European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page z the stars and stripes Friday. November 28,1993 at a glance new Hampshire Metier look Over temporary Bridge that collapsed onto Highway and kilted two workers. The collapse was among three fatal accidents on wednesday in the United states. See Story on pages. Ship goes to Iraq for the first time since the persian Gulf War the . Navy has allowed a cargo vessel to proceed to Iraq through the persian Gulf. Page 4 forum chef gets sick a chef who cooked for president Clinton and foreign dignitaries at a Seattle forum has found out that he has hepatitis. Pages spy budget targeted the White House should disclose the . Budget for secret Intelli gence spending members of con Gress say. Page 6  no Jackson jury a grand jury never was convened to investigate molestation allegations against Michael Jackson an official says. Page Corpse tests defended crash tests that use human corpses Are a Lifesaver . Re searchers  pages 4-Day workweek of d Volkswagen and a Trade unions have settled on a four Day workweek for Germany designed to prevent massive layoffs. Page 18 Index j Abby Ann Landers. 26 classifieds. 2729 comics 24-26 commentary 17 crossword 26 faces n1 places 14 focus 19-23 Horoscope 29jumble 29 letters. 16money matters. 18 sports 32-40tv listings 39 weather 15 guns from Page 1 Pital charges not doctor Bills or the costs of lifetime rehabilitation for the maimed. Some gunshot victims required hundreds of thousands of dollars of care others were sent Home after being stitched up in the emergency room. We d a lot rather see that Money spent on educating these kids than treat ing them for gunshot wounds Sai Mcandrews former chief executive of children s mercy Hospital in Kansas City.  polio killed 3,152 adults and children in 1952, it sparked a massive global Effort to combat that epidemic he recalled. Here in our own Back Yard we re los ing Over 5,000 kids a year and people just shrug it off said the Hospital Leader. A separate study by the Federal Cen ters for disease control and prevention in Atlanta found that 59 percent of the youths killed by guns in 1990 were victims of homicide 30 percent suicides and 11 percent unintentional shootings. Gunshot wounds Are the fifth leading cause of accidental death for children the age of 14, and they Are the leading Caus of death for Black teen age boys Mcandrews said. Part of the answer he said is gun control and other measures to keep guns out of the hands of children including parents keeping their weapons under lock and  group is now asking All of its 132 member hospitals and paediatric units to track firearms injuries and deaths to heighten Public awareness of the prob  said the children s Hospi tals Are struggling to Cope not Only wit the trauma of treating the wounded but with Security problems in their emergency rooms. Not Only do we see kids coming i with gunshot wounds but we see a Large number of kids coming in with guns he said. That creates a Good Deal of anxiety and Security issues for hospitals and hos Pital staffs holidays look brighter for Hoed up Man shoots Rob Ocop isl1p Terrace . A police work is Tough even if you re Rob Ocop. A Suffolk county police surveillance robot got hit by a Shotgun blast from a Man barricaded inside his Home wednesday night. The robot s camera Loudspeaker and microphone were damaged Robert Connor was charged with  and criminal mischief. His wife had called polic because con nor was drunk and had armed himself with the Shotgun. The robot was sent to the front door in an Effort to help police make con tact with Connor through its Loudspeaker , 38, then smashed out a window and fired at the robot twice police said. Heater surrendered. Jerusalem up after six years of somber Christmas holidays the town of Bethlehem is planning to hold festive celebrations next month a City official said thursday. Mayor Elias Freij said Bethlehem retarded As the Birthplace of Jesus will hold a Christmas Parade for the first Tine since1987, when the palestinian Uris into inti Fada broke out. More than 1,000 boy scouts will Parade through town during celebrations and stores ire being decorated. We Are on the Way to peace Freij said. He said the signing of the israeli pales Tinian peace Accord in september and on going negotiations give palestinians a Rea son to celebrate this year. Freij said that Large crowds were expected and that Norway was donating a huge Christmas tree to help brighten the atmosphere in the town which suffers from 40 percent unemployment. However the Deputy mayor of the near by Christian town of beit Sahur said celebrations depended on whether Israel would substantially relax the closure imposed on the occupied territories. God willing there will be Celebration this year provided Israel takes positive . In previous years festivities were limited to religious services under the watch Ful Eye of israeli soldiers. Boys from Page identify the boys Only As child a an child b. Following sentencing Morland lifted the order that had forbidden the identification of Thompson child a and Venables child b the slain toddler s Uncle also named James Bulger threatened thursday to kill the two 11-year-Olds if they Are Ever freed from  to me like everyone s making excuses for them there s no excuses the Uncle said by Telephone on the bbl to Good morning program. They took the child. They battered him to death. And if they Don t stay in jail forever. If they Ever get out Well be waiting and when we get hold of them Well expletive kill  the Uncle was reportedly the person who had to identify James battered body when it was found in  London newspaper the Independent said the precise Date of their re lease win depend on the judge s secret sentence recommendation. Probably in the Region of 25  the Sun reported that it has Learned they will not be freed for at least 20 years detention at her majesty s pleas ure the Only sentence available for convicted child murderers is the equivalent of a mandatory life sentence for an. Adult murderer. It empowers officials at the Home of fice the government department responsible for prisons to free the two Only when they believe the boys Are no longer a threat to the  the Case of child murderers and adult murderers alike the judge makes a secret recommendation to the Home of fice about the minimum time he thinks they should serve. The recommendation is not binding but generally followed. Since shortly after their feb. 18 arrest the boys have been held at separate secure units in Northern England. They re turned to those units after being sentenced. The judge ordered the location of the two units not to be disclosed. The Independent quoted one of the boy s mothers Susan Venables As saying when her son started his sentence obviously he s very upset and he wants to come Home. I just say Well you can t. We can Tryand visit you As much As possible and try and support you in that Way. But you jus can t come Home because of what s happened " soldiers from Page 1 set recreation activity  As the army draw Down continues in Europe officials have considered changing the Way morale welfare and recreation activities operate. As a result the officials Are preparing a plan that includes minimum prices on All activities and rental items offered under recreation programs said cot Kenneth j.  of Usa eur s Community and family support  be had it easy for the past few years because Slot machine profits and the Exchange services contributions to mar have been Good Gingras said but we Don t expect the Windfall to continue. This is a Market driven  command released the draft proposal nov. 18 to the stars and  34-Page document provides a break Down of nearly All aspects of recreation activity pricing. Under the proposal for instance Anair mattress will rent for at least $1 a Day tandem bicycles for at least $8 a Day and a ski hot Wax will Cost $5 in army recreation centers from Vicenza Italy to Vil seek  the plan soldiers can expect to see about the same prices throughout the command Gingras said. Under this plan the business activities involved should theoretically Gener ate enough Money to continue providing the services the soldiers want Gingras  have established a variety of prices which Usa eur officials did not track. However those officials Are now consolidating Many recreation facilities and activities and Are taking a bigger role in managing recreation pro Grams. Communities sometimes have set prices without considering the profits or service Gingras said. But the proposal could help commanders better determine what is working in a More Market oriented recreation environment. We worked under the More is better concept Gingras said. A Guy who wanted a gym in an air plane hangar would put in a requisition and get one. Those Days Are gone  May increase in some communities and drop in others under the plan. For example at the Cambrai Fritsch Cavern Bowling lanes in Darmstadt Ger Many adults pay $4.10 for three games $1.20 a game and 50 cents for shoe rent Al. The proposal would raise that fee to$1.25 for each game. Shoe rental would remain at 50 cents. But if Darmstadt follows the minimum guidelines customers will pay $6 less each year for locker rentals at the , Darmstadt charges $24 a year for locker rental under the Susareu proposal patrons would pay t minimum of $18 for year s rental. The policy will also give some facility managers flexibility in setting prices Lor special events or special discount pro Grams. The plan contains provisions dictating How much net Revenue May be spent on goods sold by activities. For example Roland gun dubs will be allowed to spend Between 70 and 80 percent of their net Revenue for Normal inventory items while holding payroll costs at no More than 45 percent of Revenue