European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 23, 198b the stars and stripes Page 9 two sold Brooklyn Bridge chunks police say new York a two men have been charged with dismantling and Selling parts of the Brooman Bridge authorities say. People joke about Selling the Brooklyn Bridge but what these Guys did is not Tunny it s dangerous cily department of transportation chief Engineer Samuel Schwartz said monday. Ruffino Sauco and John Crisi were caught Dis mantling aluminium pieces of the 105-year-old sus pension Bridge s Walkway saturday said officer Joseph Gallagher a police spokesman the material was sold a scrap and will Cost More than 117,000 to replace Gallagher said. Transportation officials had been watching the Walkway after they found Large pieces missing this month. Sauco Beritsi and a third Man were seen climbing the Span Early saturday evening police called to the scene caught Sauco As the three were using burglary tools to pry supports Loose from the Walkway and a catwalk used by ironworkers Gallagher said. The other two men fled. However Beritsi was arrested an hour later when he returned to a stolen Van Gallagher said. Sauco told police the vehicle was used to Cany away the pieces of the Bridge the spokesman said. Police were still searching for the third suspect Sauco 37, and Beritsi 36, were charged with grand larceny criminal mischief reckless endangerment criminal trespassing and Possession of burglary tools Gallagher said. Crisi also was charged with stealing the Van Possession of a hypodermic Needle and several previous unrelated burglaries. The thefts severely weakened the Walkway and catwalk of the Bridge and both were closed temporarily for repairs. We Are pressing inc District attorney to see that this is treated very harshly and not jut As a prank particularly the charge of reckless endangerment Schwatlo Zinaid first they were dinging these heavy piece of Metal onto the ground by the Bridge,11 he said. And for our ironworkers who sometimes arc called out for emergency repairs in the Middle of the night it could Nave Cost them their  he added they re Lucky they were caught by police and not by  9-state lawsuit prods Epa on acid rain curbs Washington a nine states filed a new lawsuit monday against the environmental Protection Agency in their five year Legal Effon to Force the Agency to order new acid rain controls in the Midwest. The slates joined by the National Audubon society asked the . Circuit court of appeals for the District of co Lumbia to review the Epa s refusal to Acton their petition seeking those controls. Thai petition called on he Epa to publish for Public comment the determination of the Carter administration Sepa chief that Fulfur dioxide emissions from the United Stales were harming Canada. Such a publication is the first step in drafting a regulation. The Canadian province of Ontario and iwo environmental organizations filed a similar lawsuit in the same court on nov. I. A few Days before leaving office in january 1981, Epa administrator Doug Las col la wrote Secretary of stale de in and Muskie that these emissions were harming Canada by being transformed in inc atmosphere into sul uric acid which fails i acid rain in Eastern Canada. Many of. These Fulfur dioxide emis Sions originate in the . Midwest in Power punt and factory smokestacks. Acid rain slate averages for september 1988 High acid a unpolluted moderately acid Uriol available Low acid Chicago Tribune graphic. Source National Audubon society of Lions acid rain monitoring network once such a determination is made . Law requires the Epa to order affected states to revise their air pollution control plans to eliminate the offending emissions. But the appeals court in a decision upheld by the supreme court ruled earlier that a letter to the Secretary of state was not for Mal enough and any such determination had to be made in formal proceedings Lead ing to a regulation. Ontario inc nine Stales and various environmental groups All petitioned for such formal proceedings but the Epa in octo Ber said it would not act on those petition because it still did not know enough to Lull slates in the Midwest How to revise their air pollution control measures. Environmentalists say acid rain has mad hundreds of lakes in inc Adirondack mountains of new York stale Urjil Valc for fish. Canada says 14,000 lakes in the Eastern half of that country have been damaged. David Woolcy an assistant attorney general of new York stale one of the plaintiff states said in Albany n.y., the Stales arc entitled to sue because they Are banned by the same pollutant harming Canada. Lie said he has asked that Lui lawsuit be consolidated with Ontario s. In addition to new York the plaintiff states Are inc six new England states new Jersey and Minnesota. Man arrested for scribbling love note to Graf on pole Boca Raton. Fla. A a Man who quit his Job to pursue his obsession for West German Tennis Star Steffi Graf was arrested after scrawling a love Mes Sage to her on a Light pole authorities said. Gil Guilly Metic 27, of Montreal was arrested saturday and charged with criminal mischief for defacing Public property and Wilh trespassing because he parked his Van on private property be fore writing his message police said. He spent one night in jail and was released the Palm Beach county Sher Iff s department said  Steffi  i like you. Meet me at the Beach at 10 . I am a Young Montreal Man said the message scrawled with a Marker in French several love letters newspaper clip pings and magazines about the 19-year-old Graf were found in his Van in which he appeared to be living police said. Guillemette told police that he tried to drop off the love letters to Graf at the Boca Raton Home of Tennis Star Chris Evert Bueno one was there authorities said. Graf the top ranked woman player and Winner in 1988 of the four major championships making up Tennis grand slam is the touring pro for the Glenda Glucs country club in nearby Delray Beach. She was playing a tournament in new York at the time of the Graffiti Inci Dent and is not scheduled to visit the club this week said club pro Chuck Nar 2 types of Brandy called unsafe Washington a Federal offi Dah monday said unsafe Levels of meth Anol have been found in two brands of portuguese Brandy. The . Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms said people should not drink Aldeda Baga Ceira Marc Brandy or at Leda Agu Ardente Reserva but should return the bottles to the retailers. Neither of the products is sold in army  Force class i stores in Europe officials told the stars an stripes tuesday the maximum Safe eve of Raeth Anol in Brandy is 0.35 percent by volume the Federal Bureau said. Laboratory testing of the two brandies found methanol lev Els from 0.412 percent to 0.660 percent by volume the Bureau said. The food and Drue administration has said that such Levels of me Latiol in Brandy pose a potential health threat depending on How much is consumed. Fatal nitrogen blast investigators loot Over a mass of exploded with tremendous Force Moa Twu led debris at a factory in Worms Day evening. Four people were Kilko West Germany after a nitrogen tank and 10 injured lit be Accident