European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 7, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 15health benefits for same sex partners denied Minneapolis of a the City May not offer health care benefits to partners of its Gay and lesbian employees a judge ruled. State Law does not recognize same sex partners As dependents or spouses and the City Council acted beyond its authority when it adopted the Domestic partners ordinance in August Hennepin county District judge Deborah Hedlund said last week. She ruled in a lawsuit led by a taxpayer James a. Lilly. The suit argued that the City had no Legal authority to extend health insurance benefits to same sex partners and that the Domestic partners ordinance violated state Public policy a a favouring marriage of heterosexual  Lilly said earlier that he Felt City funded health benefits for partners of Gay and lesbian employees was bad social policy. A i have no vendetta against homosexuals a he said. There was no additional comment from Lilly on sunday. Virulent form of Strep Throat hospitalized 2 in Connecticut by John t. Mcculston new York times. A virulent form of Strep Throat similar to the kind that killed 11 people in Britain this year has Hospital sized two residents of Norwalk Conn. The cases arc the first reported in the United states this year and health officials said sunday that there was no reason to fear a widespread outbreak. The two cases were reported late last week by Norwalk Hospital after a Man and a woman both in their 30s, were admitted to the emergency room suffering from a Type a subgroup of streptococcus said Diana Karish acting vice president of the Hospital s nursing division. Tests showed the Man suffered from Necro timing Fasci itis which at its most virulent can destroy flesh. He remained in critical condition Karish said. The female patient suffering from Pyo myosotis which can destroy muscle tissue was in satisfactory condition. Both patients were being treated with antibiotics Karish Saio. Neither patient was identified. Karish said that the patients had. Come to the emergency room at separate times last week and that their illnesses did hot appear to be related. A there is no reason for the Public to be alarmed a Karish said. A remember its a common bacteria. It can become serious but Only under uncommon Circum stances. And even then it s treatable with antibiotics a officials said the streptococcus bacterium in question lived in the throats of most people and rarely caused serious illness. Or. Benjamin Schwartz an epidemiologist with the centers for disease control and prevention said that in most people the bacterium Only caused a sore Throat but that it could become virulent and toxic if the patient had a weakened immune system. The first signs of the deadly form of the disease Are reddened inflamed skin with possible blistering doctors said. The patient can become feverish with severe pain vomiting and diarrhoea. There have been no reported deaths from the disease in the United states this year according to the . Centers for disease control and prevention and no other reported cases than the two in Norwalk. Health officials in Britain moved to Calm fears last month after the death of one person in London suffering from Necro timing Fasci itis. It was the 11th fatality in Britain this year out of 15 such cases including a Elus Ter around Gloucester in Western England. Anne Sims a press officer for the centers for disease control in Atlanta said sunday that the reports from Britain had heightened awareness of the disease even though it had been around for a Long time. A there should be no cause for alarm a she said. Heat kills baby left in car Albany . Apr a 5-Monlh-old boy died of heat exhaustion after his father forgot to drop him off at a baby Sitters Home and instead left him trapped in the Back seat of the car for More than eight hours. Police said Robert Gaito did not realize his mistake until his wife called him at work Friday to ask him Why their son Gregory Wasny to with the baby Sitter. A the child had been restrained in some sort of child seat and he struggled furiously against the Belt a or. Jack . Davies who conducted the autopsy said  Gaito 28, was charged with criminally negligent homicide. He was released sunday on bail. Temperatures in the area were in the mid-70s Friday. Davies said Gregory was dressed  line Ivvie Uttz word in plus special guests fun and festivities27 june 1994 Kaiserslautern special events Center Gates open at too hours. 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