Price has a lot to do with it a said Senski assigned to the 94th engr in at Ernst Ludwig Cavern in Darmstadt Germany. The Milwaukee native said he wants to quit but he knows that might not happen until he leaves the military and the affordability of cigarettes it offers. A if i get out of the army i can to see paying the Price of cigarettes a he said. A at $2.50 a pack it would really make me think twice about  unfortunately for Senski and others who would like to quit smoking the military is not the Best place to be a non smoker. According to the american cancer society 41 percent of people in the military smoke compared with 29 percent of the non military Public. The society said the reasons for the High percentage of military smokers in clude peer pressure stress boredom the inexpensive Price of cigarettes and a Lack of other forms of recreation. The average Cost for a Carton of name Brand cigarettes at the Post Exchange in Munster Germany is about $10.65. For a Carton of 10 packs that equals about $1.06 per pack. Individual packs at the Exchange Cost Between 70 cents and $1.35. The Price is even cheaper at commissaries where it is Only 5 percent above the wholesale Cost. A Carton of doral cigarettes at the commissary in Darmstadt costs $4.16, which is Only 41 cents for a single pack. The average Price for a Carton of name Brand cigarettes at the Darmstadt commissary is about $7.30. But offering cigarettes at lower prices Isnit the reason More soldiers smoke said Susan Yungbluth a nurse at the 130th station Hospital in Heidelberg Germany who also teaches smoking cessation classes. A the Low Cost is just a rationalization a Yungbluth said. She said a person who is addicted to cigarettes will continue buying them no matter How much they Cost