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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d u.8., Canada sign n military spouses Page 5  Over drug therapy pages 14-15 authoii1io unofficial Public Fotion of Thi . Amid acis vol. 45, no. 219 sunday november 23.1966 Chw it 08693 a Iran Deal termed terrible blunder1 Washington a president Reagan s arms tale to Iran continued under siege saturday with democratic spokesman calling it a terrible Blunder that has thrown the administration s anti terrorism policy into disarray. The president broke the Law he broke Faith with oar friends and allies around the world and he broke his word to the american people rep. Tony Beilen ton d-calif., said in the democrats weekly radio address. The sad tact of the matter is that our anti terrorism policy a now in shambles Beilenson said let us Hope thai this tawdry chapter is at an end. Let us hop our president manages our foreign policy during the next two Yean in a competent and constitutional Man  Beilenson s criticism came As the democratic National committee meeting Here considered a Resolution condemning the iranian arms Sale. Controversy has engulfed the administration since the disclosure of its Covert contacts with Iran during the past 16 months and arms shipments made shortly before the individual releases of three . Hostages held in  reports of administration infighting congressional leaders of both parties have criticized the administration for creating the perception that the United Stales swapped Anistor hostages. Many critics have said Reagan violated the Law by keeping Congress in the dark violated a . Policy of neutrality in the Iran Iraq War and undercut his own drive to keep other countries from Selling arms to terrorist nations. Reagan whose actions first came to Light in a Syria publication in Beirut has said his goal was and Contin see Iran on Page 28 la fest Rhine spill forces water Plant shutdowns Ludwigshafen Germany a two Ger Man states ordered All waterworks that draw water from the Rhine closed saturday saying that a new Lea of chemicals into the River poses a More serious Hazard than was at first thought related Story p. 13. Environmental officials in the states of Nord Rhein westfalen and Rhineland Pali took the step after discovering that a toxic herbicide Dichl Oroa celtic acid was in the Rhine in concentrations up to a thousand times the level considered Safe for drinking water. Toe leak from the base a chemical Plant near Ludwigshafen on Friday morning was the third Indus trial soul into the Rhine in three weeks. Base officials acknowledged saturday that nearly twice As much of the herbicide had leaked into the River As they had announced on  Ludwigshafen Plant had said Friday that some 286 Gallons had escaped into the River following breakdown in the chemical Plant s Cooling water sys tem. On saturday a Plant statement said the amount really had been 520  s Federal health ministry is also investigating to be whether any other toxic chemicals including dioxin were leaked a statement from the Rheinland Pfalz environmental ministry in the Rhine River City of Mainz said. It did not explain Why dioxin sea Rhine on Page 26 Nicaragua says . Ships Are patrolling off its coast Managua Nicaragua Cap foreign minister Miguel d Escoto says . Warships have been patrol Jini off its coast for the past several Days and charged that Washington plans to provoke War Between Nicara Gua and Honduras the government newspaper reported. D Esoto said the ships were about 60 Miles off Nicaragua s Caribbean coast according to the report in Bam Cada the newspaper of the ruling Sao Muta National liberation front the government said Friday night that d Escoto sent i protest note about the warships to the United states and president Daniel Ortega said Nicaragua is con Nanty at risk of an american invasion d Escolo also said . Ships arrived at Costa rican ports recently and have conducted spy patrols against Nicaragua. No evidence was cited and the Costa rican port were not named. Costa Rica has no army and declares itself Neutral i Central american affairs in the protest note d Escoto said the proximity of the vessels makes possible the eventuality that the artillery installed in those ships will fire at National  he also said that at the tame time the us air Force is using Fields in Central America especially in Panama in an Effort to improve the deployment of it units and to strengthen direction and control Over the flights. Smoke Billows from mount Mehan. Thousands flee Volcano Tokyo a dozens of earthquakes Hook nearly abandoned Oshima Island into the Early sunday hours but the lava flow from spectacular volcanic eruption stowed Down after threatening the main town and forcing More than 11,000 people to flee. News reports said Tho lava Stream saturday was about 600 feet from the town of Motohachi several Miles West of the Volcano but was mov ing Al Only Hirte feel per hour. The Island s streets were empty with some House doors left open and porch lights left on in the haste of departure the reports said. Only 255people, mostly police researchers and firefight ers remained by saturday night. Oshima Island s 10,300 resident and about1,000 tourists were taken by boat to nearby thu Peninsula and 10 Tokyo after mount Mizar cracked open Friday. Hundreds of earthquake Shook the Island from Friday through Early Sun Day. The strongest at 9 41 . Saturday measured 6.1 of the Elchler scale. Oshima i one of even Island in the Izu Chain considered one of the most volcanically Active areas in the world. Mount Thara which had been dormant for 12 Yean began rumbling nov. Is and produced a Small Fountain of tire that posed no real danger to residents. However Friday s eruption sent a Stream of lava about 15 feet High and 240 feet wide flow ing toward Motohachi. That prompted the Tokyo metropolitan government which administers of Birna to order the evacuation. 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