European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes sunday january 19, 1992 at a glance Kevin Costner stars in Oliver stones film about the assassination of president Kennedy. The controversial movie has reopened debate on the conspiracy theory. See sunday Magazine. Clinton trashes articles Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton dismissed As Quot trash a and Quot an absolute total lies newspaper stories repeating old allegations that he had carried on extramarital affairs with five women in the 1980s. A Page 4 aircraft accidents Down the number of . Aircraft accidents hit an All time Low in 1991 although the number of commuter aircraft deaths was the highest Ever. A Page 6 double dose of Light Russia has decided to give its Sunshine starved people a double dose of Daylight saving time this year. A Page 8 ski on course the strategic defense initiative organization is on target to provide a ground based missile defense against nuclear weapons by 1996. A Page 10 autoworkers holed up thousands of workers holed up inside South koreans largest Auto Plant used new trucks cars and tires to reinforce barricades against a possible police raid. A Page 15 ism hit with big loss ism said that it lost $1.38 billion in the fourth Quarter resulting in its first yearly deficit Ever. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 16 commentary. 13 faces no places. 16 letters. 12 Money matters. 17 Mutual. 18-19 sports. 20-28 weather. 11 victim from Page 1 that Gentry died at the hands of iraqis Republican guard. In fact Kutz and Gentry were killed by american tank gunners. A March 14, 1991, army memorandum obtained under the Freedom of information act said radiological evidence established that the two Bradley were destroyed by a kind of 120mm depleted uranium Shell fired Only by american m1a1 tanks. The army censored the names when it released the memorandum but sources said the two Bradley a Alpha 22 and Alpha 24 of the 4th so 7th Cav a were the ones in which Kutz and Gentry died. The Post obtained the names of All Friendly fire fatalities in a monthlong investigation late last fall. The names later confirmed by senior army sources were compiled from the censored army investigations a Complete list of War casualties and interviews with soldiers and their families. Quot the Friendly fire statistics were certainly High and i can see that that causes the Pentagon some consternation but facts Are facts and if we reported something and it turns out now not to be True i would think that it would be in someone a interest Over there to let us know that a said Brian Duffy assistant managing editor for investigations at . News. A this Book is about to go into a second printing and we would Correct  Duffy and co author Peter Cary a . News senior editor the principal source a a a a a  known american troops had killed his men because the episode took place in a pitched Battle with the Republican guard. There were dozens of similar errors in local newspapers around the country during and immediately after the War. Pentagon spokesmen said then that they could not discuss Friendly fire casualties until they had completed their investigations. But since last summer when All Friendly fire investigations were finished at least two other published accounts have repeated the errors. Post reporter Rick Atkinson stating that Kutz and Gentry died under fire from t-72 tanks. Atkinson later Learned that they had been mistaken. The second a new Day article in november ironically was about Friendly fire. It said that six of the seven americans who died in an engagement known As the Battle of Norfol Kall but sgt. David Douthit a were killed by Friendly troops. In fact Douthit also died at the hands of his . Comrades. Mai. Barbara Goodno an army spokeswoman said she has called to Correct false reports of Friendly fire but has not made similar Calls about Friendly fire casualties reported As enemy casualties. Quot my commission is to Correct any errors in fact but if it comes to me having to release information which i can to otherwise release then i can to do it a she said. Shortage from Pago 1 its Normal for blood supplies to be Low across the country in january because More surgeries Are scheduled and donors Are travelling said Marcia Lane director of the blood Bank association. But this year has been worse than usual for Many reasons. Blood transfusion director Laurie Sutor at Parkland memorial Hospital in Dallas blamed Texas recent heavy rain and floods for keeping donors away from blood Banks. Quot the weather a bad and people done to want to go out a she said. Lane said a worse than Normal flu outbreak has not Only kept people inside but its made those recovering from the virus ineligible to donate. And there a the recession. A a what a different this year is the flu and recession have taken people who ordinarily donate blood out of the donor Pool a Lane said. She said corporate mergers layoffs and Low morale have reduced employee blood drives. In december the blood Bank association warned of potential shortages because some donors incorrectly tested positive for the aids virus and two other diseases after getting flu shots. Other blood Bank workers say they have lost donors among returned desert storm troops. The soldiers Are forbidden to donate blood until january 1993 because some carry a parasite that can be transmitted through blood transfusions said Patricia Grote a spokeswoman for life source blood Center which serves 60 hospitals in Chicago. She said life source supplies for of positive blood dipped to 58 units on hand m late december and Early january when 500 is Normal. Life source is the largest supplier in Illinois providing blood for 60 hospitals Grote said. Dallas relies on three Loehl blood Banks for supplies. Three major hospitals Here last week lifted a three Day ban on elective surgery for patients with of Posi Tive and of negative blood. At Ochsner medical foundation in new Orleans surgeries were postponed for up to two Days the first week of january when there were fewer than 40 units of of positive blood available. The Normal Supply is 150 units said Ava Collins a director at Ochsner medical foundation blood Bank in new Orleans. The worst shortages Are in Atlanta Birmingham ala., los Angeles Detroit Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington d.c., said Elizabeth Hall a red Cross spokeswoman in Washington. The other cities listed by the red Cross with crises were Boston Mobile ala., Columbia s.c., Huntington w.va., Tulsa okla., St. Paul minn., St. Louis Daytona Beach fla., and Peoria 111. The red Cross does no to list Chicago new Orleans or Dallas because the Agency does no to operate blood Banks there. Riot from Page 1 had Cut production because warehouses were full of goods that Consumers  afford. The rising prices have led to complaints by workers who Are quickly losing their buying Power and patience. In St. Petersburg subway workers threatened to shut Down the transportation system monday if mayor Anatoly Sobchak does not raise their salaries by As much As 500 percent. Ambulance Drivers went on strike Friday in the siberian City of Yakutsk demanding higher wages to compensate for the prices. In Tashkent the tension boiled Over late thursday when students vandalized food stores overturned cars and threw rocks at police. Students earlier complained their stipends failed to keep Pace with rising prices and they had not received food coupons. When some of the students began marching toward the presidential Palace to demand the resignation of president islam Karimov police initially fired Blanks and then used live ammunition firing into the crowd said Anvar Umo nov a journalist based in Tashkent. One student was killed during the riot and another died Early Friday. About 50 people were injured including 20 police officers and Between 100 and 500 people were arrested reports said. Teacher from Page 1 incident but it. Col. . Crowley a spokesman for the Headquarters of the . Air forces in Europe confirmed that there was an investigation. A your genuine concern is that if we provide you any substantive comment we risk violating the privacy rights of people who to this Point have not been charged with any wrongdoing a Crowley said. The investigation began after the son of the base commander col. Wilson Briley and another youth were apprehended in a sting operation by Osi agents sources said. The two students told Osi agents that they had bought drugs from Harrison the sources said. Harrison considered himself a Friend of the Briley family he said and occasionally tutored the Briley youth. The youths charges were bewildering Harrison said. A i assume they were trying to help themselves by placing blame onto me Harrison said. Briley was reassigned from Aviano to Bergstrom fab Texas one month after the incident a base spokesman said. He had served As commander at Aviano since August 1989. Briley reached by phone confirmed that his son had been involved in an incident with an Aviano teacher but refused to discuss specifics. Harrison taught in Aviano a special education program for five years a fellow teacher said. Quot he was considered a Good teacher and always acted genuinely concerned about the students. He was Well liked a the teacher said. Base officials contacted Jean Wadell principal of Aviano elementary school soon after Harrison was arrested said Dave Labuhn a spokesman for the Mediterranean Region of department of defense dependents schools with Headquarters at Torrejon a Spain. The officials detailed their findings to Wadell Labuhn said. Quot on the first Day after learning of the incident we mailed the teacher a letter of removal a Labuhn said. A we have no knowledge of whether he received  that same week Dodds received a letter of resignation from Harrison la Buhn said. Because it was unknown whether Harrison received the dismissal notice his official record shows that he resigned Labuhn said. Harrison did not know that Dodds had attempted to fire him he said. He also did not inform the county school Board in North Carolina of what happened he said. A i did not think it was necessary a he said. Quot i was never charged. I resigned my position and i started All Over again. I done to see any need for that to be an Issue here.�?�. Dodds did not notify anyone in the United states about the incident involving Harrison because he was never convicted of a crime Labuhn said. Italian authorities would be responsible for filing charges according to Ai Vii of the status of forces agreement. The air Force has no jurisdiction in the Case an air Force attorney said. Italian authorities would have to extra Dite Harrison in order to press charges a spokesman for the . Embassy in Rome said it is unlikely Italy will do that he said because the amount of drugs involved was Quot not