European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes i r wednesday december 1,1993 at a glance North korean soldiers Cany one of 33 coffins that it said contained the remains of american soldiers killed in the korean War. See Story on Page 11.nominee quits president Clinton s nominee to oversee the savings and loan cleanup has withdrawn. A Page 4spending skyrockets defense spending on Domestic nonmilitary activities doubled to More than $4.6 billion in fiscal 1993, a Pege waste uncovered the Energy department pays one third More for cleaning up weapons plants than private Industry pays for similar work a study finds. A Page drug use drops drug use at . Workplaces is de % creasing researchers say. A Page 8 1 a Oil prospects right Consumers should Benefit from open s decision to keep Oil product lion at current Levels. A Pago 15 1 Index Abby Ann Landers .22 classifieds. 28-30 comics. 22, 26-27 commentary. 19 crossword. 22 faces a places. 17 focus. 23-25 Horoscope. Jumble. Letters. 18 Money matters. .15 sports. 32-40 to listings weather. Corrections because of an editing error an article saturday incorrectly described the jewelry worn by Beverly Orr a former pharmacist at the nato health clinic in Brussels Belgium. Orr occasionally wears an earring in her  from Page 1 f control after he was severely wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on president Reagan. Quot twelve years ago my life was changed forever by a disturbed Young Man with a gun Quot Brady said. Quot until that time i had not thought about gun control or the need for gun control. Maybe if i had done so i would t be stuck with these Damn  Brady has used a wheelchair since the shooting. Clinton said sighing the Bill Quot will be step one in taking our streets Back taking our children Back reclaiming our Fame blood from Page 1 r by uses about 58 units of red blood each month. In addition Lan Stuhl has obtained plasma. A the blood product used in cases of severe bleeding a from the German red Cross Only twice in the past 10 years Slifer said. Plasma is the Only product in the German blood scandal known to have been tainted. A in August 1990, 20 units of plasma were purchased of which 12 were used. The other Purchase was in february 1992, when. 16 units were obtained and All but one used she said. Plasma can be stored in a Frozen state for 12 months. When thawed it is Good for 24 hours Slifer  officials have rejected reports that the military blood Supply is  tuesday the Lan Stuhl Hospital had 48 units or pints of packed red blood cells on hand eight More than what officials consider adequate for that facility Slifer said. Experience and historical data help determine what is an adequate Supply As Well As the types of surgical procedures done at Lan Stuhl Slifer said. The oct. 15 edition of the Central Rheinland Pfalz Union an army Community newspaper in Germany reported that the army a Quot blood Supply is dangerously Low Quot the article written by a blood drive Volunteer who has since left Europe said the shortage stemmed from. The blood needs at land Stuhle a neonatal intensive care unit As Well As the requirements for blood and blood products in Croatia and other areas of troop deployments. Slifer said however that she could not verify the report Quot it is inconsistent with the information 1 have from the usar eur blood Bank Quot she said. But another blood drive Volunteer at a . Installation in Germany told the stars and stripes that Low supplies of blood products Are forcing . Military officials to buy More of it Quot on the local  the Volunteer who requested anonymity said personnel from Lan Stuhl s Mobile blood drive program told her that donations arb Down prompting them to Purchase blood products from German sources. Quot sevc been below the safety quota level for some Lime Quot the Volunteer said lies and our  ,. He thumped the podium As he insisted the Brady  other gun control Laws will not Hurt Hunters. A we have taken this important part of life of millions of americans and turned it into an instrument of maintaining madness. It is Craw Quot said Clinton the former governor of Arkansas where Hunting is extremely popular. Quot would i let anybody change that life of America not on your life a he said. Attorney general Janet Reno called the Bradys a an example for All americans that we can make a difference a that one person that one family can make a difference in violence in  Reno noted that Sarah Brady vowed not to Stop with the Brady Bill Loru saying after the Senate approved it last week Quot we re going to get the ban on assault weapons passed Quot Sarah brads thanked Clinton and former president Reagan whom she credited with making the Brady Bill a a badge of Honor for republicans Quot she did not mention former president Bush who re fused to sign the Bill unless it was part of Overall crime legislation which never passed Congress. In a Hushea shaky voice Melanie my sick of Atlanta Tola the crowd that her husband was killed in 1990 by a Man who had just left a mental institution and purchased a gun. Quot the Brady Bill could have saved my husbands life Quot she said aids from Page 1 announcement came on the eve of world aids Day. An aids activist Wayne Turner stood during the questions afterwards and called the task Force Quot More smoke and  he said there already have been two National commissions on aids in previous administrations Quot whereas the Manhattan project whereas the action Quot demanded Turner an organizer for the Washington chapter of act up a militant Gay rights organization. R Quot we see the As an action item Quot replied Shalala who said it was just part of broader Clin tuft administration fight against the disease that has killed More than 200,000 americans. The announcement Drew Praise however from advocates for aids patients. A it s really significant Quot said Derek Hodel treatment issues director for the aids action Council. Quot it represents a level of commitment that we Haven to seen yet from the Federal  Quot is absolutely a step in the right direction Quot said Marj plumb health policy director for the National Gay and lesbian task Force but she expressed some concern that the Clinton administration May be taking a piecemeal approach to the aids crisis. Or. Philip a Lee the assistant Secretary for health at he a was named to chair the 15-member panel which will include members from aids affected communities As Well As researchers. Shalala will select the 14 others later. Aids is the no. 1 killer o can men aged 25 to 44 and the i biggest killer Overall. She was told. The european draw Down Lack of publicity about blood do for drives and unfounded fears that potential donors could contract infections by giving blood have Quot led to the shortages the Volunteer said Quot i  say they supplies Are dangerously Low Quot said capt. Victoria Welsh chief of the blood donor Center which is attached to Lan Stuhl. Quot we Are always in need of blood especially during the Holiday  according to it. Col. Robert Martig lab manager of pathology and area Laboratory services at Lan Stuhl the packed red blood cells Are obtained a once in a while from the German red Cross which receives blood from individual donors not from private companies. A Martig said he could ri3t specify How often Lan Stuhl acquires packed red blood cells except that it is not done on a a routine or a a periodic basis a we done to buy it that often a he added. Of the 190 units of platelets purchased since March 69 were used he said and 121 destroyed when they became outdated. The Lan Stuhl officials said they pay about $32 for a platelet unit and $43 for a unit of packed red blood cells. However Gerhard Holzberger a transfusion specialist with the Institute of Lamuno Haematology blood donor service at the German red Cross in Frankfurt said his Agency s blood products Cost about $140 for the equivalent of a pint or unit. Martig insisted that All products no matter the source have been Tolly screened. Quot every unit has been tested Quot he said t have no concerns that the blood is  before blood is drawn from . Military members and their families donors fill out a questionnaire which is the initial screening process Welsh said More testing is then done at the donor site using a kit approved by the food and drug  blood related procedures at land Stuhle Scenter Are accredited with the american association of blood Banks and the facility is licensed by the Fra Welsh pointed out. Quot nothing is perfect Quot Martig said but Quot we Are the same As any Hospital in the United Tats Quot. The Issue of the Quality oxblood products spread throughout the american and German communities with the recent shutdowns of us plasma a Koblenz company that distributed a it products improperly tested for his to German facilities and the Haem Oplas company in Osterode. . Officials have stated that at. Least 10,600 americans have received health care in German hospitals known to have obtained the companies  from Page t transcript of the december interview was wrong and that he told investigators. Howard said that while he attended the third floor party Kelso gambled in a Casino on the hotel s main floor. Kelso testified monday that he saw no misconduct the night of the party and did not know until months later about the complaints of abuse. Former Navy Secretary h. Lawrence Garrett Iii also testified that he saw nothing out of the Ordinary. Garrett was forced to resign because of the scandal a a a Luff Cap it William t. Vest or. That he was never on the third floor of the hotel where 83 women have said they were sexually assaulted Kelso has come under fire from attorneys representing cmdr. Thomas a Miller and Gregory Tritt both of whom face court martial in the scandal. The defense attorneys say the charges should be thrown out because Kelso appointed the Admiral overseeing the Tail Hook cases and Kelso also is suspected of being at the hotel during the alleged abuse. They say they Piave statements from More than 30 people who placed Kelso on the third floor sem. 7. \