European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday August 29, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 Navy shows the Flag off soviet coast by Norman Black a military writer Washington the Navy in a show the Flag Mission sent an aircraft earner and 11 smaller warships into the Bering sea this week for operations off the East coast of the soviet Union the Pentagon Tays. The deployment of the Carrier Carl Ymson and a supporting group of cruisers destroyers and frigates comes just a week after the soviets completed a Large scale naval exercises in the Northern Pacific. We have been seeing a major increase in the soviet naval presence in the Pacific said one Pentagon offi Cial who requested anonymity. This is just a Little demonstration of our own presence of our resolve cooperate freely throughout the  the sources said the Vinson and its escorts began operating in the Bering sea Well North of Alaska s Aleutian islands late monday and would probably have left the area by Friday. The ships have encountered a lot of air activity with frequent Over flights by soviet reconnaissance planes the sources said. The officials declined to say How close to the soviet Mainland the Carrier group was sailing. They did say that the Navy had not sent such a Large group into the Bering sea for quite a Long  the soviet naval exercise which began around aug. 12 and ended Early last week involved More than 15 surface ships and at least 15 submarines at its height the Pentagon said. Among the participating ships was the Carrier Minsk one of the largest ships in the soviet Navy along with the nuclear powered Cruiser Frunze. The soviet exercise was staged primarily to the East and West of the Kuril islands due North of Japan. The ships initially practice the formation of a defensive perimeter Barrier to protect sea approaches to their submarine bases in the area one source said. That was followed by a Scap Ower projection exer Cise in which the Frunze led a combat group through the sea of okhotsk and past the Kuril islands into the Northern Pacific to the South of where the american ships arc now operating. Earlier this week the Navy disclosed that seven sail ors on the Vinson had been swept overboard from an aircraft elevator on aug. 16 when the ship was hit by Freak wave. At the time of the incident the Navy said the Carrier was operating off the coast of Oregon. All seven sailors were rescued after a Brief time in the water. Pentagon officials disclosed the Vinson s deploy ment to the Bering sea on wednesday when asked Why the Carrier had been operating so far to the North off the . Mainland. California to pull out s. Africa investments by the Washington Post los Angeles in the largest . Divestiture of South Africa connected hold Ings the California legislature approved a four year withdrawal of As much As $11.4 billion invested in companies doing Busi Ness in the racially divided nation. The Assembly s so-to-26 vote wednesday sent Goy. George Deukmejian the largest divestiture package by Farin a National Campaign that has reached 19 states and 65 cities. The California legislation approved monday by the Senate approximately doubles the Finan Cial Impact of a . Effort to persuade South Africa s White minority govern ment to Jive Power to its Black majority. Deukmejian a Republican whose unexpected reversal on the Issue helped bring about wednesday s vote is expected to sign the California Bill  vetoed a similar measure last year but announced in july that new South african measures to suppress Black dissidents had convinced him that a drastic . Response was necessary. Deukmejian s democratic opponent for governor los Angeles mayor to Bradley had sharply criticized the Gover nor s earlier stand. Assemblyman Maxine Waters a Losangeles Democrat celebrated her Victory in pushing through a divestiture Bill after seven years of Effort and last year s veto. Persistence does reap Sweet re wards she said. If companies targeted by the bin do not sever their ties with South Africa quickly the measure will require the Sale of about $6 billion in stocks and Bonds held by the Public employees retirement fund and $2.3 billion in investments made by the teachers retirement fund. It would know the University of califor Nia to sen its $3.1 billion in South Africa related investments. The University Board of regents voted 13-9 to join the divestiture Campaign at Deukmejian s urging Las month but insisted that the state pass legis lation included in wednesday s Bill protecting regents from lawsuits Over any in vestment losses. Business in South Africa sales of major . Firms in Milons of dollars 1984 estimates Ford motor co. I $435.81 general motors corp. L $310 Exxon corp. $206 i Kimberly Clark corp. $104.6 Burroughs corp. Ch80 Xerox corp. Cd71-8 Dow chemical co. H60 Deere & co. Fluor corp. D56 United technologies corp. Congo Tribune Chart source investor  research Center inc. Pair attacked by Bear loses suit against Park los Angeles up a Model and her Boyfriend who were attacked by a grizzly Bear in Glacier National Park have lost a suit charging the Park service was negligent by fading to warn them of the danger of Bear attacks. Frances Lordan 29, and her boy Friend Robert Hilligoss 32, had sought unspecified damages of More than s 10.000 in their lawsuit against the Interior department Over the Bear attack sell. 4.1984, in the Montana Park. The couple s lawyer Kevin Mclean of san Francisco said wednes Day he and his clients were disappointed but not  Mclean had argued that the signs and brochures the Park service gave the couple when they entered the Park did not emphasize the danger from bears. They were not informed the bears had attacked people before Mclean told . District judge Edward Rafic die. The danger Here is not that they re going to eat your food but attack  Mclean said when the couple asked about the bears they were assured that As Long As they followed guidelines on not teasing or feeding the animals they would be All right. I know this event must have been a terrible experience for them and was a terrible ordeal and trauma Rafeedie said after hearing testimony for two Days. But i cannot find any negligence in this Case. Nor breach of duty. Think the people running and managing this Park have gone to extraordinary lengths to warn about  Lordan and Hilligoss were hiking in the Park about 10 Miles South of the Canadian Border when they noticed a Bear stalking them. The grizzly stormed out of the underbrush and attacked Hilligoss then turned and charged after Lordan As she tried to climb a tree. Hilligoss. Who suffered bruises and cuts said the Bear attacked him three limes and Lordan twice Over period of several hours before it left. They were airlifted to a Hospital 18 hours later. Lordan said she has had five operations and spent More than $35,000 to repair the damage done when the Berbit her once on her leg and twice on her Back and shoulder. She said she still needs three operations. One legged Bingo player wins prize but can t collect Columbia . Up a one legged Bingo player who could t hobble to the podium fast enough to claim her prize is not entitled to the Money the South Carolina court of appeals has ruled. A Florence county jury had ordered the James f. Byrnes Academy inc., Spon Sor of the Bingo game to pay Delores Taylor $3,000 and other damages for not awarding her the game prize. But the appeals court overturned the decision tuesday ruling that under con tract Law the Academy was obligated Only to award the prize to the first Winner to claim it. Taylor testified that she began holler ing Bingo " As soon As 1-22, her winning number was called. But she said the caller did t hear her and she hobbled up Toan usher to try to Stop another number from being called. Taylor failed and three other winners claimed the prize on the next number. Judge puts agent Orange settlement on hold new York a the Legal mechanism for distributing the agent Orange settlement fund has Bee placed on hold pending Appeal of the out of court agreement that produced the $200 million fund. . District judge Jack b. Weinstein wednesday ordered companies chosen to distribute the fund to take no action until further notice. Weislein s order came a Day after the 2nd . Circuit court of appeals issued a stay against the settlement distribution plan pending its decision on an Appeal Weinstein s order was largely a housekeeping proce Dure since he has previously ruled that none of the s180 million fund which has grown to More than Zou million with interest can be paid to veterans or the families of deceased veterans until the appeals process has been completed. There Are More then 60 appeals of the settlement reached Between manufacturers of the chemical defoliant and Vietnam veterans and their  approved the Deal in May 1985 to end an eight year Legal Battle Over agent Orange. The class action suit was filed on behalf of All Amer ican australian and new zealand troops who served in Vietnam Between 1961 and 1972 and who claimed injury from exposure to agent Orange. The herbicide was used in Southeast Asia to destroy the enemy s Jun Gle hiding places. The seven manufacturers of agent Orange and the . Government denied any link Between the chemical and veterans health problems. Veterans claimed the chemical caused a wide Range of health problems for them their wives and children including cancer  and birth defects. Lawyers for the manufacturers and the plaintiff class reached a settlement in May 1984, just before the Case was to go to trial. After a year s Legal Battle Weinstein approved the settlement Over objections of veterans who said they wanted to prove there was a causal link Between agent Orange heir health problems. Some lawyers for the plaintiffs to compensate the entire plaintiff