European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday. October 15. 1985 Shultz Calls hijackers cowardly animals says violence against terrorists justified san Ika Cisco Ai Secretary of stale George p. Shult monday called four men accused of hijacking the cruise ship Achille and killing an american passenger cowardly animals and said Vio Lence was justified in battling Ihm. Shull departed from a prepared text on arms limitations to assail terrorism before delegates to the annual North Atlantic As Sembly a gathering of representatives of the 16 nato nations. 3hut7. Received a rousing ovation when he told the gathering when we get our hands on terrorists we should prosecute them and not hesitate about it. We have to be willing to do something about it. Terrorists and the regimes that support them to shatter our ideals and Pul Down civilization itself. We be Learned some lessons in the Days just past. Terrorists arc animals cowardly animals. They arc not fighting for some liberation movement they select the helpless and the tortured and Hurt. They Lack the Guys to seek Justice and peace by negotiations. We have to take a Shult said non violence is preferable in dealing with terrorism but added Vio Lence sometimes can t be avoided. We have to be ready to in his prepared speech Shult said re cent soviet counter proposes on arms control arc deeply flawed and self serving and a Luald have a particularly dangerous Impact on the Security of America s allies. However Shult said the two countries Are now in a new phase of negotiations in which if the soviets Are serious real Prog Ress can be we at least Are now both getting Down to business he said. Chesapeake Bay Bridge damaged by Clam boat Portsmouth. A. Up coast guard officials said a 90-foot Clam boat slammed into inc Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel monday causing minor damage to the 17-Milc-Long Span and considerable damage to the boat. The collision occurred at 1 45 . When inc vessel. Mary m. Clipped one of the Structure s Bridges said Petty officer Tom Armstrong a spokesman for the 5th District coast guard office. Authorities closed the Bridge Tunnel which crosses the Chesapeake Bay to connect Virginia s of astern Shore to the main land to traffic for about two hours after the Accident until damage could be assessed Armstrong said. There s about 30 to 40 feet of Bent rail ing on the Bridge and some damage to the Concrete Armstrong said. Radar equipment on the Mary m operated by capt. John Ivorsen was heavily damaged in the crash and the top Section of the Cabin was sheared off chief Petty officer Scott Miller another coast guard spokesman said. However five . Including Ivorsen were not injured. The coast guard said the Mary map patently returning from a clamming trip was in route to Cape Charles a town at the Southern tip of the astern Shore when the mishap occurred. There s going to be a full investigation to determine the cause of the crash Miller said. I can t speculate what the the Mary m returned to Cape Charles monday under on its own Power the coast guard said. Coke begins Market test of plastic soft drink can Atlanta a coca cola Usa said monday it is testing a plastic soft drink can beginning this week. The announcement said plastic a ins of coca cola coca cola classic diet Coke and sprite will be delivered to selected food stores in Columbus a. It said no other soft drinks in the United states Are sold in a plastic can. In remarks prepared for a news Confer ence in Columbus Dan Haas manager of packaging for coca cola Usa said use of the plastic can is a Market test and we have made no firm decision on the Long term commercial application of the can in the soft drink testing of the Container in other markets May be considered in the future the announcement said. An important aspect of the test will be to study collection methods for recycling the plastic cans the company said. Vending machines that collect and crush returned cans and pay Consumers will be at various Columbus locations during the test period. The plastic used to make the can is the same used in production of plastic soft drink bottles. The 12-ounce cans which Are Clear with an aluminium top Are currently being made in Europe. Retainer development co., in a joint venture with Coke is building a factory in Atlanta in which machinery for Possi ble production of plastic cans is being in stalled the announcement said. It said the Plant is scheduled to be completed in de Cember. Shult criticized soviet attempts to scuttle the american strategic defense initiative known informally As Star they want to Stop our program while they continue their own in the same Field Shull said. He said that Over the past 20 years the soviets have spent about As much on strategic defense As they have on Strate Gic offence. Shull also assailed a soviet proposal calling for a 50 percent reduction in . Medium Range nuclear forces in Europe without corresponding cutbacks in similar soviet forces targeted at Western Europe. A id Randall left and Tracy Mead. The director of the Mesa Southwest museum in Phoenix ari/., seem to be run Clear the Way nine for cover As they prepare to unload a replica of a Byram Isaur. Six of these Dinosaur models will go on display. Secret memo on for s death subject of court Battle Boston up answers to 40-year-old questions about Franklin p. Roo Scvell s health in the last year of his life May be in the hands of inc Massachusetts appeals court which has been asked to Rule who should Nave custody of a confidential memo from one of Roose velt s personal physicians. Roosevelt died april 12, 1945, shortly after his inauguration for an unprecedented fourth term won in a Campaign he enl Rcd after a number of doctors publicly pronounced him healthy. His death was attributed to a cerebral Haemorrhage but no autopsy was performed. Among the physicians who had pronounced him healthy was or. Frank Lahey of the Lacy clinic in Boston who entrusted a memo on Roosevelt s health to Linda m. Strand an assistant who is now 89. Lahey instructed that the memo be published in the event of posthumous criticism of his try Ament of the president. It also instructs custodians to destroy the tar upon strand s Dalh. Medical historians have Specula cd Hal Lahey diag nosed Roosevelt As being very sick perhaps Wilh a Luxor or inoperable stomach cancer and even advised him not to run. Lahey died in 1953 and inc Lahey clinic contends strand relinquished custody of the document As Parl of an agreement in 1962 when she was terminated from the clinic. Under that agreement the memo was to be kept by Herrick & Smith a Boston Law firm that was also Given discretion Over when it should be returned to strand. In january judge Jeremiah j. Sullivan ruled in suf Folk Superior court that there was not sufficient posthumous criticism of Lahey s medical decisions to warrant releasing the document. Sigrund is appealing that ruling. There was no indication when the court would make its decision which Herrick & Smith said it would abide by. To Vii if strand gets the document Back she said do snot know if she 11 reveal its contents. I personally think the president was dying the last year of his life from a brain tumor said or Harry Goldsmith a Boston medical school professor who has health11 Lac controversy sunding Roosevelt s attorneys for the Lahey clinic say they arc not trying to interfere with history but arc trying to make sure the clinic s reputation for confident Malily is preserved. l10nc ia7yt Rua Erric & Smith would like to see Hie ice tar made Public. In ii Aveilhe Hal rival record Shle late president s
