European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ireland beats Romania in shootout a Page 21 the Sef amp Andi amp Fries authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces ? let vol. 49, no. 73 tuesday june 26, 1990 a a 25 Dally and sunday d 8693 bases leave pollution till Sites overseas not under . Rules by the los Angeles times the United states far Flung network of it overseas military bases operating outside he reach of american environmental regu action has left a quagmire of chemical con lamination around the Globe. At Rhein main a in West Germany about 500,000 Gallons of Jet fuel have aked into the ground water. Other . Military installations have polluted the drinking water of the Pacific Island of Guam poured tons of toxic chemicals into Subic Bay in the Philippines spewed tons of us Lurous Coal smoke into the skies of Central Europe and pumped millions of Gallons of raw sewage into the oceans. A the department of defense is not blameless a said David j. Berteau the senior civilian Pentagon official in charge of environmental programs. A there have been places where we have not lived up to our responsibilities. We be done some dumb things in the disposal of hazardous  today with the Pentagon preparing to close scores of costly foreign bases because of a deepening budget crunch and easing East West tensions the Bill for decades of careless and arrogant environmental behaviour is coming due. And the Tab will be paid not Only in billions of dollars in cleanup costs but also in strained relations with Many of americans most valued allies. Indeed army and air Force officials continued on Page 9 1landslides hamper Rescue efforts in Iran Rudbart Iran apr fresh aftershocks rattled earthquake devastated Northern Iran on monday i sending panicked survivors fleeing for open ground and triggering landslides that snarled Rescue efforts. 1 see related Story photo on Page 4. Thursdays earthquake killed an estimated 50,000 peo pie injured at least 110,000 others and left More than 500,000 homeless the iranian . Mission reported i monday in an Appeal for medical supplies j eighty two aftershocks some As Strong As 5.5 on the i Richter scale Shook the quake zone Between sunday and Early monday morning said Tehran University a geophysics Center. No further casualties were reported. One landslide blocked a 35-mile stretch of Road be-1 tween Rasht and Rudbart a critical Supply route in the i quake zone 125 Miles Northwest of Tehran. Relief con Voys came to a halt on Boulder strewn roads j the official islamic Republic news Agency Irna reported non Stop Rescue efforts with army helicopters \ flying Relief missions around the clock. A the tragedy is so grave it cannot be described. In be a never seen such a catastrophe before a it quoted the helicopter forces commander As saying. 1 in Rudbart an agricultural City of 100,000 people thousands of tents have been set up for survivors by see Iran on Back Page free dissident chinese scientist Fang Lizhi has been allowed by Beijing to leave his . Embassy Refuge and Fly to Britain. See stories photos on Page 3. Relief goods from around the world for iranian earthquake victims arrive monday at Tehran a Mehraban Airport. Mandela says violence possible Washington apr Nelson Mandela said monday that South african Blacks May have a no alternative but to resort to violence to achieve racial Equality As president Bush urged the Black Leader to pursue his goals through peaceful Means. Mandela praised . Support for the fight against apartheid describing its value As a beyond words a and said he would press his Case for continued economic sanctions against South Africa during his official talks with Bush. The Deputy president of the african National Congress said his group is committed to achieving its ends peacefully but he indicated its patience was not without limits. A if we Are forced to resort to violence it is because we have no other alternative a he said. A the methods of political action. Were determined by the South african government.�?�. Bush pledged continued support for the Black majority m South Africa and called for All parties to work through negotiations a not armed struggle a to achieve a democratic society. A sir we Here in America walk in Solidarity with All the South africans who seek through non violent Means democracy human rights and Freedom a Bush said. Bush also said the United states will maintain sanctions until the White government of president . De Klerk meets All conditions spelled out in an anti apartheid Law. Those conditions have yet to be met. Earlier . Officials said $10 million that Congress has allocated for South african groups cannot go to the Anc until it renounces Vilt while his previous stops in new York and Boston were largely celebratory with hundreds of thousands of supporters attending enthusiastic rallies a Mandela got Down to business during his three Dav visit to Washington. On sunday Mandela told Black reporters that economic sanctions see Mandela on Back Page Nelson Mandela arrives monday at the White House for his meeting with president Bush