European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. March 16. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 . Seizing passports of drug suspects Washington int the unit cd stall s began to seize the passports of americans re entering the country with in tical drags tuesday despite warnings by Legal experts thai inc action will Post constitutional problems. William Van rash in head of the customs service said he is proceeding with he plan he announced several Days ago without informing the slate depart ment in Advance. Directives went out to our 5,000 inspectors and they will begin two Hun dred arrests were reported monday As anti nuclear protesters tried to Block buses carrying thousands of workers to the nation s nuclear Lel ing grounds. The protesters slowed traffic into inc Nevada test site 65 Miles Northwest of Las vegas but failed to halt work said Energy department spokesman Chris West the majority of those arrested were carried away by officers after lying Down on the main Road leading into the sprawl ing desert site later Many of those arrested had to be dragged by police off buses in Tono pah nev., about 135 Miles away where they were Lakin to be booked before being released. They weren t going to stand for being driven 135 Miles away and being let Loose said protest spokeswoman Trudy Mason the nyc county sheriffs department said officers decided to remove the pro testers from three buses and from inc Tonopah convention Center which was serving As a booking facility after they refused for several hours to be released they Jum Sal Down and want Limp and we dragged ilium out of there said capt. George Gumbmann. Mason claimed some of the protesters were injured but Gumbmann said he knew of no injuries. Monday s arrests came after a Demon stration saturday by up to 5,000 people the largest in More than seven years of protests at the site. Peticc arrested 1,240 people that Day mostly on Misdemeanour trespass citations. A spokesman for inc american peace test which is sponsoring the demonstrations said 50 protesters had infiltrated the 1,350-Squarc-Rtiilc she which is the  Rhode Island. West said he was unaware of any such incidents bul said any infiltrators would not he Able to reach sensitive areas. American peace test estimated there were 200 protesters at inc Silc monday bul Wesl said the number was closer to400. He said 300 personnel from the nyc county she rift office inc Nevada Highway patrol and Wacky Hui Security remained on duly or on standby. The protests Are scheduled to continue through sunday suspect towed away after threat to bite police new York. I api a robbery suspect who claimed he had aids and Chr Calend to bite the first police officer who approached him was put into a patrol car atone and towed to a police station a department spokesman said monday. Richard Simmons 21. Was taken Oul of the patrol car by emergency medical service personal wearing protective gear and taken to Roosevelt Hospital for psychiatric evaluation where he was classified As emotionally disturbed police sol. Maurice Howard said. The incident started sunday morning when Sim Mons wearing a wig and makeup and dressed in a shirt and jeans accosted 19-year-old David Murphy Howard said. When Simmons took some Money from Murphy s pocket the teen Ager fought Back and two police officers intervened handcuffing Simmons and Pul Ling him in the Back of a patrol car after he was in the car Simmons began cursing and kicking Howard said. He said he had aids that he was going to die and that he would Lake them nil with  Howard said. Then he threatened to bile the first officer who came near  police locked Simmon in the car and summoned a Tow incl to Howard said. So unions was charged with one count of at tempted robbery