European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 19, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 11 Louisiana faces medicaid cutoff in abortion rift Washington a a supreme court jus Tice refused wednesday to halt a threatened cutoff of Federal medicaid funds to Louisiana because the state prohibits using them to finance abortions for victims of rape and incest. Justice Antonin Scalia denied an emergency re quest by gov. Edwin Edwards and other state officials to lift a lower court order that required the state to pay for the abortions or give up the Federal Money. Edwards had said in court papers that the july 28order by . District judge Marcel Livaudais in new Orleans would in effect shut Down Louisiana medicaid program. Scalia s action Means the judge s order will be i effect while the state appeals it to the 5th . Cir Cuit court of appeals in new Orleans. Scalia handles emergency matters from the 5th circuit. Louisiana Law allows the state to pay for a poo woman s abortion Only to save her life. The Federal Hyde amendment similarly banned Federal Money for abortions except to save a Wom an s life until october when Congress amended the Law to include cases of rape and incest. In May the Clinton administration warned number of states that they could lose their medi Caid funding if they did not comply with the Federal Law. Four other states Arkansas Colorado Mon Tana and Michigan also Are under court order to follow Federal medicaid rules. In his three Page order denying a stay of Livau dais ruling Scalia noted that the supreme court had denied similar appeals in two of those cases. And it is in my View a certainty that four justices will not be found to vote for it Scalia wrote. Toxic accidents endanger environment report says Vwashington a citing a daily barrage of poisonous spills explosions and other such mishaps environmental groups Are raising concerns about the accidental release of toxic chemicals nationwide. An average of 19 chemical accidents and two injuries per Day happened Between 1988 and 1992, releasing More than 680 million pounds of toxins into the environment according to a report released thursday. Our environment is subjected to a daily barrage of accidents involving toxic chemicals that cause cancer birth defects reproductive disorders and ecological damage said Hillel Gray policy director of the National environmental Law Center and co author of the report. The Center and the . Public interest research group want the government to redesign Industrial processes for More safety and find alternatives to Hazar Dous materials As part of a Campaign of prevention. These All too frequent accidents reveal underlying Laws in industries that use toxic chemicals and raise the risk of truly catastrophic events said Daniel Rosenberg a Public interest research group attorney. The groups reviewed data from the emergency response notification system which is managed by the environmental Protection Agency. Although the sys tem is the most comprehensive data base of chemical spills available the groups said it provides a limited picture because Many accidents Aren t reported. The system recorded More than 34,500 accidents involving toxic chemicals Between 1988 and 1992, with More than half the releases occurring in 10 states including California Louisiana Ohio Texas and Penn Sylvania nearly 40 percent of the accidents happened in 63u.s. Counties and one of every 16 releases caused immediate injuries evacuations or deaths an Epa spokeswoman did not return a Telephone Call for comment. The report faulted the nation s Industrial and government programs for emphasizing the response to accidents instead of their prevention. Since human beings and Industrial processes Are prone to fail toxic accidents will continue to occur until Industrial processes arc redesigned to be inherently More Safe and involve less toxic materials the report said. The groups called on president Clinton and con Gress to name members and fund the chemical safety and Hazard investigation Board. The panel was Cre ated by clean air act amendments to investigate Acci dents establish reporting requirements and research chemical safety and Accident prevention. Alzheimer s costs soar study says Washington a car ing for each american diag nosed with alzheimer s disease today will Cost More than $213,000 on top of other medical expenses Over the remaining few years of their lives. That s the grim prediction of the first study to Nail Down the costs of the devastating disease that gradually destroys its Vic Tims brain cells. The study published in thursday s american journal of Public health said alzheimer s costs the nation $82.7 billion a year in medical expenses. That makes alzheimer s the nation s third most expensive disease after heart disease and cancer said study co author Joel Hay. Mannheim International ski club membership drive meetings 26 August 1994 at the colonial club formerly the Mannheim officers & civilians club and 3 september 1994 at the Community club Worms both meetings Start at 1900 and will feature info posters on ski trips and activities for the 94/95m.i.s.c. Ski season. Join the club and get a free . To shirt or poster while supplies last. For More info cell Gretchen 380-6342 or Elaine 06355-3044. 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