European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes wednesday october 19,1994 at a glance -1 Alice Charles of Conroe Texas stands in the floodwaters monday and surveys the damage wrought by the rain which has totalled 30 Inch is since sunday in some areas. See Story on Page 5. Money Saver the . Army Europe s newest Battle exercise already is paying dividends. A a a a a a a a a a. A a a a a Page 4 taxpayers foot Bill a taxpayers were charged by defense and environmental contractors for such things As a Smokey Robinson concert and a Santa Claus performer House investigators say. A pages sex flier appalled a former Navy aviator who attended the 91 Tail Hook convention says she was Quot appalled a by the party behaviour of Paula Coughlin who has filed suit in the gathering. A a a page8 parents supported the parents of a severely brain damaged Man should be allowed to disconnect his feeding tube a court referee says. A Page 9 . Driver stain a Relief Convoy Driver was killed when bosnian serbs fired on . Trucks carrying food tuesday. A Page 11 financial ignorance americans financial illiteracy May Cost them a Survey by the nation s top brokerage finds. Quot a a Page 16 Index Abby Ann Landers. 24 classifieds. 25-29 comics. A. 22-24 commentary. 15 crossword. 24 faces a no places 21 focus .17-20 Horoscope. I i t a a i a a Jumble. I a. 28 letters 14 Money matters. 1.6 sports. ,29-36 to listings. 36 weather. 13 refugees return to Haiti . Sex boat people arrive from Guantanamo Aristide appealed for National reconcile i a v. A f_1i o it a 4 n talk nit a m i in gona1ves, Haiti a the first haitian refugees to come Back since Percsi Dent Jean Bertrand Aristide returned to Power stepped off a . Coast guard Cutter singing and dancing tuesday. The 505 refugees marched to the City Hall in port a Prince carrying a handmade Banner thai read a refugees from Guantanamo Bay present our thanks to the american people president Clinton and his  the jubilant arrival contrasted sharply with tearful repatriation scenes Only weeks ago. Then under a Clinton administration policy haitian boat people picked up at sea were forcibly returned to their country run at the time by a feared military regime. A second group of 205 haitians was to be. Repatriated later tuesday said senior chief Petty officer Luis Diaz a . Coast guard spokesman in Miami. The refugees Are coming from Guanti Namo Bay Cuba where they have been sharing a . Naval base with cuban rafters also detained there. A volunteered to go Back to Haiti encouraged by the return of Aristide on saturday and seemingly undaunted by the challenges still facing Haiti a struggle toward democracy. Ratio a monday hours after a mob in go Nai ves killed two men and burned Down the House of the new military chiefs Mother. The rampage began after rumours about a coup attempt against Aristide circulated. The . Embassy expressed regret about violence since Aristides return but embassy spokesman Stan Schrager also Al tuned to the difficulty of controlling Haiti a liberated people. A a what a happening now is returning Power to the people and that is not an easy Experiment in any country a he said in port a Prince on  from Page 1 testing period after which it can be considered operational. On that Point Iraq considers it has complied with All . Requirements and should be allowed to resume Oil sates Lifeblood of its Economy. Iraqi cooperation has improved in recent months As sanctions have bitten deeper. As a result Russia and France have pressed for sanctions to be lifted. But the United states and Britain contend that Baghdad is still cheating. They allege that Iraq has hidden missiles Ana other hardware and is building underground bunkers to revive its military programs. Baghdad denies that. The sanctions have destroyed the value of the country s currency made Medicine and other essentials hard to get and Are paralysing Industry. Hussam showed foreign reporters cameras installed next to an Ithan built machine for making solid fuel for rocket engines and another at a Small engine testing Laboratory at Al a Aqaba establishment a sprawling explosives production and testing facility 25 Miles South of Baghdad. He also showed the cameras installed at a test site 35 Miles Southwest of the capital. It is used to build missiles with a Range of 90 Miles which Are allowed for defensive purposes under the . Cease fire / a a a team going to Haiti following third suicide Washington a the Pentagon is sending a a combat stress action team with three psychiatrists to Haiti after the third reported suicide among . Forces a spokesman said. A we Are concerned. We re taking it very seriously and we Are pursuing it a defense department spokesman Dennis Boxx told reporters tuesday. The spokesman said the psychiatrists and other members of the team will help train commanders to look for possible stress among their troops that could Lead to suicides and also counsel any who want assistance the move was announced after the Pentagon reported that army pvt. Gerardo d. Luciano 22, of the 10th inf Mountain div died sunday of an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound in. Haiti. A a a a a a a a. A a a. A a a the Soldier was found at the port a Prince military Airfield. He had been assigned to co a 1st in 22nd inf regt Boxx declined to give any details surrounding Luciano s death. The soldiers Home of record was new York City Boxx said. The health of states the suicide was the third by members of the american forces involved in the Haiti operation and the second among members of the army a 10th inf Mountain Day a Light infantry Force based at fort drum . Boxx said there was no indication that the deaths had any correlation but All three were being investigated. The spokesman said figures tallied by the department of defense seem to indicate that the suicide rate among the military tends to reflect that of society in general. A a a a a a a a a Quot a on oct. 5, Marine Lance Cpl Maurice a. Williams of Detroit died of an apparently self inflicted gunshot wound while aboard the amphibious transport Dock  ship was in port at Roosevelt roads puerto Rico at the time. Williams 21, was assigned to a division based in Camp Lejeune . Army spec. Alejandro Robles 20, of. Los Angeles died sept. 27 of an apparently self inflicted gunshot wound while on duty in port a Prince. He was assigned to the 10th inf Mountain div. From Page t infant mortality Fate of 8.8 deaths per 1,000 births is slightly better than the National average researchers rated measures of disease lifestyle Access to health care occupational safety and disability and mortality including a premature death a defined As death before age 65. Arlene Wheaton project manager for the Minneapolis based insurance company said the Overall health of americans has improved since 1990, largely because of a decline in smoking fewer traffic Accident deaths greater state support for health care for Low income people and lower infant mortality. A people Are smoking less and making safer driving choices such As wearing seat belts and not drinking and driving a Wheaton said a a they be improved diet and exercise and Are experiencing lower heart disease. And now More women Are seeking prenatal care in the Early stages of pregnancy a in Minnesota however the smoking rate is now 23.3 percent up from 21.4 percent last year causing the state to drop one Slot in the rankings. The National average smoking rate is 23 percent Wheaton said and the percentage of people who smoke has dropped 6.5 per a list of the 1994 Annua state health rankings 1. New Hampshire 2. Minnesota 3. Tie Utah Connecticut 5. Hawaii 6. Vermont 7. Massachusetts 8. Iowa 9. Virginia 10. Tie Kansas Colorado Nebraska 13. Wisconsin 14. Maine 15. New Jersey 16. Tie North Dakota Washington Maryland 19. Tie Rhode Island Ohio 21. Pennsylvania 22. Tie Indiana Oregon a 24. Michigan r 25. Tie Idaho Montana Arizona 29. Tie Delaware California 30. Tie North Carolina Illinois 32. Texas. 33, tie Missouri Oklahoma South Dakota 36. Tie Georgia Wyoming 38. Tie new York Florida. Kentucky Alaska 42. Tennessee 43. Tie new Mexico Nevada 45. Alabama 46. Tie South Carolina Arkansas 48. West Virginia 49. Mississippi 50. Louisiana a cent age Points since 1990. The report said 29 states showed improvements in their Overall health score from 1993, while 12 states dropped and nine states showed no change. North Carolina had the most improved health score moving from 37th last year to 30th in 1994. Northwestern National life began compiling the rankings in 1989 As a was to raise Public awareness about Public health issues and in turn help reduce health care costs