European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes Friday june 15,1990 stateside future fish a fish Farmer sifts through special Rainbow Trout eggs at a fish hatchery in mount Lassen calif., where a program called nuts fish attempts to produce nutritionally enriched fish free of pollutants and contaminants. Because the United states has no federally regulated fish inspection program fish that have never been checked for bacterial or chemical Levels can reach consumer markets. Wholesale Price of cocaine Way up in cities paper says new York up a the wholesale Price of cocaine is rising sharply in some . Cities the new York times reported thursday. The newspaper said the trend a a first in almost 10 years a suggests extensive Law enforcement efforts in the United states and latin America May finally be reducing the availability of the drug. The times said that in new York and los Angeles whole Sale cocaine prices have jumped by More than 40 percent since december. And diluted cocaine has been turned up in Many cities suggesting diminished supplies the times quoted Federal officials and drug specialists As saying. A a there a enough smoke out there to cause us to realize that something is happening a Terrence Burke the acting head of the drug enforcement administration told the times. A we Haven to seen signs like these up until now. We re not quite sure but its our Hope and belief that there a a Good possibility that this has been because of Law enforcement  some sceptical Federal drug officials said however they suspect the South american smuggling organizations May be holding Back on sales to drive up profits or May be using the news of drug seizures and other police operations to justify Price increases. The Rise comes just As some social scientists say they Are seeing signs that the hard Core use of cocaine a mainly crack a May be declining in the inner cities the times said. One indicator is a report from the National Institute on drug abuse in Washington that described a Sharp drop in patients being treated in emergency rooms for reactions to cocaine in the last Quarter of 1989, the times reported. A we could be on the verge of turning the Corner a Mark . Kleiman an expert on drug policy at the John f. Kennedy school of government at Harvard University told the times. In new York Dea officials said undercover agents several times have been offered cocaine at $32,000 to $36,000 a kilo compared with a High of $25,000 a kilo in december. In los Angeles the wholesale Price is As High As $23,000 a kilo in contrast to $16,000 at the Start of the year. In Baltimore the Cost of a kilo of cocaine Rose from a High of $ 17,000 in september to $22,000 in december and has now climbed to $24,000. In Chicago a kilogram is Selling for As much As $32,000, up from $26,000 at the Start of the year. Prices for individual customers on the streets in those cities have not increased police and Federal agents told the times. But the times reported that Federal officials say they Are seeing indications that dealers Are effectively raising their Street prices by diluting their products. 2 climbers perish on Mckinley Talkeetna Alaska  the bodies of two climbers missing on mount Mckinley were found by Rescue helicopters hovering near the 16,000-foot level of North americans tallest Peak a National Park service spokesman said. The bodies of Michael Koshuta 33, of Centreville va., and Stuart Jones 29, of Washington state were spotted tuesday afternoon said spokesman John Quinley. No Hometown was immediately available for Jones. The men were declared missing tuesday one Day after a troubled japanese climbing party that suffered the seasons first fatality was airlifted off the Mountain. There was no Effort to remove the bodies from the 15,800-level because of the slope of the Mountain and the threat of Avalanche. Officials will decide later when it will be Safe to return Quinley said. The men were roped together and appeared to have died after a fall the spokesman said. They were last sighted june 1 at the 16,100-foot level. Mount Mckinley is 20,320 feet High. Koshuta and Jones were experienced mountaineers who had climbed elsewhere in the Denali Range Quinley said. The two climbers were scheduled to Complete their descent four Days ago. Three food caches they left along their planned route Down the Mountain Hadnot been touched Quinley said. Denali National Park rangers began looking for them monday As rangers and two army Chinook helicopters rescued three Frostbitten ill japanese climbers and lowered the body of a fourth japanese to 14,000 feet. The helicopters began looking for the missing americans on tuesday. The body of Hiroaki Ito who died sunday of Altitude sickness was expected to remain at 14,000 feet until friends could arrange for its removal or until an army helicopter is called to the area on other business Quinley  sets unofficial record in non Stop flight distance Seattle  a Boeing 767 has set an unofficial world distance record for twin engine commercial i m by flying 9,253 Miles non Stop from Sens Kenya Boeing commercial  plane group said a the flight by a new 767-200er was completed and lasted18 hours 29 minutes Boeing said y the plane was on the first leg of a flight for lam"61 Airl mesh the National Carrier of Brunei Darness there were 20 passengers aboard and a flight Crew of four. The aircraft the first Boeing 767 for Royal brine Fleet continued on to Brunei monday. Pending final verification the National aeronautic a Ltd Socia Tion established the flight As a record Boeing said the previous record of8,893 Miles was also set by a 767 the planets average Speed for the flight was 518 Mph the plane set new Speed records Between several cities for twin engined commercial aircraft Boeing  voters to get a say on Casino gambling plan Columbus Ohio  a constitutional amendment for a Casino gambling Pilot project has gained a spot on the november ballot in Ohio. Secretary of state Sherrod Brown has announced that the let us vote Ohio committee submitted 318,899 valid signatures on its initiative petitions 12,238 More than required by Law. The group gathered the minimum number of signatures required from 44 of the states 88 counties. If approved by voters statewide the referendum would allow the City Council in Lorain a a Lake Erie port town about 30 Miles West of Cleveland a to place a referendum on the local ballot proposing a five year Pilot project Casino. After that time the legislature could end the project or create seven additional resorts districts in Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Toledo Dayton Youngstown and Steubenville. A we think its the responsible approach to stick your toe in the water and not go As they did in Atlantic City whole hog a said Backer Alan Spitzer. Representatives of the Lprse racing Industry and some churches already have lined up in  shacks removed by University police East Lansing Mich. Apr Michigan state University Tore Down several plywood shacks that were erected on Campus to promote various causes and Campus police arrested five students who protested the move. Administrators had let the students keep the shacks up for several months University spokesman Terry Denbow said. He said students violated an agreement that they not sleep inside the shanties. A we do have an ordinance to enforce. We have gone along with these groups who have violated a University ordinance All Spang a he said. Denbow said eight different groups a which had erected the shanties to raise awareness on issues including racism and homelessness a had agreed to remove them. Three complied but five did no to so the University took action sending in 15 Campus police officers. They ordered eight students out removing makeshift Beds and dismantling the  delivery truck blast injures 4 in Michigan Waterford Mich. Apr an Oil delivery truck exploded and burned at an Oil distributorship wednesday injuring at least four people and destroying three other vehicles. People living within several Hundred Yards of Viking Oil co. In Waterford about 30 Miles Northwest of Detroit were evacuated immediately after the 1 40 . Blast police spokesman John Mclain said. They were permitted to return to their Homes within a half hour. The distributorship a was pretty Well consumed by the fire a Mclain said. The fire was extinguished by o . The cause of the explosion has not been determined Mclain  injured Man whose name was not released drove himself to a Hospital for treatment Mclain said. Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion and at least one other person was injured said fire capt. John Pattison. A Tanker truck an Oil delivery truck and a Tanker without its tractor were destroyed Pattison said