European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 29, 1988 the stars and stripes Paga 9 pair Back from .s.r., still mad at . Erie a. A a couple who sought a belter life in inc soviet Union following financial setbacks in the United suites Are Back Home embittered nearly broke and not sure where their food shelter and Money Wil come from. By monday we will be broke so we arc going to move into the . Courthouse to live Theodore Branch 42, said tuesday from a Small Motel in Eric where he and his wife Cheryl 40, were staying. The couple claimed that after soviet officials gave them a furnished apartment and jobs at radio Moscow s North american service officials at the . Embassy in Moscow offered them the same benefits plus help in resolving their troubled finances if they returned to the United states. State department officials in Washington d.c., said the branches were offered Only the same loan available to any stranded . Citizen to finance  Sage to the United slates they made promises there and now they Are backing out Branch claimed. The branches left for the soviet Union 10 months ago because we were so mad at the . Govern ment but not at the  we re really mad now he said. Branch said that after their arrival in Moscow the soviets asked them to visit the . Embassy because . Officials were worried about them. He said they refused because we vowed we would never step inside another Federal building. They weren t worried about us there. Why would they be worried about us Here the soviets asked them in february to assure the . Embassy that they were not being held against their will. Branch claims that during a subsequent meeting Jill Farrelly byrncs. The embassy s second Secretary and vice Consul said do you need Money we have jobs for you. We have a place for you to live and medical  at an August meeting the embassy officials said they could not help solve their problems unless the branches returned to the United states he said. We thought if they were willing to work with us to make amends Why should we hold a grudge Branch said. No one greeted them in Washington As promised Branch said. I think we have been deceived. Behave been stripped of everything said in. Branch. It is hard to believe that in a democratic society two people could be in such a prod  the branches want to be reimbursed for the 13,000 air fare to come Home and for their Motel room. The government is heavily indebted to us an Why should t we feel like this she said. It is supplied to be a great  Branch said they might return to the soviet Union but they Are tired of moving Back and fort across the Ocean at somebody s  the Trau Bleci that made the soviet Union look Good to the branches included the couple s inability to collect s 10.000 in Back wages from the Central Florida broadcasting co. Despite a Federal court judgment in their favor. In addition land they owned in Eric county was declared part of a flood Plain by the Federal govern ment and is worthless she said. 10 years later state declares love canal Safe Niagara Falls . A Afler 10 years state health officials have declared love canal Safe enough for hundreds of former residents to return tothe neighbourhood that became world a Moi for chemical contamination. Slate health commissioner or. David Axelrod Laid tuesday most areas of love canal contain no More chemicals than other neighbourhoods in this Industrial City. The Long awaited finding was hailed by love canal residents who feared that the neighbourhood would not be resettled but would be left vacant As a Symbol of Environ mental disaster. We be been waiting for this for id years said Nunzio Loverdi who lived in a housing project in love canal. "1 h be the first to move  but former resident Lois Gibbs who Heads a Washington based environmental group pointed out that the state has not removed All inc chemicals dumped in the area in the 1940s, but merely contained the Hazard and cleaned up some  of families had been awaiting the decision to determine whether they can return to the Homes they left 10 years ago when president Carter declared the area a National disaster. As Many As 80 other fam Ilies were hoping the study would confirm their decision to stay in their Homes near the former chemical dumps the. The go ahead for resettlement will add to a revitalization under Way in the area. Phyllis Fustor president of the Niagara Falls Board of realtors said the City is having a real estate Boom. The decision has been so Long in coming that for most people it does t matter anymore festo said. Home prices in the love canal area have risen in each of the last three years from an avcragcof$35,000 to s40,000, she said. Toxi .  200 Miles to. Ark. 1. St. Marys River 2. Fox Rivery Moulhem Green Bay 3. Milwaukee Estuary 4. Waukegan Harbor 5. Grand Calumet River Indiana Harbor canal 6. Saginaw River Saginaw Bay 7. Is. Clair River 8. Detroit River 9. Rouge River 10. Raisin River 11. Maumee River 12. Black River 13. Cuya hoga Olvar 14. Ashta Faula River 15. Buffalo River 16. Niagara River 17. Hamilton Harbor 18. Is. Lawrence River i a / Tennessee Chicago Tribune graphic source environment Canada re. Carolina Festor who lives two blocks from love canal said people Aren t frightened by the Prospect of ving near the site. Love canal an abandoned waterway project was used by the Hooker chemical co. To dispose of thousand of pounds of chemical wastes in the 1940s. To accompany made herbicides and pesticides. In the 1950s, the canal and its con tents were covered Over and Homes and an elementary school built. It was t until the Early 1970s that people began to notice foul smells in their basements a doily puddles in their Yards. They also began to notice High Chan usual incidences of miscarriages birth defects cancer leukaemia neurological disease allergies epilepsy and suicide. In All 728 Homes in a so Block area were evacuated and the elementary school and 228 houses Lorn Down. The slate and Federal government file multimillion Dollar suits against the com Pany s Parent. Occidental chemical corp. Much of that litigation is Hill pending. The dumpsite has been fenced off and surrounded with Clay and plastic liners to prevent the chemicals from leaking into the air or groundwater. Corroding Drums of chemicals have been separated and com plex Ninon tend monitoring systems built. As part of the slate ruling a task Force of local officials will create a plan to re Settle the Community and assist Home owners in renovating their Homes Many of which have fallen into disrepair. Niagara Falls mayor Michael Olaughlin said inc decision will be Good for the City. It won t mean a landslide of people moving Back o Laughlin said. But twill mean the City will begin to put the Nightmare behind  Reagan promotes five admirals and generals by Norman Black a military writer Washington president Reagan has nominated five generals and admirals for promotion and announced the retirements of three others according to the defense department. I. Gen Craven c. Rogersjr. Of the air Force has been selected As the next Deputy chief of the . Central come the defense department said. The command based in Macdill fab Fla. Is responsible for . Forces i n the Middle East. Rogers 54, is a native of Galveston Texas who now serves As the commander of the 7th air Force in South Korea. Air Force maj Gen Thomas a. Baker meantime has been nominated for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general and ordered to replace Rogers in South Korea. Baker s3, is a native of Golconda 111., who now serves As the vice commander of the air training come i n Randolph fab Texas. The president also has nominated Navy rear adm u James f. Dorsey or. For promotion to the rank of vice Admiral and new assignment As com Mander of the . 3rd Fleet in Hawaii. Dorsey 54, is a native of Baltimore md., who is serving As the assistant Deputy chief of naval operations for plans policy and operations. Rear adm u Henry h. Mauz or. Has been nominated for promotion to the rank of vice Admiral and assignment As the next commander of the . 7th Fleet in Japan. Mauz 52, is a native of Lynchburg,va., who now serves As the Deputy chief of staff for plans and operations with the . Pacific Fleet. The fifth promotion involves rear adm l Johne. Gordon who has been nominated to receive a second Star and to move to the position of Deputy judge advocate general of the Navy. Cordon 47, is a native of Kingston pa., who now serves As the head of the naval Security and investigative come. Each of the promotions Wilt require Senate confirmation. The three retirements meantime All involve naval officers. They include vice adm. Clyde r. Bell vice adm Walter t. Piloti or. And vice adm. William e. Ramsey the defense department said. Bell will step Down on dec. 1 after completing More than 35 Yean of Active duty service. He it currently serving As the vice director of the joint Strate Gic target planning staff. Piloti is retiring Jan. I 1989, after completing More than 32 Acari of Active service. He is now the head of the military sea lift come. Ramsey is planning to retire on March 1, 19s9, after completing More than 35 years of Active serv ice. He is currently the Deputy commander of the . 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