European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 7 Deal struck on cleaning waste site army Shell to split costs at Denver Arsenal Washington int a the army and the Shell Oil co. Agreed monday to jointly pay As Mui h As ii billion to clean up the army s Rocky Mountain Arsenal one of Ilie Mosi contaminated Lotic Walc Sites in inc country. The Justice department which filed 3 proposed Conant decree in Federal District court in demur monday said the settlement paved the a for the largest and most expensive  if a Haar Nous waste site in tin country s history the 27-wuarc.Mil Arsenal next to Denver s strip Mclim Airport is contaminated by the Orcsi Ilii of nerve Gas and Lher Ali Micat i Liponi made by the army at inc site from 1942 until the late 196crs and by wastes from the production of pesticides by Shell Oil on land leased by the company. The chemicals have seeped into underground Waitr supplies in the area. Justice department officials said the chemical  had been found m the drinking water of a few Homes near the site Bill not in amounts Large enough to pose a serious threat to i lie health of residents. The chemicals have also contaminated soil at he  j. Marzulla acting assistant at Torney general Tor land and natural re sources said the settlement could help set a pattern for the cleanup of other Federal facilities under the ionic waste cleanup Taw. Many such facilities including some owned by the defense department and inc Energy department have been Meritie Icid by environmental groups As being slow to Deal with Hazar Dous waste pollution. The proposed settlement which be comes final after b 45-Day period for Public comment would end a lawsuit brought by he government against Shell four years ago. Saraulla said in an interview monday that the full Cicini of inc contamination of the site is not known. A Complete assessment of the damage will be one result of the agreement Between the Oil company and the army he said. What was important about the settlement he said was that both sides acknowledged responsibility for the contamination and agreed to contribute to the cleanup. Some cleanup work has Al ready been undertaken. The slate of Colorado has also sued the army to Force the cleanup of the Arsenal. Although the agreement filed monday does not Settle thai suit. Justice department officials said they hoped Colorado would join it. F-15s intercept soviet bombers near North pole Anci Lora Cili. An Vul us l . Jet fighters escorted two soviet ism Nunt Over inc Arctic Ocean in the emf Cal and northernmost intercept Ever conducted by the air farm s Alaska air omd officials said monday. Two if Force f-l5s stayed with Lite two soviet hear ii bombers for nearly three hours in a Mission that ump the planes to within 660 Miles of the North pole Aid master sgt. Jack Llo Kanson. I was the fanned North intercept Ever for f-l5s, and the longest Lime Ever for Al 5s to stay with a track Hokanson said. Tie intercept which happened Friday hut was not reported u Mil in is week was triggered when Raziur showed. Two unidentified planes coming Over the Tnp of the Glube heading toward Alaska. Said . Col. Ted Tilma. The air Force launched two Al 5s to meet the aircraft., which turned out i be the Large Lone Range four engine Soviel bombers. Tilma said the Fiss met up with the hear bombers id 3 Miles North of Point Harrow Alaska the northernmost Point in the United states. However. Inc so Ien kept paying South toward alas a pcs pile their american military escort. Tilma said the military1 foursome stayed together for 2 hours Anil 53 minutes Llo Kanson said until Iney reached a Point r2 Miles North of i Oil Barrow. The soviets then turned and retraced their night path Back to the North Tilma said. The Al 5s returned to their base in Galena. Although the soviets did not head Home when the air form Jet lighters appeared Tilma noted that the soviets were flying along established night training paths and at All limes remained in International airspace. President Wilson president Reagan and his wife. Nancy break into laughter after the president was in reduced As i resident Wilson by or. Robert a. Cwik Chancellor of Kinga College la Brian Liff manner  and presi Dent of Ilif National Reli Einus broads Kislers Assn a Tian. Reagan s Middle name is Wilson taut he u no relation to democratic president woo Truw Wilson. Who schned from 1913 to 1921. General motors launches invasion of Japan Linden . A the first ship ment of cars to jinpan in m the general motors corp. Plant Here will hardly make a Dent in the asian nation s car Market but workers a it s a Start. Many of the nearly 2.000 workers at the Plant monday file noon took time off the Assembly line to applaud their own work and hear a Pep talk from Roger i. Smith the pm chairman Dur ing a ceremony marking the shipment. I say beginning right now let inc Bat lie cry ring Oul. Look out world Here comes general motors Smith said. Officials said the first shipment of 41 Chevrolet Corsica and Ber Cletas will go out this week. The automobiles will be competing Side by Side in showrooms with japanese cars by the end of the month. The cars Are part of an order of 1.125 thai will be shipped during he  three years to Japan under an agreement announced in november with Suzuki motor co. Pm owns a 5.3 percent stake in Suzuki Smith said the shipment will allow pm to show the japanese the United Stales is on equal footing when it comes to making world class cars. Vou gotta Start somewhere Smith said. The Corsica and Here teas arc pm s new Sci products and represent the latest engineering design and manufacturing techniques officials say. They also say the compact cars arc the right size for Japan s narrow streets the Glove compartment of each car will contain a note will in in japanese. It says in part. We Hope you will share your new pm Chevy experience with your family friends and  the car order did not create jobs and is Only n fraction of the approximately 200.000 ears the Plant manufactures a year. Bui the order excited workers. It s about Lime the japanese started buying some of our cars said Terence Tyndall of Brick township a maintenance supervisor. Officials said that by August 100 Cor Sicas and i so bar Cimias will be shipped to Japan. Another 37 will he shipped next year and 500 More the following year officials said. Bus newsmen plan commuter airline for smokers Dallas a two businessmen say hey plan to launch a commuter airline service for smokers the some Day the Federal government begins a smoking ban on flights of less Ihan two hours. The men plan to form the Vitcai american smoker s club on april 21 and avoid the government s smoking ban by charging a membership fee. For $25 annually or $40 for a family smokers May join the club and pay the same fares Southwest air lines charges to Fly from Dallas love Field to Austin a new orc Houston Orleans Oklahoma City san Antonio and Tulsa. The club will lease several planes front Las vegas based Koyal West airlines said club president Glenn Herndon who estimates the Start up com at j2 Mil lion we want to offer cigarette smoker a Choice to continue their right to  said Herndon. To Fly on a plane nowadays smokers arc treated like second class a towns and must sit in the Back rows. When the smoking ban begins we want to offer smokers an alter native and hopefully make some  Herndon said the club s goal is to Sam 63 cities from five hubs Wilh 60 planes within two years. Danny co to club vice president predicts prob lems for comic trial airlines after the ban takes of  when the smoking Law goes into off Sci there Are going la be a lot of people going into he Johns to smoke even though it is dangerous and illegal. Cuoz 10 said. More people will probably die from heart attacks because they can t have n cigarette than they will from smoking Cuozzo said non smok Cre til be allowed on Board but they will have to be lol Crant