European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                F Page 6 the stars and stripes . 3 tuesday december 21,1993radiation tested on pregnant women Nashville Tenn apr researchers at Vanderbilt University gave radioactive pills to 751 pregnant women during the 1940s to determine the Long term effects of radiation on children. A follow up study during the 1960s concluded that three children born to women who took the pills Likely died because of the research. The department of Energy is looking for information on the experiments at Vanderbilt or other radiation research performed on civilians during the cold War said department spokeswoman Mary Ann free Man. A. Vanderbilt officials said researchers kept documents of the study until they were destroyed in the 1970s. Quot the researchers who were working on that maintained their own files a said Vanderbilt spokesman Wayne  they were not Vanderbilt property. They belonged to the researchers  researchers gave radioactive pills to 751 pregnant women seeking free care at a prenatal clinic run by Vanderbilt  pills exposed the women arid their fetuses to radiation 30 times higher than Normal. The doses Given were not considered unsafe at the time. The follow up study found that an 11-year-old girl died of a tumor an 11-year-old boy died of cancer and a 5-year-old boy died of Lymphatic leukaemia. Vanderbilt officials said they done to know whether the women were told of the possible effects of radiation or even whether they knew they were being Given radioactive pills. The results of both the 1940s and 1960s studies were published in medical journals. The Only data researchers had on the subject in the 1940s came from pregnant women who survived the atomic bombing of the japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki during world War ii. Re in the stars and stripes 10 years ago dec. 21,1983 a the entire Mill tary Chain of command to the highest Levels in the Pentagon must share responsibility for inadequately guarding against the Beirut Leb anon bombing that killed 240 men a congressional report concluded. 20 years ago dec. 21,1973 a an Assassin s bomb killed Spanish Premier Luis Carrero Blanco catapulting his car onto the roof of a Church in Madrid where he had just attended mass. 30 year Sago dec. 21,1963 a thousands of Long separated families had their Christmas wishes fulfilled As they were reunited when the communists opened the Berlin Wall. 40 year Sago dec. 21,1953 a the harried do Elded French parliament failed for the eighth time to elect a president with Premier Joseph Laniel leading with 430 votes 22 Short of the necessary majority. 50 years ago dec. 21,1943 a . Heavy bombers hit Germany s principal port of Bremen in Daylight less than 24 hours after Italy based b-17s and b-24s bombed Augsburg Germany and Innsbruck Austria in their deepest penetration from bases in the South. World War ii 50 years ago today dec. 21 1�943 Canadian infantrymen Battle fiercely with German troops on the outskirts of Ortona an Adriatic port at the Eastern end of the italian front heavy fighting rages near Shlobin on the Central soviet front. American bombers flying out of Attu in the aleutians attack the Kuril islands North of Japan s main islands. Source 2194 Days of War w. H Smith publishers inc. World almanac Book of to id War ii. Bison books corp. 1981 a sen. Jim Sasser d-tertn., asked Doe Secretary Hazel of Leary for an expanded report on the radiation experiments and called the Vanderbilt study Quot deeply  Quot if they did not give consent i would like to know Why the experiments were performed without the knowledge of the subjects. I would also like to know whether Doe continued to Monitor the health of these women and their children a Sasser said in a statement saturday. The Energy department promised last week to find and declassify evidence of a dozen top secret radiation experiments conducted Over new Mexico Tennessee and Utah from 1948 to 1952. _ a general accounting office report on those experiments did not evaluate the potential health effects of the release of radioactive materials because investigators  find enough details said sen. John Glenn a Ohio. A boy killed of for an escape Claus if Labrador retriever Darcy looks bored its because he is. Every Christmas for nine years Davey s owner Kart Liepmann of Flushing Mich has been dressing him As Santa Claus to raise Hinds for a local humane society. The Labrador would like to retrieve his Freedom but does no to dare try to escape they might Start calling him Scrooge from gunfire Lancaster Calif. A a. 17-year-old boy was killed when he used his body to shield two girls from a youth who opened fire at a party. Rayshaun love was shot once in the Chest by a youth who got angry when Beer was spilled on his shoe sgt. Robert Stoneman of the los Angeles county sheriff s department said sunday. It when the shooting began love pulled the girls 14 and 17, to the ground and covered their bodies with his Stoneman said. A the died preventing the girls from being killed Quot Stoneman said. Quot he is a  no arrests had been made As of Early monday. Two men Ages 18 and 19, were wounded and were listed in serious condition monday at Antelope Vaiscy medical Center Stoneman said. The shooting began about 1 . In a garage packed with More than 160 people in Lancaster a town about 40 mites North of downtown los Angeles. The gunman fired one shot into the ceiling before shooting into the crowd and then fleeing with another armed Man who did no to fire to a waiting car Stoneman said. Clinton live it up in family party Washington a president Clinton and his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed close friends and family members a including Distant cousins aunts uncles and in Laws a to the White House on sunday for a Christmas party the Soiree was part of a Christmas tradition dating to Clinton a Days in the Arkansas governors mansion when family members gathered from across the country at Christmas time. Quot its the family party a said the president when asked about the gathering while jogging sunday morning. The guest list both family and scores of friends from Clinton s Arkansas Days was said by some White House officials to exceed 500 people although the exact number of guests was unclear. Clinton smother Virginia Kelley and her husband Dick spent saturday night at the White House As did Hillary Clinton a brother Hugh Rodham. Dick Kelley the fourth husband of Clinton smother brought family with him. Relatives of Clinton a father . Blythe were invited from Texas but it was not known whether the guests included two people who claim to be Blythe s offspring by women other than Clinton s Mother Blythe died in a car Accident shortly before Clinton a birth. Popcorn and movies were prepared for the dozens of children. The party one of several thrown by the Clinton during the Holiday season capped a festive weekend for the first family. Earlier sunday the Clinton attended foundry United methodist Church to watch their daughter Chelsea perform in a skit about finding Jesus in modern times. Chelsea 13, played a role in the Nutcracker earlier in the Christmas season. Several of Chelsea a friends accompanied her to Church. The president and first lady Sang carols with the congregation Clinton nodded his head when the Rev a Philip Wogaman talked about the civil rights movement in a Sermon that also embraced feminism and Gay  to administration plans to overhaul the welfare system but not mentioning Clinton by name the preacher said welfare reformers should not forget that some people cannot survive without benefits on saturday the president went Christmas shopping in Washington s historic Union station. Among the items he bought were a Black velvet hat a necklace and other pieces of jewelry. But he was unwilling to provide a hint about what he might like for Christmas. Quot it s a secret a he said. Quot i have More than 1 need. 1 want to give things to other  6