European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday March 15,1987 . To remove ,.kominicki suit writer the United slates will begin removing in aging chemical warfare stocks from Germany later this year following Ger Many s veto of a Pentagon plan to de stroy the weapons on German soil. Eliminating the weapons was part of an agreement worked out with the nato nations in May. The pact sought to satisfy a Long standing German re quest for removal of the munitions while Clearing the Way to produce safer binary weapons in the United slate. Congress had called for prior nato approval of binary munitions and plans for their wartime deployment before approving final funding for production now scheduled to begin dec i. It. Col. Werner Widder a spokesman for the German defense ministry said removal plans have progressed As far As a timetable tied to the production of new weapons that would close american chemical depots in the Federal Republic by Wiz based on current schedules . Chemical stores would be removed from All of Europe by 1994, said maj. Dennis Pinkham a european come spokesman. He joined Widder in declining to give the size or location of the stocks. The agreement also stipulates that no new chemical weapons will be stored in Europe during peacetime. During War the weapons would be deployed Only with the consent of the nations in which they would be used. We see this As the main Point of the agreement that no weapons will be stored on nato soil wid Der said. And in Germany we will not give consent unless the weapons Are stationed in at least one other country. Obviously if you Are the Only country to have them that to where the other Side is going to come to destroy them.7 while some ministry sources have said removal will begin dec. I Widder stressed no weapons would leave the country until binary production begins. The Means and actual schedule for re moving chemical weapons now in Ger Many Likely will be worked out through regular and close consultations be tween the two governments he said. Some German political groups Pri Marily the leftist Green party claim transporting the aging weapons will pose hazards but Widder described the munitions As being in Good enough condition that one could Lake them out and lire them there have been rumours of leaks of stockpiles in the United state he Taid but i emphasize that these weapons in Germany Are of a different variety these for example Are not in canisters. There la no need for fear or uncertainty on the matter of he said Germany will work closely with state and local governments in re moving the munitions. About 10,000 tons of nerve Gas u said to be stored in the heavily guarded area one of the . Army depot at it Bach Germany a Village of 1,600. Rheinland Pfalz. Mayor Dieter Schehl last week the was not aware of plans to remove Nemi Cal weapon from the depot "1 Don t know Anythia Tigard i Don t want to know anything the weapon Are ?e subject for Many Fischbach residents who claim news reports have Hurt tourism. Talk of the munitions is also viewed As a threat to German jobs at the depot where about 120 area resident it at guards electricians and firefight As an employee at or own bakery put it you won t make teeny friends asking about Poison in the Unnic Djate Siocic of unitary chemical Wearins Are stored at eight locations. The my has opposed a plan to establish am or More National disposal Sites so Twig it prefers to destroy toe air present locations past America hot retorted to t old chemical weapon or toil i aboard world War la Vintage ships off the . East coast Jie Micals destroyed in the but decade have been burned in furnaces capable of i so degree f blasts. Germany has used a similar Furnace for Marc than a decade destroying ill chemical weapons from the world wars and Widder said. The stocks thai have been found to Dale Are going to keep thai oven Busy for the next 10 yean.1 Steurt Annrea a moot a Totti Maxi divers recover 55th body fro in capsized ferry Zeebrugge Belgium a diver at the wreck age of the capsized Herald of free Enterprise ferry Nave recovered the body of another Crew member raising to is the number of confirmed dead an official said Fri Day. Paul Ellis spokesman for the ferry a owner. Town end to Oran said the Chance discovery of the body a made thursday afternoon by divers employed by the dutch Salvage company Salt Tak Ellis said the victim an officer of Obj Fulp that Cap sized last Friday near the Entrance Toj Tebrugge Harbor had been positively identified release no other information. F it was the second recovery of up by in As Many Days. On wednesday divers search Iyih Bridge of the ship and found the Corpse of a pm member who they apparently knew had been in that area. The latest recovery meant 55 bodies had been pulled from the wreck of which 49 had been identified. Seventy nine bodies Are believed still trapped in the sunken Hull. There were 409 survivors. Ellis also said srm t Tak officials had set March 30 As the target Date for pulling the 7,951-ton Herald of free Enterprise Over onto its keel. Temperatures Sukhu l h 17 48s s us reset racers accused of unsafe a ideation control 93 u Chute 33 h Anunzio Gisses 17 41fl so mnh4 28 3441 ii 31 � Sll Watt a to a own m 69 orfjhu30 33 for Mottl 64 3 mom77 40 it Buran 10 m Paton drum 39 48 ais4 38 m fw"30 48 Redmond s3 46 Roctor it m is Usu is 61 by franco77 64 bm1jum 48 � Gas Felt u n Tiv in ii Toko 44 to Turon 34 h tlm00 � Agni blk 30 8 wtohrtfllm31 a Jehu european weather Fedir 4wn4pn 4i in . Ij1\ x i Klutz 36 43 Lomoso Lii 41 unto. M i 11 m Hanoi. I Al 36 pm 38 it 39 is to 11 a � x to � i 10 h 16 10 � ass 43 a Aiu Ajha Kodak olans new Plant Rochester , a Eastman Kodak Wojtas announced plans to spend 1200 million on a new Plant in Rochester. Los Angeles a be univer sity of Southern califor Avand 10 re searchers have been accused in a 179 count criminal compant of violating state Law restricting of handling of radioactive materials j in one instal an investigator found research a Tonnel eating their lunch in a room fan Taining unsealed radioactive Raat Osiss and apparently oblivious to the do Knial danger said City attorney Majles Hahn who filed the in municipal court or. Half Hisserich vice president for a irs refused comment but said us my to have released a statement in Dayan evaluating the complaint. Lie com taint followed inspections Bisone stale department of health Servat uses health science Campus re 9-year-old i Dies of crack overdose wild Tecken Germany is a 19-year-old . Soldier died March 8 of a crack overdose a Community spokesman said Friday. Pvt. I Brian k. Robinson of cod 54th engr in i30lh engr brigade died in Luenburg University clinic Hans Glaeser said he had been found unconscious in a company latrine March 2 and taken to the Post s dispensary Glaeser said. He was taken to the Hospital soon after that but never regained conscious Ness Sta scr said. The Hospital said the death resulted from an injection of crack a highly purified form of cocaine that is usually smoked Glaeser said Robinson is survived by his parents Mullody and Lawrence Winfield of Kan Kake. 111. And its Morris cancer Hospital at los Angeles county us medical Center. Hahn said there was a pattern of in credibly Cavalier the mis Demea nor charges include failure to Check for leaks of radioactivity from Small capsules of certain materials and failure to deter mine whether researchers and others had been overexposed to substances he said. Us was named in 148 violations on the health science Campus As Well As the Morris cancer Hospital where patients receive radiation therapy. The number of charges against individual re searchers varied from one to 21. Each charge carries a maximum penal by of six months in jail and a j 1,000 Fine. The inspections were conducted last nov. I0-14and Jan. 20-22 of ibis year. In 198 the University was prohibited from conducting research involving radioactive materials after it was cited for 346 violations of California radiation control regulations. The violations were handled administratively but no criminal charges were filed. It won Back ill authorization in March 1982 but continued to violate regulations re cording to Deputy City attorney Gwendo Lyn Irby who u handling the Case. Last Jan. 29, at the state s urging us voluntarily suspended its research with radioactive iodine. Us has applied to have that permission reinstated. The reinstate ment could come in several Days according to Gordon siding one of the state inspectors. Most violations cited thursday consisted of inadequate training and failure to examine personnel for radiation exposure but inspectors also found evidence of carelessness in handling dangerous materials. No one has displayed a symptoms of radiation sickness but investigators said it is unknown whether anyone was overexposed because required examinations were not conducted. News up Lars Book ban Appeal Montgomery. Ala. A members of the stale Board of education who decided to Appeal a Federal judge s ban pf44 textbook from Public schools say they chose Public interest Over personal religious belief. The Board voted 5-4 thursday to Appeal . District judge w. Brevard hand s decision removing the textbooks. In his ruling last week. Hand said secular human ism is a religion and is being espoused in the Book in violation of the . Constitution s separation of Church and state. Board member Evelyn Pratt who voted for an Appeal said hand s decision would take Ala Bama s textbook selection process out of the Public Arena and into a judge s Chambers. She said keeping the system intact outweighed her religious beliefs. Chernobyl trial Moscow a the head of the soviet Union s atomic Energy commission Friday said those responsible for last year s nuclear Accident at chernobyl will soon go on trial in the ukrainian capital of Kiev Andranik Peiros Yants chairman of the state committee for the utilization of atomic Energy told reporters at a briefing that be had no detail of who will be tried what the charges will be or when the proceedings would begin. Soon there will be a trial of those responsible for the Cherno Byl Accident Petty slants said. All i can say is that it will be soon and it will be in
