European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes May Nautilus towed on final voyage to museum treasure a the worlds first nuclear powered the began a slow journey tuesday under Tow to where it will become a featured exhibit at a naval crossing under the Golden Gate Bridge tuesday the 319foot submarine had no Crew aboard and gave Little indication of its former the Nautilus was decommissioned five years ago and is now a relic of obsolete but it was the Best ship the Navy could produce in its eliciting presiden tial acclaim and making history by being the first vessel to pass under the Polar Icecap and the North three years after its when it completed its first Miles of president Dwight Eisenhower praised the Gallant ship which has paced a revolution in naval tactics and built by the Westinghouse electric under con tract to the atomic Energy the Nautilus ushered in a new Era of naval on its first Long cruise it broke records for the longest distance travelled without refuelling and the longest period underwater by a it was also much faster than any previous the submarine has been based at the Mare Island naval about 20 Miles Northeast of san since its the navys new Trident nuclear submarines Are the descendants of the the six Trident in service Are nearly twice the size of their predecessor and carry nuclear weapons in addition to their nuclear powered the Nautilus is scheduled to arrive in new on july 6 and will go on permanent display in in the Spring of 1986 at a new million agent Orange payments lower than expected new York a payments to vet Erans who sued Over the use of agent Orange in Vietnam will be about half As much As previously expected under a final plan approved by a Federal seven chemical companies that made agent a defoliant widely used in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War to reduce the enemy Jungle reached an out court settlement last year with the plaintiffs in the class action the while denying Cre ated a million now estimated at nearly million with in the 174page plan released District judge Jack Weinstein ear marked about or about three quarters of the settlement for direct payments to totally disabled veterans and the surviving spouses or children of de ceased an additional million would be used for a class assistance foundation for vet Erans and their about or 2 percent of the would go to claim ants from Australia and new Weinstein the suit covered All australian and new zealand troops who served in Vietnam Between 1961 and 1972 and were injured by exposure to agent plus their parents and children born before einsteins plan generally followed one advanced by a court appointed special Mas Ter in but he estimated individual payments to be Only about half As High As in the masters plan because of the higher number of claimants potentially eligible for Weinstein said about claims have been filed so actual distribution cannot begin until appeals Are said not ing that the first Appeal of the settlement was filed earlier this year and the last prob ably wont be decided until the payment plan expires on the judge noted that the settlement fund is not sufficient to satisfy the claimed losses of every class he estimated the maximum individual award for total disability Over the 10year period to be about Down from the proposed by the special Weinstein also estimated a maximum Lump sum death Benefit for the survivors of vets who died before at Down from the special masters pro posed maximum despite the Weinstein said the death payments will be about million More than the special masters Weinstein projected that claim ants would receive death or disability pay ments totalling More than the total of million is greater than the million earmarked for the program because of assumptions about in Terest rates and dates of wrote the calculations were based on dead and disabled to Date and a 10 percent annual interest return on the fund said the first suit was filed in 1978 and in the ensuing years hundreds More were filed and consolidated in District court in the settlement was announced on the Day a jury was to be picked for the veterans contended the defoliant had caused a wide Range of health problems for their wives and including miscarriages and birth agent Orange was a 5050 mixture of two one of was frequently contaminated with a form of dioxin that is among the most toxic chemicals twelve million Gallons of agent Orange was sprayed Over wide areas of Vietnam Between 1962 and 1971 to deny communist guerrillas food crops and hiding the seven Dow Chemi Diamond her Thompson chemical and agriculture and All said they made the defoliant to government during a series of hearings Weinstein held last August around the Many of the 500 witnesses told him they still wanted their Day in but in tentatively approving the settlement last septem he decided it gives the class More than it would Likely achieve by attempting to litigate to the in Weinstein awarded Mil lion from the fund in fees to the veterans order brewing resentment on bases soldiers will have to Start conforming to state drinking age Laws by the associated press eighteen Earold airman Mark Kellman will become underage and he Doest like by order of the military bases around the country must conform saturday to the drink engage Laws of the states where they Are and Kellman and thousands of other service members under 21 will no longer be Able to drink if in old enough to sign a paper saying in willing to die for my i think its ridiculous to say i cant drink said of who is based at Ellsworth air Force its a sentiment shared at his base and disco night at the club wont be the said staff Raul who tends bar at the noncommissioned officers club at where the state drink ing age is 19 for Low alcohol Beer and 21 for i have been approached airmen can work on an million Jet and be but cant drink said Glenn Guzze at Shaw air Force base at where the Legal age for Beer is 20 and will Rise to 21 next but orders Are with a few the defense departments new policy will mean no More on base drinks for Many 19and 20yearolds in uni Many of the gents Are a Little but they understand the need for said Don Lewis of the Point Magu missile test Center in and it is a direct defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger decided the military should Honor dunking age the order was issued in signed by assistant defense Secretary Lawrence the order becomes effective june the Pentagon estimates that nearly of the million men and women on Active duty Are under the age the armed forces usually have followed state Laws on the Sale of hard but base commanders were Given latitude in allowing the Sale of Beer to Active duty personnel under age 21 on the in has had an official policy since 1973 saying that Beer with an alcohol Content of no More than percent can be served regardless of but there is a National sentiment now toward Modera Tion in drinking and a get Tough attitude on drunk Congress last year passed a Law threatening states with the loss of Federal Highway Money unless they raise the minimum Legal age for drinking to 21 by next Many states Are falling in and so too has the military Pete a Pentagon said the army has been trying to Cut Down on drinking for two eliminating two Forone drink sales and Happy hours at base Kerbs order sets out grounds for three kinds of exceptions at Remote where there Are no private on special occasions marking uniquely military such As ending an arduous duty or a special anniversary of a ship or when safety is at such As bases within so Miles of another state or country that has a lower drink ing age where the lure of of base drinking might promote driving and some base commanders have applied for and Pentagon spokesmen said no list of exempted bases is available in Southern master chief Billy Kinder of the san Diego naval station said his base has asked the Pentagon for an there Are some under the states Legal drinking within a Short drive of Mexico and its lower drink ing weve had no were still Kinder Camp a sprawling Marine base near is also less than an hours drive from and of its personnel Are under the age of officials there say it has received an everybody been on pins and said Laura executive assistant at the largest of the bases 17 enlisted mens it would have been just devastate it probably would have knocked 40 percent off our but there getting ready for the change at China Lake naval weapons near death were setting up our nonalcoholic recreation said june manager of the enlisted mens therell be a soda and were bringing in a shake a widescreen to and portable dance at the army proving grounds near staff James Welling said the base is seeking an the people who Are going to drink Are going to he and if the Only place they can drink is in that where there going to military personnel assigned to bases in Tennessee May find a special the states drinking passed by the legislature and awaiting the governors sets 21 As the Legal age but specifically exempts underage soldiers from the Legal the Pentagon said to its you must comity with the alcoholic beverage control Laws in each said William Legal counsel to Lamar Alex and to comply Means you can take advantage of the but for Many Young drinking 7 or at least Legal drinking must be put aside Friday night until a future its one of the Nice things Here at fort Lewis that there said Michael at the army base near but there there very Well and when your command ing officers says you Nave do you May shake your head but you do