European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 30, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 dec adopts video display terminal rules Brussels up a the 12-nation european Community tuesday adopted sweeping safety regulations covering work on video display terminals including periodic Breaks and the right to regular Eye exams. The mandatory rules also Call for Glare free and swivelling screens a adequate spacing Between characters and lines and adjustable seats a with a Footrest if requested. Compliance with the minimum requirements for ensuring a better level of safety at workstations with display screens is essential for ensuring the safety and health of workers a said the dec Council of ministers the groups decision making body. A Britain abstained from the decision however because it wanted the rules limited to display screens hooked to computers. A we just Felt the rules Are too Broad and could Gypsy Moth expert Charles Schwalbe displays some of the Pesky critters tuesday on Cape  Moth invading  in record numbers Boston apr the Leaf devouring Gypsy Moth is coming in numbers never before seen on the continent scientists and Federal officials say. A you can almost take that to the Bank a said Charles p. Schwalbe a . Department of agriculture expert. In 1981, the last time the Gypsy Moth population exploded the pest stripped the leaves from 12 million acres of Trees and other plants in the Northeast. Gypsy Moth populations Rise and fall in cycles averaging about seven years. Now scientists say the Region is due for another Boom a and a huge one. Since 1981, the Moth has been expanding its Range about 10 Miles a year from new England stripping foliage As far South As Virginia and Maryland and As far West As Ohio. Infestations also have been found in California Oregon Washington and Colorado where the larvae apparently were unwittingly transported by humans said Schwalbe director of Usdan a animal and Plant health inspection service. The Gypsy Moth actually is a danger in its Caterpillar stage eating More than a Square Yard of foliage by the time it matures. The attack against the pest has primarily involved spraying of Bacillus Thuri Gensis a bacterium known As by that attacks the Moths digestive tract and use of  a chemical. But they Haven to stopped the pest. Scientists Are looking to other methods including release of sterilized males to interrupt the Moths Breeding Cycle and use of the pests natural enemies including the White footed mouse and nine kinds of parasitic insects. A japanese fungus is credited with protecting Large sections of Western Massachusetts last year. Potentially apply to too Many devices a said a British official. A the term a video display unit was coined for computers and we Felt the rules should be so  certain equipment with a very Small display such As calculators and Cash registers Are exempted from the rules. Laptop and other portable computers arc also exempted but Only if they arc a not in prolonged use at a  thus employers cannot avoid the regulations by buying portable computers for stationary workers. The dec action is in the form of a directive which requires each National government to adopt implementing legislation by dec. 31, 1992. Display units put into service after that Date must meet the new regulations and existing equipment must be modified by the end of 1996. Miami Beach Fla. Apr a string of corruption allegations have tangled Miami area politics and three mayors within one county have fallen under suspicion. The mayor of Hialeah has been indicted on Federal racketeering charges the mayor of Miami Beach is under investigation after the collapse of a savings and loan and three quarters of Sweetwater selected officials a the mayor included a face Federal extortion charges. All three cities Are in Dade county the densely populated area of about 2 million people that includes Miami. Since his appointment two years ago . Attorney Dexter Lehtinen a former Republican state senator from Dade county has made corruption in Public office his no. 1 priority. Some people question his motives. A there is a major suspicion in this town that Dexter has politicized the . Attorneys office a said Miami attorney Jeffrey Weiner vice president of the National association of criminal defense lawyers. The scandals in Hialeah and Miami Beach threaten the political careers of two democratic stars both coming off landslide re elections in november. In Hialeah Raul Martinez mayor of Florida a fifth largest City since 1981, was indicted in april on charges of extorting nearly $1 million in Cash and real estate from developers for zoning approvals. He was suspended along with a City councilman who allegedly traded his vote for $24,000 in Cash. Martinez emerged As a potential challenger to Lehti Nenus wife Ileana Ros Lehtinen in last years . House race. But he stayed out and Ros Lehtinen won the seat for the republicans. The . Attorneys office said Lehtinen disqualified Washington apr mayor Marion Barry who faces trial on drug charges next week Isnit ruling out a re election Campaign despite advice that he give up on seeking a fourth term some mayoral aides say. A there were meetings this week and everything was very Forward thinking a one of barrys top political aides said monday. A everything hinges on this trial and what we Are hearing is that he will make no firm decision or announcement until after  a report published tuesday however quoted unnamed Barry friends As saying the mayor would consider a plea agreement provided he was allowed to plead guilty Only to Misdemeanour charges. The Washington Post report said the friends stressed that no talks were under Way and that any Deal would have to involve the sealing of All evidence against Barry including a videotape allegedly showing the mayor smoking crack cocaine. Law enforcement sources told the associated press that no talks Between prosecutors and Barry had begun. The direction of the Legal Case should become clearer when a Federal judge rules on a defense motion to split the charges against Barry into two trials. The comments by Barry political aides indicating that the mayor has not ruled out seeking re election were at Odds with a monday report on arc to that said Barry has told close advisers he will not seek reelection. Barry 54, is scheduled to go to trial june 4 for a variety of drug and perjury charges stemming from his incorporate Many of the new rules which were adopted by the dec labor and social affairs Council. Under the regulations daily work at display screens must be a periodically interrupted by Breaks or changes of  workers Are entitled to Eye tests before beginning work at display screens and then a at regular  the keyboard a shall be tillable and separate from the screen Quot to improve Comfort and avoid fatigue in the arms or hands. In addition there must be a adequate space Quot for workers and a a sufficiently Large Quot work surface for documents or other material with an adjustable document Holder a to minimize the need for uncomfortable head and Eye  the dec Council also adopted a new directive on the manual handling of heavy loads. The directive includes provision for proper training in order to reduce the risk of Back injuries. Himself from the investigation into Martinez who has been under Federal scrutiny for years. Two other Council members in the City of 200,000 have pleaded guilty to Federal charges in the last three years. No trial Date has been set for Martinez who faces up to 180 years in prison and $2.25 million in fines if convicted. Martinez 41, has denied All charges and his supporters say the Case is politically tainted. In Miami Beach third term mayor Alex Daoud has not been charged but is being probed by Federal and state authorities and by the Florida bar. Among items being investigated Are $35,000 Daoud received from c entrust companies before the Thrift was taken Over by Federal regulators tens of thousands of dollars in renovations to his Home and thousands of dollars in gifts from Miami Beach socialites. Daoud a popular and Media conscious mayor has become tight lipped about his troubles except to make periodic denials of any wrongdoing. On Friday City inspectors found More than $235,000 in improvements to Daoudi a Sunset Island Home the Miami Herald reported. Daoud lacked City permits for most of the work did not pay All required fees failed to get final inspections and according to some contractors refused to pay his Bills the newspaper said. A Federal grand jury has subpoenaed thousands of pages of City documents As part of its investigation of Daoud s dealings with David Paul former head of entrust. In Sweetwater mayor Irain Gonzalez and five of seven Council members were named Jan. 25 in an extortion indictment. Two pleaded guilty and the mayor and two Council members arc on trial. Drug dealer. The mayor who entered seven weeks of substance abuse treatment following his arrest faces 10 Misdemeanour counts of cocaine Possession one Misdemeanour cocaine conspiracy charge and three felony charges of lying to a grand jury about his alleged drug use. If convicted of a felony Barry would be barred from holding office or running for re election. However a Washington Post poll released Friday showed that the mayor has held onto Core supporters since his arrest. The Survey showed that Barry and City Council member John Ray Lead a Field of six with each receiving 23 percent support. Barry has not publicly disclosed his re election plans but he has been making a series of Campaign style appearances around the City in recent weeks. Quot the mayor was pleased with the poll and both he and others have said in the last few Days that it the poll is another indication that he should keep his options open a said a top political aide who met with him in recent Days. A however there Are plenty of people who Are urging him not to put himself and the City through this trial and to seek a Deal a said an aide who spoke on condition of anonymity. Some City officials and personal associates of the mayors have been encouraging Barry to seek a plea bargain agreement in Hopes of preventing their names from coming out during the trial City government sources said. Officials said most countries already have Laws that 3 Miami area mayors targeted in string of corruption charges embattled Barry May seek 4th term Jan. 18 arrest in a Fri sting operation and a separate 15-month Federal probe into his ties to a convicted