European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 27, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Bishops of nuclear policy report stops Short of calling for disarmament Collegeville Minn. A the nation s roman Catholic Bishops sat urday approved a report about the morality of . Nuclear policy which opposes arms buildups but stops Short of taking a Strong stand for disarmament. The report a follow up to a 19s3 peace pastoral reiterates the National conference of Catholic Bishops position that nuclear deterrence is morally flawed but can be accepted conditionally As a National Security policy if it is tied to arms control and disarm Neil efforts. The report was the result of to years of work by a committee to update the 1983 pastoral. The major new Issue was president Reagan s proposed strategic defense initiative anti missile system. The Bishops said they did t think it was morally wrong to pursue research on Star wars As ski is called but said they could t endorse deploying such a system this report should not be the last word we say on nuclear deterrence said Cardinal Joseph Bernardin archbishop of Chicago who chaired the committee which wrote the report Benedictine sister Ann Malerich a member of pan Christi one of three peace groups that sponsored a prayer Vigil at the conference called the report a step in the right  fan Christi along with Benedictines for peace from St. Joseph and College Ville and franciscans for peace of Little Falls held the All night Vigil to coincide with the nuclear policy discussion. Weapons arc l the answer said Lucille Kuhl of Rochester a former coordinator of Pax Christi. They Haven t solved a problem yet. Why not try some thing else maybe we As a people have to be More Active in speaking out rather than leaving it to our  the Rev. Thomas Gumbleton auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and the head of Pax Christi Usa said he will continue to work for the Day when the Bishops Wilt say  that a policy of nuclear deterrence is immoral. Gumbleton estimated that 50 to 60 of the 280 Bishops at the conference feel the Way he docs. He said he and other Bish Ops Are planning to Issue heir own statement on deterrence As a supplement to the conference report. The most Rev. Jerome Hanus Bishop of the St. Cloud diocese called the re port an excellent discussion of Complex  we can t claim enough Progress has been made but we certainly can t claim no Progress has been made he said. We live in an imperfect world where evil at limes can Only be restrained by imperfect  in other business saturday the Bish Ops approved a plan o distribute a nationwide collection to religious orders to provide for retirements of elderly Mem Bers. Many orders can t afford to support older members because fewer younger people arc joining and the Cost of care is escalating. It costs s400 million annually to care for the 40,000 men and women in religious orders who arc 70 or older Sis Ter Oliver Hudon the head of the Church s retirement project said. Kentucky families return Home As phosphorus Tanker removed Crofton . Up at least 15 evacuated families returned to their Homes saturday for the firs time in nearly three Days As Crews finished inc delicate Job of removing a derailed phosphorus carrying rail Road Tanker. An evacuation order in effect since wednesday night s derailment was lifted saturday afternoon after the Tanker was loaded onto a special flatbed rail car. The Cox Railroad planned to return the Tanker to Tennessee where the shipment originated. Wednesday night s fire forced the evacuation of thousands of people in five counties because it sent up a giant Cloud of toxic gases. A Fla cup thursday night caused a less extensive evacuation and by saturday morning All but those living closest to the Accident were Back Home. Another la cup saturday morning delayed the re Moval of the Tanker from the Ravine into which it had plunged after the derailment. After the fire was out the recovery Job look about two hours. Don Armstrong spokesman for the stale disaster and emergency services division in Frankfort said Cox Crews placed a Tarp Over the Tanker saturday after finding no leaks and ensuring All its valves were closed. Some of the damaged valves were replaced before the Tanker was moved. The Tanker the Only one in the train carrying phosphorus caught fire when 36 of he �0 cars jumped the tracks about three Miles North of Crofton. While phosphorus is a waxy crystalline solid that Sands of time to the stars and stripes 40 years Ogo today. June 27, 1948 in a measure to circumvent the soviet blockade of Berlin the . Army Drew up plans to ration food and gasoline allotted to americans in the City. 30 years ago today ,. June 27, 1958 at Cape canaveral fla., the Navy s trouble plagued Vanguard rocket failed to put a 20-Inch satellite into orbit. 20 years ago today. June 27, 1968 president Johnson nominated associate Justice Abe for Taslo succeed Earl Warren As chief Justice and named a former Texas protege Feder Al appeals judge Homer Thomb Crry to serve on the supreme court. 10 years ago today. June 27.1978 a powerful bomb planted behind a statue exploded in the Palace of Versailles wrecking three rooms of Napoleonic an damaging seven others and slightly injuring a guard. Three militant groups claimed responsibility. I toxic fume Force evacuation in five counties Frankfort o Kentucky Croft in  turns yellow in sunlight and is used in military explosives. It came from a stauffer chemical co Plant in mount pleasant term., 50 Miles South Southwest of  officials said they think the derailment was caused by the expansion of the tracks from wednesday afternoon s extreme heat when temperatures reached inc 100-Dcgree Mark. Of Jet crash in Indiana Dole is willing to talk to Bush about 2nd spot Eugene. Ore. Kupij sen Robert Dole r-kan., Senate minority Leader and unsuccessful presidential candidate said saturday he is wilting 10 talk to vice president George Bush about being his vice presiden tial running mate. Asked at a news conference what his reaction would be if Bush called him about being his running mate Dole said he would say or. Vice president let s Lalk dote was president Ford s running male in 1976 and a candidate for the Republican nomination for president this year. He said the Republican party has Many men and women who Are qualified for vice president and predicted Bush will Wail unlit after Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis the apparent democratic nominee picks a running mate before making his decision. He said Bush probably would do some polling be fore deciding. Dole was in Eugene to address 300 delegates at the Oregon Republican convention As a surrogate campaigner on Bush s behalf. He told the delegates Bush is Best qualified to be president. Dote also said the drought in 20 states could have an Impact on food prices and possibly be an Issue in the november election. When people Are frustrated they lend to be a Bil negative he said referring to the drought becoming an election Issue. He also Lold slate republicans not to believe polls showing Bush trailing Dukakis and urged them to Campaign actively on Bush s behalf. Damage offer colled outrage Indianapolis a the air Force s offer of s 50,000 to the parents of a woman killed when one of is ids slammed into a Hole is an outrage their lawyer says but the air Force says in is just following stale Law. Indiana Law provides Little in the Way of damage payments when a single person Dies. The woman s family criticized this As discriminatory. Robert and Harriet Goldberg of Indianapolis Al ready have rejected the air Force s offer which Dou bled the original $25,000 sum and say they May take the matter to court. They had been seeking $6.5 million in damages for the death of their daughter Beth a Goldberg 30. She was among to people killed oct. 20 when the air Force a-7 Jet lighter crashed into the lobby of the ramada inn Airport hotel where she worked. The Pilot who was from Nellis and in Nevada ejected from the Craft just before it crashed and was not seriously injured. Stanley m. Chesley. A Cincinnati based lawyer who specializes in multiple death cases ridiculed the 150,000 offer. Just because someone in t married does t mean their life in t Worth anything he said in a Telephone interview Friday. There s Only one Way to get a full settlement take it to the  Indiana s wrongful death Law provides for damage payments to parents if a minor child Dies and for damages to the families of those who have financial dependents a category that includes spouses. However Only medical funeral and estate administration costs can be collected when an adult Dies who had no financial dependents. Based on Indiana Law that s an amount that s consistent in this Type of situation said maj. Derence a Fivehouse of the air Force aviation litigation Section. If we did somebody harm we pay them what we owe them by state Law. That s my  As of Friday the air Force had settled 98 of the 108 claims hied said Fivehouse. He refused to say what size settlements were being offered to families of other victims. Only people with dependents Are entitled to love and affection she was such a vital pan of our family. Goldberg said of his daughter the oldest of the Cou ple s three daughters. Indiana Law needs to be changed because our wrongful death Law is so archaic Goldberg said