European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4 8 the stars and stripes . Friday March 5,1993 3 congressmen i lighting fire under smokers in Capitol Washington up three health minded con Sassmen proposed thursday to snuff out the image of Pitol Hill As the last Sanctuary of smoke filled rooms announcing support by 76 lawmakers to ban smoking in the House. Quot its time for Congress to follow the Lead of business Durbin sponsor of the measure that outlaws smoking on airliners said he polled the 435-member House and received 109 responses including 76 in favor of an All out Bart. Twenty eight favored smoking in designated areas Only while five congressmen a wrote in other responses a Durbin said. He said he would Forward results to Fop House leaders in Hopes they would banish cigarettes cigars and pipes from the . Capitol and nearby House office buildings. A a it a time to put an end to the image of smoke filled rooms once and for All a Durbin said. He scoffed at the notion that such a ban would result in nicotine starved congressmen standing on the Corner of Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street dragging furtively on cigarettes. Durbin acknowledged however that the House is currently wrestling with a problem of excessive smoke in restrooms a where employees barred from smoking at their desks Retreat to Light up. Some lawmakers assert that any smoking in the House itself is contrary to the rules although cigarettes and cigars Are commonly tolerated beyond the railing at the rear of the chamber. Rep. Timothy j. Penny d-minn., who along with rep Romano l. Mazzoli d-ky., flanked Durbin at the news conference recalled that he once introduced a Resolution to ban smoking in the chamber. A i never got a vote a he said. Instead the measured Quot slipped off the  Penny said Durbin s Survey might just prove to be the ammunition needed to bring action on the part of the House building commission consisting of the speaker the majority Leader and the minority Leader. A. A a. A Fri agents look at a car brought out of the parking garage at the world Trade Center on wednesday. Authorities Are continuing their probe of last Friday s explosion which left at least five people dead. Tower tenants fret Over lost business by new Day new York a the prolonged delay in reopening the world Trade Center until Early next month is making dozens of stores and office tenants anxious about disruptions or lost business. Already a few of the hundreds of companies that rent space in the Mammoth Complex Are considering relocating their offices permanently if they re shut out for More than four weeks. A a we re doing everything we possibly can to avoid a loss of business Quot said Paul Higgins a partner with Del Oitte amp touche the big accounting furn which has crammed most of its 1,000 employee normally stationed at the twin towers into its Midtown Manhattan offices a but if the building is closed for a Long period of time a he continued a a we la have to Deal with that reality. Well begin to feel the effects of overcrowding within 60 to 90  Small Fry done to have it so easy. Ernie Vermont owner of twin towers wines amp spirits on the Trade Center concourse does no to know How hell stay open More than another Day or so. Without the usual Trade Center shoppers he expects to close and Lay off his 10 employees. Such concerns have everyone reaching for their calculators. Already Elizabeth Hollzman the City comptroller estimates the local Economy will lose $1 billion if the twin Lowers Are closed for a month. Hut if Chicago can be used As a Rule of thumb that estimate May Rise. The flood that struck Chicago last april and caused three weeks of havoc Cost $36 million in cleanup costs $300 million in private property damage and another $1 billion in lost business according to Chicago officials. Some however insist new Yorkus losses will be minimal. To i done to believe there a any Way to estimate the economic Impact at this Point a said Michael Schlein chief of staff for Barry Sullivan Deputy mayor for finance and economic development. A the question is whether these businesses Are functioning As usual. I be talked to scores that  a for the moment businesses Large and Small arc coping by activating a wide array of contingency plans. Law firms such As Brown amp Wood Are using space Given them by clients. And Many twin Tower tenants Are considering some of the 3 million Square feet of office space that the real estate Board of new York is promoting Schlein said. As companies review their insurance policies looking for ways to make up for lost business a Host of special loan programs Are being offered a some by government agencies such As the . Small business administration and others by Banks featuring below Markel Loans and Quick processing. Some companies report that shifting workplaces has not been a catastrophe at All. Aetna life amp casualty the insurer moved its 300 employees to suburban offices or agents premises while others work at Home. Phone Calls to its Trade Center offices have been rerouted and computer processing is being handled by other area offices Marine by Rifle of fellow guard from wire reports san Juan puerto Rico a a us. Marine working guard duty at a puerto Rico military installation died wednesday after the Rifle of another Soldier apparently discharged accidentally a military official said. Paul Satterfield 20, from Lorain Ohio died at about 2 . Wednesday while undergoing surgery for a Bullet wound to the left shoulder and Chest. It. E. A. Jones a spokesman for the military in puerto Rico said Satterfield was working guard duty ate tuesday on the roof of a building at the Sabana Seca naval station near san Juan when the Accident occurred. Shortly before Midnight Satterfield apparently was hit by a Bullet from an m-16 Rifle being cleaned by another Soldier on guard duty with him Jones  Gay ban move fails Boston a a Massachusetts supreme court Justice wednesday denied a bid by organizers of Boston s St. Patrick s Day Parade to ban homosexual groups from marching. Justice Herbert Wilkins rejected aft attempt by the sponsors to link the Boston event to a court decision last month in new York where Gays have been banned from marching in that City s March 14 St. Patrick s Parade. Wilkins had indicated at a Brief hearing earlier in the Day that the new York ruling would not play a role in his decision on the Boston Parade because it was sponsored by a religious group and has Quot religious origins not found in the Boston  the sponsor of the annual Parade through the Irish dominated South Boston neighbourhood the South Boston Allied War veterans Council went to the state s highest court seeking to overturn two lower court rulings that upheld the right of a Gay group to  Hose delays shuttle Cape canaveral Fla. Nasa delayed this month s planned launch of space shuttle Columbia by at least two Days wednesday because of a ruptured Hydraulic Hose that sprayed fluid in the engine compartment. It is the second delay in three weeks for the German space lab Mission. _ Columbia was supposed to lift off around feb. 25, but confusion Over engine parts last month forced a delay until March 14. Nasa now is aiming for no earlier than March 16. The latest problem occurred during a test of the three main engines tuesday night. Al Hydraulic line burst and sprayed about three Gallons of Hydraulic fluid Over one of the engines and nearby components said Nasa spokesman Mitch Vames. Electrical connections were soaked. Ear tests for Newborn urged Washington a More than half of american babies born into silence Are not identified As hearing impaired for More than two years a delay that can leave them unnecessarily handicapped for life a National institutes of health panel said wednesday. The n1h committee recommended All babies ears be tested within hours of birth using a new technology that makes it possible to detect deafness in the Newborn. The recommendation announced to an audience of health care workers who Deal with deaf and hearing impaired children was erected with applause. The committee organized by Nih to recommend the Best Standard medical care for hearing impaired infants said that about one in every 1,000 . Babies is born deaf. A Coble failure is false alarm Washington a an underground electric Power Cable failed near the White House Early furday causing initial reports of an explosion officials said. There were no injuries and no evacuations said a fire official. He said there were reports of explosive sounds coming from a manhole about two blocks Northeast of the White House. It was a malfunction on the Cable underground. We Call it a Cable fault a said Steve Arabie a spokesman for Potomac electric Power co