European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 17, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5�?~breakthrough�?T idea used on Gulf Oil Slick Gaveston Texas apr trillions of hungry microbes ate their Way through an Oil Slick Friday As officials counted on an experimental method to help with the cleanup from the wrecked norwegian Tanker Mega Borg. A this is breakthrough technology a Texas land commissioner Garry Mauro said of the process called bioremediation. Rolling in open seas aboard a 41-foot coast guard boat officials sprayed a Square acre in the Gulf of Mexico that was intermittently laced and blanketed by Oil. Bioremediation uses naturally occurring bacteria that have been bred As super eaters to break Down Oil into harmless fatty acids that later Are eaten by Marine life said Carl Oppenheimer who developed the process. Oppenheimer a University of Texas microbiologist who has been working on the process for 15 years predicted Success. Within one or two Days there will be a Clear Square acre in the Middle of the Slick he said. �?o1 think it is going to open the door now to bioremediation on a much wider scale a he said. Sceptics have criticized Oppenheim Eros work Mauro said because the concept is so simple. Oppenheimer would Only say of the Experiment a a it a been a Long time  he said some tests have been performed on controlled spills in inner Harbor areas but never on the open sea. Bioremediation was applied last month to the Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska. Microbes were used to clean some rocks on the Shore of the Prince William sound. Officials Here allowed a test on the Slick from the norwegian supertanker that exploded june 8. A we need bioremediation a said 1 s x it a n n a v w \.  a Ltd \ \ \ \ it v n v x t v Ltd a Garry Mauro Texas land commissioner watches Carl Oppenheimer Spray an area of the Oil spill with Oil eating bacteria. Texas water commission chairman . Wynne Iii. A this is a Man who had an idea and no one would listen. He Hasni to been Able to get through All the Snake Oil  Oppenheimer said Crews would return later to retrieve samples of the water that was treated with the microbes. He said there were approximately 5.3 billion microbes per Square centimetre. About 100 pounds of the Sand like substance was mixed with sea water and sprayed onto the Slick. Oppenheimer said the Slick about three Miles Southeast of the Mega Borg probably was about one eighth of an Inch thick. Markers were set to track the movement of the area that was treated. He said he believed the process could remove about 90 percent of the Oil compared with the 5 percent to 10 percent he said skimmers could remove. Oppenheimer described skimmers As a mostly  lash Bush administration for non funding Chicago apr billions for Banks and drugs and pennies for jobs and housing is no Way to run a country the nations mayors said Friday in a bitter attack on the Federal government. A Federal policy towards our cities and towards economic Opportunity today is As bankrupt As the corrupt savings and Loans which Are robbing our Young Peoples future a Boston mayor Raymond Flynn said at the opening session of the mayors annual summer meeting. A while we waited at Washington a Back door for a few crumbs for Urban America these bandits hoisted Over $300 billion from our nations Treasury a Flynn said. A these Are funds that could have been used for Job training for College scholarships for helping Young families buy their first Home As Well As building a National Economy set to compete with Europe and  meanwhile the a amp a Industry a Trade group was meeting elsewhere in the same Chicago hotel. Flynn a remarks opened a joint meeting of the . Conference of mayors task forces on drug abuse and homelessness. Flynn chairman of the latter group and several other mayors said tensions Are on the Rise in american cities. The mayors placed most of the blame on Federal Aid cutbacks they said have left cities too poor to provide Job training and other alternatives to youths. But Flynn and other mayors said they too must share the blame for not working together to successfully fight the Reagan Era cuts. A we gave up a Flynn said. A we Haven to been very effective. We be got to be More forceful and we be got to be More  the session designed to show the relationship Between drug use poverty and homelessness was conducted in a greyhound bus rider takes wheel after a Driver admits he can to drive Pep rally atmosphere. Big City mayors led an attack on Federal spending priorities and called on their fellow mayors to work harder to lobby for More Federal Aid. A your budgets Are not equipped to handle these crises a said san Diego mayor Maureen of Connor. Added Charlotte n.c., mayor sue Myriek a the Federal government has demonstrated that it cannot cure americans ills because it is too far removed from the people. It is our responsibility to Lead the american people in  the joint meeting of the task forces was the first major event at the 6-Day conference at which the mayors Hope to draft a strategy to win More Federal Aid after a decade of cutbacks. Host mayor Richard Daley of Chicago criticized the Bush administration for not sending a c Abinet level representative to the  of time in the stars and stripes40 years ago today. New York apr a passenger took the wheel of a greyhound lines bus Friday after a replacement Driver for the strike bound company told riders he did no to know How to use a stick shift. Greyhound officials said Diane Monteiro a licensed bus Driver for another company drove the bus from Delaware to new York City while the replacement sat Back and left the driving to her. The replacement Driver started at a Junction in state Road del., and a it was obvious very quickly that he could not drive that bus a said greyhound spokesman George Brazley. Trained by greyhound the Driver was operating a Carolina coaches bus under an arrangement with greyhound which also owns trailways. A when he started it sounded like he had clutch trouble a said passenger Rosa White. A then we get Down the Highway and we get to the big trucks. He almost ran us into one of those. He was  the Driver then made an announcement a that the company Hadnot trained him to shift the gears and he did no to know How to drive the bus a she said. Monteiro took the wheel and calmed passengers As the replacement Driver a just got in a seat and went on and relaxed instead of watching what she was doing a White said. Brazley saying the replacement Driver was fired said a we done to know How the Guy got through the training school without knowing All of  he refused to identify the Driver. A greyhound seems to have adopted a new slogan. Its called a go greyhound and leave the driving to you a a said Harold Mandlowitz president of local 1202 of the amalgamated transit Union which has been on strike against the nations Only intercity bus company since March. Monteiro made a Stop at a greyhound terminal in Newark n.j., and continued to new York where the bus arrived Between 7 . And 8 ., White said. Efforts by the associated press to Contact Monteiro for comment were not immediately successful. The bus com Cany she works for was not disclosed. Brazley said Dallas ased greyhound is investigating the incident. June 17, 1950 a a former  no at Albuquerque n.m., was arrested by the Fri on a charge of giving atomic secrets to Harry Gold the philadelphian accused of passing atomic secrets to russia.30 years ago today june 17, 1960 a president Eisenhower announced cancellation of a planned visit to riot torn Tokyo As he ended his Goodwill visit to the philippines.20 years ago today. June 17, 1970 a the kidnappers of Ehrenfried von Holly Eben West German ambassador to Brazil threatened to kill him unless police relaxed their Street patrols in Rio do Janeiro a Germany embassy spokesman said.10 years ago today. June 17, 1980 a tornadoes and thunderstorms Tore through Maryland and Virginia killing at least four people and cutting off electricity to thousands around Washington