European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. October 9, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 7 . To Aid mine disposal in Afghanistan United nations not the United states will Send bomb disposal experts and training material to Pakistan to Leach afghan refugees How to disarm and destroy millions of mines and Booby traps scattered Over the afghan Countryside a senior Reagan administration official said Friday. Some 10-20 million mines and other explosive de vices have been scattered around Afghanistan by planes and helicopters or fired in clusters trom artillery guns and heavy mortars in nine years of warfare. Many of them arc made of plastic and almost impossible to detect by Normal electronic Means. Although fighting Between afghan government forces and guerrillas continues a withdrawal of soviet forces is under Way that is i petted to prompt Many of the 5 million afghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran to return Home. Mines threaten to delay the return of the refugee and make the task of tilling and planting the Fields to this predominantly agricultural country extremely dangerous experts say. Assistant Secretary of stale Richard s. Williamson the official coordinating american assistance to Afghanistan said the United Stales along with several other countries would Send experts to Pakistan this month to Start teaching the roughly 3 million afghan refugees How to recognize and disarm the mines. The training programs will be in the Camps in Paki Stan and no american personnel will go into Afghani Stan he said. The Reagan administration which first suggested the formation of an International task Force to train afghan refugees in mine disposal techniques has avoided publicizing its own intention to take part in the project. Officials said Washington feared that Moscow might cite the project As a source of Covert Aid to the guerrillas battling Kabul s marxist government. We have now fully informed the soviets of our intentions Williamson said. Removing the mines is not a continuation of the  american officials said a team of state department and Pentagon expert would leave for Afghanistan monday to plan the training program and Start distributing posters and manuals in local dialects telling Refu gees How to recognize and Deal with mines and Booby Wallace says Westmore and libel trial led him to change his interview style new York. A lbs news Cor respondent Mike Wallace says the so Bering experience of the in Wick West Moreland libel trial 3vi years ago led him to tone Down his aggressive inter viewing style. You learn How it feels to be the object of press scrutiny Wallace said in an interview appearing in sunday s Parade Magazine. "1 Learned How it must feel for some one i am covering to believe he is being treated unfairly. Thai gave me sobering second  Gen. William Westmoreland tiled a $120 million libel suit against Wallace Westmoreland Wallace and lbs for a 1982 "60 minutes piece narrated by Wallace that claimed West Moreland deceived the american Public about enemy troop strength during the Vietnam War. Westmoreland dropped the charges in february 1985 before the Case went to a jury. Wallace said he is leu interested now in riling an interviewee to produce dra Matic television. I used to say i was after Light not heat. But the tact remained that the heat More than the Light generated the Atten Tion i got Wallace said. Then you grow you understand More. Over the years Light has taken pre  Calif chemical Blaze forces evacuation Palm Springs Calif. A a fire at a swimming Pool company spewed a Cloud of Gas Over this desert resort forcing the evacuation of several Hundred residents Friday evening and the closing of an Airport officials said. Thirteen people including three fire fighters were treated by ambulance Crews for breathing difficulties and Burn ing eyes but there were no serious injuries said spokeswoman Ann Erdman. The Gas apparently a brew of Pool clean ing and treatment chemicals spewed from a warehouse during a fire that started about 5 30 . Erdman said. Shortly before 10 ., the Cloud dissipated residents were allowed to return Home and the Airport was reopened erd Man said. There was no immediate de termination of the cause of the fire at Ocean Pool Mart or a Complete analysis of the chemical released she said. Chlorine a common Pool chemical is hazardous and other chemicals used in pools include acids. The Cloud spread Over a neighbourhood of upper Middle class Homes and people were evacuated from an area about one half mile Square she said. It s smack in the Middle of Palm Springs Erdman said adding that the evacuated area included Homes and a few businesses but none of the City s hotels. Officials weren t immediately Able to determine what gases were in the Cloud or the danger posed by the Gas which Erdman described As having a stinging acidic taste no estimate of the number of evacuees was immediately available but they probably numbered in the hundreds the spokeswoman said. Commercial flights and private jets in route to Palm Springs regional Airport were diverted to Ontario Airport about 50 Miles to the West. Flights were can celeb and the Airport was evacuated Erdman said. Palm Springs is 110 Miles East of los Angeles. Traps. The United Stales has already sent two expert teams to Pakistan to gather intelligence on soviet mines and Survey the refugee Camps Williamson said. Other countries that have agreed to help train the afghan refugees in techniques for disarming mines arc Britain France Italy new zealand Norway Paki Stan Sweden and Turkey British French and turkish mine disposal experts Are already established in Paki Stan officials report. The objective is to train at least two or three inhabit ants from every afghan Village by next Spring when the refugees Are expected to Start resuming Home after the Winter and begin planting their first Harvest. The United slates has asked the soviet Union to join the training program and provide samples of the mines and Booby traps used by its forces and those of the Kabul government in the War. But Moscow has so far refused to cooperate. The soviets will not acknowledge the problem they have created or help solve it Williamson said we Are  Fra orders Oral Hygiene Label changes Washington a the govern ment has accused six toothpaste and mouthwash producers of violating the Law by claiming their products can pre vent plaque or gum disease according to a published report. In letters to the companies in july the food and drug administration instructed them to Slop making the claims or provide supporting evidence the Washington Post reported. The Post identified the companies and their products As Warner Lambert Lis Lorinc Mouth Wash Colgate palmolive Colgate tooth paste Beecham products aquafresh toothpaste Vipont inc., via Cal Oral rinse Oral research laboratories Plax dental rinse a Ydelle lion inc., checkup Looth past. Fra spokeswoman fac Peterson said other companies had agreed voluntarily to change their Labelling. In its letters the Fra said the Compa Nies had not submitted evidence proving that toothpaste or mouthwash is Safe or effective for dealing with plaque or gingivitis. We Are not aware of any evidence establishing that the product is generally recognized As Safe and effective for gingivitis the idlers said. Battlefield amendment poses threat to tax Bill  a tax writer Washington a Catchall package of special tax benefits that has been two years in the making faces a new Challenge because of efforts to protect the site of one of the civil War s bloodiest Battles. On a 50-25 vote Friday night the Senate attached to the lax Bill an amendment by sen. Dale bumpers d ark., that would seize 540 acres of land on which the second Batik of Manassas was fought in 1862. The aim of the provision which the House already has approved would be to Block development of a shop Ping mall on the land. Interior Secretary Donald p. Model has said he would recommend thai president Reagan veto any legislation to which the amendment was attached. You arc asking the Senate to follow you in a pick Ell s charge to the president s veto pen sen. John Warnerr a told bumpers. But without his amendment. Bumpers said the pro Montory where Confederate Gen. Robert e. Lee had his Headquarters during the Battle will be paved Over. And i can Sec a big Granite statue in that mall with the inscription general dec stood on this spot " bumpers said. In siding with bumper the Senate turned Down a substitute plan by Warner which would have allowed the Federal government to Lake 80 acres of the privately owned land and allow housing construction on adjacent areas. Debate Over the Manassas amendments and several other non Tan proposals delayed final action on the Bill whose main purpose is to Correct errors and Clear up confusion arising from the big 1986 tax overhaul. The Senate finance committee already has attached to the measure dozens of special tax benefits Worth about j2.76 billion plus the assorted tax increases Nec Essary to pay for them. The package includes a Bill of rights for taxpayers involved in disputes with the internal Revenue serv ice. The Bill relieves Farmers from the Federal tax on diesel fuel used for off Road purposes and from the Heifer tax on livestock production expenses. Other beneficiaries include free Lance artists corporate investments in research first Lime Home buyers contributors to College athletic funds and workers who receive employer financed Legal or education Aid. The Senate has agreed to a final Vole on the Bill tuesday night but Only after considering another two dozen amendments. Congressional leaders Hope negotiator can then work out a Compromise Between the Senate Bill and the j7.5 billion version already approved by the House. At Nightfall Friday More than 100 amendments were wailing to be considered and majority Leader Robert c. Byrd d-w.va., was not pleased. This list is crazy nuts and getting crazier All the Lime Byrd said we ought to Settle Down and get our  within two hours Byrd announced senators had agreed to drop All but 29. The Senate rejected amendments Catling for. An end to what sen. Albert Gore jr., d-tenn., termed discrimination against owners of Home satellite dishes by television programmers. His amendment aimed at helping the 2 million dish owners would have required that programs provided to Cable systems be made available to dish owners. Opponents said the amendment was unnecessary. An 18-month study of whether government work ers should get equal pay for jobs of comparable Worth. A symbolic endorsement of the right of the District of Columbia to finance abortions for poor women. Raising from $17 a month to s3s the maximum tax free mass transit benefits that an employer could furnish workers