European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday april 13,19bb army says chemical weapons leaking Washington a the army has More ulan l leaking chemical weapons and she profile is Likely to Worsen in future cars service official said tuesday. Tie leaking weapon1, sic discovered is a dimples series of sensors at the eight l a. Sites where they arc slowed witnesses Lold the scale armed sen weapons subcommittee. Thai s fright Ching a thousand leaders said sen. John Glenn. D Utimio. Thai a serious problem. The problem is Tiki going to gel less As the weapons gel even older. Army Brig Cien. David Nydam Esti mated the number of leaking weapons a Kanrr la in he aided hat the figure was Only a Small percent ape of he Tola ,5. Arsenal. He agreed wish Glenn s assessment Lipil Chr situation will Worsen it he Sirock Ink Ages. Nydam said 1he Eai i , of the . Chc Mictl Arsenal is clarified. Published estimate have ranged from 25,000 to 40jxiq ions. Though. When leaking weapons Are discovered icy Are enclosed in larger con miners and then stored separately from the other weapons Nijdam said. The weapons Are stored in closed bunkers and arc periodically checked let we if any arc leaking. Nydam said. Until recent months the United Stales had t built any chemical weapons is Nee 1469. The. Army s Suic Lapile is no on average More than 25 ?, old. Unitary weapons include shells and bombs that Are filled with a variety of nerve fast s and chemicals. As part of the army s program of building new weapons Congress or dered the service to come up Willi it Safe method for destruction of the exiting stockpile. The army has 1old Congress lha it prefers t i Buiu closed incinerators at the. Eight . Sites because it is too dangerous to move the weapons. The h Capone Are Slor cd 31 the Aber Deen proving ground my. Anniston army depot Ala Ujj Englon Bultje grass army deput. By. Newport army ammunition Plant ind. F Ine Ulutu Arsenal ankh i i Halo army it Poi Coin. To Ocic army depot. Umatilla Arm depot Ore. The largest stockpile percent of i in Tola is stored Al touche. The list does not include i a. Weapons Sta lion cd in u est Germany or Slor cd on Johnston atoll a deserted Island 400 Miles South of Hawaii John san Nan assistant Secretary of the army told the Lii at the service is push ing ahead with plans to build the incineration plants despite some Strong local opposition. Democrat hopefuls Cross swords fun a. Debate by the associated press democrats mirhat1 Dukakis and Albert Gore it. Tangled in a sometimes contentious debate in new Vorac tuesday while Rii at Jesse Jackson declared he was no longer the underdog but one of the top dogs and i just love Gore and Dukakis engaged in exchanges Over the mid dle fast welfare and their own presidential race and the Massachusetts governor upbraided the Tennessee sen Ator for attacking i m As Loo soft on Jackson. Dukakis. The front rum or said he would compete for delegates won by other candidates who have left the Nice and even maybe for Al Gore s Don l lick your chops too soon. Governor Duka Gore shot Hack new York s going to have a bigger Sav about that than you will/1 the debate came one week before the new York primary with 2ss delegates at stake and was the first full stale democratic debate since last month s super tuesday Campaign in the Empire state vice president George hush Tom a Sjoni a Plale be publican breakfast in tuesday that do spill his virtual lock Campaign right through the end of the primary i can t wait to Lake in whichever one of those three do Morrau wins the democratic nomination he said. Cire in the 90-Mcgaai for the major and the City Kuckyr to has considered running for mayor predicted Prince s resignation would be an Issue in the 1989 municipal elections. I think the people will finally a this is the last Straw Ruck said. Prince has been Al Odds with the City Council since late last year when Knight rebuked him Tor lobbying against police reforms recommended by Strauss advis Ory committee on crime. The after Milf of the Jan. 13 slaying of Oft for John Glenn Chase by a vagrant in a downtown parking lot put Prince on a collision course Wilh the City i elected leadership. Pence said some cite Council Mem Bers shared blame for Chase s death be cause they had created an atmosphere of hostility toward a Cilicia Sirius asked Prince 1u retract his statements which she said heightened Rynal tensions hut he refused to Back
