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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, July 18, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 18, 1967 the stars and stripes Page 9 mosquitoes torturing Rhine dwellers invaders close Down vacation spots by de re Avis stuff writer germans French and Swiss along the Rhine have never suffered from mosquitoes More than this year a spokesman Bra town near the River said Friday. The plague is forcing germans to can cel summer activities at resort along the Rhine River Laid Peter Mikolajczyk spokesman for Gross Gerau a town 10 mites from the Rhine. The problem ranges from the Borders of Alsace and Switzerland to the cilia of Mainz and Frankfurt Mikolajczy said. Running North the Rhine dips into a deep bed at Koblenz without the Flat Marshland shores that Eisl in he South. So Here s a Lack of still water Breeding place North of Mainz the same accounts for the Lack of Mosquito problems along other German Rivers Mikolajczyk said. The lung Rainy spell in May and june created Ideal Breeding grounds along the Flat Reedy shores of the Rhine which stretch from Mainz into Swit Erland i Kiln pc Yak Sai j. People have been forced to cancel summer activities at resorts along the River which Means a great financial loss for facilities there. If you get out of your car near the Rhine you re enveloped in a Black Cloud of mosquitoes Mikolajczyk said. There s not much sol pc in sight Al though some of the German states affected by the plague Are prepared to take unique Steps to combat the problem. This is the first time we be granted permission to kill anything in a nature preserve said Hans Joachim Bohr an expert for species preservation in hcs sen j environmental ministry. We be Hern flooded Wilh complaints and a Hugh we still have reservations annul allowing Mosquito control in these areas we feel the mosque lines have been an unnatural Burden on the populace this year Flo Chr said. Hochre said the states of Baden Wert Tom Borg Rheinland a Falz and Hessen have resorted to using the biological bit Mosquito control method. Bit Bacillus thuring Icsis Israel in Sis is a protein put into the still water where mosquitoes Hatch. I eats their digestive tracts so they cannot survive. Bit cannot be used against hatched mosque  said. Mikolajczyk said part of the problem is that the natural enemies of mosquitoes have either been destroyed or forced to Retreat toothed areas. Over the years the course of the North $ Story about $ i million bribe was a real lie says Ghorbani far Olu Manla Tuu reached the Dallu bal styling Salon of Paul Neinast. Living u Oliver North Type of haircut to Bill barks her Price $75, new York a a middleman who helped la. Col. Oliver North arrange the arms for hos Lapes Deal with Iran denied As a real lie North s Testi Mony that the Deal was sweetened with a $1 million bribe offer. Man Char Ghorbani far in an inter View thursday on the Abc news pro Gram night line said he believes he has been Sel up As a Scapegoat by North to save his  Ghorbani far denied North s statement during congressional testimony that the iranian arms dealer came up Wilh the idea of diverting profits to  rebels in Central America Only after North rebuffed a bribe. North testified this week that Ghorbani far made the offer in a Baler com encounter during the May 1986 trip to Tehran ran by North and his former National Security Council Boss Robert Mcfarlane. Colonel North was a Brave Intelli gent and patriotic Man from my Point of View and 1 have always looked at him As a National hero for the United states Ghorbani far said. But this is a real lit. I did not mean to bribe colonel North because he was trying to bribe  he said he had no reason to suggest that iranian arms payments should be diverted Loaid the Contra rebels fighting Nicaragua s sandinista government which has Good relations with Iran. Ghorbani far said the diversion idea came from Albert Hakim another Irani an who was brought into North s opera Tion As a partner of retired maj. Gen. Richard Accord. Ghorbani far also denied being an israeli intelligence agent As North suggested or having any Contact with the Cia. He agreed with the Reagan administration s Contention thai a desire to improve relations with Iran preceded the arms Deal. Hazard warning issued for lamps Wiesbaden Sone brass table and floor lamps that have been issued by family housing offices or purchased through defense re utilization and marketing offices in Europe Are electric Shock hazards. The problem with in James is that the . Lamp sockets Are incompatible Wilh european Light bulbs and there is a Tii Tecc that while turning the lamp on and off the user can come in Contact Wilh the base of the bulb and receive a Shock said Fred Otto Etc scr spokes Man for the defense re utilization and marketing Region Europe in Wiesbaden. Egeler said the lamps May have been purchased at any one of the Region s re Tail a Lover the past year. The converted lamp has a pull Chain on off switch. The lamps thai have nol been converted can be identified in three ways the socket will not completely accommodate a european Light bulb to the top two rings of the bulb base Are exposed when the bulb is screwed in the inside of the Light socket is insulated with cardboard Anil the socket switch ii a press on of Iype. I suggest when a person is checking the lamps they have in their House hat they unplug them before removing inc bulb Earle said. A replace Mcnol socket on the Economy is ii pensive easy to replace and should be done As soon As Rhine As with Many other German Riv ers has been straightened they used to meander much Over shores of their pre sent boundaries. This straightening May have been very Good for economics . Shipping but was catastrophic for the wildlife in the area Many fish types became mind and certain Birds and Frog lost the marshes in which they formerly thrived. The ecology was upset. But when it Rains As in june. 1 Hose places  become Ideal Mosquito Breeding grounds Mikolajczyk said. Mosquitoes also Breed a modern fear Mikolajczy said. People Are calling in fearing they could contract diseases notably aids from Mosquito Biles. We be had to allay these fears by quoting doctors that these mosquitoes May be enormous pests but they Aren t transmitting any diseases Mikolajczyk said. Club to Mark liberation of Guam to Eslingen Germany the Guam club of greater Stutt Gart is Hasting a Guam liberation Day Celebration from noon to 6 . July 25 at the sports Field at Panzer Cavern. The club invites All Charn Orros natives of Guam or other islands in the Marianas group and their families to attend the free event which will feature entertainment and athletic events. Liberation Day commemorates the Day in 1944 when american troops drove the japanese from Guam. The South Pacific Island has been a . Territory since the end of the Spanish american War in 1898, except during the 2vi years of japanese occupation. Air Force master sol. Joseph . Maguadog a club member said about 1,500 guamanian arc stationed in Europe. More information about the cell bration can be obtained by calling come sgt. Maj. Francisco Rojas at 07031-25672, chief warrant offi cer Jolt marquezat07t jl-25457, oraisablanat07ll-8sm32. Herborn toll hits 5 with death of Man Frankfurt  
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