European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes . Thursday july 14, 1994some in flood areas hanging Tough 13ainbridge, a. A the Rev. . Close whose House is Likely to be flooded any Day is staying put. But police plan to Rescue him by boat when the floodwaters engulf his Home. About a third of Bainbridge a 12,000 residents a including most of closes neighbors a have left town ahead1 of the Flint rivets record 45-foot flood Crest expected today. A to going to stay Here. The lord done told me to stay Here a close so said tuesday he and his wife 74-year-old Ossie Mae Are ignoring pleas from their 12 children and 50 grandchildren to abandon the House until the flood recedes �?o1 ainu to worried about that water a said close s wife. �?o1 ainu to brought nothing Here and i ainu to taking nothing when 1  Quot a. A a. Police Are keeping a list of people such As t he closes who Are staying behind. On wednesday president Clinton visited the flood ravaged Albany area about 50 Miles North of Bainbridge and met with the governors of Georgia and Florida. At least 28. People have been killed by the surge of Muddy floodwaters As Rains spawned by tropical storm Alberto moved Southwest through Georgia. Forty two counties Are eligible for Federal disaster Relief. North of Albany in am crisis fire chief Steve Moreno attributed 15 of the deaths to a series of unregulated earthen dams that broke last  the torrent of water coming Down from these broken dams completely Over ran our creeks and created Walls of water coming Down right through town a Moreno said. A it really caught everyone unexpectedly a he said. A we had people walking on Bridges in cars on roads and these roaring torrents just swept them All away. It was  disaster officials say 300,000 acres of cropland Are submerged hundreds of roads Are washed out and 175,000 people a resident hoists himself up on the second floor Balcony railing to look inside his flooded Home tuesday in Bainbridge a. Remain without drinking water. When water began spreading Over Larry Powell a Back Yard in Bainbridge. He moved All his furniture out and he and his brother rushed to buy flood insurance. It took effect monday. A now that the insurance has kicked in everybody is More relaxed a said Donnell Powell a Carpenter. Larry Powell a carpet layer said he already has had Calls from potential customers who will need new carpets when the flooding ends. In Central Georgia a Macon county which suffered extensive flooding from the Flint River the ghastly stench of 250,000 rotting chickens covered a old mile stretch of Road tuesday. National guard troops and county emergency workers wearing masks High rubber boots and heavy gloves used pitchforks to lift the drenched and decaying carcasses. A when they Load them onto the dump trucks they turn into a gel. It looks like jello a said sgt. Terry Gaultney a National guard Crew supervisor. T in vain new Orleans a Days before he died in a drive by shooting 9-year-old James Darby asked president Clinton to a Stop the killing in the  a. A. A a i think somebody might kill me a the boy wrote in a letter Quot. This week Clinton wrote Back to acknowledge James death and to reassure his classmates who also sent letters to the White House that the boy did no to die in vain. A i assure each of you that in a determined to answer James plea with Tough and smart solutions to the crime problem in America Quot Clinton wrote. James and his classmates wrote to Clinton As part of a project organized by the Louisiana state University medical school. The violence and children intervention project is studying the effects of violence on the City a Young people. Since january there have been 241 murders in new Orleans. Researchers asked pupils at several City schools How Safe they Felt at Home in the classroom and while playing outside. The children were then asked to write to Clinton about their concerns. Project leaders Joy Osofsky and Marva Lewis mailed the children a letters to the White House along with news of James death. James letter was written april 29. On May 8, he was walking Home from a mothers Day picnic with a crowd of friends and relatives when a car pulled alongside them. A Man leaned out with a Shotgun and pulled the trigger. The blast sent the crowd scrambling for cover. James shot in the head died instantly. Two teen agers have been arrested in the killing. Police believe the shooting was prompted by a fight involving one of the suspects his sister and James cousins. Janice Payne James Mother said she Hopes the presidents Wols will be followed by meaningful action. A i Hope he does something like he says he will a Payne said. A it makes me feel like they Are taking it  but she said nothing Clinton does will alleviate her pain. A i wish the letter could have been answered before his murder and maybe he  have been killed a she said. A i wish the president. Could have answered his last  sex Sailor s damage suit Over Gas tests it ers Anderson so. A the government did not have to warn military personnel used in world War ii Mustard Gas experiments about the Long term dangers a Federal judge ruled tuesday As he rejected a former sailors claim1 James f. Lewis wanted the government to pay for lung and skin illnesses. He said they resulted from exposure to the Blister causing Gas during chemical warfare experiments at the naval research Laboratory a half Century ago. The 67-year-old decorated Navy Veteran said officials should have warned him after his 1963 discharge about the Lon term effects of the Gas so he could avoid aggravating his illnesses. Government experts at the trial in june said Lewis problems stemmed from cigarette smoking and too much Sun. Navy chemist Homer Carhart who helped coordinate the experiments testified that military officials so feared possible use of chemical weapons in world War ii that they ordered Mustard Gas tests on people instead of animals to Speed research results. . District judge g. Ross Anderson jr., who decided the Case without a jury said that when such tests involve Active duty military personnel warning programs Are not mandatory and involve Public policy considerations. Therefore the government is shielded from such lawsuits he said. Lewis said he was exposed to the Gas. In 194, whence was fresh out of Boot Camp. He said Navy officers sought volunteers to test a tropical clothing and offered them $100 Cash and an extra weeks vacation. He said he sat in a Gas chamber for three hour Long sessions to test protective clothing for chemical warfare. Lewis said he was forced to sign a secrecy oath. He said he kept his secret until june 1991, but told his wife and son about the tests after seeing to and newspaper reports. Case Over sex Boyfriend s Turtle snaps shut Coraopolis a. Apr a woman who accused her former Boyfriend of chasing her with a snapping Turtle withdrew the charges tuesday. Carol Cieslak decided not to go ahead with the assault Case against Dennis Amber because the Media interest a has made her life hell a District Justice Shirley Trkula said. Amber 44, did plead guilty to Public drunkenness and was fined $347. Cieslak said Amber brought the Turtle to her House june 19 and tried to get it to bite her As they argued about their recent breakup. Snapping turtles have no Teeth but their jaws Are Strong enough to rip a persons Finger off