European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page s the stars and stripes tuesday february 2,19b8 Oil Barge sinks off Wash. Leakage apparently slight Anacortes Wash. A a Barge that Sank with 318.000 Gallons of Oil appeared not to be leaking severely although Strong currents have thwarted div ers efforts to examine me vessel a coast guard offi cer said  now we really Don t have a lot of Oil in the water said la. Pete Marsh in Seattle. I does t look like we re getting a lot of leakage from inc  which Sank tour Miles Wesl of an acc irtes in Northwest Washington s Busy Rosario Strait Early sunday said Marsh we re praying the Barge is  were no injuries in the sinking whose cause was undetermined officials said. Divers from a company in Portland. Ore., tried to examine the Barge Laie sunday but gave up after just five minutes in he water because Strong tidal currents and darkness made diving near the Birge dangerous Marsh  water and Strung currents Defeated an earlier attempt by other divers from the National oceanic an atmospheric administration to determine the Ciuni of the leak Sun by afternoon. The Barge which carried Bunker Oil was about 300 to 400 Yards offshore and slowly settling in about 100 10 135 feet of water. Marsh said. One end of inc 200 fool Long vessel was barely breaking the surface. An Oil Sheen sighted sunday was from less than 1,000 Gallons of lubricating Oil and other Petroleum products that had been on inc deck of the Barge owned by olympic tug and Barge said coast guard spokes Man Roy Compton there is the pole Lial for a major problem com Pion said. Reports on How much Oil was aboard inc Barge have varied but the coast guard s latest estimate was 318,000 Gallons said Felly officer Lynn Brice. The Oil bound from the Caaco refinery Ai an Cortes to Pacific Northern Oil co. In Seattle 60 Miles to the South was in 12 scalable compartments come ton said. The Barge is 50 feet wide and 12 feet deep. Olympic officially owned the Oil used As fuel for ships until delivery to Seattle and look responsibility far the incident Compton said. A lug owned by olympic reported that inc Barge it was towing was Bogi nning to sink at 3 17 . Another lug responded and inc two vessels tried to push the Barge onto soft mud but had to Cut in Loose a. Little More than two hours later. Officials Don t know Why the Barge began to list Compton said. Seas were Calm and no weather prob lems were reported. The worst Oil spilt on record in Washington Waters was 239,000 Gallons of crude Oil in port Angeles har Bor in december 1983. Exam workers report defects Kansas City up about one third of the cars produced at a general motors corp. Plant during four months of 198 left the Plant with faulty Brake systems according la two former employees who plan to file a Law suit this week against the car maker. Lien Staponski and Fred while jr., both former production supervisors in inc Kansas City Plant s Chassis depart ment allege they detected Brake fluid leaks in 30 percent to 40 percent of inc cars that passed their line from june 1986 to sept Ember 19s6. Evidence of the problem continued through april 087, the pair said though they were by Hen prohibited by Plant management from keeping records of serial numbers of defective cars. They also claim their desks were rifled and some records were stolen. The men allege bolts connected to a Brake Hose were tightened in one of several immediate Steps taken to Slop the leak hut neither that nor replacement of the bolls corrected the problem and instead resulted in strewed and distorted bolls. Pc Allen director of of s Chevrolet Pontiac Canada division in Detroit denied inc allegations saying lighten int he bolls halted the leak. The plan has since been replaced by a new one. A Brake fluid leak As Well As stressed bolls can cause partial to full loss of brakes said a spokesman for a private Aulo consumer group. It s Clear what they re describing is a safety Hazard said Clarence Dillow 111, director of the Center for Aulo safety in Washington in i hair lawsuit to be filed in . District court in  City Staponski and while claim they were wrong fully discharged because of their whistle blowing activities said i hair attorney. Own b. Caranchini. A second claim alleges pm lib eled and slandered them by telling prospective employers icy were troublemakers. Space Observatory a. Technician inspects a new Nasa spacecraft wine built by try in Redan do f  Calif. The 17-Lon Observatory will gather data on Gamma rays in invisible form of mid min. Nasa Hopes the information will help solve space mysteries Inch us Black holes and Quisin. 3 arrested in Fla. Airport fracas fort Lauderdale Fla. A a heavyweight Boxer his brother and sister were arrested a the air port Here in a fracas Over an Eastern airlines ticket thai was no Good because of a travel agent s mistake officials  Mclace started sunday when ticket a cols told Juneau Ruddock. 20, that her ticket to Toronto was invalid and inc had to pay s74 for a connecting flight through  began screaming grabbed ticket agent Stella Hubbard and tried to pull her through the lug Gafic opening Ai the counter police said. A Puly Edward Curran said she pushed him when retried 10 Calm  resisted . Her brother Donovan razor Ruddock 24, came theraid. The o-foot-3.221-Pound Boser ranked 9th by the world boxing Council became verbally abusive and punched adent into a computer terminal said Broward sheriffs spokesman George Crolius four a Putio subdued in heavyweight whose record it 19-1. Meanwhile Dalroy Ruddock. 25, tried to grab Curran a Crolius was trying to handcuff the sister Crolius said. The Ruddock were charged with resisting arrest wit violence. Eastern Bent Over backward to help this passenger said Eastern spokesman Robin Matell. By rights with a useless ticket she should have been charged inc full s244farc." the fracas was the second in four months involving Miami based Eastern. On sept. 27 at Miami International Airport five people were arrested in s Melee that started after Eastern bumped log passengers from a flight to new Vork. Stateside 3 men hoisted up Tower die when rope snaps Kaplan la a  television station Tower plunged 1.600 feel to their deaths ice a rope used to Cany them up snapped. Two workers on the ground were Noi nun in the sunday morning Accident. The men worked for Delia of communications and maintenance co. Of Oldsmar Fla., said Vermilion Parish sheriff Ray   three were in a Bucke like de vice that had been hauled within 200 feet of the top of the 1,800-foot lower owned by  Media partners of Lafayette owners of station Kate. Deerfield Academy votes to admit girls next year Deerfield mass. A Deerfield Academy trustee have decided to admit girls to the private secondary school the largest and among the Saiof ils kind in the Northeast starting in september 1989. The weekend vote was 2&2, said spokesman Don Deerfield will be Deerfield. Yet even stronger wit the presence and influence of girls said headman or Robert e.  won t increase its current enrolment of 360 students and will determine the boy girl ratio at anal or Date Dwight said. Founded in 1797. The school admitted girls during its first 150 years. The lost dec afield girls eight in a class of 150, graduated from the Academy in 1948. 2 injured in Florida As antique plane crashes Pompano Beach. Fla. A a Vintage air plane crashed along a Road and san Mcd into a car injuring two people in inc plane but leaving the ear Driver unharmed police said. It was like staring into death said Carol Archer,62. Who was driving the car on a four Lane Road near executive Airport. I tried to get out of the Way. But 1wasn t fast  Harris Pilot of the 1930s-Vmlagc single engine Navy Trainer plane was reported in fair condition after the sunday Accident. Passenger John Bailey also was admitted to a Hospital and report Etlin . The two sealer plane lost Power while it was Landing. I clipped a tree then skidded about 80 feet and came to rest atop the front of Archer s car. Police  front end of the car was damaged the plane was destroyed. Deaf mute gets $62,000 from transit authority Chicago a the Chicago transit authority will pay $62,000 to a deaf mute who panicked and jumped off an elevated train because he could not hear conductors announce he was on an express Tram lint would bypass his  out of court settlement approved for John Hryndza who now lives in Saginaw Mich Wen straight into the Bank said his attorney Michael Rathsack. The family does t have a lot of Money to begin with and this will help John when he s older. Rath sack said circuit judge William Kelly and a jury heard fou Days of testimony before the settlement Wai approved earlier this week with the Case resolved out of court nothing much will a hang in the Way handicapped get treated on Theta Rathsack said. Merchants form Campaign against panhandlers Oakland Calif. A merchants in a Down Lown District have organized a Campaign telling shop pers please say no to  of Lake Merrill business association have nut signs in their windows urging people not to give to beggars and instead support com Mummy services de signed to help the  Harmon owner of a restaurant and bakery said he started the Anil panhandling Campaign because his customers were constantly being harassed. I be chased them. I be used my stun gun and i Vehan cuffed them he said of the  person ally made 50 to 60 citizens arrests. I be done every thing but it has t really helped.". Some people have complained that the signs encourage being uncharitable but the merchants say most of their patrons applaud the idea