European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 2, 1993 us. The stars and stripes Page 9 gun buyers out to beat a a \ Brady Law Concord . A for Alan h. Marcotte there were Only 90 shopping Days it it until Brady. As president Clinton signed into Law the Brady Bill with its restrictions on weapons purchases Marcotte his son and Cun enthusiasts nationwide went shopping tuesday effective feb. 28-the new Law will require a five Day waiting period and background Check for gun purchasers. Quot i would t be Here today if the Bill had not passed a the 60year-old Marcotte who has owned guns since he was 12, said As he and his son checked the goods at Riley s sport shop. Quot its the principle of the thing a mar Cotte said As he picked out a handgun. A we want to enjoy the Freedom and right before the government takes them away from  the Brady Bill and the crime Bill moving through Congress have convinced weapons enthusiasts that they d better get their guns while they can. A there s some panic buying going on a Riley a Salesman Ron Hakim said. There a no doubt about  Bill Perkins manager of Davis Center shooting sports in Louisville ky., said the Bill has been great for business. A  people Are afraid. They done to want their name on papers that go to the government a he said. A big brother already knows too much. They done to want these guns traced to them because they re afraid the government will eventually use this to take the guns  the Brady Bill a effect on gun buyers Isnit As great in states that already have waiting periods such As California new York and new Jersey. / a state Laws Here make the Brady Bill look like nothing said Frank Caso owner of Casos gun a Rama inc. In Jersey City . A it won t mean anything  but the pending crime Bill which would ban certain assault weapons and ammunition is increasing gun sales even in states with waiting periods Don Davis owner of several Indiana gun stores said there Hasni to been much increase in handgun sales because of the states seven Day waiting period. But gun distributors have gone on a buying spree for ak-47s and other assault weapons because they expect Congress to ban the weapons next year he said. Standing at attention giant toy soldiers line the Entrance to the Pat Dewebber building tuesday on the Avenue of the americas in new York City dwarfing a pedestrian. The Christmas characters will stand at their posts until the Start of the new year. Battle Over breast implants heats up again Washington a doctors groups say that they remain unconvinced that silicone breast implants pose a definite health threat and that women should still be Able to choose them for cosmetic surgery As Long As they Are informed of potential risks. A but food and drug administration commissioner David a. Kessler sharply criticized the american medical associations stand saying a caveat emptor let the buyer beware is not the accepted Standard for medical products marketed Inthis  the Ama renewed its quarrel with the overment Over implants in the pages of is a american medical association. Go i wednesday a a Issue of the journal of the Jama carried a report prepared by the amass Council of scientific advisers and adopted As Ama policy a year ago it urged that a registry be kept of implant patients but said a women should have the right to choose silicone gel filled or Saline filled breast implants for both augmentation and reconstruction after being fully informed about the risks and  the Ama Council accused the news Media of creating a an undue amount of unnecessary anxiety in Many women by one sided reporting of the controversy.1 Kessler in a signed commentary in the journal replied that the Ama panel overlooks the serious failings of physicians who used the implants for 30 years without adequate information on their safety. ,. A Kessler in january 1992 called for a moratorium on use of silicone breast implants because of the unanswered safety questions. More than 1 million american women have gotten breast implants 80 percent of them for cosmetic reasons. In april 1992, the Fra decided to allow surgeons 4o use the implants Only in tightly controlled clinical trials for Brea cancer patients undergoing breast reconstruction. It said then that it also would allow some trials for strictly cosmetic sur agents did t Aid informant Fri chief says ice is no evidence the Agency knew Henry s. Alexander helped Kidnap kill Willie Edwards jr., or that it genes but it has not yet done so Kessler cited recent studies that showed possible immune response to silicone. The implants can rupture and some women have blamed inc silicone for triggering immune system disorders including scleroderma a hardening of the skin resulting from abnormal fibrous tissue growth and arthritis. But or. M. Roy Schwarz the amass senior vice president for medical education and science said the Council had reviewed those studies and remains unconvinced. The Council members decided in a Telephone conference monday not to Budge from their recommendations. Kessler said the Fra had received 21,968 reports of problems with silicone implants in 1992 and 19,144 this year. Montgomery Ala. A an in House investigation shows the Fri did not help a Kun Siux Klansman turned informant escape prosecution for killing a Black Man 36 years ago Fri director Louis j. Freeh says. There is no evidence the Agency knew that Hen and tried to influence his prosecution Freeh said in a letter released tuesday to lawyers for Edwards widow. Alexanders widow said her husband confessed to her shortly before he died last year that he was in a group of klans men that forced Edwards to jump off a Bridge Jan. 23,1957. _ Alexander and three other men were charged with murder in the 1970s, but a judge twice threw out the indictments saying they did not give a specific cause of Edwards death. Alexander was an Fri informant Between the time of the killing and the time the Case was dismissed. Freeh ordered an inquiry to see if agents knew that Alexander was involved or had asked the attorney general to go easy on him. _ Alexander a did not provide the Fri with any information regarding his knowledge of or involvement in Willie Edwards �?Ts death either before or after he was charged with Edwards murder by the state a free pm a letter said. Fri records Shoyer agents contacted Edwards widow after his death but determined that the Mdse did not fall under their jurisdiction the letter said. An attorney for Edwards family Richard Cohen or the Southern poverty Law Center admitted the Fri is not liable to the Edwards family. But he said the Agency s conduct was deplorable. A the failure of the Fri to take an act Tive role in helping Alabama prosecutors build a Case against those involved in Edwards murder by encouraging their paid informant to be truthful and by providing background information on the klan is totally inexcusable a he said. The Law Center requested the Fri investigation in August on behalf of Edwards widow Sara Edwards Salter who was considering suing the Federal government. A what they the Fri said. Just does no to make any sense to me a Salter told Sfa to in Montgomery. Quot in a not going to give up. We re going to stick with this As Long As we can. Even if Only 5 percent of the implants rupture Kessler said that Means Rasome 75,000 of the i million to 2 million women with implants would be at risk for potentially serious Adverse health  How to reach 150,000 readers for just $51.72 that s How Tittle this space can Cost to advertise your Bazaar fest Marathon. You name it. For More info on our new and sizes and rates Call Germany civilian 06155-601247 or Dan 348-8247. Lawyer says Jackson slept at boy s Home Santa Monica Calif. A an attorney representing a 13-year-old boy who contends he was molested by Michael Jackson questioned the entertainer s chauffeur tuesday during a five hour deposition. Driver Gary Hearne reportedly verified that he took Jackson to stay overnight at the House of the boy who is suing him. According to the boys attorney Larry Feldman the Driver said Jackson was with the boy each night for about a month. A the chauffeur substantiates that Michael Jackson slept at my client s House As he says at least 30 Days a Feldman said in an interview with Knic to. Phone Calls to Jackson s lawyer Howard Weitzman weren t returned late tuesday. Weitzman accompanied Hearne to the deposition. Jackson under a criminal investigation of the boy s allegations since August has not been charged. _ Aero club Pilot s shop gifts a stocking stuffers for every aviation toys for adults amp child Yonel. Toys for adults amp children to shirts watches clocks calculators tie tacks stuffed animals headsets Etc. Hours of of ration Uon Fiu 94 sat l04 Sun closed Ramstein Aero club a bldg. 2308 a 480-5229