European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page in stars and stripes saturday december 3,1988 army oks catalytic converter test limit by Wash Washington than Wilt comply with vehicle emission to guidelines of the environmental Protection Agency meaning a pain in the Pocuc Eib ook for service members overseas who were driving cars with catalytic convert Era prior to oct. I 1987. The Epa and army have argued Overa provision of the new emission testing program slating that a car should not be cleared for shipment stateside if it had been outside the country with a catalytic converter for More than one year prior tits first test. The lest called a Flum Tesmo is done by applying a strip of chemically i Riak d paper to the inside of the tailor Potto detect the presence of Lead panicles. But results can be thrown Ofney accumulated dirt and grime buildup in the tailpipe i testing is Noh tone at least once a year. When the army first announced its participation in the program which started oct. 1, there was no one year limitation Tor cars overseas with converters. Wiepa strongly objected to the Lac of and to Clr test limit in the army program  said. Fallowing a to Hizington Between Epa and an tation officials the one year came pan of the  said Victoria Logan of , transportation offic Ety this Rne Awtar owners who were driving overseas with catalytic converters on i vehicles before oct. 1, 1987, must. Is a Bond and buy a new converter when they return to the states. That could Cost As much As $800 tos1,000, but is necessary according to the Epa because there is no other Waylo determine if the old equipment had been disabled overseas through the use of leaded fuel. However Many vehicle owners overseas the testing program allows car owner in the past few years have chosen to keep the in West Germany and the Nellmar attn is to keep catalytic Convene their vehicles and take add fige of unleaded fuel As Long Mem a have the cars tested an of Thea. Again 10 Days before ship l to the states. The program is voluntary and does affect a vehicle s 11sareur Regis trip Ltd Logan said. Be hide a who pass the test an keep current  be Given paper work that must a Shupy a car to the port . Vehicles without the Documental Wilt be redlined to Alert customs officials stateside and car owners will have to get a new converter. Converters on even though that technically violated previous army policy. Paige Eversole an army spokeswoman i Washington said the policy prior to the Start of the new program called for people going overseas to have their converters removed for the duration of their  who ignored that policy and have been overseas for More than a Yea rare now caught by Epa regulation is sued last summer that tightened restrictions on importing cars into the Stales. Eversole insisted the old army policy oiling for removal of converters White Over Ceasri Puld have kept to a minimum  a quipped vehicles in Europe prior Tab flew program. Car owners who keep their converters off if a person Diosel Toto follow that guid while the vehicle is overseas still can have anon and it turns out now Utah hey can i gel the original equipment reinstalled and Curti their can approved for shipment because of led upon their return to the Stales. That there  Low level flying exercises in Ely populated areas. This is particularly the Case for Ger Many since in addition to some 500,000 National forces the country hosts 400,000foreign troops in peacetime in an area no larger that the state of Oregon the re port said. With More than 5,000 Mili tary exercises on its territory and the resultant Man Euver damage. And Al most 600,000 military flights in its air space each year the German Public years an unusually High social Cost. 4 the problem extends also to Belgium indy Luxembourg and the Netherlands Ujj port noted. The United  some 80,000 Low level Jeldi jets -. Ocasion was generally favourable. A . Official described it As extremely Well Balart Ercan minister Andes regroup n sought to Pla Alliance on by the Burden _., for the defense Ilhan the turkish defender chairman of the 12-nation i scenting european allies Lown differences in the sharing. In report produced ministers he said wednesday was a Tia lanced account of nato allies on both sides of the  v mafia from Page 1 by midday about 10 hours after the raids had begun the Fri said. Nine of those named were arrested together at a cafe in Brooklyn where Fri agents had planted electronic bugs according to James e. Fox director of the Fri s new York office. A crowd of about 100 had gathered to hear a newly arrived italian Singer Fox related. ,. The agents moved in when the entertainment ended he said. One of the agents came to the Mike and said in effect this is your last dance some of the Parl Goen thought it was a gag and laughed Fox said. A few tried to run but were caught. Among those arrested at the cafe the Fri said was its owner Giuseppe Garbino 42, of staler Island. He was identified by the Bureau As a member of the Gambino crime family and a Nephew of Cario Gambino who gave his name to the clan and served As Boss of Bosses in new York  in 1976. V according to a 151-Page sworn rider to search warrants that the Fri filed with the court and that were re lease thursday Giuseppe Gambino along with hit older brother Giovanni is a fugitive from an italian conviction for heroin trafficking an mafia association. Both were acquitted in a. 19b4 new Jersey drug Case in which their other brother Rosenb was convicted and sentenced to 45 years in prison. Giovanni Gambino was not charged Thun Day but was nonetheless described in the court affidavit As the current Leader of the Brooklyn based sicilian faction of the Gambino  also arrested in Buffalo n.y., the Fri said was Nigel Sevan ,41, identified As the son of Soo so Obi a the High commissioner to Britai Nof the Indian Ocean nation of Mauri lius. Despite his assertions to the contrary the Fri said he docs not enjoy diplomatic immunity. Also charged was a retired new York City policeman Joseph , 49, of Matawan n.j., who was said to have acted As a Lookout on a heroin Sale by so Obiah no total of heroin or cocaine imported was Given by officials. But individual deals cited ran into the Doz ens. Of kilograms Worth Many millions of dollars. One of Hose Chat Edv Salvalore ring so a floridian was said to have lot an Fri informer that he had 1,000 kilograms More than a ton of cocaine hidden in new York. Such a ache would be Worth More than $26 million at the wholesale level at which the mafia oper ates the authorities said. One method the Fri affidavit said was to Liquefy the heroin and ship it in bottles of Corvo Brand sicilian wine without the knowledge of the winery Giuliani hastened to add. Wiretaps placed by court approval on the Homes  of some of the accused found frequent references to the wine matter and variations