European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 2, 1990 the 5tafis and stripes Page 7u.s. Indicts 2 former mexican officials Washington it Nytz a a .  jury has indicted two of Mexico a by mar lop Law  officials and 1t other people in connection with inc kid Nappy it torture Ond murder of a . Drug enforcement administration agent in 19s5 the indictment. Returned by a Federal grand jury in los Angeles wednesday charges six of the defendants including he two former officials with killing Enrique Camarena Salazar. The drug agent to protect a major drug trafficking organization that smuggled cocaine and marijuana Mio the United states. The 13 other defendants were charged with drug trafficking and with the abduction of Camarena. Who was swept off the streets of Guadalajara. Max ice and later slain along with a mexican Pilot who worked for the Dea. The indictment was the seventh in the Case thus far. Said Grace Denton a spokeswoman for the . Attorney s office in los Angeles. She said the indictment is significant in that for the first time it charges peo ple who had held High ranking Law in Force mint positions in Mexico. The two former officials Are Manuel Tharra her Acra. The former director Tif the mexican Federal judicial police the mexican equivalent or the Fri. And Miguel Aldana Ybarra the former director of Interpol in Mexico. Ibarra Herrera and Aldana Ybarra Are believed to he at Large m Mexico and Federal authorities said there were no imminent prospects of them being extradited 1o the United slates. . Officials said there was a certain sense of urgency in handing Down the charges now because a five year statute of limitations for those not charged in the murder Case will expire on feb. 7. There was no immediate comment from the mexican government. The indictment maintains that the defendants Quot participated in the murder on feb. 7, 1985. Of special agent Camarena Salazar to maintain and further the purposes of a Guadalajara narcotics  the others indicted on the murder charge were Juan Ramon Malta Balleste Ros. Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo. Or. Humberto Alvarez Machain and Anto Njo Vasqucz Ochoa. No further identification was available an the men. If convicted they face a maximum of life in prison according to the Justice department. Camarina s murder strained relations Between the United states and Mexico that tension grew Hist month when nil to broadcast a three part dramatic series called Quot drug wars the Camarena  mexican government officials said they were offended by what they viewed As an unkind and unfair depiction of their government As fostering narcotics tra flaking. The Pilot killed with Camarena w As Alfredo Zavala Avclair. The Justice department did not specify who was accused in his slaying. Camarena. 37, was Horn in Mexico and was a naturalized . Citizen. He had worked for the drug Agency Sinee 1974. Two drug traffickers and 10 other men already have been prosecuted and sentenced in Mexico for the killings. Abortion foes claim overwhelming victories in wis. Assembly votes Madison. Wis. Lap a the wis Canvin Assembly wednesday voted to require a Parent s or judge s consent for minors w to w am Short ions a Day after it refused to repeal a dormant Law that penalizes doctors who perform abortions. Anti abortion forces said the two soles were overwhelming victories Lor their National movement but pro Choice leaders while conceding defeat predicted the actions would help them unseat lawmakers in the fall elections. Quot we will remember m  Denise Mutka. A pro Choice Leader and past president of Wisconsin National organization fur women told a rally outside the Capitol hours after the consent Bill was approved. A we will show inc politician that a Vole against reproductive Choice is a vote against the will of the  the consent Bill which requires girls under is la gel the permission of at least one Parent or a judge before having an abortion now advances to the Senate where lawmakers warned it Likely would be stalled in committee. Quot we will not move too hastily on this Matiur Quot Senate president Fred Rissir said wednesday. He noted the nine week legislative session ends March 23. Susan Armacost. Legislative director of Wisconsin right to life inc., said her group would press for Senate action on the parental consent measure. A a a this Bill Miguel Aldana Ybarra is too important to be delayed. It already has been delayed too Long but state rep. Robert Welch an Tut abortion Leader in the Assembly said lie Wasny to optimistic about winning Senate approval this session. Assembly speaker Thomas a. Loft us criticized the consent Bill. Quot it fails in the areas of reality compassion and common sense Quot Loftus told the Assembly before the final vote. Quot its designed to get this state to the extreme Side of the anti abortion  Loftus said a provision in the Bill defines a onion for minors differently than it is defined in other statutes. Abortion is the use of any instrument Medicine drug or any other substance or device with intent to terminate the pregnancy of a minor the Bill said. Quot this Bill is designed to outlaw  Loftus said adding that the provision would include experimental drugs such As a French Pill to induce abortion and the "morning-after1�?T Pill. The Assembly voted 57-39 tuesday against repealing the dormant stale Law that provides criminal penalties for performing abortions. The Law was rendered unenforceable by the . Supreme courts 1973 Roc is. Wade ruling that legalized abortion. Abortion opponents said they want to keep the Law on the books in Hope the Roe is. Wade decision will someday be overturned. For the Birds a lock of Hunjo Birds Fullow an Misli Farmer As he turns up he Suil a and an occasional worm a near Kirkwood la. Unseasonably warm weather has allowed Farmers to Quot clan Early Star on heir Spring blowing. Experts dispute study linking fluoride to cancer _. I i. In. . Ii Rolf uni inti new York Lap a a study has found a possible link Between fluoride and cancer in mis. But denial experts said previous research gives Strong evidence that fluoridated water is Safe. Quot you have to sort of consider that one study in relation to Many others that have been carried  said Cohn Dawes editor of the journal of dental research. Quot there s no material that a been added to the diet or water that a been More thoroughly tested than fluoride in terms of its potential toxicological  he said. The evidence against its causing can cer is overwhelming said Dawes professor of Oral biology at the University of Manitoba. His journal is an official publication of the International association for dental research. Dawes and other experts interviewed wednesday were reacting to news that Federal researchers had found cases of a Type of Oste Sarcoma a or Bone a cancer in some rats fed High doses of fluoridated water. One rat in a group of 50 developed the cancer after drinking water with 45 parts per million of fluoride Over two years White four rats in another group developed it after drinking 79 parts per million during the period. Those concentrations Are much High i than the average i part per million Many communities put in their water to protect against cavities. High doses of potential cancer causing substances Are routinely used in rodent experiments to expose any effects. Oste Sarcoma cancer is uncommon in humans with about 700 new cases 2 year. An estimated 132 million americans drink water with enough fluoride to fight cavities according to the National Institute of denial research. Dental experts interviewed by the associated press said they could not com ment on the new study itself because they had not seen the study which is still preliminary and has not yet been released by the government. Hut Gary Whitford of the medical College of Georgia who studies Side effects of fluoride said previous research gives no evidence Ofa link to cancer. He was involved in a study that found no harm when rats were daily fed High fluoride doses in the form of toothpaste for 18 months he said. Asked if the Federal study made him worry about the possibility of the substance causing cancer he replied Quot a have no reason to think that that a a realistic possibility.1�?T