European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes Friday May 8, 1992 a treading new Waters six year old Mark Sabre has fan in a Concordville pa., Pool with teacher Mike malice. Mark and his classmates suffer from autism a brain disorder that causes problems with motor skills and communication. At first the Young from wire reports Washington a the government is proposing that the poultry Industry be allowed to use Gamma rays to Zap illness causing bacteria in chickens. The agriculture department estimates that close to 40 percent of All raw poultry is contaminated with Salmonella. Other studies have shown that almost two thirds of poultry is infected. Poultry would still have to be handled stored and cooked properly to maintain the benefits of irradiation. Irradiation is the focus of one of the nations longest food debates. It was approved in the United states in 1963 to control insects in wheat and wheat flour and in 1964 to prevent sprouting in potatoes. It has since been approved to extend ripening to control insects in fruits and vegetables and to combat disease causing organisms in pork. Nevertheless american companies have new Light thrown on depression cause Washington a people with a form of depression that strikes mostly in fall or Winter May be Able to blame their eyes research suggests. Two studies of people with such depression found evidence that their Retinas Are unusually insensitive to Light during the Winter especially in women or. Raymond Lam said. Researchers had studied eyes because the seasonal depression also called seasonal affective disorder or sad is More common in reduced Light he said. Sad responds to therapy that involves exposure to Bright tight which presumably acts through the eyes he noted. Lam director of the seasonal mood disorders clinic at the University of British Columbia in Canada presented his research wednesday at a meeting of the american psychiatric association. Sad is estimated to affect about 6 percent of the adult population in the United states. One of lamps studies involved measuring voltage across the Eye which gives a measure of retinal function. As the Eye is exposed to More Light the voltage rises. Hie Retina is at the Back of the Eye. It lets the Eye see by sensing Light and transmitting nerve cell signals to the brain in response. Sters were afraid to take the plunge but now they eagerly slip into the Pool. Mark had curled up into a fetal position when Mallee first carried him into the water. Now he even goes off the diving Board alone. Irradiated foods on a limited scale. The Public has until july 6 to comment on the departments plans before the approval could become final. The process does not make food radioactive. Foods that have been irradiated must carry labels stating a a treated with radiation Quot or Quot treated by  the poultry Industry expressed hesitation about the proposal. A a it a a huge risk a for processors said Teresa Farney vice president of consumer affairs for the National Turkey federation. While the group supports the technology a if it should create negative publicity and spotlight one company it could undermine years of hard  but Harley Everett executive vice president of vindicator inc., the Mulberry Fla., irradiation Plant that opened in january said he expects that poultry will be the company a largest  cells reportedly Aid disease sufferers by the los Angeles times san Diego a an experimental surgical procedure has improved patients with Parkinson a disease surgeons said wednesday. Two teams of researchers independently reported that in a total of 11 patients grafts of fetal tissues obtained during abortions sharply reduced tremors and rigidity and increased control of limb functions in those suffering from Parkinson a disease. In one patient sophisticated imaging techniques showed that the transplanted cells have continued to improve their functioning since november 1988, neurologist Curt r. Freed of the University of Colorado school of Medicine said at a meeting of the american Academy of neurology in the procedure researchers take brain cells from a seven to 11-week-old aborted fetus. Using a Long thin Needle the researchers inject the cells into specific Sites in the brains of Parkinson a patients. But the researchers emphasized that the procedure was not ready for wide use. Parkinson a disease is an age related disorder that affects More than 1 million americans. The research results come at a time when the House and the Senate have passed slightly different versions of a Bill that would overturn the ban on Federal funding of fetal tissue research imposed during the Reagan administration. Bush administration spokesmen have Sug ested that the president would veto an overturn of the an on the grounds that it May encourage More women to get  rejects to shirt ban on cigarette promotion from wire reports san Francisco a a judge on wednesday rejected a lawsuit seeking to ban to shirts and other promotional products bearing the a Joe Camel logo from California. Superior court judge Luckjr Kelly Mccabe agreed with . Reynolds tobacco co., maker of Camel cigarettes that the suit is preempted by Federal Laws covering the advertising and Labelling of cigarettes. Janet Mangini sued for an order Banning Quot Joe camels Caps mugs shorts gym bags jackets and Beach towels. Her lawyers said the Campaign violated California health and advertising Laws. Two months ago surgeon general Antonia c. Novello and the american medical association attacked the Slick cartoon character saying it encourages children to  admits Ltd prank Lafayette ind. A a teen Ager pleaded guilty to drug charges wednesday for spiking his Art teachers soft drink with Ltd. Steven e. Weathers jr., 18, faces a maximum sentence of 50 years in prison on the charge of dealing a controlled substance on school property. Tippecanoe circuit judge Ronald Melichar set sentencing for june 18. Last May Weathers dropped a piece of paper laced with Ltd into Jefferson High school teacher Susan Ristau a bottle of cola during a ceramics class. Ristau told investigators she began to hallucinate a few hours later and Felt the effects of the drug for several Days including the sweats. She said last year that Weathers apologized the Day after the incident. When she asked him Why he had done it a the said a you know me. I just do stupid things without thinking a a she  chases killed 300 Chicago a police chases cause More than 300 deaths and 20,000 injuries each year researchers said wednesday. The study released by the aaa Chicago motor club was conducted by the department of criminal Justice sciences of Illinois state University in Normal Iii. The study found 25 percent of those killed or injured in so called a hot pursuits Are innocent victims and 2 percent Are police officers. Most police chases do not involve dangerous fleeing criminals the study said. Records indicate two thirds of such chases Are the result of traffic violations. The researchers recommended that police departments Institute policies discouraging such chases and that officers authorized to conduct pursuits should undergo special attitude and decision making  Dies in . Raeford , a a British military parachutist died and a second parachutist was injured when the two collided during a jumping exercise at the Hoke Raeford municipal Airport authorities said. Lee Sands 21, died tuesday evening after he struck fellow British parachutist Graham Maclaren 21, said Wayne Gardner Chic of detective with the Hoke county sheriffs department. Investigators believe the men collided while falling at an estimated 60 Mph. Maclaren a leg struck Sands upper body before the two were to have opened their parachutes Gardner said. Maclaren suffered a broken , rape charged Lantana Fla. A a woman was held captive for 18 Days beaten and forced to perform sexual acts before a camera by a Man she once dated police said. The 22-year-old Lake Worth woman told police she escaped monday when her captor left an apartment he rented in Lantana. Charles Zenobia 40, was charged tuesday with 18 counts of rape 18 counts of aggravated Battery and one count of kidnapping an ordered held without bail. Irradiation proposed for use against bacteria in poultry