European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 03, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Tuesday August 3,1993 Foster s death prompting a ides to Reth i n k i o no to u is by Ron Fournier the associated press Washington when Bill Clinton asked his Young aide from the Arkansas governor s office to work at the White House Craig Smith said no Way. Look Smith told the new president you re talk ing 16-hour Days and i have a  Clinton Shook his head. It can t be like that. It won t be like that he Saij. It is like that. But some people Are trying to change. Shocked by the apparent suicide of his lifelong Friend White House lawyer Vincent w. Foster Clinton has urged his staff to pay maybe a Little More Atten Tion to our friends and our families and our co workers and try to remember that work cannot be the Only thing in  his staff members seem to be trying to heed the advice although Many Are postponing the change of life style until Clinton passes his critical deficit reduction package which is still in congressional negotiations. I think it s kind of caused a number of us around Here to re prioritize the. Way we re going about our lives said Mark Middleton a Junior aide for the chief of staff Thomas Mack Mclarty. Middleton who like Foster Clinton and Mclarty Isan Arkansas native said he has reduced his workload from 18 to 12 hours a Day. That s still a pretty solid Day he said. I Haven t gone around office to office but i thin this kind of event always gives people pause and makes them re evaluate a few things about their own lives White House press Secretary Dee Dee Myers said. The West Wing which usually bustles six or seven Days a week was unusually quiet on the first weekend after Foster s death. At one Point a Junior press aide said he was the Only person in the working Section of the White House. Of they re learning especially the folks from Arkan Sas to achieve an appropriate balance said ski Rutherford of Little Rock ark., an adviser to Mclarty. Foster died july 20 of a suspected self inflicted gunshot wound. Clinton originally said the apparent suicide was a Triy Story but it has slowly become apparent that Foster was having trouble coping with his new Job and life in Washington. A note found in Foster briefcase provided evidence that he was deeply Dis Turbed about his work White House aides said Las week. Many staffers said that for the first time in seven months they Are thinking More about their own per Sonal lives. With me i be come to realize this is one of those jobs you could spend 24 hours a Day on and not get it All done Middleton said. That s the problem. For All the Cood intentions of Linton and his senior staff All of whom have urged their employees to take More time for themselves the White House is never a 9-to-5 Job. It s like All hands on deck Over there said Smith who took a slightly less time consuming Job with the democratic National committee and works with the political Arm of the White House. Once they get the budget Bill behind them that will be the True  a Cutter tows the damaged boat of Blind Sailor Hank Pekker who had to Cut Short his Ocean crossing plans. Blind Sailor turns Back from Ocean trip Atlantic City . A Hank Dekker who set out to become the first Blind Sailor to make a Solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean returned to land Sun Day night after the Generator on his boat failed and he began taking on water because of a Hole in the Hull. After being towed to the Atlantic City coast guard station Dekker said he wanted to continue his journey immediately but would have to discuss matters with Marc Maurer president of the National federation of the Blind the Baltimore group sponsoring his venture. Maurer  when he arrived at approximately 7 . Towed by the coast guard Cutter Point Jackson stationed at Woods Hole mass. "1 want to go right now Dekker told the associated press by Telephone. I just want to put a plug in the Hole but or. Maurer won t let me do that. We re going to sit Down and discuss whether i la try the trip again this year or wait until next  Dekker said he had planned to reach England during the third week of August before the country s Stormy season. If he resumes his trip this year he May encounter rough weather. The 30-foot null will remain at the coast guard Sta Tion in Atlantic City for about a week for repairs. Dek Ker intended to return to Baltimore but had More immediate plans. I need to get my lug Gage and hopefully or. Maurer will buy me a Steak he said. Dekker said that when electricians were install ing equipment on his boat they put a 3-Inch Hole in the Hull. I paid some expensive High tech son of a Guri a lot of Money and he put a Hole in my boat he said. Dekker said he was Little More than 100 Miles off the coast of new Jer Dekker sey on saturday when resent the distress signal. His Generator is essential because it helps him navigate. He set sail on his 3,200-mile trek from Cape May on thursday. His boat is equipped with radar charts and other equipment designed for the Blind. Dekker a former car Salesman from Sari Francisco started sailing after losing his sight to glaucoma 16 years ago. In 1983, he survived Hurricane Henrietta during his sail from san Francisco to hawa4ffc become the first Blind person to Complete the trip. Arrows harpoons strike sea mammals in California from wire reports san Diego six sea Lions and two seals have been shot by arrows or harpoons in recent weeks officials said. Two sea Lions were found  other animals slipped Back into the water before they could be captured said Guy Hollstein a investigator with the National Marine fisheries  the animals had been struck by red and White arrows or Small harpoons. A foot Tong steel Tippe Harpoon was pulled from the head of one of the dead sea Lions Hollst Eiri  you hit the animal in the heart it in t going to die immediately he said. It is either going to bleed to death slowly or die an agonizing death from infection. It s a sickening thing to  the Federal Marine mammal Protection act of1972 makes it illegal to kill sea Lions or seals except in rare  fishery officials offered a $2,500 Reward for information leading to an arrest. Quake shakes puerto Rico san Juan puerto Rico an earthquake rocked puerto Rico and the nearby . Virgin islands and the dominican Republic on sunday civil defense officials said. One woman was injured. The quake lasted four seconds and measured 5 on the Richter scale they said. The epicentre was 85 Miles Southeast of puerto  injured woman was hit by a falling tree Branch in Adjuntas police said. She was hospitalized in stable  weeks ago a quake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale Shook the Caribbean Island of Jamaica. Actor Hurt hang gliding Valhalla , Leonard j. Stabb an act Ron the guiding Light soap opera was hospitalized in critical condition sunday after a hang gliding Accident. The 29-year-old new yorker was injure saturday when he struck a tree while hang gliding at Ellenville Mountain about 70 Miles North of Newyork City. He was taken to Ellenville Community Hospital and later transferred to the Westchester county medical Center which said Only that Stabb was uncritical condition with a head injury. Stabb began playing Hart Jessup on the cd drama guiding Light earlier this year. He previously played Hunter Guthrie on Abc s one life to live eatery blast kills one Newport Beach Calif. A Gas explosion Ata restaurant killed one worker and injured five others sunday authorities  body of an employee was retrieved from rubble about two hours after the morning explosion at Al Torito Grill police sgt. Mike Mcdonough said. The victim s name was withheld pending notification of  other employees received minor injuries when they were nit by flying debris police said. A nursing supervisor at Hoag memorial Hospital Spidall five would be released sunday. A Gas leak in the Kitchen caused the blast which destroyed part of the roof Mcdonough said. Chelsea at space Camp Huntsville Ala. While president Clinto struggles this week with earthly matters such As getting a budget through Congress his daughter i reaching for the stars at the . Space & rocket Center s International space  Clinton 13, is among 46 students attending the weel Dong program which began monday. Some 69 foreign and american educators will talk to the students about the environment space exploration and International cooperation. Russian cosmonaut Oleg Askov will Tell students about his 237-Day Mission in 1984, one of the longest manned  Sally ride the first american woman in space is the scheduled keynote panellist at teachers forum Friday at Nasa s Marshall space flight Center. The Camp is sponsored by the . Space Cam foundation and the Mercury 7 foundation created by America s original astronauts