European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday. May 29,1988 news updates Poison laced Candy Tokyo a a 10-year-Oldgirl found two pica1 or poisoned chocolate on a Roadside in South Western Japan on Friday the latest in a Serin of poisoned Candy Inci dents since september. Hideyoshi Artamin. A spokesman for the Tokushima Prcic Cturkal a ice said he child who did no eat the Candy found it on her Way i school mar the town of Tana she reported it to a teacher who Noti fied police Bando said preliminary tests on the chocolate indicated the pres ence of a highly poisonous acid. The incident was the second such Case in two months in the Tokushima Region 320 Miles Southwest or Tokyo. Three pieces or poisoned chocolate were found april 3 in the grass near a religious shrine in the area. Chocolates tainted with Poison fete first discovered in two school in neighbouring Kagwa re Gion on scpl.1l, 1587, and similar incidents were reported the Sam month in at Kail three other Toku Shima schools. Police suspect the same person or group is responsible Tor in siring or incidents. Temperatures May 27 Hili 51 tit a Toh t Akiu Igrec Alhoff Ucol a Littell Bohny a i Buji Ricl r Oilton Fly Larj Omni Riun u 94 cd m m u m 19al u n Aesi u ii 66 Van it g9 it 99 u 71 Simi i h 44 lit 59 m 5d 1 51 79 19 h 5t 79 71 47 93 19 99 k 71 in 95 91 1 h u in h h Lisi 71 50 u Vej it 17 u 5t 7s Ufi Arr up of try of Hii us the Bretn w4 i Tomt Inami in re m Ricon in i to51 Omu to us Tami Wei. U m a staudi with l to far rib a Lonton c i 1 Jred re Jet c Rpp Nitin army Steps up plans to shield Black Hawks from radio Waves Washington a the army said it has decided to Speed up plans to so iced the uh-60 Black Hawk helicopter from radio wave interference following an incident earlier this month in West Germany. On May 11. A Block Hawk flying near a Large group of powerful Anten Nae Banket into a right hand turn far five seconds without any Pilot com mands the Black Hawk is a twin engine sin Gle Rotor helicopter thai it replacing the hire helicopters of the Vietnam Era Ashe army s main aircraft. The army has a Fleet of More than 900 Black Hawks and plans to buy about 1,700 More of the aircraft. Each costs roughly s6 million. Tests show that the problem of electromagnetic interference does not jeopardize night safety maj. Phil Soncy an army spokesman said Friday we certainly Are nol going to ground the Slack Hawk fical because there s no reason let do so Soucy said. Soucy said the army has begun talks with the helicopter s manufacturer Sikorsky aircraft on shielding a number of electronic components. Last november Knight Ridder news canadians reactivate Germany air division Lahr West Germany is the Canadian forces reactivated the 1st Ca Nadian air div Al Lahr saturday is years after the unit was disbanded. The division consists of three Cf-i8hornet tighter squadrons based at Badin sol Linsen and two More squad Rons based m Canada but tagged for Quick dispatch to West Germany in he event of War. Divisional headquarter swill be in Lahr. Here today we arc giving substance to our pledge 10 increase the size an effectiveness of our contribution to the Allied tactical air forces in Europe Ca Nadian defense minister Perrin Beany Laid division members and visitors who attended inc Parade and ceremonies marking the event Oca 1, speaking Over the ghouls of several demonstrators outside the Fence at Canadian forces Headquarters said the division s standing up ceremony saturday Marks the tint major step in implementing plans Laid out before can Ada s House of commons in a 1987 de sense while paper. Previously Canada had assigned to fighter squadrons to defend Northern Norway in the event of War. The Whit paper called for shifting hat commit Mem to Germany. One of the Canada based Cf-18 rapid reinforcement air units Jhc 433rd so. Of Bagel Vilc que Bec will become operational within he division on wednesday. The other he 116th so of cold Lake Alberta is expected to begin operations june i of nex year. Until saturday s action the three european based squadrons had comprised he 1st Canadian air group inc unit thai had replaced the division in 1970, when in was deactivated after three years of operation in Europe. Canadian air Force Brig. Gen. G. Scott Clements the air group commander assumed command of the division sat urday. He is expected to leave Europe this summer however. The Baden sol Lingen base Cornmon Der air Force col. Al m. Dequen Mcville is scheduled to be promoted to brigadier general and to replace Clements As division commander. Foreign nurses receive Extension to work visas new York not bowing 10 appeals for help amid a critical nationwide nursing shortage the Federal immigration Agency has granted a one year Exten Sion to foreign nurses facing deportation Al he end 01 their temporary work visas. The impending loss of foreign nun would have hit jew York a especially hard. Hospitals in the City which arc experiencing record patient overcrowd ing and severe staff shortages have about 4,000 nurses who could have been forced out Over he next few Vears Alan c. Nelson the commissioner of inc immigration and naturalization service said the Agency will act 10 re Lieve their Short term Ali is decision is a major plus for the health care system in new York cily without his we would be in deep Trou ble said Kenneth e. Raulte the presi Dent of inc greater new York hot Paul association which first brought the Issue to Public attention. About 10,000 foreign nurses arc work ing in he United slates under the temporary he visas. Many of them expressed alarm when be immigration service As part of a general lightening of time Lions on temporary visas recently an. Bounced it would not allow such worker so slav beyond five years citing estimates of 300,000 nursing vacancies nationally hospitals and Nurs ing Homes appealed to the immigration Agency to reconsider that decision. The Federal policy reversal was praised by Hospital and nursing groups As a vital interim Relief measure. This action certainly won t solve he nursing shortage but it will allow us to keep our Heads above Witter said Louis of Cideila the president of the new Jer sey Hospital association. Forklift overturns killing Soldier in u a i m Vilseck West Germany a 22 year old 1st army div Soldier was killed Friday when the Fork lift he was operating overturned according to a division spokesman. Spec. Allen w. Smith of he co 2nd in 37th Armor was working in an am munition storage Are at the time of the Accident. Master sgt Jimmie Ferguson said. Smith from Clarksville tenn., is sur Vived by his wife and two children. Papers reported that investigators were convinced thai radio wave interference had caused five Black Hawk accidents since i9b2 in which 22 servicemen died. Radio Waves in inc air can penetrate the helicopter wiring and electrical components and generate false com mands that can Range from simply Caus ing the Craft s warning lights to Flash to sending u Inlo a Falat dive he report said. The army and Sicorsky a subsidiary of Hartford United technologies corp., disputed Tinl report say ing there was no evidence that electro magnetic interference had caused any crashes. Product recalls Washington a a Home Swei shoe House play set and an ice Cream doll Are being recalled nationwide became they May pose a choking Hazard to Small children he consumer product safety commission announced Friday. About 6,500 of the Home Sweet shoe House play sets were told across the country the Agency said. It described the Sei As a Plas tic House in he shape of � work Boot containing i pieces of doll Sand doll furniture. The set sold for about s5 and was labelled "1984 jumbos International Hong Kong co. No. in addition some 7,800 of the ice Cream dolls were sold for about s3 each the commission said. The item is a soft doll with a plastic ice Cream Cone suspended around the neck. Itis labelled ice Cream doll made in Hong the toys were recalled Fay wis Consin toy co. Inc. Of new York the commission said. Consumer needing More information May Call the toy company at 1-201-279 9718 or the safely commission i-Soo-63b-2772. Purchase . A Nestle foods corp announce Friday that it is voluntarily Recal Ling All cans of Cross it Blackwll split Green pea soup with Ham. It asked thai the product which is distributed nationally be re moved from All stores and Ware houses and that Consumers return cans to supermarkets for refund or replacement. Defects in some of the cans were elected by the company which then advised the Federal food an drug administration of the recall said Barbara Campbell speaking for Nestle. Detroit a general motors corp. Said Friday in is recalling39,000 19s7 Model cars to find about 8,700 built with possibly defective Bro Wilc Cabin thai May cause Ihei rattle to Slick open. The recall includes 1987 Buicke Lecin Oldsmobile Delta 88 and ninety eight and Pontiac Bontie Ville models pm said. If the throttle Cable bind against its Sheath causing inc throttle to stick open the engine May not return to Complete Idle after acceleration. Pm said its has received no reports of accidents or injuries related to the defect. Dealers will inspect and replace the throttle Cable free pm said
