European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Paga 4 the stars and stripes thursday. July 9,1987 balancing life against livelihood Chrysler workers worry about health jobs Newark Del. Not the Federal government s finding that some workers were exposed to Lead arsenic and dangerous chemicals has aroused deep anxiety at the Chrysler corp. Plant Here forcing employees to weigh Hopes for Security against worries Over health. Their dilemma is one of the most pressing and common tired by workers in the country s declining manufacturing industries. Each time they step through the Gates of he sprawling a cig and Blue Plant some Chrysler workers say they must balance life against livelihood the Cost of safeguarding their bodies against the risk that forcing their employer to improve working conditions could Lead to the fac tory s closing. Andrew Williams who Kas worked in the Plant s pain shop for it years spoke of his concerns while  with his 18 month old granddaughter Ciara. Any time you hear anything about Chrysler you re concerned he said Detroit could say we be got Loo Many problems there and shut Down. Bui then you get worried about your health. You keep asking yourself How dangerous is it and you say is in Worth it " John a. Pendergrass. The adm Nistra Lor of the occupational safety and health administration called conditions ill the Plant a totally unacceptable  some of the most serious violations cited by Osha that Chrysler wilfully exposed 131 of he Plant s 4,300 workers to Lead and arsenic focused on the pain shop and on that part of the Plant where soldering is done. The Agency said in had found a total of 811 violations and in fined Chrysler $1.5 million the largest Fine Ever imposed for Job health and safety violations. The company knew of 338 violations but did nothing to Correct them the Agency said. Chrysler while asserting that it had been subjected to unusually rigorous standards by Osha said it would not contest the penalties and would try to improve conditions. It s always been dangerous by that s part of life in a factory said a Iliin Adams who is 66 years old and i Orkwiz in the Plant for 36 years before retiring. You can l have a danger free Plant. Flut you hate to Sec anything bad happen for Chrysler. That s bad for the  several workers said they had frequently complained about hazardous conditions but received no response and eventually gave up. They said the com Pany recently forced the Union to renegotiate work rules and other docs policies by the Scateni no to close. Local 1183 of the United Auto work ers which represents inc plan workers declined to comment on the Osha action. But some individual workers said they wondered if inc government has gone Loo far. They fear that Chrysler May decide hat the Plant its third oldest i not Worth updating. Chrysler has insisted that in has no plans to close the Plant and that in had already Oor Recica Many of the problems. Some Stem from obsolete processes such As soldering Wilh Lead and already arc scheduled to be phased out company officials say soldering is about logo the Way of the Hula hoop Laid Baron Bates a Chrysler spokesman. He said Chrysler would work with Osha to improve conditions and would contest some of the specific accusations. Bates said the Agency s report and some news articles portrayed conditions in the 35-year-old Plant much Loo  the plan opposite inc University of Delaware s football stadium originally was owned by the Federal government and leased 10 Chrysler which made army tanks there. The Plant was taken Over by Chrysler and retooled in inc 1150s. Chrysler produced its first car a Plymouth in april 1957, seven years ago the Plant was adapted and modernized to produced the front wheel drive a cars on which the financially troubled company had pegged in comeback. Chrysler was so proud of the Plant that in 1981 it held ils annual meeting in nearby Wilmington. Bales called the facility a clean fairly Modem automobile  Bui some workers said they arc not reassured that they wonder if their aches and illnesses Are caused by some hidden chemical. Bruce a Clerman who worked in the Plant for 19 of his 40 years said reports about Plant conditions made him won Der if his cancer was caused by chemicals used by the company. He emphasized that there was no Way of determining whether his cancer is related to his Job. But he added i wonder every Day if in was  Reagan anti tax speech derides lame Duck talk new Britain Conn. A presi Dent Reagan taking his tax and spend Battle with Congress on the Road asserted wednesday that his administration has not run out of steam and that til that lame Duck talk is for the  a Cairn spoke at the City Hall of this  City As it. Col. Oliver North took the witness stand in Washington to continue testifying about the Iran Contra affair which has wounded Reagan s presidency. There was no mention of North in Reagan s prepared speech. Instead he emphasized the economic Bill of rights he has been promoting to make in tougher for Congress to raise taxes and spend Money. Anyone who tells you that we can reduce he deficit without raising taxes and cutting defense is not telling you the truth said Reagan. He said you be heard leaders on Ca Pitol Hill shout Point fingers and say that i m responsible for the big deficits. They re the same ones who year after year have shouted dead on arrival whenever i be sen up budgets that Cut the excessive spending they  under Reagan the deficit has More than tripled peaking at a record j220.7 billion last year. Reagan said a president needs authority to veto individual projects in Overall spending Bills. He also urged a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. As Environ cd by Reagan the Amend ment also would stipulate that a us in crease could not be approved by con Gress without a super majority vote such As two thirds or three fifths. You May have heard some people talk about a certain lame Duck and about the end of an Era said Reagin. Well All that lame Duck talk is for the Birds. The Era we be begun won t end any time soon because it s not my Era. It your Era the Era of the american peo ple Reagan said. In America when you the people put your foot Down you re the Boss. You will make the economic Bill of rights part of America s  Reagan has backed Many of the proposals for years but they garnered Lille Al lawyer says . Ruling puts Burden on Ornaf Sis Albany . A a court Deci Sion thai the state shield Law protects Only information obtained under promises of confidentiality will make the work of journalists harder in new York an attorney says. Timothy Pyk a Washington . Based attorney representing Knight rid Der broadcasting. Inc., said he was disappointed by the 4-3 ruling from the stale court of appeals new York s highest tribunal. I do think it s going to have a chilling effect on Newsua Lenng in new York slate he said. The court of appeals said non confidential news sources or non confidential information obtained by reporters in the course of gathering news for publication is not protected under the statute. The court said a tradition of interpret ing new York s 1970 shield Law As not applying to non confidential information nil become Well settled due to a series of lower court rulings and it refused tuesday to reverse those interpretations. The dissenters said the decision Nar rows without justification the very protections for professional journalists the legislature intended to establish through the shield Law. The court s ruling involved Albany county District attorney sol Green Berg s attempts to obtain outtakes or unused portions of an interview con ducted by Albany television station when with Donald Bent in february 1986. The Watervliet Man s wife Joan was missing. The woman s body was later found in a car trunk and Bent Vas in jilted in connection with her death. A trial level judge ordered that the subpoena be quashed but an appeals court ruled thai the shield Law does t provide Protection for non confidential information. Although affirming thai the state legislature by enacting the 1970 shield Law expressed a Strong desire to safeguard the free channels of news communications the court of appeals decided tuesday that the shield Law clearly applies Only 10 information gathered from sources who be been promised confide n Tia Lily by reporters. A dissenting opinion by judge Joseph Bellacosa said the Law provides that no professional journalists or. Newscasters can be held in contempt by any court legislature or other body having con tempt Powers for refusing or failing to disclose any news or inc source of any  he said the majority s interpretation improperly changes the meaning of any news to some news to the Detri ment of the protections afforded journalists. What s in a name a pole of Honor Ilandus in front of the i lulled nations on pint arc of int 43rd Slot i new York City. Ruel Wallenberg so Edh Diplomat u credited with Turin thousands of Jem during the nazi to Lonny Aoi Toly she Hanisky he a Molly changed the spelling of nil name to Naton Sharan sky is a civil rights activist recently of Rcd from the soviet Union. Ralph bundle undertook in or Nult Ninati Lor the United Nulion. He a awarded the Nobel peace print a 1950, the first muck to win the award