European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday. August 18. 1987 Lake Michigan s water still High officials warn Chicago a Lake Michigan has dropped nearly 2 feel since a record High water level crated havoc for the Shoreline last Winter but authorities warn that the danger of a repeal performance May not be Over. The water is still a fool higher than Normal and could be churned into a fury by a few Rainy months and autumn storms they say. The record setting 9.3 inches of rain that deluged the Chicago Rea Over the weekend did t help and authorities who predict a trend toward higher Levels arc warning against complacency. There s a legitimate concern that once the Lake fluctuates Down people will feel we dont have to Deal with it said Henry Henderson staff director of mayor Harold Washington s Shoreline Protection commission. The history of american Shoreline planning has been to Deal with problems in a crisis Mode Hender son said. That s part of the  the commission still Plant to make recommendations in october on How to protect the Shoreline. But enthusiasm is ebbing for several Bill thai Are now pending in Congress concerning ways to Drain Waler from the Oreal lakes. Lake Michigan ii in inches lower than it was in August 1986 and 21 Inchcl lower than last october s record High. The army corps of engineers predicts that by october the Lake could fall to nearly 2vi feel below last october s level and Only 9 inches above the average for this Century. Precipitation was 34 percent below Normal from november to june the lowest such period on re Cord. But heavy storms churned up Waves that caused flooding and other damage a in the Lake Michigan Shore during the Winter. And recent studies by a . Geological Survey re searcher indicate that High water May be Here to slay. Researcher Curtis Larsen measured elevations of shorelines in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin during the past 2.000 years. He found that Lake Levels have risen and fallen 11 feel in it eras but they have fluctuated Only 6 feet during this Century. Larsen says it appears in iat Chicago was built during a period when the Lake level was relatively Low an Era that he says May be ending. Historic trends and Larson s readings indicate that an Era of Cool temperatures inducing High water Levels in the Lake May be on the Way. Other researchers say the trend could be offset by the greenhouse effect in which the burning of Coal Oil and natural Gai is releasing Carbon dioxide into the atmosphere an trapping heat near the Earth s surface. But until More is known about the greenhouse effect it s Safe to assume that Lake Levels will continue to Rise said Stan Changnon. Principal scientist of the Illinois water Survey. Key my guidance system part has High failure rate paper says los Angeles a a key part of the my mis Sile guidance system he experienced i 58 percent fail ure rate during the last 10 months the los Angeles times reported monday. Those failure were cited by unidentified congressional investigators who obtained my failure reports and provided the newspaper with them. The air Force says the system is exceeding its reliability require ments. The guidance device built by los Angeles based aerospace company Northrop has experienced 28 fail ures in the 48 systems delivered since october Accord ing to staff members of an investigations subcommittee for the House Energy and Commerce committee the air Force however says the system called an inertial measurement unit is twice m Good Ai had been predicted for this Point in the program. Northrop has come under heavy scrutiny in the my program and the matter is the subject of investigations by a congressional committee and a los Angeles coun to Grandeury. A company spokesman said sunday the air Force is withholding $108 million in contract payments to Northrop because of late deliveries of mus. Northrop has been four months behind we cute in deliveries leaving about one third of the 21 my missiles in silos without guidance systems As of the end of june. But air Force officials have defended the reliability of the Imus. Air Force Gen. Lawrence Skantze in a letter to the times last month said there had been nine Imu fail ures that could be attributed to the Northrop electronics division in Hawthorne the prime contractor of the Imu. Skantze has since retired. An air Force spokesman said sunday he could not explain the discrepancy in the figures. Northrop said there have been 22 Imu failures through aug. 7, a longer period than considered by congressional investigators resulting in a failure rate 18 percent belter oian expected by the air Force. But the documents obtained by the House commit tee show there have been 28 failures since the my missiles were made operational last october a Mem Ber of the committee staff said. The staff member alleged that the Way the air Force tallies the reliability of the Imu leaves loopholes for the system to fail without hurting the results. The documents include Date a serial number and a description and analysis of each failure dating to the beginning of the program. The incidents included failed pumps and electronic problems among other things. Stateside Dallas was hardly Boring at the Illinois state fair Springfield. Iii. A Dallas a massive Nink hog with an appetite to match punished the Scales at 1.029 pounds to win Honorias larg est boar at the Illinois slate fair. Dallas easily Defeated his Only challenger a puny 812-Pounder, and is expected to be even bigger next year when he defends his title. Next year he should weigh 1,200 or better said owner Marvin Caldwell. Hell grow for another year and a  250 West Point cadets stricken with flu like illness new York a a mysterious flu like illness has struck nearly 250 first year cadets at West Point All of whom had jus returned from a week of training at a nearby military Camp it was reported monday. Col. John Yeagley a West Point spokesman old the new York Post that doctors have ruled out food poisoning and they believe the illness was caused by a stomach virus that lasted from 12 to 36 hours. The illness is not a serious health problem he said. Since the first cases were reported thursday Many of the cadets stricken have spent at least one night in Keller army Hospital at West Point about 50 Miles North of new York City. Man with cardboard cutout of gun arrested in . New Castle . Up a Motorist accused of threatening a passing Driver on a stale Parkway with a cardboard cutout likeness of a gun has been arrested on a charge of Possession of a weapon police said. Anthony Masella 24, of new York City was arrested sunday by stale police in new Castle said trooper Peter to Kontos. Police had received complaint from a Motorist on the Parkway that a passing Driver had pointed what appeared to be a gun Ai him Kon tos said. Authorities caught a suspect and discovered be bad a piece of cardboard painted Black and Cut in the shape of pistol Kontos said. Masella was charged with menacing reckless endangerment and fourth degree criminal pot session of a weapon Kontos said. Inmate Dies of meningitis others at jail Are tested Nyack . A none of the inmates or guards at Rockland county jail has reported symptoms of meningitis since a prisoner died or the highly contagious disease Over the weekend the sheriff said. Results of tests run on 27 inmates and correctional officers had not been received. They also were Given precautionary medication sheriff Thomas Oldrick said tale sunday. To Tell the truth scruples sales still booming East Longmeadow mass. A what the Wheeling and dealing monopoly was to the depression a ques Tion of scruples is to these morally be Reft Iran Gale Days says the maker of a Board game that s Selling like hotcakes. " scruples reflects the attitude of people saying i m not just concerned whether something is Legal or illegal i m concerned whether it s moral or Immo ral " said George r. Ditomassi jr., president of Milton Bradley co. Ditomassi said the game is pushing company Salei to a record High despite an Industry slump. Scruples sold 1.7 million copies last year As Many As the company could make the president said and More than 2 million so far this year. That pushed this year s sales nearly 30 percent ahead of last years which were already a record 17 per cent ahead of the previous year. Scruples cards present players with such situations As the following you Are buying a House from an old lady. She is asking much too Lille. Do you Tell her you come across your mate s per Sonal address Book. Do you glance through it a former Lover sends you a Charm ing gift. You Are involved with someone else. Do you accept the gift you tee someone shoplifting in the neighbourhood grocery. Do you Tell the owner the government has Given you a Large tax refund by mistake. Do you in form them partners try anticipate answer with yes no or depends cards. An Swers Don t have to be truthful but their truthfulness May be challenged and players May vote on whether they believe them. The first player to gel rid of All five dilemma cards in hand wins the game but it often does t get that far. I be played two hours and gotten through Only five questions Ditomassi said. The challenges sometimes turn fractious and players often refuse to play with their spouses Bill others find the game therapeutic. Parents hive written the company saying they use the game to talk about otherwise embarrassing or painful subjects with their children. I m not sure a rime Tike this could have sold 10 years  Ditomassi said. I m not sure it could even have been discussed by the  the game was invented by a 3s-year Oid English professor in Canada who used it to compare the morals of his Peers with those of recent graduates. It quickly became a Canadian Success and Ditomassi said he flew North As soon As he read about it to buy the world rights. He said test marketing indicated the game would be a hit and Only four of the original 256 question were deleted be cause they were considered too provocative. Ditomassi said the game appeals mostly to Middle class Pikayen Ages 18 to so a change from games of Prev Tow decades aimed mostly at children up to 13. " trivial Pursuit changed All that he said. Ditomassi attrib used the popularity of scruples to a nationwide moral crisis exemplified by figures in the Iran Centra affair who insisted they broke no Lawi in Selling arms to Iran and diverting profits to nicaraguan Comrov nobody did anything illegal they said but the question was. Did people do us Redhing unscrupulous or unethical