European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Saturday february 13,1993 Rise in . Cholera costs linked to latin America Atlanta up a cholera epidemic that has killed More than 6,000 people in latin America has caused the largest number of cases of the disease in the United states since at least 1961, officials say. The Federal centers for disease control and Preven Tion said 102 cases of cholera were reported in the United states in 1992 and 26 cases were reported in 1991. Usually Only five to 10 cases occur annually. A but two of the cases were were directly related Totra Elers infected with the disease while in Central or South America the centers said. The 102 cases in 1992, which were recorded in 12 states Andlen every Region of the country were the most since the centers began tracking cholera cases in 1961. Those states Are California Nevada Texas Maryland new York Arizona Connecticut Florida Hawaii Louisiana Washington and new Jersey. California list cd the most cases 64 and one death. Cholera has not been a major Public health problem in the United states since shortly after the civil War the centers said. It s summertime South of the Equator and that s when cholera reaches its Peak said or. Robert Tauxe an epidemiologist at the centers. The epidemic is continuing Down there and because people go Down by air plane it could show up anywhere in the United.  cholera is caused by bacteria spread by contaminated food and water. Symptoms include severe diarrhoea and vomiting. The disease can be fatal without prompt treatment which consists of body fluid replacement and antibiotics. Doctors need to think of it if they see symptoms in a person coming Back from areas where the epidemic is present. With rapid treatment nobody need die Taux said. In the Western hemisphere principally latin Amer Ica cholera struck 731,312 people and killed 6,323 Vic Tims in 21 countries since the epidemic began in Jan uary 1991, the centers said. In the last year alone 339,581 cases of cholera and. 2,321 deaths from the disease were reported the Cen ters said. Peru where the outbreak started has been the hard est hit recording 206,565 cases in 1992 and 322,562 the year before. Canada with a single Case has reported the smallest incidence. Other countries that have reported cases arc Ecuador Brazil Bolivia Guatemala Colombia Al Salva Dor Mexico Nicaragua Venezuela Panama Argentina Honduras Guyana Belize Chile French Guiana and Costa Rica. Forum former supreme court Justice William j. Drinnan or. Left receives the free spirit award from Freedom forum s Allen Neuharth in an Arlington va., ceremony thursday that also honoured the late Justice Thurgood Marshall. Civil rights champions honoured Washington a former supreme court justices William j. Brennanjr. And the late Thurgood Marshall two friends whose careers spanned the civil rights Era were honoured thursday for their contributions to a free press. The Freedom forum an International advocacy group for free speech and free press conferred its free spirit awards on the two an Honor accompanied by Grants of $100,000 each. No americans in the 20th Century did so much for human rights As they did said former chief Justice Warren e. Burger in a letter to the awards dinner. Marshall retired in 199j after three decades on the court and died last month at 84. Brennan retired injury 1990. On hand for the dinner were columnist Carl Rowan a Marshall biographer and former associated press chief Middle East correspondent Terry Anderson who became the first recipient of the award after seven years As a hostage. Thurgood Marshall jr., an aide to vice president Al Gore was at the dinner to accept the award in memory of his father. " the senior Marshall the court s first Black Justice headed the Legal team that spearheaded the court Bat the for civil rights and won the historic 1954 school de segregation Victory. His son spoke of Marshall s tireless struggle against oppression and persecution and said just As my father Washy hero Justice Brennan was my father s  coca cola squashes plan to make can safes new York a a California company hoping to transform coca cola cans into safes had its idea flattened by the beverage maker which said it wanted to avoid any association with so called stash cans used to hide illegal drugs. California Safe based in  Guys has signed a cease and desist order with coca cola co., agreeing not to make safes from Coke cans said Joseph Cordova California Safe president. The company makes Spe Fialty safes from beverage cans and other items Lorse purity businesses. We will not manufacture any Coke cans any longer under any circumstances Cordova said thursday. Coca cola however filed a lawsuit against the com Pany in january in . District court in Atlanta. Polly Howes a coca cola spokeswoman would not com ment on the lawsuit. Cordova said he was unaware of the Legal action. Cordova s company made Sample safes in anticipation of a contract with coca cola Canada. The Canadian subsidiary planned a promotion wit the safes. Bank offering checks depicting famous Blacks from wire reports Seattle famous Blacks in . History Are depicted on new checks being offered by Washington Mutual savings Bank. Bank officials said thursday that the checks debut coincides with Black history month. Bank vice president Robert Flowers said the checks help celebrate diversity and promote understanding among people of All  the Check series includes portraits of Early Black american leaders their accomplishments and dates of birth and death. The checks depict Frederick Douglass a 19th Century abolitionist Booker j. Washington founder of Tuskegee Institute George Washington Carver a botanist and agricultural chemist Madame . Walker a businesswoman Best known for developing the hot comb hair straightening process and Marcus Garvey founder of the Universal negro improvement association. Deanna Oppenheimer Bank senior vice president said the United negro College fund and descendants of those depicted on the checks would receive a portion of the fee for each Check order. Man killed by own trap Sumpter township Mich. A Man was killed after apparently tripping a Shotgun Booby trap that he had set to protect marijuana plants in his garage police said. Kenneth Sutherland 38, bled to death tuesday from a thigh wound said state police detective sgt. Steve Robinson. After he was shot Sutherland apparently dragged himself about 60 feet to his Kitchen and dialled 911 twice but was unable to say anything. Police traced the Call and found Sutherland unconscious and bleeding. Police had been investigating Sutherland since local youths caught with marijuana plants told investigators that they got them from the autoworkers s garage. He apparently took tuesday off to protect the plants Robinson said. Police found a Shotgun nailed to a chair with a wire stretched from the trigger to an outer screen door. The gun was meant to fire when the door was opened. Justice taken into own hands Mobile Ala. A Man whose car was stolen and his son were charged with murder after they found the car and allegedly opened fire on the five teens sitting in it police said. One teen Ager died and another was wounded. James Franklin Lambert sr., 52, and James jr., 22, were released on $30,000 Bond each after their arrest wednesday on murder and assault charges. The elder Lambert s car was stolen tuesday. It was sitting in front of a store when the father and son , police said. They got out with their guns said Kenneth Fairley a witness. They walked across the parking lot looked at the car then went to shooting. They did t say  he said the elder Lambert reloaded his single shot Shotgun at least three times. The son fired eight to 10 shots with his automatic pistol police said Lorenzo Goldsmith 18, was killed by a Shotgun wast to the Back of his head police said. Timario Hicks 16, who was shot in the face was in fair condition. The three other teens fled. 1 St grader collapses Dies Austin Texas an Austin first grader co lapsed and died wednesday night at a party celebrating her seventh birthday. Officials said Martha Steward who was pronounced dead at Brackenridge Hospital had no prior history of serious medical problems and an autopsy will be conducted. A Steward family Friend said Martha was playing with about 30 friends at the family Home when she collapsed. He said the youngster was playing with Chalk on a driveway when she fell to the ground. 1 he child s Mother Linda Steward performed car Iopu Rno nary resuscitation while her father Michael Steward called emergency medical