European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes saturday August 27,1988 Iran Iraq teams begin talks on ending War world today Geneva a Iran and Iraq on thursday opened the first face to face negotiations on ending their 8-year-old War and the mediator . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar voiced Hope they would embark on a path of  Perez de Cuellar welcomed the delegations headed by iranian foreign minister a Akbar Velamati and his iraqi counterpart Tariq Aziz and they sat at Long rectangular tables positioned left and right of the .team in a triangular fashion. The atmosphere in the ornate . Hall was  smiled and nodded at the iranians when the two delegations entered the chamber but there was no re action. The delegates numbered 13 on the iranian Side and 15 on the iraqi Side. Perez de Cuellar was flanked by five aides. . Spokesman Francois Giuliani said the meeting was conducted in English arabic and Farsi. After about 2 a hours the delegations moved int different rooms where . Representatives consulted with them separately. Giuliani said he could not provide further detail Sand added it is not a bad sign nor a Good sign. It s a Normal process of  Giuliani said the round of talks was expected to continue through sunday at least but he did not know exactly when it would end or when Perez de Cuellar would leave Geneva. A1 truce that took effect aug. 20 appeared to beholding. Seem Fahmani a spokesman for the 350 . Observers patrolling the 733-mile Iraq Iran War front said in Baghdad there have been no major violations. Hashemi a Sfanjani Iran s parliament speaker and acting commander of the country s armed forces charged on thursday however that Iraq was obstructing peace efforts to end the conflict Tehran radio reported. The two delegations include political representatives Legal experts army representatives and officials of Relief societies. The talks Are the first step toward . Resolution 598, which was adopted by the Secu Rity Council More than one year ago. It Calls on Iran and Iraq to cooperate with the Secre tary general in achieving a comprehensive just and honorable settlement of All outstanding issues. Implementation of the cease fire Resolution involves iranian foreign minister a Akbar Velamati left arrives in Geneva. The Man at right was not identified. A wide Range of issues including settlement of Borde disputes and establishment of a commission to deter mine which Side started the War. . Sources said the . Chief was considering the appointment of former Swiss president Kurt Furg Ler As his representative to mediate the talks. The multilingual furrier who made Swiss history Ashe successful mediator in a dispute Between two Swiss language groups served on the Federal Cabinet until last year. If the negotiations Are still under Way in mid sep tember they might move to . Headquarters in Newyork because Perez de Cuellar must preside at the opening of the general Assembly on sept. 20, . Spokeswoman Nadia Younes. The exiled main iraqi opposition group the Tehran based supreme Council of the islamic revolution in Iraq said peace was impossible unless it can join the talks. Evacuated residents in Canada await test results after pc fire Montreal a about 3,000 evacuated Resi dents spent a second Day away from their Homes Fri Day awaiting results of soil and water tests to see whether a pc fire caused Long term contamination of their Community. The first test results were to be made Public later Friday but there was no guarantee the residents would be allowed Back into their Homes in suburban St. Basile be grand. Most were staying with friends and rela Tives. The fire burned overnight tuesday at a depot Stor ing 23,400 Gallons of Oil tainted with pcs or poly chlorinated biphenyl. The flames sent a toxic Black Cloud Over a 5 /2 Square mile area. No one was seriously injured but at least 50 we retreated for lung and skin irritation. Quebec agriculture minister Michel Page estimated that 400 cows could have been contaminated As Well As hundreds of acres of farm land. Authorities sealed off the normally tranquil suburb 15 Miles East of Montreal and told residents not to eat fruit or vegetables from their gardens drink tap water or use backyard pools until tests were completed. Pcs Are suspected of causing cancer. Production of the chemical is banned but supplies formerly used to Cool hydroelectric transformers Are stored at depot throughout the province which has no facility capable of neutralizing or destroying the chemicals. Some of the 3,000 residents who were whisked from their Homes hired a lawyer on wednesday to give Legal clout to their anger Over the presence of potentially deadly chemicals in their neighbourhood. Or. Gaetan Carrier of de Maisonneuve Rosemon Hospital in Montreal said exposure to pcs could cause cancers liver disorders skin rashes birth defects and spontaneous abortions. Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa and environment minister Clifford Lincoln flew to St. Basile on wednesday to face hostile residents who have lobbied for years to have the pc dump removed. Bourassa said the incident was serious but not dra Matic and promised compensation for victims. Quebec fire commissioner Cyrille Delage directing an inquiry into the fire said the warehouse s fire an burglar alarm did t work. But he said the depot s owner North Central dynamics inc., conformed with safety regulations introduced by his department in 1985 for storing pcs. Residents have charged however that the Lack of a Fence sprinkler system and Security guard made the site a time bomb. No cause of the fire has been determined. Official were considering the possibility of arson because of the manner in which the warehouse exploded and blazed. Only about 5,720 Gallons of the pc contaminated Oil burned leaving the problem of How to dispose of the remainder officials said. Noise pollution hazardous to society scientists say Stockholm Sweden a noise is a Public health Hazard and governments must act to curb it scientists said thursday at the end of an International conference on noise pollution. Delegates to the four Day conference said the Long term effects of even Low Levels of noise could include disturbed sleep damaged concentration and stress. They cited one report showing that children from noisy schools located close to highways or airports do not read As Well As children from schools in quiet areas. Noise can have immediate damaging physio logical effects above 60-75 decibels and lower Levels can create Long term problems. The human ear has a Range of about 130 decibels. Traffic is the biggest source of noise pollution and is considered a health Hazard when exceed ing 55 decibels the experts said at a news con Ference. Sudden peaks of noise Are especially harmful such As screeching tires and motorcycles. Senators visit Indonesia for talks on Trade Law Jakarta Indonesia a Sens. Ernest f. Hollings and Richard c. Shelby met thursday with indonesian Trade minister Arifin Siregar and discussed a new . Trade Law and textile Bill that Indonesia fears is protectionist. After the meeting Hollings , told re porters he would try to retain the free Trade sys tem because the United states has bought Many agricultural and Industrial products from indo Nesia. A Trade ministry expert Rudy Lengkong said the minister conveyed to the senators in Donesia s deep concern Over the new Trade Bill during the meeting and warned that it might be protectionist. He said Indonesia will continue to seek offi Cial ways to ease the restrictions because we have also purchased . Commodities like cot ton flour and soybeans in a Large  Hollings and Shelby d-ala., arrived her wednesday for an official visit through monday. Intact phoenician Tomb found on Sardinia Island san Antioco Sardinia a a phoenician Tomb from the sixth Century . Has been discovered on this Island off the Southern coast of Sardinia archaeologists say. The Tomb untouched by grave robbers was located in the past few Days during an excava Tion in the necropolis of the ancient town of Sulci. The Tomb contained the remains of five Bod ies 60 vases one Golden earring a number of Glass necklaces and three Stone scarabs said archaeologist Paolo Bernardini. He said it is believed to be one of the oldest tombs Ever found in Sulci. The phoenicians were an ancient sea trading people who spread from their Homeland in Leb anon and colonized areas of North Africa As Well As southwestern Italy. Israelis announce new chief intelligence officer Jerusalem a Brig. Gen. Oren Sha Chor has been appointed chief intelligence offi cer the second highest position in the Intelli gence corps the army command said thursday. The 42-year-old Shachory has held several intelligence linked posts since j9ining the military in 1964, including head of intelligence in the army Southern command. He fought in the 1973 Middle East War an the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. In 1986, Shachory was appointed to head the army s Liaison uni with foreign armies. Shachory succeeds Brig. Gen. Giora Zorea an will serve under maj. Gen. Amnon Svachak head of the intelligence corps