European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 07, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Sunday november 8.1993 australian Roy comford left71, and american Bob Bennett stand on the deck of the world War ii submarine Pamp Anito part of a reunion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sub s commissioning. Former pos . Sailors recall Wii torpedo sinking san Francisco a a world War ii sub Marine Crew that torpedoed a japanese ship that turned out to be crammed with Allied pos met on Friday some of the men the sailors they later pulled from shark infested Waters. The first time Roy Cornford 71, of Jervis Bay Australia saw Bob Bennett of Mason City Iowa was in 1944 when the american plunged into the Pacific from the deck of the sub Pamp Anito. A my hands were burned and i pleaded with them not to grab my arms said Cornford an australian Soldier who was captured by the japanese at the fall of Singapore. I Dove off the deck with a rope Bennett 73, said while standing with Cornford alongside the Pamp Anito now a tourist attraction on san Francis co s Fisherman s wharf. One of the men in the water veiled at us you sink us then you save us. You bloody yanks " Bennett recalled. The Pamp Anito the sea lion and the growler formed the South China sea pack in the sept. 12, 1944, attack on a Convoy carrying War material that included rubber and Oil. Unknown to the sub Crews some enemy ships also held British and australian prisoners of War. The sea lion Sank one that carried More than 1.300 pos while the Pamp Anito Sank another which was transporting 900. The Pamp Anito returned to the area sept. Is looking for More japanese ships and Stilt unaware that it Nad killed allies. We floated for Days on a raft said Cornford. There were 18 on the raft to Start with. Only seven  he was so sick he hardly knew he was being res cued the australian said. The first thing they did was give us pineapple juice he said. I think of the Rescue every time i drink pineapple juice. Even  the Pamp Anito pulled 73 men from the water. Only 295 pos survived the ordeal. Cornford and fellow australian Bill Mckittrick were to join 35 Pamp Anito veterans at a re christening ceremony saturday marking the 50th anniversary of the Day in 1943 when the sub was commissioned. In world War ii photo Bob Bennett foreground left Sailor aboard the . Submarine Pampani to helps Rescue Allied pos who were Board japanese ship sunk by a american sub in 1944. We were in the water with no Hope and All Sun burned Cornford said. I can t put into words How Good it Felt to be  he said his rescuers were like Angels to  Mckittrick a combat Engineer said he joined the army because he could t swim. I could t even swim when we were torpedoed he said. I was saved because i held on to a refrigerator door that had a lot of Cork in  some Good swimmers drowned he said. They swam off looking for something better toehold on  boy taken from mom s smoking household Jacksonville. Fla. A a 7-year-old boy with asthma was removed from his Mother s custody to protect him from his Stepfather s cigarette smoke. Judge Bill Parsons a former smoker awarded temporary custody to the boy s father on Friday saying it was his Legal duty to protect the child s health. But the judge already fears his ruling will be misinterpreted. I m not saying adults can t smoke. I m just saying Don t do it in front of a helpless child he said. Secondhand smoke is killing children. And i think it s time for the courts of this country to help these  Darnell f. Harris or. Took custody of his son after school Friday. In a similar Case three weeks ago a California judge ruled an 8-year-old asthmatic girl should live with grand parents after her Mother disobeyed court orders to Stop smoking in front of her. Book linked to 15 in new York by the associated press a How to suicide Book intended for use by terminally ill people was used More often by people who were not facing  identified 15 new York City cases of overdose or suffocation in which the Book final exit clearly seemed to play a role. Of these Only two victims were terminally ill both with spreading cancer. The rest had relatively minor illnesses or in the Case of six of them showed no signs of  Don t know if the Book encouraged people who were not thinking about suicide to kill themselves or whether these were people who were already intent on suicide and simply switched the method. I suspect there was a Little of both going on said or. Peter m. Marzuk. Marzuk and colleagues from Cornell medical Colleg and the new York City medical examiner s office an Al Zed the Book s effects on suicides in the City in a report for thursday s new England journal of Medicine. The study also found that More new yorkers have been suffocating themselves with plastic bags since the Book s publication two years  Good news is there was no change in the Overall suicide rate Marzuk said. The bad news is there was shift toward a More lethal Means of  thirty three new York City residents asphyxiated themselves with plastic bags during the year after final exit appeared. In the year before eight died that  the total number of suicides fell slightly. There were 672 suicides in the year before the Book and 663in the year after. Final exit was written by Derek Humphrey founder of the Hemlock society Usa a group that believes terminally ill people should be allowed to commit Sui cide. The Book created a juror after it reached the Best seller lists in 1991.copies of final exit were found at the scene of nine of the 33 asphyxiation. In another Case the victim left note nearly identical to the Model suggested in the Book. Sidney Rosoff president of the Hemlock society said the Book was published Only to assist terminally ill people contemplating suicide. Unless you re against the first amendment i Don t see How you can prevent a Book from being published he said Friday. People who were Bent on killing them selves simply used techniques outlined in the boo Krather than other methods Rosoff said pointing out that the Overall suicide rate did not increase. Exile group warns tourists to Cuba Miami a a cuban exile paramilitary group has declared War on tourists whose hard currency helps support Fidel Castro s government vowing to attack foreigners in Cuba starting nov. 27. The Fri warned Friday that any .-Bascd connection to the Alpha 66 attacks could Lead to prosecution under the neutrality act. We re continuing to Monitor the situation and the Fri will take an aggressive stance on any violations said Lucie Vonderhaar a spokeswoman in the Bureau Miami office. Humberto Perez Alpha 66 s military commander said the attacks would be carried out by members of the group in Cuba not by exiles living in the United states. Even cuban exiles who visit their Homeland will be targeted Perez said unless they stay away from tourist areas. Tourists Are travelling to Cuba and enjoying better and a better lifestyle than cubans themselves he said. The cuban people Are tired of having them get Thebes of what Little is available inside  Cuba is attempting to Shore up its faltering Economy by promoting tourism which is expected to generate $300 million to $600 million this  a thursday news conference in their storefront Headquarters in Little Havana Alpha leaders showed a10-Mmute videotape of commander Homero an Alpha member in Cuba who they said will Lead the anti Touris Campaign. _ Alpha 66 was founded in 1961 by former members of Lastro s army and other cuban exiles who left the Island shortly after Castro took Power