European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page a the stars and stripes wednesday january 8, 1986 outspoken . Envoy to Egypt retiring Washington a us. Ambassador Nicho. Las Veliotis whose Blunt demand hat the egyptian government prosecute those suns of bitches who kilted an american tourist aboard the Achille Ljuko is Leav ing his Post and retiring from the foreign service administration and diploma in sources Sair tuesday. Pc Liolis n career Diplomat known for his candid com ments apparently irritated egyptian authorities with his remarks. A Diplomat with a non Middle Eastern country Here who insisted on anonymity said pc Liolis was being Foi cd out to placate the egyptian government Bud to demonstrate that the United states wants sriull7. Sent his Deputy John Whitch cud to Egypt to try to Case strains. A Cliotis was described after the incident As a Tough Guy with a heart of Gold by Geoffrey Kemp a former National Security Council suffer on the Middle cast sub repair plan hits general dynamics monopoly by Norman Black Washington a the Nuvy has offered a Virginia shipbuilder a repair contract for a Trident submarine in an escalation of its Campaign to attack a monopoly held by general dynamics corp. Rear adm. Stuart f. Plate the Navy s Competition advocate said tuesday the offer was extended to Newport news shipbuilding and dry oct co. Oft dec. 26 by the naval sea systems come. The company was asked if it would Tike to conduct what is called a Post shake Down inspection and maintenance on the newest Trident submarine the Nevada when it returns from its first sin month deployment late this year. Plait said. All of the Navy s Trident including the Nevada have been built by general dynamics according to Platt the Only ship  contract awarded by the Navy last year on a sole source basis was for a Trident. For More than sin months the Navy has been trying o change that situation by encouraging Newport news to begin bid Ding for the right to build the submarines. Platt described  maintenance contract As an Opportunity for Newport news Engi neers to study the submarine and convince executives they should bid on new Summa should Newport news pursue the con tract it Wilt be the first time engineers from another company Are allowed to work on one of the missile carrying suns. The Bottom line is that this will Clear up any mysteries As to what they Don t know about this ship said Plait. It would allow the Best engineers and design ers of Newport news o become familiar with this submarine and to determine How they would build  the Navy s idler to Newport news Falls Short of promising the company the maintenance Job because the contract would depend on negotiating a satisfactory Price. Bui n Navy source outside Plait s office who requested anonymity said  did t expect those negotiations to pose a problem. Newport news a division of Tenn eco inc., and general dynamics both declined tuesday to discuss the Navy s offer. Platt said the maintenance contract would be Worth Well More than $10 Mil lion to Newport news. He added that the work would not be performed until Early 1987, but  said the Navy needs to begin planning the maintenance now. Plait and Oiher Navy officials con firmed last fall they were interested in developing another source for the Trident Road near radioactive Gas leak needs scrubbing webbers Falls okla. A most of nearly is tons of radioactive particle released during n deadly Acci Dent was confined to n uranium processing Plant but in adjacent Road is gelding an old fashioned scrubbing officials said. Radiation hazards however at the Kerr Mcgee corp. Plant Are secondary to the dangers of tonic Gas residues said Richard in gnarl chief of a nuclear regulatory commission emergency learn. The leak saturday killed one employee sent More than 100 people to hospitals for treatment and spread White vapor containing hydrofluoric acid up 10 18 Miles from the Plant in Rural Eastern Oklahoma. Most of the Sligo Lily radioactive uranium particles dropped away from the poisonous Gas before the acid escaped  Plant hangar said monday. Because the particles arc heavy and Sticky they were not Drifting and the level of radioactive contamination outside the comple was very Low  said. We Are going to determine if there arc any amounts of radiation off Sile. We Are hoping there won t be a require ment for an off site cleanup  said. Bangall said it would take at East a week to finish interviews with employees and added thai the company s Sequoyah fuels corp. Plant would remain closed until such Lime thai the team concurs we have a Clear under standing thai this won t happen  Clyde Wisner an arc spokesman said some topsoil on Plant property is being scooped up for disposal while Asphalt surfaces including Oklahoma 10 adjacent to the Plant Are gelling o Good old fashioned scrubbing by workers wearing protective clothing and breathing apparatus. Plant personnel also were Alton Tpring to control Runoff on the grounds to avoid ground and water contamination Bangall said. The leak occurred after workers accidentally overfilled a Cylinder Wilh uranium hex fluoride produced by the Plant for use in the manufacture of fuel for nuclear plants officials said. Shipping cylinders like the oat that ruptured saturday re   or Mcc Spla the material which freezes at 140 degrees is piped i the by Mem for shipment to other plants said do Mcfarland. Kerr Mcgee spokeswoman in Oua Lacity. My Vuia the Cylinder ruptured As it was being heated by Emil no i at a tin to  let w1 Fri in it Tom 7nnemp-�3" e-j1?r the c Linda did a fumes Man than to in or near the Cloud of Hydro of uru la.  aces r mame j hospitalized monday for Obser. Iera Law 1 Vii a it of we run getting a tru vation t in  loot Tanker blast ties up traffic flights in san Francisco san a Bari in and,._ ,.in Impi san Francisco a a gasoline Tanker exploded into flames near san Francis co International Airport tuesday closing a Shway during Rush hour delaying flights and spewing a Tower of smoke visible for Miles. The Arco Lander carrying b,8do Gallons of three grades of gasoline Jackknife and began burning Early tuesday morning on California and was still aflame More than two hours later As commuters shrug glad to find alternate routes Losan Francisco. The River of naming fuel melted a strip of pavement across six lanes of the Highway and also melted the steel guardrails that run Down the divider strip said California Highway patrol spokesman Gary Loo. We heard the Impact and saw the truck stuffed into the Guardrail said Bob Hicks 3b, of Foster City a Western airlines emn Lov be who was in a building near the scene. / the Snydl of gasoline was terrific we tried to gel close to the truck but there was  c 1 gasoline that we had to sad h.,. We wanted to help a so pm Michael South san Francisco told i away " in a � 3j of leased after. Loo said Loo said the fire apparently started when a truck drove thu fish the Pool of gasoline spreading across us freeway after toe Sci act. Two minor accidents one involving two cars and the other three also were reported. The fire a Quarter of a mile South of inters lie 380 prevented easy Access to sail or Nosco International Airport and some air travellers abandoned their cars and hiked to the terminals. Airport spokesman Ron Wilson said some of tights also were delayed.