European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 28, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 5lure for tourists planned Juk s Bunker Palm Beach Fla. Up John f. Kennedy a vacation bomb shelter on tiny Peanut Island off the Northern tip of Palm Beach is being turned Over to the Palm Beach maritime museum. The three room underground fort Complete with a decontamination area is located 26 feet below the surface of the Island which can be reached Only by boat. The shelter has fallen into disrepair said John Sansbury chairman of the port of Palm Beach commission which is responsible for the Bunker. Australian Pines above the shelter have fallen knocking Down fences latches have disappeared and the cover of an open air Shaft is gone. A a it a a very dangerous situation. Someone could just fall straight Down a said John Grant president of the museum. He told the Miami Herald that the port commission plans to replace the cover soon. The Bunker was the idea of Rose Kennedy the late presidents Mother. She did no to want to have to leave Palm Beach if there were a nuclear attack. It was built As a presidential command Center in 1962 during the height of the tension Between the United states and the soviet Union. Sansbury said the Bunker would not have withstood a direct hit but it would have protected Kennedy his family and staff from nuclear radiation. It was once stocked with fallout proof suits and canned goods. Peanut Island is also the site of a coast guard station which is expected to be moved to the Mainland. The Island would then be turned into a Public Park. A we arc scheduled to be custodian of the coast guard station and the bunk or which we anticipate being a major attraction to the Public when its restored and re equipped Quot Grant said. A it can teach the whole Story of the cold  Grant also wants to obtain a surplus Navy it boat like pt-109. Which Kennedy commanded in world War ii. But Grant said the Bunker would be the biggest draw especially because of rumours that Kennedy brought civilians to the shelter. A ooh yes. There a a lot of rumours about his trusting Over there Quot Grant  selection begins in grisly Dahmer Case Milwaukee jurors monday who api a attorneys began selecting _ _ will decide whether serial killer Jef Frey l. Dahmer should be sent to prison or a mental institution for the dismemberment slayings of 15 Young males. Milwaukee county circuit judge Laurence c. Gram told the first group of potential jurors that the jury would be sequestered for the duration of the trial which could take three weeks. A Pool of about 150 people reported for jury duty monday. Jury selection was expected to take about three Days. A clean shaven Dahmer wore a Brown sports coat Tan pants and a White Button Down shirt to the courtroom. Earlier this month the 31-year-old Dahmer pleaded guilty but insane to 15 murders. The jury must determine his mental state at the time of each killing. If found insane Dahmer would be sent to a mental Hospital. After a years treatment he could petition for release every six months. If deemed sane he would receive a mandatory sentence of life in prison for each slaying. His lawyer must prove he suffered from a mental illness that either kept him from realizing his crimes were wrong or made him unable to Stop himself from committing them. News Media from As far away As France England and Australia Are covering the trial which is to be carried on the court to Cable television Channel in the United states. People lined up for the 20 courtroom scats open to the Public. Dahmer was arrested in july after police went to his apartment and found Heads in a Freezer and other body parts in boxes. A few protesters stood in the hallway outside the courtroom claiming the City government supported Gay lifestyles and calling Dahmer a satan worshipper. Dahmer has admitted to killing 17 men and teen agers since 1978, police said. Police said they have insufficient evidence in one Case another of the killings occurred in Ohio where Dahmer will be tried later. Defense attorney Gerald Boyle said Dahmer was extremely nervous on the eve of the trial. He was concerned with a the horror of it All. The fact of what he did. The fact that it will All come out. In open court a Boyle said. Dahmer was arrested july 22 after a Man in Handcuffs escaped from his apartment and flagged Down a police car. Authorities said Dahmer told them he lured most of his victims by offering them Money to pose for pictures. He said he had sex with some victims before giving them drug laced drinks and strangling them. He said he Cut up the bodies and saved one Many a heart to cat. A court document indicates Dahmer had sex with four corpses. The Wisconsin state journal last week quoted or. Frederick Fosdal a psychiatrist for the prosecution As saying Dahmer claimed to have attempted lob Tomies on victims in Hopes of creating a  companions. In the stars and stripes10 years ago Jan. 28,1982 a in his first state of the Union address president Reagan ruled out any tax increases in the coming year but called on Congress to help him a change the face Quot of government by shifting the responsibility for $47 billion in social programs to the states.20 years ago Jan. 28,1972 a Mahalia Jackson world famous gospel Singer and recording artist died of a heart seizure at the age of 60. Jackson s Only music education was As a child listening to records of blues Singer Bessie Smith. Among Jackson a records that sold a million copies were he a got the whole world in his hands and i can put my Trust in jesus.30 years ago Jan. 28,1962 a heavy Cloud cover in the launching area around Cape canaveral Fla., forced the National aeronautics and space administration to postpone the United states first attempt to rocket astronaut John Glenn or. Into round the world orbit.40 years ago Jan. 28,1952 egyptian troops were ordered to shoot on sight anyone found in the streets of Cairo Between 6 . And 6 . Following a wave of anti British rioting gunfire and arson in the  recounts Accident that severed arms new York a the North Dakota teen Ager whose arms were torn off in a farm machinery Accident said he remained clearheaded enough to remind ambulance workers to pack his severed arms in ice so they could be reattached. John Thompson 18, recounted his Story from a Hospital bed for the feb. 3 edition of people Magazine. The High school senior was injured after he became entangled in machinery while working alone at his family a farm Jan. 11. A i was lying on the ground a Thompson said. A i  feel my left . I  see my right . I thought it was Bent Back but i went to pick myself up and my arms were gone. A i thought i was going to  the teen Ager said he reacted without thinking. A i got up i done to know How and sort of ran to the House a he said. A i had a Bone sticking out of my left  and i was Gonna try and open the sliding door. I got the Bone into the lock but i  get it open. I went to the front used my Bone to open the screen door then my Mouth to turn the  once inside he called his uncles Home for help using a pen in his Mouth to dial the Telephone. A this is John. Call an ambulance immediately because in a bleeding very bad and i done to have any arms a he repeated Over and Over. He went to wait in a Bathtub so he  get blood stains on the carpet. When the ambulance arrived John reminded workers to gather his arms and directed them to plastic bags and ice in the Kitchen to pack them in. A if John Hadnot kept his head the out come would have been different a said Rescue worker Joan Rodacker. Or. Allen Van Beck reattached the teens arms in a six hour operation at North memorial medical Center near Minneapolis. Thompson faces years of grueling physical therapy and doctors Are unsure whether he will regain full use of his arms and hands. Thompson is taking a wait and see attitude. A a in a trying to figure out what ill be Able to do with my hands How ill finish High school if i can drive again Quot he said. The Accident gained wide Media attention and Drew an outpouring of support from across the United states. Thompson said he was thankful but a bit embarrassed by All the Praise. A a in a grateful for everyone sprayers and everything Quot he said a but anyone would have done what i  world War ii 50 years ago today 28 Jan.1 a 9 -4 .2 american and filipino troops unsuccessfully attack the japanese beachhead at Anas an and Quina uan but the main . Defensive line across Bataan holds. The japanese land on Rossel Island East of new Guinea adding to the threat to Australia in North Africa British forces abandon the port of Benghazi and the 7th Indian brigade has to fight its Way through the afrika Korps to escape. World almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp1981 aps set Quot a vex a it a a year ago Day 12 Jan.28 More than 80 iraqi fighter bombers have found Refuge in Iran the . Military says iraqis say captured pilots have been injured in air attacks on civilian targets in Iraq. Iraq fires More scuds at saudi Arabia and Israel Patriot defense missiles Knock out an incoming scud Over the saudi capital Riyadh. Navy attack planes bomb iraqi naval vessels in Northern Kuwait s Babiyan Channel in Kuwait Harbor and at an iraqi naval base a r