European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 5, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5seabrook opponents vow to continue fight Seabrook . Apr opponents of the Seabrook nuclear Power Plant have vowed to Challenge a decision by the nuclear regulatory commission to allow full Power operation of the controversy plagued Complex. Seabrook could begin generating electricity for up to 1 million new England residents within weeks. The Plant proposed in 1972 As a twin reactor Complex with a projected Price of less than $ 1 billion has degenerated Over the years into a single reactor facility costing $6.5 billion. Its prime owner Public service co. Of new Hampshire has been pushed into bankruptcy by the massive Cost overruns. Although no Appeal had surfaced by late Friday the focus of the Battle promises to be the federally required emergency evacuation plans for 17 new Hampshire and six Massachusetts communities within 10 Miles of the reactor. Seabrook is two Miles from the new Hampshire Massachusetts state line. Once the Appeal is filed the . Court of appeals in Washington would decide whether the reactor can operate while the Legal fight continues. Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis became Seabrooks most prominent opponent in 1986 when he refused to submit emergency response plans for six communities saying Safe evacuation was not possible. The arc subsequently accepted evacuation plans drafted by Seabrooks operators. A a it a Correct to say there has never been a Case where the court has overturned an arc License a said Massachusetts attorney general James Shannon. A but its also Correct to say that there has never been a License issued which has been so legally  Shannon said he plans to file an Appeal along with anti Seabrook groups in new Hampshire and Massachusetts. Two appeals were pending in Washington even before the full commission approved the licensing. Arguments have been set for april on Appeal of the $6.5 billion Seabrook nuclear Power Plant with the unfinished and rusting unit 2 in foreground. The a Rcd a decision to Grant Seabrook a Low Power License last May. And the a Rcd a decision on nov. 9 to authorize a full Power License also was appealed. While Plant foes look to the courts Seabrook operators Are trying to move beyond history. In an interview Friday Edward Brown president of Seabrooks operator. New Hampshire Yankee said he was weary of debating the merits of the evacuation plans. Brown said he would instead seek to mend fences with neighbors including some new Hampshire communities that had opposed the Plant. He said he anticipated cooperation even from Massachusetts once the Plant was operating. A court Victory for Plant opponents is not in his vision of the future. Nyc activists target Calif. To become 1 St state to impose 15-Day wait on Rifle Shotgun buyer liquor tobacco ads new York up a a prominent Harlem minister and some 50 health conscious new yorkers painted Over a Host of cigarette and liquor ads saturday in protest against two vices they claimed were More dangerous than drug abuse. A alcohol takes More lives than crack a said the Rev. Calvin Butts pastor of the abyssinian Baptist Church. A a we re trying to take away the negative influence of alcohol and cigarettes in our Community. These ads have an Adverse affect on Young  the protesters painted Over six advertisements in the area near Butts Harlem Church in the first of a series of demonstrations the minister said he planned to direct each week. Police said there were no arrests. Ads for Southern Comfort Canadian club and Christian Bros liquor products and Newport and Salem cigarettes were among those targeted Butts said. Sacramento Calif. Up a gov. George Deukmejian signed a Bill saturday making California the first state to require a 15-Day wait before the Purchase of a Rifle or a Shotgun. Enactment of the Law which will go into effect next Jan. 1, ends one of the most controversial and intensely fought gun control Battles of the year. Its passage signalled a major defeat for the National Rifle association. Deukmejian a gun control opponent until a crazed gunman killed five children in a Stockton Calif., schoolyard a year ago had been urged to sign the Bill by Law enforcement officials throughout the state. A i believe this legislation is a reasonable measure that will keep More guns civil rights Post nominee tied to firm dealing with s. Africa out of the hands of people who  have them a he said. The 15-Day waiting period is designed to give the state time to run background checks on potential buyers of so called Long guns. It is also meant to provide a a Cooling off period that could prevent crimes committed in the heat of passion with newly purchased guns. A waiting period and background Check for handgun purchases has been required since 1974. Gun control sentiment partly engendered by the Stockton shooting helped push through a measure Deukmejian signed into Law last year that outlawed 56 types of military style assault rifles. Deukmejian said he would push for Sands of time legislation to shorten the waiting period which has been criticized by some gun owners and dealers As an unnecessary inconvenience. Under the measure the 15-Day wait would be shortened to 10 Days in 1996. The Bill also prohibits anyone with a background of mental instability or a criminal record from taking Possession of a gun. A previously passed lifetime ban against gun Possession by convicted felons remains in effect. The Bill a author stale assemblyman Lloyd Connelly said he expects the waiting period and background Check to result in about 10,000 people being denied a gun each year. State officials have estimated that the new Law will require 1 million background checks a year. Washington apr president Bush a nominee for the nations top civil rights enforcement Job holds $19,650 Worth of Stock in a company that does business in White ruled South Africa. Former new York state sen. John r. Dunne has 400 shares of Schlumberger ltd., according to the financial disclosure form he has submitted to the Senate judiciary committee. Tracks such companies. Dunne who faces a Senate confirmation hearing wednesday said he did no to know that Schlumberger did business in the White ruled country. A i done to really pay any attention to this a he said. A my brother handles my Small  t Dunne reported securities investments of $179,120 in a variety of companies. I i w my i. A p. Havoc w a q i / y i a v a a a j w _ n Schlumberger a new York based firm including Merrill Lynch amp co., Texas engaged in oilfield services and Oil prod instruments and several other tech nolo acts manufacturing has direct invest ments in South Africa according to Alison Cooper a spokeswoman for investor responsibility research Center a Washington based advocacy group that by firms. Cooper said none of the other companies did business in South Africa although several have a non equity ties a meaning they have licensing distribution or Trade agreements in that  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 5, 1950 a . High commissioner of Germany John j. Mccloy arrived in Washington and announced he would continue to press for an election to bring about German unity.30 years ago today. March 5, 1960 a president Eisenhower said the problems of latin America were immense but rejected any idea of a . Master plan As a solution.20 years ago today. March 5, 1970 a Secretary of defense Melvin r. Laird reported he had approved recommendations for consolidating reducing realigning or closing facilities in the United states puerto Rico and overseas.10 years ago today. March 5, 1980 a soviet planes bombed towns in Eastern Afghanistan a Konar province for the fourth Day afghan rebels reported