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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday december 22,1987 awaiting heart surgery two year old Korrine Angelica c. Hernandez of Manila Philippines is Given a cheerful reception in new Yort. Along with her Teddy Bear by Earl Waxman founder and chairman of the Harbor healthcare foun Dation. Korrine who flew in sunday night with her lather i Unberto Hernandez rights co undergo heart surgery at new York Hospital s Cornell medical Cen Ter. She was referred to Harbor healthcare by the White House after her Case Drew the attention of presi Dent Reagan. The operation is expected to save her life. Stateside 1 1 cheerleaders quit in Champagne controversy Milwaukee a eleven Marque tic univer sity cheerleaders quit the squad after officials sus Pended two cheerleaders for swiping some leftover bottles of Champagne from a private party. They said they could no longer cheer with two members suspended for something that they All either took part in or knew about said Mark Mccarthy associate Dean of students and adviser to the Choc Reading program. The University replaced those who had quit with 10junior varsity cheerleaders. Three varsity cheerleaders remained on the squad for the basketball season. Senior Kim Heller co Captain of the original vanity squad and one of those suspended said it had been customary for cheerleaders to take leftover Champagne from parties they had worked at As hostesses to save for a Celebration after the first basketball game of the season. However the boat company that sponsored the party complained to the school. Heller returned the Champagne that was taken wrote a letter of apology to she company and returned the $175 Check the cheerleaders received for going tothe nov. 7 party. 27-vehicle pileup in . Brings Only minor injuries new York a Twenty seven vehicles piled up in a Chain reaction of accidents on a rain soaked Highway Early sunday but Only minor injuries were reported police said. A mail truck and 26 passenger cars were involved inthe mashup on the northbound lanes of the Whites tone expressway in Queens about 3 a.m., sgt. Ray mond o Donnell said. Officials reopened the Lane three hours later. Between 20 and 25 people suffered minor injuries officer Hugh Arry said. Some were treated by ambulance paramedics at the scene and others were taken to Booth memorial medical Center in Queens. The crack ups happened As the vehicles rounded the Crest of the Hill which reduced visibility on the Slipp Ery Roadway Barry  panel report criticizes restriction i imposed nuclear regulatory commission by Ben a. Franklin Washington not the nuclear regulatory commission came under renewed congressional attack sunday in a sharply critical year end report by the House subcommittee assigned to oversee its operations. The report approved and issued by a democratic majority on the House Interior subcommittee on oversight and investigations accused the commission of an unhealthy empathy for the needs of the nuclear Industry to the detriment of the safety of the american  among the criticisms of the commission s members All five of whom were appointed by president Reagan were charges that they had failed to address problems of drug and alcohol abuse by workers in reactor control rooms that they had weakened fire Protection standards for re actors and that they had thwarted their own investigators in enforcing safety changes in reactor equipment. In response the commission chairman said that his Agency is a Tough  a written dissent signed by two republicans on the subcommittee. Rep. Denny Smith of Oregon and rep. James v. Hanson of Utah called the report Overly critical and  democratic majority also repeated earlier de mands by seven democratic members of Congress for the removal of Thomas m. Roberts a former Campaign aide of vice president George Bush and once an executive of a manufacturer of reactor components who has been the commission s most controversial member. Senate investigators linked Roberts last april to a leak to Middle South utilities of an unpublished commission memorandum on safety problems at a reactor near new Orleans. Roberts denied responsibility for the leak but the question of his role in the matter was referred to the criminal division of the Justice department for investigation. Thus far no action has been taken. In a three Page written response Roberts called the complaints about his conduct unproven unfounded and wholly  a separate statement Lando w. Zech jr., the commission chairman said the subcommittee report repeated allegations that he and the other commission ers had already denied or explained in testimony be fore the panel this year. Harf stiffed us new Jersey says Trenton no. A Gary Hart once annoyed new Jer scites with a comparison Between their state and California and now the Secretary of state s office is unhappy with him saying he stiffed the state. Archivists and apparently Hart himself believe that the reincarnated democratic presidential hopeful May be the great great grandson of a Hunter Don county Farmer named John Eber Hart Pence. Hart who changed his last name from Hartpence asked for a copy of the will left by the Farmer who died sept. 1. 1801. And left the farm to his three sons. The request was made in a letter sent to the Secretary of stale s office on april 10, a few weeks before Hart dropped out of the presidential race after reports of his relationship with Miami Model Donna Rice. He re entered the race last week. We sent him a copy of the will and we sent him a Bill for $2.50. And he stiffed us. He has t paid said Paul Wermuth Deputy assistant Secretary of  now. Our Only interest is getting the $2.50  a spokesman for Hart was unavailable for comment sunday his Campaign office in Denver was closed for the weekend. New Jersey democrats still Haven t forgiven Hart for a remark he made on the Campaign Trail during his 1984 presidential bid. Hart campaigning Over the memo rial Day weekend in new Jersey and California quipped about preferring to be in California. Hart made that remark on the eve of new Jersey s primary election. He failed to win support from a sin Gle one of the state s 122 democratic delegates. After ml6 found missing fort Hua Chuca. Ariz. A  officials have restricted 110 fort Hua Chuca soldiers to a bar Racks and nearby area indefinitely until someone comes Forward with information about a missing mi6assault Rifle. The restriction was imposed after an inventor found the Rifle missing from the 505th signal co 86th signal in  spokesman maj. David Corgi said. He declined to say whether the restriction would be lifted for Christmas if the Rifle in t found. The restricted men include soldiers who normally live off base with their wives and families. While investigators and some of the company sol Diers look for the weapon the remaining soldiers Are forced to remain in or near the Barracks the nearby mess Hall the unit Headquarters and Chapel. 13 models of ski bindings ordered recalled by firm Burlington Lap look Usa is recalling13 models of 1987 Alpine ski bindings to fix a defect that could cause the binding to release unexpectedly the company said. Product manager flip Brown said Consumers were being asked to return the 30,000 bindings to authorized dealers. He said the company was setting up extra Crews to make the adjustments and ship the bind Ings Back to dealers before Christmas. Brown said look discovered the problem after receiving sporadic complaints. No injuries have been reported he said. This is not a panic  he said. While the risk is extremely minimal we Are taking this step to protect our Consumers in this  the recall notice said people should not ski on the bindings until the adjustment is made. Brown said he did not know the Cost of the recall to the company. The bindings arc made by look . Of neyers France. Look Usa of Burlington distributes the bind Ings in the United Stales. The models being recall dare arc. Or. Up. Al. Brj. X-9. X-7, x-5, Xhu of a Al Xgo mgr  
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