European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                  ,.,.�,�". To. Inside stripes d move claims set record in fiscal year 85 stories Page 9 d England beats Paraguay 3-0 in world cup action Page 22 d today s Dollar buys 2.21 Marks today rates Page 23 the stars and stripes vol. 45. No. 63 thursday. June 19, 1986 8693 a court confirmations forecast easy approval of re Yinqu of sea la expected Washington a the chairman and a Liber Al Mcmair of the Senate judiciary committee wednesday foresaw untroubled Senate confirmations of Suprum court Justice William Rehnquist As inc nation s no t chief Justice and staunch conservative judge Antonin Scalia to Lake Rehnquist s place. We anticipate no particular Strong opposition to Reagan s Surprise nomination of Rich Nuisl to succeed chief Justice Warren h. Burger. Judiciary committee chairman Strom Thurmond said anticipating hear Ings by the Middle of next month. A few democrats expressed misgivings on ideological grounds Rehnquist is often thought to be the court s most conservative member and Scalia fits the same Mold and sen. Patrick Leahy r-vt., another judiciary committee panellist said questions would he raised about Reh Neussl s health. The Justice suffered psychological Disori Enla Ion a few years ago and had to be hospitalized after being taken offa drug used to Case Hack pain. I think that that s something that when you Solil i confirmation hearing m would be a legitimate Yiirs inn and i sushi cd Justice sch Nemst himself would want it  Leahy said. I can t even believe he would even have accepted llu1 president s appointment if he did l think that was something thai could be  Thurmond said he did nos anticipate roadblocks to Reagan s plan 10 elevate Scalia 10 the High court Afler  la Hii Quin 5 nomination. Sen. Paul Simon d-iii., a judiciary committee lib eral went along with Thurmo Iid s forecast of relatively easy confirmation proceedings on both nominations. Bolh appeared on the Abc today show. Both men Are Quality people Simon said. There undoubtedly will be some questions Pilic ulary to continued on Page 24 chernobyl danger slight in Neucom expert says a photo president Rukun to Oduy announces Ilir Resi Nalion of chief Justice Warren Burger at Riihl and the  of Williim Rehnquist is cond irom i Juhl Tii replace Burner and . Appeals court judge Ait tonin Scalia at left to replace re by Connie Dickey Shaft writer Heidelberg Al no time during the chernobyl Nuci car Accident were members of the . Forces or their family members stationed in Western Europe exposed to dangerous Levels of radiation or. Col John s. Parker 7th medical come surgical consultant said wednes Day Parker who headed a special task Force that Analysed data collected after the late april nuclear Accident released the group s findings tuesday. Safe. That s the word. We re Sale pregnant women arc Safe inc food Chain is secure. There in t any reason to worry Parker said. He said no one in Europe was exposed to 1,5 rents of radiation which is consid ered a Safe level of exposure per year. A Normal circumstance where a per son would be exposed to that much a Dialion is when icy have to have a series of medical tests calling for a High number of a rays Parker said. If people had been exposed 10 More than 5 rents of radiation per year. Parker said the task Force would have recommended service members Lake More extreme precautions such As Stang in doors and discarding clothing Afler being outside. Many of the fears and concerns people have Parker said arc caused by fear of the unknown. None of us really knew what to  radiation Levels in inc air. Food and Waler were closely monitored Parker said. When the standards were exceeded food products were impounded or destroyed before reaching markets Many of the Farmers in Bavaria slowed their crops under because they did l meet inc minimum Standard level of surface contain nation. Due to wind patterns the Region most affected was Southeast Germany. They had the highest recorded radiation Levels in the air with 50 to 75 times above Normal but even at that level it is still Safe to humans Parker said. The German weather service monitored the air regularly and reported the radiation Levels every two hours during the weeks after the Accident. The Levels Are measured in Becquerel a which is a term used to measure minute quantities of radioactivity. One Micro Curie of a see chernobyl on Page 24 Iger Kate Smith Dies Euhl sized by Reagan by the no ii urk time Kate Smith a Nice vibrant voice made god bless Arr a an unofficial National am Chi in who was one of the most Papular Nurs of the Century died tuesday of Lepon at Raleigh . Community Hospital. She was 79 years old and lived in Raleigh. President Reagan expressed sorrow Over her death say ing Kate Smith was a Patriot in every sense of inc Kate Smith word. She thrilled us All with her stirring rendition of god bless Amer Ica and Sang with a passion which left few eyes  Smith had been in poor health since 1976, when she sufi Rcd brain damage As a result of a diabetic coma. She had been a robust and Joyful Young Singer who never took a formal music lesson and whose voice became one of the most listened to by a nation struggling through the great de pression and world War. Everything about Kate Smith was oils izod including Smith herself. She recorded almost 3,000 songs More than any other popular performer introduced More songs than any her performer Over a thousand hich some 600 eventually made i Parade. Height of her career during world Star ii she repeatedly was named oif the three or four most popular Sulki in America. No single How business figure even approach Bacr As a seller of War Bonds during Well War ii. In one 18-hour stint on life lbs radio net work Smith sold Tlok nillion Worth of War Bonds. Her total for a series of Marathon broadcasts it pore than s600 million. President Roosevelt deed her o King George i see Kate Smith on m stripes Magazine takes you to Spain France today