European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 a a the stars and stripes Friday March 2,1990 Flea dip please but hold the Wax Clinton my. Apr dog owners weary of lugging their Pels into the Bathtub for a saturday afternoon Sud sing Are driving to Washington s new a dog Wash Quot where the customers exit with hair ribbons instead of a tap on the Rump with a soggy Towel. At Tri Star k-9 service which offers a sort of self serve carwash for canines in the suburbs of Southern Maryland it s heavy on the shampoo and Flea dip and please hold the Wax. A at Home it gets so Messy in my bathroom Quot said Jean Burson who was grooming her freshly bathed Irish setter april. A i was always drenched and there was dog hair everywhere clogging the Tri Star s owner Craig Jolly said he opened the dog Wash at his boarding Kennel and obedience school in december for the convenience of owners who want Well groomed pets without the fuss of bathing them at Nome. The s9.99 Price of the dog Wash includes use of shampoos and dips brushes scissors grooming shears Nail dippers and shoulder Hames blow dryers for the owners use. Reversal of East bloc Reform not Likely Cia chief says Washington apr the director of the Central intelligence Agency said thursday that the chances of a major reversal in the changes sweeping Eastern Europe Are very Small. William Webster told the House armed services committee that the prospects for democracy in East Germany Hungary Poland and Czechoslovakia Are Good in part because hard line authority lacks strength. A was these upheavals continue to gain momentum they will be progressively More difficult to suppress a Webster said in a report assessing the dramatic happenings in the Eastern bloc. The push for democracy As Well As the lessening soviet threat to the West significantly reduces the chances of an attack on nato forces in Europe. It also increases the length of time it would take the soviets to mobilize he said. A marxist Leninist ideology is now bankrupt As a serious alternative to democratic pluralism and Market models of economic development a Webster told the panel. The Cia director said the armed forces and secret police in the East bloc have a become unreliable As instruments of repression Quot As the communist party and the old regimes continue to fall apart. However these nations will face some difficulties in transition and will require Money from the West he said. The Cia director said soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev is not Likely to be removed from Power a a major reversal of president Gorbachev a policies could Only come after his removal a Webster added. Hard liners would have to revive the past military policy and Agenda for purchasing weapons or create a new approach he said. A either course would be disruptive and expensive and would result in significantly lower readiness at least in the Short term a Webster said a More importantly rebuilding forces to traditional Levels would be unpopular with a populace weary of shortages and the Cia director also raised doubts about hard liners being Able to use the soviet military As a police Force to put Down Reform movements among the people. A if faced with Large and widespread unrest they would be severely tested a Webster said. A there is no Way to predict How military commanders and troops would respond if ordered to fire on Long Battle Seabrook nuclear Plant to Start up Rockville. My. Apr the nuclear regulatory commission on thursday licensed the Seabrook n.h., nuclear Power Plant to begin producing commercial electricity after a two decade Battle marked by mass protests lawsuits and bankruptcy. The arc decision made in a 3-0 vote ratifying recommendations by the commissions staff and several lower level boards sets the stage for the 1,150-megawatt reactor to begin operating at full Power within three months. Two of the commission s five members abstained because of their prior involvement in Seabrook issues. Arc chairman Kenneth Carr said a we believe the License should be issued and believe the Plant can be operated a single protester who began to make an anti sea Brook statement was removed by police from the meeting room before the vote. Anti Seabrook groups in new Hampshire and officials in neighbouring Massachusetts meanwhile were pursuing several Legal efforts to Block the plants operation. Unless a Federal judge imposes an injunction however operators will begin the process of starting up the Plant within a few weeks. The arc placed a stay of up to 14 Days on the License to permit Legal challenges. Arc spokesman John Kopeck said it would take about a week for the commission staff to put together the appropriate operating papers for Seabrook. The actual full Power License is a document of one or two pages he said. Protesters spelling out a Stop Seabrook stand in line thursday outside nuclear regulatory commission offices in Rockville reinstates Andy Rooney two months Early new York apr humorist Andy Rooney was reinstated thursday on lbs �?o60 he said hell be on sunday s show with a commentary on the issues involved in his suspension on feb. 8. A i m very pleased a said Rooney whom lbs news president David Burke had suspended without pay after a Magazine for homosexuals quoted him As saying Blacks had a watered Rooney Down their Rooney denies making the comment. Originally the suspension was to be for three months but the lifting of the suspension had been widely expected in recent Days. �?�1 think it was a very difficult thing a said Rooney for Burke to decide to reinstate him Early. Burke never has specifically said Why he suspended the 71-year-old commentator. Late last year Rooney Drew fire from Gay and lesbian groups for saying in a lbs special that a homosexual unions Are among things that cause a self induced deaths. Asked thursday if he were bitter about his suspension Rooney was philosophical. A Well we All get the bittersweet in our lives a he. Said adding that he likes a quotation attributed to Abc news Anchor Sam Donaldson a Only the amateurs stay while not directly criticizing Rooney a Early reinstatement the Gay and lesbian Alliance against defamation complained that he a has yet to make amends with the Gay and lesbian Community regarding the series of homophobic comments he made in the last few the new York based group had complained to lbs about Rooney a remark on the december program its statement thursday also alluded to a letter in which Rooney said he found the idea of male homosexuality the letter was sent to the advocate. It appeared along with the Gay magazines article that had in it the controversial quote attributed to Rooney. In a statement announcing Rooney a reinstatement Burke did not say Why he had lifted the suspension Early. After the two met last week there were reports that Rooney would be Back perhaps As Early As this sunday. In his statement Burke alluded to the controversy Over his suspension of Rooney saying he and Rooney had discussed the events that led to his suspension a was Well As the debate that has ensued Over the past a painful though these events have been we have All Learned a great Deal about How sensitive and fragile our society is a How thoughts and words can be misunderstood How deeply people in groups can be Hurt if great care is not taken in Public he said Rooney a has consistently stated publicly that he is not a Man who holds prejudice in his heart and mind toward any group in our society. Those of us who know him and work with him know two things a first that is True and second it is time that Andy returned to his proper place on �?~60 a
