European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 29, 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 5clinton, Friend talked before death from wire reports knowing that his old Friend was a having a rough time a president Clinton called Vincent Foster or. Two Days before the White House lawyer apparently killed himself a spokeswoman said tuesday it was the first time that the White House has said Clinton or other High ranking officials knew Foster was going through a difficult period. Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers divulged Little about the conversation but said Clinton invited Foster to a movie in the White House. Myers said that the longtime friends talked about a number of things including work and that Clinton Quot wanted to see How he  but Myers said nobody including Clinton thought Foster was under any unusual Strain. Quot there was no reason to believe. That he was in any Way capable of killing himself a she told reporters. Meanwhile officials said that White House employees who searched Fosters office last week found a note indicating he May have considered psychiatric help shortly before he died. Clinton called Foster at Home july 19 and invited him to join Mutual friends at the White House and see in the line of fire a movie about a Veteran secret service agent. Foster declined then the pair talked for about 20 minutes. Foster the 48-year-Ola Deputy White House counsel died july 20, and his body was Lound in a Park along the Potomac River in Virginia. . Park police Are investigating the Case. A Myers said Clinton who often makes Odd hour Calls to friends and advisers called Foster on sunday Quot for a number of reasons a including a to see How he was. Because As we Well know. They in the counsels office had a rough going of  she was referring to a series of gaffes involving appointments that were funnelled through Foster and his colleagues in the White House counsel s office. It was a Normal conversation Between two old friends and Clinton was not concerned for Fosters safety even after hanging up. Quot he called him to talk to him. I think that he knew As a number of people do that Vince was having a rough time a she said confirming a Newsweek Magazine report about the Call. Myers said Clinton and aides knew that Foster was discouraged Over events at work but Clinton did not a believe that Vince was despondent that he was in any Way considering what happened. Nobody believed that. Officials said the note containing the names of Washington psychiatrists was instrumental in convincing Justice department lawyers that a full fledged investigation into the circumstances surrounding Fosters death was unwarranted. Administration officials contended the discovery of the list tended to buttress accounts from Fosters friends that he was suffering from depression before his death. But there is no indication that Foster contacted the psychiatrists and official acknowledged that discovery of the document has not resolved Many other questions. Among the questions officials said was where Foster got the 80-year-old revolver that he apparently used to snoot himself and what he did for the five hours to get tween the time he was last seen at the White House and the disco Etc of his body. The possibility that Foster met somebody at the Park prior to the shooting cannot be ruled out one investigator  the stars and stripes10 years ago july 29,1983 a germans and americans signed an agreement to attack discrimination in German establishments said a spokesman for the . Army europe.20 years ago july 29,1973 a three astronauts on the longest . Space venture Ever attempted docked with the skylab space station to begin an ambitious 59-Day mission.30 years ago july 29,1963 a a husband and wife were pulled alive from the rubble of Skopje Yugoslavia 55 hours after an earthquake demolished Macedonia s capital and left More than 700 people dead.40 year Sago july 29,1953 a Secretary of state John Foster duties vowed that the United states would not buy korean Unity at the Price of communist chinese membership in the United nations.50 year Sago july 29.1943 a american bombers struck the Width of hitlers eur rope in Daylight including their deepest penetration into Germany in carrying the Allied air Campaign through its fifth straight Day. S world War ii 50 years ago today july 29194 3 Britain s government announces that women up to age 50 must Register for War work in factories underlining the strains on manpower resources from military mobilization German troops attack soviet positions along the Mius River North of Tagan Rog on the Black sea. On Sicily newly armed British troops attack toward Pat Emo. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc world almanac Bock of world wat ii Tsoh books corp., 1981 a insurer to try Radical change in heart care Omaha neb. A for the first time a major health insurer has agreed to pay for a course of treatment aimed at reversing heart disease by Way of Media a Tion exercise and a vegetarian diet a not drugs or surgery. A Mutual of Omaha said tuesday that it would pay for several Hundred policyholders to take part. Insurance companies have been criticized for paying for expensive treatments while refusing to cover cheaper preventive Steps such As regular checkups. Quot this is the Dawn of a new Type of Era. It looks beyond illness and injury treatment and looks at addressing the Root cause of the disorder Quot said or. Kenneth Mcdonough Mutual a medical director. Or. Dean Ornish of Sausalito calif., who developed the program said Mutual a decision could Spur other companies to follow suit. The program includes three four hour sessions per week for 12 weeks. Participants eat a vegetarian diet Low in fat and cholesterol exercise moderately and manage their stress with meditation and other techniques. The program is followed by a 40-week maintenance program that includes weekly support group meetings. Mutual the largest . Insurer of individuals will reimburse policyholders $3,500 for each 12-week treatment. A heart bypass operation costs an average of $43,000, and angioplasty a surgical procedure for opening blocked arteries about $18,000. The program will be offered on an experimental basis in Omaha and in five other Sites around the country. David Horning and summer his Labrador retriever swim from Alcatraz Island to san Francisco a aquatic Park on  paddles across Bay san Francisco up it Wasny to quite the great escape but a 4-year-old Labrador retriever named summer became on tuesday the first dog to swim from Alcatraz Island to san Francisco a aquatic Park. Accompanied by his owner David Horning of Mill Valley calif., the dog swam the  Miles in 48 minutes setting the Pace for All other canines who dare to follow suit. Horning who won the City a escape from Alcatraz triathlon three times in the Early 1980s, said he got the idea after watching his dog swim at Stinson Beach. In preparation for the event summer ate a Power bar of Rice oat bran and fruit. A fall we did was jump in together and summer immediately knew what to do a Horning said. A the water was Flat and there were no wind currents at All. She just swam stroke for  network to violence decreasing study shows Washington a despite the popular perception violence on the three major broadcast networks is diminishing according to a three year study. Sixty five percent of prime time fictional drama and nearly half of the casts Are still involved in violence said the study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania a Annenberg school for communication. But the frequency of violent scenes per hour is about half of what it had been before 1990, it said. Saturday morning children a programs traditionally the most violent saw a slower uneven decline said professor George Gerbner who led the research team. More than nine of 10 those programs and eight of 10 characters Are still involved in violence. But in 1990, children a programs were saturated with a record High of 32 violent scenes per hour. By the 199293 season that rate had declined to 18 violent scenes per hour Gerbner said. The study found that these programs had become somewhat less violent Only last year. Quot a big problem with children a programs is that violence is portrayed As leading to a Happy ending Gerbner said. The Good Guys win everyone feels Good about it and its on to the commercial he said. None of the real life remorse that normally occurs when one person kills another is shown he said. The study involved the Abc lbs and Abc networks. Gerbner said he findings show that the television violence act passed by Congress in 19vo is having an effect. The Law is due to expire in december. As a result of the Law the networks adopted program standards against using violence gratuitously for Shock value or with depictions of excessive Gore or pain. They also agreed to put parental advisories on programs containing violence and to participate in a major entertainment Industry meeting on to violence next monday in los Angeles. Gerbner who first reported on his to a violence Index in 1967, also has been a frequent witness before Congress