European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday april 24, 1986 Stevenson won t run on democratic ticket Chicago a Adlai e. Stevenson wednesday renounced his democratic nomination for governor saying he cannot run on the same slate As a disciple of Politi Cal extremist Lyndon Larouche. Stevenson also filed a Federal suit seeking election changes that would allow him to run As an Independent candidate. State Law requires that independents must have filed nominating petitions by last dec. 16. Bob Benjamin Stevenson s press Secre tary confirmed that the candidate had sent a resignation letter to the state Board of elections and a copy to the state democratic party. That s it he has resigned said Benja min. Benjamin said the suit filed against the state Board of elections seeks to push Fil ing deadline for independents to aug. 4, the deadline for third party candidates. To make the deadline 11 months before the general election for independents and three months before the general election for new parties is grossly unfair Benjamin said. If Stevenson loses his court bid his Only Choice will be to create a new party and run a full slate of candidates in the general election Benjamin said. If he wins he will run As an Independent along with candidates for lieutenant Gover nor and Secretary of state nominations Cap tured by Larouche supporters in the democratic primary. He will ask democratic voters to vote the regular democratic ticket except in those three races Benjamim said. Stevenson is reaffirming that he will not run with a Lyndon Larouche extremist Benjamin said. In a preliminary draft of his lawsuit Ste Venson said he finds repugnant and anti democratic the views of Mark j. Fairchild the Larouche backed candidate for lieu tenant governor paired with Stevenson on the ballot said spokeswoman Terry Ste Phan. It says Fairchild espouses religious and racial bigotry and holds irrational and anti democratic political views. The draft declared that Stevenson has announced his withdrawal from the demo cratic  court says Man can let brain damaged wife die Morristown . A a state judge ruled wednesday that the husband of a woman who has lain in a nursing Home for six years hopelessly brain damaged by an anaesthesia Accident could remove the feeding tube that has been keeping her alive. Superior court judge Arnold m. Stein in new Jersey s latest right to die Case said the husband of 31-year-old Nancy Ellen jobs had proved she was in a persistent vegetable state with no Prospect of  if competent he said mrs. Jobes would not want to be sustained in this mental and physical condition by artificial tube  mrs. Jobs suffered irreversible damage on april 2, 1980, when her brain was denied oxygen during an opera Tion to remove a fetus killed in an Auto Accident according to court documents. Her husband John h. Jobs of Boonton and her parents Robert and Eleanor Laird of Parsippany Troy Hills asked that she be allowed to die but officials at Lincoln Park nursing and convalescent Center refused to remove the tube. Stein excused those involved in the removal of the feed ing tube from criminal or civil liability. He said Lincoln Park has the right to refuse to participate or to allow it to take place on its premises. Stein had to weigh whether she is in a persistent vegetative state As her family contended or a step above that severely brain damaged. Doctors disagree on her status. Another key Issue was what mrs. Jobes would have wanted had she been Able to express her wishes. Four witnesses testified that she had said she would never want to be maintained in her current condition. Stein also had to consider whether the Case Falls under the guidelines of two landmark state supreme court death with dignity rulings in the cases of Karen Ann Quinlan and Claire c. Conroy. In the Quinlan Case the supreme court in 1976 recognized a person s right to die with dignity and allowed the vegetative Quinlan to be weaned from her Respirator. She was expected to die within a year but survived nearly a decade without the device. Quinlan died june 11, 1985 last year new Jersey s highest court erased any differ ence Between respirators and other extraordinary devices including feeding tubes with its ruling in the Conroy Case. The court affirmed a competent person s right to refuse All medical care even if it would result in death. In cases where a patient is incompetent and cannot express his or her wishes the court required a unanimous decision on removing treatment by the Legal guardian attending physician and others. Conroy a Semi comatose incompetent and terminally ill nursing Home patient died in 1983 during a court Battle Over her Nephew s request to remove her feeding tube. M december in world s worst Industrial Accident chemical reaction releases Over 50,000 pounds of poisonous Methyl is Cyanate Over 15 Square Miles of Bhopal India killing Over 2,500 persons and injuring More in a 300,00. I 2isr in �s13 by Januar Union Carbide reports g1 leaks of Melphy is Cyanate Between Jon. 1, 1980 and dec. 14, 1984. Al March Union Carbide fined $3.9 Millon by government for 4-year delay in reporting test results concerning carcinogenicity of die Thyl sulfite. $5 March rapid heating of aging chemical unit at Plant in Institute  causes Gas leak that spreads to nearby shopping Center. Ii june heating line in Union Carbide s silicone unit at South Charleston leaks for 15 minutes prompting residents to complaint about noxious doors. I August after leak or pesticide ingredients aug. 11 at Institute w.v., and leak of Brake fluid chemicals aug. 13 at nearby South Charleston unit third Lea of toxic hydrochloric Aci a occurs at ii rvs Plant in South chars Sion a i. 27. Vhf of. I  v " h it Larch Union Carbide corp. Agrees to pay $4,400 of Ori Pinati / proposed $32,100 Fine for occupational safety violations in aug. 11, 1985 chemical leak at Institute w.v., Plant. H april occupational safety and health administration cites Union Carbide for 221 alleged violations at its Plant in Institute w.v., and will seek $1.3 million in fines Chicago Tribune graphic source source Chicago Tribune news reports Charleston . Up Union Carbide corp. Filed a formal pro test with the government tuesday con testing All 221 violations a Federal Agency cited after inspecting Union Carbide s Plant in Institute . We feel the allegations have grossly distorted the actual safety conditions at the Plant said Tom Sprick a spokes Man for Union Carbide. Union Carbide s lawyers filed the protest with the occupational safety and health administration in washing ton where Osha official Chriss Winston said the Union Carbide action took the Agency by Surprise. It s their right to protest the violations Winston said. We did t think they would protest All 221. We certainly stand behind our violations and believe they were based on fact after the most extensive evaluation of a chemical Plant  the $1.4 million Worth of fines the harshest Ever imposed by Osha in its 15-year history were announced april 1 by . Labor Secretary William Brock. He said Union Carbide had consciously and overtly violated safety and health standards. The occupational safety and health review commission will assign an administrative Law judge from Washington to hear Union Carbide s protest. Washington a the soviet airline Aeroflot can resume its flights to the United states the government says putting into effect an agreement Between the tvo countries reached five months ago. Aeroflot s last scheduled commercial service a weekly flight to Washington was ended in late 1981 by president Reagan after martial Law was imposed in Poland. On tuesday the transportation depart ment said Aeroflot can begin serving new York and Washington immediately. Intermediate stops will be permitted in Europe and Canada As Well the department said. The United states suspended regular commercial service Between the two coun tries in late 1979, after soviet troops moved into Afghanistan. After ending the last weekly flight in 1981, Reagan took further action against Aeroflot in september 1983, when he or dered its new York and Washington offices closed after the soviets shot Down a korean air lines Jet with 269 people aboard. Last february Aeroflot ticket sales in the United Stales resumed but regularly scheduled flights into the country were still prohibited. During the last four years however Aeroflot aircraft have continued to Fly into the United states carrying diplomatic person Nel and supplies for various soviet embassies and consulates. Soviet officials had been pushing for the resumption of direct regularly scheduled flights to the . For at least three years. The two countries reached an agreement in november to resume the flights. At the time transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole called the pact an immedi ate step to fulfil Hopes for closer contacts Between soviets and americans raised by the Geneva Summit meeting Between Rea Gan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev. The direct link Between the soviet Union and the United states first established in 1968, will ease travel for the estimated 55,000 american tourists who visit the so Viet Union each year. Washington a the Active duty strength of the nation s military serv ices dropped slightly in March but remained Well above year ago Levels the Pentagon said tuesday. Releasing its monthly military strength assessment the Pentagon said the army air Force Marine corps and Navy reported 2,159,512 men and women on Active duty As of March 31. That represents a decrease of 891 individuals compared to the feb. 28 total but a Rise of 11,667 compared to the same period last year the Pentagon said. Although the air Force Navy and Marine corps All reported gains in March those additions were offset by a compare ago Levels timely Large decline within the army. The Pentagon said the army s Active duty strength declined in March by 3,165 men and women to a new total of 781,610. By contrast the air Force gained 1,002 persons for a new Active duty strength of 608,036. The Navy gained 874 individuals for a new total of 572,791, and the Marine corps gained 398 persons for a new total of 197,075. On March 31, 1985, the four services had reported a combined Active duty strength of 2,147,845. The Pentagon s monthly report does not contain any explanation for changes in strength but the totals frequently vary by season Over the course of a year