European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes tuesday june 19,1990 ecology group urges Boycott of products harmful to Ozone Washington apr an environmental group called on Consumers monday to Boycott products containing a chemical used in such items As Hornet sprays and Art supplies which is harming Earth a Ozone layer. The natural resources defense Council also accused the Bush administration of a waffling Quot in its position on an International agreement designed to crib production of the chemical 1,1,1 Trichler methane the rdc said approximately 724 million pounds of the chemical known As 1,1,1 for Short were produced in the United states in 1988. David Doniger an attorney with the group said 90 percent of the substance is used in Industry where it is an ingredient of solvents used to clean electronic and Metal parts. Among consumer goods which contain the chemical the rdc said Are some of the varnishes and fixatives marketed by m. Grumbacher inc., the Art Supply firm. Godfrey Chambers technical services manager for Grumbacher said by Telephone from the firms Headquarters in Cranbury n.j., that the company has eliminated 1,1,1 from some of its products and is hoping to get it eliminated from the ones listed. Chambers said the products a Damar varnish myst on retouch varnish and Tuffile fixative a Are manufactured by a supplier and purchased by Grumbacher for resale. A the person we Purchase it from is continuing research in this matter to try and eliminate it a he said. A formerly More of our aerosols did contain it but through the process of research we have been Able to eliminate it he said. A it is a concern of the Industry at Large a Chambers said. Doniger said substitutes Are available for 1,1,1 in most of its Industrial and consumer uses. A we recommend that Consumers avoid buying products which contain 1,1,1-trichloroethane, or any other substance which contributes to the destruction of the stratospheric Ozone layer a the Council said. A for most applications there Are alternative products on the Market that serve the same  the rdc listed 141 products but said there Are More. The ones listed included hair sprays spot removers solvents and cleaners furniture polish water repellents insecticides automotive products and other office and household items. Doniger said he will be pressing for phasing out of 1,1,1 when representatives of More than 70 nations gather in London wednesday under sponsorship of the . Environmental program to consider revisions to an International agreement on the Ozone layer. A the . Delegation is still waffling somewhere Between a 25 percent Rollback and a 100 percent phaseout by 2000,�?� he said. A indications Are that the european Community and Japan and now the United states Are Balking at going farther than 50 percent a he added. Some environmentalists say manmade chemicals Are eating away the Earth a protective Ozone shield allowing More ultraviolet rays to reach the planets surface. They contend this increases the risk of skin cancer Cataract formation and disruption of the environment. Attorney David Doniger displays some of the sol cans he says Are dangerous. Aero chemical fumes Force 1,500 to flee their Homes sedal1a, to. Apr a Cloud of fumes spewing from a chemical Plant forced about 1,500 people from their Homes for several hours monday authorities said. Fifteen people were taken to hospitals. The injured were treated for burning eyes and throats skin irritation and nausea after fumes vented a tank at the Alco Lac inc. Plant shortly after Midnight. All were released City administrator irl Tessendorf said. Plant manager Richard Faulkner identified the chemical As Allyl Methra Pylate. Tessendorf said the fumes which Diss ated before Dawn would cause serious health problems Only in Strong doses. The evacuation order was cancelled about 8 a.m., Tessendorf said. Pressure from a chemical reaction e caused a tank to vent the fumes into the air where it formed a Cloud and began Drifting Southeast said fire chief Mike Ditzfeld. A retirement Home and other residences on the East Side of Sedalia and several other Small communities were evacuated. Medical teams were called out to treat residents who May have suffered skin irritations or other problems from the fumes. There was no fire at the Plant which manufactures soap and other cleaning materials. Faulkner said the Accident was caused by either a mechanical or employee failure. The state department of natural resources and the department of health were investigating the Accident he said. Sedalia is about 85 Miles Southeast of Kansas City and has a population of about 21,000.Man whose car was repossessed kills 8, self Jacksonville Fla. Apr a Man who had his car repossessed stalked through a finance company monday firing at customers and employees and leaving eight dead before killing himself. Five others were listed in critical but stable condition after the late morning shootings at the general motors acceptance corp. Office. Richard Langille an employee said office workers dived under desks when the first of about 50 shots rang out. A and then we realized the Guy was pointing his gun underneath Peoples desks and killing them one by one a said Langille. A i just saw the Bottom of the carpet and  some of the wounded were shot seven and eight times each Hospital spokesmen said. A the suspect apparently went in the front door and shot a couple of customers a said Jacksonville sheriff James Mcmillan. A then he went right through the office indiscriminately shooting employees then turned the weapon on  the gunman James Edward Pough 42, of Jacksonville had recently had a vehicle repossessed by Mac the sheriff said. Mcmillan said it was not known if that was the sole motive. The company said the car was a 1988 Pontiac grand am repossessed in january. Pough began firing almost As soon As he walked through the door Mcmillan said. After shooting two customers one fatally he methodically went from desk to desk firing his Rifle witnesses said. The gunman used a .30-caliber semiautomatic Rifle for most of the shooting but insurance co Rescue workers carry a victim monday from the Mac office in Jacksonville Fla. A also had a .38-caliber revolver authorities said. Police found several Rifle clips some empty and some full inside the office. A there Are numerous magazines plus numerous rounds in his pockets a said sheriffs Deputy Ken Bozeman. A the was loaded for  Mcmillan said the Rifle May link the suspect to two other fatal weekend shootings in Jacksonville. A we did have two homicides Over the weekend where a .30-caliber Rifle was used and this suspect apparently lived. In that Vicinity and meets the general description a said Mcmillan noting those shootings also appeared indiscriminate. Several people were shot standing on Jacksonville Street Corners around 1 sunday police said. At the Mac office five employees a customer and the gunman died at the scene at the Bay Meadows office Complex said John Andrews a Mac spokesman in Detroit. Two other employees died at hospitals. The wounded were flown or taken by ambulance to University Hospital Baptist medical Center and St. Luke a Hospital. Jay Edelberg of Baptist medical said the three wounded brought there had been shot repeatedly. One Man had gunshot wounds on both sides of his Chest and in his Abdomen Edelberg said. A woman was shot eight times including both sides of her Chest and her Abdomen. A the third one who is the most stable probably had the worst injuries because she got hit about seven times hitting her  her legs shattering Bones and severing nerves and arteries a he said. A special crisis team was at the shooting scene and police set up a counselling Center in a building next door. Investigators were trying to interview witnesses but Mcmillan said a they Are All in a state of Shock understandably. Pough was arrested in 1971 in Duval county on a charge of homicide but was never convicted. In july 1971, he was Given probation on a charge of aggravated assault according to Florida department of corrections records.  to Pough the dead were identified As Drew Woods Denise High fill Jan David Sharon Hall Barbara Holland Julia Burgess Lee Simonton. And one woman whose name was with held pending notification of next or Kin. The wounded were Ron Etc Neyaria Jule Belote Nancy Dill Phylys Gingg and an other unidentified person