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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes Friday. December 12,1986 stateside worker Dies from injuries suffered in Plant Accident Surry a. A one of eight workers scalded when a pipe burst at a nuclear Power Plant died wednesday while five others remained in critical condition officials said. Virginia Power and nuclear regulatory com Mission officials spent inc Day examining the scene of tuesday s Accident Al inc u nil 2 reactor of the Utility s Suny plan where pressurized water estimated at 340 degrees burst from rup tured half Inch Walls of the pipe. The reactor one of two at the Plant was shutdown immediately. There was no word wednes Day on when it would be restarted. The worker who died Al Norfolk general Hospi Tal was identified by company and Hospital officials As Larry e. Wisecarver 38, of Barhamsville who had been in critical condition since suffering Burns Over 96 percent of his body. Reagan against giving contraceptives to teens Washington a president Reagan opposes a suggestion by the congressionally chartered National research Council thai contraceptives be Given to teen agers the while House said thursday. The president docs not approve of giving contraceptives to teen agers spokesman Larry Scakes said. He is strongly opposed to  when asked whether the president regarded teen age pregnancy As a serious National prob Lem up cakes said i Don l know that he has seen any recent  the Council in a report released on tuesday recommended that birth control devices be distributed free or at Low Cost to teen agers 10 com Bat Len age pregnancy. Judge halts drug testing at nuke Power Plant los Angeles a a judge has halted a Rug testing program for about 900 workers at the san Onofry nuclear Power Plant pending a Dru on full hearing. Superior court judge Jack m. Newman issued a restraining order wednesday against the urinalysis program thai has been labelled As Hurm Laling and embarrassing by members of the util Ity workers Union of America local 246. Newman said there is a reasonable probability the Union would win its claim that the Southern California Edison co. Program constitutes a invasion of privacy. He scheduled a full hearing dec. 26. The Utility imposed the drug testing program his month mandating drug tests with 24-Nours notice for All workers at least once each year. Suspect Ralph Oren dal 69, of mount Plaunt now u detained after Del N.Y.Korting three Day off Cali. Irate citizen charged in slaying of mayor shooting of 2 others mount pleasant Iowa a a 69-year-old Man who had complained about a backed up sewer walked into a City Council meeting and opened lire killing the mayor and seriously wounding two Council members witnesses and officials said. Site Nuspl Lulb Iii 1uwo to Awu i Winji i . Southeastern Iowa City of 7,300 residents said Hospital spokesman Dean Borg. Councilwoman Joann Sankey 39, was in critical condition thursday at University hospitals with ahead wound and two Chest wounds and councilman Ronald Dupree 44, was in stable condition after being shot in the head neck and Arm officials said. Ralph Orin Davis surrendered in the Council Cham Bers after the shootings said police chief Jerry Rich Enberger. Davis initially charged with three counts of attempted murder was being held on 1300,000 Bond. Henry county attorney Michael Riepe said Earl thursday that Davis will be charged with first degree murder in King s death. Davis was scheduled to appear thursday in magistrate s court Riepe said. The gunman apparently waited for the meeting trend walked in pointed his gun at the Council Mem Bers and said you sons of  before shooting Dupree witnesses said. He shot King in the head then turned on  kind of appeared he was waiting for the meeting to be Over said Mary Wittmer a reporter for radio station Kili. It kind of looked like he knew what he wanted to do when he walked in. He walked up to the ledge of the Council seats. He walked to about two feet in front of councilman Dupree and fired head on at the councilman. I saw the City attorney. He Goi up reached across the table an tried to grab the gun out of his Nghil hand. At that Lime. I realized it was not a Cap gun when police arrived the gunman was sitting que tellin the front Row of audience chairs said Wiltmer. He put his hands on his head and Laid Down on the floor when officers shouted at him to put Down his gun she said. Saw that at the time the mayor was lying on Misback and was making noises and Little shakes and Shiv ers Wittmer said. The gunman had been to two previous Council meet Ings complaining about his backed up sewer an asking the Council to pay for damages to his basement she said. At the last meeting he called members depraved and stalked out he kind of was gelling really disgruntled she said. The of her Council members were not shot. Davis had resumed to mount pleasant three or fou years ago after his Mother died said neighbor Dave Heaton. He was a character a reactionary Guy. I never fell comfortable around him Davis was t employed and used to drive around town on a motorcycle with his dog healon said. Former envoy Walter Stoessel Dies of leukaemia Washington not Waller j. Stoessel jr.,. A career Diplomat who was an ambassador to the soviet Union died Here tuesday of leukaemia. He was 66 years old. Stoessel joined the foreign service in 1942 an served until his retirement 4 tyear5 later. He we Olun a key figure in world events including the normalization of relations Between the United slates and China on the eve of his retirement Stoessel told a reporter that his most vivid memory was of a cold snowy night in 1969 in Warsaw Poland where he was serving a ambassador. On thai night he gave a chinese Diplomat a message from president Nixon offering to establish relations with the chinese communists. The message paved the Way for further negotiations that eventually led to Henry Kissinger s secret in Sochina in 1971 and to Ninon s visit the next year. Stoessel was Bora in Manhattan Kansas on Jan. 24,1920. His family moved to Massachusetts and then to California. As Early As High school he knew he mated career in the foreign service. While acting in play Dur ing his senior year Al Beverly Hills High school Swesso a strikingly handsome Man was spotted by a Talent scout from Paramount who offered him a contract. He turned it Down enrolling instead at Stanford University where he studied political science and International affairs and cultivated what was to be a passion for swimming and Tennis. He interrupted his Stanford career to Lake a course in Taw at the University of i Lausanne in Switzerland and in 1941 obtained his Bachelor of arts degree from Stanford. He entered the diplomatic service immediately after graduation and other than a two year stint with the . Navy Reserve from 1944 to i1946. He served non Stop until his retirement his tint position was As a vice Consul in caracal Venezuela from 1942 to 1944. In 1947 he was pos Ted to Moscow As a second. Secretary for two vean the Gist of three tour in mos cow thai eventually made him a specialist on relation with the soviet Union. He was one of the real experts we had in the foreign service said Lawrence s. Eagle Buir who. Uke stove Tel had also served As undersecretary Firpo Urical affairs. After being posted in Germany my in Fraybo Ai Well As in the slate department As the officer in charge of soviet affairs Stoessel resumed to Moscow As min ister Counselor from 1963 to 1965,Stoessel served As ambassador to Poland from 1968 in 1974 he was made ambassador to the soviet Union where he helped usher in the Era of detente with lie United slates. He spoke russian and a present at talks Between Kissinger and Leonid i in 1976 after a Public dispute Over whether the soviet authorities were using microwave beams against the . Embassy for intelligence purposes Sloe Uelas reassigned to Germany where he was ambassador until 1981.after Germany Stoessel served As undersecretary of state for political affairs and in 1982, was appointed Deputy Secretary of slate. He was the Only career Diplo mat in three decades to attain that position which of usually reserved for political appointees. Stoessel u survived by his wife Mary and Ferran Dou Stoessel of Washington and in Erthree Dau Faten. Katherine Kogan of few Yak Rcv Faaiu Stu of mount Vernon. N.y., and Chri Tinc Zaydler Zabrowski of Wakaw. Other a Vivon ind Nde a brother Jama r Swesty Oft Barbara "  
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