European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. June 1 1, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3 brain damage from cocaine use May be reversible los Angeles up a brain damage caused by cocaine partially heals after people Stop using the drug a researcher reported tuesday. Because cocaine reduces blood flow to the brain users of the drug often suffer from impaired thinking memory learning and decision making skills said or. B. Leonard Holman of Brigham and women a Hospital in Boston. The results of the one month study were surprising because other studies suggested that blood flow to the brain was permanently curtailed by Long term cocaine use he said. Using brain imaging techniques Holman found that blood flow in the brains of 10 cocaine users began to return to Normal during abstinence and impaired skills improved by 50 to 70 percent. A this study shows that it is possible to at least partially restore blood flow to the brain and it makes treatment All that More important a a said Holman who presented his findings at the annual meeting of the society of nuclear Medicine. A Holman said cocaine users brain cells apparently Are not killed by the drug but simply do not function As they normally would. A the cells Arentt dead and with new blood the neurons can Start functioning near Normal a he said. Researchers detected the return of blood flow to the impaired areas by using a medical imaging device to scan the brains of patients undergoing treatment for cocaine addiction. The patients were injected with a Small amount of a radioactive drug that was distributed in the brain in proportion to the amount of blood circulation Holman said. East West enmities fade at different world seminar by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a . Mike Boorda and russian army col. Igor Sinitzin have seen a lot of change during their decades in the military. But until recently they never dreamed they would be attending a nato seminar together. A a it a a different world  Sinitzin said. A five or six years ago this nato meeting would have been impossible to conceive  Sinitzin is one of the More than 20 Eastern european military officers and government officials joining their Western counterparts for the three Day military seminar at the Headquarters of natos Allied forces Southern Europe in Naples. The seminar began wednesday. Besides Russia representatives from Armenia Azerbaijan Bulgaria and Romania had arrived and of South officials were also expecting georgian and ukrainian representatives. The seminar is an offshoot of the 1990 London declaration and the 1991 Rome declaration by the Council of the North Atlantic treaty organization. Both documents Call for contacts among military authorities of Central and Eastern european nations. A we saw you As the enemy and so we planned to counter your moves and to fight you if necessary a Boorda told the Eastern europeans. A today we Are friends. And today we Are working in a world where Friendship and Trust and competence May if we re serious about it make it possible for there to be less conflict and less enemies in the  Boorda explained that part of the significance of the meeting is that participants Are staff level. A some of you Are not quite so senior and that is Good because what you acquire Here in the next three Days and the friendships that you make will stand Vou in Good Stead for years to come As i Hope the Bridges Boorda Sinitzin Between nato and the former Warsaw pact and soviet Union countries get closer and closer a Boorda said. A this is an Opportunity for the representatives of our East european countries to see How nato works and to Exchange experiences and to plan our cooperation in the future a said it. Col. Ivan gum Nero of the bulgarian army. Sinitzin said the seminar is an example of the cooperation that now exists Between countries. A a we re interested in the Means to regulate conflicts As in Yugoslavia or in places across Western Europe and Eastern Europe a we need an organization that can do that a Sinitzin said. . Navy it. De Daum said the Eastern european officers believe a the military people Are Way ahead of the  a the military can get along better a said Daum an analyst at strike Force South a subordinate command of a South. A some of that attitude is wanting to believe its the end of the cold War  crashed into tree hours before injury los Angeles a entertainer Ben Vereen crashed his car into a tree hours before he was run Down by a truck and critically injured while walking on a Highway in the Middle of the night authorities said. Investigators said they did no to know whether there was a connection Between the accidents. Vereen 45, was in critical condition tuesday with head and internal injuries and a broken leg. He was conscious and talking after four hours of surgery said Mike Byrne spokesman for the University of California los Angeles medical Center. The actor Singer and dancer perhaps Best known for his portrayal of Chicken George in the 1977 ministries roots and his work in the 1979 film All that jazz was hit by a Small truck on the Pacific coast Highway near his Malibu Home about 2 45 . Monday. The Driver Wasny to injured. No charges were filed. Authorities said they did no to know Why Vereen was out at that hour. Deanna Holliday a Friend said he sometimes took vigorous pre Dawn walks for exercise. Six hours earlier Vereen crashed his Corvette on the same Road and was taken in for sobriety tests which he passed. Deputy Larry Mead said. Vereen suffered bruises but refused medical attention Deputy Rich Erickson said. Verc Cne a 16-Ycar-old daughter was killed in an Auto Accident in 1987, sending the entertainer into a severe depression during which he abused drugs and  in Crane slaying charged in sex Case los Angeles up a Man charged with killing hogans heroes Star Bob Crane waived extradition tuesday and will be transported to Arizona to face murder charges in the 1978 slaying. John Henry Carpenter 64, was charged with bludgeoning Crane to death at an apartment in a Phoenix suburb. In an unrelated Case Carpenter pleaded not guilty tuesday to three counts of child molestation in Long Beach municipal court. The charges Stem from the alleged fondling of two girls in three incidents in 1988, said Sandi Gibbons a spokeswoman for the District attorney. The girls then Ages 10 and 12, were mends of carpenters family she said. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for june 18 in the molestation Case. Crane 49, played col. Robert Hogan in the popular sitcom set in a world War ii German prisoner of War Camp. He was killed with blows to the head in an apartment in Scottsdale ari/., where he had been starring in a dinner theater production. The investigation into cranes slaying remained open As a number of leads surfaced Over the years. Arizona prosecutors said they charged Carpenter with murder because of new evidence which involved body tissue of cranes found in carpenters Eai in 1978 thais protest new prime minister Bangkok Thailand apr Somboon Wahong a lawmaker with close ties to the military said wednesday he had been approved As the new prime minister. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside parliament to oppose his appointment. Somboon made his statement to reporters As parliament adopted measures to reduce the military a role in politics part of a Reform drive following massive protests that were crushed by the military. At least 40 people were killed by official count and hundreds remain missing. Somboon is a former air Force officer who won a seat in parliament complying with a Reform approved wednesday that requires the prime minister to be an elected member of parliament. But he leads one of six pro military parties that advocates of democracy hold partially responsible for last months military crackdown. The six party coalition nominated Somboon to succeed Suchinda Kra Prayoon a non elected former army chief whose appointment As prime minister sparked massive protests. Speaking with reporters at his residence Somboon said he received a Telephone Call from the Royal Palace confirming his nomination As prime minister. Nominations of prime minister Are submitted to constitutional Monarch King hum Biol Adulya Dej for pro forma approval. There was no immediate official announcement wednesday from the Palace. Opposition lawmakers predicted Somboon a government would last Only one month to three months because its unpopularity would Lead to new protests. Some lawmakers have called for a dissolution of parliament and new general elections. Even before Somboon announced his nomination More than 500 demonstrators gathered outside parliament to protest his expected naming As the country s 20th prime minister. Former Naples teacher Dies of 91 crash injuries Naples Italy tvs a a longtime Naples elementary school teacher who was injured in ear Accident in March 1991 died Friday at a Michigan Hospital. Margaret Murray 60, suffered severe head injuries in a two car collision that claimed the Lilc of school Secretary Anne t. In Colacino who was driving the car. Murray a Boston native who taught at Naples for 22 years never regained consciousness after the Accident. She was transferred to a Hospital at Howell mich., shortly after the Accident said Mark Benham assistant principal at Naples elementary. Murray is survived by a brother Benham said