European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday july 31,1988 news updates German Motorist Law a recent change in German la requiring Mot posts to have two pairs of gloves in their Auto first Ai kits went into effect july 1, Accord ing to Usa eur Legal officials. The change previously had Bee reported As taking effect oct. 1. The requirement for the disposable gloves is a measure aimed at reducing the risk of exposure to the aids virus when providing emergency medical care to an Accident victim. German Law requires motorists to Stop and provide assistance when an Accident occurs. The gloves Are available for a nominal fee at Exchange Auto part stores. Cambodian talks Beijing a China sat urday accused Vietnam of Block ing peace in Cambodia and said the vietnamese position at last week s talks in Indonesia was in deed  the talks ended thursday with recriminations. China s official Xinhua new Agency said the vietnamese and the government they installed i Cambodia had neither new ideas nor sincerity for the  Vietnam Cambodia and three cambodian guerrilla factions participated in the talks that began monday. 1 temperatures i july 29 Hilo  Akron  Albany, Albuquerque c   Atlantic   Baltimore Billings c Birmingham c Bismarck  Boston r  ,vt.,c charleston.s.c.,c  Charlotte      Cleveland Columbus. Ga.,c Columbus   h.,c Dallas it   Des  Detroit   Fargo 1 Flagstaff. R  grand rapids great  Green   Hartford r   Houston c Huntsville,Ala.,c Indianapolis c Jackson miss. A Jacksonville Kansas   92 73 92 67 91 70 88 66 69 54 90 72 84 75 96 72 95 74 91 65 93 71 93 50 96 66 83 70 87 73 90 71 87 79 96 67 93 73 93 70 87 56 97 70 93 71 93 72 95 72 91 71 89 65 98 76 87 59 93 71 95 70 93 55 90 72 94 57 81 54 106 77 90 72 88 59 93 74 97 72 90 69 92 58 90 77 90 78 93 70 92 71 94 7u 93 74 91 72 92 68 Lansing Las vegas c  Lincoln Little  los   Madison  Miami Beach r Milwaukee mils St    new  new York  Norfolk.  Oklahoma  Omaha Philadelphia    portland.ore.,  Raleigh c rapid  Richmond  St Louis salem.ore.,1 Salt Lake  san  san Francisco c Santa   Seattle Sioux  Sioux  South Bend Toledo Topeka Tucson a  Washington . Wichita Wichita   Wilmington Del. Fhi to 93 75 106 84 92 72 90 67 93 72 84 70 93 73 91 73 93 75 87 81 92 73 94 66 94 73 93 70 91 72 92 79 94 74 95 72 68 68 94 75 106 75 95 71 85 64 85 58 88 70 92 71 97 60 93 71 106 67 88 77 88 54 96 65 75 67 73 55 94 60 96 73 80 57 88 66 93 66 93 72 93 71 89 71 96 70 94 76 % 75 102 75 99 76 92 66 92 74 main a Cloudy a rain european weather forecast Lor sunday Cloudy with isolated rain showers in Northern Benelux and far Northern Germany. Remaining areas in Germany will be partly Cloudy with locally dense Early morning fog. High temperatures 68-76, lows 50-55. Sunset sunday 9 10, Sunrise monday 5 54 Outlook for monday partly Cloudy with locally dense morning fog turning to Cloud with isolated rain showers in Western Northern and Central areas of Ger Man in the evening. High temperatures 70-78, lows 51-56. Temperatures recorded saturday 4am 4pm 4am 4pmadana. P 79 90 Copenhagen r 57 61 Amsterdam p 59 64 Frankfurt p 2 70athens, p 79 91 London p 52 66 Aviano p 2 84 Madrid f 66 90berlin, c 57 68 Munich p 55 68 Bickner leaven p 54 64 Paris p 4 68brussels, f 54 68 Rome f 70 90 provided by Del 13,2nd weather Wing Graben Trarbach. Other worldwide temperatures Cairo Dublin r Helsinki Jerusalem f Lisbon f High low100 75 Montreal f 64 52 Moscow i55 Oslo c 68 Toronto f64 Vancouver c6384 75 High low88 66 72 army says it s not using All chemical weapons Sites Washington a the army issued reassurances Friday that it was not making or storing chemical weapons at All five Sites the . Government would open up for inspection under a proposed International treaty. Army spokesman it. Col. John Chap la stressed that . Chemical weapons Are designed not to become lethal until they reach the Battlefield. The army issued a detailed statement the Day after ambassador Max frieders Dorf chief . Delegate to the Confer ence 9n disarmament in Geneva listed five Sites that the american government would declare As production facilities under a proposed International Conven Tion Banning chemical weapons. The talks involving 40 nations have been going on for 20 years. The Sites mentioned by Friedersdorf Are Rocky Mountain Arsenal Colo. Pine Bluff Arsenal Ark. Muscle Shoals Ala. Newport army ammunition depot ind. And Aberdeen proving ground my. The context of ambassador frieders Dorf s statement is that at each of the locations  identified facilities exist which Are or were at one time involved in the production of chemical weapons the statement said. While All five of the facilities mentioned had some historical connection with production of unitary chemical weapons using one rather than two chemical the . Has not been involved in the production of unitary chemical weapons since 1969," the statement said. No chemical weapons production of any kind is going on at Rocky Mountain Arsenal or Newport army ammunition Plant it said. The army facilities at Pine Bluff,Ark., Are involved in the production of a non lethal component for the binary weapons system. No chemical weapons Are being produced at Aberdeen proving ground. Aberdeen was formerly connected wit the production of unitary chemical weapons prior to 1969. No chemical weapons Are being produced at muscle Shoals the statement said. At present the muscle Shoals facility is involved in a Pilot Plant project which will be used to prove out the production process for one of the two chemicals involved in the final  should a chemical weapons treaty designed said Chapla All five Sites mentioned in Geneva would be subject to whatever provisions it May contain re Garding the inspection or dismantling of facilities. The army resumed producing Chemi Cal weapons last december after Stop Ping in 1969. Spokesmen say the current so called binary weapons pose fewer Stor age and handling dangers than earlier unitary weapons because they consist of two separate chemicals which Are brought together in an artillery Shell just before firing. The binary program is such that you never have a Complete weapon stored in any one place. The two chemicals Are never kept together and they will not be mated until just before firing said Chapla. Spending for biological and chemical research has increased sharply since president Reagan took office in 1981. In fiscal 1980, the total research was $63.5million, compared with $348 million in fiscal 1986. In a related development a Senate panel that has been investigating the army s chemical weapons program gave it High Marks for safety. At the most critical Point where workers Are in close proximity to the agent the chemical safety program is the strongest. The workers at chemical Stor age areas Are confident that they work Ina Safe environment said the report which was written by the army s inspector general and released by the senateg9vernmental affairs oversight subcommittee. French official suspends Pilot Copilot of Jet that crashed during air show Paris up France s transport minister Friday suspended the Pilot and Copilot of an Airbus a-320 Jet that crashed in june killing three people and  condemned air France s decision to let the plane carry passengers in an air show. Transport minister Michel Delbarre in a statement Given out one Day after  received a report on the Accident from civil aviation authorities said there was no evidence that the advanced Jet had failed. The preliminary report by the general directorate of civil aviation released by Delbarre said the pilots flew the a 320 too Low and too slowly in a flyby at an air show near Mulhouse in Eastern France. The plane failed to pull out in time and slowed into Woods beyond the run Way at the Hab sheim Airport on june 26, bursting into flames soon after it churned to a halt. Three passengers were killed. Delbarre suspended Pilot Michel As Seline and Copilot Pierre Mazieree Pend ing an aviation disciplinary committee ruling. Aides said the suspension was ordered in the presumption of grave error by the crewmen in disregarding air safety regulations but did not officially la blame. Officials said a court investigation of the Accident will determine whether the Crew was at fault in the fatal crash. The transport minister criticized air France for authorizing the demonstration flight of the Brand new passenger Laden a-320. The conditions in which the air France company defined the participation and the Mission of one of its air planes at the Hab sheim Mulhouse air show Are to the Best of my knowledge inadmissible  said. Delbarre s aides said  particularly was angered that the demonstration was conducted with a plane delivered just 48 hours before. Investigators found that the Airbus a-320, whose sales represent a multimillion Dollar source of revenues for the French led Airbus industries consortium functioned normally. Pilot Asseline had contended that the Jet was slow to deliver Power when  tried to climb. The report said the acceleration of the engines. Was in conformity with the norms of the plane s  added that the course followed by the plane was coherent with the orders give by the  Delbarre concluded that the investigators did not place in evidence any failure of the plane or its  the report was seen As a major test of credibility for Airbus a competitor of the Boeing co. Sex rep. Jordan in critical condition 6397 72 52 52 72 59 a Cloudy. Of fair p partly Cloudy  by the associated press. Austin Texas a former . Rep. Barbara Jordan who Rose to Fame in 1974 during the watergate impeach ment hearings was in critical condition saturday after she was found floating unconscious in a swimming Pool at her Home authorities said. Law officers had responded to a report of a possible drowning shortly after noon and Jordan was treated at the scene by emergency medical technicians said sheriffs it. Gary Irwin. Jordan 52, was taken by helicopter to Brackenridge Hospital in critical Condi Tion authorities said. Paramedics said she had a pulse was trying to breathe and they were Able to help her breathe in route to the Hospital said Hospital spokeswoman Carolyn Boyle. Jordan who suffers from a degenerative Bone disease and uses a wheelchair was swimming alone Hospital officials said. A witness told authorities she was found floating in the Pool. They kept her at the scene before transporting her to ensure they got her stabilized Irwin said adding that Jor Dan s pulse and respiration were re stored. Ems technicians stabilized her then transported her by Starlight Heli copter to Brackenridge  investigators have not yet determined How the Accident happened. The daughter of a Baptist minister Jordan in 1966 became the first Black state senator in Texas history. In 1972, she was the first Southern Black elected to Congress since reconstruction. She was a protege of president Johnson and gained a National reputation during the House judiciary committee s 1974 hear Ings that ended with a vote to press impeachment charges against president Nixon. The gentle lady from Texas As judiciary committee chairman Peter to Dino called her stirred television audiences across the country when she declared my Faith in the constitutions whole it is Complete it is  Jordan once considered a possible democratic vice presidential candidate turned her Back on politics after three terms in the House choosing to teach at the University of Texas. She addressed the recent democratic National convention in Atlanta