European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The.  vol. 50, no. 364 35c on monday april 13,1992 d 8693 Gulf pilots Given drug Saf says some fliers used amphetamines Tacoma Wash. A the air Force has confirmed that some of its fighter pilots used amphetamines to stay awake during the persian Gulf War a newspaper reported. Quot they did take them. They were used Only under careful circumstances supervised by the flight surgeon a said Patti Turner of the air Force surgeon general a office at Bolling fab in Washington . The pilots took dexedrine a Brand name for Dextroamphetamine to keep Alert during flights Tonger than eight hours Turner said in a Story published in the morning news Tribune of Tacoma. The air Force  reveal the number of pilots using amphetamines allow interviews with the pilots or say what Type of aircraft they flew the newspaper reported thursday. Side effects of amphetamines include dizziness rapid heartbeat and muscle spasms. But they can be used safely to fight fatigue if Given in limited doses for Brief periods said Albert Carlin associate professor of psychiatry acc the University of Washington in Seattle. Military doctors pre test pilots who will be using drugs to ensure no Adverse reactions and keep dosages Low Turner said. A we have never had an aircraft Accident because of this a said Donna Ragan of the air Force surgeon general a office. The Navy is studying whether to let its pilots use drugs and research indicates amphetamines May be useful for extended flights said it. . Fil Arenas of the naval aerospace medical research Laboratory at Pensacola Fla. Federal aviation administration rules prohibit use of amphetamines and other drugs by civilian pilots said or. Robert Poole Deputy manager of the Agency a medical specialities division. But Poole a longtime flight surgeon in the air Force Reserve said amphetamine use makes sense for certain military operations when a Well rested Pilot is not available. A Parade Rolls past a crowd on main Street at festivities saturday preceding euro Disney a grand  Disney e est Magn Fique by Gary Pomeroy Staft writer Marne la Vallee France a the Hampton family showed no signs of fatigue As they waited to attend the grand opening of euro Disney on sunday morning. The foursome departed from Kirch Gons Germany on saturday and drove through the night a 350 Miles a to be among the first 70,000 people to visit the $4.4 billion theme Park and resort 20 Miles East of Paris. Quot we get to be first to do stuff a said Hillary Hampton 9, she and her brother year-old Alex had compiled a list of 50 a musts Quot ranging from a rapid ride Down big Thunder Mountain and a scary walk through phantom Manor to vide games and a atm Candy. Quot its just kind of neat to be Here Quot said Marlene Hampton who stayed awake with her husband army maj. Edward Hampton on the drive from Germany. The children slept for Only a couple of hours but see Disney on Page 2pope to visit Denver in 93 for youth rally Vatican City a Pope John Paul ii announced sunday he would travel to Denver next year to celebrate the churches eighth annual world youth Day. The pontiff said the youth rally would occur in August 1993. A i have selected the City of Denver in the noted Rocky mountains in the state of Colorado which has not been included on the itinerary of my previous apostolic trips a the Pope told 20,000 worshippers at a Palm sunday mass in St. Peters Square Denver was competing with Buffalo n.y., and min Neapolis St. Paul to play Host to the world youth Day. The churches youth rally held outside the Vatican every alternate year generally draws tens of thousands of Young catholics together to Pray sing and listen to the Pope. It has often turned into a giant Camhout As worshippers with tents arrive from around the world. A news release from the . Catholic conference estimated that attendance at the Denver rally might reach 100,000. At the end of sundays mass 12 Young americans in dark suits and dresses three from Denver walked to the Steps in front of St. Peters to receive a 10-foot ceremonial wooden Cross. It will be carried in pilgrimage throughout the United states in the next year in preparation for the papal event. The Cross was handed to them by youths from Czestochowa Poland the site of the Popes last foreign youth Day Celebration in 1991. As they turned Over the Cross the crowd burst into applause. Quot from the old Europe to the United states a re see Pope on Page 2 Saddam making move on kurd . Says. A. A _ a j o i.  11v1 in Vrlik Arr in.,.-. ? from wire reports Washington a president Bush a National Security adviser said sunday that Iraq is Quot making very ominous preparations for action against its kurdish rebels and that he would not Rule out military Force to Stop it. Brent scowcroft said that Saddam Hussein had installed some surface to air missiles in a prohibited zone and that the United states has been consulting its allies about its response. A a he a not pounding the Dickens out of the kurd yet but he a making very ominous preparations up there a scowcroft said about Saddam on no cd a meet the press a they will not get away with anything a he said when asked How the United states would respond if the missiles were used against american reconnaissance flights. He avoided saying what action would be taken. A we will take it very seriously a he said. Meanwhile the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel said sunday that . Inspectors have discovered a major chemical weapons installation in Iraq that was set up largely by German firms. The weekly said a document that the United nations has not yet officially released showed the German firms had played a major part in establishing the Muthana state establishment a Complex for the manufacture testing and stocking of Poison Gas. It said the Complex is situated about 50 Miles Northwest of Baghdad