European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes Friday april 17, 1992 Wii vets Tell of ailments after secret Poison Gas tests i by Joseph Albright co news service Washington a a retired Georgia sales manager on wednesday told a scientific panel How he has paid doctors $150,000 to fight a lifetime of ailments that began weeks after his skin was exposed to Poison Gas in a top secret 1945 . Navy Experiment. A we Drew straws to see who was going to Wear the protective suits a Richard Rawls told the panel created y the department of veterans affairs. A i was the one who Drew the  and with that Rawls stepped into a Gas chamber at the Washington Navy research lab orator in March 1945, with Only a Light Gas mask to keep him alive. He stayed inside for an hour. A few Days later the Navy gave the 17-year-old recruit a two week leave As a  before he walked out the Gate of the Navy research Complex he was ordered to Tell a false Story if anyone wondered Why his skin looked burned. �?o1 was told to say that i was in a hangar fire in Norfolk Virginia a Rawls testified. Several weeks later As Rawls was getting ready to ship out for an overseas tour he suffered his first medical symptom his foot swelled up like a shoe Box. Some kind of Poison had entered his body through his athletes foot lesions a doctor at another Navy base told him. Now his body is covered with 50 scars where skin cancers have been removed. His Lymph glands and liver began bothering him in his Early 20s. Rawls 65, of Stone Mountain a was one of 20 world War ii veterans who recounted decades of physical suffering and bureaucratic pain from their Chance encounters with Mustard Gas or the Blister Gas lewisite. More than half said the problems arose from their decision to Volunteer for the Experiment the Navy said was so secret they could t even discuss it with their wives or doctors. Another vet Johnnie Ross 69, of Robersonville n.c., was still furious wednesday that his service re in world War ii the germans put the jew in the Gas tanks. Hie United Stites put their men in the Gas tanks Veteran Johnnie Ross cords covered up his participation. A in world War ii the germans put the jews in the Gas tanks a Ross said. A the United states put their men in the Gas  he told of a grisly scene in a Barracks near the Navy Gas chamber where sailors recuperated in january 1945 after being exposed to Gas. A most of the boys were burned real bad and weren table to keep their underwear on a he said. A they were burned Between their legs. Their scrotum were cracked open like boiling water had been poured on  a third participant Glenn Jenkins 64, of Nokomis Fla., said the Navy experimenters put him into the Gas chamber 11 times leaving him with Burns on his lungs and body. He too has skin cancer As Well As chronic bronchitis and other ailments. In 1947, he said a family physician who had treated Mustard Gas casualties from world War i asked him if he too had been exposed to Mustard Gas. A i denied it of course because of the oath i had taken at Navy research Laboratory a Jenkins said. The Navy has acknowledged that it did conduct tests involving Poison Gas during world War ii at a time when the military was trying to improve its protective gear in anticipation of Gas warfare against Japan. But the subject is still so sensitive that the Navy a press office was unable wednesday to get clearance to Issue a Public rationale. Deputies Mick Kuspert left and David Fernandez of the Orange county sheriffs office in Florida hold two 2-week-old Kittens that were discovered moments before a crack Bouse in West Orlando was to be demolished. Kittens rescued from crack House Orlando Fla. Apr a Crew of inmates working to demolish a dilapidated crack House decided to make a last second Check. In an abandoned Dresser drawer were two Kittens. A their eyes were open. They re awfully cute a said spokesman Doug Sarubbi of the Orange county sheriffs office. Deputies suspended the destruction of the House tuesday until the Kittens were removed fed and provided for. The cats were estimated to be 2 weeks old and appeared to be in Good shape. A one of the deputies bought some milk and they were feeding the Kittens through a Straw a said Sarubbi. Animals was adopted on the spot by w Jet Black with Gray on his legs w taken to the animal shelter. One of the neighbor. The other Jet a was a every now and again deputies will bring ones in they found in the Street but this is the first time the so sheriffs office brought one in this Little that they found in a crack House a said Linda Haller an officer with Orange county animal services. The building whose owner was arrested two weeks ago on drug trafficking charges was destroyed by the jail inmates As part of their sentence. Many dwellings used for drug activities Are demolished in a program started three years ago. Most Are in poor shape and uninhabited.  stabs postman apparently Over Bills from wire reports Dallas a a Man apparently upset Over getting Bills in his Mailbox stabbed a mail Carrier in the Back with a Steak knife police said. Raymond Bell 35, was finishing deliveries to an apartment Complex tuesday when the assailant walked up behind him and stabbed him in the upper Back. Bell was treated at a Hospital and released. Robby Doyle Calhoun 30, surrendered to police and was charged with attempted murder and assaulting a Federal worker. He was held without bail. Police said they weren to certain about the motive. But detective Paul Lachnitt said a i think he did no to like the Type of mail he received. He did no to like getting Bills. He told the maintenance Man the Day before he was going to get the  collide pilots unhurt Van Vleet miss. A two air Force training jets collided in flight and crashed wednesday but All four pilots parachuted safely. No one on the ground was Hurt either the Accident occurred As the t-37 twin engine subsonic trainers were flying in a a formation structured sortie Over northeastern Mississippi said Columbus fab spokeswoman Sherry med Ders. All four pilots were instructors she  kills British tourist new Orleans a a British tourist died wednesday several hours after she was shot in the head during an apparent robbery attempt in the City a French Quarter. Police said Julie Stott 27, of Manchester England was shot even though she complied with the robbers orders. The shooting occurred about 11 30 . Tuesday in what is usually a quiet Section of the French Quarter on a Street lined with historic buildings serving As apartments hotels and restaurants. Stott and a male Friend Peter Ellis 27, of new zealand were walking to their hotel from a restaurant when a Man drove up beside them pointed a gun and ordered them to lie Down. They did so but Stott was shot anyway. It Wasny to Clear wednesday whether the robber Ever got out of the car or escaped with any of the couples  glowing in Ohio Toledo Ohio a John Glassir knows a hot item when he sees one. Unfortunately so does whoever a broke into his warehouse and stole thousands of glow in the dark panties wrapped in the shape of roses. A a let a just say that this is a unique Case Quot detective John Wirth said tuesday police Are looking for burglars who broke into the Damp a manufacturing co. Warehouse and stole More than $108,000 in panties and other novelties. Wirth said no arrests have been made. The company expects to sell More than 300,000 panty roses this year Glassir said. A a they re a hot seller. They sell in new York and Chicago but not just in the big cities. We sell them All Over Quot he  slaying toll hits 5 Oakland Calif. A five people were found slain within an eight hour period including a police officers wife who was in a car on which the word a a War had been painted. Tuesdays victims were killed in three unrelated incidents police said. There were no suspects in any of the slayings police said. The body of Carol Ann Carlen 46, was found in the trunk of her car parked in an Industrial neighbourhood Early tuesday police said. Her husband patrolman Keith Carlen had filed a missing person report on monday. In two other incidents four people were found shot to death. The killings brought to 67 the number of homicides in the City this year. During the same period last year 36 people were killed