European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 15. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 air Force detains anti Contra protesters Hurlburt Field flu. A air Foito Security police detained i people saturday protesting , Aid to the nicaraguan Contra rebels. The protest came Dunn a demonstration supporting the Reagan administration s efforts to help the anti communist rebels. Ten or inc protester later were cited Tor trespassing and released after they agreed to stay off Hurlburt property Butich 11 the refused to cooperate and was turned Over to . Marshals for further action according to master sgt. Larry counts a Hurlburt spokesman. He said he had a desire to go to jail said counts who declined to release the protester s name because he had not yet been formally charged. The Roundup came after some protes ters crossed a White line painted across the Road some 100 feet from the Entrance Guan Post. Hurlburt is Headquarters for air Force special operations and is adjacent to Eglin fab one of the nation j  have been named in news reports As possible Contra training Sites. In Miami about 30 protesters Gath ered outside the offices of Southern air transport a former Cia airline linked to Contra support missions As Well As the . Arms deals with Iran. This fighting is not hurting the nicaraguan government it s hurting the people said chaplain Morrison whose Green Earth peace Campaign organized the Miami  the protesters who stayed be Hind thelic at Hurlburt was 78-year-old Bill Gandall. A former . Marine and member of he Abraham Lincoln brigade that supported Spanish leftists during the Spanish civil War. Gandalf Juno fla., said he was stationed in Nicaragua in 1927 and 1928 As part of the . Occupation id combat an insurgency led by Augusto Sandino the guerrilla Leader whose name was taken by the leftist sandinista movement now in Power in Nicaragua. Gandall said he visited Nicaragua last year and found that the sandinista government has brought Progress to the Central american nation. Protesters held crosses representing civilians killed by Contra rebels  waved . Flags and a few anti Catholic posters. The i so or so Contra supporters faced about 230 Anli Contra protesters rep resenting a dozen National and state peace organizations. Two demonstrators Janet Jackson of Pensacola and Tom Fischer of Tallahassee tried to hand out anti Centra leaflet to motorists napping at traffic Light in front of the bases main Gate. Pro Centra demonstrator Carl Gustman of adjacent Miry either used a bullhorn to urge motorists not to accept the flier. These people Are passing out communist propaganda Gustman shouted you Don t want to read  the anti Contra demonstrators was Fred Royce of Jacksonville who said he was a care worker just resumed after tour years in Nicaragua. He said . Support of the con Rai was alienating All latin America. What the people in Nicaragua overwhelmingly want is peace he said. Very few people think it s a Good idea to overthrow the sandinista government by Force of  Iowa explosion a photo debris is All that remains of a three Bay repair shop and several vehicles in Cedar rapids Low where a Mechanic s Torch ignited fumes from gasoline Tanker saturday. The resulting explosion killed one nun and injured four others. Robert Ernest Smith 66, died when the Cement roof fell on him. Accused killer s escape plot foiled by Alert guards new York up accused murderer Larry Davis was caught saturday trying to sneak a map of a possible escape plan to a Man and woman visiting him on Rikars Island authorities said. Davis later ripped out the sink in his cell flooding the area and causing minor injuries to his hand and both arms. The incident occurred at the Rikars Island Hospital where Davis has been held in protective custody since his capture a week , 20, had eluded police for 17 Days after Alleg edly wounding six officers who moved in to arrest him in connection with the murders of four drug dealers. He was indicted thursday for his role in those killings. A Man and a woman were visiting Davis in the infirmary when guards observed Davis passing a item to one of them said Tom Antenen a spokesman for the correction department. The visit was halted and the item was confiscated. It was found to be a detailed map indicating a possible escape plan written on White paper Antenen said. The visitors who Antenen refused to identify were then escorted off inc Island. Davis was returned to his cell where he became upset and ripped out the sink Antenen said. His Celland several adjoining cells were flooded. Davis was taken to the infirmary for treatment of superficial cuts to the hand and arms Antenen said. Presser nixed $ 00 million awarded in leukaemia suit Protection paper says los Angeles a court disclosures that teamsters Union president Jackie Presser was working As an feb informant prompted the Agency to offer him Protection under the Federal witness program earlier this month the los an Geles tires reported. The offer would have required Presser to disappear and assume a new identity but he refused the times said. John r. Climaco Presser s attorney declined comment on the report As did Lief i the newspaper said. Presser s role was disclosed at a dec. 2 pretrial hearing for Robert s. One Dick what Astredo Fri and faces charges of lying to Federal investigators. Dunn the bearing a Justice department attorney and Arlo by polygraph operator Testi fied about Presser s role As an info Roani. Because of that role Fredrick alleged la tried to protect Presser from indict ment in a labor department in Louiry slog nose nip Moyees on the Cleveland local s payroll by telling inv nugatory be had authorized the illegal action. Presser indicted last May  officials concluded there had been no such authorisation. Galveston Texas a jurors have awarded a $100 million judgment against Monsanto co. To relatives of a leukaemia victim after finding that the company negligently exposed him to a chemical that led to his death. This is not about Money. This is about Justice said Tommy Crook son in Law of leukaemia victim Wilbur Jack Skeer. After Friday s decision by the fed eral court jury following a 48-Day trial. Skeen who had been employed at Monsanto s chocolate Bayou facility in Alvin since 1969, was diagnosed in 1975 As having leukaemia but continued work ing at the Plant until iwo Days before he died on nov. 21,1980. The family s attorneys said Monsanto new the harmful effects exposure to benzene a derivative of Petroleum. It s been known that benzene was a dangerous chemical since 1939, but Monsanto did not protect its workers or Lake cautionary Steps family attorney Robert Moore said after the verdict. Monsanto denied All accusations. We re outraged Over this verdict Andover the awards Monsanto spokesman Dan Bishop said from St. Louis. The obvious Point is that everyone is exposed to benzene. You re exposed every time you fill up you car with  he said evidence showed Skeen was exposed to i part per million of benzene on an average eight hour Day compared to occupational safely and health administration limits of 5 . Of the $100 million 160 million went to Skeen s wife Sammie Joe and $8 Mil lion each to five of his six children. One son was not a party to the suit. There was no indication whether Monsanto intends to Appeal the award. Story about threat costs lbs $280,000 Edwardsville 111. A a woman who said she was defamed by local television news reports inking her to a written threat against president Rea Gan won a $280,000 judgment against lbs inc. On saturday. Caroline Owens of Centreville also won a s 30,000 judgment against a for Mer neighbor Delores Burnes for statements she had made to Knox to reporter Robin Smith. The Madison county circuit court jury awarded si40,000 against lbs for each Folh 6 . And i0p.ni. Knox to newscasts on nov. 23, 1983. The St. Louis station was then owned by lbs but was sold this year to Viacom Broad casting of Missouri inc. And its Call let ters were changed to Komov to. The news report by Smith who was not a defendant dealt with a secret serv ice investigation into a letter threatening the president s life. In a videotape of the Story Burnes said she believed she recognized the handwriting on the letter As that of Owens who was then her neighbor. Owens was never arrested and she testified that the secret service told her she had been cleared in the Case. According to a court document the secret service refused to Honor subpoenas for information sought for the suit. Owens sought damages of More than $1 million charging that the Story and Burnes comments were slanderous be cause the accusation was false. She also alleged that lbs and Burnes acted maliciously because the accusation was not investigated thoroughly. Smith testified wednesday that her re port was broadcast Only after the facts were confirmed by three people who had been interviewed by the secret service including Owens and Burnes