European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes news Brief another spill pollutes Arthur kill waterway Linden . Apr a Barge leaving an Exxon refinery struck a docked Barge wednesday and spilled about 37,000 Gallons of of closing the spill plagued Arthur kill waterway officials said. At least half the Oil escaped into the kill before booms could be set up said Rick Pulton a spokesman for the new Jersey department of environmental Protection. Said Howard Hile the company s vice president for operations and contingency management. Hile said the 2.1-million-gallon capacity Barge was nearly full when it struck the other vessel but Only a 200,000-gallon tank in the interstate 53 ruptured. Coast guard Petty officer Jodi Hoffmaster said the second Barge did not Spring a leak. Dwellers from Page 1 Lem Quot said arc spokesman Harry Connors who also blamed the crunch on the local labor shortage. While most employees seem to accept the situation As Only temporary two of the stateside hires were so disgruntled they quit thursday even though their transportation contracts Arentt up until december. One of those is Amanda summer 19, of Boulder Colo. She said that arc recruiters in the. United states misrepresented the situation telling her the accommodations were dormitory style with kitchenettes and two people per room. She has been living in a dormitory with three roommates no Kitchen facilities and a bathroom Down the Hall. The other stateside hire who quit was one of Summers roommates in the dorm. Noting that this is the first year that arc has had to recruit employees from the United states summer said a i Hope that they handle it differently next  Gorman agreed. A a it san unfortunate situation Quot he said. A i done to know who did that misrepresented the accommodation but i suspect its a looseness of  he said that some employees were told that the rooms had kitchenettes Quot but we be never had that  but for the most part there Are benefits that outweigh the poor living facilities such As free use of the recreational activities at the resort area most employees said. They also get discount meals lunch and dinner for less than $ 1.90 each and breakfast for just Over $ 1. And Gorman who said he a spent More than $500,000 on employee facilities in the last year said a we need to take care of our employees. I just wish we could do it  Rose from Page 1 Plis ments on the baseball Field but said he had to impose a jail sentence out of fairness. A Foremost we must recognize that there Are two people Here Pete Rose the living legend the All time it Leader and the idol of millions and Pete Rose the individual who appears today convicted of two counts of cheating on his taxes Quot Spiegel said. A today we Are not dealing with the legend. Roses tax problems began to surface when baseball investigator John Dowd started looking into his betting habits m Early 1989. A Federal grand jury was convened in Cincinnati to see whether Rose reported All of his income. Rose agreed to plead guilty april 20 to two counts of failing to report income. Federal prosecutors agreed not to pursue further charges. Rose admitted he hid $354,968 in income from 1984 to 1987. He has re said the internal Revenue service $366,042 As part of the plea agreement. Two of roses reputed gambling associates former Roommate Thomas Gioiosa and bookmaker Ronald Peters were sentenced last year on drug and tax charges. Peters received a two year term for tax evasion and cocaine distribution. Peters claimed he accepted roses bets including bets on reds games. Rose admitted Gioiosa placed his bets with bookmakers. Gioiosa was sentenced to a five year term for transporting cocaine and five months on two tax counts. Friday july 20,1990 6 gis in Case charged with desertion by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a six soldiers from Augsburg West Germany who were arrested in Florida Over the weekend while on a self styled Mission to destroy the Antichrist have been charged with desertion military officials said  officials who had refused to release the soldiers names because they had not been charged realized belatedly that a recent policy change says anyone with a top secret or higher Security clearance who is put in deserter status automatically is charged with that crime said army spokesman maj. Joe Padilla. The change which went into effect june 27, also allows the army to immediately classify As deserters any soldiers with clearances of top secret or higher who do not report for duty Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said at a news conference. Missing soldiers usually Are listed As absent without leave for 30 Days before they Are considered deserters. A the six Augsburg soldiers All assigned to the 713th military intelligence in have been identified As pfc. Kris fetlock pfc. Michael Hueckstaedt pfc. William Setterberg spec. Kenneth Beason spec. Vance Davis and sgt. Annette  still Are being questioned by army counterintelligence officials at fort Benning ga., although a there is no indication other than the Mere fact of their Security clearances that this is intelligence be lated a Williams said. A All six hold top secret clearances. Counterintelligence investigations Are Standard procedure if a Soldier charged with a crime had Access to top secret information within the previous 12 months Williams said. According to another Soldier in their unit the six left Augsburg about two weeks ago to search for the Antichrist the biblical figure who it is believed will Challenge Christ a second coming and spread Universal evil. They also told a Tennessee Man who sold them a used Van that they were going to Pensacola fla., because they believed the rapture would occur in that area in october. Fundamental christians believe the rapture will signal the end of the world and the ascent of the faithful into heaven. The six supposedly belong to a cult called a the end of the world Quot which apparently has other members in the Augsburg area the Soldier from their unit said. Padilla said military officials have not been Able to verify the existence of any such organization. A a that a not to say these soldiers done to consider themselves a cult a he said. The desertion charges could be downgraded during the course of the investigation Padilla said civil i some fear m Washington apr the Senate approved a landmark civil rights Bill wednesday night after the Bush administration and democratic sponsors failed to reach a Compromise plan to fight Job discrimination without inviting hiring quotas. The measure is the top priority of the civil rights movement in Congress this year and would overturn five supreme court decisions. The House judiciary committee is expected to take action on its version of the measure within Days. Provisions Range from a ban on racial harassment in the workplace to punitive damages for victims of the most serious forms of discrimination. A we Are now proceeding on the Road to a certain veto Quot sen. John c. Danforth r-mo., declared. Quot this is a Bill that can do a lot of Good for a lot of people and it is going  most of the controversy came Over a  it easier to Challenge employment practices whose effects fall disproportionately on Minoty groups. The supreme courts decision in a Case involving hiring at a Salmon Cannery in Alaska held that such practices do not violate the Law unless those filing suit can show they were not motivated by business necessity. The Bill would require the companies involved if challenged in court to prove that the practices were prompted by business necessity. The Bush administration said the definition of Busi Ness necessity in the Bill a having a a significant relationship to successful performance of the Job Quot a would prompt employers to adopt minority hiring quotas to insulate themselves from lawsuits. A quotas sch Motas the Issue is Job discrimination Quot exclaimed sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., As the Senate approved the measure 65-34. Kennedy and White House chief of staff John Sununu were Hung up for weeks in efforts to reach a Compromise on the definition. A every combination of words was tried Quot Danforth said glumly. Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas again complained that the Bill was a being shoved Down my Throat Quot and renewed his warning that the measure would inevitably Lead to hiring quotas for members of minority groups. Nothing in the Bill requires the use of hiring quotas. But Many Republican business critics say companies would be fearful not to use quotas under the measure. A it is a bad Bill because it is a quota Bill Quot said sen. Pete Wilson a Calif. Kennedy said however that the measure would merely return the Law to what it was before the supreme courts decision last year and it had not caused companies to use quotas in the past. Bush had said repeatedly that he wanted to sign legislation to combat discrimination in the workplace. But he said he would not sign a a quota  flights from Page 1 Tives with Money to invest look for deals in the suddenly capitalist minded East bloc said Tom Stieg Mann a spokesman for United airlines which initiated direct Frankfurt to Washington and Frankfurt to Chicago flights two months ago. A we started our flights May 16, and after two weeks we were fully booked through the end of september Quot Stiegmann said. Space available travel via the military Airlift come also is difficult to come by. A spokesman said thursday that wailing times for  flights Are running Between 12 and 15 Days this month from Rhein main a West Germany. Most travel agents look for the tight ticket situation to persist at least until Early september. A there Are still a few seats but they re hard to find Quot said Wolfgang Muller who owns a travel Agency South of Frankfurt. A for europeans the . Is a very reasonable destination at the moment Quot he said. A prices at the most popular . Resorts Are even cheaper than they Are in  Mary Jackson West Germany director of the military travel corp., a firm that Sells charter airline packages to . Service members said charter flights Are crowded too. A a it a not Only that a lot of germans Are travelling. A lot of americans Are flying to Europe this year As Well a she said. The fall of the Berlin Wall the a passion play Quot being held in Oberammergau West Germany for the Only time this decade and talk of military troop cuts Are All fueling overseas travel she said. A with the drop in troops supposedly coming family members Are taking their Chance to come Over for a visit before their loved one gets sent Home Quot she said. Jackson said congested flights started becoming a problem for travellers at the end of May and the situation has got worse each month since then. Ria Hawkins an agent with the scheduled airlines travel offices overseas Branch in Darmstadt West Germany said the least expensive military air fares Are very scarce. Many customers Are being forced to alter their travel plans sometimes delaying trips for up to a month. A a customers have to be a Little bit flexible especially if they want a reduced fare Quot Hawkins said. However first class and business class seats both of which typically Cost several Hundred dollars More than Economy class tickets Are More readily available she said