European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sfa amp and vol. 50, no. 334 saturday March 14,1992 d 8693 a Check bouncers begin confessing after House vote rep. Charles Wilson a Texas rubs his face while talking to reporters in his Capitol Hill office thursday. Wilson said he had written Between 75 and 85 bad checks. Washington a lawmakers struggled on Friday to put the Best face on to net practice of kiting checks at the House Bank in Hopes of limiting any damage in their 1992 congressional campaigns. With Public disclosure of the 355 present Ana former lawmakers who wrote bad checks Only Days away a Stream of House members were coming Forward to acknowledge using a system that imposed neither penalty nor interest on overdrafts. Rep. Gerry Sikorski d-minn., said he wrote 671 bad checks. A we regret and apologize Quot he said As he made the rounds of his Home District. A fall we can do is go around and Tell it to people and be As open As we  in Oregon where democratic rep. Les Aucoin is seeking the nomination to a Senate seat his primary opponent Harry Lonsdale issued a press release that sarcastically listed the a top 10 congressional excuses for not coming  among them a primer on the new math a bounced checks plus coverup equals Early  Aucoin has said previously that he wrote seven bad checks totalling nearly $500. Rep. Buddy Darden d-ga., defended the practice. A a it a been the practice for 40 years that the Bank would cover checks that came in up to the amount of House Check bouncers among those who came Forward a rep. Charles Hatcher d-ga., said he overdraw his account As Many As 780 times Over the 39 months. A rep. Garry Sikurski a Minn said he s written 671 bad checks. A rep. Duncan Hunter r-calf., said he wrote about 160 bad checks in the past three years. The next months draw a Darden said. The damage control Effort began As the House Early on Friday voted 426-0 to make Public the names of those who took advantage of free overdrafts at the House Bank. It singled out 24 As the worst abusers and left it to the Public to Label the rest. The chamber began its debate by accepting the resignation of the overseer of the now defunct Bank sergeant at arms Jack Russ. He submitted his resignation while recovering from a gunshot wound to the face that he says was inflicted by robbers near the Capitol earlier this month. But for the most part lawmakers Wor see vote on Page 2at least 300 killed in Turkey quake Ankara Turkey apr a Strong earthquake struck Eastern Turkey on Friday killing at least 300 people the Semi official Anatolia news Agency reported. State minister Omer Baucu told Anatolia that preliminary reports indicated the death toll would be Between 300 and 1,000 in the Eastern province of Erzin can about 350 Miles East of Ankara. State television said the temblor measured 6.2 on the Richter scale and struck the provinces of Erz incan Erzurum and Bingol at 7 20 . The . Geological Survey in Menlo Park Calif said it was even stronger measuring 6.8. Anatolia reported that at least five people were killed and six others injured in Sogutlu Village in Northern gum Shane province next to Erz incan. Fikret Cut Adamoglu the governor of Erz incan province said two hotels eight office buildings a Hospital building a medical school and Many other apartment buildings a had totally collapsed a state television reported. Cut Adamoglu said 62 students were buried under the wreckage of the school. He said Only two people were rescued from the debris of other buildings. Mechmet Agar the governor of Erzurum province said 1,000 tents 5,000 blankets and moving equipment would be dispatched to the neighbouring province immediately. A major earthquake in Erzurum claimed 1,330 lives in 1983. It measured 7.1 on the Richter scale. Several other Southeastern and northeastern cities were also hit by fridays quake including Diyarbakir Malatya Elzig Batman Mardin shirt and Trabzon Anatolia reported. Coming tomorrow sunday Magazine close quarters life in a military housing area is in Germany being studied for effects of kuwaiti Oil fires by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington about 3,700 soldiers based in Fulda Germany Are among the . Service members being studied to determine the effects of smoke from 611 kuwaiti Oil fires torched during the persian Gulf War according to a recently released report. Despite launching several studies the military has been unable to gauge the health risks that service members May face As a result of exposure to the smoke the general accounting office report said. While praising the military for acting quickly to assess the situation the Gao raised the Specter of the health problems like those that continue to plague Many Vietnam veterans exposed to agent Orange two decades ago. The report by the Gao the investigative Arm of Congress notes that about 3,700 11th army Cav regt troopers Are the subject of one study. The Fulda based soldiers served in the persian Gulf from june to september. The study compares their health status before during and after their Gulf service. Maj. Ricky Lynch the executive officer for the 11th army Cav regt said Friday that the unit a is no to interested in giving any comments on the Gao report at this time. With an Eye to potential future claims like those that followed the military a use of the defoliant agent Orange in Southeast Asia Congress has required the military to keep a record of those exposed to the fires. According to the report Congress has also directed the military to furnish heart and lung examinations and Chest a rays see soldiers on Page 2