European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Mengele s son could not Tell father s location new York not the son of or. Josef Mengeac told an american television audience tuesday that he had helped conceal the fugitive nazi War criminal because "1 would never be tray my  speaking with evident anguish the son Rolf Mengde a year old German Dwyer. Acknowledged having secretly visited his rather in Brazil iwo years before Mengele s drowning there in f to. Bul he denied being part of a conspiracy hat protected he Long sought death Camp doctor. He said that although he was ashamed of his father and repelled by the killings he committed at Auschwitz during world War ii i could nol Tell his Hunters where he  would do it again like this Mengele said in halting English on the Phi Donahue program on Abc. He said he remained puzzled Over what could have driven his father to conduct his Grue some human medical experiments atrocities that Mengele did not dispute. Al another Point he said i would have preferred another  Mengele s appearance was in conjunction with Ibe publication of a new biography of his fall or entitled Mengele the Complete  is based in Large part on the doctor s diaries and other Mengele family material made Avail Able by the son. Gerald l. Pooler a new York lawyer who is co author of the Book with a British television journalist John Ware said Mengele s son had no share of any profits from the Book and had agreed to contribute the material on condition thai 20 per cent of the proceeds be donated to Auschwitz survivors and victims of in doctor s experiments. The Book published by Mcgraw Hill contains several new disclosures. These were among the disclosures american authorities in 1945 twice took Mengeac into custody under his own name an both times released him from prisoner of War Camps even though his name had already appeared in listings of wanted War criminals. The authors attribute the error in part to inefficiency and poor distribution of information. At the time he escaped a South America Mengele carried with him a suitcase of record Sand tissue samples from his human experiments at Auschwitz material that might help some survivors learn what had been done to them and thereby ease current health problems. The authors say the suitcase disappeared and May still be hidden somewhere in South America. Although generally avoiding the topic of the War and his role in atrocities Mengele in his own writings and discussions with his son was clearly defensive. At one Point the son noted of his father he told me he did not invent Auschwitz and that he was not personally responsible for the incidents there. Auschwitz already existed he wanted to help bul Hal was very  thursday. June 19.1986 Economy grew just 2.9% in first Quarter . Says Washington a the Economy grew at a Ond Quarter. Some analysis say for owl from of moderate annual Ratt of 2.9 Kroc no in the first Chr months of the year a Sharp downward revision from earlier Nim acts. The government reported wednes Day. The Commerce department said the performance of the j Ross National product the broadest measure of economic health was Only slightly better than for All of last year and More than a percentage Point below the Reagan administration s forecast of 4 percent for All of the new estimate also marked a big downward Revi Sion from just a month ago when the Commerce department reported the Economy had expanded at a 3.7 percent Raie in the january March Quarter. While estimates of economic growth were weaker the news on inflation remained upbeat. The com Merce department said i Price measure lied to the cup Rose at an annual Rale of 2.4 percent in the first three months of inc year the slowest Pace in almost 14 Yean. While Many analysts believe growth will improve in inc second half of the year they say the country will probably have to endure weak growth through the Sec on growth fro april through june will probably dip below 2 percent the prolonged weakness is coming from lacklustre consumer demand continued weakness in Industrial America and a huge slump in Oil and Gas drilling caused by the fall in Oil prices. The labor department reported earlier that continued Job losses in Oil and manufacturing pushed Ali nation s unemployment rate to 7.3 percent in May As the number of americans out of Wora Rose by 212,000. The Gnu report showed the Economy grew by j26.9 billion in the first Quarter $6.6 billion below the Esti mate last month. The department did the main reason for the Revi Sion was a weaker Trade performance. The Trade deficit was estimated to be growing at an annual Rale of $133.1 billion in the tint Quarter alow we s3 billion higher than last month s estimate. The department did Export were rising at an an Nual rate of 6.6 percent the same u the fourth quitter while import growth stowed to a 2.4 percent annual rate Down from the 24.5 percent growth in the fourth Quarter. L l rate  growing m Quarter Soffes allowed to impose tax on air plane fue High court rules Washington a the supreme court ruled prior to 1983, Florid levied the tax based on How a in Thal Kiriat Clyl a Mav a Nair four Tern a irling c it Manu air Milf ir4i irling Ami Fri latin it of to it wednesday that slates May require foreign airlines to pay taxes on All fuels purchased within state Borders. In an 8-1 ruling the court upheld a Florida air plane fuel lax challenged by airlines led by a Canadian air line operating charter flights and Al least 23 foreign nations. Wednesday s ruling could open the Way for other Stales Wilh major airports to adopt similar lairs. Justice William 3. Brennan writing for the court said thai neither the Federal aviation act nor agreements Between the United Stales and other coun tries bar such taxes. Nol Only is there any indication that Congress wished to preclude slate sate taxation of airline fuel preme court Roundup Bill to Law contrary the aviation act expressly per mits Stales to impose such taxes Drinnan said. In another cose the court barred three officers of Secaucus n.j., construction company from suing Over a 1982 Fortune Magazine article about the criminal charges against former labor Secretary Raymond j. Donovan the justices by a 6-3 Vole ruled that the thre Schiavone construction co. Officers wailed too Long before naming time inc., which publishes Fortune As a defendant. Florida imposes a tax of about 5 percent on All aviation fuel drawn from storage facilities in the state. Airlines actually have been paying at a higher rate because the Law Seu a predetermined Price of $1,14 a gallon on fuel. The airlines pay i percent of that figure even when As has been the Case aviation fuel Sells for less than is. 14 a gallon. Prio Many air Miles each airline flew within the stale. The Florida lax it unusual. Most states that tax aviation fuel Only impose the Levy on the actual amount of fuel consumed in flying Over Thyl state air space. The absence of any such prorating feature was one of the grounds on which he airlines challenged the Florida system. Wednesday s ruling upheld a decision by the Florida supreme court. Brennan said that agreements Between the United slates and other countries arc intended Only to ban National taxes on airline fuel. The actions taken by the Federal government accept the authority of Stales to lax As Florida has Here he said. The United slates has signed More than 70 bilateral aviation agreements Wilh other nations Twenty three nations have protested the Florida tax to the state department. They Are Argentina Belgium Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador France Germany Honduras Iceland Israel Italy Japan Mexico the Netherlands Norway Denmark Sweden Spain Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago and Britain. Domestic airlines also had challenged Florida s tax. But last october the supreme court rejected their a peal without comment. The Domestic airlines contended that Florida s to singled out air travel unfairly because fuel Una on trucks ships and trains Are limited to the amount of fuel those forms of transportation actually consume within Florida s Borders. The leading International challenger a the tax was Ward air Canada inc., which operates charter flight to and from the United Stales. Gas Cloud in Florida forces about 1 ,000 to evacuate Orlando Fla. A a chemical Gai Doud formed three mile West of Orlando Ingemi Tionel air port wednesday and forced about 1,000 people from their Homes and Bui Inetti for two twin officials said ii was nol immediately mown what the Cloud consisted of or How it formed said Leonard Grimstead a spokesman for the Orange county fire department there were no immediate reports of injuries. Grimstead estimated the Cloud at five acres in it. He said it formed wednesday morning at a chemical company eight Miles from downtown Orlando. Initial reports did it wit t chlorine Gas curad but later reports indicated that the Cloud Wai a mixture of four or five gases grief let mid. A Section of the Florida Turnpike and several Miles of other Road in the area were closed As official waited for the Gas Cloud to Jim Yeti Grimstead did. The Doud did nol impede traffic Al the Airport did Federal aviation spokesman Roger Meyen in Atli at. The Gas leak came less than a Day after a leak la nearby aha maale Springs some 900 people were forced from Homes or Busine aes ind traffic was to a led for hours after 2.000 Gill out of propane a leaked from a Tanker truck tint had lost a wheel