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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8. The stars and stripes . Wednesday december 28,1994 subway bombing suspect still too Hurt lawyer says \ from the associated press new York the Man accused of fire Borning a City subway train is suffering too badly from his Burns to be arraigned Ori attempted murder charge this week his lawyer said monday. Edward j. Leary faces arraignment on 45 charge sin the explosion that rocked the car of a subway As it pulled into a station in Manhattan last wednesday. At least 46 people including Leary were injured. The unemployed computer expert suffered third degree Burns Over 40 percent of his body. He was listed in critical condition monday at Cornell University medical Center. His lawyer Stephen g. Murphy said the 49-year old Lea a would not be ready for a bedside arraignment any time this week. Authorities have said they found bomb making materials including gasoline and Mayonnaise jars i Leary s scotch Plains n.j., Home. Police said Leary planned to terrorize the City s subway system with firebombs in an Effort to extort Money from transit officials. Mom son die As raft sinks san Francisco a 10-foot inflatable boat capsized during a Post Christmas pleasure ride in tamales Bay on monday killing a Mother and son. The 10-year-old boy and his 34-year-old Mother died at Petaluma Valley Hospital. One Man was in stable condition at Santa Rosa Kaiser Hospital with mild hypothermia and two other men were uninjured. The group had set out for a ride in the raft ignoring advisories to stay but of the water because of dangerous conditions and Large Waves said Eugene Day a coast guard Petty officer. The Bay is North of san Francisco. The Waves that caused the inflatable boat to capsize came from the same storm thai caused 30 foot Waves off half Moon Bay about 50 Miles South where surfer Mark Foo died Friday. Sex Helper of Rock group Dies Nashville Tenn. Pale Franklin who worked behind the scenes for the grateful dead and new riders of the purple Sage died saturday of cancer. She was 54. In the 1970s, Franklin was executive assistant to the grateful dead and manager of the new riders of the purple Sage. She was transportation and lodging coordinator for the first Woodstock concert in 1969. Providence . A most new year s resolutions Are doomed before the Calendar even reads Jan. 2, a researcher says. If you really want to lose weight or quit smoking the trick is to Start Well before new year s Day says or. James Prochaska a University of Rhode Island pay Chorlog professor and author of changing for Good. He said people pass through six stages on their Way to stopping addictive behaviour pre contemplation. This stage which can take years consists of reinforcing the desire to change. Your average Couch potato in this stage could list maybe four or five pros to starting to work out pro Chaska said. " you Are increasing motivation by Dis covering More motives for  contemplation. Action is still More than a month away this is the time to play Down the drawbacks of a change and take Small Steps to prepare for it. Preparation. The month before attempting a dras on her feet again Elizabeth Dole president of the american red Cross leaves Massachusetts general Hospital in Boston on monday with her husband incoming Senate majority Leader Bob Dole a Kan. Elizabeth Dole underwent surgery last week to Clear a blocked carotid artery in he neck to full of Energy and just feeling great she said. By Reso of on expert says tic behaviour change it s important to publicly state intentions he said Many people Don t go Public be cause they re afraid to fail. That actually weakens their willpower. Public commitments Are much  action. During this stage which lasts several months the temptation to relapse is strongest. Be pre pared to Reward yourself More than others will Reward you Prochaska said. Maintenance. This can last from five years to a life time and is most difficult during hard times. Two thirds of relapses come during times of emotional stress Prochaska said. The three Best  Deal ing Are talking with others about it physical activity and some form of relaxation prayer meditation muscle  termination. In the final stage the new behaviour becomes As much a habit As the old one was. Does Prochaska follow his own advice yes but wit mixed results. He said he has switched from whole milk to nonfat milk but i m still struggling with ice  Moon la Dirig most popular stamp in 94 Washington a stamp col lectors saved nearly 48 million Stamps of the Moon Landing More than any  saved this year. The . Postal service said monday that a Survey found 47.9 million of the29-cent Moon Landing Stamps were saved. The stamp was the fourth most popu Lar commemorative of All time but it does t approach the record 124 million Elvis Presley Stamps saved in 1993. The 10 most popular 1994 Stamps among collectors were Moon Landing 47.9 million. Winter olympics 34.8 million. World War ii 33.7 million. Jazz and blues 33.1 million. Country music 30 million. Stars of the silent screen 22.4 Mil lion. A locomotives 22.4 million. Popular singers 20 million. Summer Garden Flowers 19.6 Mil lion. _ " Norman Rockwell 19.3 million. Enjoy Tours travel advisory our frequent traveler programs it presently exists will be discontinued effective 1 january 1995. No new frequent travel booklets will be issued after 31 december 1994. Booklets currently in circulation will be accepted for travel reservations until 1 february 1995. Travel need not be completed by 1 february but the bookings must be made at your Community travel office. We Are in the process of revamping our frequent traveler program and will inform our clients through agents in the Community travel offices. Do not discard your unused booklets Stamps we shall inform you How they should be submitted to our office. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Enjoy Tours service to help displaced Demour Washington a a plan for helping soon to be unemployed congressional aides find new jobs grew out of a condolence Call placed to a Defeated Democrat s press Secretary. Josh Becker who until last week worked for rep. Marjorie mar plies Mezvinsky a a said he immediately realized on election night How difficult it would be for displaced democratic staff ers to find new jobs in Light of their dwindling availability. When his Friend Cliff Majersik called to offer condolences a few Days later Becker asked whether Majersik s com Puter based employment referral company could offer its services to congressional aides. Becker also suggested that the service be offered free of charge. From the perspective of an unemployed staffer i Felt it was a great idea Becker  agreed. Staffers from both parties Are liable to be furloughed because of republicans vows to Cut the size of government starting with Congress and its commit tees. By some estimates up to 3,000 aides could lose their jobs. Democratic staffers Are at greater risk because there will be fewer democratic members of Congress next year and thus fewer employment opportunities. Becker said displaced democrats Al seem to be applying for the same few jobs primarily in the House offices of the13 newly elected democrats. He said the new service would allow Job seekers to Post their resume s electronically on the internet a worldwide computer network. They get their re sume out to a wide audience Becker said. Becker in t alone in recognizing the special needs of the soon to be former aides or in tapping the potential Power of the internet. The democratic employment task Force formed by the House democratic leadership after the election has created a career Center where aides May seek advice on finding new employment use the Telephone and voice mail system or pos their resume s on the internet All for free. The Center opened last Friday and i expected to be fully operational by next tuesday  
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