European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Westinghouse agrees to waste cleanup Chicago a Westinghouse elec tric will be required to clean up six hazardous waste Sites in after agreeing monday to a settlement that Federal officials called the largest since the superfund cleanup program Federal officials estimated the Cost at million to Westinghouse said it would be substantially less because it will make Money while burning contaminated the six Sites Are contaminated with Poolych Lorin ated or which Are known to cause cancer in Laboratory Valdas administrator of the Midwest regional office of the environmental Protection said the consent de reached after nine years of litigation at the state and Federal was the first in which a company agreed to incinerate contaminated material on its Westinghouse will build a High tempera Ture incinerator to destroy the pc con laminated rather than simply move it to another Westinghouse spokesman Paul Jones said in Pittsburgh that building such an incinerator would make the net Cost of the clean up far less than the figures announced by the Jones said the incinerator would also process garbage from the com and the company could earn Money from Selling steam or electricity generated by the burning four of the six dump Sites were on the Pas National priority list for cleanup under the superfund i think in the Early there was not full knowledge of the amount of co Tami even though we closed our sewage treatment Plant in said mayor Omilea Allison of its Only become a frontage Issue in the last couple of in addition to excavating about cubic Yards of pc contaminated soil from the six Westinghouse must set up Drain filtering and Lon term monitoring sys tems at some Sites for groundwater the company also could be required to provide an alternative water Supply for communities near several of the the cleanup could take up to 15 according to Epa Barbara Legal counsel for the Epa said the contamination resulted from the mostly by West of electric capacity actors filled with pc contaminated most of this went on Between the late 1950s and the Early 1970s in a manner that was Legal at the she she said that Epa investigators were looking at 10 other Sites that May have been similarly contaminated and that the settlement did not release anyone from any subsequent Magel said the consent decree would not shield Westinghouse from lawsuits filed by individuals who contend they were co Tami Ralph technical Secretary for the Nyiro mental management Board of said state health experts and those from the Federal Center for disease control would continue testing residents to determine these Riou Ness of the the settlement was lodged in a District court in Indianapolis and will remain open for a minimum 30day Public comment Travolta joins protest Over scientologists lost suit a thousands of scientology buoyed by an appearance by Church member John marched downtown monday in the third Day of protests Over a million fraud judgment against their Church and its police Jay Decker estimated a few thousand Church of scientology members participated in the dem there will be he As the we Klong series of rallies and concerts scientologists had been arriving in Portland from across the United Europe and Australia since the verdict against the Church was returned Travolta broke from a promotional tour for the movie perfect to Fly to Portland Early monday for a news and then jazz musician Chick Corea Cut Short a japanese concert tour to travel to Portland to give a free concert monday As a musician really value the right to speak freely and create freely and this is the Issue that is under attack right he said at a news the scientologists set up a base of operations in a Park across from the courthouse where jurors awarded the judgment to Julie Christofferson the 27 year old Portland woman maintained the Church fraudulently claimed it could improve her intelligence and Church members contend the judgment is an affront to their first amendment rights of Freedom of they have 10 Days to Appeal the verdict against the Church and its science fiction writer Ron but Titchbourne Garry said at a news conference the Case did not have anything to do with he said jurors were asked to decide whether services were offered to Titchbourne on a wholly non religious jurors unanimously answered yes to that soap photo actor John Travolta certainly believe in scientology the argument that this was an attack on religion Doest really Mcmurry he said he believed the judgment would be signed by must Viomah county circuit judge Donald who is on vacation until May Titchbourne said she planned to use the Money to set up a foundation to help those who have left scientology and other i joined up to be a part of a scientific she adding she did not think scientology was a religion during her nine month membership in 1975 and the scientologists chanted religious Freedom now and carried signs decrying the verdict As they circled the an office building and the the purpose of the rallies was to Send the message out that attacks on religion have to said the Ken president of the Church of scientology in los Hoden said about scientologists had arrived in Portland by Early were wondering where Well Start putting people up to he adding that most were staying at local scientologists Homes or wearing a clerical said Portland residents dont seem to care about the but that a contingent of scientology guards armed with Walki talkies was on hand to keep trouble from actor Michael Roberts of los Angeles said a Telephone network alerted scientologists around the world to the we All knew that the Titchbourne Case was in and the Call went out to come to he it seemed like the right thing to during his news Travolta said he had been a scientologist for 10 i receive counselling and i give i feel its time to stand up for what i believe and i certainly believe in he Church led by pop Singer Sang we shall overcome and held a candlelight Vigil sunday California unveils Viet memorial plan a Cali Fornias Vietnam War showing a Soldier sitting on his is meant to contrast with the abstract Monument in the designer the winning announced by the California Vietnam veterans memorial consists of two Walls in con Centric the outer one three feet tall and the inner one 11 feet the Cen Ter piece is a sculpture of a Soldier sitting on his helmet with a Rifle on Reading a the million brass and Granite memo rial is 40 feet in and will be built in Capitol Park with private finance the 11foot inner Wall carries brass re Lief images of the War on its inner face and the names of the dead on its outer the 3foot outer Wall serves As a Boundary and is surrounded by Cherry Trees and seating for George Deukmejian is scheduled monday to unveil a miniature Model of the memorial and meet the de san Francisco architects Mike Larson and Tom who won a first prize for their there were 113 entries in the compete commission chairwoman Linda Mcclenahan said the Larso Chytrowski de sign received five votes of the six voting All Vietnam the seated Soldier is to be sculpted by Malcolm Alexander of grass Larson said because of the abstract nature of the Monument in we designed one Here that is very with the Soldier read ing a letter and the images of the he described the memorial As a literal expression not making some kind of larger statement about the red Cross raised million Tor Africa Pittsburgh a the american red Cross has gathered More than four times its goal for famine Relief in raising More than million in the past chairman George Moody a majority of our chapters met or exceeded their Moody speaking at the organizations 60th annual Conven Tion that Money is today saving helping people of All Ages and re building shattered Moody said the for which a Mil lion goal was set at last years has reenergize americas Faith in the can red we developed new donors and additional Volunteer Moody spoke at the opening session of the three Day which has attracted some delegates representing about chapters and million vol according to spokeswoman Lor Raine also Charles of was Given the organizations award for the Volunteer who Best personifies the qualities and spirit of vol Capozzi Orr began with the red Cross 50 years ago in he has been working with youths and minorities As a Volunteer in North Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 ago today May 1945 the Hays office in Hollywood withheld approval from the Story of i based on the wartime experiences of the late Ernie because Salty expressions like Damn it and Lousy were used in the 30 ago today May 1955 the Public health service gave a qualified godhead to the Salk inoculation program and formally recommended that second shots be continued during the Peak polio 20 ago today May 1965 military officers Loyal to vietnamese prime minister Phan Huy Quat quashed a coup attempt by dissident military officers in 70 ago May asserting it would not be pushed out of Lebanon As it was from the Palestine liberation Organiza Tion warned lebanese Phalanx its in Beirut that they risked the destiny of Lebanon if clashes Between the two sides