European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes wednesday August 10,1988 news Brief tests fail to turn up clues in Ramstein chemical Case Ramstein a West Germany is no clues turned up tuesday on the mysterious chemical that caused Eye and skin irritations i workers near Ramstein a s flight line monday. First it. Al Sattler base spokesman said by environmental engineers conducted a com plete search tuesday to find a source of the chemical but found nothing. On monday Bio environmental Engineer tested for seven different chemicals and Chemi Cal compounds Hydro Zene ammonia hydroxide general hydrocarbons Hydrogen disulfide car Bon disulfide formaldehyde compounds an chlorine Type compounds. Those tests turned up no traces of chemicals in the area. Between 20 and 30 air Force maintenance workers were affected at about noon monday bythe chemical s presence in the air. A 2,000 Square foot area was cordoned off and evacuated soon after the injuries were reported. Leftist group blamed for bomb attack on Shultz la Paz Bolivia a investigators have blamed the leftist guerrilla group commando Simon Bolivar for the bombing attack on Secre tary of state George Shultz. The group which described itself tuesday As anti imperialist in Calls to news agencies claiming responsibility for monday s blast also was behind at least two other bombings in Bolivia since april 1987. On monday foreign minister Guillerm Bedregal said both the attack on Shultz s motor Cade and a Dawn bombing at the . Embassy commissary in la Paz were the work of cocaine traffickers. The native National Force of Pablo Zarat Wilca a previously unknown group also called reporters to say it was behind monday s bomb Ings but officials discounted that claim. Bolivian investigators offered no elaboration on Why they believe the claim of responsibility from the commando Simon Bolivar group. They would Only say the group has carried out other bombings and Bank robberies. Beryl rampages across coastal area of Louisiana new Orleans a tropical Stor Beryl moved across new Orleans tuesday prompting the National weather service to alert16 coastal parishes for possible heavy Rains and raising Hopes that the storm might eventually dissipate. If it continues to move West or Northwest Beryl should gradually weaken the service Saiof. Earlier several coastal communities were evacuated As the storm which has already forced thousands of Oil workers from their offshore rigs intensified off the Louisiana Mississippi Gulf coast. Soviets count . Missiles at facility near Brussels Gosse lies Belgium a soviet official tuesday began counting . Cruise missiles at two Sites in Belgium As part of inspections Al Lowed under the superpower arms treaty to eliminate medium Range nuclear weapons. The first team of 10 soviet inspectors arrived by bus at the european repair facility at Gosse lies about 30 Miles South of Brussels to Conducta Check of missiles being worked on at the maintenance site. They paused for photos and then went quickly into a one Story building that is part of the operations run by the belgian defense contractor Saba. It s a straightforward kind of process said . Embassy spokesman James Findley this is bean counting going in and looking at what the treaty says Are limited and figuring tout he said. The soviets he said would have a Chance atthe facility to measure unarmed cruise missiles removed from their canisters for repair or maintenance. Britons join Prince Andrew in welcoming new Princess London a Prince Andrew arrived at a Lon Don Hospital tuesday with a bouquet of red roses to visit his wife Sarah and their Newborn daughter As delighted britons celebrated the Princess birth on what Many consider to be an especially Lucky Day. Champagne corks popped Bells rang and camera flashed outside Portland Hospital in Central London with the announcement monday night of the birth of a6-Pound, 12-ounce girl to Andrew the Duke of York and his red haired Duchess the former Sarah Ferguson. The Princess of York who has not yet been named is their first child and the fifth grandchild of Queen Elizabeth ii. Jane Makim the Duchess elder sister who lives i Australia told reporters that her Mother Susan bar rantes who was at the Hospital for the birth had Tele phoned to say the baby was very Alert did t have much hair and had a Petite Little face. Just fit for a  Twenty eight year old Andrew with a yellow Rose inthe Lapel of his dark Blue suit smiled and waved to a Large crowd of journalists and several dozen Well wish ers before going inside the american owned Portland Hospital. Only 24 hours earlier he had looked somber and anxious As he drove his wife also 28, to the Hospital from the country Home West of London that they Are renting from King Hussein of Jordan. Or. Anthony Kenney the Duchess obstetrician was also at the Hospital tuesday. He led a team of four doctors in the delivery room. Hundreds of people on their Way to work tuesday morning stopped off at Buckingham Palace to see the Brief notice posted on the Gates announcing the baby s birth. Polish student Arek Ilnicki went straight there after arriving in London. I think the English Are a bit mad about the baby. But it s  Andrew a Royal Navy lieutenant flew to Londonov sunday from Singapore where he is on sea duty aboard the destroyer Edinburgh. News of the birth was announced to the ship s Crew and the Prince s fellow officers immediately toasted the health of the baby and parents. The Buckingham Palace statement announcing the birth said the Duchess of York was safely delivered of a daughter at 8 18  the statement said the delivery was a Normal birth and there were no  neither the Palace nor the doctors would say whether the birth had been induced As newspapers had speculated. There was much speculation Over the baby s name with Elizabeth and Victoria As favourites. Early in his wife s pregnancy Andrew had been quoted As saying the baby would be called Annabel. Rate from Page 1 Matic move the fed can take. Most were expecting the fed to push up the Federal funds rate the interest Banks charge each other for overnight Loans by an eighth or a Quarter of a percent age Point from its current 7.75 percent. David Wyss an economist with data resources inc., Lexington mass., consulting firm said he had not expected a discount rate increase from the fed Board Al appointees of president Reagan until after the november elections. But he said the fed acted now rather than inthe fall when the gop presidential Campaign of vice president George Bush will be in full swing. I think the timing is very deliberate to do it before the Republican convention. That s sort of the Kickoff for the Republican political Campaign and raising the discount rate now May be seen As better than interrupt ing the Campaign Wyss said. The Likely negative effects of the hike include push ing up the value of the Dollar which could slow the improvement of the . Trade deficit Wyss said. The Dollar has been appreciating against foreign currencies since Early this year and now stands at an 18-Monthhigh against the West German Mark. It was the pre Vious fall in the value of the Dollar that shrank the Trade deficit. Wyss also said that the increase now will Likely make government borrowing this week More costly. The Treasury department in its quarterly auctions planned to sell $11 billion in 10-year notes tuesday and $11 billion in three year notes on wednesday. Hamadi from Page 1 thing else failed Hamadi said in a 45-minute presen tation. There was no other Way to free the prisoners other than the Means  shortly after the june 1985 hijacking ended Israel released approximately 700 lebanese. In reflecting on the hijacking Hamadi told the court i am not ready to do something like that again. As i took part in the action that happened out of the belief that there was no other Way to get the release of those imprisoned. Now i m of the opinion that that s not the  the trial which started in july was adjourned until sept. 6, when members of the Crew of the Twa plane were to begin testifying. Until tuesday the Only testimony that Hamadi was involved in the hijacking came from two witnesses who testified that Hamadi s older brother Abbas had told them As much. Hamadi told the court that one of the three alleged hijackers still at Large Hassan Izz Al din was in charge of the hijacking and had shot Stethem. The pistol was in his Izz Al din s hand Hama isaid. I did t use it. Our orders were not to harm anyone but i could t persuade him not to  Stethem s parents Richard and Patricia Stethem of Waldorf md., were in the courtroom As Hamadi spoke. When Hamadi finished chief judge Heiner Miick Enberger said the testimony was surprising for every body. It Marks a certain turn in the  it was an intelligent presentation of your Point of View he added saying that the court would have to reconsider the future course of the trial. Hamadi was arrested at Frankfurt Airport on jan.13, 1987, when customs officials found liquid explosives in his Luggage. Force from Page 1 brutal campaigns of world War i set piece Battles Trench warfare Mustard Gas attacks and human wave assaults. Foreign minister Ali Akbar Velamati of Iran told re porters monday i wish to declare my government is prepared to accept the demand of the Secretary Genera land that of the entire world Community to refrain from any military action on land sea and air starting today. Let me express my sincere Hope that today s historic announcement will be the first step in the implementation of All provisions of Resolution 598, and the achievement of a just comprehensive and honorable settlement re turning peace and stability to All the  Ismat Kitani of Iraq told reporters now we begin the arduous but Happy March that begins from Here. I am sure it will not be a smooth Road but it will be much More pleasant than fighting and  the cease fire agreement was announced after weekend of negotiations in which Iraq gave up its de Mand for face to face talks with Iran As a precondition to a truce. On monday the Secretary general s office released report saying that the Gulf peacekeeping Mission May in clude a Small naval patrol for the waterway the first time the United nations has planned to commission a Fleet. . Spokesman Francois Giuliani said monday that about 25 nations would Send officers to the . Iran Iraq military observer group. He declined to name the countries but said it i unlikely that any of the permanent Security Council members the United states soviet Union Britain France or China would Send troops