European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday May 20, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 7army won t try to recover 14 vehicles lost in River from wire reports fort Campbell by. A the army has no plans to recover 14 heavy vehicles that spilled from barges into the Mississippi River on the Way Back from exercises at fort Chaffee ark., a spokesman said. The vehicles Sank in 100 feet of water Friday after the Swift current and the Wake of a passing boat upset the barges several Miles upriver from Ros Cdale miss., said George Heath a fort Campbell spokesman. No one was injured. Lost were three fuel tankers seven cargo vehicles ranging from a to 5 tons each a Low bed tractor trailer a Bulldozer and two wreckers Heath said tuesday. The army did not acknowledge the incident until monday. No loss estimate was available. The vehicles were among 205 pieces of equipment on 10 barges. Two of the barges pitched underwater popping Back up after the vehicles slipped from their decks. There was no evidence of leaking Oil the coast guard said. Powell Whitman say no Plainsboro for now done to talk to retired army Gen. Colin l. Powell and new Jersey gov. Christie Whitman about being the gop a dream team in 1996. The two appeared at a management conference in Plainsboro on wednesday and shot Down speculation about their sharing the Republican ticket in the race for the White House. A i somehow hold my breath about that no a Whitman said. A having our names linked is flattering and interesting but its nothing More than speculation a Powell said. A published report said last month that the Powell Whitman dream team was thought up by gop strategist Bill Kristol chief of staff for former vice president Dan Quayle breast feeders protected Albany . A its a crime to try to prevent a Mother from breast feeding in Public under a civil rights measure signed wednesday. The Law allows nursing in malls restaurants and other Public places even if the breast and nipple Are exposed. It imposes fines up to $5,000 or prison sentences up to five years for anyone who illegally prevents breast feeding in Public. The Law gives nursing mothers the strongest i Protection m the country said Elizabeth Baldwin a Awyer with the la leche league a group that promotes held for pandas san Francisco a International cooperation and new scientific studies offer renewed Hope about the survival of China a giant Panda researchers said wednesday. Combined efforts by chinese and Western conservationists to stabilize remaining Panda populations have blossomed stumbled and evolved since 1979 when the world wide fund for nature joined the chinese ministry to study an preserve the species. There Are Only about 1,100 free ranging pandas whose habitat area has been halved in the past 20 years and currently consists of six unconnected sections of Bamboo top killer of . Men san Francisco a aids overtook heart disease in 1992 As the leading cause of death among men in san Francisco. Aids had been the no. 1 cause of death among men Ages 25 to 44 for several years but 1992 Vas the first time it was the leading killer among All men claiming More lives than either accidents or any other disease the City said. A these findings indicate the magnitude of the aids Impact on our population Quot said Sandra Hernandez director of the health department. In 1992, the latest year for which figures Are available 1,195 san Francisco men died of aids and 1,094 died of heart related disease. In 1991, heart related disease killed 1,189 men and aids killed 1,152. S the leading cause of death for women in 1991 and 1992 was heart disease. Registration for draft essential Clinton says Washington apr president Clinton has ordered draft registration to be continued overriding a Pentagon conclusion that dropping the program would not pose a National Security risk. Clinton said wednesday that he was following the recommendation of his National Security Council in continuing registration and the selective service system a a a a a. A a a a a a v a a a his reasons a draft registration serves As a a hedge against unforeseen threats and is a relatively Low Cost a insurance policy against our underestimating the maximum level of threat we expect our armed forces to a an end to registration now a could Send the wrong signal to our potential enemies who arc watching for signs of . . A As fewer people in the general population have direct experience with the armed forces and military life it is important a to maintain the link Between the Al Volunteer Force and the society at Large Quot Clinton urged Congress to support his administrations request for $23 million for the selective service for fiscal 1995. The Pentagon concluded in a report to Congress in Early March that reinstatement of an actual draft is highly unlikely. A consequently peacetime draft registration could be suspended without irreparable damage to National Security a the report said. The Pentagon stopped Short of recommending an end to selective service saying a we should continue draft registration while we study possible alternative uses such As applications to National service.�?�. Commissioned new graduates of the . Coast guard Academy in new Mcnac Cmunt ceremonies on wednesday. The Academy London conn., hug one another at the end of heir com graduated 217 of the original 313 cadets in the class. Holocaust poll found to be flawed new York apr a leading pollster has repudiated a widely publicized Survey conducted by his company that seemed to show a third of americans were open to the possibility that the holocaust never happened. A the so called holocaust denial question was flawed a said Burns w. Roper who is retiring As chairman of the polling company that conducted the original Survey for the american jewish committee. The acc said wednesday that it was evaluating a revised and updated Survey commissioned from Roper starch worldwide formerly known As the Roper organization. That Survey was taken in March and the acc received the full data May 9 said David Singer the committees director of research. At a conference of pollsters last Friday Roper expressed regrets at ending his career by admitting an error. He personally took responsibility for mis informing the Public scaring the jewish Community needlessly and giving Aid and Comfort to Neo nazis. Frank Newport editor of the Gallup poll agreed with Roper that the wording of the question skewed results of the november 1992 poll which was Given prominent news coverage when it was released in april 1993. The question which followed 15 others that made Clear what the holocaust was was worded a does it seem possible or does it seem impossible to you that the nazi extermination of the jews never happened a More than one in five respondents 22 percent said it was possible the holocaust never happened and 12 percent said they did no to know. To affirm belief in the holocaust the respondent had to agree with a double negative that it was impossible it never happened. Pollsters know that forcing people to decipher such tortured language does not work in Telephone surveys. But Newport and his colleagues set out to test ropers results. A january Gallup poll included a Brief explanation of the holocaust. Then half the respondents were asked ropers question which again got High holocaust denial. The other half were asked a do you doubt that the holocaust actually happened or not a this time Only 9 percent expressed doubt and 4 percent were went further a just to clarify in your opinion did the holocaust definitely happen probably happen probably not happen or definitely not happen Sci Enteen percent said probably not and 2 percent said definitely not. Unless respondents said the holocaust definitely happened they were asked to explain their views. This revealed that Only about 4 percent have real doubts about the holocaust the others Are just insecure about their historical knowledge or wont believe anything they have not experienced themselves Newport said. At the conference Roper said his new Survey was ready to be released if Only his company and the acc could agree on an accompanying statement. Singer denied that. Singer said a we need an Opportunity to look at it and evaluate it and then we will be coming Forward with both Singer and Roper said the fact that the original Survey showed a lot of ignorance about the holocaust particularly among the Young and less educated lulled analysts into thinking a third of the respondents could be open to believing it never happened. Colleagues at the conference applauded Roper for admitting his mistake and lavished Praise on him for keeping the profession honest at the risk of irritating the research sponsor which he said had asked him not to appear. Singer would not comment on that. Efforts to keep alive memories of the nazis attempt to exterminate jews during world War 11 have gotten recent boosts from the opening of a holocaust museum in Washington and the movie Schindler a list
