European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday october 20,1938 . Nuclear reactors Columbia . A three environmental groups have called on Energy Secretary John Herrington id prepare an Environ mental Impact statement before restarting any of inc troubled Savannah River Plant reactors. I Floc department of Energy re fuses the groups will seek a court injunction to Stop the three aging reactors from operating until a comprehensive study is completed Dan Richcr an attorney for the natural resources defens Council said tuesday. The rdc Greenpeace South Carolina s Energy re search foundation were expect Edlo deliver a letter 10 Herrington on wednesday requesting the environmental Impact statement. Srp s Hryc reactors were reduced to half Power last year when experts questioned whether the emergency Cooling system could handle a problem at full Power. Since april All three reactors have been shut Down for maintenance and testing amid additional safety questions. One reactor was restarted for less than a week Ina gust. Cambodia Resolution Bangkok Thailand a Vietnam has rejected a , draft Resolution on Cambodia calling it3 Barrier to efforts to end the dec Ade old War in that country. The Resolution prolongs the deadlock on the cambodian Issue Ai the United nations and make sit impossible for the United nations to discharge its Noble responsibility with regard to the cambo Dian Issue said a foreign ministry statement issued tuesday in Hanoi. A copy was obtained wednesday in Bangkok. The draft for the 10th consecutive year Calls on Vietnam to withdraw its forces from cambo Dia. The general Assembly is expected to adopt it soon. It was drafted by inc association of Southeast asian nations or Asean. Crash toll now 32 Rome a a ugandan Man badly burned in the crash of a Uganda airlines jetliner this wee died wednesday raising he death loll in the disaster to 32, Hospital officials said. The italian news Agency Aci identified him As Olmaro Sony of to 27. Twenty one bodies of the Vic Tims remain officially unidentified a reported. Seventeen people remained hospitalized. The Boeing 707 carried 52 peo ple including a Crew of seven. It crashed Early monday while try Anglo land at fog bound Leonardo a Vinci Airport 30 Miles Southwest of Rome. Insider trading probe Tokyo apr prosecutor wednesday searched the head quarters of two companies linked to an insider trading scandal involving some of Japan s top Lead ers from the Tokyo District prosecutor s office report edly Sci cd More than 1,000 boxes of documents. They also searched the Home of Hiroshi Matsubara chief aide to the former president of inc two companies recruit Cosmos a real estate firm and its Parent. Recruit co. $6.7 million paid out by Safe in claims during 88 fiscal year by Deedee Arlington dose Ramstein a West Germany Safe paid out 16.7 million in claims ranging from medical malpractice to household shipments during the 1988 fiscal year a sum representing an in crease of 1200,000 from 1987, according to command Legal authorities at the beginning of the 1 989 fiscal year that started oct. I Safe still owed More than $220,000 in claims that were deferred because of a Lack of funds said i. Col. Hervey a. Hotchkiss director of military and civil affairs at us afe s staff judge advocate. The amount of Money owed on oct. Twas less than the estimated 5800,000 in claims Hotchkis said Safe originally had anticipated deferring until the 1989 fiscal year. Having initially budgeted $6.5 million in fiscal 1988 Tor claims Safe had received and spent j5.7 million bythe end of july he said. Air Force Legal authorities informed Safe in August that no More Money would be available Tor claims until the 1 989 fiscal year. Later that month however the com Mand received an additional ii million Tor claims which it has since paid out Kolc kiss said. It is unusual for a command to Havel ask for additional Money to pay in claims he said. This occurred. ,. As result of significant cutbacks in the amount of Money allocated by the department of defense for claims in 1987, Safe paid approximately$6.5 million in claims an increase of �600,000 from the s5.9 million paid out in 1986. Hotchkiss said the increases in 1988could not be attributed to a specific Type of claim. There Are no noticeable increase or decreases in volume or Dollar amount of the various types of claims tiled. Other than what would normally be expected with the air Force s Effort at reducing the number of permanent change of Tea Tion moves Hotchkiss said. One of the most expensive claims Safe paid in 1988 involved a medical malpractice complaint filed by the wife of an air Force member that Cost the command �20,000. Hotchkiss said the woman filed the claim after a civilian contract physician prescribed too much of a particular chemical solution for a bladder Condi Tion she was being treated for. Although he claimant did t suffer permanent Oblong term problems from the dosage error she did suffer Short Tram chemical Burns abdominal pain vaginal discomfort and bladder problems. None of the claims Safe paid resulted from civil court action Hotchkiss said. Until the 1989 fiscal year claims we repaid out of a Central defense department account. Effective oct. I Safe claims Are being paid out of the major com mand1 operations and maintenance budget change Safe official expect to have Tittle effect on procedure Al ready in place. On the receiving end Safe collected $581,421 through aug. 31 in fiscal 1988 pro government claims thai included amounts recovered from Hospital reimbursement damage to government property and damage caused by govern ment contracted Carrier who move furniture and other items. Of the three categories Hotchkiss said Safe recovered the bulk of the funds $522,449 in Carrier recovery claims. Looming in fiscal 1989 is the Resolution of claims filed in conjunction with the Ramstein air show disaster cd aug.28. The disaster which killed 69 pc plei occurred when three italian air Force jets collided during an Aerial Man Euver Andone plane crashed into Spectator. If it is determined that of unite states will share responsibility Tor the catastrophe Hotchkis said most claims will be Aid under the terms of the nato status of Force agreement with the . Than irony paid by the . Army which has single service claims responsibility for nato claims in Germany. Some property damage will be paid by the air Force but no special Alloca Tion of Money has been set aside in Safe for the payment of such claims fugitive pro nazi suspect 83, arrested Munster West Germany a authorities on wednesday detained a former pro nazi latvian police com Mander who had faced deportation from the United Stales for alleged involve ment in world War ii atrocities. Boleslav Maikovskis 83, was arrested at his Home in Mun scr Dortmund prosecutor Klaus Schacht said. Maikovskis had applied for Politica Asylum in West Germany after fleeing the United states last year. He had been living in Mincola n.y.,since 19si. On Friday the . Justice department said he had fled the country but could not say when. Schachl a prosecutor in Dortmund s War crimes investigation office Sai Maikovskis was being investigated in connection with charges of murder an attempted murder he said investigators were Basing their initial investigation on evidence presented at another War crimes trial incest Germany where Maikovskis was mentioned several said authorities would first determine whether Maikovskis was i Good enough health to be held. On tuesday the Nurnberg based fed eral office that oversees political Asylum requests said that Markov Iii had submitted a request for political Asylum incest Germany nearly a year ago. Authorities will decide by the end of november whether to Grant Maikovskis request. Officials said that Maikovskis could theoretically face a criminal trial in West Germany even if he is granted political Asylum. In order to be granted political Asylum Maikovskis will have to convince authorities that be is being politically persecuted elsewhere authorities said. Maikovskis had been a chief of a nazi created police Force in Latvia during world War ii. He is accused of having ordered the mass arrest of residents in the latvian Village of Andrini and the burning the town. The 200 villagers were Bier killed by the nazis. 9 Usa eur support units getting new names Heidelberg West Germany six Usa eur support units were Rede signalled tuesday with three additional name changes scheduled nov. I. The changes will not affect the organization number of personnel or equip ment assigned to each unit Usa eur. Official said. The changes were made to eliminate confusion Between Active duty and Reserve component units. The 21st support come headquartered in kaisers Lauvern West Germany is the largest unit affected and is now the 21st theater army area come. The unit provides logistics support to Sites in eng land Belgium the Netherlands Luxem Bourg and West Germany. Other units affected by he change in clude the support commands for v corps and Vii corps. The 2nd support come at a Ellingen West Germany is now the 2nd corps support come Thev corps 3rd support come in Wiesbaden West Germany is now the 3rd corps support come three other units redesign Ald tues Day were he eth support come locate Din Rhc Inberg West Germany which was renamed the 7th theater army area omd the 9th support Center in Kai sen Lautem which now is the 9th mate Riel management Center and the 201 it support Center at Camp Darby Italy now the 201st Materiel management Center. The changes beginning nov. I in clude the support come for the South Ern european task Force based in Vicinza Italy. It Wilt be called the 3th theater army area come. The 800th service co i Nellinger will become the 800th Materiel management Center corp sup port come. The 19th support Center in Wiesbaden will become the 19th mate Riel management Center corps support come. Show planned for air crash victim fund kor Westheim. West Germany a 12-hour musical Benefit for victims of the aug. 28 Ramstein air show disaster will be held saturday at the Pallon Vitle Airfield in Kom Westheim. The event sponsored by the ludwigs Burg kor Westheim military sub comm Nily begins at noon and is expected to feature a disc jockey and two bands. Admission is free. The sub Community pm Anglo raise Money for the ram Stem air show casually fund by Selling food an drinks during the Day additionally a local motorcycle dub will conduct Riding demonstrations at the event including a slow Riding contest. The motor cyclists will arrive at the Benefit after participating a toys for tots Charity ride from Eubron to the Patlon Rifle Chapel cyclists who wish to participate in the ride should arrive at the Wharton bar Racks Post Exchange in Heil bran by10 30 . Saturday with toys strapped to their motorcycles
