European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday june 4,1987  11 rifts French nuclear leak May be cause of radioactivity Saa Bruecken. Germany a authorities said a water leak in a French nuclear Power station just across he Border May have caused higher than Normal radioactivity de elected recently in the most River. The environment ministry of Saarland state said tests last week of Mosel River water found thai tritium in the water was five times More radioactive than Normal. Tritium is an isotope Hydrogen and is a radioactive Gas. The statement said the ministry had asked French authorities for an explanation. The Mosul flows through both countries. The French Plant Al Ca Lenom just across the order was shut Down May 23 following a water leak the Saarland ministry said. It did not say i the higher radio Chivily posed any environmental danger. Army and air Force officials told the Sta Sand stripes they had nol heard about the higher Levels of tritium in the Mosel. But army  Luckett a radiological Hygiene consultant for the 7lh medical come said that Levels of tritium must be very High before the substance becomes a danger because the water dilutes . There would be no reason for local officials to notify military authorities about he current Levels of tritium in the Mosel Luck cult told the stars and stripes Mubarak flies to Jordan for talks with Hussein Amman Jordan up egyptian presi Dent Hosni Mubarak arrived Here wednesday on an unannounced visit for Laiks with King Hussein stale owned Amman radio said. La said Mubarak welcomed by Hussein another jordanian officials at the Airport was accompanied by egyptian defense minister Abdulhalim Abu Ghazala information minister Saf wat �1 Sherif and presidential adviser for foreign affairs Osama Elbaz the broadcast gave no details but political sources said the visit was within the framework of bilateral consultation on matters or  the sources said the two leaders arc Likely to discuss the Iraq Iran War and developments in the Arab israeli conflict. Jordan and Egypt Are one of the Arab world staunches supporters of an International peace conference on the Middle East. Congressman elected Las vegas mayor chosen los Angeles f a democratic part activist Nancy Pelosi easily won her first bid for Public office tuesday in a special election to succeed the late rep. Sala  Las vegas a City councilman Defeated a wealthy Casino owner in the bitterest mayoral race in that City s history. Veteran councilman Bob Lurie had 17,659 Voles or 54 percent to 15,131, or 46 percent for Casino owner Ron Stupak. The 45-year-old Stupak who owns the Vega world resort estimated he spent at least 1650,000 for the $33, Job All Hough Luric contended Stupak spent closer to $1 Mil lion in an advertising Blitz. Lurie a 46-year-Oldslot machine Salesman said he spent about $350,000. Perosi called 19,876 Absentee votes or 67.1percent, to 7,635 or 25.8 percent for Ross. None of the four Oiher candidates on the ballot received As much As 2 percent of Fie vote. Gas storage tank blasts leave 2 missing 16 Hurt Lyon France up firefighters brought under control wednesday a tire that erupted from a series of explosions in gasoline storage tanks at a Lyon port. The Blaze left two people missing and 16 injured two seriously authorities  official for the firefighters said Only two of the 14 storage tanks that had been aflame were still burning and that they were pouring fire re Peyem foam into them. Lawmakers put pressure on Abrams to step Down from Paga 1 cast hearings if anyone says you should be the Point Man walk the other  he also said he Felt betrayed by former White House aide Oliver l. North and wished a had done a better Job of monitoring North s secret activities on behalf of the Nicaragua Contra rebels. Abrams said his denials of . Involvement with private Contra Aid network were based on assurances from North the Cia and others in the administration. The vice chairman of the Senate panel Warren Rudman . Told Abrams in football parlance Ollie North ran around you ran under you and Hanover you. You certainly were betrayed if you Are Tell ing us the truth. You were horribly betrayed. I think hanging you out to dry was putting it  after Abrams finished Independent counsel Law rence e. Walsh met privately with leaders of the committees to oppose their granting limited immunity from prosecution for North. The committees had scheduled a vote on that Issue for thursday with the aim of compelling North s testimony. A Lack of Confidence in Abrams was expressed by Al least tour committee democrats. Sen. George Mitchell a Maine said Abrams ouster is inexorable and inevitable because he had give misleading testimony about . Involvement in the private Effort to Supply arms to the nicaraguan rebel sat a Lime when direct and indirect . Military Aid was barred by Congress. He told Abrams he appeared to be the Reagan administration s designated fall Guy but Abrams responded last night after this hearing was Over i went backhand saw the Secretary. And it is nol his View nor is it my View that i m the fall Guy. I am and plan to be assistant Secretary for inter american affairs that was echoed at the slate department where spokesman Charles Redman said Shutlz believes Abrams is doing a sensational Job and he has Ful an total Confidence in  David born d-okla., chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said he thought Abrams useful Ness had been destroyed As the administration series to rebuild Trust by Congress in its foreign policy. Republican William Broomfield of Michigan said i really think there arc problems for  Brooks said he thought Abrams was either extremely incompetent or hat you Are still. Deceiving us with semantics. Or three maybe the administration has intentionally kept you in the dark on Al these matters to then you could come Down and blatantly mislead  Al Abrams Brooks added i wonder if you can survive As assistant Secretary of  be been very patiently telling us that you Don t know about this you Don t know about Tinl you weren t informed you weren t authorized to Tell the truth. Thai s the wildest Story i Ever heard. That the most cockamamie idea i Ever Beard Brooks said. Abrama replied that he believed he could rebuild Trust even though i can t Promise you i la never be misled and i Carri Promise you i will never be wrong. I will be  born i m afraid there s too much in the record Al this Point for you to be Able to effectively play that role Abrams had testified thai he was t authorized to Tell the truth about soliciting so million from the Sultan of Brunei for Aid to Trie contras when he appeared in a closed hearing of the Senate intelligence committee on nov. 25, 1986. He told the committee there bad been do foreign solicitation. Summit from Page 1 cultural policies hat Are dependent on government subsidies restore stability to International currency markets and eliminate barriers to International Trade. Reagan said the talks also will foots on East West relations arms reductions human rights problems regional conflicts and other subjects. Our discussion in Venice will help strengthen Western Solidarity which is indispensable to Progress on issues of Contention Between East and West the president said. Reagan said thai despite this Long Agenda we won find All the answers to those questions about our future at this Summit not by a Long shot. But we will take  he did not mention the tense persian Gulf which officials said would be a major subject at the Summit. The president got a sendoff from his Cabinet Whitehouse staff members who Are slaying behind and the graduating class of James Madison High school from Vienna va., gathered outside the White House under dark overcast skies. We will continue the work As Madison said cultivating peace by observing Justice Reagan said. John Haz Leil senior class president gave first lady Nancy Reagan a bouquet and a kiss of the Cheek and Gina Parisi Secretary of the senior class presented Reagan with an american Flag Stickpin and a kiss Jusi before the Keegans boarded Marine one. The Marine band played from a Balcony As the president emerged from the White House and the crowd of several Hundred waved Small american flags As the helicopter took off. Accompanied by mrs. Reagan the president was to arrive in Venice shortly before mind Ign local time and take up residence for five nights at Vilk co Dulmer a bout about 20 Miles outside the City. On saturday the Reagan will make a Day trip to Rome to meet with Pope John Paul ii and on Mon Day the president Wilt move into Venice for three Days of Summit talks on Sao Giorgio one of the City s 117islands. Previewing the trip tuesday Secretary of state George p. Snulli said Reagan would underscore the need for an adequate Force to protect persian Guifoil shipments from becoming target in the Iran Iraq War. After the Summit s Windup next wednesday Reagan will remain in Venice for two More Days. He is expected to hold a Newt conference on june 11. Return ing Home on june 12, he will visit Berlin for the divided German City s 730th anniversary Celebration and Slop briefly in Bonn. Wine from Page 1 Ofira porting and blocking More . Wines he said. A aide to Fazio s office said Chr exact method of letting . Wines compete with the foreign wines overseas remains to be seen but i Don t thin there s any Effort to charge the servicemen any More  the Fazio aide added that the american wine Price should be particularly appealing with the recent drop in the value of the Dollar. Bui the Pentagon official said thut despite any wine Law the French wines the German wines they will be moving. They re very competitive in their  added that the package stores carry All the Ameri can wines today. They just Don t  officials hinted at Only two options for avoiding a Price increase on other beverages because of the wine Law the stores could either accept a decrease in prof its or the Pentagon could lightly interpret the Law. The Dellums Fazio provision requires the Secretary of defense to make sure that overseas package Bever age stores located on military installations give appropriate treatment to wines produced in the United  to accomplish this goal it says the Secretary should in general ensure that american wines Are Given equitable distribution selection and Price in compari son to wines produced by Hast  it s not very specific one defense official said. I leaves a lot of room for  he suggested one easy solution would be More promotion of Ameri can wines already in the stores. But the Fazio aide said thai  details of the Law have to be sorted out one thing is certain a definite imbalance exists Between the . And euro Pean wines sold in the stores not to say the european wines Aren t excellent but the american wines Are Superior the aide said add ing that the . Brands Are also competitively priced. The idea of this Law ii to ensure that there arc ample choices of american wines As Well As european wines he said