European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday May 26,1994 at a glance rep. Dan Rostonkowski apparently is prepared to plead guilty to a felony but a disagreement with pros Ccu fors is holding up a Deal sources say. See Story on Page 6. Recruits improve the military services say they pm proved the Quality of their recruits slightly through the first half of fiscal 1994. A. A ,./ a a Page 4 Russia offers plan Russia has proposed expanded relations with nato to Deal with Post cold War Security a Page 5 c-17 gets boost the House has approved $2.5 billion to buy six of the troubled c-17 transport planes. A a. A a Page Citadel policy the Citadel routinely throws out letters from women seeking applications a College official has told a Federal pages Strep cases deadly scientists Are baffled by an outbreak of Strep a common Throat germ that has been linked to five deaths in England this year a Page 10 immigration studied immigration both Legal and illegal has Little Overall effect on jobs for native born americans the Urban Institute said Page 14 e Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 classifieds. 22-26 comics 19-21 commentary .17 crossword. 19 faces a no places .18 Horoscope. 24 Jumble. 24 letters. 16 Money matters. 14 sports .27-32 to listings. 31 weather. 15chemicalsfrom Page 1 Sonneland readiness said the Pentagon has concluded that Iraq did not use chemical or biological weapons during the War and that there Are no conclusive reports of troops having symptoms caused by exposure to chemical or biological warfare agents. A a there were no confirmed detections of any chemical or biological agents at any time during the entire conflict a Dorn said. Riegle said however that the information he has proves that veterans were exposed to chemical agents. A team . Inspectors destroyed.28 scud missiles that had Active chemical warheads he said. Rigte also said he has talked with . Gulf War veterans about chemical exposure As Well As with several Hundred Canadian British and australian veterans suffering from the same symptoms. The 160-Pagc report listed More than a dozen incidents where american service members appear to have been exposed to chemical agents mainly from rocket at. Tacks a a. A it also said that contrary to Pentagon claims that nerve agent Levels detected by the czechs and other allies during the War harmful monitoring equipment picks up nerve agents Only when Levels Are 1,000 times higher than what is deemed to be sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee said in a television interview wednesday morning that while detection equipment would have picked up Only a Large scale chemical attack a Low level chemical attack a could have occurred. I certainly would not dismiss a there arc too Many people who have served in the Gulf who Are now experiencing some severe problems to dismiss it a Nunn said. A it certainly could have the report included testimony from 30 numbing tales of blasts alarms Seri. Donate Riegle . Said his yearlong investigation included interviews with 600 . Service Mem ers Many of whom corroborated reports of chemical exposures. One Soldier stationed in saudi Arabia reported a loud explosion Early in the morning of Jan. 17, 1991, followed by a sounding of chemical alarms and a burning Sensat Ion on his face. Of the units 110 soldiers 85 now suffer from medical problems. / two Days later in another part of saudi Arabia witnesses Quot reported a Sharp odor of ammonia after a a real bad explosion and. More alarms going off. A a. V. A a a Quot at another location that Day a naval construction worker said his Mouth lips and face became numb after a loud explosion. A Soldier based near King fahd in to emotional Airport in saudi Arabia said that on Jan. 20 he saw what he believed to be a scud missile shot Down by a Patriot missile. He experienced a a very Strong Raunchy taste like very bitter Burnt Toast in his. Mouth. He now suffers from bleeding dizziness hair lop joint pain insomnia and blurred vision symptoms common to Many who were stationed in the persian Gulf. Despite the numerous chemical alerts service members were told by their commanders that the explosions came from sonic booms. / the associated press Gulf War veterans who said that apparent iraqi missile attacks were followed by the sounding of chemical agent detectors. The air then filled with fumes and the veterans experienced burning sensations on their skin they said in the report., almost All Are now suffering from the debilitating symptoms of what has come to be known As the persian Gulf syndrome. A there Are multiple witnesses to what appear to be Best explained As chemical or mixed agent attacks a the report said. A symptoms appeared simultaneously with alarms going off and patriots intercepting there is Strong medical evidence to show that the syndrome can be transmitted from person to person which Rie Cle called a a very worrisome Public health a the issues require immediate and thorough investigation concerning the health problems not Only of veterans but now of their families a he said. The report said that in addition to direct attacks there appear to be three other primary sources of exposure a fallout from coalition bombing of iraqi chemical and biological warfare plants. Visual and Thermal satellite imagery confirmed that fallout during the air and ground War moved to the Southeast toward american forces. A the administration to service Mem ers of nerve agent vaccines some of which act in a manner similar to the actual agent. A a a a a. A continuing Contact with iraqi prisoners of War. A a a a. A a. A the Pentagon and the department of veterans affairs have launched several programs to Register sick veterans study their symptoms and search for treatment. But while they acknowledge that the illnesses Are real they say there is no evidence of a single cause. A i done to want to hear anyone in the pod or executive Branch saying that we done to have the Money to spend on this Issue a Riegle said. A we spend millions and millions on issues that Are not nearly this Star and stripes rap Ortar Cindy kill Lori in Washington contributed to this report test from Page 1 has an unlisted phone number and could not be reached for comment. A the test is riot legitimate instructional material obviously a said Board of education spokeswoman Lauri Sanders. Sanders said Routen was hired As a substitute teacher in november and was assigned a Fuli time Job in february. The schools 11-member Council which consists of parents residents and the principal voted at an emergency meeting tuesday to dismiss Routen. But Sanders said that Only the Board of education can fire teachers. Educators elsewhere said the test sounds like a joke exam that has circulated among teachers for months. A i done to think anyone really took it seriously a said Russ White superintendent of schools in Wilmington a Southern suburb. 1 can to imagine a teacher actually giving it to a the Horatio n. May school is in a Low income mostly Black neighbourhood on the City a impoverished West Side. Weapons from Page 1 which is dealt with promptly a Haggard said. A fortunately the extent of the incidents we have experienced Are minimal when compared to stateside but the teachers Union disagrees. When the number of weapons in schools began climbing in 1991, the Union started pushing the school administration for some sort of Standard policy for dealing with students who carry weapons Pepelnjak said. The result was an verbal policy based on a Dodds guideline. Haggard said All schools in Germany adhere to a policy under which a student who carries a weapon into school is suspended. Then the school administration holds a hearing to consider expelling the student he said. A we will not hesitate to expel a student from our schools for violating our weapons policy whether or not there was intent to use the weapon a Haggard said. But the Union Isnit satisfied with the guidelines. A the association does no to consider verbal direction policy because it wont hold water under scrutiny a Pepelnjak said. Specifically the Union w ants a policy that will protect school officials who expel students from the influence of military commanders Pepelnjak said. A some schools feel Hamstrung by the local command a she said. A some done to. But a specific written policy would alleviate a lot of problems for teachers and school Haggard said the current guidelines will remain in effect when Dodds reorganizes its boundaries to create a european school District. But a More specific policy Isnit necessary he said. A the policy is pretty much routine handling a Haggard said. A a it a a general guidance we put out three years ago and schools can use the guidance to make their decisions.�?�. And Dodds Isnit relying on school directives to win the War against weapons in schools. Instead the system is Basing its efforts on education. Dodds is re emphasizing existing counselling Proga is As part of a a a massive education Campaign intended to warn students and Comfort parents. A teen agers need training. That teaches them How to Deal with anger and to prevent anger from escalating into violence a Haggard said. The program pushes counselling and communication Between students teachers and parents. Haggard said the schools use peer mediation organized club activities and. Problem solving strategies to Deal with problems before the students Start carrying guns. The need for such programs was reinforced May 11, when a 15-year-old Frankfurt High school student carried an unloaded .22-caliber pistol. According to Haggard the Darmstadt soldiers daughter was afraid of other students. In a Case earlier this year two Frankfurt students were expelled after teachers caught them with a sawed off baseball Bat and a Gas pistol. A the two incidents. Grew out of the inability of Young people to Deal with interpersonal difficulties a Haggard said. The counselling program is one step toward curbing weapons in schools that both the school system and the teachers agree on. Pepelnjak called peer mediation an a excellent tools for helping troubled youths. But she remains concerned that Dodds does no to really grasp the depth of the weapons problem in Europe. A my feeling is we re talking about a system that is headquartered m Arlington va.,�?� Pepelnjak said. A we feel those persons that make those policies Don t spend enough time in our schools and would rather sweep the problem under the carpet a
