European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday november Al 1993 at a glance \ euro Disney is supposed to be t. Place of Good times. But for the Parks owners its a financial Nightmare that posted a loss of More than $900 million Liy its first full fiscal year. For details see Page 15. Killer 92, remorseful. A 92-year-old woman in a wheelchair Felt bad about killing a teen age burglar a neighbor says. A pages gun curbs backed the Senate has voted overwhelmingly to forbid the Sale of handguns or ammunition to juveniles. A pages Kelso defended adm. Frank b. Kelso ii was t in an area where women were groped during the Tail Hook convention a former aide has testified. A Page 8 doctors Chow Down fast food lovers can take heart experts on coronary disease love those fatty meals too. A Page 9 a new kind of combat the lebanese Are Back at War a. But with paintball this time. A Page 11 f Index \ Abby Ann Landers 21 classifieds. 24-27 comics. 21-23 commentary. 17 crossword. 21 faces a places. .20 Horoscope. 26 Jumble. Letters. Money matters. Sports. 28-36 to listings. A a a 35 weather. Correction vets a Story wednesday incorrectly stated the scope of the closures of merchants National Bank branches in Germany today. Only the Branch Bank in the . Embassy in Bonn is closed. From Page 1 the military which told troops in the area that the explosion was Only a sonic Boom gave he son. Ulcer medication but did not take a Ray or blood tests. When he returned Home he was found to have cancer of the heart lungs spleen kidney and brain. Nick Roberts of Columbus ga., remembered his burning skin and numb lips when the explosion occurred above hts naval construction battalion. Roberts who has received chemotherapy for Lym therapy. Phoma said that 28 out of .33 people in Nisi. It unit now have health problems. Among the 500,000 americans who served in the Gulf thousands have com stained of undiagnosed symptoms that ave come to be known As persian Gulf syndrome. Fumes from hundreds of iraqi set Oil fires pesticides and radiation from depleted uranium used in tank munitions Are among the suspect causes. But until recently chemical and biological contamination was not considered because the Pentagon said there was no evidence that Iraq had used its chemical agent Arsenal. However a czech military unit that participated in the anti Iraq coalition now says it detected Low Levels of chemical radiation in the air. Last week the veterans affairs department said it is setting up a Pilot program to test vets. Mike land of Huntington Beach calif., a Black Hawk helicopter Pilot testified that he became sick soon after the fan. 20 attack. He is now undergoing Che by for non Hodgkins Lymph while his wife is suffering from persian Mother non Hodgkins Lymphoma Gulf syndrome symptoms and his daughter was bom with deformed feet. Quot Lam Only one of Many. Please help us Quot land asked the congressional panel. A the Pentagon has not yet come clean with what it knows Quot said rep. Lane Evans d-ill., a senior committee member. Poll from Page 1 issued a summary of the surveys major conclusions wednesday at its Heidelberg Headquarters. The responses on the health care question suggest that at least a Large minority of people have trouble getting Access to care but once they get it they re Happy with it. Respondents were most satisfied with the work of dental assistants 92 percent and least satisfied with medical staff workers 80 percent. In postal matters about 66 percent of respondents were Happy with delivery times to the United states but Only about 50 percent were satisfied with delivery times from the United states response groups in previous surveys a a f a consisted Only of soldiers but civilians and family members participated in the 1993 Survey according to Robert c. Williams the Survey project manager. The Survey showed that the army Community in Europe overwhelmingly opposes allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military strongly favors admitting women to aviation combat units and is split on whether women should serve in ground combat units. Also nearly two thirds of the respondents said that when they move to a new ail 1 to Ter parts 39 percent but the latter figure is Down 8 percentage Points since 1992. The Survey also found that a Twenty seven percent of White non an Aerial View shows the scene of the bus crash in which at least 10 people were killed wednesday Southeast of London. The bus was  american tourists. Crash from Page 1 Driver Richard Heam who was travel in behind the bus. "1 pulled up and Hethe to get them  fleets of ambulances raced to the scene. Paramedics treated some of the injured who were trapped in the wreckage until firefighters Cut the passengers free. Some of the injured were treated on the wet Leaf strewn embankment before being rushed to Kent and Canterbury Hospital. Others were whisked away by helicopter ambulances that had landed on the Highway. Authorities said Only two of the injured were in serious condition. The tourists were on a Day trip to Canterbury Cathedral seat of the anglican run. 1 Church police said at first that no other vehicle was involved. But spokesman steel said later that the bus apparently clipped a Van in front. The Van was slightly damaged. And one occupant had a bump of the head but the Driver kept control and then pulled up steel said. John Walraven who lives near the Accident site said a it was the most terrible thing i have Ever seen in my life. There were people on the coach and arms and legs sticking out everywhere. A the Back window was smashed and bodies had been thrown out. People had appalling injuries caused by broken Glass Quot he said. A some were trying to stand up but  because of broken  Rodney Chapman spokesman for the Kent ambulance service said the bus was held up by cables As paramedics scrambled to treat the injured in wet Windy conditions. A it was carnage Quot he said. Another spokesman for the Kent ambulance service described the weather As Quot terrible there Windy blow and rain gang. A everyone suffered even if it was just from Shock and the cold Quot said the spokesman who declined to be identified. . Army Europe Survey results of 22,000 random mailings 5,314 serve remembers returned a Survey asking about Quality of life since the draw Down. These Are some of the responses medical care gangs gang violence or schools 59% worsened 38% stayed the same 5% improved 42% believe problem exists 30% believe no problem exists 28% Don t know dental school class size 47% stayed the same 48% worsened 8% improved 83% satisfied 17% dissatisfied Quality of Dodds % household relocation 47% declined 41% stayed the same 12% improved note some figure add up to mor than 100% because Affrun it Long. 74% have not moved 18% have moved once 6% have moved twice a 2% have moved three times 1% have moved four or More limes Home they plan to mail their valuables instead of entrusting them to a moving firm under government contract. The answers appear to reflect recent publicized problems involving moving companies. The Survey found the rate of sexual harassment of civilian women 27 percent lower than that of their military coun Skufca . Army europ a hispanic soldiers said they had been vie tuns of discrimination since arriving in Europe and 41 percent of All other soldiers said they had suffered such discrimination. More than half the victims said they had suffered from racial discrimination. More than three fifths of the victimized female soldiers cited gender discrimination As the cause. A about 15 percent of the military respondents engage in a heavy drinking Quot defined As five or More drinks on a single Day but Only 4 percent of civilians do. About 12 percent of All respondents said draw Down related stress had prompted them to drink More alcohol. A nearly 60 percent of respondents preferred the existing Standard lengths of s4s Susan Hin european duty Tours a two years unaccompanied and three years accompanied a to any alternative combination. A in the 1992 presidential election 49 percent of the army Community Mem ers who were eligible to vote did Soa Only 14 percent of the people Eli ble to use the army career and Al am program have done so. Of those whoop m to. A Kimo discharge. Many of the results including solving discrimination cannot be pared effectively to previous years mrs because the wording of the question had changed the army officials said