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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Wednesday january 27, 1993 to firm insists cellular Are Washington up1 Motorola inc., the worlds largest cellular phone maker said monday that thousands of tests have proven the devices Safe and recent suggestions that portable phones might be linked to brain cancer Are unfounded. David Reynard a Florida Man whose wife died in May of brain cancer has sued corp., charging that an made portable phone caused her illness. Reynard has said a brain scan done on his wife Susan who died at age 33, showed a tumor on the left Side of her brain exactly where the telephones Antenna would be during Calls Reynard appeared thursday on Larry Kings to interview show. The show prompted a flurry of concerned Calls Friday to cellular phone makers and service providers. It also sent cellular phone stocks into a Tumble on Wall  also was speculation that portable phone use May have had a role in the illnesses of tic Beatrice chairman Reginald Lewis who died recently of brain cancer and ten Teco executive Michael Welsh recently diagnosed As having brain cancer. Reynard suggested similarities Between the High frequency electromagnetic Waves used in cellular communications and the Low frequency electromagnetic Waves a like those emitted by High voltage Power transmission lines and video display terminals a that soil studies hint May be linked to miscarriages cancer and other health problem but those studies involving Low frequency electromagnetic Waves arc regarded As inconclusive by Many experts. And Motorola executives and scientists note that the studies involving Long term effects of exposure to Low frequency electromagnetic Waves involve nigh Power transmission. That a the opposite of cellular phones which transmit at very Low Power Levels and use a High frequency. Quot a. A. A we know of no level of radio frequency of Energy at which there is any causation of tutors or where there is any acceleration of growth of tutors a said or. Edward Staino president of Motorola a general systems sector at the company a Headquarters in Schaumburg 111. A we have tested this Oyer a wide variety of frequencies and we Are comfortable that this is not a problem a he said. A there Are certainly effects created by of Energy but none of these effects have been shown to create a health Hazard. A there is a substantial body of evidence that of Energy at the level used by cellular telephones poses no threat to health a Staino said. He said some 10,000 studies a 8?000 of them by Independent researchers find no link Between cellular phones and tutors or any other health problem. He also said no suits have been filed against Motorola alleging health problems arising from cellular phone use. Des Plaines 111. Up the Olive Garden snapped up honors for the fourth year As the nations favorite Din nor House restaurant and chalked up the Best Marks of any Chain restaurant. In a questionnaire that was answered by 2,500 people nationwide the Chain of casual restaurants featuring italian food a posted More Survey highs than any other chains this year restaurants amp institutions Magazine concluded monday. Respondents in the Survey described As geographically and demographically representative rated seven categories a food Quality service menu variety atmosphere convenience value and Denali Ness. The Survey was conducted by no inc. Of Toledo Ohio. When it came to hamburgers Wendy a grilled top honors for a fifth year while rally a raced from no. 10 last year past Mcdonalds Burger King and Hardeep a to no. 2 this year. Old country Buffet was ranked Best cafeteria Chain barely unseating three time Champ Lubye a cafeterias thanks to old country buffets stronger patronage numbers. For Chicken the Survey rated Atlanta based Chick Fil a the Best. For family dining Cracker barrel gained top honors. Chi chips regained top honors for mexican food after a one year absence Consumers in the United states rated these As the Best restaurants based on food Quality service menu variety atmosphere convenience value and cleanliness. A o favorite restaurant the Olive Garden o hamburgers Wendy a o cafeteria old country Buffet o Chicken Chick Fil a. O family dining Cracker barrel o mexican food Chi chips o pizza Paza hut o sandwiches Rax o seafood red lobster steakhouses Golden Corral o sweets Baskin Robbins source restaurants a institutions Magazine s4s Edward comma pizza hut held the title for favorite pizza place for a ninth year and Rax was called Best for sandwiches for the third straight year. Red lobster was the favorite seafood Chain Golden Corral based in Raleigh n.c., was the favorite among steakhouses and Baskin Robbins was the favored Sweet tooth spot. Delay denied in King Case trial escaping the fire Jacqueline Olivo 18, clutches a window Frame outside her third floor Boston apart ment sunday morning As she Waits for help during a fire in the City s Brighton Section neighbors who placed a mattress on the sidewalk urged Olivo not to jump. She did no to and firefighters rescued her about 10 minutes later. Los Angeles apr a judge says the civil rights trial of the four current and former police officers who beat Rodney g. King will proceed next month As planned despite a warning of unrest if the Case overlaps with another riot related trial . District judge John g. Davies rejected a bid monday to postpone the feb 3 Start. Harland Braun who represents officer Theodore a Briseno had warned the trial could still be going March 15 a the Start of the trial of three Blacks accused of beating White truck Driver Reginald Denny at the Start of the riots. A it makes sense to delay this trial As a matter of Public safety a Braun said. A i Hope our fears Are ill founded but we have to err on the Side of  he said of the two cases a a we re like runaway trains coming at each other a the judge said he hoped the police trial would end by the time a jury is seated in the other Case. But he said he could not consider that in setting his trial schedule Briseno officer Laurence Powell sgt Stacey Koon and former officer Timothy wind Are charged with violating Kings civil rights when they kicked and clubbed the Black Motorist at the end of a car Chase in 1991, Mcdonnell Douglas to Mark its 10,000 military plane firn a Jav f in a i Iii k it. I. It re lit Gnu 1 to a St. Louis up1 Mcdonnell Douglas said monday it expects to turn out its 10,000th military plane a an f/a-18 Hornet a at its St. Louis production facility feb. 10. The company has dubbed the Milestone �?o10,000 jets for Freedom a and plans to publicly display the Hornet along with other aircraft currently under production a the t-45a Goshawk f-15e Eagle Ami av-8b harrier h. The Hornet made naval aviation history during the persian Gulf War when two planes flying an attack Mission encountered two Mig-21 interceptors. The Hornet pilots retained their bombs switched to fighter Mode shot Down the migs switched Hack to attack Mode hit their assigned ground targets then re turned safely to their aircraft Carrier the company said. Military Craft built at the Mcdonnell Douglas Plant in St. Louis initiated . Navy aircraft Carrier Jet aviation and have been used in combat since 1951, when the f2h Banshee entered korean War service. Mcdonnell Douglas also produced the first Jet aircraft to take off and land on a . Carrier a the fh-1 phantom. F/a-18 Hornet single seat earner based attack Jet is w Amu Trefe fighter. Aps amps  
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