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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, April 20, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes monday. April 20,1987 update tree mile Island Washington a it a crier studying t it at three mile " Auie of limited i to View the Plant s in 979 Jay ids they of the reactor that Navel ecu vcs5c,1 one ing scientist want to find out u he close Noaten Core mate rial came up Breal Fig through the reactor Combiner gaining the reactor is1 critical to of what Havania Pilahi nation s Accident Vaughn of he depart. Ment f Energy told acc nuclear Regj glory commiss Lfan at an nor hearing it would two $2 million and $ if extra research and pm Cal funds to get Sci a Plant. To the Depths of n by scientists as1 Ling the picture Al the Pennsyl reactor in the racial nuclear do nillion Flor. Inert cd Juter. Prize winning designer of summery clothes Dies new York a fashion designer Willi Smith known for his award win Ning summery clothes sold under the Wijt Wear Label has died. He was 39. Smith had been admitted to intensive can at mount Sinai Hospital with pneumonia complicated by shigella a parasitic disease causing Diarrah a. Said Caro Lyn Yordan Hospital spokeswoman. He died Friday. Smith had apparently picked up the parasite during a monthlong visit to India in february and March said his spokesman Mark Bozek. Sworn in  Rome a Cabinet minister the new government took their oath office saturday but the administration was expected to Tail a vote of Confidence setting the stage Tor Early parliamentary election. Sixteen Christian democrats and nine technocrats with no formal party Allej Giance were sworn in during a quid Palace ceremony led by preside Cusco Corsiga the ministers make by s 46th government since the of world War the new Gadrat Jenl will be presented to Parli Anorton monday. But since the democrats Are a minority Cabinet was expected to fail the vote of Confidence Rassiga then  Par Lia Naal Call go Nora pm ticks Proba Bly in a it Avari Tad of schedule and ask lh3fgovemmenl to stay on in a  the elections. Minister animal pc Fanfani a. Lion Democrat Imus need the members of his Cabinet Fri fun a night. Socialist Leader Bettino Praxi weted Italy s longest lived Post War gov mint bitterly attacked the Fanfani for mation. Fanfani 79, former president of the Senate was named Premier designate wednesday after a six week political deadlock that followed Praxi s Resig nation. Praxi resigned March 3 in a dispute Over How his parly would share Power with the Christian democrats the Domi Nant partner in his five party coalition. The other parties were the social demo crat republicans and liberals. All coalition parties except the Chris Tian democrats refused to enter Fanfani s government on grounds that its Only purpose is to operate elections. Praxi at a news conference Friday barged that Corsiga had violated the letter of the Constitution by  to a government de signed Tot Bulke the dissolution of the  Fanfani headed font be Ruments be tween 1954 and 1963 Anim Tui 1983 that led the country into Eari general elections. Shiites attack israelis Christian quotes. Jef draw counterstrike in South Lebanon Beirut Leblon a iranian backed  attacked israeli troops and a Haslun militia allies in South Lebanon saturate Christian sources said at least 1 awes were killed As israeli helicopter guns ufos blasted the raiders. The islamic resistance said boil fighters staged the pre Dawn against a position manned by israeli"1 forces and their allies of the South Leb anon army militia killing or wounding several enemy  it said the enemy deployed tanks helicopter gunships and artillery in the Battle West of Marj Ayoun a Christian town in the israeli controlled Security zone of South Lebanon. The islamic resistance is the guerrilla Arm of Hezbollah or party of Guf which is made up of shiite Zeal Linal to Iran s Ayatollah Ruhollah 1 the regional police  South Lebanon however said Jiri statement that one person vat Jjck and five peo ple were wounded in the Marj Ayoun on came Undot sudden rocket bar a Iuretig Yaj Marly morning. It did not it Iasi sources said israeli Heli  were chasing the mos Irrilla across the m6untain Range King in strategic Litany River in at the see ily zone s Northern Cne source speaking on condition of anonymity said most of the group which tried to attack Marj Ayoun u still besieged in the Region he refused to elaborate Israel established the Security zone i 1985 after the withdrawal of its occupation army from South Lebanon to guard against guerrilla operations into Northern Israel. The strip seven Miles North of Israel s Border and stretching from the Mediterranean in the West to the Foothills of mount Hermon in the East is patrolled by the Christian militia. Israel maintains troops in the zone to provide support for the militia 447 Arkansas inmates May be freed Benton Ark. A to Tatt correction Board invoked Emeji Lyncy Powers Friday to authorize the Evy release of up to 447 inmates opening spice for prisoners wailing to Transfer Frap county jails to the slate s crowded f the  to sluggish state revenues and a Bagel cuts that delayed prison cons Ginion have created a very in is Tujian prison director . Jet an act that 1 wholeheartedly " Lockhart told the Board. It s Hod term  Ore than 450 state inmates Are wait ing in county jails for Transfer to Board member Bobby Roberts i the inmate population problem to tougher sentencing Laws the Laws Are on the books and we have to live with them Roberts said. Since Federal courts Wilt not allow the prison system to go beyond its court Man dated capacity af4,920 prisoners new convicts Are placed on a waiting list and must wait in City and county jails for openings. Apparently they correction Board members feel they have no Choice now Given the budget problems they have for the next biennium gov. Bill Clinton said speaking through an aide. Lockhart told the Board that the de fitment would have is million less the new fiscal year begins july i of sluggish slate Revenue growth a stiff Lucu that he said would Force the correction Pepa Meiu to reduce in male Capacio about 300. Early Drelca setly be accomplished by advancing parole Dulity dates by 90 Days for inmates who already approved for parole. Those Scio Jyles to go before the parole Board during them two months would gel an earlier beating on their parole requests. . Testing bomb detection devices Washington a the Federal government in an Effort to fight terrorists is testing new devices to guard embassies from car bombers and airliners against explosives planted in baggage and on passengers. If the systems work they could be in stalled at . Airports around the coun try in addition to being used by Ameri can embassies abroad spokesmen said. Fred Farrar a spokesman for the fed eral aviation administration said sat urday the Agency is looking at a cargo monitoring system developed by science applications International corp. Of Sunnyvale Calif the system uses a Neutron bombard ment system to select the presence of nitrogen an element that is a component of  explosives. The system will be tried out at the san Francisco International Airport. Another firm inc medics inc., of Worum mass. Has developed a system of analysing Vapours to detect the pres ence of a variety of explosives particularly the plastic explosives commonly used by terrorists according to John w. Wood jr., president of the firm. The device has been purchased by Sev eral Federal agencies including the state department Tor use in detecting bombs Wood said. He declined to be specific about How the device works because he said the state department has classified the operation secret. The state department has purchased several prototypes of a bomb detection device and is now using them to screen for bombs that could of brought into . Embassies by car. Wood said. Ever since the suicide attack Ofa bomb loaded car destroyed the . Embassy in Beirut four years ago protecting embassies against car and truck bombs has been a concern Folh Esmaie department. Wood said his firm s device also can be adapted for use in screening Passen Gers at airports. It is similar in appear Ance to the Metal detectors now in use he noted. A the problem in detecting plastic isl i that the explosive material is not Metal i and thus does not show up on Metal detection systems Wood said. In addition plastic can be shaped and painted to re semble common non threatening items. Wood said the device was developed through a  he explained that the firm had been working on medical equipment and had been developing instruments to measure traces of nitroglycerine a chemical Compo nem thai is used in both explosives and in treating some types of heart problems. We published some technical paper which Drew the interest of the Fri Wood said. Fri officials later purchased some of the equipment  
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