European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 7, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 hundreds of fires rage across South by the associated press firefighters twilling Southern Forest tires that have raced across More than 100,000 acres got Little encouragement thursday from Cal her forecasters who predicted High winds and no rain for several Days. Winds carried burning a eaves across fire lines and conditions Are deteriorating every Day said Bruce Jewell a spokesman in the . Forest service s regional office in Atlanta. Many of the fires were blamed on arson. Rain is the Only thing that will bring this to a  Jewell said. But no rain is in sight for the Region until sunday said National weather service forecaster Max blood. It does t look Good because of the cooler and dry air that s moving in. It s not to say hat the storms Aren t out there. They re just missing he Southeast for some reason right now,1 blood said. There were 440 new fires covering 17,700 acres on wednesday said Forest service spokesman Doug Wil Liams. In the last week. 7,000 fires have burned More than 100.000 acres in the 13-stale Region from Texas to Virginia. The Foresi service said figures on thursday s fires were not immediately available. Only minor injuries were reported. Kentucky remained the hardest hit. The Day began with 32 blazes burning out of control and 75 More fires were reported through the afternoon according to the stale forestry division. The blazes covered More than 9,300 acres. The stale received additional manpower thursday including 450 firefighters from 17 Western Stales bringing the total number of stale and Federal firefight ers in Kentucky to nearly 2,200. Smokejumper a from Missoula mont., were among 23 additional firc fighting Crews dispatched to the Daniel Boone National Forest in Southeastern Kentucky. The smokejumper a who usually Parachute to Remote fires probably would be used As regular firc fighting Crews officials said. Authorities evacuated two families from their Homes near fort Knox. In addition wildlife officials cancelled Hunting because of a ban on burning in that stale. You can very Well Hunt if you can t gel into the Woods said Norm Minch a spokesman for the stale wildlife Agency. In Tennessee 106 fires were burning More Ihan 6,500 acres state forestry officials said thursday and gov. Ned my Wherler banned All outside burning. Prison inmates joined firefighters from new Mexico and stale workers to Battle the flames. Mississippi experiencing its worst fall tire season in 12 years had 126 fires burning 2,300 acres Williams said. We have a fall fire season most every year generally beginning when the leaves begin to fall and lasting until Winter rain arrives in november and december he said. Wll i happened this fall is we be had an extended drought followed by the Lens fall that s occur ring right now and each frontal system that passes  producing rain Williams said. The fires we arc dealing with Are Man caused he said. Some Are people burning debris that gets away from hem but the principal cause is arson. In Kentucky a $300 Reward will be offered for information leading tar the arrest and conviction of anyone setting a fire said natural resources Secretary Mary Helen i her. Tennessee officials estimated about half the fires there were caused by arson. In Georgia officials blamed arson Cor a 200-acre fire wednesday on Glassy Mountain in the Northern part of the state. Elsewhere there were 26 fires burning 710 acres in Arkansas 26 fires on 100 acres in North Carolina 16 fires on 430 acres in Virginia and six fires on 48 acres in Florida. In West Virginia Strong winds fanned the flames of More than 100 Forest fires that have burned in excess of 50,000 acres in the past week. One Home in Rural Boone county was destroyed by a fire tuesday and three Homes along the Clay Kanawha county line were destroyed wednesday officials said. Executives admit meets with from off a defrauding Dod group asks hostage s release Miami a two of four executives accused of Selling the defense department used and defective parts for jets helicopters and missiles have pleaded guilty prosecutors said thursday. The 76-Coum indictment handed up in december against officers of South East connectors inc. Of Miami was the first using racketeering charges in a contractor fraud Case the defense department said. South East vice president David g. Brand pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United states and Purchas ing manager Fred Kamins pleaded guilty to cocaine posses Sion is. Attorney Leon Kellner said thursday. Both agreed to cooperate with the government said Kellner. Still to be tried Are South East president Edward Neal Bonavia and general manager Richard Klein. The indict ment accused the four executives of supplying bad parts for minus can missiles Iroquois helicopters and various air planes including b-52s, f-1 is ind f4 phantoms. In several cases faulty carts were discovered before they went into air planes but it is not known whether any actually were installed said Frederick Mann Deputy chief of he major crimes Section of he . At Tomey office. South East officers also allegedly offered cocaine and marijuana to employees and to defense department inspectors in an Effort to Block the investigation. New York a Iran s . Ambassador gave a sympathetic ear thursday to a delegation seeking the release of Terry Anderson the american reporter held hostage in Lebanon for More than 2 a years the Leader of a journalists com Mitten said. The delegation which included Dan rather Anchor of the lbs evening news met for about 50 minutes with ambassador said Kamaie Khorasani at the Irani an . Mission said David Aikman of time mag Azine a Leader of the journalists committee to free Terry Anderson. The ambassador was very gracious and agreed at our request to pass on to Iran 2,000 signatures on an open letter to the Ayatollah Khomeini Aikman said at a news conference after the meeting. He said Khorasani said very emphatically that he thought hostage taking particularly of innocent to Lages As in this Case was wrong and outrageous. And he fully sympathized with our desire to get Terry out As soon As  Anderson 40, chief Middle East correspondent of the associated press was kidnapped March 16, 1985. He is one of 22 people eight of them americans miss ing after being kidnapped in Lebanon. In addition. Wright Patterson officials cited in radioactive spill Dayton Ohio a two safety officers at Wright Patterson fab have been relieved of some duties for allegedly trying to cover up a spill of radioactive material officials said thursday. Four workers contaminated by americium-241 tried to Wash themselves off on a site used the following Day for a weekend Outing by boy scouts from four states according to air Force officials. However they said none of the More than 200scouts was exposed to radiation. The Justice department is investigating at the request of the. Nuclear regulatory commission according to published reports thursday. An arc spokesman declined comment As did attorney d. Michael crimes. John Russell a Justice department spokesman in Washington said however that the department is considering prosecution. Americium a powder is not considered dangerous on the skin but can cause cancer if swallowed or inhaled experts said we believe that a few individuals were involved and made some errors. These people have been removed from handling radiological activities air Force spokesman Don Swan said. They include James Lewis the Baa s former radiological safety officer he said Lewis and Victor Dunn the Deputy director of the base Bio environmental engineering group who also allegedly participated in the cover up did not return numerous Tele phone messages left at their offices. Swan said they had not been fired or otherwise disciplined. The Plain dealer of Cleveland said arc documents and unidentified sources alleged that Lewis smuggled the americium onto the base from a Friend s houss in East Central Ohio. The Friend had been using the material to try to change the color of diamonds and Lewis apparently was concerned hat he could not dispose of it properly the Plain dealer said. The spill occurred sept 18,1986, when Lewis and work ers doing a Normal inventory in a storage a Tildin c Mistak enly uncovered the barrel said it. Col. John w. Swanson in charge of cleaning up the material. They then tried to Wash offal a spigot in the boy scout Camp Swanson said and quietly tried to clean up the spill. Swanson said that when Dunn told him sept 26 the spill was serious he ordered testing. That found no radioactivity beyond about 40 Yards from the building in the direction away from the Camp said John l Ricci a radiological safety officer. One worker had taken a soil Sample at the spigot sept. 19, and that was free of radiation Swanson said. The soil Sample is definitive he said. J Anglian Church envoy Terry Waite is missing after vanishing last Jan uary during a Mission to mediate with islamic jihad which holds some i of he hostages. Aikman said Khorasani stressed hat neither he i nor the iranian govern men is in a position to negotiate Over Anderson. I Iran has acknowledged1 having influence with the hostage takers but no direct Contact. The letter to Khomeini said we believe you have sufficient influence Over these men. To persuade them to give up their innocent  Aikman said he thought the cordiality of the Exchange was due in part to the committee s making no accusations against Iran. An immediate Hope of the committee was to open Contact with Anderson. Aikman said it has been two Yean since Anderson s sister Peggy say received a letter from the hostage. Sands of Tirrie in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 7, 1947 soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav a Molotov said Over radio mos cow thai the Alom bomb secret had ceased to exist implying Russia knew it and told the world capitalism was dying and All roads Lead to  30 years ago today. Nov. 7, 1957 . Sky watcher said rus Sia s dog carrying sputnik satellite was sighted tumbling end Over end in space in three of its passages across the nation. Soviet scientists re ported thai the dog was alive and in satisfactory condition. 20 years ago today. Nov. 7, 1967 defense Secretary Robert Mcnamara authorized the National guard to add 1z5 units and 12,000 men to provide trained troops for riot control. 10 years ago Fodoly. Nov. 7, 1977 at least 37 people were killed when a dam in Northeast Georgia burst flooding the Toccoa Falls Bible College in a Val Ley below the dam