European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 6, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5lawmakers want Reserve cargo Fleet scrapped Washington apr Navy and maritime officials monday defended the . Reserve cargo Fleet As a strategic asset but a House committee chairman called the vessels a maritime cadavers that should be sold for scrap. The Federal officials said the 331 mostly mothballed vessels a including 72 world War in Era a a Victory ships a would be activated to carry heavy army equipment in the event of a National emergency. A i agree that the outward appearance of Many nerf National defense Reserve Fleet ships is poor to a visitor a . Maritime administrator capt. Warren g. Leback told the House Small business committees subcommittee on regulation business opportunities and Energy. But Leback said the working machinery is protected by dehumidification and the hulls Are treated to slow deterioration. Rep. Ron Wyden d-ore., chairman of the subcommittee and ranking Republican William s. Broomfield of Michigan vigorously protested Leb Acks upbeat assessment and said they would introduce legislation to have the ships sold to . Salvage companies. A i  want to serve on one a testified Navy cmdr. John Polley who criticized the state of the Fleet last year in an investigation he conducted for the defense department inspector general a office. A the taxpayers Are getting repeatedly fleeced for these maritime cadavers a said Wyden who also accused the . Maritime administration of a running a subsidy program for foreign Salvage firms because ships leaving the Fleet go to overseas scrap Yards. Broomfield said Lebacki a defense of the Fleet a when the cold War seems to be ending and the nation faces a a staggering budget deficit a convinces him that a Heads ought to be rolling at the transportation department Agency. The lawmaker influential with the administration As ranking Republican on the House foreign affairs committee vowed to a get to the White House a with his negative assessment of what he termed a glorified rust  the maritime administration is spending $6.7 million in fiscal 1990 to provide minimal maintenance for the oldest part of the Fleet and another $89 million for the newer 96-ship ready Reserve portion kept in a higher state of readiness. The Agency is requesting $225 million for the ready Reserve in fiscal 1991. Only 96 vessels in the Fleet Are classified for the ready Reserve ships designated to carry the army a heavy equipment to a conflict on 5-to-20 Days notice. Another 42 Are so old they will be used As target practice for Navy gunners sunk to become reefs or traded to Salvage companies for newer ships. The remaining ships Are supposed to be seaworthy on a 30-to-120-Day notice. Except for the ready Reserve which is spread out across the country the Reserve Fleet is located at fort Eustis near Norfolk a. At Beaumont Texas and at Sui Sun Bay near san Francisco. Jonathan d. Raskin director of the Navy a strategic sea lift division told the subcommittee that the Pentagon considers the Fleet a strategic asset because Modem Container ships can to carry tanks howitzers and other heavy equipment. He said the Navy wants to build the ready Reserve to 142 ships by 1994, but in the meantime must rely on the world War 11-Era vessels because a until we get something better this is All we be  Leback said the maritime administration was forced to sell its disposable ships to foreign rather than . Scrap Yards because Domestic companies done to even bother to bid on the vessels anymore. He testified a and . Salvage in Dusti officials agreed a that the Domestic Industry cannot outbid foreign firms because of environmental and workplace safety regulations imposed on american  charges a totalitarian tactics on eve of trial Washington apr jury selection began monday in mayor Marion barrys drug and perjury trial As Barry accused prosecutors of pursuing him with the tactics of a a totalitarian kind of  the mayor accompanied by his wife Effi went to the . Courthouse As the first of two groups of 125 potential jurors filled out questionnaires. Two of barrys Security guards and several businessmen who have benefited from City contracts Are on a list of potential witnesses according to the questionnaires. Barry 54, has pleaded innocent to 10 charges of cocaine Possession three counts of lying to a grand jury and one count of conspiracy. The three charges of lying Are felonies. The trial is expected to last about a month. Sources close to the Case have said barrys lawyers have been conducting plea bargain talks with Federal prosecutors but one source said the two sides Are at an impasse. One City official who spoke on condition of anonymity said . Attorney Jay Stephens a wants the mayor to plead to a felony but that a not Likely to  he said Barry is willing to consider pleading guilty Only to misdemeanours. If Barry were jailed on a felony conviction or guilty plea he would be barred from holding office or running for re election to a fourth four year term in november. A since 1983, my family has had to go through my mail being opened my Bank accounts checked my tax return looked at my phones tapped a Barry said in an interview with radio station Wol. A you can to even have a conference in your bedroom with your wife for fear that they re listening to anything you May say a he added. A a it a been a thug that you thought May happen in a totalitarian kind of  Barry also said local television station arc to had obtained from prosecutors a copy of the Fri videotape that sources close to the Case say shows Barry smoking crack cocaine in a hotel room on Jan. 18. A a they re trying to figure out now How to show it a he said. _ _. Judy Smith a spokeswoman for Stephens said pros mayor Barry arrives at courthouse on monday. Report cites Sharp decline in runs of Western Salmon ecu tors would not comment on that and the station also said it would have no comment. On the list of 48 names of possible witnesses were Charles Lewis and Rasheeda Moore As Well As Barry Security guards James stays and Fred Gaskins. Lewis in a plea agreement involving drug charges testified last november that he supplied Barry with crack cocaine. Moore a former Model persuaded Barry to come to the hotel room where he was arrested. The questionnaires ask if potential jurors think lying while under oath is Ever justifiable. Barry has acknowledged he suffers from alcoholism and potential jurors were asked if they think that could be used to excuse criminal activity. The questionnaire also included a Section asking the respondents to give their feelings about undercover sting operations the method used to produce barrys arrest. In addition they were asked if they thought the Case against the mayor was racially or politically motivated. Outside the courthouse some 25 guardian Angels a self styled anti crime group carried signs demanding barrys resignation. They were taunted by several Barry supporters who said he was the victim of racially motivated prosecution and had been entrapped by investigators. A if anyone should be on trial it should be Stephens a said Florence Smith of the National welfare rights organization. Barry attended a Church rally sunday night and called the months since his Jan. 18 arrest a a inc most difficult time in my  a a in a not going to waste time a Barry said. A a in be come too far from where i  after a standing ovation from the crowd he expressed Confidence that his Legal crisis will not bring him Down. While Barry has said he needs Only one juror to vote against convicting him some of his top aides and political advisers have indicated they Are extremely reluctant to see the Case come to trial. �?~v�?T1 c >st1 Washington apr Salmon runs on two Western Rivers have steadily declined Over the past 20 years and populations at some dams last year were the lowest Ever observed according to a report released monday. Sen. Mark Hatfield r-ore., asked the National Marine fisheries service and or a Reg a department of fish and wildlife to study the runs on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. We know from this report that the runs Are in trouble and the fish Are declining. Particularly on the Snake River the stocks Are Way Down a said Bill Calder Hatfield a press Secretary. Oregon Trout a Portland based conservation group has asked the fisheries department to place four Salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin on the endangered species list. The four Are the native runs of lower Columbia Coho Salmon As Well As the Snake River a Spring summer and fall Chinook Salmon. Hatfield said in March that he wanted the report in hand to help get a head Start on the listing process and to avoid some of the political rhetoric that has surrounded the debate Over whether to list the Northern spotted owl As a threatened species. In a letter to Hatfield Emfs regional director Rolland Schmitten and Oregon department of fish and wildlife director Randy Fisher said a we share your concern Over Salmon runs and other users of Columbia River  in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. June 6, 1950 a defense Secretary Louis a. Johnson told Congress that rearming Europe was the Only Road left open to peace and Security. In testifying on behalf of president Truman a arms Aid program he said the russians had a Road blocked every other  30 years ago today. June 6, 1960 a president Eisenhower said the a will tempered expressions of soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev had brought the Western allies closer together than at any time since he took office. 20 years ago today. June 6, 1970 a the nations unemployment rate climbed in May for the fifth straight month rising from 4.8 to 5 percent of the labor Force hitting the highest Point in five years government officials announced. I0 years ago today. June 6, 1980 a a tour bus with 34 persons aboard plunged off a Mountain Highway in Jasper ark., killing at least 20 persons