European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday february a 1887 accuses panel of illegalities Ujj Jiw a Washington up a presiden tial commission responsible for Monitor ing . Chemical warfare capabilities has engaged in illegal lobbying and improper spending a congressional report charged saturday. The report by the general accounting office the investigatory of con Gress blamed defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger s office for failing to comply with administrative requirements concerning the chemical warfare review commission established in 1985. A defense department spokesman had no immediate comment Sayini Wagon officials had nol see Jup Doc news sumant and could nol discuss it findings. The two lawmakers who requested the review rep. Dante Fascell dra chairman of the House foreign affairs committee and rep. Jack Brooks d Texas chairman of Ine government operations committee said the finding prompted them to question now More than Ever the continuation of the of cram Cal s binary nerve Gas i Gram. The use of mis Sile Warigi i Willery shells to carry Active components arc to separate compartments Lopre vent them from accidentally combining into an often deadly mixture. They arc allowed Lomi Only after the shells Are in flight toward their intended targets. This commission was Man Congress to review an in of our nation s Defeng warfare and Brooks said.,. Lead of a proper review they added we got illegal lobbying improper expenditures incomplete accounts breaches of Federal regulations and absolutely no documentation on How the commission reached its substantive conclusions which endorsed the binary chemical weapons program they said the report follows the re lease opinion Imit it office hired and paid _ lobbyists and Public relations consultant to promote support for the commission s views even though inc Hir ing violated the Law. The report alleged that the defens Secretary s office mismanaged the com Mission complaining government funds improperly were spent financial records were incomplete and there were no substantive minutes of commission pro cd clings. Scattered agendas no written min utes and scant financial account violate the Law and abuse Public and congressional Trust Fascell and Brook said. Merican arrested in of. On drug charge Lown Lap police have arrested an american Mann connection with the biggest co Caine haul Eyer sued in Britain 95 pounds Worth the Coqui Valents million on the Street Scotland Yard Sai Wavid Wesley Medin 44,arrived at London a la throw Airport on wednesday and was Follo cd by detectives in a cat and mouse surveillance Mac switched from taxis to trains and eventually Wade his Way to Gravs. Outside London in Eshetu county where he picked up two suitcases. To police said they followed medi Roboul 10 Miles to Dagenham in East London Werc the slopped him Friday night searched the is Ana found the cocaine. Mcdinh is charged with possessing cocaine a intent to Supply. He was to appear in court Mot Day chief political adviser to president resin Washington a mfr e. Danielsjr. Has resigned As s chief political adviser and Willmarn to Indianapolis to become executive Vij resident of the Hudson Institute the we mouse announced saturday. Spokesman Mumman Popadiuk said Daniels,37, Subj Thiis resignation Friday and it was huh regret by the president. Popadiuk Niels will leave the $7s,000-per-year to i March i. Iran arrests journalist on espionage charges Nicosia Cyprus a Iran s official news Agency said saturday that authorities had arrested a spy of the zionist regime who entered the country with a false passport and was disguised As a journalist. The islamic Republic news Agency did no identify the person detained by name or nationality. Fifty seven foreign journalists were invited to Iran last week Ana were taken to the War front where Iran has been fighting Iraq since september 1980. Police protesters clash Karachi riot toll hits 8 Karachi Pakistan a armed the battled Roien armed with rifles sunday As the toll from to lays of rioting Over inc to eight dead and More the Pho injured. Several Hundred Bihari ethnic group attempted to Mardol a police station in the City s Orangi morning to de Mand the release a my legislator. Riot police blocked the route land opened fire when the marchers pelted Jim with rocks and bodies. Violence Jug pled Friday when the Bihari began Den Hing the release of Afaq Shahid Bihari led for and a member of the National As Semb Yjinio was arrested last year on charges of ing Are refugees from Bangladesh who a with Pakistan when Bangladesh was break away from Pakistan. 8er.n rest riffs private car use issues Heoy smog Alert Berlin up two uffizi blanketed Westerlin sunday forcing first time Ever to forbid the use of most Privat in the City. The City s most restrictive smog alarm was sounded at s 15 ., sending a wave of confusion among r liners. It is the first time since the smog Begum went into effect in 1977 thai the level dry the highest of several Levels had been s three hours after the restrictions were put into effect policy Feltt to Slop about 2,000 private cars from to travel on the City s streets. Except i the travel restrictions imposed were r buses taxis and ambulances As Well As police and fire department converters and Velum poor diesel engines also from the restriction Levels of Fulfur dioxide also forced officials dents and building superintendents to urn to 64 degrees f in order to reduce the Lifler and heating plants of High Fulfur fuel. Although similar pollution to a arc believed to be recorded in East Berlin there Gamut abdication thai similar restrict ions were imposed Here. West Berlin officials said continued High smog could trigger additional restrictions on ind tries forcing them to Cut Back their smokestack emis Sions by 40 percent. Ship crash in Germany spills 42 tons of fertilizer into Rhine Dormagen Germany a forty two ions of fertilizer spilled into the Rhine River Early sunday when a Swiss Tanker collided with an anchored freighter authorities said. A freighter crewman was missing and was presumed drowned. The do Essendorf City government responsible for the port of Dormagen a few Miles upstream fro where the Accident occurred said it sounded the inter National Rhine alarm used in the Case of chemical accidents along the River. The alarm was lifted at 4 30 . Dusseldorf authorities said late sunday the Accident would not harm local drinking water supplies but no immediate Esti mate on other possible environmental damage was Given. The Rhine was marred by several Industrial Acci dents in november including a massive chemical spill from a burning factory warehouse in Basel Switzer land. A Dusseldorf City spokesman said sunday s Acci Dent look place when an empty Tanker from Basel rammed into an anchored freighter at Donna Gen a about 2 30 The Bow of the freighter Sank spilling the fertilizer into the River said the spokesman. A freighter crewman sleeping in a Cabin that went underwater was misting and was believed drowned the official said. Authorities reported another Industrial Accident on the Rhine later sunday saying thai 42 tons of a tar based product had fallen into the River from a freighter that ran aground near Assmann Hausen about 90 Miles upstream from Dormagen. The freighter lost its cargo after it was struck by a unidentified ship that came to its Rescue Assmann Hausen City authorities said. They said no alarm was raised because the heavy tar product was expected to sink to the River Bottom quickly and cause no serious pollution in the waterway at Large. Hostages from Pagel intrigues the second inca tuned to kill them if . Forces attacked were accompanied by photos of Polhill and Singh. Meanwhile a senior militia of Fol Aid negotiations involving Syria Iran and lebanese he Livia i " cars were under Way sunday to determine anglican Church hostage negotiator Terry these hush hush talks Are in said the militia official who spoke on Coo Man of anonymity. The parties concerned arc Hung the wires living tonsure or. Wait s Safe Jymy of syrian and iranian emissaries Are shul Ilij ack and the Lack from or. Wail since his weeks ago has alarmed All sides every Effort is being made to find out Ornim said the official. Site the Persona emissary of archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie flew to Beirut Jan. 12 on his fifth trip to Lebanon to win Freedom for foreign hos tages. He has not been heard from or Riviera hotel in West to negotiate with is jul Monra pro iranian shiite faction oiathdi0tcnericans. Walid Jumblatt whose militia had Mcharge of Waite s Security before his disappear _ Nee offered himself As a hostage saturday to replace Waile if reports of his abduction arc True. But the Church of England said its envoy had left a message forbidding any Rescue Mission Ransom pay j or substitution of no stage if he were kidnapped spokeswoman eve Keatley said Theun Runcie about Wail s message was is sued Afler Cuba s sunday express reported that Bei rut terrorists a Ransom of $4 million for Waite s Safe release. Runcie also said Sunol fatal he bad no freshness about Waite. I have Hal Fame Contact yester Day saturday indirectly. I am vhf in Jious about where be is he said
