European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page2 the stars and St Lopes Friday september 2.1988 rules for importing foreign cars temporarily eased for military by the stars and stripes the environmental Protection Agency Kurg Untch a Grace period to inc military through 1990 Tor shipping some foreign made cars o the United states. Service members who purchased foreign specification cars before dec. 1, 1987, now will be permitted to ship them Back through dec. 31, 1990, under less re is Rich pc Epa guidelines. Our surveys show that an estimated 10,000 scr inc members throughout Europe Are affected by this decision said Victoria Logan a Usa eur transportation official Logan said thai old Epa rules allowed individual personally to import and convert Jer get specific atari vehicles to meet . Department of transportation and Epa emission standards. That policy also allowed a waiver of Epa standards for vehicles live Mode years old or older. Then Epa rules that went into effect july 1 Sulho a cd Only Agency approved Independent commercial importers to import non-. Specification vehicle into the United slates. The vehicles had to be brought up to current Epa standards. Now he Epa is granting a hardship exemption to the new rules for department of defense employees who Jere not Able to return the so called Gray mar Ket wades to the United  the restrictions took a frock Logan said. During the  it Wilt not be necessary to ship the Chiew Taro Utkan approved commercial in Porter Jurf Fie old rules will  order to qualify Tor die  exemption Logan said the following  met the vehicle must be at least five to. On the Date it is shipped from overseas. For these proposes the Model year ends aug. 31 of each Calendar year. The vehicle must be shipped from a foreign port before Jan. 1,1991. The importer must have owned the vehicle before dec to 1997, and be Able to provide a copy of a dated Bill of Sale or registration document that proves this. Ii must be the first importation of a  motor vehicle by the owner. The vehicle must be imported for personal use and Iti Purchase cannot have been arranged by a Busi Ness or agent the vehicle cannot he sold for at least two years from Loc Date . The importer must be an individual not a Busi Ness. Kan of the requirements ire met the importer mus submit supporting documentation to the Epa to obtain a prior written approval , defense department employees can eel the letter at local transportation offices Logan said e be fonts have not b611 received yet but we in pert to Vanhy mid september and they will be issued to All  offices she said. Theus. Customs sender will not allow the vehicle to enter without the App Vaj  information is available at local transportation offices Logan said. News updates Delvonte buys horses Ocala Fla. A the de posed but .-recognized presi Dent of Panama Eric Arturo Del Vallec visited this Central Florida Community to buy horses spokesman said tuesday. Alberto Garcia de Paredos the panamanian Consul general in new York said he and Delval behave been in Ocala since saturday to attend the annual open Sale of thoroughbreds at the Recd is  horseman whose family was a founder of a race track in Panama Delvalle bought a filly for 130,000 on tuesday and a Colt for $20,000on monday. The United slates has continued10 recognize Del Paije As Panama s Leader since he was ousted feb. 26by Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega after trying to fire the military ruler Del Vallec who has been in hid ing in Panama is expected to meet with . Officials during his visit to this country jokes preceded crash Denver a a Blackboy tape recording from an ill fated Continental airlines flight shows the pilots joked about a flight attendant s dating habits but failed to discuss the mow falling before the Jet crashed killing 28people, a newspaper reported. In the nearly three minutes of Pilot conversation omitted from a nation Al transportation safety Board Tran script released earlier discussion be tween the Pilot and co Pilot Centre around whether a woman flight Atten Dant dated pilots the Denver pos reported wednesday. There was no discussion about de icing the Jet or Oft St Snow falling at slap con International Airport in the minutes before the nov. Is 1987, crash the newspaper said. The Union of fight attendants has filed a statement with the transportation Board saying that the tape shows the pilots discussing unnecessary and unprofessional  toxic waste ship rejected by Britain Plymouth. England a ship carrying toxic Watte that the govern ment refused to accept for disposal salted away wednesday after two Days in inter National Waters off Britain. The destination of the Karin a loaded with 2, too tons of Industrial solvents was unknown said a port control official in this Southern City. The wastes which originated in Italy were dumped secretly and illegally in Nigeria and then removed in two shipload by contractors for italian authorities the Karin a which left Nigeria july30, was rejected by Spanish and Welsh ports before appearing off Plymouth on monday said the environmental group friends of the Earth. West Germany also said it would not accept the waste. A second ship the deep sea Carrier sailed from Nigeria aug. 15, carrying 1,000 tons of the solvents reportedly for Ravenna Italy which objected strongly to accepting the cargo. It showed up of Gibraltar Nuh us Recd adm. Sergio Majoli who has served is montas3iqnimandjp$hape officials said tuesday. Ruggiero s previous  have include stints As Deputy chief of Itrato the  of the italian Fleet Commanda Arof the naval Academy. Hag officer of the 1st naval Jim. Chief of staff to us com Mander of the  and Deputy chief of Sun Tofte italian Navy. / his last assignment was As commander of the italian Leet and commander Central Mediterranean