European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes . Wednesday january 27,1993firm insists cellular phones Are Safe Washington up 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 King s to interview show. The show prompted a flurry of concerned Calls a i a a Friday to cellular phone makers and service providers. It also sent cellular phone stocks into a Tumble Street. There also was speculation that. May have had a role in the illnesses of on Wall hone use Beatrice chairman Reginald Lewis who died recently of brain cancer and Tenn co executive Michael Wilso 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 some studies hint May be linked to miscarriages cancer and other health problems. But those studies involving Low frequency electromagnetic Waves Are 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 s the opposite of cellular phones which transmit at very Low Power Levels and use a High frequency. 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 Quot said or Edward Staino president of Motorola s general systems sector at the company a Headquarters in Schaumburg Iii. A we have tested this Over a wide variety of frequencies and we Are comfortable that this is not a problem Quot 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 Quot Staino said. He said some 10,000 studies a 8,000 of them by Independent researchers a 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. Olive Garden restaurant reaps High Marks in poll Des Plaines 111. Up the Olive Garden snapped up honors for the fourth year As the nations favorite dinner 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 food Quality service menu variety atmosphere convenience value and cleanly 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 Hardee s to no. 2 this year. Old country Buffet was ranked Best cafeteria Chain barely unseating three time Champ Luby s 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. 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 pizza hut o sandwiches Rax o seafood red lobster o steakhouses Golden Corral o sweets bask in Robbins source restaurants amp institutions magazines amps Edward Codina 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 Steak houses and bask in Robbins was the favored Sweet tooth spot. Delay denied in King Case trial escaping the fire at Jacqueline Olivo 18, Dutches a window Frame outside her third floor Boston apartment sunday morning As she Waits for help during a Are in the City s Brighton Section. Neighbors who placed a mattress on the sidewalk urged Olivo not to jump she did 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 re Latch trial. . District judge John a 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 Quot Braun said. A a Hope our fears Are ill founded but a it have to err on the Side of  hot said of the two cases a a we re like run away trains coming at each  the judge said he hoped the polic it trial would end by the time a jury ii seated in the other Case. But he said hot could not consider that in setting his Tria schedule. Briseno officer Laurence Powell sgt Stacey Koon and former officer Timothy Wuu Are charged with violating King civil rights when they kicked and Clubber the Black Motorist at the end of a Cai Chase in 1991.Clinton names Pickering As ambassador to Russia Washington a president Clinton on tuesday named former , ambassador to the United nations Thomas r. Pickering to be ambassador to Russia. It was Clinton a first High profile appointment of an official from the Bush administration. The nomination was announced by White House communications director George Steph Nopoulos who said Pickering a has distinguished himself and his nation in a number of challenging  the last person to hold the Moscow Post was former democratic party chairman Robert s. Strauss a Washington lawyer. Pickering 61, is a career foreign serv ice Diplomat who has served in a variety of posts under various presidents including serving As ambassador to Israel Jordan Al Salvador and Nigeria. Pickering who was . Ambassador during the persian Gulf War is currently . Ambassador to India. He will work closely with Strobe Talbott whom Clinton earlier named As coordinator of . Aid to the former Sovi republics Steph Nopoulos said. Clinton asked Pickering a to take t this assignment because he believe it there a no More important Challenge that assisting our russian friends As they a tempt to create democratic institution and a free Market system Quot Stephanoo los said