European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse May 1985 the stars and stripes pages san Antonio explosion kills 4 san Texas a a pressurized ammonia pipe exploded at an ice company killing four peo ple and injuring at least the explosion occurred at about two blocks from the of hemis the 1968 worlds it blew a gaping Hole in the Back of an ice House owned by the Lone Star ice fire chief Charles Angelini the pipe carrying the ammonia was part of an ice making machine that was in operation when the blast Angelini mayor Henry Cisneros toured the scene shortly after the its a very serious Cisneros thank god its stabilized and we dont have More to worry about at this in the Force of the explosion knocked a piece of Metal off a truck and Down an Cisneros a two lock area was sealed off after the the explosion evidently was caused by an ammonia but there was no evacuation of the Deputy fire chief Jim Miller the cause was under an Gelini at East 20 people were taken to Hospi including 16 firefighters suffering from ammonia Burns and and heat Miller four people died following the but it was not known How they an Gelini Miller said he did not know if those killed worked at the two men were trapped inside the Plant after the but firefighters were Able to pull them he some of the injured were including a 64yearold Man and his 13year old grandson who inhaled they were taken to Santa Rosa Hospital but their conditions were not Hospital spokeswoman Julia Rosenfeld elite eateries have no taste Tor tax plan reagans proposal May imperil martinis and baked potatoes new York a the managers of new Yorks luxury restaurants were crying in their Vichy noise lamenting president reagans proposal to limit tax deductible business the proposal to tax half of the Cost of meals above of any business meal would have a devastating said Brian who manages the Rainbow it is totally said Sheldon president of it will said Andre owner and chef at and while some executives just shrugged off the possibility of dining in less elite others were i think the president should Start eating in a Mcdon with the entire Cabinet and his the said Rodney an executive at Columbia pictures As he entered i think the business of America is chimed in his de who said he voted for i think what promotes business and the Economy is Good for the at a Martini costs a three Martini with tax and would leave just enough left Over from the Reagan meal allowance to cover a baked Pota the average Patron at where a hamburger costs spends for and a few dollars More for said who estimated 75 to 80 percent of his customers Are on i can see the numbers of people dwindling because of that Tannen raising his voice a bit to be heard above the clamor of the crowded if business he restaurant workers will be Laid i think 95 percent of business executives at luncheon Are really discussing said Daly of the Rainbow where most diners spend about for lunch and to for the three Martini lunch is a he said 1 think martinis Are falling off in popularity a Glass of wine is More some executives supported the president on the lunch i think its probably said Preston Woodruff of Little it always takes too Long to drink three its going to Hurt places like Richard a real estate executive leaving the four where he had had a meal that Cost substantially in excess of but Kahan said the present system was an unnecessary subsidy for the and not All executives in new York eat at posh and pricey Many go to places like Kenny where hostess Mary Kenney said most business patrons spend about 15 per including tax and of they can spend More the to priced item on the menu is prime ribs for less than an Melet at Grumman agrees to refund on air plane ashtrays sold to Navy Sands of time Washington up a major defense contractor says it will refund to the Navy for seven air plane ashtrays dropping the Price from to each but will not make refunds on a socket wrench or a the purchases by the naval air station at from the Grumman aerospace of go Back to they surfaced wednesday As the latest examples in questionable military buying practices that have included payments of for a for a coffeemaker and for a toilet defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger threatened wednesday to dismiss the Navy officers responsible for permitting this Gross the purchases also include payments of for a wrench and for a Clamp bought in april 1983 that 16 months earlier was sold to the Navy for a Grumman spokesman said wednesday that will be refunded for the but the firm will not do the same for the Clamp or the socket 17 of which have been purchased since the spokesman also defended the ashtray saying that 11 parts and 13 Man hours went into building each this is not a Case of he an investigator for the House government operations following up on unearthed the Bil a congressional source they came out of a said the who asked not to be Jack chairman of the House sent a letter to Navy Secretary John Lehman asking Why Miramar received a satisfactory rating on contracting activities May 13 without discovering the prices paid for the ashtrays and Weinberger said that the Price paid for the ashtrays was found in an inspection and the Navy officers responsible for the purchases May be there is no excuse for paying for an he promising that the government would seek a not Only will the government recoup its but the Navy officers who authorized Purchase will be disc in january officials at the Miramar station bought two ashtrays for its e2c Hawkeye radar surveil Lance plane for each but the average Price dropped the two following years four were purchased for the source Miramar officials justified the purchases by saying a work stoppage would result if the ashtrays were not the source quoted the Purchase order As in the stars and stripes years ago today May 1945 War manpower commissioner Paul Mcnutt predicted that million people would be unemployed within six months and the figure would Rise to million six months 30 years ago May 1955 Bob Sweikert roared to Victory in the 39th Indianapolis which was marred by the tragic death of two time Winner Bill Vukovich in a five car 20 years ago today May 1965 a military spokesman said that two North vietnamese battalions were dug in at Quang 80 Miles Southeast of a where a major communist offensive appeared to be under 70 years ago today May 1975 Steve americas Best distance running Hope for the 1976 was killed in an automobile crash in he was commission approves restart of Tim reactor Washington up the nuclear regulatory commission voted wednesday to allow three mile islands undamaged reactor to resume six years after the nations worst nuclear Accident at the Central Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Dick Thornburgh and antinuclear activists immediately filed suit to Block the the commission voted in favor of restarting unit 1 a vote predicted by angry antinuclear one of whom threw what he called symbolic blood on the commission table before the traitor murderers audience Mem Bers yelled after the commission announced its youre killing our children William chairman of Plant opera Tor general Public utilities said the Utility would prove us critics were he said of the arcs we treat this As a Trust that we absolutely will not were one of he Best nuclear operators in the country and were going to prove Ellyn attorney for the antinuclear Union of concerned i think its a sad i think its a slap in the face to the two senators and the people who have to live with Thornburgh and three mile Island another antinuclear filed suits wednesday in the 3rd circuit court of appeals in Weiss said her group would do the same a told the com Mission last week he opposes a restart vote now because questions remain about the Utility he urged the arc to hold further hearings on several issues be fore critics contend the hearing record is in Complete and the As it stands does not support restarting the their suits could set the stage for a protracted Legal Battle despite Gnu claims it will begin Low Power testing in two the effective Date of the taking court suits into was set for june unit 1 was closed for refuelling March when a stuck valve and errors by Plant operators led to a loss of Cooling water in its twin unit 2 the operation errors caused a near melt Down of the reactors uranium Core that sparked a Daylong state of
