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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, September 25, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 25, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 russian spy ship bags Navy garbage aboard the  Constellation Gulf of Alaska up a soviet spy ship looking for secret retrieved a Trast bag dumped by the aircraft Carrier  Constellation but got Only food. Coke can Sand the garbage of 5,000 men the Navy said. We were in typical fashion getting rid of our Sarhage Joe Mazacro senior intelligence  in an interview aboard ship. Garbage is put in plastic Bas which Are punched through with holes to make them sink and discarded he said. One bag did not sink and a soviet trawler thai had been shadowing the Navy Fleet sent out a Small launch to retrieve the garbage Mazzafro said. A Navy plane from the Carrier photographed the action about five Miles behind the Constellation As it and five other Navy ships steamed from Vancouver British Columbia to Anchorage through the Gulf Falaska ibis week. Of the soviet trawler Mazzafro said in Plain words it s a spy  adm. Life Bull commander of the six ship Carrier group described the soviet action As amazing an joked we be got Damn Good  Mazzafro said it is unlikely the soviets found any thing but because we re a free society we put All sons of things that would be classified in the soviet Union in the  officers with Access to secret information aboard ship Are under orders to destroy All classified information before discarding it. Bull said. Shredders arc on Board the Carrier. Unclassified Navy Garbi Ige that the soviets might find useful could include an old aircraft Carrier Tele phone Book Mazzafro said by Way of example. Just what was in the garbage bag that did t sink food Coke cans the garbage of 5,000 men everything but focal matter Mazzafro said adding the soviets put Forth an awful lot of Effort for very Little  the 344-foot, 4,000-ton soviet spy ship was on of several soviet vessels encountered by the nary ships heading North in Imer National Waters for a Nevers Alt Alaska coast As pan of a new naval presence in the North Pacific recently announced by Navy Secretary John Lehman. The 1,079-foot Constellation based in san Diego is on a six week Pacific tour that includes Gulf of Alaska exercises with the seven warships accompanying it three Navy frigates a guided missile Cruiser a guided missile destroyer and two Canadian vessels. The Constellation carries 5,000 men and 85 planes. Some 6,500 Navy men Are taking part in the exercises. Sailor loses part of leg in catapult Accident Lakehurst , a Navy Man tuesday was hurled 7 so feet at More than Hornah by a catapulted dead weight used to simulate an aircraft officials said. Toe Petty officer lost part of leg and was seriously injured. Petty officer . Robert dearth 28,an 11-year Navy Veteran was injured when be was caught in front of the dead Load i it was shot from the catapult at the naval air engineering Center. The catapult test involved shooting the 46.150 Pound dead Load which u massive steel framed vehicle on wheel that simulates the weight of an air plane. Said Navy spokesman Nick grand. The catapults Are identical to those found and used to launch aircraft from aircraft carriers grand said. Dearth who was acting As launch offi cer during the tests was caught after he signalled the catapult operator to begin the launch sequence. Once launched the dead Toad carried Earth Down the catapult track and reached a maximum Speed of 172 Mph. Grand said. The dead Load came to a Normal Stop after Raveling 320 feet but Forward momentum hurled dearth an additional458 feet he said. Despite his injuries Navy medical authorities on the scene said dearth an aviation Boatswain s mate remained conscious and coherent during and after i he Accident dearth who lost his right be below the knee was taken to Community me Morial Hospital in Toms River. Doctors there said he also sustained a fracture this right upper leg his right forearm and massive abrasions. Dearth was late taken by helicopter to the College of Medicine and dentistry in Newark. Grand said an investigation was begun to determine How and Why dearth happened to be in the path of the dead Load during the critical phase of the launch procedure. "1 Don t think at this Point anybody really knows what really happened except for him grand said. Pot Den Cessna Academy gets jewish Chapel crashes into Gulf i lox miss. A a Smalt plane that dropped ale of marijuana along a half mile stretch of Shore line crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near a Beac tuesday evening authorities said. An estimated 1,000 Pound a of marijuana was dropped from the plane. Tie single engine Cessna crashed into the water about8 35 . And witnesses reported that at least one Man had parachuted safely from the plane shortly before the crash said Robert Jennings a police dispatcher. Police with dogs and helicopters launched a search for the Pilot. Officials sealed off the area to prevent scavengers and traffic was backed up throughout the evening. West Point . Up a military ban played traditional jewish songs for an Assembly of Rab Bis Cadei and the army chief of staff tuesday to Mark the Transfer of ownership of a jewish Chapel to the . Military Academy. The Chapel was built with $7,5 million in private donations and opened unfinished two years ago said rabbi Mark Abramowitz the Academy a jewish Chap Tain. It was Given is a gift to the government by the West Point jewish Chapel fund which raised Money for the building j construction. Abramowitz said contributors fell the need for the jewish institution because the Academy s main Chapel eaten primarily to protestants. The archdiocese of new York owns and operates a separate Sanctuary for roman catholics. It was the intention All along to make the Chapel Anent. The contributors Are just they made a number of year gift to the .  a pledge that ago Abramowa said. Abramowitz a lieutenant colonel said 58 jewish cadets attend the military Academy and Mother 20 jewish families live or work  Transfer of ownership was marked with a pro cession by the Cadet Honor guard and the . Military band Gen. John Wickhart jr., army chief of staff also attended the  new Chapel features a 250-scat Sanctuary and a museum stocked with jewish artefacts from Europe and Ameri Ca. The finishing touch just completed ii a tet of windows in the Sanctuary etched with abstract renderings by artist Philip Rattler mix Tralong the ten commandments. Senate oks Bill raising Rural Highway speeds Washington Fuji the sen ale with Western lawmakers leading the Way voted 56-36 tuesday night for a administration backed measure to per Mil state to raise the 5 5 Mph Speed Limilo 6i Mph on Rural interstate highways. But despite working until nine minute before Midnight the Senate failed to com plete passage of an underlying j i 0,2 Giflio spending Bill for the transportation department and other related . Steve by Toms a Idaho said his amendment to raise the Speed limit Bathe full support of president Reagan and was a very modest  arbitrary 55 Mph Speed limit simply does not fit the vast stretches of Western highways Symms said arguing that it also had forced states to spend a extraordinary amount of Money on in forcement.1in other action senators approved 66-49 an amendment to raise the threshold from$2,000 to $290,000 for Highway contracts exempt from paying prevailing wages a required by the Davis Bacon Taw. Proponents said it would save taxpayers$38 million Over five years but sen. Edward Kennedy d-mass., said it was an absurd attempt to gut our wage  sen William Proxmire d-wis.,speaking against the Symms amendment said what makes us think if we make il65 All of i sudden people will became Law abiding they will Mil break the Law Only fatter sen. Chic Hecht r-nev., offered a amendment which was Defeated 60-36, that would have permitted slates 10 raise the Speed limit to 65 Mph on All Rural roads not just interstate highways. It s a simple matter of states rights Hecht said citing studies he Laid showed thai 70 percent of All driven exceed the 55 Mph  sen. Robert Stafford r-vt., said he was convinced the 55 Mph limit enacted As an Energy saving measure in i97j, a contributed significantly to saving lives As Well As gasoline. Off floor agreements averted a amendment to the transportation Bill thai would have diverted funds fro Urban Matt transit programs to Rural states for Highway projects and another striking provisions regulating billboards. 5 air traffic controllers removed for off duty drug use by the associated Psi five in traffic controller in Kutasi have been re moved for off duty illegal Dow use and one controller in Florida was arrested after 10 ounces of cocaine were found in an express mail package authorities said  five a the Kansas City air traffic control Cen Ter at Stathe kan., were among 36 controllers investigated Tor off duty marijuana and cocaine use said Evelyn Siro an pm  36 controllers were removed from duty and placed on administrative leave. Investigations have a to Decd 23 controllers and they were returned o duty. Investigation continue against three others. Five controllers were placed on administrative leave when the investigation began sept 15. The other control lers were Pulo leave Between Cpl j 7 and sept-19.the safety and the efficiency of the air traffic control system has not been affected said Felton Lancas Ter manager of the Kansas City Center. The Center s 353 controllers guide air traffic m a 200 to 300-mile-Wjde ire from Indianapolis to Denver. At Springfield Tell assistant . Attorney k. Tate chamber Taid Federal express employee s discovery of 10 ounces of cocaine in a package going to Peoria led to the arrest of air traffic controller John Condray 34, in West Palm Beach Fla Condrey was indicted monday in Springfield for conspiracy to distribute cocaine three count of distribution of cocaine and one count of attempting to Dis tribute  work at the West Palm Beach International Airport Taid  agents delivered the co aide and arrested four people and material found in the House where the arrests were made helped Lead authorities to Condray Chambers  stale police Igent who did not want to be identified said tuesday night that the did not know Whit prompted the Federal express employee to open the Box the sheriff s office m West Palm Beach said it also did t know  
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