European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday july 26.1986 Canada pollution Levels not met officials report Toronto a nearly half the Canadian Facto Ries discharging toxic substances into the great lakes ecosystem railed to comply with pollution limits in1984, environmental officials said. The pollutants came from a Range of industries near lakes Ontario Erie Huron and Superior the Ontario environment ministry reported  am not satisfied with this performance said Ontario environment minister James Bradley whose province is the Only Canadian territory bordering the great  be already set in motion a plan to toughen the standards for Industrial discharges and to require significant ongoing pollution reductions he said. The ministry collects Waitr pollution data each Yea for the . International joint commis Sion which monitors great lakes  1984, the last year for which figures were available 44 of 105 factories responsible for major discharges into the great lakes water system failed to comply with limits the companies and the ministry had agreed on said David Ovett a minis try spokesman. Despite rapid Progress in the late 1970s in cleaning up great Lake pollution in the last several years there have basically been no improvements oven  factory was dumping 51 pounds of Lead into the water each Day in j9s3 More than double its negotiated limit of 21 pounds. The Toronto Star newspaper said the ministry currently assesses Only a few contaminants such As sus Pended solids and phosphorous. New Standard proposed by the environment ministry would extend the count from 16 to 160 Pollut ants including a forint and other substances that could cause cancer or Gene mutation. Limits would be negotiated on Tea Meinl of each substance a factory could discharge without facing fines. Past Ilu dirs indicate 800 or More dangerous Chemi cals enter the great lakes system from factories on Bain sides of be Border affecting drinking water sup plies fish wildlife and recreation areas. At Hamilton Harbor on the westernmost cod of Lake Ontario 25 White peking ducks were used to test pollution Levels last month and six died of tonic poisoning. The presidents of two Ontario manufacturing companies have been fined and sentenced to Brief jail terms this year for ignoring court orders to Slop dump ing toxic wastes into sewers. The environmental groups Greenpeace and pollution probe criticized Ontario s new anti pollution blueprint for relying too much on the voluntary cooperation of Industry and for denying the Public a role in monitoring violations. Wreck of John Paul Jones ship pinpointed Young seafarers say Scarborough England a a group Oyoung British seafarers said they Nave calculated where the wreck of 18lh Century american naval hero Johnpaul Jones ship the Bon homme Richard is lying under a 20th Century wreck in la North  Young explorers called sea cadets said Friday they pinpointed the Bon homme Richard s whereabouts using modern sea charts and ancient archives. According to their calculations the wreck lies about four Miles from the Yorkshire cout under a 4,000-ton merchant ship that Sank in 1918.derek Haggerston who organized the sea cadets project said liven were preparing to investigate the site but that because of Drifting and decay it was unlikely much of the Bon homme Richard which was chiefly made of Wood remained to be found. The 42-gun Bon homme Richard Sank off Flambo rough head a Yorkshire Headland Southeast of scar Borough after a spectacular Battle with the 54-Gunbritish frigate Serapis in september 1779. Thousands of people lined the Cliffs to watch Theattle now considered one of the most memorable in naval  the years there have been several searches for the Bon homme Richard Many using sophisticated Modem equipment including underwater a Ray Cam eras but its position was never  said Hii corps used information from ship wreck expert give duster who searched but failed to find the Bon Horne Richard in 1979, and old charts provided by the Royal Navy including one dated i Otthat showed landmark thai have since disappeared. This allowed the cadets to Mike accurate bearing that were impossible earlier be said. The sea cadets is a nationwide nautical scouting organization for British boys and girls aged 12-16, in which youngsters practice the skills of  said most of the rest of the work consisted of searching through archives like the court martial re cords of Ibe British captains who lost the Battle. One problem is that they did t use latitudes an longitudes in those Days Haggerston said. In con temporary descriptions people talked in Miles French Miles or leagues and it was t always Clear which they were using Jones was bom in Kirkcudbright Scotland in 1747 but fought for the american revolutionaries against it British in the War of Independence. His 1779 Squadron consisted of the Bon Homm Richard an old French merchant vessel converted into a warship a new american frigate the Alliance two Small French ships and three privateers Jones won enduring Fame when his Squadron intercepted a British Fleet returning from the Baltic off Scarborough on sept. 23,1779.the British Fleet was under the Protection of two British warships the Serapis and the 20-gun countess John pan Jones of  engaged the Serapis in Battle and the engagement which began at Sunset ended More than 3 hours later by Moonlight both ships were heavily damaged. The Serapis Lowich Jones lashed the Bon. Homme Richard was set afire in at least 12 different places. The Hull of the Ameri can warship was pierced its decks were ripped. Its hold was tilling with water and fires were blazing . When the British Caplain asked Jones if he was ready to surrender he replied defiantly sir i have not yet begun to  when the Serapis surrendered Jones and his me boarded it while the Bon homme Richard Sank. After the Battle Jones menaced British snipping Ashe head of a naval expedition and resumed to Ameri Ca in 1781,in 1788, he joined the Imperial russian Navy As a rear Admiral lighting against Turkey but fell out of favor with the russians and died in Paris in 1792. More than a Century later his body was returned to America where in was buried at the . Naval facade my at Annapolis my. The grave has become a shrine to die memory of the Man considered to be the father of the american Navy. World today sikh gunmen execute hindus from hijacked bus Chandigarh India