European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday May 28,1992 greater a mater Cate Mcguire greenhouse supervisor for Cal Cne inc. Of Davis calif., shows one of the genetically altered tomatoes the . Food and drug administration said does no to pose safety problems. The Fra said tuesday that such produce can be marketed without additional by the new York times Washington a the Reagan administration official who first banned Federal financing of research involving fetal tissue said tuesday that he now believes that the ban was a mistake. And or. Otis r. Bowen urged the Bush administration and the Congress to end it. Bowen the former Secretary of health and human services said he ordered the ban in 1988 As a Tempo Raiv measure until a panel could review medical and ethical information. But he argued that it was now time to end the ban so the possibly lifesaving research could go Forward. The ban has been endorsed by opponents of abortion who fear that use of fetal tissue for research will encourage women to have abortions. But scientists say the tissue offers Promise in treating Parkinson a disease diabetes and other conditions. Fetal tissue is especially adaptive to transplantation and scientists Hope transplanted fetal cells will take by Jimi Jones staff writer Washington an 11-year-old department of defense dependents schools Pupil aced the word a a appurtenances to survive the first round of the 65th annual National spelling Bee Here wednesday. It was late morning before Tracy Sargeant from of cent elementary school in Brun sum Netherlands got her Chance at the microphone to spell that word which describes an accessory or any item that is part of a larger or More important thing. Following the round at the 1992 Scripps Howard spelling Bee Sargeant seemed relaxed and cheerful chatting with a group of fellow spellers. With All the studying behind her she said a a in a pretty Laid Back  she added that she a ready to a let this thing take its  Angela Colletti from Tallahassee fla., misspelled the word a top Pugno to become the first youngster to fall. The 13-year-old seventh grader an Honor Roll student and tuba player from Trinity Catholic school put an a a a in the word instead of  the word Means to oppose with argument. Safety tests. The Cal Cne tomatoes arc designed to be robust year round meaning an end to the Yellowish Winter variety. They should be available in stores in 1993. Genetic techniques also can make produce More resistant to pests and spoilage. Over the functions of diseased or destroyed cells. A provision to overturn the ban is in a Bill to reauthorize spending for the National institutes of health. President Bush has threatened to veto the Bill if the ban on fetal tissue research is lifted. But because supporters of fetal tissue research women a groups and a variety of medical organizations support the Bill a veto might be overridden. In an Effort to draw votes away from the current Bill the president said last week that he had directed the department of health and human services to try to establish centers to collect fetal tissue for experiments but Only tissue from miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies in which the fertilized ovum develops outside the uterus. Such pregnancies must be ended by surgery not by a Standard abortion. The move was denounced by supporters of the Bill who noted that scientists had already tried using this kind of tissue but had found it rarely suitable for research. Colletti the 20th speller and 26 others were eliminated in the first round of the two Day Competition that started this year with 227 local champions. That number equals last years record number of entrants in the contest which draws students from across the United states its territories and overseas. The 25th speller 14-year-old Jacob Williams an eighth grader from Spring Lake mich., was the second Pupil to falter. He misspelled a Carmi serous a which Means being entitled to a coat of arms. Researchers began last november to put together a list of 1,000 words for the contest knowing that 880 words were needed before 14-year-old Joanne Lagatta won the 1991 Competition. More than $25,000 in Cash and prizes will be awarded in the contest sponsored by the publishing Chain Scripps Howard and 209 daily and weekly newspapers. The top competitor receives $5,000, a trophy and other prizes. The contestants included one who is competing for the fourth time eight three time repeaters and 37 second time contestants. A total of 9 million Young people took part in local competitions. U.s.10-minute test for aids receives Fra approval from wire reports Washington a the food and drug administration has approved a new aids test that can be done in a doctors office and produce results in 10 minutes the Agency said tuesday. The test developed by murex corp., is to be used on individuals rather than for Large scale repetitive testing said Karen Malone an Fra spokeswoman. The company said clinical trials showed that the tests accuracy was More than 99 percent. Current tests which detect the presence of his antibodies take hours and often must be sent to a lab. The antibody indicates the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus which causes aids. The company cautioned however that a positive test result must be confirmed by other  suspended Talladega Ala. A the school Board has suspended a teacher for allegedly strip searching two second graders in a failed Hunt for $7. The panel also criticized the principal and reprimanded a Counselor who allegedly helped Susannah herring conduct the search. Elizabeth Mckenzie and Sandra Hall last week accused herring and Counselor Melba sir Mon of taking their 8-year-old daughters to a school restroom and telling them to undress after another student said $7 was missing. The mothers charged the incident was racially motivated. The children Are Black herring and Sirmon Are  charged i frostbite West Union . A the father of a boy whose Frostbitten feet had to be amputated in March was indicted tuesday on charges of child neglect. Douglas k. Rupe 44, has said he did no to know his 11-year-old songs feet froze when the father and son took shelter during the Winter in an unheated bus in a Doddridge county hollow about 160 Miles Southwest of  wins scalding suit Washington a a 4-year-old girl tuesday won a $15 million settlement for extensive Burns suffered As an infant when she was scalded by hot water in a bathroom sink. The settlement in the Case of India Gomez ended a trial that began two weeks ago in District of Columbia Superior court. The defendants included the manufacturers of the water Heater and thermostat in the child a apartment building and the buildings owner. William Lightfoot indians lawyer said the child a then 8 months old a suffered third degree Burns Over More than one fourth of her body and psychological trauma in the sept. 1, 1988, Accident. He said that while rinsing the baby in the sink indians Mother was distracted by another child a fall and a third child turned on the hot water. Lightfoot argued that the Accident was preventable because the water should not have been hot enough to cause serious injury. He said that when the thermostat was set Between a a warm and a hot a the faucet delivered water at Only 140  Battle goes on Slidell la. A four dancers and their Boss were arrested at a topless bar that has been at the Center of a months Long Legal fight Over nude dancing. The five were arrested just before Midnight saturday when deputies closed the scuttlebutt bar sheriffs capt. Joe Jarrell said monday. The bar reopened tuesday. Bar owner John Vonderhaar 45, was charged with allowing topless dancing. The women a whose Ages ranged from 19 to 27 a were charged with dancing with Bare breasts. All the charges Are misdemeanours. The bar located about 10 Miles Northeast of new Orleans opened Days before a local Law Banning nude dancing took effect in december. Vonderhaar and one of the dancers have filed a Federal court lawsuit claiming the ban is unconstitutional. An August trial has been scheduled. Former health Secretary backs fetal tissue studies appurtenance boosts Dodds speller