European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday. February 22, 19e1b Ohio River Oil spill used As cover to dump waste Pittsburgh a one or More industries have taken advantage of last month s major fuel spill and dumped their own chemicals into the Ohio River chemicals hat an More dangerous pollutants than inc fuel that spilled water Quality experts say. Peter Tennant. Water Quality program manager forthe Ohio River Valley sanitation commission in Cincinnati said water samples were taken along a 15-Milcstretch Between Wheeling and Moundsville w.va., the week of Jan. 10. An estimated 730.000 Gallons of i Csc Oil poured Iuni a ruptured Ashland Oil inc. Sank into the Monongahela River South of Pittsburgh on Jan 2, the flowed into the Ohio River. The fun threatened drink ing supplies for residents of areas of Pennsylvania Ohio Wisl Virginia Kentucky. Illinois and Indiana traces of chloroform Malhy Tunc Chloride and 1,1,1-trichloroethane were found in the samples according 10 Tennant. All three Are used As Industrial solvent. Chloroform and Malhy Lonc Chloride arc cancer Caus ing substances and can accumulate in the bodies of fish and other Marine life. It s not unusual to Sec those chemicals in that Parton the River occasionally but never at that High a con  to Annani told the Pittsburgh press for Sun Day s editions. Offhand i d estimate those concentrations at about 10 limes More than what we normally might  Ai the Levels found chloroform and Methyl inc chlo ride significantly exceed the Federal cancer risk level for Rivers and streams according to Tennant. I think what we have is a Good indication that number of industries May have Lakin advantage of the spill to unload Tome of their own problems and unwanted material from settling Ponds and tanks,1 said Edgar a Crecy executive vice president of the univer sity of Pittsburgh Center for hazardous materials research Flurkey has reviewed reports and some water Sample data and is directing an Independent study of the Spillane its aftermath for Ashland. What these misdirected and misguided Industrial vents because getting rid of Ihm properly is expensive. " Tennant told the press that his commission has Sev eral Aerial photographs taken during the fuel spill that seem to show discharges from the Ohio Side of the River below Wheeling but they do not seem to be. Com ing from any building or Industrial facility he said. It unlikely hat the Industry or industries responsible for discharging the chemicals will Ever be identified he said. There s no question that if someone wants to do this Type of thing thai was the time to do  said Ray George a regional Field agent for the environmental Protection Agency. Bush was f decisive Factor in arms Sale Senate official says Kapalu a Hawaii a a Leader of the congressional Iran Contra probe says he can l understand Why vice president George Bush remains reluctant to Dis cuss his role in the affair months after president rtt Gan opened the administration s Boob. I Don l know Why he s been so hesitant to acknowledge thai he supported the president in it said Arthur Liman chief Senate counsel in the investigation. Hews not a decisive  Liman 55, was on inc hawaiian Island of Maul on thursday preparing to address tuesday s meeting of the Federal bar Council an association of judges. Remade the comments in an interview with the Maui new newspaper. The vice president now talks about inc fact that his conversations with inc president were privileged and he can t reveal them Liman said. The reality of it is the president waived executive privilege. I saw Nicos diaries other documents reflecting meetings attended by the vice president and inc  was never any document withheld on that ground either by the vice president or the  of the damaging evidence came a a result of the while House s production of  said evidence presented to the congressional committees shows the decision to sell arms to Iran was made by the president and the vice president supported him. Liman said that if Bush had opposed the plan in would t have made a difference the president heard arguments on Bolh sides handmade his own decision Liman said physician planning blood Bank supported by Christian donors Oklahoma City a the organizer of planned blood Bank for Chaste donors says he Hopes to expand into a National network of Christian Bloo Banks a plan one physician Calls a dangerous an Empl to capital inc on the fear of aids. Or. Condon Hughes said he Hopes to open life blood. A Christian blood Bank that will not accept promiscuous donors by Early april. Blood donors willbe asked to sign a statement confirming thai they have abstained from sex or been faithful 10 a spouse since1977. The blood also will be tested for aids and other blood borne viruses Hughes said. My intention is to inform heterosexuals that i they have More than one faithful partner they Are at risk of developing a deadly disease. And to provide blood from people who do not fall into that category Hughes said. But or. Ranald Gilchr of the Oklahoma blood Institute said Hughes inaccurately implies that life blood s Supply will be safer than other blood Banks. And food and drug administration spokeswoman Susan Cruzan noted that the Fra s list or risk categories does not include promiscuous heterosexuals. What we see this doing is undermining the donor base. Confusing people creating distrust and a Lack of credibility Gusher said. We think that is a Dan Crous thing. I commend what he s doing in the sense of trying to create a safer blood Supply because that s what we re All doing but the method by which or. Hughes is trying to do this i think is unsound. I think it s danger Ous because it could create a Lack of availability oxblood  " Gilcher said existing blood Banks already screen do nors and test donated blood. He said Hughes exclusion of heterosexuals who have had More than one partner since 1977 relics on the honesty of the donor and the honesty or the do nor s sexual partner. He said it also dangerously limits the Pool of potential  Hughes said he thinks Chaste and faithful do nors can Supply the nation with  percent of the nation provide the blood for the entire nation Hughes said. I am confident that there is j percent of the nation thai is Chute. Our goal is to identify those individuals and encourage them to give blood take a stand for morality and administer the love of Christ through blood donation the Fra requires All blood Banks to provide Poten tial donors with information about aids and ask the to refrain from donating if they fall into certain risk  said he plans to sell blood on a fint Corne first served basis regardless of religion or sexual activity. For a fee donors will be allowed id have their own mood Frozen for their own vie. Stateside sex spokesman for islam sentenced in Atlanta court Atlanta a a Farmer National spokes Man for nation of slam Leader Louis Farrakhan has been sentenced to three Yean in prison Tor using false social Security number . Khalid about Muhammad also known Asha rold Moore Varton was sentenced by . District judge j. Owen Forrester who admonished him Tor breaking the Law and violating the Trust he had earned among followers of the nation of islam. The judge said he had received a letter from Farrakhan saying that Muhammad would not be allowed to continue teaching within the ministry Muhammad of Atlanta was convicted in de Cember. Evidence at his trial showed he used a phony social Security number in applying Tor a 175,000 Home mortgage loan. Evidence also showed he submitted false tax returns to the mortgage broker. Marcos wife named in suit alleging theft of treasure Honolulu a Forn scr philippine presi Dent Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda have been named in a s60 billion lawsuit that accuse them of stealing a i Ion Gold statue of Buddha and other treasures from a filipino  suit claimed the Marc oses seized he world War ii treasures from Roger Roxas i april 1971, three months after he Locksmith allegedly found the statue Gold Bullion precious stones jewelry coins and other hems hidden by japanese occupation forces in 194  suit Aho accused Marcos of imprisoning Roxas Tor two Yean and subjecting him to physical beatings underwater submersion and inc adminis ration Orcla clerical current to his body. Man Dies of heart attack ambulance Crew faulted new York a two City ambulance workers face discipline in charges because they wailed for their sandwiches in a Delicatessen be fore responding to a report of a heart attack victim i it blocks away officials said  Man died in the incident wednesday in inc  emergency medical service said its investigation Rind substantiated allegations of delay. Bot Crew members have been reassigned to clerical duties and face discipline   director James Kerr said it was impossible to know whether the delay which he said amounted to 5 minutes had Cost the stricken Man his life. But he said Ems policy require ambulance Crews to respond immediately. The Crew had just ordered sandwiches to Goshen a Man ran into the Deli at 8 30 . Wednes Day and said someone had suffered a heart attack inthe Church of Fth mediator Kerr said. Instead of leaving at once the investigation showed the pair wailed for inc sandwiches. Ken said. He declined to id Nimfy the Crew or discus possible penalties. Securities firm plans ads to lure wary investors new York Shearson Lehman Button inc. Has said it will launch a National advertising Campaign urging investors to consider jumping Back into the Slock Market in anticipation of higher Prica later this  looks like a classic end phase of a Bear Market said Michael Sherman Shearson chief investment strategist said in a statement to appear in a Prim advertisement. Many Factor suggest that mock prices have seen their Low and inc Chance of another Market relapse a be coming very  in die advertisement Sherman cited nine of tors that should Lead to a Market rebound including lower interest rates declining Gold an Silver prices what it called an easier Money policy by the Federal Reserve and the prospector increased investment in the Market by corporate and institutional  Sheain said lie print advertisements will pre Miere in the Wall Street journal on tuesday while broadcast a Lions of the advertisement Are due to air on network television beginning Friday