European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes wednesday thursday july 4/s. 1990 in Oil spill Norfolk a. Apr the. Oil spill in the Chesapeake Bay probably will have a minimal effect of the environment the coast guard says. Officials said about 30,000 Gallons of fuel Oil went into the Bay and the Elizabeth River when two cargo ships collided at the Mouth of the Estuary on sunday. A coast guard Board of investigation was to con Vene tuesday to take testimony from the ships Crews. Capt. Eugene a Johnson commander of the coast guard Marine safety office said Aerial surveys showed that the Oil in the Bay was dissipating but that some had washed ashore on Norfolk beaches. He said most of the Oil was in the River. Quot i think the environmental Impact on the Bay will be minimal a Johnson said monday. The Bridge Crews and pilots of both ships were Given drug and alcohol tests a Standard procedure after such accidents but the results were not yet available he said. Environmentalists were concerned that the spill could contaminate Blue crabs that Are spawning in the Mouth of the Bay. But Robert Byrne associate director of research at the Virginia Institute of Marine science said it appeared the crabs might be spared because most of the Oil was in the River. Johnson said the cleanup would take several Days. About 150 people and five Oil skimmers collected about 1,500 Gallons monday he said. The outbound Columbus America in route to Melbourne Australia sustained extensive damage the coast guard said. Johnson said the ships owner Columbus America inc. Of Hamburg West Germany has agreed to pay for the cleanup. Officials had no estimate of what the cleanup would Cost. The Singapore registered Neptune Jade which was inbound received minor damage the coast guard said. The Columbus americans 140,000-gallon fuel Oil tank ruptured in the collision. The ships Captain immediately returned to port heading for a ship repair Yard and leaking fuel along the Way the coast guard said. A it was his determination that the problem could not be fixed at sea and he chose to return to port. We concurred a Johnson said. Anatoly Grishchenko was visited in june by Yuri Osipyan vice president of the soviet Academy of sciences. A heroic Seattle api -. Or Pilot what was hailed As a heroic Effort to try to douse the Viet helicopter Anatoly Grishchenko the so who contracted leukaemia after fire at the chernobyl nuclear Plant has died at age 5 3. A a Grishchenko had been in critical condition with a lung infection for More than two weeks at the Fred Hutchinson cancer research Center where he had received a Bone marrow transplant april 27 in an attempt to conquer his leukaemia. He died late monday of cardiopulmonary failure said spokeswoman Susan Edmonds. Grishchenko in 1986 repeatedly flew his heavy lift copter through the intensely radioactive gases spewing from the chernobyl Plant dumping Sand and Cement in an Over matched Effort to Cap the crippled reactor. He and a handful of others in the operation were designated heroes of the soviet Union that country a highest Honor. Despite Lead shielding on the aircraft and other protective gear Grishchenko suffered radiation sic Kries and was found to have radiation related leukaemia last year. He arrived in Seattle on april 11 for the marrow transplant which was performed after chemotherapy and radiation treatment to kill off his own marrow. The transplant went smoothly but Grischenko a condition suddenly deteriorated in mid june. Antibiotics had failed to Knock out the lung infection which Grishchenko  debt grew 25% in . In �?T89 Washington apr americans foreign debt surged 25 percent in 1989 to $663.7 billion As foreigners holdings in the United states grew at a faster Pace than americans assets abroad. The new assessment based on data supplied tuesday by the Commerce department showed the United Stales increased its Lead As the worlds largest debtor. The Commerce. Department report showed that . Holdings of overseas assets Rose by $146.9 billion last year to $1,412 trillion a gain of 11.6 percent. But foreign holdings in the United states climbed at an even faster Pace of 15.6 percent rising by $279.6 billion to $2,076 trillion. The net debtor position is the difference Between americans assets abroad and foreign assets in the United states. That difference grew to $663.75 billion last year up from $531.08 billion in 1988. Some economists believe that debt total could surpass $1 trillion sometime in the next few years a stunning reversal for a country that began the 1980s As the world s largest creditor nation. As recently As 1983, the United states held the title of largest creditor when it . Foreign debt Burden numbers for International investment position reflect the difference Between . Assets that americans own abroad compared with assets that foreigners own in the . In wons. $200 a -200 -400 -000 . Assets sproed in 1980 $1,412 Tritton minus foreign assets held in . $2.076 trillion equals -$664btfon had an investment surplus of $89 billion. That surplus fell to $3.3 billion in 1984 and disappeared altogether in 1985, the year the country became a net debtor for the first time in 71 years. The surplus was erased by the huge merchandise Trade deficits the United states piled up during the 1980s As americans transferred billions of dollars into the hands of foreigners to pay for imported ears and television sets. Those dollars have been reinvested in the United slates in everything from . Treasury Bills to los Angeles office buildings. / c. Fred Bergsten head of the Institute for International economics said that while the current report understates the value of americans holdings overseas it also understates foreign holdings in the to amp Ted states because of errors in gathering data on foreign ownership. A your View is that both the asset and liability numbers Are substantially understated and As a result the Bottom line figure is probably about right a said Bergsten who is completing a Book on americans debtor  coffers fattened by Mandela tour i new York apr Nelson Mandela raised More than $7 million for the african National Congress in his eight Oty . Tour and americans paid millions More in tax dollars for his police Protection. While no total for donations was available from National organizers of the 11-Day trip that ended saturday spokesmen in each City had rough counts As of my Day. Many said Money still was coming in. Similarly no sum of government costs for Mandela a Protection was available. In new York City alone municipal expenses were put at $2.6 million. Another big spender was the . State department which oversaw Security. A there Isnit even the remotest guess yet Quot As to the Federal expense said Frank Matthews spokesman for the state departments Bureau of diplomatic services. A a it a big but i done to know How big. Mandela freed in february after 27 years in prison is a Leader of the Anc struggle against apartheid. Fund raising was a focus of his Lour and he called for help at events ranging from stadium rallies to celebrity cocktail parties. He fell considerably Short of fund raising goals in some cities but far exceeded them in others