European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes q Battle brews Over clean water act Page 3 d human errors upsetting nature s delicate balance Page 4 d giants Broncos win in nil playoffs sports Page 21 the  it -15. No 261 tuesday. January 6, 1987 06693 a Amtrak crash kills at least 12 my. Apt a High Speed Amtrak passenger Irain collided with thai1 Conrail locomotives and derailed sunday killing Al least 12 people injuring Al least i fid Ami flipping passengers in the wreckage authorities said. In was the worst Accident in Amtrak s history and officials feared they would find More bodies in the colonial a Infin hound from Washington d.c., Abr hoi Ion and Springfield mans., with annul 400 people aboard. The Impact Btl three of tin 12 Passen Ger cars piled a tip each other and the nut Lom most car a Call Cor remained out of rescuers reach Laic sunday. They re All twisted in a mess said Jay Miller a Baltimore county police spokesman at the scene of the avoid in. The crash occurred at 1 311 . About seven mites cast of Baltimore. Guv. Harry Hughes Al a news Confer ence said 12 deaths had been confirmed. Eight bodies had him pulled from the wreckage Baltimore co univ lire Baikal in. Chief Frank Wilson said Al the same news conference. He said at least 78 peo ple suffered serious injuries. We re working Pur Way Down. It s going to Lake some time. We be Tut to be. Very careful Wilson said. The worst previous wreck for Amtrak killed ii people on june id 1971, in Salem. Iii. Amtrak began operations in1971. Sunday s was inc worst . Train Acci Dent since a commuter train Accident in Chicago killed 4i people on. 30. 1472. The ihrei1 Conrail diesel engines had apparently run a red Light to enter the main line heading North. The same direction As the Amtrak train officials said. In was not immediately Clear w holier the freight engines had pulled completely onto incline before the collision or whether the passenger Irain had Lime to slow Down be fore inc crash officials said. I Don t know How quickly he the Amtrak Engineer saw the equipment in front of him or what his line of vision was said sue Manin an Amtrak spokeswoman at the scene. The Amtrak Engineer was killed and the officials fear Mare dead will be found n the Amtrak colonial Reck in Essex my Conrail Engineer walked away front the crash said Martin. The Conrail fireman the Only other Crew member on the the acc i Csc unit suffered a broken leg said on rail spokesman Hob Lipkind. The late of other Crew members was not immediately known officials Al the scene said. A fire a Ruck put in one car Hul was extinguished said i. Bruce Conrad. He did t know How much damage the fire had caused. Authorities set up a triage Center it a fire station and eight helicopters from the Kiaie police and the air National Oual flew victims to hospitals said Conrad. Miller said a temporary morgue was set up at the site. Annul a cn hospitals received the injured said Wilson. Al least 160 people were taken to hospitals said Chuck Jackson. A stale police spokesman. The Accident blocked traffic on the Busy Northeast corridor delaying travel for thousands said Amtrak spokesman John Jacobson. At least 12 northbound and 12 southbound trains were cancelled and no trains were running Between Washington and Philadelphia he said. The  train normally would be travelling 110 Mali at the collision site where four trucks merge into two before a Bridge Over the Gunpowder River said Larrv Case an Amtrak spokesman in Washington. Case said preliminary indications were that the freight locomotives were to have wanted on a siding for the Amtrak train 10 pass but Zinsli and ran a Stop Sig Nal apparently the Conrail locomotive ran a red signal but we re Noi sure of that Case said. All 12 cars of the Amtrak train de railed As Well As the to electric Amtrak locomotives and five of the passengers cars toppled on their sides he Saij. You were sitting there and there were a few Bangs and Ihen you were on the floor said Larry blabber 27, of new York City who was in the fifth Pas Senger car from the front. Carol Hourne 30, also of new York sen Amtrak on Page 28 doctors remove polyps from Reagan s Colon Bethesta my. Al j doctors at Bethesda naval Hospital found and removed four apparently benign polyps from president Kenan s Colon sunday and the president s physician said less show no evidence of a re Currence of inc cancer found in july 1985." a statement from Reagan s physician. Col. John Hutton said the polyps appeared to be benign. As is Rou Tine these polyps will undergo Laboratory  Mullon said and the results should be known shortly. Elul in reported the colonoscopy. Which is an internal examination of the Large intestine went  Reagan was to undergo surgery on monday however for Relief of a mild recurring discomfort apparently due loan enlarged prostate. The president is expected to remain to Spirli cd for several Days. A priors say full recovery lakes up to six weeks. Presidential spokesman Larry Speakes has told reporters the while House would be the sole source of a formation regarding Cagan s condition. Mrs Reagan has been Dis Turbed by the graphic details regard ing her husband s treatment and has ordered Clampdown on information about his health. Reagan s care during his stay at the Hospital is being taken Over by a med ical team Down in from the Mayo clinic in Rochester Minn. Sources say the isl lady has been concerned see Reagan on Page 28 Imo claims spending hic Tavi in Dod Bud Washington at the administration tried to hide a dulling Worth of defense spending in Ivy Stten Bud gels sent to Capitol Hill inc  of the joint com Milec . The charge by rep. David obey wis. Came Only a Day before president Reagan sends Congress his budget quest for fiscal i9bh, which by Gina " the Pentagon portion of  is Likely to be one of inc  items Wilh the while  c Espe cled to seek s312 billion Lcuy defense compared 10 the current s29uwtlion level. Obey s Conin Jibril was based on a Fyk r Cral account office review of the and minis Lauan budget Rei Juelss for Lis civil years w86 and ims7. He conclusions by Hie Congre Siona Walch jog Agency were to disputed by the office of management and Jud gel which or com of fac spending plan sent to Cong the dispuudpffolvf1 the so called current mrs budget which is re Quirck Kunj iriss As pan of the budget y the administration. The cat current services is meant to 5w Woltal various programs and Cliv Cost if they were carried out Ilia upcoming year Al the same level Al hic Cueni year. Hul if Torii plex budget process also involves Exve Onslo the current serv ices budget Ai by Iao said Liat the White Elouse Wrba toking advantage of those exceptions. This president of to apparent Ai tempi 10 conceal the Niit Muf addition Al defense spending he was Husling in his budgets. His juggled the cd ice budget numbers to the Piti Bee Dod on