European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 31, 1993 . The stars and stripes Pago 5 May tie Iraq to attack Washington apr a Pentagon team has found no evidence to contradict a czech defense ministry report that Low Levels of chemical contamination were detected during the persian Gulf War an Alabama congressman said Friday. But democratic rep Glen Browder said Pentagon officials who briefed several lawmakers thursday night on their recent trip to Prague to Check out the report stopped Short of concluding that chemical agents were present in the War zone. A they did not contradict the czechoslovakian report Quot Browder said. A they were very circumspect. A they still maintain that no chemical weapons were used by iraqi troops and that there Are no indications of the presence of chemical agents Quot he said. A but they acknowledge that the czech report changes the debate about the mystery illnesses Quot experienced by Many persian Gulf War veterans. Astronaut dissects rat for study on a doctor at a veterans affairs Hospital in Alabama last week diagnosed one such Veteran As suffering from exposure to a chemical biological  it was the first such diagnosis. But or. Charles Jackson who works at the veterans administration medical clinic in Tuskegee said Friday he made a mistake in his diagnosis of Veteran William Kay. Kay a Columbus ga., firefighter served in the Gulf War with the 24th naval Reserve construction in of Huntsville Ala. Other members of the 750-Mcmber unit have complained of unexplained memory loss aching joints and fatigue since the War. Kay said he has experienced shortness of breath excessive fatigue intermittent diarrhoea night sweats memory problems and joint pains since the War. A a they re trying to keep it a secret a Kay said Friday. When told that Jackson had retracted his diagnosis. A but in be got a letter stating that a what it is Quot he said. A the diagnosis is persian Gulf syndrome and chemical biological warfare exposure. That a what the doctor said and i have it in  sen. Richard c. Shelby d-Ala., announced Jackson a diagnosis on the Senate floor thursday and expressed serious reservations about the defense departments denials that no chemical attacks occurred during the conflict. Shelby was in new York on Friday and unavailable for comment but his spokeswoman said he intends to pursue the Issue with the Pentagon despite the doctors retraction of his diagnosis. A the memo is very Clear Quot said spokeswoman Stacey Smith. A the intent is not ambiguous. There docs t seem to be any mistake in the writing of the memo regardless of who a stepping away from it  space Center Houston a Columbia s astronaut veterinarian beheaded a White rat and performed an animal dissection in space saturday preserving body parts to help pinpoint the effects of weightlessness. Martin Fettman reached into an enclosed Workbench and killed the rat with a miniature Guillotine similar to those commonly used in animal dissections on Earth. No anaesthesia was used so the study samples remain untainted by chemicals. After the decapitation Fettman quickly removed and preserved the rates inner ears a procedure that had to be completed within two minutes to keep the Gravity sensing organs from changing. He then went about removing nearly All the rat s other body parts including Bones Muscles organs glands eyes brain and blood. In All five of the 48 male rats aboard a six if there a time a were to be dissected saturday by Fettman and Astro naut physician m. Rhea Seddon. Nasa said the dissections will give scientists their first look at tissue exactly As it appears in space. Columbia is set to land monday at Edwards fab in California. Astronaut David Wolf tics his shoes before Riding the stationary Bike for an Experiment Friday in a televised View of the space shuttle Columbia. The study involved Riding the bicycle at various Levels of intensity to test cardiovascular systems. Study health plan Clinton urges Washington a president Clinton on saturday urged americans to read up on his health care plan and sought to allay concerns that the plan would raise insurance premiums. In his weekly radio address Clinton said 60 percent of americans would pay a the same or less to get the same or better benefits a while 25 percent would get a a Little More for coverage while paying less in medical Bills. A Only 15 percent of the american people or their employers will pay More for the same benefits a he said. A these Are the Young healthy usually single americans whose insurance companies Gamble under the current plan that they wont get  he stressed that All americans would a get something no one has today a absolute  rep. Bob Livingston r-la., in the Republican response to the radio address said the presidents health care plan could be much worse than the problems it is designed to fix. A i worry about creating another big government bureaucratic Nightmare. I worry about some americans losing the Chance to choose their own doctors and about 100 million americans paying More for health insurance than they do now a Livingston said. Clinton urged americans to study the details of the plan As Laid out in a $5 Book produced by the administration saying it a May be the most important Book of information you la read for yourself your children your parents and others you care  the Book is called health Security the presidents report to the american people. As soon As Clinton a plan was released formally on wednesday new questions arose about How Many people would pay More under the plan As critics assailed it As a heavy handed bureaucratic approach to health Reform. Rival plans abound on Capitol Hill some of them representing More modest efforts to encourage broader Access to health coverage and some advocating a taxpayer financed government run system. Court Hopes code will suit visitors just Fine Detroit apr no shirt no shoes no Justice. That a the edict in Detroit a 36th District court where a dress code forbids shorts sandals Blue jeans and any skirt More than 2 inches above the knee. A they come in Here in levies All ripped clothes or shorts up to practically their crotches a said Paul Kanan a court administrator. A a you be got Guys coming Down Here dressed with their to shirts snowing Oft their big chests and the judges done to want that. A this is a courthouse. We want  the dress code spelled out on placards posted last week at the Entrance to each courtroom applies to spectators and people appearing in court. It does no to apply to those being arraigned except for prostitution suspects who must follow the 2-inches-above-the-knee limit for skirts. Legal briefs Are still  townsfolk. A % a a set to Bear Down on furry invaders Anchorage Alaska a the people of Barrow the nations northernmost City will patrol streets this weekend to make sure children out doing halloween tricks done tend up a Polar Bear treat. Up to half a dozen bears have been spotted around the Arctic Ocean Community in recent weeks drawn by the Aroma of seven butchered whales captured in this fall s Hunt. Presidents have shot two bears recently one after it got uncomfortably close to villagers working through the night to carve up the last two whales. A that was a life threatening situation Quot Harry Brower a researcher with the North slope Borough department of wildlife management said Friday. The bears sudden appearance on the Beach sent people screaming and scrambling to ars Foi a Brower said police wildlife personnel and vol Ward their cars for safety. Net unters will roam the streets for the halloween Bear watch. A a we re just trying to keep the bears separated from the kids a he said. But 6-year-old Perry Nageak had his own ideas about How to protect himself. Perry who will be dressing up As a Devil said he a prepared a if i have my Pitchfork ill poke him in the