European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 21,1990 the stars and stripes a a Page 5 1 person killed 63 in in Cincinnati factory blasts t Cincinnati api a explosions ripped through a chemical factory thursday killing one person injuring at least 63 others and shattering windows in houses and businesses up to a Quarter mile away authorities said. Fire chief Bill Miller originally said there were reports of a second death but later said it could not be confirmed. He said at least one person was missing. Four of the injured were listed in critical condition. The two explosions which Shook buildings More than a mile away ignited a fire that took 2vi hours to contain enough so firefighters could enter the four Story Brick building. The blast sent fireballs 50 feet into the sky. A column of thick Black smoke poured from the building into the surrounding residential neighbourhood. Some of the injured were Cut by Glass from shattered windows at a supermarket. About 200 people work at the base corp. Plant which makes linings for cans and coatings for paper cups. The building contained about 50 chemicals including explosive solvents and varnishes workers at the scene said. Volatile and explosive solvents May have leaked from a mixing  and been ignited by a spark Saia Malcolm Adcock an assistant health commissioner. But he stressed this was merely a hypothesis. Miller said he had been told none of the chemicals in the building was believed to be toxic. Dan Delaney who works near the Plant said he saw a huge Ball of fire and smoke from his office window. A shortly thereafter everybody was running Down the Street out of the building to get out sort of in a panic just getting out of there As fast As they could a Delaney said. A police and firemen Are All around fighting the Blaze a he said. Quot they just keep getting Small explosions and More fireballs shooting up m the  Ken Kinderman 29, a materials handler at the factory said he was walking out of a locker room in an adjacent building when the explosion occurred a i opened the door and when the explosion hit it threw me Back smoke Billows from a chemical Plant in Cincinnati after an explosion thursday. Ugh the locker room a Kinderman he said he had cuts on his Back at throw said and arms but was not seriously injured. Windows also were shattered some houses three blocks away. Most of the injured including an 8-year-old boy sustained minor injuries Hospital officials said. Ben Diedenhofer a production manager at the Plant said he was in a lab overlooking the resin development building when the first explosion occurred about 2 15 . A it blew out All the windows. The whole resin building was engulfed in flames a Diedenhofer said. A i could t get in to help anyone. I saw one person hanging onto the building. I was Able to get him  for Frank Dixon said the acknowledged homosexual. The res Washington apr the House of representatives ethics comr Mattec recommended Friday that Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank be reprimanded for aspects of his relationship with a male prostitute. Chairman Julian c. Committee voted unanimously for a full House reprimand of Frank an Tegt the solution will go to the House floor for action next week. The committee said Frank violated a House Rule stating that a member a shall conduct him Frank self at All times in a manner which shall reflect creditably on the House of  Frank violated that Rule the committee said when he a used his congressional privilege to fix 33 parking tickets incurred by male prostitute Stephen a Gobie when Gobie was using the lawmaker s automobile for non House related business Frank who used Gobie As a personal aide paid with the lawmakers own Money was ordered to make restitution to the District of Columbia. A wrote an april 16, 1986, memorandum to the commonwealths attorney in Alexandria va., that contained misleading statements favourable to Gobie. The statements a could be perceived As an attempt to use political influence to affect the outcome of the administration of or. Gobies probation a the committee said. Gobie had been convicted of several felonies. A reprimand would involve House adoption of the committee report. Although expulsion is the most severe punishment the committee also could have recommended a censure in which a member stands before his colleagues to hear the speaker read a letter condemning his conduct. The decision followed a 10-month investigation that was one of the most troubling in the history of the committee on standards of official conduct. Frank admitted he paid Gobie $80 for sex in 1985 and then hired him As a housekeeper and Driver in an Effort to improve his  of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today ,. July 21, 1950 a Gen. Douglas Macarthur announced that the 24th inf div was a still holding firm Quot in the Taejon South Korea area despite increased North korean pressure. Durenberger expected to keep Senate seniority assignments30 years ago today. July21, i960 a president Eisenhower announced a $1.1 billion budget surplus for the fiscal year ending june 30. The figure was five times the surplus he had predicted in january,20 years ago today july 21, 1970 a the United states passed the Halfway Mark in the Nixon administrations Quot phase four Quot withdrawal of 50,000 More troops from Vietnam . Military spokesmen announced,10 years ago  21,1980 a american men bom during 1960, including family members tourists students and other . Citizens overseas were to begin registering for the military draft. By. The Washington Post Washington a Republican sen. David Durenberger of Minnesota is not expected to be stripped of his seniority rights or committee assignments after being denounced by the Senate ethics committee in wednesday for Quot unequivocally unethical Quot financial conduct. Quot i have no intention of convening a conference unless anyone asks for it and i done to believe anyone will Quot said sen. John h. Chafee , chairman of the Senate Republican conference composed of All 45 Senate republicans. Even if a such a meeting of the conference was called it would not approve further sanctions against Durenberger Chafee said. A i m confident in a certain it would be rejected Quot he said. Along with proposing that the Senate take formal action against Durenberger the committee referred the Case to the official organization or caucus of Senate republicans for its  it also referred materials accumulated in its probe to the Justice department and Federal election commission for possible investigation. While the ethics panel did not recommend action by the gop conference options include stripping Durenberger of his 12 years of seniority and revoking his committee assignments. Durenberger a most significant assignment is on the powerful finance committee where he serves As ranking Republican on the subcommittee dealing with medicare. Noting the denouncement and roughly $124,000 in restitution that Durenberger would be ordered to make for Book promotion and condominium deals that the committee found to be improper Chafee said Quot i believe the punishment meted out is pretty stiff and there s no Point in our going  Chafee said he talked with several other republicans thursday about whether the conference should consider further action against Durenberger. Chafee said they All agreed with him that it should not do so. According to Senate officials there is no recent precedent involving action by either party conference to punish a member by Dep rival of seniority or committee assignments for ethical infractions. The Senate is expected to consider the proposed denouncement in Early August