European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes july 1985 level of plutonium in water not a health mayor says new York a Low Levels of plutonium were found in new York cites drinking water after an Anonymous threat was made to put the radioactive substance into reservoirs if charges were not dropped against subway gunman Bernhard mayor Edward Koch said he the plutonium poses no health and City tap water is Safe to Koch said a threat to Poison reservoirs with Large amounts of plutonium was received april 1 by his by the judge handling the Goetz Case and by Manhattan District attorney Robert officials first detected plutonium april after having conducted tests every four environmental Protection commissioner Joseph Mcgough following Kochs Barry Getzs issued a statement we urge that this Type of reprehensible behaviour and await the peaceful and proper Resolution of Getzs matter in the Goetz was indicted by a grand jury in March on four counts of attempted murder for shooting four youths on a subway train in Manhattan last 22 after he said the youths asked him for leaders of worlds conservative parties agree on strategy to combat terrorism Washington a the International Democrat Union on Friday ended a today conference of conservative party leaders from around the world after map Ping out a common strategy on terrorism Ana reaching agreement on Trade matters and other the final communique said the parties agreed to treat International terrorists As criminals rather than refugees entitled to the delegates also endorsed Many poli cies of the Republican hosts for the and heard a message from president Reagan that the United states accepts responsibility to support forces of Freedom and democracy wherever they Are around the related recuperating from cancer sur did not meet the who talked and lunched at the White House Friday with vice president George Reagan predicted that the consist ing of 21 parties in and out of would grow into a full fledged democrats Idu member parties Are required to pledge support to three principles multiparty a socially oriented Pri vate Market Economy and human the conferees also took a Strong stand against All forms of protectionism and sup ported the Call for a new round of multilateral Trade talks under the general agreement on Tariff and the communique expressed under standing of reagans Star wars project for research into a missile defense it also condemned the soviet intervention in Afghanistan and peace movements that it said concentrate on disarming Western nuclear noting significant disparity Between Western assistance and that Given by the soviet the party leaders called on communist countries to assume greater humanitarian apartheid was strongly and South Africa was asked to open a nation Al dialogue with All racial groups with a View to introducing major reforms Guaran teeing the equal participation of All South africans in political news update tainted cheese los Angeles up the outbreak of a deadly bacteria found in mexican style cheese and linked to the deaths of nearly 90 people nationwide is nearly a county health official our cheese related epidemic is coming to an Shirley fan associate director of communicable disease control for los Angeles Jalisco mexican products maker of mexican style cheeses tainted with the listeria Monocyte genes blamed for the announced it has decided to shut Down libel settlement London a a British Sal Vage expert who led the 1981 recovery of million Worth of Gold from a sunken world War ii Cruiser has accepted undisclosed substantial financial damages in court Over a Book about the High court judge Peter Taylor awarded damages to Keith owner of Jessop Marine recoveries in his libel action against the pub Lishers of stains about the Salvage operation in the Barents Jessop led the expedition that re covered 431 russian Gold bars from the British warship Edinburgh in september Jess Ops Patrick said the by British journalist Barrie contained several errors and damaged Jess Ops popular Paris tourists Are invading Paris for the month of August while the residents flee to the sea for their summer a those pictured Here have a Long wait to visit the Eiffel Navy officer reportedly was ordered to buy More expensive vacuum cleaner san Diego a a Navy com Mander fired from Miramar naval air Sta Tion following reports of spar parts Over pricing tried to buy a vacuum cleaner for last year but was ordered to Purchase another Model for according to published internal memos quoted in fridays los Angeles times said Jerry Frona Barger was told by the general services administration he must order the More expensive vacuum cleaner from a government Supply despite the Cost differ Fronabarger said he requested a waiver in May 1984 that would have allowed him to buy the Model from the Johnstone Supply in san Federal property management regulations specifically prohibit the Gas from granting waivers based on Cost considerations since there appears to be no appreciable difference Between the Gas item and the one you desire your re quest cannot be chief of the Gas Supply determination told Fronabarger in a june Vince Deputy director of procure ment for the Gas Federal Supply service in said purchasing policies do not permit Federal agencies to buy less expensive items outside the Gas Supply Cata Logue when the models Are the same As those listed in the government but Burns said Ross failed to properly investigate the vacuum cleaners and if he he would have found that the More expensive Model had a Large horsepower motor and larger storage tank than the cheaper it was a mistake on our Burns if Miramar determined that the Light duty Industrial Type vacuum was sufficient for their they should have been Able to go out and buy the vacuum cleaner Case was cited by Bill san in a july 18 letter telling defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger that Supply abuses Are com Mon in the in the he asked for an explanation for the dismissals of Fronabarger and Gary both fired after it was revealed that Miramar officials paid for two aircraft if the Navy Supply system and the Gas require Navy professionals to buy Over priced parts and How can those same professionals be blamed for improper procurement practices Lowers letter it didst make any sense and it Doest make any sense Fronabarger adding that no vacuum cleaner was Ever Burns said the Gas has since added Lowe priced vacuum cleaners to its Cata reports of the Miramar ashtray Pur chases and purchases of other High priced spare parts led to the firings in May of Fronabarger As Supply Hakanson As commanding officer and rear Thom As Cassidy As commander of Mira Mars fighter air Early warning Cassidy has since been reinstated to his but the firings of Hakanson and Frona Barger were upheld after a Navy i Vestiga Meese asked to Aid probe into Case of labor Leader Washington a attorney general Edwin Meese i is being asked to cooperate with a congressional probe of the Justice departments handling of a labor fraud investigation of teamsters president Jackie William and Sam the ranking members of the Senate permanent investigations sub com also asked that Fri director Wil Liam Webster and labor Secretary Wil Liam Brock assist in an inquiry to be conducted by the general accounting of an investigative Arm of Nunn revealed during a Senate floor speech Friday that he and Roth had asked for the Gao probe in the Wake of disclosures the Justice department decided not to seek pressers indictment by a grand jury in the grand jury had been investigating allegations of a ghost payroll scheme involving teamsters local 507 in pressers Home the teamsters presi Dent continues to serve As Secretary Treasur or of the Nunn said he and Roth had asked for the Gao investigation because of allegations that raised serious questions about the Presser inquiry about the possibility that the Scales of Justice might Nave been tipped in pressers neither the Justice department nor the Fri would confirm or deny Presser had cooperated with the Fri in the nor would the two agencies spokesmen say Fri Day whether discovery of such a role was the crucial Factor behind the governments decision to drop the Presser chief department spokesman Terry Eastland said i cannot comment in any a variety of government investigative declining to be named had revealed earlier it had been decided there would be no attempt to seek pressers a senior Justice department speaking Only on condition of had said earlier that Meese took himself out of consideration of the Presser matter in part because of the teamster leaders close ties to the White House when Meese was a Counselor the los Angeles times said in fridays editions that pressers attorneys persuaded the Justice department not to prosecute because the Fri had allowed him to take part in a payroll adding scheme involving alleged mob the newspaper said sources told it that pressers argument persuaded Justice department officials that he May have acted without criminal intent in the