European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Friday july 22,1994 2 military groups got in 40s Washington a More than 7,600 military fliers and divers were Given nasal Radium treatments in the mid-l940s to see if Radium could prevent ear Aik ments caused by severe pressure documents show. Until now Radium As a Well intended if misguided medical treatment for military personnel and civilians a has been in a different category from the secretive radiation experiments that americans were unwittingly subjected to during the cold War. Nasal Radium was commonly Given to people in the 1940s, �?T50s and 60s to cure and prevent colds adenoid and ear problems and hearing loss. Since then thousands of former patients have blamed Radium for head and neck cancers thyroid problems Brittle Teeth miscarriages and other health problems. Now patient advocates Hope the new findings will persuade Federal investigators to study Radium treatments along with other cases of human experimentation. A a a a a a a.  a a on wednesday sen. Joseph Lieber Man d-conn., asked the Clinton administration for an epidemiological study of Radium  by military doctors in medical journals show that 6,881 men in the army air forces and 732-in the Navy were subjected to Radium treatments before 1946 so military officials could study its effects and determine whether the to Crapy was useful in preventing such problems As broken eardrums. There is no evidence the radioactive nature of the treatment was withheld from the men. But the reports descriptions of research procedures do not spell out whether the men were fully informed about the nature of the treatments. The results led officials to conclude that Radium was an Ideal treatment for preventing ear problems records showed. A it required very Little time interfered very Little with combat or training schedules and most important did not interrupt flying activities a said a report on the army air forces study published in the annals of otology rhinology and plan would assist vets ailing from Allied nuke tests Washington a american veterans who suffer from health problems As a result of participation in nuclear testing by . Allies May get Relief. Under a Rule change proposed by veterans affairs Secretary Jesse Brown on wednesday they would be eligible for compensation. The veterans affairs department already provides benefits for veterans with diseases related to radiation exposure from american atmospheric nuclear tests or the occupation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki after world War ii. The amendment to the existing rules will extend those benefits to americans who participated lit Allied a mainly British a atmospheric tests in the 1950s and Early 1960s. A although they May have been present at tests conducted by foreign governments these veterans faithfully performed prescribed duties As american service members a Brown said in a statement. Quot they Are entitled to the same benefits afforded their fellow veterans who participated in . Atmospheric  veterans or their survivors with claims can Call 800-827-1000 for information the a said. Laryngology in 1945. One report on the Navy study which took place at the . Submarine base in Groton conn., states that an Experiment was performed on submariners to better understand and develop Radium treatments. Concord  a guns have no place in school and neither some say do Bullet riddled to shirts and jeans even As a fashion statement. Attorney general Jeffrey Howard and sen. Barbara Baldizar urged schools wednesday to ban clothing put out by drive by fashions. The company is the brainstorm of Frank aug Eyck who shoots holes into a clothing in a Range of designer slugs a handgun Rifle or machine gun. The Price $35 for trousers and jackets $15 for to shirts. Certificates of authenticity Are included. A there Are Many businesses in the state of new Hampshire that profess social responsibility a Baldizar said at a news conference. A but there Are others that Wilwol anything to make a  the state commissioner of education Elizabeth Twomey stopped Short of endorsing a ban but said schools should encourage pupils not to Wear Bullet riddled clothing. A we Are dealing with an increasingly serious Issue with violence and this go amortization of it is not in anybody s Best interest a she said. A grunge is one thing but a fashion statement around violence is  Wendy Jack assistant superintendent of schools for the Manchester school District said she would support Banning Allgeyer a creations. A i think we already Are dealing with violence in our society and i think that Type of clothing is an example of condoning violence and other types of unacceptable behaviour a she said. Her District prohibits its 15,000 pupils from wearing clothing that is sexually explicit or appears to advocate drug or alcohol use she said. A a clothing with Bullet holes would be much worse than that a Jack said. Business Isnit exactly booming. All Geyer has gotten Only 35 orders since starting up a couple of weeks ago. Machine gun holes seem to be the biggest seller. He suggests everybody chill. A it was Only meant As Tongue in Cheek Quot he said. Gator Aid officer Steve Bollie rides in the trunk of a police car As he tries to Lasso an Alligator wednesday in a flooded mall parking lot in St. Petersburg Fla. After several unsuccessful attempts Bleie and another officer took to the pavement. It took them another 20 minutes to Lasso the 5 to 6-foot Gator which was returned to a drainage canal. Questions role of vitamins against cancer Boston apr anti oxi Darit vitamins often touted As a Way to Ward off cancer fail to prevent the development of precancerous growths in the Colon a study show s. The research is the latest to cast doubt on the popular but largely unproven notion that extra doses of these nutrients provide a shortcut to Good health. The doctors tested Beta carotene and vitamins c and e on 864 men and women who had already been treated for col rectal adenomas or polyps that precede cancer. Among the 751 who completed follow up tests researchers found no sign that the vitamins had stopped them from getting More of these Colon growths. A a great Deal of Money is being spent to Market the concept that taking additional vitamins will Stop cancer. This particular study does not suggest that Quot said one of the researchers or. John a. Col Ler of the Lacy clinic in Burlington mass. The study was published in thursday s new England journal of Medicine. In april the journal carried a study showing that Vitamin e and Beta carotene which is the vegetable form of Vita min a failed to protect smokers from lung cancer. In fact that study reached the surprising conclusion that Beta carotene was associated w Ith an increased risk of cancer. Those vitamins had seemed to be an especially promising Way to attack Colon cancer although earlier smaller studies produced conflicting results. People who eat lots of fruits and vegetables Are less Likely to get Colon cancer. Many assumed that the key was the relatively Large amount of anti oxidant vitamins in these foods. Anti oxidants work by soaking up hazardous oxygen molecules called free radicals. Its also possible that vegetable caters have less cancer because they Are not filling up on other foods that Are the real culprits. In an editorial in the journal drs. Marcia Angell and Jerome p. Kassirer its top two editors noted that the Public is pummelled by conflicting findings about the effects of food and exercise. They recommended that people not change their habits on the basis of any single study but wait until the evidence accumulates