European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 1, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 All Federal employees May face drug testing by the Washington Post Washington president Reagan s anti drug program May include mandatory testing of All Federal employees White House officials said. The proposal was immediately denounced by the largest government Union As a Witch  Larry Scakes while House spokesman said the Pic Side it is looking a the possibilities of expanding t mandatory drug testing program that now applies to military personnel Reagan supports expanded testing hut Scakes cautioned that it is Only a possibility. Next week Reagan is expected to announce details of a new program to combat drug abuse at the same Lime congressional democrats Are working on their own new drug control package. At a briefing Scakes said that among the proposals under consideration for the administration drug abuse program is inc granting of bidding advantages to government contractors who initiate drug programs for their workers. In addition Scakes indicated that the president May pressure private employers and school officials to Institute testing programs. He stressed however that no new Money will be added to inc budget to pay for any drug programs despite complaints from stale and local government officials that they have inadequate funds to provide treatment of addicts. Lord la Ucelli communications director for inc 9 workers injured in 70-foot plunge Carrollton Texas up the roof of a 70 foot deep id million gallon water tank under construction collapsed beneath a work Crew wednesday afternoon inti ing nine people who fell to the Bottom officials said. The construction Crew was pouring the Concrete roof on the Lank today and apparently the Structure underneath gave Way allowing. People to fall through. They Felt through the roof Structure Down into the tank itself said cily manager Mike Eastland. At least Sis ambulances were sent to the scene after the roof of the ground level storage tank collapsed As a construction Crew was forming it with Concrete Eastland said. Three victims Wilh broken Bones were taken Torud memorial medical Center. Four others were taken to Trinity medical Center where three under went surgery and two were taken to Parkland memorial hos Pilat. All were in serious condition. The victims were removed from the wreckage through Access holes in the rear of the tank he said. American federation of government employees the largest Federal employee Union said. We oppose what we consider to be the Wilch Hunt me Mality of testing  she said such testing amounts to an illegal search and seizure and inc Union has already gone to court to bar such testing of civilian employees at fort Lewis Wash. Speakes had High Praise for the mandatory testing program in the military contending that it has succeeded in cutting drug abuse rates from 27 percent to 9 Pyrc Cal. Wednesday morning Reagan told leaders of civic organizations such As he Lions clubs kiwanis and elks that illegal drugs arc As dangerous to our nation Al Security As any terrorist or foreign  the time has come to give notice thai individual drug use is threatening the health and safety of All our citizens. We must make it Clear that we Are no longer willing to tolerate illegal drugs or the Sellers or the users Reagan said. Our object is not to punish users bul to help them not to throw them in jail but to free them from dependency not to ruin their lives by pulling them behind bars bul to prevent their lives from being ruined by  Nancy Regan presented the pharmacist of the via award to joint Hasty of Hayes a. For his efforts against drug and alcohol abuse. The s2.500 award and a $7,500 scholarship were supplied by the Adolph Coors co. Brewery. Heinz fears nuke shipment poses threat Harrisburg a. Dpi sen. John Heinz r-pa., called wednesday on the depart ment of Energy 10 reconsider its Rojc for Cross country rail shipments of highly radioactive de Bris from the damaged three mile Island nuclear reactor. In a letter to Doe Secretary John Henington Ilcin said he has Strong concerns Boul inc waste going through several densely populated areas in Pennsylvania and other slates. Doe spokesman Terry Smith said the route was chosen in accordance with Agency safely guidelines and will not be changed. The unit 1 reactor at nearby Tim was wrecked on March 28, 1979, in a near melt Down the nation s wont commercial nuclear Power Accident. The Doe in july began shipping the once molten fuel and other rubble from the reactor s Cere to the Idaho National engineering Laboratory in Idaho Falls for research and storage pending disposal. Along inc 2,300-mile journey from Pennsylva Nia to Idaho the rail cars pass through Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Kansas Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado. Northwestern cites abuses quits anti terrorist program Evanston Iii. Up Northwestern univer sity s decision to drop out of an anti terrorist program was termed unfortunate wednesday by the slate department which asked the school to reconsider. The decision follows allegations that three of 16 recent participant in the program run by Northwestern s traffic Institute under a stale department con Traci have been linked to human rights abuses. Northwestern president Arnold Weber said in a statement tuesday thai the school will end its 10 month participation in the . Anti terrorist assist Ance program because of a responsibility to make certain the University is nol involved in programs that Are inherently political in nature and May obscure it Basic academic  the state department saying it was deeply Dis Turbed by Northwestern s decision defended the pro Gram while chiding the University for accepting the allegations As fact. Neo nazi already serving life guilty of 14 weapons charges Des m01nes, Iowa up Neo nazi David tale was found guilty of 14 weapons charges wednesday for illegally possessing machine guns silencers and Gre Nades when he shot two Missouri state troopers in 1985. The Federal jury returned the guilty verdict less than four hours after beginning deliberations. Tale 2j, of Algol Idaho is a member of the Vio Lent right Wing group the order. His father Charles Tate of Careywood. Idaho a member of the White supremacist aryan nations Church which spawned the order said he was not surprised with the verdict. I Don t think we thought it would come out any different the elder Tate said. I think our Best Hope will be in the appeals  Charles tale said judge Harold Victor was too specific in his instructions to the jury leaving the panel no Choice other than to convict his son. Assistant . Attorney Rob Aiken said he was pleased with the verdicts adding the government presented overwhelming evidence Fate had the weapons his 1971 Chevrolet Van when he was stopped by the troopers april 15. 1985, Durins a routine traffic Click in Taney county to. One of the troopers Jimmie linear was Shol to death Wilh an automatic pistol and Omegar s partner Allen mines was wounded. Tate arrested in a wooded area five Days after the shootings already is serving two life prison sentences in Missouri for the shootings. Tale who smiled when the verdict was announced will be sentenced on the weapons charges aug. 29 in Springfield to. He faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 Fine for each of the 14 counts. Victor said he would travel to Missouri to pronounce sentencing rather than have Tate transported Back to pcs mines. The trial was moved from mis Souri to Des Moines because of pretrial publicity. Tale s attorney Steve Brown who called no wit Nesses during two Days of testimony based much of Bis defense on the Assumption Tate did not know the weapons were illegal. During closing arguments he re minded the jury that Linegar s death was to have no bearing during their deliberations. Duong tuesday s testimony an Oregon weapons dealer testified he sold machine guns and rifles to Tate. Charles tale said an Appeal of the murder conviction already is being pursued and he expected in weapons charges will be appealed on what he claims is his son s right to own any weapon. We regret that such unsubstantiated charges were Acci plod Ai face value reported and acted upon in such a Procci piteous manner the stale department said in a prepared statement released in Washington. We Hope All those involved will reconsider. The program is not a political program. It is a professional development program designed to help participating countries Deal with the terrorist threat. The Only ideology discussed is the fair and humane treatment of people. It is unfortunate that the University has terminated this relationship apparently As a reaction to unsubstantiated press articles. It is unfortunate the University will no longer be playing a useful role i fostering the practical demonstration of democratic principles for foreign Law enforcement officials it is unfortunate for the people of the participating coun tries and it is unfortunate for the efforts to help americans  id soft in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. I 1946 Britain announced that Anglo american experts have proposed to split Palestine into four areas and leave to a jewish province itself the prob Lin of deciding How Many of Europe s homeless jews might Migrate to Israel. 30 years ago today. Aug. 1, 1956 military leaders in London alerted Britain s armed forces Al Home and in the Mediterranean to be ready for immediate action in Case Egypt s nationalization of the Suez canal produces a flare up of violence. 20 years ago today. Aug. 1, 1966 Richard speck still sleepy front sedation wailed in a Cook county jail Hospital Ward in Chicago for his arraignment on charges of killing eight student nurses. 10 years ago . 1. 1976 american Bruce Jenner won the olympic decathlon Gold medal with a world record performance meanwhile Russia angry with Canada Over the defection of a swimmer withdrew its threat to pull out of the Montreal games