European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes wednesday june 13,1990 probe team boards burning Tanker Galveston Texas apr a coast guard team boarded the fire ravaged supertanker in the Gulf of Mexico on tuesday to decide when fire smothering foam could be used on the vessel. The fire on the Tanker Mega Borg was not As intense tuesday morning said coast guard chief Petty officer Gene Maestas. The rear Section of the Essel has been ablaze 57 Miles off Galveston since a series of explosions in the engine room saturday. Efforts to contain the Oil that has leaked from the ship apparently have been successful. The Slick was 13 Miles Long and five Miles wide tuesday. On monday the Slick was about 15 Miles Long. The coast guard backed away from earlier reports that the 886-foot Tanker had begun buckling because of the intense heat the shifting cargo and the continuous Stream of water being poured on the vessel. A there is no evidence at All of any structural damage a said Maestas. The norwegian Tanker was transferring some of its cargo of 38 million Gallons of Oil to a smaller Tanker when the first explosions occurred. Two of the 41 Crew members were killed and two Are missing and presumed dead. On monday the coast guard said there was a slightly increased Chance the ship would sink because Waves were washing Over the Back end. The coast guard said tuesday they believed less than 2,000 Gallons of Light crude Oil remained in the water. The rest of the up to 100,000 Gallons believed spilled since saturday had either dissipated or burned off officials said. As a precaution the . Government asked Mexico to Send Oil skimmers to help with cleanup operations if the situation worsens. A a we re in the planning stages for what May be a catastrophic incident a said Maestas. Maestas said the coast guard team will try to determine the temperature on the Tanker to see if foam can be used without causing further explosions. The foaming operation was delayed monday because six fireboat spraying water  keep the tankers deck Cool enough to prevent a Flash fire or new explosions. Fireboat Contin pouring water on the vessel tuesday d Hrncir Eflem Appiline Foai Ihm l Hose would have to get close inh ship and eventually Board it a is it it the rear has dropped More than Fin feel Smice the norwegian a  crippled Early saturday by exp loss for Theta drop nails sex that the cargo had shifted or the h5 was taking on water officials said p the dropping Stern a increases the danger of sinking but Only incr Mer tally a coast guard chief Petty off cer Todd Nelson said. A we Are not talking right now about  the Mega Borg carries More than three times As much Oil As was skilled Kcf k ,Dez off Alaska in March 1989 m the nations worst Oil spill. Authorities however noted that the Oil spilled in Alaska was heavy crude which does no to dissipate nearly As rapidly As the Light crude aboard the Mega bore. Also much of the Oil being spilled off Texas was being consumed by fire. Currents and winds were expected to push the Oil toward a 200-mile stretch of coast Between Freeport and Corpus Christi. But the coast guard said the currents were expected to keep the spill from coming ashore. The Tanker operated by Mosvold shipping of Farsund Norway was bound from palanca Angola. It was scheduled to travel to Aruba after  from Page 1 in ton Summit with president Bush on a United Germany joining the North Atlantic treaty organization the Western military Alliance. East Germany is a member of the soviet led Warsaw pact. A your position is this we could agree to the joining if you accept associative participation the principle of blocs coming together in conjunction with the unification of Germany in the process of which Mutual obligations Are not changed neither from the Side of West or East Germany and if simultaneously the blocs Are re formed in natural connection with Vienna and the All european  Gorbachev did not define his concept of associate membership for Germany. Vienna Austria is the site of talks on arms cuts and the Europe wide conference on Security and cooperation aimed at reducing tensions. Bush asked by reporters in Washington tuesday about Gorbachev a speech said a a unified Germany should be in nato with no  but Bush said he stands ready to listen and discuss a without Rancorn any ideas the soviets have for solv ing the dispute Over the future of Germany. Official radio Moscow explained Gorbachev a comments saying a it might be possible to agree with Germany being in nato As an associate member provided there Are changes in the nature of the military alliances both nato and the Warsaw treaty organization. Gorbachev appeared to be demanding that a United Germany fulfil East Germany a obligations to the Warsaw pact Only during a transition Pend when the function of the two military blocs would change. A Western Diplomat speaking on condition of anonymity said Gorbachev a comments appeared to signal a positive movement on the German question. But he said it is still unlikely that Gorbachev a position will be acceptable to the Western allies without further modification. Previously the soviet Union sought membership in both nato and the Warsaw pact for a United Germany. A West German newspaper reported monday that at a meeting in Washington East German prime minister Lothar de Maiziere would give Bush a new proposal from Gorbachev to break the deadlock Over Germany a military allegiance. The Sii Deutsche Zeitung said Gorbachev would agree to nato membership for a United Germany if the Western Alliance made a a Clear decision to transform itself into a political  from Page 1 ment Dole said no but quipped �?o1 might make a 30-second  congressional democratic leaders strongly oppose amending the Constitution to ban burning of the Flag. But votes were being scheduled around such symbolic Days As the fourth of july and Flag Day. House speaker Thomas s. Foley d-wash., meanwhile said tuesday he would not delay a House vote on a constitutional amendment and said it could come within two weeks. But Foley said he intended to vote against the proposal despite tradition that has the speaker refrain from voting. A i do not support amending the first amendment a Foley said. A Flag burning Isnit Worth tampering with the most important repository of Freedom any country has Ever established in its  with Flag burning no longer a Federal crime since the courts action some said a vote for a constitutional ban would be politically irresistible just a few months before the fall congressional elections. Republicans hoped so. Democrats were aware of the political Pitfalls the Issue poses for them recalling How George Bush exploited the flags patriotic values at Michael Dukakis expense in his 1988 Campaign. A it will be very tempting to play politics with it with the fourth of july a said rep. Patricia Schroeder d-colo., a fierce opponent of a constitutional change. Democratic National chairman Ron Brown warned his potential candidates away from turning the fall Campaign into a contest for patriotism. He urged All democratic candidates a not to seek any political gain by challenging their opponents patriotism or position on the Flag  but some backers of a Flag burning ban acknowledged Public support for the Issue May have dropped since the dispute was temporarily defused last fall with passage of the now overturned Law. The proposed amendment was scheduled for a vote next week in the House judiciary committee. News briefs replacement window bolts led to Blowout on jetliner London apr wrong size bolts were fitted to an air plane Windshield that blew out in flight nearly causing the death of the Pilot who was sucked Halfway out of the cockpit government officials said tuesday. British airways said a maintenance Engineer involved in the installation had been suspended As Standard procedure during inquiries. Crew members saved Pilot Tim Lancaster 41, on sunday by clutching his Ankles As he was buffeted against the Bac-11 los nose Cone for 15 minutes Over England until the co Pilot made an emergency Landing at Southampton Airport on England a South coast. An interim report from the department of transports air Accident investigation Branch said the bolts were too Small for the nuts into which they fitted to hold the Windshield in place. The Pilot suffered broken Bones bruises and frostbite but Southampton general Hospital said it expected to discharge him wednesday. Investigators said the Windshield was fitted during routine maintenance the Day before the  vows to work for peace with arabs Jerusalem up a prime minister Yitzhak Shamir on his first full Day heading the country a new hard line government pledged tuesday to work toward peace with the Arab world but said Success of his efforts depends on the Good will of israelis neighbors. The new government won approval from israelis parliament the Knesset monday in a narrow 62-57 vote after nearly six hours of sometimes acrimonious debate. One Knesset member Avraham Verdiger of the Ultra Reno Dox Gudat Israel party abstained. A it is Clear that we will make very important efforts to make Progress. For getting peace with the Arab world Shamir said after he presented his new government to president Chaim Herzog. A the Success of these efforts will depend mainly on the Good will and understanding of our neighbors