European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday june 18.1988 the stars and stripes Page nuke official claims plants use poor parts Washington not a top official of the nuclear regulatory commission told a House subcommittee thursday thai More than half the nation s 109 nuclear reactors had some substandard studs and bolls in safely related locations. Bui he said that none of the substandard fasteners found so far posed a safely threat. Victor so cello the commission s executive director testified that the problem stemmed from failure to lest crucial steel bolts that suppliers sold to reactor opera subcommittee has asserted that some of the suppliers May have profited by deliberately marketing weak counterfeit fasteners. A list submitted by the commission to the panel the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations disclosed that utilities operating 66 reactors in 31 slates had reported the presence of bad percent 10 10 percent of a Small Sample surveyed by the utilities last fall at the Agency s request were below required specifications for tensile strength hardness resistance to stretching or chemical compose said that a subsequent smaller Survey by the Agency itself had found the steel Fastener non Confor Munce rate to be As High As 20 percent but Lello said that in no Case had the Agency com across a circumstance in which a defective Fastener was posing a threat to safety and that no past reactor Acci Dent was attributable 10 such counterfeit steel prod 1985 the subcommittee has pushed the Rea Gan administration to crack Down on imports of steel fasteners from Japan and other countries that Are cheaply made and falsely labelled As High tensile. The panel has charged that bad bolts have been sold at High markups by . Distributors for use in the construction of Bridges army tanks military and civilian aircraft and As stello s testimony showed nuclear reactors. Record jump the world s first seven nun front nip on water skis Lanjo fun. The learn feat was performed twice Over was executed this week at Cypress gardens at or an 18-foot ski ramp. Backhanded awards cite Yogurt Auto ads As the most misleading Washington a a coalition of consumer groups on thursday gave a producer of Frozen Yogurt the manufacturer of Audi automobiles and eight other advertisers backhanded awards for presenting the most misleading commercials. The fourth annual Harlan Page Hubbard memorial awards named for a 19th-Century advertising Pioneer who promoted Patent medicines As cures for virtually All ills were announced at a ceremony that Drew none of the winners. One prize went to Dannon Frozen Yogurt on a stick for an and showing a 6-year-old girl in a swimming suit. Critics charged that the image imposed a sexual Mes Sage on Little girls. Audi was selected for inc Hubbard because of ads touting the safety of its cars. These were misleading according to the Center for Auto safely because they were run at a time Audi was being investigated for problems with the sudden acceleration of its vehicles. Continental airlines was cited for ads boasting that it supplies maintenance services to other airlines. The aviation consumer action project said this was mis leading because other carriers do maintenance for Continental As Well. The coalition on smoking or health cited the to Bacco Industry for ads that it said misled Consumers by suggesting that Low tar and Low nicotine cigarettes May reduce health risks. Contour chair of Philadelphia was picked for a Hubbard by the american association of retired per sons. It contended that ads for inc special real mar chairs do not detail health claims and it is hard for Consumers to icam prices de Aduss of the . Council for Energy awareness said his organization would have no response to is selection although he did observe that it has Bee included in the list for several years. The Council runs ads promoting nuclear Energy and stressing that it is a viable alternative to dependence on Oil and other sources. Alabama a act official indicted Montgomery Ala. A a Federal grand jury thursday indicted state a act president Thomas Reed on charges of accepting More than $ 15,000 in Cash and restaurant equipment to secure the Early re lease of a convicted murderer. The Federal grand jury resumed the indictment on the same Day a Montgomery county grand jury began investigating Reed and the state parole system. The county grand jury has not announced any charges. The Federal indic men parallels charges filed against Reed last month by . Attorney Jim Wilson of Montgomery. The five count indictment accuses Reed of accepting 110,000 in Cash and Between $5,000 and 110,000 in restaurant equipment from the family of convicted murderer Anthony Dennis Chesser. In return the indic men said Reed was to use his position As a stale representative from Tuskegee an member of the legislature s joint prison committee to gel Chesser on work release and his Dale for parole consideration advanced s i years. Chesser was convicted of murder in Russell county in 1984 for the death of his wife. He is serving a 40 year sentence. The indictment was issued while Reed was in Newyork for a Board meeting with fellow trustees Oft us Kegele University. Reed said through a spokesman he would have no comment on the indictment other than to reiterate his innocence. Reed 60, will remain free until his arraignment tuesday Wilson said. Little leagues quit after parents Brawl St. Petersburg a. Api some Little leagues who just wanted to play Ball arc quitting after watching their parents Brawl and their coaches threaten to sue each soldering dispute dared into a 20-Mmute Brawl after a championship game and police were called to break it s just a Bunch of mad parents acting like fools said Ginger me calf who has three sons on one of the King called the situation unbelievable and said her 12-year-old son Marty has decided to quit the got to a Point where he could t even play any More because the parents were fighting King said. They were fighting with the coaches the Board Mem Bers were fighting every game we had they d always come up with a different no matter which Side the parents take in the Contro Versy they agree the infighting is hurling the kids and tarnish ing the league s reputation. Fighting erupted thursday when the a s beat the mils by a run to claim the championship. A s coach Reed Mcmillan said mets coach Stev Isaacs attacked his son after the game grabbing him by the neck and shaking said he got so angry he tackled Isaacs and other parents jumped in Isaacs indicated he was Only trying la head off a tight Between the kids. He said his son Jason an Mcmillan s son Deanc were arguing so he grabbed Deanc by the shirt. Then Mcmillan pounced on him from behind he coaches retained lawyers and arc considering suits. Mcmillan and some other parents claim the league is not being run by Little league rules and was dominated by president Karl Cummings who made his own rules and changed them frequently. But Isaacs says the problem is Mcmillan. Cummings and parents supporting Isaacs maintain the problems began when Mcmillan started coaching this year
