European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday june 23,1936teams to probe Antarctic Ozone Gap i. Tit -.,-k a a Fitu Irtira did 13 scientists from the Washington up the National science foundation said sunday in is flying four learns of scientists la Antarctica in the dead of Winter to try to find out what ii causing a dramatic Hole in the Ozone radiation shield above the Frozen continent. About half of the Ozone above a Broad area of Antarctica has been disappearing every Spring since the mid-1970s, and researchers do not know if this is an Early warning sign of future changes in Zionc Over the Nti re planet or whether it is just a focal phenomenon. There arc some interesting things going on thai Wedon t completely understand said Richard Stolarski an atmospheric Scie Lisl at Nasa s Goddard space flight Center in Greenbelt my. The layer of Ozone a form of oxygen in the Atmo sphere is to 25 Miles High is of crucial importance to life on Earth because Ozone tillers out harmful amounts of ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. Waldheim colled Bush to refute nazi charges it was the threat of damage to the Ozone layer in the late 1970s thai prompted inc United slate and other countries to prohibit the use of fluorocarbon b3" aerosol cans such As hair sprays and deodorants. I he gases can Lead to the destruction of clone. The British Antarctic Survey which has measured Ozone Levels above Halley Bay in the Antarctic since1957. Reported last year that Ozone concentrations Over Antarctica have decreased 40 percent since Trie mid-1970s. The decrease has been verified by an instrument aboard Nasa s Nimbus 7 weather satellite. Stolarski said the depletion is a seasonal event. He said the Hole begins to form in the Antarctic Spring after the Tun appears Over the horizon. The Ozone Gap disappears in Early november. He also said the Ozone Hole is unique to the ant Arctic Region and does not occur Over inc Arctic areas. The National science foundation which supports  research i Antarctica Sai 13 scientists fro the University of Wyoming the Jel wrap usion  Oglory in Pasadena Calif., the state University of new York Stony Brook and the National oceanic and atmospheric administration will study the phenomenon. The Federal foundation said the hazardous Winter flight to Mcm Orfo station in Antarctica normally n restricted to personnel needed to prepare Fame cent. Mer research Leuon in the Antarctic. The Saen Titt wifi make the flight from new zealand to Mcmurdo m a c i to prop jul equipped with skis the psf said the Wyoming team will launch 30 900f Sibic foot balloons carrying Ozone was Una ins to menu and three 54.00ck ubic fool Baboons writ instruments to measure aerosols in the Autaw Petert the other three teams will use ground based instruments to measure atmospheric constituents. Washington up austrian president elect Kurt Waldheim Tele phoned vice president George Bush in april to reassure the White House thai he would be cleared of charges he was linked to nazi atrocities a Bush spokes Man said sunday. Marlin Filz water Bush s press Secre tary confirmed a report in the new York times that Waldheim called the vice president during the firs week of april to Kurt Waldheim or flu a Vilo say allegations that he was linked to nazi War crimes in world War ii were untrue. The Justice department is considering whether Waldheim should be barred from entering the United states because of his actions when the German army fought a brutal Campaign against Yugo slav partisans and engaged in mass deportations of greek jews. Or. Waldheim did Call the vice presi Dent several months ago considering the allegations of his involvement with inc nazis during the War Filz Waler said. Waldheim noted the charges raised in the press and said that the Matte. Was going to be investigated by the world jewish Congress and said that he would be  Fitzwalter said the Call was routinely reported o the National Security Council the times quoting a High ranking while House official said Csc staff advisers had concluded that the situation with Waldheim would Worsen and that the allegations by the world jewish Congress should not be  on that basis the official said. Bush should steer Clear of any involvement with Waldheim whom Bush knew from his Days As the chief . Delegate to the United nations from 1970 to 1973. Waldheim was . Secretary general Between 1972 o 1982. After an election Campaign that became complicated bythe charges against him Waldheim won the austrian presidency a largely ceremonial position june 8. Have pet passport will travel up photo bib a do Bennan pins her guards her pet passport in Santa Monica Calif. The pus spurt while unofficial looks much like the Blue variety for humans. U lists a dog or cat s Pel peeves and there Are spaces for the animal s Paw print and for data on its a decal history and family tree. Helms Calls Panama Leader no. 1 drug trafficker Washington up sen. Jesse Helms r.c, charted sunday that panamanian Leader Manuel Noriega is the no. 1 drug trafficker in the Ameri Cas and said the United states May someday have o regain control of the Panama canal. Helms an outspoken conservative also said Mexico is on a Slippery slope to economic ruin because of corruption and socialism and . Aid to its debt plagued Southern neighbor should be weighed very carefully. Mexico s economic troubles will not be solved he said until the United states delivers the message you be got to de nationalize your Banks you be got to give the people free  in a wide ranging interview on Abc s meet the press r Shelnu insisted he does not favor intervention in the affairs of other nations but said he support president Reagan s policy of aiding the Contra rebels in their efforts to topple the marxist led sandinista government of Nicaragua. He also said apartheid is dead an declared that the question for . For eign policy toward South Africa is not whether to impose additional economic sanctions of the White minority govern ment but whether communist front Black groups specifically the african National Congress will be allowed to take control of the country. Asked if Noriega poses a similar threat to the sandinista Helms replied it is hard to quantify such concepts but i would say that Noriega in terms of the Type of activities going on the no. T drug trafficker in the Western Hemi sphere he s a business partner of cuban president Fidel Castro. In t the kind of thing we ought to took at an decide what we want to  As to whether the United states should act to oust Noriega Helms said i think that ought to be a judgment of the  nonetheless he said the hemisphere should be blessed with a removal of this kind of thing  police undercover Van Nof hidden from crime new York a a battered Van used to conceal police narcotics surveil Lance teams is doing such a Good Job of blending into its surroundings that it has become a target of crime itself. And the cops hidden in the Back of the Van have to be careful not to reveal themselves and blow their cover. For example said Tom Mccarthy spokesman for the Queens District at Torney s office a narcotics investigator was in the Van Friday surveying drug activity through the vehicle s one Way mirrors when he saw a Man walking up the Block trying car door handles. The Man attempted to open the Van s door then pulled out a coat Hanger and pushed in through the crack be tween the window and the door to re lease the lock opened the door and sat in the Driver s Seal. The hidden officer radioed for Hel while the intruder attempted to hot wire the ignition. The Man tried to flee when a police car arrived but he was collared by an undercover officer who played the role of the Van s outraged owner. The drug arrest team count itself Lucky this Lime said Mccarthy. Three months ago a thief stole a Bat Tery from the same Van. The undercover officer inside the vehicle that time had to let the thief get away to avoid blowing his cover Mccarthy said