European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 20, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 car acc 2 admirals share obfuscation honors from press dispatches St. Lorils defense Secretary Frank . William Crowe and rear adm. William Fogarty were named winners Friday of the 19ss Doublespeak award for the language used to explain the Downing of an iranian jetliner m inc persian Gulf by a . Warship. The committee on Public Doublespeak of the National Council of teachers of English said deceptive language was used in the report on the Downing of Iran air flight 655 by the guided missile Cruiser Vince incs on july 3 and at a news conference on aug. 19 to explain the report. The language used in he  report and the language used during the press conference was filled with the Doublespeak of omission distortion Contra diction and misdirection said William d. I ill?., the Rutgers University professor who headed the Public Doublespeak Tim mice of the National Council of teachers of English based in Urbana lit. In addition to censoring essential information Sueh As the names of almost All of he Partid pams the report lacked any original source informal Ion such As statements by participants and any of Tii data recorded by the ships computers he said. Second place in the i9s8 Doublespeak Derby went to an Anonymous official or the Reagan admin isl a tin who Lulu said denied that officials of the administration had covered up inc involvement of honduran military officials in drug  the official was quoted As saying ii was t that there was a cover up. It s just thai people knew cer Tain questions should t be  third place went to sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah who said capital punishment is our society s recognition of the Sanctity of human  the Doublespeak award Calls attention to conspicuous examples of Public language that. Is grossly deceptive evasive euphemistic confusing or self Conrad Mclory and has potential for pernicious social or political consequences Lutz said. Other instances of Doublespeak cited at the not convention in is. Louis included doctors at a Philadelphia Hospital who de scribed a Paliciuk s death As a diagnostic misadventure of a High  a Chrysler am plan which described its clog. Ing As a career alternative enhancement program for its 5,000 workers who were losing their jobs. A stockbroker s description of i he october 1987 Stock Market crash As a fourth Quarter equity Retreat which was recognized for sheer  previous winners of the award first Given in 1974, include president Reagan twice the defense department twice Iran arms scandal principals Oliver North and retired vice adm. John . Former Secretary of Sale Alexander hat the re publican National committee and inc Cia. Lull said there is no shortage of Doublespeak. I m just overwhelmed by the stuff he said. It s coming in Waves. I m getting so much 1 can t even print it  he advised the Public to fight Back. You have to Start laughing at these turkeys he said Lutz. Reject in. Whal do you do when you buy a toaster and in s broken take it Back. Think of yourself As a consumer of  severed Cable disrupts East coast phone Calls new York a Telephone scr ice and computer systems along the entire East coast were disrupted Friday when a primary transmission Cable was severed by a construction Crew in new Jersey at to announced. The Accident in the Brown Junction Railroad Yard in Sayre Villa n.j., forced rerouting of thousands of Calls which ordinarily use inc Cable said Jim Nelson the at to District manager. In s almost like a Highway in that you have logo along it to get from say new York to Florida said Nelson. This is a major blockage affecting the whole  in addition to affecting phone service several private customers using phone line transmissions experienced service problems Friday afternoon he said. The disruption in service meant Many callers either got a recording telling therlo dial again or a Busy signal. Harry Baumgartner a spokesman for at to in basking Ridge nj., said the damage was caused by a Backhoe that inadvertently severed a 3-Inch Light guide Cable i said there was no Way 10 estimate How Many millions of customers were affected. The blockage affected people in vary ing degrees across the nation Wii i the effects concentrated on the East coast he said. The closer you got to the site of the broken Cable the More Likely you were to have rouble completing  Baumgartne said the problems had i cleared up by 6 30 . Except in several new Jersey counties near the break. Stalled nuclear plants get boost from Reagan by hi1 Iris  frets times Washington president Rea Gan in a controversial Boos for the embattled . Nuclear Power Industry Fri Day signed an executive order opening the Way for nuclear plants to get licenses that had been blocked by opposition in i hair communities and slates. The order signed late Friday afternoon without an accompanying statement allows the Federal government to intervene and draw up evacuation plans for nuclear plants that could not get operating licenses because local officials refused to submit plans. The action could revive the operating chances of plants such As Seabrook inner Hampshire and Shoreham in new York that were stalled for a cars by a Lack of emergency plans. Environmentalists and anti nuclear activists blasted the a lion As unfair and politically timed to come after the election when it would not harm republicans. S Sands or he in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. No v. 20, iw8 Belgium s government was thrown into a poll Lical crisis after in resignation of Premier Paul Henn spank and his 20-Monlh-old coalition government. 30 years ago foe a. Nov. 20,1958 i the body of the wife of Britain s air attache to Israel was found near the syrian Border. Israeli officials charged that Arab infiltrators had snot her. 20 years ago today. ,. Nov.,20, 196s italian Premier Giovanni Leone s five Moth old coalition government resigned creating a government crisis in the Middle of the worst nation wide strike by slate employees in Loy cars. 10 years ago today. Nov. 20,1978 rep. Leo Ryan of California three american journalists and a american woman were killed in a Jungle ambush near Jonestown Guyana while seeking information on a California religious cult led by the Rev. Jim Jones. The order is a betrayal for someone who has previously protected stale rights charged Michael a Remy an attorney and chairman of citizens forsake Energy in Sacramento Calif. Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis who opposes the Seabrook Plant called Reagan s order an unfortunate decision. It s wrong headed. It lies in the face of the president s professed philosophy of increased federalism the order gives the Federal emergency management Agency Broad new Power to provide the evacuation plans Tor areas around nuclear plants. An administration official who asked not to be named said local and slate officials refusal to draw up plans unfairly harmed the nuclear Industry. Fema shall make All necessary plans and arrangements to ensure that the fed eral government is prepared to assume any and All functions and undertakings necessary to provide adequate projection to the Public the order says. Children. A atm i Happy 60th, Mickey Mickey and Minnie mouse Lead 4,000 children Dawn main Street Usa at florida1 Disney world during a Parade Friday honouring the cartoon rodent 60th birthday. There was no word on whether Mickey used a senior citizen s it