European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 20, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7 marijuana is no Medicine Dea insists Washington a the drug enforcement administration on wednesday rejected anew a bid to allow marijuana to be used for medical purposes saying advocates of the drugs therapeutic properties Are perpetuating a a cruel  a by any modern scientific Standard marijuana is no Medicine a the drug Agency a administrator Robert Bonner said in his 46-Page decision that keeps marijuana classified As a schedule i drug subject to the most severe restrictions and available Only for research. A beyond doubt the claims that marijuana is Medicine Are false dangerous and cruel a Bonner wrote. A a. It is a cruel hoax to offer false Hope to desperately ill  the decision in Accord with those of previous Dea chiefs was in response to a Federal appeals court decision in april that told the Agency to restudy its position. The court of appeals for the District of Columbia said the Dea May have used inappropriate criteria in determining that marijuana has no therapeutic use. Bonner a ruling is a the same old Story a said Kevin Zeese of the drug policy foundation which served As counsel for the National organization for the Reform of marijuana Laws. Normal has gone to the appellate court sue times seeking to switch marijuana a classification to schedule ii drugs that have a High potential for abuse but that also have a a currently accepted medical use for treatment and thus Are available for doctors to prescribe Zeese said. A each time the courts ruled in our favor told the Dea its being unreasonable and they just keep being unreasonable a said Zeese who vowed to Appeal the decision a seventh time. The drugs on schedule ii include the main target of the nations War on drugs cocaine As Well As opium morphine and codeine. Schedule i includes heroin methaqualone Ltd and most other hallucinogens marijuana and hashish. Asked Why marijuana was so restricted when More dangerous drugs fall under the less restrictive schedule ii Bonner said in an interview that the different schedules did not reflect a the degree of social harm caused by drugs of  the schedules established by Congress in the controlled substances act said that Only drugs with an accepted medical use would be included in the schedule ii category he noted. Advocates of the medical use of marijuana say it combats nausea vomiting and weight loss common to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to some aids sufferers reduces Eye pressure in the treatment of glaucoma and helps reduce muscle spasms common to such neurological conditions As multiple sclerosis. Pilot age limits raised in Grumman settlement from wire reports Washington a the age limit for pilots flying for the Grumman corp. Will be raised from 60 to 65 to Settle an age discrimination suit filed against the aircraft manufacturer. Under the agreement Grumman will alter its age policy for five years the equal employment Opportunity commission said wednesday. During that period pilots aged 57 to 65 will be Given increased medical and psychological testing to determine their fitness to Fly the Agency said. The policy will be reassessed at the end of the five years. Two former Grumman pilots will receive Relief payments totalling $318,595 under the settlement. Wife spurns both mates Mccomb miss. A a woman has admitted that yes she did indeed marry two men in two Days. Now she does no to want either of them. Melissa la Anore Bullock pleaded guilty to bigamy admitting that she married Truman four Roux in Walthall county on nov. 2, then married Michael Shelby Lowe in Pike county two Days later. A which one of these husbands do you want to keep a circuit court judge Joe n. Pigott asked in court monday. A neither one a Bullock replied. A is that because you have somebody else in mind a asked the judge. A a in a too Young to be married a said Bullock 21, of Waveland. Sentencing was pending. Bigamy can result in 10 years in prison but prosecutors said they did not expect to press for a prison term. Woody creator Dies Hollywood a Grade Lantz who devised the irreverent Woodpecker a a Woody while on her honeymoon and a decade later became the voice of that mocking Bird has died. She was 88. A spokeswoman for Mca Universal which manages the Woody Woodpecker cartoons and properties said she died tuesday of spinal cancer at St. Josephus Hospital in nearby Burbank. Her husband Walter and two Brothers survive her. While the couple were on their honeymoon at june Lake in californians Sierra Nevada a Woodpecker on the roof of their cottage disturbed the tranquil environment. But what Walter Lantz viewed As a nuisance his Bride found a source of inspiration and suggested the defiant Bird be added to Lantzos growing list of cartoon animals that he had developed for animated Short subjects in the Early Days of film. T president Bush chats with Marine col. William r. Higgins daughter Christine As Marine corps maj. Robin Higgins holds the presidential citizens medal awarded to her late husband during a ceremony wednesday. . Hostages who died in Lebanon honoured with presidential medals Washington apr president Bush awarded presidential medals posthumously wednesday to two americans who died at the hands of terrorists in Lebanon. Bush presented the presidential citizens medal to relatives of William Buckley and Marine col. William r. Higgins. Buckley was the Central intelligence Agency chief in Beirut when he was abducted in 1984. Higgins was serving with a . Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon when he was seized in 1988. Buckley a citation honoured him As a a Patriot Warrior and said he had paid a the ultimate Price at the hands of terrorists while trying to bring peace to War torn  Higgins was remembered As a an american  his citation said a after a lifetime of outstanding military service Rich Higgins gave his life in the Pursuit of peace in the service of his country and of the United  the presidential medal recognizes americans who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country and fellow citizens. Aids robber draws blood filled syringe los Angeles apr a Bandit flashing a syringe he said was filled with aids tainted blood robbed a convenience store a hot dog stand and two other businesses wednesday in the latest of a string of such attacks. There have been no injuries during at least eight similar incidents this week in the san Fernando Valley including wednesdays Dawn robbery at a convenience store and the Holdup later in the morning at Floozy a shot dogs. A the shows me a Needle and said a in a the aids person and i need a couple of  i told him to wait outside and id get him the Money. He waited outside i gave him $2 and he left a said Floozy a a employee Stan Houston. After leaving Floozy a a the Man robbed two other nearby businesses within 30 minutes police said. Those businesses were not identified and it was not known How much Money was taken officer John Pasquariello said. About six hours earlier a Man entered a convenience Market five blocks from the hot dog stand and said the syringe contained his aids tainted blood. The clerk fled and the Bandit could not get the Cash Register open so he helped himself to Cartons of cigarettes said police sgt. Mike Sontag. On monday a Man of similar description confronted a Market clerk a bicycle shop owner a pedestrian and a Motorist in the san Fernando Valley. The clerk gave up $40 and the Motorist handed Over his 1983 car. But the pedestrian and bicycle shop owner fled and the Man left empty handed