European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes monday August 29, 1994 1 at a glance bosnian serbs in a Fesce Mark their ballots saturday during a referendum on an International peace plan for War torn Bosnia and Herzegovina. See Story on Page 8.help for fire Crews winds pushed a stubborn wildfire Back into itself saturday giving firefighters their first Hope of taming the Blaze that has destroyed five Homes and burned 7,250 acres in Oregon. A Page 6worst polluters Light trucks were the worst Gas guzzlers and polluters among 1994 cars and other vehicles according to a consumer group that is encouraging motorists to drive Green. A Page 9turner has skin cancer broadcasting executive Ted Turner announced at an Atlanta University graduation ceremony where he was scheduled to speak that he has skin cancer then left telling the graduates that he was scheduled for surgery. A Page 10say what we can Send a Man to the Moon and place Calls to anywhere in the world from our car phones so Why can to we create a speaker that lets us understand what the clerk at a drive through restaurant is saying a Page 14 l Index Abby Ann Landers .20 automotive. 0 classifieds. 21-24 comics. .18-20 commentary. 13 crossword. 20 faces a no places ____10 focus. .15-17 Horoscope. 23 Jumble. 23 letters. 12 Money matters. 14 sports. A. 24-32 to listings. 31 weather. 11 youngster 3 others die As twisters rip Wisconsin big Flats wis. A a Tornado whipped through this Small Central Wisconsin town saturday night killing two people and crushing the municipal building a like a soda can a a National guardsman said. A second Tornado farther West took two More lives including a 3-year-old girl. A Man and woman were found dead in the wreckage of a Home near big Flats in the Central part of the state. A Tornado Tore a 13-mile-Long, half mile wide Swath through Adams county said Frank Zer Nia the county emergency government director. At least seven people were injured. The township of Monroe Center also was in the tornadoes path. A there is so much damage so much debris insulation pulled out of houses two by fours stuck into the ground a said capt. Scott Meske a spokesman for the 40 National guard members sent to the area. The main Street of big Flats was a Tan Gle of debris. The municipal building was crushed a like a soda can a and Trees were snapped in half Meske said. Shirley Andersen 58, looking at the wreckage of her trailer Home sunday morning said All she remembered before the twister hit was the lights going out and her husband reaching for a Candle. A and that was it. That fast. It was Over a she said. A f a we hit the floor. It seemed like a half a second later i raised my head up from the floor and looked to the North and there was nothing there. Everything was gone a she said. Andersen her husband and two granddaughters escaped without serious injury. But All that remained of the trailer Home was the foundation. Authorities were searching damaged Homes for other victims Zernia said. In eau Claire county about 80 Miles East of Minneapolis a 3-year-old girl was killed when a trailer was knocked Over near Foster and a woman died when a Van was blown off interstate 94, said Mark Briski spokesman for the township fire department which serves several communities. A a House by House search turned up no other victims Briski said. A a there a quite a bit of damage out there a he a said. A there Are houses that Are pretty Well damaged cars laying on their sides machine Sheds that Are down.�?�. Crews were scheduled to begin assessing damage later in the Day he said. So far police reported numerous destroyed buildings overturned trucks and downed Power lines. Two trucks were thrown 600 feet. A a we be not been Able to get to All the buildings that Are Down a sheriff Richard Hewitt said. A we May still have some people  one Man was trapped in the rubble of a Home but apparently was alive and had talked with authorities. A a he Sok a he a just waiting to be extricated a Hewitt  from Page 1 ended a three Day hunger strike but threatened to resume it in a few Days if their food does no to improve. Military officials said they were having difficulty finding meals everyone likes. A haitian people left for political reasons and now we feel like we re living in a prison Quot said Henry Claude an elected Camp Leader who was among the hunger strikers. Claude and others aired their grievances and threats freely to reporters with . Military officers translating. The refugees complained that they were kept from seeing reporters during the hunger strike. Claude said however that haitians a were convinced after touring new cuban facilities that Early complaints they had about better treatment of cubans were unjustified. In fact the older haitian Community has far More developed facilities than the newly erected cuban centers including showers soccer Fields meeting tents music Over. Loudspeakers and a Small radio station. Haitian grievances also have been published As letters in the bases newspaper. Despite the rumblings Williams said he had no serious Security problem in either Community. The worst incidents have been fights Between haitians the Marine general said adding that some unarmed . Service members had been injured breaking them up. The two refugees cities and their Tern Horary inhabitants offer Sharp differences m culture and circumstance challenging the 3,500 . Military personnel working with them. For example living about four Miles apart the cubans and haitians speak different languages eat different food observe different religious practices and have differ ent expectations for their futures. What they have in common is a desire to be somewhere else. The cubans want to go to Miami or some other . City where they have relatives or friends. The haitians want to go anywhere that Isnit  from Page 1 and veterans affairs departments will be represented in the lawsuit. Gary Pitts one of these attorneys said the additional 15 names theoretically make a class action and his goal is to have the suit a certified As such which Means we will represent everyone on either registry a including the spouses children and any civilians who worked for the . Military in saudi Arabia a Pitts said the judge will make that decision in Early october after hearing the preliminary arguments of the suit. Even if the judge decides against the class action claim a decision for the veterans already listed As plaintiffs will Clear a path for More lawsuits by other vets. That is Why Pitts s. Id he is forging ahead and preparing Legal briefs and gathering facts to make his Case in court. He said his Law firm Pitts and collard of Houston a intends to demonstrate that the Gulf War syndrome is a result of the diluted nerve Gas Sarin either with or without a biological warfare additive being delivered by numerous iraqi scud missiles shot behind Allied lines during the  this explains Why the sickness has hit More Reserve and National guard personnel than regular Active duty service members Pitts said. A guard and Reserve units were a very High proportion of the support Structure rather than front line troops. Thus More were exposed to the scud attacks in the rear areas a he said. Lawyer to take cases for free Washington a Gary Pitts said his Law firm Pitts and collard of Houston will represent All sick persian Gulf War veterans in a joint lawsuit free of charge. A your Law firm will not make a dime unless we recover monetary damages for the veterans a he said. A we also Are not going to expect our clients to Advance any of the court costs or litigation  he said veterans can Call him toll free at 1-800-580-2667 for More information. A we Are not going to charge anyone anything just for talking to us a he said. Callers from Europe will probably need a Telephone card to Access an 800 number and will probably be charged a fee. Cindy Killion it also explains Why More americans Are sick than other Allied military people since the scuds were aimed primarily at the . Support operations and also because mostly Allied forces were on the front lines he said. Pitts also theorized that using Low level chemical attacks fit with Saddam a profile. A the is widely known in the world As a mean sob a Pitts claimed. A the used chemical weapons against Iran during that War against the kurd in 1987 and 1988, and has been on several occasions condemned by the United nations Security Council for using these Type weapons a even though Iraq signed agreements in t925_ and 1972 not to use chemical or biological  in addition Pitts said he believes Saddam wanted to a afflict a Large number of american troops with a persistent disease that they would carry Home to their country and their families and have to suffer with indefinitely. He is delighting in the Gulf War syndrome and the apparent confusion Over its   the companies who sold Saddam the Means to a cause this havoc on our patriotic veterans should pay the Price. A these veterans Are entitled to recover fair and reasonable monetary compensation for their past and future physical and mental suffering physical impairment loss of income and medical Bills a he said. A and the spouse should also be compensated for the loss of their marriage partnership where it is applicable a Pitts said he also intends that the lawsuit will a deter corporations. That would otherwise be tempted to sell the Means for weapons of mass destruction to Iraq and other third world countries by making them pay for the results. A a they want to take huge profits while leaving All the risk to the Public including our Good citizens serving in the military a he said. A we intend to bring the risk Back to the defendants As negligence and products liability Law