European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday april 27, 1986 free at last but hell keep in touch j.c., a Harbor Seal held in Captivity for 16 years at Point Defiance zoo in Tacoma wash., swims free in Alsea Bay off Waldport on the Oregon coast with a radio transmitter attached to his head. It s All part of a program to find out whether seals can be released into the wild after being held in Captivity. Electronic Fence encircling Capitol recommended by Congress panel Washington a congressional leaders Are hoping a Fence around the . Capitol extra police and other measures would maintain a balance Between Public Access and Protection against terrorists. An and hoc panel on Security is recommending the heightened Security measures including the Fence around the Capi Tol grounds that would electronically detect intruders. The Fence would be similar to the one around the White House. The list of suggestions was drawn up by a committee appointed in Early 1985 As terrorism increased worldwide. The panel includes the majority and minority whips and sergeants at arms of the House and Senate. The concept of the proposals according to a Republican aide who spoke on condition of anonymity is making the Capitol grounds As secure As possible. But once people pass through that initial Security there would be relative flexibility so you would not be limiting the tourist s View to the  they be agreed on things that they think would be advisable to do said Murray Flander press Secretary to sen. Alan Cranston d-calif., the Senate minority whip. However he said the proposals Are still open to debate and would need approval by Congress. It s premature to say they be reached a decision said Mary Kay Hill a spokeswoman for sen. Alan Simpson r-wyo., the majority whip. They be reached the Point where they re discussing some of their thoughts with other members. It s premature to say they be signed off on these things lock Stock and  Flander said Cost would no doubt be the key with con Gress current budget conscious mind set. While Cranston is concerned about terrorism the sen Ator feels this is no time to be thoughtlessly spending Money Flander added. Another Senate aide who spoke on condition of anonymity said that if All the measures suggested were put into effect the Cost would run about $13 million. Flander said the committee last week Drew up a two Page summary that included 15 or 20 suggestions including a Fence More police and police dogs More Metal detectors and prohibitions on vehicles in the parking lots on the Capitol grounds. Currently hundreds of cars Park directly in front of the domed Capitol where lawmakers staff members and re porters have permits allowing them Access to the area. In addition Flander said the panel considered restrict ing delivery trucks that currently bring in Large loads of products to the Capitol. It s like an unloading Dock at a warehouse rather than the Capitol of the United states Flander said adding that one recommendation would keep Only Small amounts of supplies at the Capitol and warehouse and the rest elsewhere. Another staff member said the proposals include install ing hydraulically controlled barriers. Currently pedestrian Access to the Capitol is unhindered although vehicles must pass through guard inspections. Inside the Capitol doors visitors must go through Metal detectors. Guards Are posted in some areas to keep visitors out. A bomb blast in november 1983 outside the Senate chamber led to increased Security at the Capitol including the Metal detectors. Identification badges Are now required for staff members reporters and lobbyists. Stateside stall in insecticide production poses Hazard in Cotton Belt Charleston . A american Farmers particularly in the Cotton Belt Are taking chances with their crops again this year because Union Carbide Chemi Cal leaks interrupted production of one of the company s most popular insecticides officials say. The Short Supply of Temsik Means Farmers must turn to less reliable insecticides or go without Protection farm officials in the nation s Cotton Belt say adding that the insecticide is partly responsible for a jump in yields through the 1970s. Production of Temsik Carbide s Brand name for its Aldi carb based insecticide has been stalled twice in the past 16 months each time As supplies were being built up for the growing season. Volcanic Ash has potential to irritate lungs report says Atlanta a the Ash from volcanic eruptions has an unknown potential to cause lung disorders the National centers for disease control said. The cd prompted by volcanic activity in this decade conducted lab studies of the properties of volcanic Ash. Reports of Eye and respiratory irritation have followed eruptions in Washington Mexico and Indonesia among other places the cd said. Evaluations showed that some breathable particles of volcanic Ash can have moderately toxic actions on some cells in test tubes and mildly harmful actions in the body. Exposure to airborne Mineral dust has been shown in some cases to cause bronchitis or fibrous dust reactions the Agency noted. A is get Board s of to open branches across state lines Washington a the Federal Home loan Bank Board has approved a Rule that gives federally chartered savings and loan associations extensive new Powers to open branches across state lines Agency spokeswoman Martha Gravlee said. The action by the three member Bank Board which regulates a is gives the Bank Board an important Way to Deal with the 461 troubled Thrift institutions in the nation. Selling an institution usually costs the Federal savings and loan insurance corp., a Bank Board division that insures deposits of up to $100,000, much less than liquidating an so. The Rule gives healthy a is that buy ailing Thrift institutions outside their Home state the right to acquire other healthy thrifts in As Many As three other states said Grav Lee. First she got the Flowers then they gave her the Boot san Francisco a Joyce Dawson got a free lunch a Day off and a Pink Carnation when she was named the san Francisco housing authority s employee of the month. Then she got her Pink slip. Dawson is among 48 workers being fired by the Agency on june 20 to help ease its $10 million debt. I got the Flowers and i got the notice the 10-year Veteran who works with elderly persons in the City s West Ern addition District said after her dismissal. Just what does employee of the month mean Treasury overdraw account at fed officials report Washington athe tale is All too familiar a Large number of unpaid Bills forces the writing of some hot checks to cover them. But in this Case it was Uncle Sam writing the rubber checks officials revealed Friday that the u. S. Treasury s account at the Federal re serve Uncle Sam s banker was Over drawn on wednesday. Because of outlays that were unexpectedly higher relative to receipts on wednes Day the Treasury inadvertently exhausted its Deposit accounts at the Federal Reserve Banks the fed said in a statement. No government checks were returned stamped insufficient funds though. In an understanding that millions of americans wish they had with their own Banks the fed stepped in and covered the checks until the Treasury could replenish its account through government tax collections thursday. This procedure for handling clearly inadvertent overnight overdrafts has been in place since mid-1982," the fed said. While officials would not say How Many times the overdraft Protection has been needed it was used at least one other time last oct. 9. At that time the Federal govern ment reportedly had an overdraft of $100 million that the fed covered a figure never away in savings accounts earning interest confirmed by the government. Treasury department spokesman Arthur likewise officials would not give the Siddon said the overdraft occurred because figure for wednesday s overdraft. At the of a mistake in estimating How much close of business tuesday there had been Money would be deposited from tax collect $1.96 billion in the checking account. Tons relative to what outlays would be on whatever the amount of the latest wednesday. Overdraft the government was even More it was not a significant amount he broke last fall when Congress was Refus said. We overestimated the amount of ing to boost its borrowing authority and funds that would be coming in from in the Treasury had drawn Down All the Cash come tax collections " resources it had available. Nio n i o � i i a h7 j a l jr., balancing Uncle Sam s checking a on wednesday the overdraft in the gov count is an enormous task since the gov. Ern ments checking account occurred even Ern ment will make payments of approx though the Treasury had $20 billion stashed mately $ 1 trillion this year