European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes saturday july 21,1990 relying on a traditional method to help beat the sum Mer heat 17-year-old Brad Duncan of Rutland town diving into summer a to a takes a Swan dive into a local swimming Pool wednesday afternoon. Temperatures throughout the a Northeast have been holding in the mid-90s this week along with hazy Sunshine and High humidity. Stateside Seabrook Plant hits full Power to anti nuclear activists dismay seat belts fuel systems a / Detroit Ain a general motors pm recalling cars to fix Seabrook . Apr the Seabrook nuclear Plant focus of debate Over atomic Energy has reached full Power for the first time. The $6.6 billion reactor a among the nations most expensive a went to full throttle at 9 52 . Thursday Plant spokesman Ron Sher said. The Plant generated 1,150 megawatts electricity for 1 million new England Homes. It represents a Milestone for the decade late project and another setback for anti nuclear activists whose mass civil disobedience demonstrations had made sea Brook a Symbol of their movement. Quot reaching full Power fulfils the dream we have All worked so hard to achieve Quot said Edward Brown presi Dent of the plants operator new Hampshire Yankee. For Plant opponents the Milestone was the latest in a series of disappointments since the nuclear regulatory commission gave Seabrook a commercial operating License in March. The project conceived 22 years ago is located less than two Miles from Hampton Beach new Hampshire a most popular summer resort. The Peak summertime population within Seabrooks 10-mile emergency planning zone is estimated at nearly 250,000, the arc and Seabrook supporters say evacuation plans would adequately protect the Public in the event of an Accident. Plant supporters include the White House chief of staff John Sununu who As new Hampshire governor during the 1980s helped keep the project afloat despite financial troubles. The Lead owner Public service co. Of new Hampshire finally had to take bankruptcy Refuge in january 1988 because of Seabrook delays. Opponents were led by gov Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts which has six communities within 10 Miles of Seabrook. Dukakis contended that evacuation would be infeasible considering the Beach crowds and limited roads in the area. Public service proposed a nuclear Power project in 1968 but shelved it the next year then proposed Seabrook in 1972 As a twin reactor Plant with a Cost of less than $1 billion. The first reactor was planned for commercial operation in 1979, the second in 1981. Anti nuclear activists began practising civil disobedience to publicize their cause in 1976. A protest in May 1977 that resulted in More than 1,400 arrests was at the time the largest Ever against an american nuclear Plant. In All anti Seabrook demonstrations have resulted in More than 3,200 arrests. Construction delays and billions of dollars in Cost overruns forced owners to scrap Seabrook 2 in the mid-1980s. Expert testifies at Rock suicide trial Reno Nev. Apr a Man testified he found a blasphemous statement when a song by the British Rock group Judas priest was played backward. During a trial alleging the music drove two youths to shoot themselves portions of the bands Quot stained class a album were played thursday in a packed Couri room As William Nickloff jr., a former producer of subliminal self help tapes testified he found an obscene phrase directed at the lord recorded backward on the song Quot White heat red although the phrase played repeatedly seemed to be distinct attorneys for lbs records and band members characterized the evidence As a Quot strictly an illusion a and vowed to offer proof when they present their Case later in the trial. The testimony came on the fourth Day of trial in the e against the of Quot Quot Quot Quot lies of the two youths. Case against the band and record company by the Fame Raymond Belknap 18, held a sawed off Shotgun to his Chin and died instantly from a single blast one afternoon a two Days before Christmas 1985. James Vance 20, managed Only to blow away the lower portion of his face. Horribly mutilated he lived three More years eventually dying of complications from his injuries and a reaction to medication. The families claim that subliminal messages on the album touting satanism and suicide drove the two to shoot themselves in a Church playground. Detroit up a general motors corp. Announced thursday the voluntary recall of about 656,000 1988-90 cars to Correct problems in the seat Belt and fuel system areas. About 616,000 1988-90 Pontiac grand prix Olds Mobile Cutlass supreme and Buick regal coupes As Well As 1990-Moael Chevrolet Lumina coupes Are being recalled to strengthen a guide Loop in the shoulder Belt system that could separate Ana not properly restrain occupants during an Accident. Another 40,000 1988-90 Chevrolet Samaros and Pontiac firebirds Are being recalled to Correct possible Underwood fuel leaks. Models affected Are 1988 and 1990 versions equipped with 2.8-liter v6 engines and 1990 models with 5.0 and 5.7-liter v8 engines pm said. The no. 1 automaker said it is unaware of any injuries related to either condition although company spokesman Tom Pyden said the automaker knows of one fire related to the fuel Hose problems. Pm will make All repairs for free after owners Are notified by in molestation Case learns judge was serious Santa Ana Calif. Apr a judge who four years ago gave a priest probation for molesting altar boys said he would throw him in prison if he was caught with children again. The judge kept his word. The Rev. Andrew Christian Andersen convicted of 26 counts of child molestation in 1986, has been sentenced to six years in prison. "1 gave you a Chance to straighten your life out. You let me Down a Superior court judge Luis a. Cardenas told Andersen. In the 1986 Case the former Parish priest was convicted of molesting altar boys at St. Bonaventure roman Catholic Church in Huntington Beach. Cardenas placed Andersen on five years probation but threatened him with prison if he had unsupervised Contact with children. Andersen was arrested March 12 in Albuquerque n.m., for investigation of kidnapping and attempted child molestation. Andersen a lawyer said the 38-year-old priest denies any criminal wrongdoing in that Case but admits he violated terms of his probation
