European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 24. 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 7pentagon urged to Aid Gas victims Washington a the Pentagon should help 60,000 veterans subjected to secret Mustard Gas tests during world War ii to seek medical compensation the chairman of the House veterans affairs committee said Friday. Rep. . A a Sonny Montgomery d-miss., noted a recent study by the National Academy of sciences found that 60,000 veterans not Only served As human subjects but were permanently banned from disclosing those tests. Montgomery also noted in a letter to. Defense Secretary Les Aspin that participation in the Poison Gas tests is not reflected in the veterans regular service records. Therefore he said the Pentagon should provide the location of each . Chemical weapons research program that used human subjects the purpose and nature of each program the identification of each military unit stationed at the site and other relevant data. Montgomery said the evidence shows that the military gag order was Quot faithfully  As a result he said Many voter ans have not filed claims with the depart ment of veterans affairs for disabilities they believe resulted from the tests because to do so Quot would require divulging information ordered to be kept  a fifty years after the fact the interest of the government in maintaining secrecy about the chemical weapons programs conducted by the . During world War 11 must be secondary to the governments responsibility to the veterans who participated Montgomery said. Quot official removal of unnecessary secrecy surrounding these programs is essential so All service members who participated. Deputy Gordon Richard of the St. Tammany Parish sheriffs department carries Kate Lytle 5, through Hood Waters near Folsom la., on thursday. Some parts of the state received about 12 inches or rain in two Days. Floods create misery in Louisiana by the new York times new Orleans a still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Andrewes destructive winds Low lying areas of Southern Louisiana were swamped by widespread flooding after heavy Rains last week. As a spokesman for the National weather service said Friday Quot its just simply rain lots of rain and its building up in the  Rivers bayous canals and drainage ditches overflowed flooding highways and hundreds of houses. A it was water As far As you could see a Homes and Mobile Homes looking like houseboats out there a said Robert Benoit director of Public works in la Fayette Parish. Benoit made the comment after taking a helicopter tour of the flooded area along the Vermilion River. Parish officials met with representatives of the Federal emergency management Agency on Friday. A we just finished cleaning up Hurricane debris in mid december a Benoit said. A just in the last two or three weeks we finished our Fema reports and Here we Are waiting for Fema  Benoit estimated that up to 800 Homes were flooded. In East Baton Rouge Parish 465 houses suffered flood damage said Ben Jeffers chief of staff for gov. Edwin Edwards the Rains began tuesday night and continued until 4 . Wednesday dumping roughly a foot of water on the Parish. By wednesday noon he said Quot very few roads were not under water in the  in the Small town of Henderson along Bayou Amy in St. Martin Parish the flood Waters seemed to flow not from the Bayou or drainage ditches but from interstate 10, said Odell Huval owner of last a a popular seafood restaurant a it was terrifying a said Huval describing the surge of water that swept into her restaurant before lunch on wednesday. A i had about nine inches of water that came in in 10  May feel free to file a claim for  the tests with Mustard Gas and lewisite another Poison Gas were conducted to determine tolerance Levels and Short term effects and to Aid in the development of protective clothing according to the National Academy of sciences. Montgomery said it was Quot appalling that military authorities at the time provided no Long term follow up medical care or monitoring to those involved in the tests. Quot there was not even adequate Short term follow up a he said. Racist event lawrencev1lle, . A racist hazing involving an All White fraternity resulted in disciplinary charges against one student and the fraternity the president of rider College said Friday. J. Barton Ludcke spoke to about 400 students at a meeting he called to explain his administrations response to the Jan. 4 event at Phi Kappa Psi. He said the event had a racial slur As part of its name and pledges were asked to dress in what he called a a racially denigrating  officials of the 3,000-Studcnt Campus just North of Trenton have said fraternity pledges were told to dress in baggy clothing speak in stereotypical Black speech patterns Andeai Ntxo son their Heads before clean ing inc chapter House. Thex a were apparently in reference to x Caps popularized by Spike Leeds movie Malcolm x. Many students especially minorities called for the maximum penalty against the student and the fraternity. Both have been charged under school rules with indecent conduct and hazing. The student who was not identified publicly could be suspended for up to a year and the fraternity which had its activities suspended Jan. 8, could be shut Down. The new Jersey chapter of Phi Kappa Psi released a statement saying it does no to condone language or behaviour insensitive to any group or individual. Fraternity representatives and the student charged will meet with administrators monday and a school judicial panel is scheduled to Convene the following Friday. The school where 6 percent of the students arc Black has been shaken. A it takes Only one incident like this for rider College to go Down in history As an infamous bigoted place Quot said Dacron Charles a 20-year-old Sophomore majoring in Liberal arts. Quot and that s a shame. It s disappointing More than anything  fellow Sophomore Tahira Aziz a Black psychology major said she was t surprised when she heard of the hazing. Aziz said she has noticed racism on the Campus before. A it could be at a party in a classroom Quot she said. A you might Start talking about racism in the classroom and hear someone s views and think a i never knew that person had those  Quot police in Northwest confirm serial killer is a possibility Seattle up a police have now confirmed that the disappearances of 12 women and the murders of 29 others in three Western Washington counties since 1985 Are being tracked As possible serial killings. King county has compiled a list of the names and Ages of the victims and other information on the 41 cases in King Snohomish and Pierce counties. It is the first official detailed acknowledgement that a killer or killers is at work in the area. King county police capt. T. Michael Nault who Heads the major investigations Section said last week that investigators Are trying to track potential victims whose lifestyles make them More available to predatory killers. As with Many of the 49 victims of the so called Green River killer in the Northwest in the Early 1980s, several of the w Omen in the recent cases were prostitutes or were associated with Street life. No one is saying that the murders since 1985 arc the work of the Green River killer. Nault says that killer was much More prolific. But police do say that whoever is doing the killing shares some habits with the Green River killer the killer abducts mostly prostitutes kills them and leaves their bodies in Rural areas. Serial killings have been a problem in the Northwest since the murders of College coeds by Ted Bundy in the Early 1970s. Nault said Many serial killers May travel through the Northwest because they get publicity there is Opportunity to find victims and there is a perception of Quot Laid Back Quot Law enforcement. Nault said that serial killings in the Northwest Are not going to Stop and that it is time Law enforcement agencies worked together to solve these cases