European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 America pilots get heroes Welcome Virginia Beach. A a fliers from the aircraft Carrier America returned Home tuesday from a six month tour that was slightly Shorter than usual and included iwo Battles with libyan forces. It was a great cruise but it s even better to be Home said it. Sam Youngjr. 26, of Atlantic City . Who got a Surprise greeting from three College buddies who rented a limousine Tor the occasion. Young and other fliers in the Blue blasters of attack so 34 were greeted by Flag waving friends and relatives at oceanian As. The Squadron s a-6e intruder jets Sank a libyan guided missile patrol boat March 24 after inc vessel threatened Navy forces. They also joined in inc april 14-15 air strike Wilh air Force planes against Libya to retaliate for libyan Leader Moa Mir Qadhafi s support of terrorism. Moa mar was no master when he faced our Blue blasters read signs near Oceana s Entrance. The America which was to reach Norfolk naval station on wednesday along with sin escort ships left Home port March 10 to join the carriers Coral sea and Saratoga in the Mediterranean sea off Libya the America resumed after is months under the Navy s new policy of bringing ships Home As soon As possible. Other vessels thai completed deployments this year had stayed at sea As Long As 71/ months. Other squadrons that returned to Oceana were the fighter so 102 and fighter so Ujj. Which by f-14s. The radar planes of airborne Early warning so 123 re turned to Norfolk Nas. Other aircraft returned Lhome bases in Cherry Point. . And Jacksonville a. Cmdr. Winston w. Copland who supervised the aircraft As commander of air Wing i aboard the Amer Ica said the fliers had mixed feelings before the attacks on Libya. Guys were somewhat apprehensive and yet icy were really excited about doing what they been trained to do for a Long time Copland said. No Navy fliers were injured but two Crew members of an air Force Al 11 were killed. Chernobyl May House begins drug Bill debate cause 1 million Reagan to unveil plan sunday cancer cases Anaheim. Calif. Up nearly 1 million people May develop cancer As a result of the chernobyl nuclear disaster and inc disease could kill More than half of them a scientist said tuesday. It s futile to Hope for a Safe dose of radiation that Wilt not induce cancer in humans or John gonian of the University of California at Berkeley said at the american chemical society s 192nd annual meeting. Gorman said his estimates of the amount of Radia Tion released when the russian reactor caught fire and exploded april 26 show inc number of fatal cancer and leukaemia cases May exceed half a million. Thousands of other victims May develop cancers that will not be fatal he said. Gofman said that because radiation was carried by the wind All Over the world cancer May occur at a direct result of chernobyl in at least 20 countries. Or. Robert Cale a Bone marrow specialist from the University focal Fomia Ai los Angeles who treated victims of the disaster within Days or the explosion has estimated thai no More than 200,000 cases of cancer will develop in people affected by fallout from the nuclear Accident. He said it would take 20 years for Many cases Toap car. I would like to say that 1 respect or. Gale highly As a Bone marrow transplant surgeon and am aware Ono qualifications he has to speak to the Issue of Radia Tion induction in cancer Gorman said. But he said he disagreed with data Gale used to calculate the amount of radiation a human would have to be exposed to before developing cancer. Gofman said an estimate of 600,000 once cases As a direct result of chernobyl is the lower end of a scale of possibilities because that number omits cases of thy roid cancer which Are less lire threatening than other types of  by the Las Angeles times Washington president Reagan Congress and local officials geared up tuesday for a major As Sault on drugs despite uneasiness by both liberals and conservatives hat election year Zeal could produce oppressive expensive or ineffective Law. Debate began tuesday in the Democrat controlled House on a comprehensive jl.5 billion package an Senate democrats unveiled their own anti drug legis lation which is similar to the House package. Senate republicans arc sex peeled 10 follow suit shortly Wilh yet another version. The House package combines stiffer penalties for most drug related crimes with additional funding for the drug enforcement Agency prison construction and Grants to local police. It also would beef up the coast guard and customs service. Reagan is scheduled 10 unveil his plan on National television sunday night la is expected to include an executive order that will Widen the use of mandatory drug testing among Federal employees but White House spokesman Larry Scakes refused to say How Many workers would be  nationwide consumption and smuggling of heroin and marijuana Are believed to be leveling off Aba officials believe thai cocaine abuse is increasing dramatically is spite of an unprecedented Federal Effort involving record manpower and spending devoted to stemming the flow of drugs into the country. There arc concerns however thai the political climate surrounding the anti drug drive could distort inc nation fiscal priorities and traditions of civil liberties. Rep. Don Edwards a Calif. Chairman of the House judiciary civil and constitutional rights subcommittee and others have expressed concern about possible amendments imposing the death Penally for some drug related crimes giving the military a greater role in enforcing drug Law and requiring some Federal employees to take drug  group of mayors slumped Capitol Hill tuesday in support of the House proposal complaining that the administration has nol been willing to spend enough on eradicating illegal drugs. . Won t Deal for Pilot s body Washington up libyan officials have told european diplomats that their country is holding the body of an american airman shot Down during the . Bombing raid against Tripoli in april an administration official said tuesday. The administration however remains sceptical that Libya actually has the remains of one of two american fliers lost in the april 15 raid. Obviously we arc not going to make deals to get one of our people Back if they have it the official said. This is not something we negotiate about the official emphasized trial the return of the body if in is in libyan hands is nol a matter for negotiation since the Issue is considered by Washington to be humanitarian not  now the United states has been unable 10 gel any confirmation of libyan Media reports that Libya is in Possession of the american s  or the air Force Al 11 bombers that participated in the raid against targets in Tripoli including the Barracks of libyan Leader col. Moa mar Qadhafi exploded Over the Mediterranean after it was hit by libyan ground fire. The two crewmen were lost. 3 killed 2 injured in c-130 crash fort Campbell by. A a Tennessee National guard transport plane crashed and burned while at tempting to land tuesday killing three people and injuring two authorities said. The c-130 Hercules with a Crew of five from the i Isle tac Airlift come in Nashville crashed at Campbell army air Field Aboul 2 10 p.m., capt Dan Schmidt a fort Campbell 5pokman said. They apparently did not Hil the run Way but crashed while attempting to land in the Vicinity of the runway Schmidt said. He said the transport was on a train ing Mission. The dead were identified As maj Michael g. Beadle 38, of Nashville the aircraft commander maj. Timothy Myers 38, of Goodlettsville Tenn navigator and master sol Charles e. Tip per 54, of Murfreesboro. Tenn., Load m Aster the injured crewmen both hospitalized in stable condition were identified As capt. David �. Pelham 39, of Nash Ville the co Pilot and staff sgt. Patrick m. Nash 27, of Goodlettsville the flight Engineer. David Mosely a trucker driving past the fort at the time of the crash said he saw the plane descend Al a Steep Angle. It just turned into a Ball of fire and smoke with pieces flying everywhere he said. The c-130 is the air Force s Pri Mary medium Range cargo plane and is capable of Landing on Short runway Sand can carry Over 42,000 pounds of cargo or up to 92 combat troop. Gop sen or statesman London Furns 99 Topeka Kan. Up Alt London the 1936 Republican presidential Candi Date celebrated his 99th birthday tues Reagan. Landon also met with 40 former Stu dents of the Middle school named for him which was closed this year because of budget constraints. Since the Early 1970s, children from the school have trekked the mile Tolondo s Home in Western Topeka to. Happy birthday and present him with a cake. I Hope i see you All Here one Yea from now he told the delegation. Age now limits London s activities but he spent most of the Day taking Tele phone Calls from friends and Reading cards and Telegram. Landon s daughter sen. Nancy Kasse Baum r-Kan., said the number of Calls and telegrams was unusually Large this year. Landon governor of Kansas from 1932 to 1936, was Defeated badly by Franklin d. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential race winning Only iwo slates and never sought elective office again. Despite his political retirement he has remained an honoured member of the re publican party winning the Lille of distinguished senior statesman Al the party s 1972 Conven lion. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 11. 1946 Federal officials i Washington held Long meeting with labor Leaden in an attempt to find a Solu Tion to the nation s maritime strike. Army officials said drastic action might be taken to assure the continued opera lion of ships Laden Wilh supplies for . Troops and hungry people in Europe. 30 years ago today. Sept. 11, 1956 Ken Rosewall of Australia scored a smashing upset Over countryman Lew Hoad to win the . Tennis championship at Forest Hills . The Victory ruined Hoad s Chance for an around the world grand slam 20 years ago today. Sept. 11, 1966 Cassius Clay battered German contender Karl Milden Berger and retained his heavyweight Crown in Frankfurt when the referee stopped the fight in the 12th round. 10 years ago today. Sept. 11, 1976 a British Airliner and a yugoslavian Airliner collided an blew up about 20 Miles Northeast of Zagreb killing 176 persons