European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 it the stars and stripes sunday november 30,1986 Swiss Banks criticized Bern Switzerland re s Ril  temp in. On Hindoo Nln itt. D. F a Tutti. 9. La 4vn 4pm v t Hil 4d m91 u � 5 3417s Hui Lam m n 47 w 41 n 41 ii Hufi Low chemical spills into Rhine 7th incident since oct. 31 Ludwigshafen. Germany a the base chemical factory Acci dentally leaked 2 ions of a toxic anti freeze component into inc Rhine River Friday officials said. It was the seventh major chemical spill into the Rhine in a month. Officials of both base and the Rhein land Pfalz state environment ministry said the chemical would break Down quickly and posed no major health Hazard. The Accident involving Ethyl inc Gly Cpl an oily component used to make Antifreeze was the second in a week at the huge base Complex in Ludwigshafen 62 Miles South of Frankfurt. On nov. 21, about two tons of herbicide leaked into the Rhine from the base Plant. Base spokesman Hans Dieter Gar incr said Friday s Accident apparently occurred when a worker opened wrong valve and released the chemical into a water drainage system thai runs into the Rhine. Local environmental and water Protection officials were promptly notified said the spokesman. In Mainz environment ministry spokeswoman Marlene much said the chemical is a substance that Breaks Down Well biologically and it will not endanger drinking water taken from the  a spate of chemical spills into the Rhine began oct. 31 with a herbicide Accident at the Swiss Ciba Geigey Plant in Basel. But inc worst occurred nov. I when 30 tons of poisonous herbicides pesticides and Mercury washed into the River As firemen were putting out a fire at a Sandoz chemical Plant warehouse in Basel. That Accident killed More than half a million fish and other forms of underwater life and forced Many Riverside communities to temporarily switch to alter native water supplies. On wednesday almost a ton of mesh Anol poured into the Rhine from a Bayer chemical Complex in Leve Kusen Ger Many. The Day before a Bayer Plant in Krefeld leaked 220 pounds of a toxic disinfectant into the River. Earlier last week an Oil Slick apparently discharged by a passing ship covered parts of the Rhine in Germany. Company and government official have said Only that the Sandoz leak i expected to pose any Public health nth or Long term threat to drinking water  the accidents have caused a Public uproar and bolstered environmentalist pressure for tougher controls on indu. Tries. The 820-mile Rhine begins in the Swiss Alps and flows through German French and dutch territory before Emp tying into the North sea. It a.   Fri i. Shiite moslem amal militiamen move on palestinian positions during fierce fighting around refugee Camps in West Beirut. Plo fighters tighten grip on Village Beirut Lebanon up palestini an guerrillas consolidated their grip Over a strategic Village in South Lebanon sat urday and advanced on nearby Hills de spite fierce resistance from shiite maj fighters police sources said. Shiite militia and spiritual Leaden pledged to crush palestinian expansionism in Lebanon and fight for every drop of soil sized by the guerrillas in five weeks of combat that has killed More than 234 people. After six Days of running Battles palestinian guerrillas captured All of Magh Bousheh a Hilltop Christian Village 2.4 Miles Southeast of Sidon 24 Miles South of Beirut and advanced toward the near by shiite villages of Antoun and Goa Liyeh a few Miles further Inland the sources said. The palestinians said their War near Sidon was aimed at easing the pressure from two refugee Camps in the Region. But amal described the action As a conspiracy designed to prevent our fighters from heading South to confront the israeli occupation  taking mag Dou heh Means control ing the coastal Highway to South Leb anon. And this we cannot let the palestinian do said an amal spokesman. Police sources said relentless Battles also continued in moslem West Beirut saturday underlining the futility of a cease fire agreement which amal and syrian based palestinians negotiated without guerrilla Cadet Yasser Arafat s mainstream Al Fatah group. At least 33 people have been killed and 240 others wounded since the cease fire deadline raising the five week toll of fighting Between amal and the palestini ans to 254 kilted and 790 wounded the source said. While the palestinians maintained their supremacy on the strategic Hills East of Sidon and prevented amal fighters from using the coastal Road la South Leb anon the balance was apparently tilling in amal s favor in Beirut. Police sources said amal fighters backed by syrian provided soviet t-s4 tanks engaged palestinian guerrillas trapped in the Sabra shatilla and Bunal Bara Neh refugee Camps and captured several strategically situated buildings on the perimeters of the three Camps under cover of Lank and mortar fire. The escalating combat pushed both amal and the palestinians toward greater intransigence. Palestine liberation organization chairman Yasser Arafat said amal Wai out to expel the palestinians from Leb anon Ana called on the Arab slate to Stop ibis flagrant  amal militia Leader Nabih Berri in statement published saturday described the palestinian action in the Sidon Are As a conspiracy