European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes  study sees glut of specialists by 2000 Baltimore apr a study that found 40 percent of All . Medical specialists could be unnecessary by the year 2000 underscores the need for medical schools to push students into family and Community Medicine the author said. A Many medical students Given the Choice of High paying specialities with salaries two to three times that of primary care make  Choice a said Jonathan Weiner associate professor of health policy and management at Johns Hopkins school of Public health. Century a 165,000 More than the country will need. The country a doctors will include 376,000 specialists but Only 225,000 will be needed making for a surplus of 151,000 specialists the study said. The study was commissioned by the Federal Bureau of health professions. The predictions were based on the Assumption that 40 percent to 65 percent of americans will get their cafe from health maintenance organizations or other managed care programs by the end of Century up from the current 30 percent. It also assumed the existence of Universal coverage which Means the doctor surplus could be even greater if health care Reform does not result in guaranteed thursday july 21,1994100th birthday party celebrated a year late from the associated press. York pay Virginia freed planned a party for her fathers 100th birthday. Then things hit a Snag a she found the birthday boy was really turning 101. A when we realized the error my father said a no wonder i can to walk so Good. Pm another year older a a freed said. Junior d. Gordon thought he was born june 23, 1893, but the family Bible where his birth was recorded was missing so he Wasny to really sure family members solved the problem when they turned up Gordon a military discharge papers. Gordon and his wife Daisy 97, recently. Celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary both attribute their Good health to hard work and lots of fresh vegetables. Widow s defense ruled out Tampa Fla a a judge refused to allow the battered wife syndrome As the defense for a woman accused of hiring a neighbor to kill her husband a carnival performer known As the a a lobster boy because of his pincer like hands. Mary Stiles said she arranged the 1992 slaying of Grady Stiles or. Because she feared for her life after years of abuse. But circuit judge William Graybill said the evidence did no to show fear of imminent danger and he barred expert testimony about the syndrome. Mary Stiles lawyer Arnold Levine said mondays ruling will make it difficult to win an acquittal. The 56-year-old widow was charged with murder and conspiracy to murder along with her Stepson Harry Glenn Newman 20, and neighbor Christopher Wyant 19. If convicted she faces up to life in prison. Wyant was convicted of murder and is serving 27 years in prison. He testified he shot Grady Stiles for $1,500. Newman still faces  plea in killing Waco Texas a a 15-year-old girl accused of stabbing a 16-year-old acquaintance in a fight Over a bowl of Cereal agreed to plead no contest to murder. Pamela Laverne Harris agreed to the plea monday in Exchange for a recommendation of 20 years in prison for the slaying of Kimberly leaks last november. Harris who was living with the victims Cousin said she stabbed leaks in the heart after the girl hit her in the head with a Skillet. But prosecutor Juanita Filden said that witnesses discounted the self defense excuse and that there was no evidence that Harris was  spending kept secret Washington a the nations spending on the Cia and other intelligence agencies will remain secret for at least another year. The House voted 221-194 on tuesday to reject the argument that in the Post cold War period the Public s right to know outweighs National Security concerns about revealing intelligence Community spending the House on wednesday was to resume debate on the 1995 intelligence authorization Bill which a according to widely circulated reports cited several times on the House floor a provides about $28 billion for the Cia the defense intelligence Agency the National Security Agency and related  cautioned Reno Nev. A Crews were warned to stay away from disease carrying mice tuesday As the firefighters inched closer to Victory Over blazes that have scorched More than 25,000 acres in northeastern Nevada. Firefighters also were told to be on the Lookout for abandoned mine shafts that could contain dynamite left behind when the miners moved on. No injuries were reported except for a few twisted Ankles and blisters and the few Homes in the Remote area escaped the Blaze. About 400 people were on the lines of the Lone Mountain fire 23 Miles Northwest of Elko and Crews expected to have that Blaze contained a with a loss of about 12,000 acres a by wednesday night. The mahogany Springs fire which has burned some 10,000 acres 12 Miles Northeast of Midas also was expected to be under control by wednesday night. Medical schools should a train future generations of physicians to meet society a needs a he said. Weiners study was published in wednesdays journal of. The american medical association. It said that even if the government does no to enact health care Reform there will be 550,400 doctors by the end of the health insurance for everyone Weiner said. A people with health insurance make about twice As Many visits to doctors As patients without insurance a he said. Undelivered mail stashes found in  Washington apr a recent Surprise audit by postal inspectors turned up millions of pieces of undelivered mail Ai two of the largest Post offices in the Washington area the Washington Post reported. A a managers at a . Postal service facility in Capitol Heights my routinely stashed unprocessed mail in trailers to avoid counting it As delayed the newspaper said wednesday. The items included 2.3 million pieces of bulk business letters and 800,000 first class letters delayed for three Days it said. At a regional mail handling facility in Merrifield va., some 900,000 pieces of unprocessed mail turned up the Post said. In addition it said first class mail addressed to the Federal government and dating Back to february was uncovered at the largest Post office in the Washington area. Disclosure of the audits which occurred in mid May followed release of a postal service report last week that Washington had the slowest mail service among major metropolitan areas with Only 60.6 percent of its mail delivered on a  flood estimate tops $500 million Albany a. A officials say it will Cost More than $500 million to repair flood damage to roads Bridges sewers and Public buildings in just one hard hit county. Tuesdays damage estimate for Dougherty county where More than 20,000 Albany residents were forced from their Homes was the first in the state since flooding began two weeks ago. The Southwest Georgia regional development Center in a report to the Federal economic development administration said its estimate does not include damage to about 8,500 private dwellings. Areas Southwest of Albany that Are still inundated have not been assessed. Georgia must contribute 25 percent of the cleanup and infrastructure repairs in disaster areas 75 percent will come from the Federal emergency management Agency. Meanwhile on wednesday tap water was turned Back on in the Macon area where about 150,000 people had gone dry for two weeks since the Osmul gee River flooded the water Plant. Debris from a new 362-foot sign in front of the Las vegas Hilton iks in a Heap below the Structure tuesday after it was damaged by 78 Mph winds the previous night. Stakes High but winds Batter Casino s sign Las vegas apr resembling Many an All night Gambler the Las vegas Hilton was sporting a slightly rumpled look at Sunrise tuesday after fierce winds smashed part of a 362-foot freestanding sign billed As the worlds tallest. The top Section of the $4 million sign featuring an electronic billboard Lay in a 30-foot Heap of twisted Metal and rubble strewn across the sidewalk fronting the hotel Casino. A storm that produced wind gusts of 78 Mph was blamed for the monday night collapse. Police dogs checked the wreckage to make sure no victims were buried in it but no one was Hurt by the sign collapse. Elsewhere in Las vegas High winds uprooted Trees and downed Power lines that sparked several fires. One Home was destroyed the storm dumped up to a inches of rain on some areas and caused Power outages affecting More than 100,000 customers. Glass and ceiling tiles came Down at a shopping mall slightly injuring 10 people gathered around a children s Carousel ride