European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page4 the stars and stripes Friday june 17,19hb Reagan names drought advisory panel Washington a an inter Agency committee to Deal with the widespread drought was appointed by president Reagan thursday and his farm bred spokesman admonished re porters thai praying fur rain is not a funny matter for those who work the land. My family has prayed for rain often l a there is no More hopeless or helpless feeling than to Sec your crops dry up spokesman Martin Fil water said i il2walcr, who grew up on a farm in Kansas commented after he was asked for impressions based on his personal experience. Earlier a reporter had asked in jest if the measures to be considered by the into Agency com Mittee would include praying for rain. Fitzwater said Reagan May Visil the drought stricken Midwest although no such trip is on his Public schedule. A spokesman for vice president George Bush said Bush is visiting Chi Cago and Springfield iii., on saturday and might Visil drought areas. Fit Walcer said the task Force will study current Federal programs hat address the situation to determine their adequacy and effectiveness he raid the task Force will include agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng Interior Secretary Donald Hodel and representatives of the vice president s office the army corps of engineers the Energy department the Tennessee Valley authority the office of management and budget and the Federal emergency management Agency. When asked if emergency assistance to drought stricken Farmers would be expedited Fitzwater said no decisions had been made but the emergency management Agency had been included because of ils Rale in providing such Relief. The group will be known As the in tar Agency drought policy committee. After making an initial report in two weeks on the immediate situation the group is to make an additional report in 30 Days on More Long Range problems. The president is very concerned about the current drought and wants to make certain thai everything that the Federal government can do to As Sist will be  Fitz Watt said. The spokesman also said he expects the drought to be on the Agenda for the seven nation economic Summit which was to begin thursday and continue through tuesday in Toronto when asked if he could put the drought in a personal Content based on his own experience Fitzal Essaid there is no More hopeless or help less reeling than seeing your crops dry up because there is no alleviating that disaster. If you arc a Farmer an you be secured big Loans for your crops you be borrowed Money to put thai seed in the ground and you know it s not going to yield you  never get full payment from the government or other programs. And you know it s going to set Bac your livestock and feeding programs for two or three years  is a morally destructive kind of thing for the farm family thai in stricken with  also spoke of a Visil to Kansas Al the end of May and said you could already Sec the wheat Aldcorn had been stunted in Many Fields Normal wheat would be up about 3 sctt High and the wheat was thin sparse and about 6  Beech nut execs get Fine 1 year in prison in Apple juice scam new York a two former top executives of tech nut nutritional corp. Were each sentenced thursday to a year and a Day in jail and fined$100,000 for distributing phony Apple juice for babies. The fraud was Loo extensive and involved not to be punished said . District judge Thomas plate i sentencing Neils Hovald 54, the former president and chief executive officer of the company. Without comment. Plate imposed the same sentence on 1 Lovald s co defendant John Lav cry 56, a former vice president of Beech nut. Hovald in a Brief but emotional plea before sentencing asked Plait to spare him a prison term to please give me a Small Chance to Start my life again. Lie wiped a tear from his  late also ordered both men to pay court costs As Well As a special assessment of $50 for each of the hundreds of counts on which they were convicted. The two executives along with Beech nut and two suppliers were indicted in november 1986 on charge they intentionally shipped adulterated and mis branded juice to 20 Stales puerto Rico the Virgin islands Ana five foreign countries Between 1 978 and 1982.the juice labelled 100 percent Appl juice for babies was actually made from a Flavoured concentrate thai prosecutors charged. There he phony juice caused an had Little or no Appl juice prosecutor has been no evidence that the in Hillh , As a corporation pleaded Guilly vember to 215 counts of violating Federal of drug Laws and agreed to pay a $2 million Fine in no food and racing with the Sun ,4 a 0� looking As if it might become airborne at any to an beating ill old record of 35.21 Raph. Sunker. Num. General motors Sun racer speeds to a new which weighs about 350 pounds and has 8�00 Torlif world record for tour powered vehicles. The wafer cells is powered by a 2-Htwwpowcr motor. It we shaped car reached 48.712 Mph in a run at Mesa driven by Molly Brennun an Engineer with pm. Marine embassy guards in Cuba under probe re. I in coordination with the slate department is co Washington Ai Navy and slate depart Mcnol authorities have opened an investigation into reports that marines assigned to guard a . Diplo Matic facility in Cuba fraternize with Havana women officials said thursday. The investigation focuses on four Marine Security guards and their off duty social activities acid does not involve any allegation of espionage the officials said. High now. There is no indication of the four of them being involved in anything except fraternization " said it. Col. John Holwell a Marine corps spokesman the Pentagon said in a statement that the four guards have been returned to their Parent unit the Marine Security guard in. Located at Quantico va.," pending completion of the investigation four Marine Security guards assigned to the . Diplomatic Post in Cuba the . Interest Section co located with the Swiss embassy Are suspected of fraternization with local civilians in violation of state department policy the statement added. The naval Security and investigative command i conduct ing a routine investigation of the matter. Because Ute matter is under investigation and no individuals have been charged with any wrongdoing it would be Prema Ture to release any details at this  the slate department and Marine corps forbid fraternization Between Marine Security guards Ana local women in the soviet Union the Warsaw Picl countries and several other nations including cum. Two years ago the Marine corps was rocked to a espionage scandal involving guards Al the Moscow embassy who fraternize with soviet women. Senate oks $8.7 billion for military construction Washington up1 the Senate voted s8.7 billion wednesday for construction at military bases in the United states and around the world and urged nato and South Korea to assume a greater share of their defense. The legislation also eliminated most of the Money requested for work and family housing in the Philippines. The Money Bill for fiscal 1989 was approved 93-2 and sent to conference with the House which has passed a 19 billion Bill. The administration also asked for $9 billion. Although the Issue was not debated except in the opening remarks of sen James Sasser d-tcnn., the Senate appropriations committee report said that Many of our allies can assume a greater share of the common defense  As the committee has suggested conventional arms reductions in Europe could result in our nato allies becom ing More responsible for their own de sense the report said. The report also said South Korea is a prospering growth Economy and is in a Strong position to begin to take Over Many of the military missions currently performed by the . Forces. Of course any reduction in . Troop presence  Korea would not in any Way diminish the commitment of the United slates to the defense of South  the Senate Cul military construction funds for Clark Al in the Philippines from the administration s request of 533 million to 17 million and killed any additional housing due to the uncertainly Over future base rights in that country. The committee said in supports a continued military presence in the Philippines bul it concerned with the apparent negotiating posture of lie philippine  the committee believes the Demort men will have to consider moving dark and Subic Navy missions to other Pacific locations if the Republic of the Philippines seeks unreasonable concessions such As demanding excessive amounts of foreign Aid in Exchange for the bases or severely limiting the ability of .forces to provide regional deterrence the report said