European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 6 the stars and stripes sunday. November 9,1988 family still together , to a tar stateside legislator criticizes arcs failure adopt drug alcohol abuse rules Washington a the chairman of Ahouse Energy subcommittee accused toe nuclear regulatory commission on Friday of lying own hands and compromising in Independence by fail ing adopt strict drug and alcohol rules for nuclear Plant workers. The commission last August withdrew proposed fitness for duty regulations and said would hold off issuing any rules for least 18 months while monitoring Industry efforts prevent drug and alcohol abuse by employees. In a letter 10 arc chairman undo Zech Date wednesday and released Friday rep. Edward Markey masi., said the August policy statement was a insufficient basis for effective regulation and was pre pared with improper deference 10 the nuclear Markey. Chairman of the House Energy and com Merce subcommittee on Energy conservation and Power also said the commission has not come log rips with the misuse of drug testing programs As a Means retaliate against whistle Powers. He said he was concerned about allegations that Georgia Power co. Had used a mandatory drug testing mum 4n no of a or Tara what a flush trouble do 44,4%. A. labor department. To addition Markey told Zech his subcommittee was concerned about a Sacramento calif., grand jury s findings last summer that there was a significant prob Lem with drug and alcohol use the Rancho shoo nuclear Power Plant. He said the panel also has received allegations of rampant drug and alcohol abuse the unlicensed Seabrook Plant in new Hampshire and investigating recent reports of widespread drug abuse the depart ment of Energy s Savannah River Plant in South Caro arc said in August that utilities were using drug and alcohol abuse guidelines issued by a Trad association develop their own policies make sure nuclear Power Plant employees with Access Vita areas were tit for duty. The commission said new policy statement was designed recognize and encourage this self improvement and said would refrain from new Rule making As Long Ai the Industry programs produce the desired results Markey contended the proposed rules were with drawn after private mane vering by toe nuclear Indus try and criticized the willingness of the Commissi Onlo Sanction Industry efforts behind closed doors torpedo a he said the arc had tied own hands. The congressman quoted arc commissioner James Asselstine a frequent critic of majority Deci Sions As calling the Industry guidelines on drug an alcohol abuse vague and voluntary. Asselstine also noted thais Rule is enforceable while a policy statement is not according Markey. Arc spokesman Frank Ingram said the commission would have no comment until responded the let Ter. Markey requested a reply by nov. 21. Students reap benefits in anti vandalism Campaign Glendale wit api if Vandal quit Bretza windows and painting Graffiti the Bah we of the savings will be pasted on be students the school Bombere has decided. Bsds san a a dilemma for 0 High schools. And wearied think of creative Way solve the $890 rarer dam Gnu property and Dean Vsyear the Board voted provide student activities win half of that sum alter deducting whate Orwat i Pendon vandalism. That could mean about $4,000 for activities overseen by the student Council s Loo bad that had 0 this Bujiro fee incentive stops needless vandalism will be Worth president Mark Sweet said Friday. Coast guard rescues Duck tied up voodoo dolls new York up the coast guard rescued Large White Duck found trapped and eang Fod beneath an abandoned pier in lower Manhattan with Wing entwined in two voodoo dolls officials said Friday. A Liberty Island guard spotted the Bird thursday and alerted the coast guard. The waterfowl was re ported be resting comfortably a City animal Shel Ter after was saved. The Duck unable Flap wings was found trapped under Theuner near the Stalen stand ferry1 Manhattan terminal. The two Dotts apparently used in a voodoo note had nooses around their necks and were tied the doors wings a coast guard spokesman said. Homeless defector Dies a victim of hit and run f Gervais. Oregon a police said Frt Tay that soviet defector who wandered Fco Dew across the United Stales was killed by a hit and run ,47.died in tatty when. Mem struck him from behind � he Nide a 99e near the Gervais Mon Angel Highway Aaro Ucer of police could not immediately identity me but investigators located several rest Den we odium who Aid the victim was a drifter who i been living near a local farm Croucier said the investigation revealed that menu Henok defected from the soviet Union in search instead wandered the streets of new York City. Where be was attacked and robbed. _ made his Way West and had Bee Irria in the Gervais Woodburn area. Eye ailment forcing la. Police dog retire los Angeles a Duke a Pothiw i who was stabbed punched locked choked and shot int his career helping Collar More than 1,100 suspects has been retired because he s going Blind the year-old German Shepherd named Sot actor John Duke Wayne was the guest of Honor a retirement party Friday. I. .i.1,1duke, who has progressive retinal atrophy is night Blind and will Lote his Eye tight con Alexieu by the endow the year said spokesman la Dan Cooke during Bis five year career Duke by hoped rearrest of four a toed Kiln us austed Tpuu.6j suspected robbers. 214 burglary suspects. Be peo accused of assault a a pub officer Lour of a peeled of assault with a deadly weapon and two 4n�suspects, Cooke said. A the dog helped he handler Tad partner. Officer Michael Lang arrest 881 other people dung Futine patrol Cooke Power Pianti .t., Chicago cancels Bill collection pact with . Firm .,.i,-.,v ,.- ,.,i rom Tom Miner mid. What difference does make the in track came Chicago a the City has can celeb $8 million contract with scandal tinged Bill collection company and will take Over the handling of Over due parking tickets itself official say. Acting corporation counsel Judson Miner announced the cancellation of the contract with new York based a Acorn systems corp. On Friday and said the company had agreed give the City Access computer equipment. We re cancelling by Mutual agreement with Dalcom Miner said. The announcement came after Joseph Delano who resigned a week ago As data com s president testified in a Federal court trial that he authorized $70,000 in bribes officials in Newyork City. Mclario also testified that he tied a Federal grand jury in chicag when he said he never made payoffs. When asked if be thought a Taco had made bribes in Chicago Miner responded what different Twe re severing our relationship with them. There is no publicly available in formation about wrongdoing Here. If something comes up about this a Yea from now Well have walked away from an internal investigation by . Attorney Thomas Sullivan or dered by mayor Harold Washington and released last month criticized the City for the Way handled contract with data com. The contracts t when was revealed that Rabi u de cover operative Michael Raynona posing As a representative of o 15p chief rival for the parking ticket Fouec Tion contract had been Enier Tausili Ana allegedly bribing aldermen and othe City officials. No Chicago indic Ungott i suited so far from the und
