European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes sunday May 20,1990chemical weapons incinerator stalled by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a paperwork delays Are plaguing the Start up of the weapons disposal Plant that will be used to destroy . Chemical weapons stockpiled in Europe. Some 100.000 shells filled with deadly nerve agents Are to be shipped from an  depot in Clausen. West germans to Johnston atoll a i Square mile Bird Refuge owned by the Energy department. But a . Law forbids moving the weapons in West Germany until the Plant begins destroying chemical munitions already stored on the Pacific Island. 770 Miles Southwest of Hawaii i. Extremely detailed permits Are required Quot said Marilyn Tischbin of the  s chemical demilitarization office at Aberdeen proving ground my. While the  Hustles to get the required permits the civilian firm that built the incinerator has its own problems. Detailed operating procedures need to be written and the  would like additional test bums before the real work begins. Quot the contractor has a lot of work to do to gel paperwork up to operation standards Quot Tischbin said. A also the pre operations Survey team Felt it was important that the Plant use the next few weeks to run the Plant using Dummy  a Public hearing on the weapons burning was held in Hawaii in March. Environmental groups such As the Sierra club joined the Public in supporting the incineration of the chemical stocks already on Johnston but voiced disapproval Over adding the weapons from Europe. The Plant should begin disposing of the Island s chemical weapons stockpiles in Early june. A final decision will then be made on moving the West Germany based  to Johnston. The nerve agents Are expected to be moved Between july and september first by truck from the Clausen depot to nearby Mie Sau then by train to the North sea port of no Denham. The rest of the trip will be by ship. Congress has ordered the  to destroy its supplies of chemical weapons some More than 40 years old by May 1, 1997, the amount is classified but estimates put the . Stockpile at 40,000 tons compared to about 45,000 tons for the soviet Union. The  Hopes to use the expertise it develops in the Johnston operation to build eight similar incinerators on the . Mainland where an estimated 37.500 tons Are stored. The first stateside chemical weapons disposal plants would not be operational until 1993.Baker from Page 1 Quot our counterparts were unable to respond at this  looking tired As he prepared to Fly Home to report to president Bush Baker said. Quot we have been engaged in some heavy lifting and have achieved Quot some real  Quot the results make us optimistic we can have a productive Summit a he said. The projected chemical weapons Accord is designed to set a pattern for 40 nations negotiating a global ban on chemical weapons production. The two superpowers would destroy their stockpiles Over several years. Some two dozen nations Are believed to have the capability to produce Poison Gas. Quot we have reached agreement on a precedent setting Accord Quot Baker said. A i believe that this agreement is very significant particularly As it provides a real pathway toward a global ban on horrific weapons that we already know from bitter experience actually get  during Baker s talks attention was focused primarily on the drive for an agreement on reducing . And soviet Long Range nuclear missiles bombers and submarines. While some issues remain. Baker said he reached agreement with the soviets on a two of the most vexing problems we have faced air launched cruise missiles and sea launched cruise missiles a missiles carried on fighter planes would be restricted under a a complicated formula which equitably meets the needs of both sides Quot he said. As for sea launched cruise missiles Baker said the superpowers agreed to a declaration outside the strategic  reduction treaty Start. Quot the declaration will enhance both strategic stability and predictability without creating verifications difficulties for either  he said. 2nd Bensonhurst verdict Sparks violence new York. Upil a protesters enraged by a jury verdict Clearing the alleged ringleader in the Bensonhurst racial killing of murder charges dashed Friday night with to Crews White motorists and store owners in volatile outbursts around Brooklyn. Chanting demonstrators outside the Home of victim Yusuf Hawkins. 16. In a predominantly Lack and hispanic Brooklyn. Smashed the windows of a news Van slightly injuring several to Crew members. The protesters were reacting to the news that Keith Mondello 19. Was acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges in Hawkins death. Mondello was convicted of a series of lesser charges for being part of the Bat wielding mob that killed Hawkins aug. 23. Joseph Fama 19, the alleged trigger Man in the killing was convicted thursday of second degree murder with a depraved indifference to human life but cleared of intentional murder. Supporters and to Crews gathered outside the Hawkins family s Home after the Mondello verdict was announced. Tension turned to violence. Three webs to workers suffered slight injuries three wac to employees were pushed and yelled at and the face of one Pix to worker was Cut apparently by flying Glass said a police spokesman Fred Weiner. Emergency medical service workers were dispatched to the scene. Earlier police reported that Between 1 50 to 200 protesters were marching on streets near the downtown Brooklyn courthouse where the verdict was announced around 6 . One resident said that about 200 protesters mostly Young people were marching in an area about 25 blocks Mondello from the courthouse an hour later. They yelled Quot Yusufi Quot and pounced on a car smashing its window while trying to overturn it and push the White Driver out said the resident who asked that her name not be used. There were no further details. The protesters also attacked a korean worker who was in a nearby food store she said adding that an ambulance came to take the Man to the Hospital. Tensions Between Blacks and koreans have escalated since a Boycott of a korean Market in the Flatbush Section of Brooklyn by Black activists who say a Black woman was assaulted at the store by its owners. The woman who witnessed the March said Many shops along the Street closed quickly following the verdict. Police did not have enough information to confirm the incident against the korean. Weiner said. About 150 protesters massed outside stale supreme court in Brooklyn soon after the verdict was announced. Scores of angry demonstrators had rushed outside from the courtroom some of them overturning trash cans As they marched through the streets. Protesters flipped Over and Tore apart four Blue police barricades scattering parts of them onto the courthouse Steps and onto cars. At least one person a free Lance photographer was reported injured in the Melee. No information was available on the photographers condition. Bands of demonstrators branched out in different directions in the general area of the courthouse with some walking As far As Albee Square mall a mile away and chanting against the  from Page 1 land a said Laura Baird whose family had refused to leave their Home near Kenefick because they had no Money. She received a $415 Check. They re saying we should have water in the House by tonight and 4 to 5 feet in a few  she said. Flooding that has plagued Texas Arkansas and Oklahoma during the past three weeks has also forced dozens of people out of their Homes in Southern Indiana Missouri and Southern Illinois. Thirteen people have died in Texas and one in Oklahoma from the flooding which has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. In Texas floodwaters from rain Swol Len Lake Livingston about 75 Miles Northeast of Houston were expected to inundate More than 200 Square Miles along the Trinity River. Water moved toward san Jacinto county where 800 to 900 Homes Are already flooded or at risk said county sheriffs spokesman Ricky Sanders. More than 375 people in that county and four other counties have been evacuated in the past two weeks. Agricultural damage in Texas has been estimated to be at least $700 million and at least $60 million to residences. Near Pineville la., a National guard truck helped Mildred Johns move from her House inside the levee on saturday. The water in her front Yard was 3 to 5 feet deep. A i held up pretty Good until this morning Quot said Johns. In Missouri floods have covered 800,000 acres of Cornfields but not All will have to be replanted officials said. Floodwaters from the swollen Missouri River have damaged or destroyed More than 700 Homes in Kansas City. About 360 people have been evacuated. Quot we have people who have lost everything a every scrap they owned Quot said Colleen Mcquillan a red Cross spokeswoman. Quot then there Are those who just need to have eyeglasses replaced or a bed maybe some Kitchen  an estimated 1,000 people were out of their Homes in Mississippi where floods occur every Spring. Gov. Ray Mabus has issued a statewide disaster declaration. In Southern Indiana people used boats to get around flooded streets in the Small town of West Baden Springs and officials worried that rain swollen Rivers could make things worse. Illinois floods mainly hit farm areas and no evacuations were reported. World briefs appreciation week St. Avold Frances amps a St. Avoid is sponsoring a French american appreciation week May 24-27. The town is the site of the Lorraine american military cemetery where soldiers from world War i and ii Are buried. As part of the weeks events the Ramstein a rams will be placing an exhibition baseball game against the Metz All stars on May 24 at 3 ., followed by a concert by the Safe band at the City s cultural Center. Quot there will be a Wreath laying ceremony at the cemetery on May 27 at 11 a.m., and town merchants will be offering special discounts to american passport and military identification holders throughout the Long weekend. To get to St. Avoid take autobahn 6 to Saar Brincken West Germany. At the French Border the Highway number changes to autoroute 32. Follow that Road until you come to the exit for St. Avoid. The Highway is a toll Road so expect to pay a few francs when leaving it. St. Avoid is a few Miles South of the autoroute. The Lorraine cemetery is on the left just before reaching the downtown  Security Manila Philippines up a defense Secretary Fidel Ramos warned saturday that an immediate . Military withdrawal from the Philippines would create a Security vacuum that could spark a Power rivalry in Southeast Asia. Ramos made the remarks a Day after Manila and Washington ended five Days of talks on the bases that settled a compensation dispute. Conferees agreed to hold further discussions for a new treaty to cover the facilities whose lease expires sept. 16, 1991. Quot there Are still pressure Points in Southeast Asia and these could provide extra regional Powers the Opportunity to exploit the strategic void a Ramos said in his speech before graduates of the command and general staff College at the   election Santo Domingo dominican Republic up a president Joaquin Balaguer maintained a Lead of less than 1 percent Over his main rival Juan Bosch saturday on the third Day of vote counting. With 89 percent of the polling stations reporting Balaguer had captured 592,554 ballots equal to 34.9 percent of the vote while Bosch trailed with 577,674 votes or 34 percent