European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 09, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse The vol. 52, no. 205 50 tuesday november 9,1993 d 8693 a Perot asserts Naftal allies out to kill him Ross Perot shakes hands with supporters in Tampa fla., on sunday. From wire report Washington Ross Perot says he has been targeted for assassination by a mafia like group working to pass the North american free Trade Texas billionaire said the Fri had relayed information that the unidentified organization had recruited six cubans to kill him possibly at a rally that washed sunday in Florida or during his scheduled debate tonight in Washington with vice president a Gore. Sunday s gathering ended without Inci Dent. But Perot mentioned the threat during his comments to 3,000 his anti Naftal message at the Tampa the unlikely event something should happen and i Don t think it win Don t mourn said Perot who Over the years has said he was the target of other death plots. Make sure you Stop Naftal with me or without Federal Law enforcement source said sunday night that Perot s comments a Pearen to be based on third hand info a mation passed to the Fri by an Anonymous Telephone tipster. The source naft debate Between vice president Al Cone and rom Perot fee of can t lorry Wing a a programming specialist in Frankfurt Germany said monday. Tim show Wyton airs at 9 pin. Tuesday from Washington d.c., a Fol air at 3 am. Wednesday on an. The station does not plan to rerun the show the an spokesman said. Added that the Justice department was unaware of any threat against Perot by 3ny pro Naftal organization on the political Side of the Naftal de Bate president Clinton conducted meet Ings monday to tighten the screws on undecided lawmakers As a nov. 17 vote on the agreement approaches in the House. We re not going to fail. We re going to see Naftal on Page 2 . Recipients of German blood warned by Steve scholar and de Ream staff writers the German health ministry said monday tin americans who received blood transfusions or any medication consisting of blood products in a German medical facility since 1985 should take an aids test. German authorities have been urging his testing since the blood scandal erupted last week when it was announced that some testing procedures used by at least two German blood processing companies May not have been sensitive enough to detect the human immunodeficiency virus which causes aids. A German newsmagazine reported monday that testing of the first 4,000 units of blood products from the Koblenz firm at the Center of the scandal has turned up More plasma contaminated with the deadly his. Stern Magazine in an unattributed report did not say How Many units were found to contain the virus. The units were the first tested from 20,000 seize from the us plasma company which was shut Down oct. 28 after authorities said it had sold blood product without testing each unit for his As the Law requires. German state officials would neither confirm no deny the report. Even people who received transfusions before 1985ought to go to their family doctors or to municipal see blood on Page 2 suspect in arson threat held faces probe in California fires los Angeles a a Man suspected of threatening to set fires to get even with the government has been arrested an authorities Are investigating whether he is to blame for 19 suspicious wildfires including one that killed three people. Federal and local authorities arrested the suspect who was not identified Early sunday said los Angeles county sheriff Deputy Patrick Hauser. The Man from Van Guys was watched for several Days before his arrest the los Angeles times and Kobs to news reported citing unidentified Federal sources. Authorities said he May be the author of see arson on Page 2 Reggie Lewie Hank get Here when athletes die Young when athletes die suddenly abnormalities of the heart or blood vessels Are usually the cause according to a study presented to the american heart association. Researchers studied the deaths of 100 athletes including those of basketball stars Reggie Lewis and Hank gathers. Almost 90 of the athletes died during or soon after games or practice _ a 5tory olt Page 4 inside today army Barracks in Vicenza Italy getting a new lease on life Lew studies offer fresh Hope in diagnosing arid treating alzheimer s disease smokers who quit warned about weight gain sew Page 6
