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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 14, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 roller coaster wedding Michael Ball and Debbie Beller have been roller coaster fans since childhood. So after exchanging marriage vows they went for a roller coaster ride with their wedding party at six flags magic Mountain in Valencia Calif. Pakistan seeks to lease frigates from . Navy Washington a Pakistan troubled by the naval buildup of rival India has struck a Deal to lease up to eight of the 16 . Navy frigates the . Defense department is retiring for budget reasons officials said. It. Barbara Kent a Navy spokeswoman said Friday Congress was informed of the Deal in a letter written by rear adm. Thomas c. Lynch the Navy Schief of legislative affairs. Congress has 30 Days to Block the transaction if i wishes to do so she said. Kent said Pakistan would be allowed to inspect nine frigates. According to an other official however pakistani officials have been told they can lease a maximum of eight of the warships. A top congressional aide said Congress was unlikely to intervene because the decision has already been made to cutback the .  the decision was made up Here not to keep these ships in service because of the Cost of operating them so if Pakistan wants to take on that expense we Haven objection the aide said. The ships because of their age an outmoded boiler plants require a disproportionate number of sailors to operate compared to modern warships. According to Kent Pakistan has t said How Many frigates it wants. The Navy assuming Congress goes along will begin allowing pakistani inspection sin october she said. The Navy declined Friday to say How much Pakistan would pay for the warships. But according to defense department figures the highest rental fee that Paki Stan would be charged for eight frigate would be $6.31 million per year. Pakistan is being offered an initial five year lease on the ships but any agreement can be terminated at anytime Kent said. The Deal with Pakistan is being struck five months after India leased a nuclear powered attack submarine from the so Viet Union for its Navy. The Indian Navy is getting to be powerful Force said one defense department source. Pakistan is naturally concerned and they re prepared to put Forward the manpower needed to operate these  the american frigates being offered to Pakistan Are of the so called Garcia an Brooke classes. They were built in the mid-1960s. California chemical fire injures 3, closes roads san Jose Calif. A a four alarm chemical fire produced Clouds of noxious smoke that injured at least three people and closed two Busy highways near san Jose before firefighters brought it under control authorities said. A passing Motorist was overcome by smoke and taken to a Hospital for treat ment and a firefighter and a police offi cer also required treatment police sgt. Jim Morin said. The Blaze was triggered Friday by Small explosion at Altus corp., a Battery manufacturer about 1 ., and about200 employees were evacuated said Jack Meral a company vice president. He said the Blaze was controlled around2 15  The Highway patrol said inter state 880 and Highway 101 near san Jose were closed temporarily. Firm charged with using first lady s name for gain Washington a rep. Charles b. Rangel charged Friday that Procter and Gamble is using first lady Nancy Reagan s name for gain in connection with the just say no anti drug program. The new York Democrat also decried the company s exclusive use of her name saying other companies should be allowed to join mrs. Reagan s  Don t think anyone has the exclusive right to the first lady s picture the White House and the kids that write in Rangel told reporters at a news conference. I would like Procter and Gamble to say this program makes sense we will support it ? but i Don t want the to say other companies can t  Procter and Gamble has an exclusive contract to users. Reagan name in advertisements in connection with the anti drug promotion. In the promotion Blank Dona Tion pledges to assist the just say no foundation were included in a mailing to 48 million households along wit coupons for Procter and Gamble products. Rangel who is chairman of the House select com Mittee on narcotics abuse and control said he believes Procter and Gamble used mrs. Reagan s name for profit without her knowledge or support. He said he also was disturbed that the foundation and its volunteers were being used to increase sales of Procter and Gamble products. Rangel said he did not believe the White House had anything to do with the commercialization of the drug program. Rangel showed reporters a March 23, 1987, letter from Procter and Gamble to the foundation in which the company said All Competition by other retailer must be eliminated. Any breach of this agreement the letter said will preclude Procter and Gamble s interest in sup porting just say no in years to  the letter also said the company was excited about teaching youngsters to stay drug free but we remind you that our primary objective is build the  a Procter and Gamble spokesman Gerald s. Gen Dell while acknowledging that the letter is authentic said the corporation was involved in the program be cause we feel it is a very worthwhile undertaking which is doing work in helping prevent drug  we also strongly deny the allegations that we have inane Way abused the just say no program Gendell said from Procter and Gamble s Headquarters in  was accompanied by Tom Adams and Joan Brann who until a week ago were president and Vic president respectively of the just say no foundation which urges school children to say no to drugs. They said they were asked to resign by Wallace w. Abbott of Procter and Gamble who is chairman of the foundation. I would like Wallace Abbott to resign return the pro Gram to its grass roots and then apologize to the children and parents Adams said. Gang violence continues to haunt Illinois couple Joliet 111. A a Molotov cocktail was hurled through the living room window of a couple who spoke out against gangs and authorities pledged they would Wield a bigger knife to excise gang violence from their City. The Home of Jenny and Roscoe Bryan twas heavily damaged thursday night officials  decent Good people can t go to sleep at night without having to worry that someone is going to throw some thing into their House that Means there a cancer that we be got to Cut out said councilman Warren Dorris. Well get bigger knife if we have  the bombing took place despite in creased patrols. The Bryants were among neighbourhood residents who asked for the added Protection and met with officials of this Northern Illinois City to Dis cuss gang violence. A bottle of flammable liquid was thrown through the window at 10 30  Thursday battalion fire chief Frank Ragusa said. It was not the first time the Bryant experienced violence this summer. A suspicious fire destroyed another Home they owned the family dog was shot dead their car and House were peppered with bullets. They gang members holler at me Al the time saying i m the lady who wants to put them in jail Jenny Bryant said  
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