European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday March 1, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3health care following separation urged by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington a Many service members forced to leave the military because of the draw Down would receive extended medical coverage under legislation introduced in the House. Rep. Albert g. Bustamante a Texas is proposing the extended coverage for everyone with More than eight years of service who must leave the service because of the draw Down. A the plan would include those who accept one of the voluntary Early release plans. Families of the ousted service members also would be covered. A my Bill would simply give extended coverage under champs civilian health and medical pro Gram of the uniformed services amounting to one third of the time the service member spent in the military a Bustamante a member of the House armed services committee said in a news release issued Friday. Champs allows military families and retirees to seek civilian medical treatment. The Billing is handled much like civilian insurance programs. There Are deductible charges and percentages of fees that May be charged to individuals. Noting that economic conditions May make Job Hunting difficult the lawmaker added a of course the workplace is where most americans receive their health insurance. Its the least we can do to provide those who will be separating with continued health care during what will be for Many a difficult transition  service members who Are forced out and those who separate under the special separation Benefit or a one time Lump sum payment Are already entitled to up to 120 Days of medical care at military facilities or under champs. Under the Bustamante plan that coverage would be extended for up to six years for a member leaving after 18 years of service. A i am hopeful that with the nations heightened sensitivity on the health care Issue Well be Able to Sec some version of my plan pass this year Quot Bustamante said. A the Federal government should not be responsible for releasing thousands of military personnel and their families without health  wires Western Union to Cis Miami Beach Fla. Up former soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze introduced Western Union to the former soviet Union by wiring $1,000 directly from a Miami Beach pharmacy to a Moscow Bank on Friday. Shevardnadze in Florida on a culture and business promotion tour inaugurated Western unions new wire Transfer service to the Commonwealth of Independent states. He sent $1,000 from the Western Union desk at Lee Ann drugs in South Miami Beach to a Moscow Branch of the Sterbank. Adapting rapidly to capitalistic accoutrements Shevardnadze Ana his entourage arrived in a White stretch limousine surprising tourists and other customers who shopped for sundries and lottery tickets. A the looked at some of the goods on the shelf. I guess he was amazed there were no lines Here a drug store owner Eddie Cohn said. Money transfers to Moscow Are now available at All 17,000 Western Union outlets worldwide. Lee Annas was chosen for the inaugural honors because Shevardnadze a happened to be in Miami a said Bob Amman Western Union president. The $1,000, plus another $2,000 donated by Western Union was to be donated to the families of three Young men killed in red Square during the unsuccessful August coup attempt. The Money is paid out in rubles at the official Exchange rate of 70 rubles to the Dollar. A so far there Are Only two Western Union please done to eat the lilies this great cakes recipe collection is being recalled by Ballantine books because it suggests decorating desserts with poisonous lilies of the Valley. Ballantine said a Reader tipped author Carole Walter to the Hazard after the Book was published last november. The publisher said it knew of no one eating the fragrant Flowers and getting sick. Outlets in the former soviet Union both at Moscow branches of the Sterbank but the company Hopes to expand soon throughout the former soviet Union. A a we be been slowed in our expansion by the breakup of the soviet Union said Connie Jones International marketing director for Western Union. A cyrillic sign hanging Over the drug store counter proclaimed Western Union a the fastest Way to Send  Shevardnadze thanked americans for doing exactly that a sending Money to his economically and politically struggling Homeland. A a it a being Felt in every Corner of the soviet Union we Are going through a lot of hardships. Without a helping hand of the americans and All the other nations of the world we probably  survive a she Varna said through an interpreter. The White haired former Diplomat a georgian who served As ambassador to the United states and As soviet foreign minister under Mikhail Gorbachev has not ruled out a return to politics. A a it a hard for no to say right now if in a going to run for office a he said. But for now he is organizing a fund to promote business development in soviet Georgia and acting As a cultural Liaison Between Georgia Ana the United states. He was in Miami for an auction of 29 contemporary soviet paintings to Benefit the society of russian Art and culture. The organization is sending the new York City Ballet to Russia in 1993 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of soviet born Ballet master George Balanchine. 23 veterans of Gulf War diagnosed with disease from wire and staff reports Atlanta a a parasitic disease caused by a Small noiseless Sand Fly has been diagnosed in 23 military personnel who served in the persian Gulf War. Federal health officials said thursday there May be other cases that have riot yet come to the attention of doctors. No soldiers deployed to the persian Gulf from Europe have been diagnosed with the disease said Bill Swisher a 7th medical come spokesman. A there Are no reports of anyone Over Here in Europe with the disease a he said. No airmen who deployed from Europe to the Gulf have been diagnosed with the disease said Doug Moore a . Air forces Europe spokesman. Figures from the Navy on sailors who deployed to the Gulf during the War were not available said capt. Steve Muller chief of the Fleet medical office in London. Those statistics Are monitored in Washington d.c., he said adding that few sailors deployed from Europe to the Gulf. The Only Impact the disease is having on the military in Europe is a shortage of blood in the military blood Banks Swisher said. People who deployed to the area Are barred from donating blood because of the possibility of the disease but service members and family members who remained in Europe can still donate he said. The total number of service members deployed to the Gulf who May have the disease is not known said or. Barbara l. Herwaldt of the National centers for disease control in Atlanta. But she added a we suspect it is Only a minority of the 500,000 who served. A the Good news is that it is a treatable disease so it should not create panic a Herwaldt said. A we do not recommend that persons without symptoms be  viscera Tropic leishmaniasis affects the internal organs such As the Lymph glands and the liver. Characterized by a High fever of up to 105.69 a chills and malaise a gastrointestinal symptoms a abdominal pains amps the disease known As leishmaniasis is caused by the bite of infected Sand flies. The Fly which is Sand coloured is a noiseless insect smaller than a Mosquito said Herwaldt and Many people done to know they have been bitten. In the tropics and subtropics the Fly a Impact is considerable with an estimated 12 million people infected with leishmaniasis a protozoan parasitic ailment. Herwaldt said seven servicemen were diagnosed with viscera Tropic leishmaniasis at Walter Reed army medical Center in Washington d.c., through december 1991. Viscera Tropic leishmaniasis affects the internal organs such As the Lymph glands and the liver. Doctors made the diagnosis by taking samples of Bone marrow from the men who served in five different military units throughout the Eastern province of saudi Arabia. Sixteen other servicemen were found to be infected with cutaneous leishmaniasis which causes skin sores. Leishmaniasis can be effectively treated with the drug sodium Stibor Luconte also called Fento Stam available to military physicians through the Walter Reed army medical Center and to civilian doctors through the cd drug service. Start writer Peggy Davidson of the kaisers autom news Bureau contributed to this report