European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday june 12,1988 Reagan vows hell ignore treaty interpretation limits Washington api president Reagan in a rebuke to Congress said Friday he will not be bound by Rusl Rillions on treaty interpretation Powers adopted by the Senate As. Part of the ,-soviet agreement to abolish medium Range nuclear missiles. Reagan said the dispute should not have any practical effect on the implementation of the treaty the first major .-soviet arms control Accord ratified by the Senate since 1972. Instead he said he was stating his position to protect the constitutional Powers and responsibilities of the president. He said he believes that any differences of interpretation will be handled by the administration and the Senate in a spirit of Mutual accommodation and  the Issue involves an amendment approved by the Senate to the Resolution of ratification barring future administrations from changing the . Interpretation of the treaty without prior innate approval. Senate majority Leader Robert c. Byrd of West Virginia took Issue with Reagan s statement saying that fight is Over and apparently inc president just woke up to find out who  Greenpeace protest coast guard officials and Gloucester mass police prepare to arrest tight members of the environmental group Greenpeace Friday in Gloucester Harbor. Hie eight demonstrators climbed atop a Crane Over the cargo holds of jul icelandic fishing vessel to pre vent the unloading Offish and to Hung banners pro in Linin Iceland s continuation or Byrd added the Issue is whether any president May subsequently reinterpret treaty provisions in ways contrary to the shared understanding Between the executive and the Senate at the Lime the Senate gave its consent. The president accepted the condition when he exchanged the instrument of  the instruments were exchanged with soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev during the recently concluded Moscow Summit. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., who was involved in Craft ing the treaty interpretation restrictions also objected to the president s statement saying the i scaly including this condition is now the supreme Law of the land and inc president can no More change in with a letter than he can change any other Law Wilh a letter. The president s letter is entertaining but  the democratic sponsored amendment arose from a fight Wilh Reagan Over his interpretation of the 1972 anti ballistic missile treaty. The administration had claimed thai the Long standing interpretation of the abm agreement was 1oo narrow and should be Broad ened to allow realistic tests of components for the administration s Star wars anti missile system. Panels probe drinking claim at nuke Plant Washington a congressional investigators arc reviewing an allegation that a senior official Al the Davis a Csc nuclear Power station in Ohio was in the control room on new year s eve 1986 after drink ing alcohol Al a party officials said Friday. We re just taking a look at it preliminarily John Scheibl staff director for the House Interior investigations subcommittee said. Sch Ibet said inc review is in its Early stages. A congressional source who spoke Only on Condi Tion of anonymity said the House Energy and com Merce investigations subcommittee also has been re viewing the claim. In addition the nuclear regulatory commission is wrapping up its investigation into the alleged incident arc spokesman Jan Strasma said. The commission has not named the official. The arc initially turned inc allegation Over to the Toledo Edison co., which operates he Plant. The Utility concluded that the Plant manager had been drinking before arriving at inc control room bul that he was in fact fully fit for  Strasma said that the arc initially accepted the find Ings of he Utility but thai it began a review of the incident again last july after the Agency s resident inspector received additional information from Plant employees. Davis a Csc. About 20 Miles East of Toledo was shut Down for is months after a june 9, 1985, incident in which two main and two backup feed water pumps failed. Strasma said the Plant was in the process of starting Buck up the evening of dec. 31, 1936, when the Man Ager was called to the site to Check Progress. The allegation was thai this manager had been drinking and he was disruptive in inc control  Strasma said the manager retains his position with the Utility. . County s vat Bill vetoed Hauppauge . A legislation was vetoed Friday that would have made Suffolk county the first major municipality in the nation to regulate video display terminals. This Law would Cost local businesses millions of dollars to implement at the same time that their competitors in other areas faced no restrictions a county official Patrick Halpin said. Halpin said several businesses threatened 10 leave the county or cancel relocation plans if he signed the legislation in both cases the consequence would be hundreds if not thousands of jobs lost and these Are losses thai i do nol think Suffolk can afford he said. Under inc Bill employers would have been required to pay 80 percent of the Cost of Eye examinations Glass lenses and frames on a yearly basis if needed. It also would have required 15-Minutc work Breaks every three hours and outlined strict work station Stan Dards including the Type of chairs adjust ability of terminals and lighting. The legislature could override Halpin s veto Wilh 12 votes. The measure originally was approved by 13 of the in legislators. Halpin said he agrees with the intent of the Law but after listening to testimony from the business Community and doing research he concluded vat operators face no verifiable health or safety risks. If such legislation is justifiable in the future Hal pin said in most certainly should be on a statewide or preferably National  aides to Halpin said Sweden and Wesl Germany have National vat legislation. Stateside Fine imposed for Felting Trees on Federal property Nashville Tenn. A a physician who felled 24 Trees on Federal property to improve he View of a Lake Musl pay 17,500 in restitution and provide free emergency medical treatment to Lake visitors a judge ruled or. Kenneth a boil of Smithville was charged with Timber trespass by . Magis trate Joe Haynes in a Petty offence citation. Abbott a radiologist was also ordered to pay a $500 Fine. This Man showed a blatant disregard for the rights of the Public in general said assistant u.5. Attorney Bob Washko. Several of the Trees Abbott chopped Down were More than 100 feet tall Washko said. Sex sheriff gets 3 years for accepting payoffs Aberdeen. Miss. A a former sheriff has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay 13,000 in restitution following his guilty to plea to taking payoffs from two gambling companies. Roy Sandefer 53, who pleaded guilty Jan. I to accepting the payoffs and failing to report the in come on his 1986 lax return was ordered to report to Federal authorities july 11 to begin Hii term. Sandefer s sentence included a three year term for the bribery charge and a one year con current term for the lax evasion charge. $6.5 million lawsuit filed in dog electrocution Case new York a a woman who says her dog was electrocuted by the lights in a clothing store s Christmas display has filed a j6.5 million lawsuit against the  Tachna a 34-year-old graphic artist said her 2-year-Otd Golden retriever. Ruby died dec. 29 alter stepping on a steel plate surround ing a decorated tree in front of Barneys new York on seventh Avenue. I got a Call at work from a professional dog Walker taking care of the Pel and i came run Ning immediately. She was already gone Tach a told the new York Post. Ruby was like a Little kid to me she said a Barneys spokesman denied that the store was responsible the Post said. Philadelphia installs first Black police commissioner Philadelphia a Willie Willianm a 24-year police department Veteran was sworn in Friday As the City s new police commissioner and pledged to put More officers on the Street despite budgetary restraints. Mayor w. Wilson Goode called the ceremony a historic occasion although he did not specifically mention that Williams is the first Black to serve As police commissioner. Goode is the City s first Black , 44, will succeed Kevin Tucker who resigned to Lake a Job in private business after about 2w years on he Job. Tucker had appointed Williams to the Post of Deputy commissioner. Panel votes $136 billion for social service activities Washington a the House appropriations committee on Friday approved a Bill making nearly $136 billion available for the departments of labor education and health and human services in fiscal 1989 starting oct. 1. The spending Bill approved by voice vote is expected to come up on the House floor  measure makes up to si.2 billion Avail Able for aids research education and other activities directed at prevention and treatment of the fatal disease. The figure is $308 million Over the current fiscal year. The Bill also substantially increases spending on Job training and employment services pre school education and academic services for Dis advantaged children it conforms to the budget framework agreed to last year by Congress and the Reagan administration