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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, June 7, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday. June 7,1936 new extradition treaty nears approval Washington a a tentative Compromise this been reached that Nuy permit so Tii Ilc  of tie us a e played anti terrorist Cut Ailinn treaty be in can the United slates and Britain the chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee said Friday. Sen  Luger rlnd., said the British government had asked Tor time to study proposed revisions in the treaty. He expressed Hope that by Ray my week the committee will be Able to Mecl and approve by a Large majority a revised extradition treaty that meets the concern of All  Lugar cancelled a scheduled committee meeting that had been  i discuss the treaty. He said he had decided All sides needed More time in consider proposed changes to the  the Republican san blur said the pro posed Compromise reached by him arid opposition democratic sen. Thomas Eagle Lon of Missouri would in general guarantee he civil rights of no foreign nationals seek ing political Refuge in the United  Bui he a Iid it would also give the Brit ish government the right to extradite suspected terrorists charged with offences against both civilians and British  president Reagan has sought speedy sen. Ale ratification of the pact which is aimed against alleged Irish Republican army terrorists opposition democrats especially those representing Irish american constituencies on the . East coast have in Ioctl to Block passage. Meanwhile Robert b. Oakley chief of the . State department s  risk Branch complained to an american bar association panel about Senate inac Tion on the treaty. Oakley said that since the United states insists that its allies use judicial Means to pros Ccu in terrorists we certainly cannot exempt our own judicial system from  we cannot indulge in a double Stan Dard Oakley said. The reluctance of the Senate id ratify the treaty and provide for the possible extradition of Ira killers undermines our credibility. It weakens our efforts to obtain Coop ration cram other governments and Legal action against terrorist Crim native arc  some critics of the treaty contend that politically motivated violence Falls into a special category. Oakley said invoking political motivation As a justification for terrorism somehow romanticized these arts and lifted them above the common run of  William French Smith former . At Torney general said he finds it astounding that there is any rouble getting it ratified. It s a disgrace Smith said. Some blood recipients May need aids testing Washington a Between 1,000 and 2,000 people who received blood transfusions in recent years Are expected to be contacted in coming months and told hey should be tested far tile aids virus an american red Cross official said Fri Day. Or. Joseph o Mallcy of red Cross National Headquarters said the people contacted will be i Host who received blood from donors who gave blood before Here Mas an aids screening lest and who since have been found to carry the aids virus. Blood from donors who test positive for the aids virus is always discarded now. But red Cross officials do not know if those donors already were infected when they gave blood earlier before the screening test existed. If they were infected o Mallcy said they could have passed the virus along to patients receiving transfusions. And be cause aids can incubate for five years without causin0 symptoms those people also May be infectious. O Malley said the red Cross does not have records on individuals who received blood. But it can track which hospitals received which lots of blood. Those hospitals can track particular batches of blood to individual patients. In practice the hospitals will Contact the patient s physicians who in turn can Call the patient and recommend a screening lest. O Malley said if the recipient is Nan reactive to the test they can be assured they arc not it risk o Malley said. If they Are positive they can be Given counselling and we can ill least begin to contain the  o Mallcy said the project known As operation look Back is being coordinated with other blood Bank organizations and with major medical organisations. Directives 10 regional blood Banks Are expected to go out june 16, he said but that Date May be changed because of unplanned news reports of the drive. The Detroit free press reported the pro Gram Friday quoting or. Gerald Sander the red Cross s associate vice president As saying he review could begin in july. Sander said some of the people the red Cross expected to Contact received blood transfusions As Long ago As 1977. Tests have shown aids to have in incubation period of at least five years it people who have received blood transfusions. We know we will provoke anxiety in some people in order to reach people who arc involved Sander told the paper. But we have information in our files that is available that belongs to some people out there and we Don t have a basis for with holding  aids or acquired immune deficiency syndrome is an affliction in which a virus attacks the body s immune system. Just humming along a photo a Hummingbird hovers near i Magturo Cactus on signal Peak about 49 Miles Southeast of Phoenix Ariz although the Calendar lays it s still Spring temperatures in Arizona Hare already it As ugh As 107 degrees in recent Days. Smithsonian bans Public parking in museum garage Washington a concern Over the possibility of a terrorist bombing attempt prompted the smithsonian institution on Friday to ban Public parking in i lie under ground garage Ai the heavily visited National air and space museum effective this weekend. While also Banning limited Public parking on weekends in the National museum of american history is. I. The Par endorsed by he St a Lea Dajhia m. I Capito Tei reasonable attack Pilot at least 2 passengers killed in copter crash Button mass. A a helicopter for the Federal aviation administration. Ceccarclli said the Pilot was an employee bronc a spokesman for Sikorsky crashed Friday in this Rural town in Central Sulton police say there was a crash and of the Sikorsky aircraft division of United the Pilot did not report any pro Massachusetts killing at least three of the four people on Board authorities said. The Sikorsky s-76 helicopter departed Hanscom Field in Bedford at r 44 . In route to Bridgeport Conn. It was lost from radar screens in the Sut Lon area said Mike Ceccarclli a spokesman of Salto there were four fatalities Ciccarelli said. But state police who were at the scene said they could confirm Only three deaths although four people were listed on the flight Manifest. We re not sure of the total. We have two bodies and parts of one or iwo More said trooper Dan Duffy. Circa Roll the o technologies corp. Of Stratford Conn., but his name would not be released until his family was notified. He said he did not know the identities of the three passengers. We believe that there Are Only company personnel on Board and us have no further details at this time said Robert Staa  
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