European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday. March 29,1989 Tim area residents still feel resentment on 1 oth anniversary Harrisburg a. A Resi dents near the three mile Island Power Plani remain papery about the nation worst commercial nuclear Accident an said they still Bear physical and emotion Al scars 10 years later. The called Accident atom was an act if violence against Mankind an act of violence against the unborn said Jane Lee who lives in Etters. About 10 Miks Southeast of Lla Risburg and near the Plant. About 150 people marched outside the Plant monday near Middle own and residents and anti nuclear activists were to begin a candlelight Vigil at j tues Day exactly 10 years after the Accident started. The Accident began March 28, 1979, when a series of human and mechanical errors allowed the Plant s., radioactive Core to lose tooling water half the Core melted and 20 tons or molten material raced to the Bottom of the reactor before it was held in Check Bya remaining Pool of water. Radioactive Gas was released into the atmosphere Over several Days. at the Federal and stat governments response to he Accident and their follow up health studies that found no evidence of Accident related i a no secs. They re lying she said. Why is in such a big dark secret. It must be covered up for National Security. With those kinds of friends 1 Don t need about 2,000 damage claims remain against the Plant owner general Public Lilit its corp. Deborah Baker of midd Clown who won a $1 million settlement from the Plant owners insurance company said her own research has convinced her that the Accident caused her son to be born with Down syndrome nine months after the disaster. If 1 can touch one person today with my message then i feel i have accomplished my goal she said. For us the Accident will always be in our Mem Ernest Stern Las a professor of Radia Tion physics at the University of Pitts Burgh and a critic of government health studies said radiation from the Accident boosted infant mortality in Pennsylva Nia new York and Maryland and caused thousands of other deaths by lowering people immunity. Sternglass said government officials manipulated mortality data 10 hide the damage and he called for a congressional investigation into what he called a scandal Here of incredible that patently absurd replied Faith ,.a spokeswoman forthe new York department of health. His allegations Ari Inot new said George Okuhata research director for the Pennsylvania health department. They Are absolutely untrue. It Ridic Ulous we Don t have an an to grind. We re trying to report what we find. Former Deputy tells of shredding spree by North Washington m1 while the attorney general men were out at lunch Oliver North scooped up documents in the Iran con Ira affair that he had missed the night before Ami walked them to a shredder. North former Deputy testified tuesday. Marine la. Col Robert Earl told the jury in North trial that the lunchtime document sweep occurred on now 11, 1986, he Day after North had announced la curl thai time for Yllic to be the soap egoist in the Ira arms initiative Earl said William Bradford. Reynolds and John Richardson two aides to then attorney Genera Edwin a Csc 111, had come Inlo the National Security Council office that saturday morning the Day after massive document destruction by North caused the office shredder,.to break. At North request. Earl had turned Over lies own records on he secret arms Initia. Tic in i ran. Which included a document showing How the iranians had been Over charged for the weapons they had Pur chased. Some of the overcharges were tunnelled to the. Nicara iian. Contra rebels while much of the remainder a bund up in Pri vate Bank accounts controlled by arms dealers Richard Secord and Albert Hakim who Are awaiting rial in the Iran Contra affair. During a morning of reviewing documents at North office Reynolds discovered the diversion memo outlining a plan to Channel proceeds from the Iran arms Sale to the contras. Evidence Ofa diversion raised the possibility that crimes had been committed. North stepped off the elevator Down the. Hail from his office As Reynolds and Rich Ardson left for lunch and the three men spoke briefly Earl testified. While Reynolds and Richardson wore a lunch North began collecting documents Earl testified "1-believed thut those were documents should have been sabotaged the previous Day Bill weren the. Said. Earl said North then went outside through. An alleyway and headed. For a shredder in House situation room where National Security crises Are monitored it was your understanding that those papers would never be seen again prosecutor David Pontow asked. Yes sir Earl replied. Meese and his aides had launched with approval from president Reagan a fact finding inquiry into the Iran arms sales in an attempt to develop a Complete account of what happened., the prosecution closes Iii its Case this week with testimony from a desc and two of his former aides. They will is iffy about North alleged lies in connection with the diversion of Iran arms Sale Money to the contras. A Csc now with the her italic foundation a conservative Washington think tank will testify about nor inv All Ejmi statements that the Csc was t involved in the diversion. North is accused of falsely telling it fees that the israelis determined How much would be diverted to the contras and thai North had advised a Contra Leader to open Bank accounts in Switzerland 16 receive Money from Israel. The alleged false statements were made at a nov. 23,1986, meeting with Meuse and his aides including Charles Cooper tend John Richardson w Hobath arc scheduled to testify. Melesc weekend fact finding Mission in november 1986 that uncovered the Chan Eling of Iran arms Sale Money to the con Las was criticized inter As Inadel Julie by congressional investigating committees. The inquiry started As an Stfort to gather information on the secret Iran arms sales during it a a Csc aide discovered a memo by North outlining a plan to divert Money from the 1 ran weapons sales to the Days later Mcnese announced that there would be a criminal investigation a Csc said he never asked cat director William Casey about the diversion and waited two Days to speak to North Jun Cri or National Security adviser John poin Dix scr. When he did Mcc said he did t ask Poindexter whether he had told the presi Dent about the diversion of Iran arms Sale proceeds to the contras after North admitted to Mccase there had been a diversion the Csc aide went Back to his office and shredded document until Early the next Rooming. A Csc waited too Long to Seal North offices and these lapses placed a Cloud Over the attorney general investigation Congress concluded. Hairless calf going through a Terr times Hellman Minn. A a rare Holstein Calbom without hair has survived his first month by wearing flannel shirts and pkg wraps but he faces the risk of fatal sunburn As Sii Nimr approaches. The local vet has been Here a couple of times to look at him and he said he seen calves with two Heads or five legs but he never had to Deal Willi one that does t have any hair said Virgil Hoheisel the owner of Baldy exec i fora Small Patch of Furon his Hin quart cars and two Wispy Tufts on his Forchen the Hill-1 Man Farmer calf is As Bald As a Cue Ball. He does t even have eyelashes. Raising a hairless calf has posed some unusual problems. Baldy eats considerably More than most calves his age yet he stays svelte. Almost All of his food Energy is consumed Jii keeping warm and not much is left for growing the Hoheisel said. To warm Baldy the owners have outfitted him in old flannel shins. Arid because he bruises and cuts.,easily mrs. Hohisel has fitted him with leg wraps. Francis Spurrill a doctor who specializes in Ani Mal reproduction at the University of Minnesota College of veterinary Medicine said Baldy Likely is showing signs of Hypoli Ichosik Cong Nita an extremely rare genetic mutation. Most calves like this die Shonley afterbirth a calf living even this Long is highly unusual Spurrell said Baldy Long term prognosis will not improve much As summer approaches Spurrell said. The animal weight May increase but because of the Lack of hair the calf will be highly susceptible to severe sunburn and accompanying infection. As Long As he healthy and not suffering we rein no rash to get rid of him Hoheisel said. Being As rare As he is he kind of Nice to have
