European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday january 22. 1987 stateside Man who inspired ski to return to Livermore Livermore. Calif. A the scientist whose idea for an a Ray laser inspired president Reagan a Star wars Pian is returning to a nuclear weapons research Center he left because of objections to military work Peter Hagelstein. 32. Said in an interview published tuesday in he san Jose Mercury news thai he will i Only unclassified non weapons work on the a Ray laser program Al Lawrence liver More National Labo Rator however some scientist say pans of his research such As a computer program Tor the laser could have applications for the strategic defense initiative a space based missile defense system known popularly As Star  Hagelstein left the Tob where he bad worked for 11 years for the Massachusetts Institute or technology four months ago after Al Ling friends he wanted to do research that would Benefit All  Carbon monoxide fumes overcome 22 employees Indiana a. A a truck under repair Al a Cement mixer Plant was left running for three hours producing Carbon monoxide fumes that injured 22 workers a fire official said. Three workers at Elkin manufacturing inc. Remained hospitalized wednesday including one who wait listed in serious condition. Nineteen workers were treated and released. Fire chief Charles White said rescuers found work ers ill and a garage full of poisonous Gas when they arrived tuesday afternoon. When we got there one Man went Down and then another went Down with severe headaches White said. The other workers were Token to the Hospital As a precautionary measure he said they were working on a Ruck inside the  was running for quite a while about three hours he  Elkin the company s president disputed the fire chiefs comments saying a Crane mounted on a truck was used in the building for no More than 15 minutes and hat proper ventilation procedures were in effect. Alaskan Airport closed after grenade found Wrangell Alaska a the Airport Here was closed after a grenade was found in a Shack near the runway but a bomb squad determined the device was a Dummy police said. The five member military team from Anchorage found that the grenade was not live shortly after 10 30 . Tuesday said police chief Bill Klein. The grenade found about nine hours earlier had been mailed from another Southeast Alaska City to a Federal aviation administration employee Here Klein said. He declined to give other details saying an investigation was being conducted by local and Federal officials Don Roher the Faa director in Wrangell is not Al Home and could not be reached for comment. Just 10 be Safe Alaska airlines decided not to land planes in Wrangel until the device was disposed of said airlines spokeswoman Judy Daniels. By evening one flight was cancelled. The Airport handles two alas a airlines flights a Day. 17 valuable stolen snakes Back in Bronx zoo cages new York up seventeen valuable and dangerous snakes stolen from the Bronx zoo were recovered when an Anonymous tipster told police of a youth seen toting a Satchel of mice for the serpents dinner police Saia sunday. The snakes were Back in their rep life House cages sunday after spending two nights in a Broni apart ment m Small fish tanks where he youth had taken hem apparently As pets police said. The youth Tara Taylor 17, and Tho Powell he Man in whose apartment the snakes were harboured were arrested in the theft police said. Two arrests were made and the snakes were re turned said u. Hdward Cerrone of the 52nd precinct. Two More suspects re gained at Large. Taylor a native of Memphis took Only smaller snakes in the mistaken belief thai Cooke pm would not miss them police detective Richard Bambach said. Bolshoi Ballet to make . Tour Appolo Yuri Grigorowich artistic director of the soviet Union s Bolshoi Ballet announces in new York tic Bullet s four City american Lour scheduled for june through August. The Ballet will 0 to the metropolitan opera in new York he opera hone in Washington s Kennedy Center to san Francisco opera and the Dorothy Chandler civil Ian in los Angeles. With Golgo Rovlin is milk Hill Karl Leo Ruimin left and Sun slur Luis a Belli with the Bohol Ballet. Helms views new Post As Victory for administration Washington a sen. Jesse Helms r-n.c., propelled to a foreign relations committee leadership Post by Senate tradition now is in position to boost the visibility and Impact of his new right foreign policy views. The Senate Republican conference voted 24-17 on tuesday to install Helms As the ranking gop member of the prestigious committee rejecting the candidacy of sen Richard Lugar a and. Lugar it moderate served As the committee s chairman Over the last two years. Helms interviewed on Abc to s today show said he fell his Victory marked a Victory for the Reagan administration. They won that part of the administration that believes we. Ought to support our friends years As foreign relations chairman to build bipartisan consensus support for most of president Reagan s foreign policy Agenda including Aid to Nicaragua s Contra rebels. But he differed or broke with the administration Anil Helms on a few key issues he offered Earl support for the struggle of Corazon Aquino to replace philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and he successfully steered through the Senate legislation imposing economic sanctions against South Africa s White minority government. Helms who says anti communism is Bis guiding political philosophy now will be Republican floor Leader when treaties and foreign policy legislation come before the Senate. Around the world and Stop trying to Cory up to people he May Well be in position to play by important role who really Are our adversaries he said. If r"3.11. Stilt an arms Contr a bargain with the the North Carolina senator also said his interests and those of the Republican party Are identical. You be got to remember the Republican party has no future unless one it stands on principle and to it stands on a conservative posture he said. Asked on the same program what effect he thought Helms Victory would have on the committee. Sen. Claiborne Pell d-r.i., new chairman of the panel said with a smile Well 1 think Well move a Little bit More a the  Helms 63, backed by a National coalition of conservative organisations also was supported by such gop liberals As sen Lowell Weicker r-conn., whose strict adherence to the seniority system As their Only guarantee of eventually holding coveted comr Al Tec posts. All involved including Helms and Lugar said the contest was no decided on the basis of ideology but because a majority of gop senators wanted to Guaran tee the survival of the seniority system. Lugar 54, who won election to the Senate in 1976,now trades posts with Helms who was elected in 1972, to become ranking gop member on the Senate Agri culture committee. The Indiana senator retains Nis seat on the foreign relations panel. The Indiana Republican sought Over the last two soviet Union and sends a treaty reducing nuclear Armsto the Senate for ratification. Helms often has contended the soviets cannot be trusted to respect the terms of such a pact saying there is evidence they have violated previous treaty commit ments including the a ratified Salt ii agreement. He also has supported authoritarian and anti communist leaders such As the military rulers of Chile who look Power after toppling a marxist regime. Helms formerly was a Strong supporter of the Mili tary regime in Argentina and became Trie Only member of the Senate to vote against a Resolution supporting great Britain in its fight to retain control of the Falk land islands after Argentine forces invaded them. During the Carter administration be was a leading opponent of the treaties which will give control of the Panama canal to the government of Panama by the  a longtime supporter of the anti communist govern ment of Taiwan Helms has opposed All moves to forge closer ties Between the untied state and the people s Republic of China. Although he has been accused of obstructionist tac tics a description be rejects Helmi has taught Tob lock or delay Senate confirmation of dumber of Reagan administration appointments to state depart ment and ambassadorial posts