European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday March 18,1987 several Frankfurt districts affected by Gas leak Frankfurt a police warned Orcsi Danli in several Frankfurt districts to shut win Dows and remain indoors a much As possible tuesday following a reported Gas leak at a chem ical company a spokesman for the Frankfurt fire depart ment said a Smalt amount of an Antimony chem ical compound used in making Medicine leaked from a Container tank at Hoechst a Early in the Day. He said the Gas was potentially harmful but he added thai local environmental authorities said air samples taken in the area showed not enough Cas had leaked to pose any danger. Frankfurt military Community spokeswoman Marianne Zupp told the stars and St pcs the Community did not Issue any warnings because officials determined there was no danger to residents. A police spokesman who asked not to be identified said inc warnings would remain in effect until police had completed their own tests of the air near the Hoechst Plant. The police warning issued Over local radio stations urged residents in certain areas to re main indoors with windows closed and suggested Drivers keep their car windows rolled up until further notice. The warning stood for Frankfurt s Western neighbourhoods and the suburb of Hoechst police said. Reagan plans to meet with reporters thursday Washington a the White House announced tuesday that president Reagan will hold a news conference thursday night Nis firs format meeting with reporters since nov. 19, presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said the 8 . Session in the East room of the White House would be available for radio and television broadcast As usual. The four month Gap Between news conferences is inc second longest such hiatus since Reagan assumed office in january 1981, the longest Span was 5ft months from july 24, i9& to Jan. 9.1985. Reagan s nov. 19 news conference came alter he had acknowledged secret arms sales to Iran bin before reports surfaced hat some of the pay ments had been diverted Loaid Contra rebels in Nicaragua Weinberger in Turkey for 3-Day Courtesy visit Ankara Turkey a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger arrived Here for a three Day official visit tuesday a Day after the two coun tries renewed a defense and economic cooperation agreement that provides for . Access to military installations in Turkey through 1990. Press reports described it As a Courtesy visit following inc signing of the defense Accord in Washington by Secretary of slate George Shultz and turkish foreign minister Vahit Hal Foglu. But a High level turkish official who requested anonymity said the visit will enable the two sides to discuss a wide Range of defense issues. The topics under discussion will be mainly the delivery of . Surplus military equipment to this country and Turkey s $3.5 billion debt resulting from foreign military sales credits the official said . Educator urges end to Assembly line image1 Bidav Walczak education writer bad Kissinger Germany a leading Ameri can educator tuesday said educational reforms Are needed if the United states is to re establish competitiveness in the world Market. Leon Lessinger superintendent of inc Beverly Hills unified Schoof distinct said the . Economy is suf Fering and called for results based education in i order to reverse a disturbing i trend. When general motors produces a new Pontiac that s de signed in Germany and manufactured in Korea that s scary Lessinger said. Thai s global Economy thai s americans going without jobs. The country that furnishes Only raw materials is not what you want. It will never be no. I. I that flies in inc face of Alt that Lessinger we know about  Lessinger said . Educators must initiate a collective approach to education in order to produce the work Force necessary to meet changing economic conditions. Schools must begin to Sec the student As a partner in the education process. The Assembly line image we be used in t producing. Last year there were 700,000 High school graduates who were functionally illiterate. Talk to companies. They la text you the same thing Lessinger is a former associate commissioner in the . Office of education i m old enough to remember when made in Japan was a joke he said. Now it s a sign of Quality. There s a sense of Pride associated with japanese Auto mobiles and electronics. We have to instill that sense of Pride in our work Force president Reagan gels up there before both houses of Congress and talks about competitiveness. He s talking about  Lessinger in a speech before department of defense dependents schools Germany Region educators and in an interview called on educators to discard the Assembly line image in favor of hint of a Hospital. We have to look Ai diagnosis at prognosis like a doctor. You need a team of people to do thai  Lessinger who participated in the world War ii Manhattan project that produced the first atomic bomb said his ideas Are far from revolutionary. Companies realize the Benefit of involving your labor Force. There s a vast literature on the subject. I Donl think it s Radical. I m an educator and in mathematics the definition of Radical is getting to the Root of  now in his sixth year As Beverly Hills school superintendent lesser Igor cited gains for his accountable education concept. In 1968, one of inc first articles i wrote was accountability systems planning in education now some 40 states have accountability legislation. And 19 years later the Golem cars come out with their report and what s it called time for  Lessinger said teachers unions remain a stumbling Block to Reform. The unions have Laken on an adversarial nature. The teachers in their contract in California for example have defined their Job As working by the minute. In my District they give me f,250 minutes per week of instruction. If you perceive your role As working by inc minute that you re under contract that teaching is Only when you re in Lite classroom then that s an impediment to what the system  los Singer said teachers need to revise their image to see themselves As executives rather than labourers. I can prove to you if you read the research and use common sense you la come to the conclusion that the teacher is an executive working with colleagues rather than a time piece labourer working by the  calling leaching a lonely Job los Singer called on teachers to support inc idea of teaching hospitals where teachers would help their Peers enhance their classroom skills and plan curriculum. Teachers come alive when they re Pupil free. Just talk to any principal. Hell Tell you the same  los Singer predicted that Merit pay for teachers will not Fly politically. But he said the voucher system where parents Are offered the Opportunity to enrol their children in the school of their Choice May catch on. Pihl chosen As army s top arms buyer Washington a president Reagan has nominated maj. Gen. Donald s. Pihl fora promotion and new assignment As inc army s top military official with responsibility for buying weapons the Pentagon said monday. Assuming he wins Senate confirmation Pihl would receive a third Star and assume the Lilc of Deputy chief of staff for research development and acquisition for the army. He would replace it Gen. Louis c. Wagner jr., who was selected last month to receive a fourth Star and take Over the army Materiel come. Pihl a 49-year-old native of san Francisco now commands the 9lh inf div at fort Lewis Wash. In another personnel announcement the Pentagon said air Force it Gen John l. It kill would retire june i after More than 31 years on Active duty. It kill has been the director of the defense nuclear Agency since july 1985. No successor was announced. Deaver from Page 1 dependent counsel investigations to prevent administrations from investigating their own lop officials Seymour was named by a three judge Federal court to investigate Deaver s lobbying activities after he left the Reagan administration in May i98s. Federal Laws restrict and in some cases ban for Mer officials from lobbying on behalf of clients before Federal agencies on matters they handled while in gov. Eminent. It col. Oliver l. North the Central figure in the Iran Contra scandal also has challenged the constitutionality of the Independent counsel Law. . District judge Harrington Parker dismissed North s Challenge last week but North has appealed. Both lawsuits contend that the counsel s office is unconstitutional because Only someone appointed by the executive Branch can conduct criminal prosecutions Dukakis to make run for White. Boston a gov. Michael a Dukakis said monday he intends to enter the race for the 1988 democratic presidential nomination calling himself a Long shot but declaring he has inc strength and experience to hold the of fice. With your help and with your Pray ers the son of a greek immigrant name Mike Dukakis can be the nu0h Dent Dukakis said As  he was forming a Camj i would  inc race May 4. Year old governor said he wanted to bring to the nation a message of Good jobs and economic Opportunity and vibrant sustained economic growth for every american in Evcic country. It is a for Alt it Isle morn asian 10 Pur site  and there is before  _ Lukakis who coasted to his third term in november but is Little known outside the Northeast acknowledged that the Odds against winning Are very very Long. And As the Silling governor the Odds Are very  but he added i if j did Uii  were july Good assuming we together a Strong  the formation of a presidential Campaign committee makes Dukakis legally a candidate. Candidates customarily form the committee and later make what is considered inc official announcement to the Media that icy Are running. Addressing thai distinction Dukakis told reporters that i will not make my formal declaration of candidacy until the fourth of May but that "1 am announcing today that i intend to make that for Mal declaration of candidacy unquestionably on the fourth of  sounding a theme of running in a  which he has done in bos Ion Dukakis said this time the race would be for the White House. I have inc Energy to run this mar athon the strength to run this country the experience to manage our govern ment and the values to Lead our  former sen. Gary Hart of Colorado the front runner in National polls is to announce his second try for the demo cratic nomination on april 13