European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse M Ess ii 11 ill them and fes Belg is 11 Fey -. Vol. 52, no. 222 50 Friday november 20,1993 d 8693 a guns7 toll on Young tallied it d a lot rather see that Money spent on educating these kids than treating them for gunshot wounds Lawrence a can Drevs Washington a it costs More than $14,000 to treat each child struck Down by gunfire or enough to pay fora full year at a private College Accord ing to a Survey of children s hospitals. This is a critical Issue for kids. It s on of the leading causes for children losing their lives today said Lawrence , president of the National association of children s hospitals an related institutions. About 5,356 people under the age of19 were killed by guns in 1991, or almost 15 youths a Day according to government statistics. Thousands More Are wounded by firearms. The Hospital association examined Dis charge records from 44 acute care Chil Dren s hospitals and found in a Survey re leased thursday that children wounded by gunfire ran up Bills that averaged$14,434 in 1991. That is just about what four year Pri vate colleges charged for tuition room and Board that same year. The association counted Only the hos see guns on Page 2 us. Army soldiers in Mogadishu Somalia break into a Turkey Trot to be first in line for thanksgiving dinner. Somalia troops get real taste of Home Mogadishu Somalia a thousands of american service members celebrated thanksgiving on thursday with Turkey baked Ham and App Lepie the first non canned meal some of them had eaten in was the first and probably the last thanksgiving in Somalia for the . Servicemen Bers who Are scheduled to leave the country by March 31. About 7,500 . Troops Are in Somalia and an estimated 8,600 sailors and marines Are offshore in the Indian food including 22,000 pounds of Turkey and 2,000 pies was shipped from the United stat Sand Germany. Shrimp cocktail Giblet Gravy Fried Rice eggnog and other delicacies also were on the menu. For some soldiers it was their first fresh meal Infix months. Troops normally get a lunch of res or meals ready to eat a Box of vacuum packaged stews cake fruit Coffee and chewing gum. Dinner is to rations a kind of to dinner. They Are not very exciting said air Force tech. Sgt. Vic Johnston of Kokomo ind. 1 s get 20-25 years for murder from wire reports London two 11-year-Olds convicted of murder ing a toddler began their indefinite jail sentence thursday and the judge has recommended that they spend 20 to 25 years locked tip news reports said thursday. But while they Are still children comics and toys will temper the discipline. Judge Michael Morland sentenced Robert Thomp children who kill see Page 13 son and Jon Venables on wednesday following their conviction for murdering 2-year-old James Bulger to be detained at her majesty he said this mean they win be locked up for very very Many previously a court order had allowed news reports to see boys on Page 2 soldiers May see Usa eur boost recreation fees Heidelberg Germany the shrinking defens Dollar May hit yet another part of soldiers pocket books recreation. Under a plan presented to the commander of .army Europe Gen. David m. Maddox fees for recreation activities and rental items such As skis or tent would be similar throughout the command. Currently local managers of Community morale Wel fare and recreation programs and local commanders set recreation activity fees. But As the army draw Down continues in Europe officials have considered changing the Way morale Wel fare and recreation activities operate. As a result the officials Are preparing a plan that includes minimum see soldiers on Page 2 inside today 6th Fleet struggles to stretch its manpower take a Bow Community theater s finest reel in the honors see pages 20-21 director Jim Sohr coming sunday an expanded sunday Magazine launches excerpts from crusade the untold Story of the persian Gulf War
