European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 27, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7mcfarlane, Weinberger clash openly by the new York times Washington a in an unusually Blunt clash Between two former Reagan administration officials Robert c. Mcfarlane has accused former defense Secretary Caspar w. Weinberger of slander libel and mean spirited Ness. The charges by Mcfarlane former National Security adviser to former president Reagan appear in an upcoming article in National review Magazine. The article in the conservative biweekly angrily contests statements made by Weinberger in a recently published Book that Mcfarlane was the architect of several aborted foreign policy initiatives including the tentative approach to Tehran that led to the Iran Contra affair. In his Book a fighting for peace Weinberger portrays Mcfarlane As the chief source of advice on Iran that was a not Only wrong but dangerously  he describes the former adviser As a a Man of evident limitations a and suggests that Mcfarlane lured Reagan into the Iran Contra affair. In his article Mcfarlane writes that Weinberger has written a an astonishing anti intellectual and Homine tract a mean spirited assemblage of distortions and  Mcfarlane replying to an excerpt of the Weinberger Book in the previous Issue of the Magazine goes on to accuse the former defense Secretary of a consistent use of slander and a a libellous Provo  he dismisses As a an outright lie Quot Weinberger a charge that Mcfarlane passed intelligence to Iran on iraqi military positions. Mcfarlane who resigned As National Security adviser in november 1985, pleaded guilty in March 1988 to withholding information from Congress on the Reagan administration s initiative in Iran and the extent of White House support for the nicaraguan contras. Among the charges contested by Mcfarlane is an allegation that he urged Reagan to Send a a several army and Marine divisions to Egypt to support a possible invasion of Libya. While acknowledging his own mistakes in the Iran Contra affair Mcfear Lanc says Weinberger was not As Vehe mently opposed to the Iran initiative As he claims he was in his Book. He also suggests that Weinberger could have stopped the ill fated 1985 approach to Iran to secure the release of american hostages held in the Middle East. Asked about the Exchange Weinberger who resigned As defense Secretary in 1987 and is now publisher of Forbes Magazine said �?o1 never thought of my relationship with or. Mcfarlane As one of rivalry. I wrote a history As i saw it. I have no running feud with  Mcfarlane said in an interview a while in office we were Able to Deal with each other As pros. But i was surprised by the shrillness of or. Weinberger s Book and the personal attack it  train derails explodes in Tennessee Covington Tenn. Apr a freight train derailment and explosion that forced the evacuation of 750 people could have posed a greater danger if it had occurred two Miles farther Down the line authorities said Friday. Fifteen cars of a 90-car Illinois Central train derailed in a Rural area on the Southern Edge of this Western Tennessee City of 6,100 at 10 30 . Thursday authorities said. One Tanker filled with Ethyl alcohol exploded and three other cars caught fire but no one was Hurt. A we were Lucky it occurred there and not two Miles away in downtown Covington a said Cecil Whaley operation officer for the Tennessee emergency management Agency in Nashville. Whaley said the biggest concentration of people that had to be evacuated was 193 from a nursing Home on . Highway 51, which runs parallel to the train tracks. A we were very fortunate there were no injuries a he said. A the cars that piled up were almost on lop of each other. There was tremendous damage to the train bed  the cause of the Accident was under investigation Friday by a Field representative from the Chicago office of the National transportation safety Board and officers from the Tennessee Public service commission. The Nosb in Washington said it was unlikely the cause would be determined quickly. A we can to say a lot until we develop information at the scene a said Dave Watson of the its by a Railroad division. People within a three mile radius of the Accident site were evacuated but were returning to their Homes Friday. The exploded Tanker and the two other cars that caught fire were left to Burn themselves out overnight. One was still burning Friday afternoon. Of the derailed cars eight contained denatured alcohol and the rest contained Rock soybeans and Corn said Covington police chief Jerry Craig. Routine tests on the trains Crew for drug or alcohol use would be sent to a Laboratory chosen by the Federal railway administration said Tom Utroska transportation superintendent at Illinois centrals Chicago workers Clear debris Friday from a train derailment outside Covington Tenn., that occurred thursday night. Office. There were no reports from the scene that the Crew was impaired he said. Roy Davis assistant superintendent of transportation Tor Illinois Central said the train originated in Champaign Iii. It was headed to Memphis 40 Miles Southwest of Covington. It. Mike Craig of the Covington fire department said Railroad traffic would have to be rerouted. A a there a no Way they can get through Here Quot lie said. A it just completely mangled the rails. They re backed up from Here to i done to know  Nellie Wilson business manager of the Covington Manor nursing Home said local people helped evacuate the residents by school buses and ambulances. Quot local authorities and the Community came together and were just wonderful a she said Denise Edmundson a Floral designer said she returned to her Floral shop thursday night to Check on damage from the explosion. A the sky was lit up with fire a she said. A it was  safety group concerned about danger of big rigs being allowed in More states Washington apr huge trucks with double or triple trailers could make driving More dangerous if allowed to spread to More of americans highways a new private group says. A we have Good cause to be afraid of these rigs a Gerald Donaldson a Board member of citizens for reliable and Safe highways said Friday. A what the trucking Industry wants is Ever increasing size of trucks and Ever increasing weight of  leaders of the group abbreviated As crash announced its founding at an outdoor news conference with a 100-foot triple trailer truck placed in front of the Capitol dome As a backdrop. The american trucking association in a statement said it is not now seeking Federal legislation to allow More wide spread use of very Long trucks with triple trailers or two 48-foot trailers. They currently Are restricted to certain highways in 13 Western states. The association said crash was making a an attempt to cloak the rational discussion of trucking productivity in manufactured safety  it said crash was a inspired and funded at least indirectly by the railroads which it said were trying a to prevent increases in trucking productivity and to enact unfair burdensome truck  Paul Loveday vice president of Ltd corp., which owns and leases Railroad boxcars told the crash news conference that his company gave $150,000 to get the organization started. Other directors include former Cali fornia gov. Edmund go a path Brown former transportation Secretary John vol pc and Joan Claybrook former administrator of the National Highway traffic safety administration. A if you look Down the list of our Board of directors i Don t think you la Sec anyone on that list who a a tool of Industry a Loveday said. A statement distributed by crash said studies found double and triple trailer trucks were More Likely to be involved in crashes. The trucking association said transportation department statistics found bigger trucks to be As Safe or safer than Normal trucks. Claybrook said the group would try to influence the Highway Bill Congress is expected to draft next  recalling 285,000 autos Cherry Hill . Apr Subaru of America announced Friday that it is recalling 285,000 front wheel drive ears because of possible rear suspension corrosion. The models affected include 1980 to 1984 front wheel drive Sedan Hatchback and Hardtop models and 1985 and 1986 front wheel drive Hatchback models. Subaru said the rear suspension of the vehicles could be corroded in areas of the country where Large quantities of Road Salt Are used. The corrosion could make operation and control of the vehicle difficult the company said. Subaru said owners of the recalled vehicles arc being notified to return their cars to Subaru dealers where the suspension will be inspected and rust proofed or replaced