European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 25, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 vets demand re ease of americans in Vietnam new York up about 500vietnam veterans rallying sunday outside he vietnamese Mission to the unite nations demanded the release of Ameri can military personnel believed still alive in Southeast Asia or Well come after  rally look place at the Waterside Plaza apartments in Manhattan where the vietnamese Mission is located. Speakers who included Gino Casanova of Kent wash., who staged a is Day fast to draw attention to the Issue urged the american and vietnamese governments to get americans  signs at the rally were Hanoi take Jane Fonda. Give us our Renback referring to a visit by the actress to Hanoi in 1972. Police estimated about500 people were at the rally. Jerry Kilcy a spokesman for rally organizers said if americans Are not brought Home veterans groups will do whatever is necessary to get them Back. There has never been any question americans Are still alive he said. The question is when will they be , 39, a Veteran from suburban new York said the National Vietnam veterans coalition believes Between 200 and 1,000 americans Are alive in South cast Asia. He said the rally had a message for the vietnamese about americans if you Don t release them Well come  Kilcy and others accused the . Government of covering up the truth on the pow Mia Issue. We arc sick and tired of  Casanova who fasted last fall to seek meeting with president Reagan was Hon ored with a certificate sunday for his  lost 44 pounds but got no meeting. This is the year we bring them Backhoe said the 35-year-old Casanova As he thanked rally organizers for the  Matjov of East Meadow ., said she would not give up Hope for he missing son Joseph until she Learned if he was dead or alive. The government has deserted our men she said. Duong Troung. A diplomatic attach for the vietnamese Mission said officials had no comment on the  Reagan administration has been involved in a joint american vietnamese commission investigation into the matter. . Officials said recent Contact with the vietnamese show they arc More cooperative on the  week. United press International reported seven Case histories of my As who have been seen alive in Southeast Asia. Winter storms Blanket Midwest soak Northwest Apo nolo the latest development in Dachshund rain Wear. Unique Leash keeps Coco dry during a stroll with owner Mary fallen in Boston. By the associated pres Snow spread across the Midwest on sunday while locally heavy rain Over the Northwest caused flooding and blocked roads in Idaho isolating some Rural communities. Snow fell from Indiana to Northern Missouri and South Ern Minnesota and a Winter storm warning was posted across Central Illinois where 4 to 8 inches could , iii., got 2 inches of Snow in one hour and a total of 6 inches by late sunday while parts of Southeast Ern Iowa got 3 to 4 inches. Rain with Snow at higher elevations fell Over much of the Pacific Northwest and the Northern inter Mountain  saturday morning Many coastal areas of Ore gon had reported nearly 2 inches of rain with 4 to 6inches Between Brookings and port Orford and 2 to 3 inches in the Central valleys of Oregon and in the foot Hills of the Cascade mountains. An Urban flood warning was issued for Umali Lacounty of northeastern Oregon and flood warnings were posted for the Section of the Willamette River from har Risburg to Oregon City and for the Santiamo River at Jefferson. However officials said no major flooding was reported outside of Low lying Farmland. Mudslides closed at least three highways in Oregon West of the cascades while a fourth Road was shut due to a collapsed Culvert attributed to heavy  Rural roads in Umatilla county were washed out sunday but the rain was decreasing said sheriff dispatcher ton Murray in Pendleton. Flood warnings also were issued for the of Yacc and and we scr Rivers in Southern Idaho and Rural communities in mountainous Boise county were isolated by flooded roads authorities said. At least one Highway outside Idaho City was blocked by Large mudslides said sheriffs Deputy Steve Bradley. He had no estimate of How Many people were affected so far nobody s going  in addition 10 families in pleasant Valley. Idaho were isolated because a 30-foot Section of Road had washed  Southern California basked under sunny skies with the temperature reaching 88 in los Angeles 21degrees above Normal but 2 degrees shy of the 1950 record. Workers hold out officials doubt poisoning attempt in Papadol caveat largest mine reject pay Cut Kellogg Idaho a miners atthe nation s largest Silver mine have unanimously rejected a proposal by the Sunshine mining co. To Cut wages and benefits by 25 percent a Union official  430 members of the United steel workers Union local 5089 voted saturday to continue negotiating Over concessions Only if the company resumes operations atthe mine March 16, said Union spokesman Steve  mine workers receive an average hourly pay of $23.05 an hour including benefits. The current contract expires in april 1987.the Dallas based company halted production feb. 15, saying a one month shut Down was necessary to reduce a 400,000 ounce stockpile of concentrated mine  said the company used the shutdown to pressure miners into taking concessions. Sunshine spokesman Tim Olson said the company had no comment on the vote. Nanuet  Up Federal officials said sunday it appeared unlikely that a suspicious bottle of Papadol capsules was poisoned but a worried county official urged the Public to use caution in buying any drugs in capsule form. The discovery of Papadol with apparently damaged capsules was reported saturday in Nancut a new York City suburb near where a woman died feb. 8 of cyanide poisoning after taking two extra strength tylenol capsules. The death of Diane Elsroth 23, and Dis covery of a second tainted bottle of tylenol led Johnson & Johnson to Stop making non prescription drugs in capsule form. There were no new leads sunday in her  and drug administration spokes Man Bill Grigg said tests would be done Tocheck the Papadol but he said it appeared unlikely the capsules of painkiller were tampered with in a Way similar to the Tyle nol Case. Despite the Fra statement Rocklan county executive John Grant urged the Public to carefully examine any product i capsule form because the Box of Papadol apparently had its protective seals in tact. The Fra also reported sunday no Evi Dence of tampering in a damaged bottle of children s tylenol opened by a new Yor woman last week. Patrica Edelstein 27, of Batavia said Trefoil Seal on a bottle of children s tylenol tablets was broken when she opened the Container while the plastic Seal on the out Side of the package was intact. Lois Meyer a District consumer affair officer for the Fra said there was nothing wrong with the tablets in the bottle. In the Nanuet Case Clarkstown police officer Greg Tobin said the Papadol and a pack of Carefree chewing gum found with a piece of Metal inside were purchased within Days of each other at the Rock Bot Tom pharmacy. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 25, 1946 the Arab nations Are anxious to avoid the Middle East becoming the scene of conflict said Edward ayah Secretary of the Arab office in London. 30 years ago foday. Feb. 25, 1956 Avery Brundage. Presi Dent of the International olympic committee told the aau that Wes Santuc never would run in the  Santuc was banned by the aau for taking too much expense Money. 20 years ago foday. Feb. 25,1966 the House passed a 15billion tax revision Bill to fight inflation and help finance operations in Vietnam. 10 years ago today. Feb. 25, 1976 actress Gloria Swan son fighting an irs claim that she owes $14,000 on her 1969-70 taxes has asked the is. Tax court for a jury trial