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Show NEW MORMONMISSION: HELP THE WORLD / C-1 eSaltLake@ribune ee Utah Centennial Utah's Independent Voice Since 1871 VOLUME 252 NUMBER20 Army Gets Edgy UTAH RESEARCH Female Heart Ills: More Deadly, As Nerve Gas Leaks at Tooele Less Understood BY NORMA WAGNER THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Ann Nelson was 70 years old when she first experienced chest pain and breathing problems during morning walks with her husband. It never occurred to her that she might be having heart problems. She just thoughtshe was out of shape. “I thoughtif it was my heart,it would be moreofa severe pain,notjust a tightness in my chest,” said Nelson, Salt Lake ‘TRIBUNE STAFF & NEWS SERVICE REPORTS WASHINGTON — More than 30,000 tons of chemical-warfare agents storedin eight states are ‘‘reasonably stable,” but leakages of nerve gas from M55rockets in Utah and Alabama are a growing worry, the Pen- City But from mid-1993 through 1994, the episodes grew more frequent andsevere. Shefinally took her husband's advice and tagon acknowledged Friday. In a reportassessing the condition of the chemical-weapons stockpile, saw a doctor, who diagnosed her with an- the Pentagonsaid no oneis in immediate danger. But it said risks will increase if there are further delays in the Army’s $12 billion incineration program. The Armyplans to build incinerators at the eight chemical-storage sites. A pilot plant on Johnston Atoli gina. Surgery in January 1995 repaired the clogged artery that was decreasing the blood supply to her heart “There is heart disease in my family, so I probably should have thoughtaboutit,” said Nelson, now 72. Cardiologists know women suffer different warning signs of heart attack than in the Pacific Ocean already has de- men,they just do not know why. So physi- stroyed tons of chemicals, including some M55rockets found to be leaki ng. The Army has faced numerous delays in beginning operation of an in- cians at LDS Hospital have joined a na- tional movementto enroll more women in heart studies. They also actively are educating women about the signs of heart problems and how they are morelikely cinerator than mento die from thedisease. “Wereally have little data on women and heart disease because few studies opposed to incineration have threat- ened lawsuits that could cause more delays. The next incinerator will be heart disease is the primary cause of death in female patients. That's whyit is called the “silent epidemic,” said Steven C. Horton,a cardiologist at LDS Hospital. “Until recently, nobody talked aboutit.”” Cindy pentane Aeaitted Press Of the 15,378 heart patients admitted THE EAGLES HAVE LANDED at LDS Hospital from 1993 through 1995, clinicaltrial of the beta-blocking drug bu- tients so far enrolled in that study, only five are women.Physicians are hoping to recruit more. “ach year, more than 40 percent ofall deaths among women can be traced to heart andcirculation disorders — a higher percent than in men,” said Anderson, whoalso is a professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. “That's 500,600 women's lives claimed each year, more than twice the numberthatdie from all forms of cancer.” That high death rate may be directly related to women developing heart disease about 10 years laterin life than men and suffering more severe cardiovascular disease by the time they are diagnosed. More Differences: Warning signs of a heart attack also are different in women and men. Since women have been unaware of their risks of heart disease, symptoms such as angina — a spasmodic pain asso- ciated with heart attacks — often go unreported. And by the time they finally develop serious coronary symptoms and seek treatment, women are more likely to die because the heart disease often is well-advanced, the patient sicker and older, Anderson said. As proof of the differences between male and female heart patients, Anderson points to the famous Framingham (Mass.) Heart Study, one of the longest, largest and most influential on heart disease and related ailments.It found that a heart attack was the first sign of heart disease in two-thirds of men in the study. For two-thirds of the women, it was angi- na. “What that tells us is that there are usually warning signs in women that — if we know whatto look for and women are aware of their risk and symptoms — we can identify those patients and take preventive steps. before they have a fatal heart attack,” Anderson said. 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Mostof the leaking M55 rockets are stored at Tooele and Anniston. ‘The uncertainty associated with the stability of leaking M55 rockets requires immediate attention,” the report said. “That's just a public-relations line from the Army to stuff their bogus incineration lies down our throats,” countered Cindy King from the Utah chapterof the Sierra Club.‘There are no more leaking M55 rockets today than a years ago.” rmy has developed a contingencyrae if it decides the rockets are Forbes Leads the Cheers BY DAN HARRIE THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE i@ Budget measure retums @ More politics atthe pump BAbortion foes press Dole Former Republican presiden- job report boosts Clinton tial candidate Steve Forbes flew Ad «Ab AP BS. chief executive officer of Forbes Inc. spent $30 million trying to best Dole, including millions for stingingly negative TV ads, before dropping out of the nomination race in March. couragement to party enthusi- asts at today’s GOP nominating convention: Bob Dole is not out of it yet. “Weneed to remindourselves it's May, not August, not October,” Forbes said, dismissing polls showing Clinton well ahead of the Republican challenger. “Eight years ago, George Bush was 17 points behind Michael Dukakis. Four years ago, Clinton was way behind George Bush.” Dole’s current slumpis “just a lull beforethe real race gets under way... . President Clinton has had a free ride up to now,” Forbes said during an evening news conference at the Little America Hotel. The billionaire president and some very good tax-cut proposals. . That’s the way we'll get our country moving forward to- gether,” Forbessaid. ‘This election, like the one four years ago,is about the economy, he added. People struggling to rear a family on two incomes, when previous generations lived Overall, the Army has found about 3,650 leaking items — rockets, shells and bulk containers — in the remaining stockpile of 3.3 million items, according to Friday's report. M55 rockets account for about a third of the leaking items. Leaking also is a problem with 155mm projec- tiles and some bulk containers found to have corroded valves. “In general, the stockpile is considered stable," the report said. Even so, the Army's chemical-disposal manag- er is making new risk assessments for eachofthe eight storagesites, The problem with the M55 rockets has been knownfor morethan a decade. They weredeclared obsolete and classified as hazardous waste in 1984. Theproblemis that the nerve agentin the warhead sometimes leaks after impurities in the chemical react with the aluminum warhead to produce small cracks. The danger comes from the chemical reaching the propeilant thatis inside the rocket-motor assembly, potentially leading to “auto-ignition” of the 6-foot-long rocket. The Armysaid the M55 rockets and other chemical weapons can be stored safely during the course of the incin- eration program, which is scheduled to be completed in 2004. The Army originally had expected to be rid of the weapons by 1994. BY LAURIE SULLIVAN MADDOX THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Joe: Fads will go after Enid AS — The legal problemsfacing Joe tation for failing to account for counts of bank fraud. For Waldholtz, the only good news Friday was the resolution of a Pennsylvania contempt ed key portions of Forbes’ popular flat-tax proposal, the businessman-publisher says Dole’s “They are putting together The other chemical-weapons stor- age sites are at Pueblo, Colo.; Edgewood, Md.; and Newport, Ind, by his father-in-law in a Utah court one day after a federal grand jury indicted him on 27 Even though Dole has reject- economic-stimulus program is beginning to take impressive shape. considered to be unnecessary. The rockets, which contain about 2,000 tons of sarin gas and the nerve agent VX,are stored in smaller numbers at Richmond, Ky.; Hermiston, Ore.; and Pine Bluff, Ark. Waldholtz went from bad to worse Friday as he was slapped with a $4 millioncivil suit filed into Salt Lake City on Friday to bring a simple message of en- unsafe to keepin storage. The plan is to separate the chemical warhead from the rocket-propellant section — a slow process the Army so far has Waldholtz Goes Home, But Enid’s Dad Sues Him For Dole in Utah Pep Talk case. He was freed from jail just Steve Forbes better on one,still want answers. They want change. Americans, Forbes said, “are like a marathon runner ready for a gold-medal run andthey've got cinder blocks around their legs.It’s timeto get those cinder blocks off.” Forbes is scheduled to address the state GOP convention at Cottonwood High School today at 8:30 a.m. in time to confront more legal troubles. “It's good to be going home,” said the estranged husband of Utah GOP Rep. Enid Greene, whohas accused him of massive fraud and deception in his handling of their personal and campaign finances. Waldholtz was released from the Allegheny County Jail on Friday afternoon, where he had spent more than a month on the unrelated contempt-of-court ci- $300,000 to $700,000 of his grandmother's money. He wentfree after his attorney, Lester Nauhaus, submitted a statement showing what becameof $384,227 Waidholtz had been given by the 87-year-old woman, Rebecca Levenson. Attorneys representing Le- venson’s guardians had claimed the amount was closer to $700,000. But Nauhaus maintained he could find records tracking only the smaller amount. It was enough for the judge, who decided Waldholtz had complied. As for the $384,227, Waldholtz spent it freely, Nauhaus told The Salt Lake Tribune. “it was a remarkable way of spend- ing money. i'm almost in awe.1 thought I knew gold-medal winSee WALDHOLTZ,Page A-5S Bugsin the Burbs: Population Spreading, So Are Diseases BY PAULSALOPEK CHICAGO TRIBUNE LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Jonathan. An exotic virus in the insect’s saliva — most likely picked up from chipmunks or squirrels — invad- For Bobbie Bringe, the summer clouds of mosquitoes in her back yard always have been 2 small price to pay for life in suburbanparadise. ed his bloodsiream. And the disease began attacking his nervous system. upa hill overlooking the sky- londes..... lelfertotd . Classifieds... Comics. Crossword, Troopsfrom the famed 82nd Airborne Division land at Fort Bragg’sSicily Bringe’s peaceful street, a skateboarder’s dream, winds INDEX Depot this summer, but environmentalists “Silent Epidemic’: A 1995 Gallup poll cindolol, which may help reduce mortality in patients with moderate to severe congestive heart failure. Of the 14 pa- Army It now expects to start operating found that 4 in 5 women ages 45 to '75 — and1 in 3 physicians — did not know that regional center for cardiac care and heart research, participates in dozens of National!Institutes of Health studies annually. Onejust beginning at the hospital is a Tooele Salt Lake City. men,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, head of LDS Hospital's division of cardiology. “Weare hoping to change that.” . LDS Hospital, a at (TAD), about 45 miles southwest of have included significant numbers of wo- 40 percent were wi 143 South Main Street (801)287-2045 “SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84111 Copyright 1998 SATURDAY may 4, 1996 TODAY'S READERSHIP: 330,700 colored currents of the Mississippi River. The lawns are flawless. The corner Kwik Trip store boasts FedEx service for the neighborhood professionals, And as for the whining bugs — well, they just came with the woodsy turf of her subdivision, a bed- “Phe doctors didn't know whatit was — theytold usit was a flu and to just wait it out,” said Bringe, a school psychologist. “He had chills. He dehydrated. He burned up with fever for four days.” Onthefifth day, specialists finally pegged the symptoms to La Crosse encephalitis, a disease rare in humans that leaves half its victims braindamaged. The mosquitoes that carry the virus breed in But then, last summer, a tree holes in the moist hollows of limestone bluffs — prime realestate for the new hungry mosquito bored into Bringe’s 10-year-old son, See OUTBREAKS, A-4 room community for the nearby city of La Crosse, Wis, by mosquitoes C by a virus Qonere! Tropics. Tropics, amber of 270 million ese a up from bathing in lakes andrivers contaminatedwith a parasitic flatworm worm penpals intscted 1 y lack flies, this disease is caused by infestation with the Onchocerca A ! pi WestAfrica, Central and Tropics, subtropics 18 million 200 million South America | No estimate | available Knight-Ridder Tribune | ‘ ’ & |