European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes sunday August 5,1990 it Nice sailing daughter a Florence Arthaud gets a kiss from her Mother in Brest France after breaking the record for a solitary Sailboat crossing of the Atlantic. The 33-year-old frenchwoman arrived at Lizard Point in southwestern Britain Early Friday after a voyage of nine Days 21 hours and 42 minutes. She left new York City in a trimaran on july 24 and averaged 12.5 Mph Over the 2,880-mile route. The old record set in 1987, was 11 Days 11 hours and 47 minutes. Washington apr the House passed and sent to president Bush Early saturday a Bill triggered by the wreck of the Exxon Valdez that would strengthen Federal Oil spill liability Laws. The i Louse approved 360-0 the Compromise worked out by a 1 Louse Sunaie conference conduit tee As one of us last actions before recessing for the summer. It passed despite Strong objections by some lawmakers to a one year moratorium on Drill Ingolt the North Carolina coast. The Senate voted 99-0 thursday to approve the legislation More Ihan 16 months after the Exxon Valdez Tanker ran aground in Prince William sound dumping 11 million Gallons of crude Oil into the Pristine Alaska waterway. A the Oil spill Bill says Safe transportation of Oil is going to be part of the Cost of doing business Quot said ice. George Miller of Alif the chairman of the House Interior subcommittee on offshore Energy resources. He called the Bill Quot the first environmental Salvo of the Quot it s not As Strong As Many of us would like to see it but its Lundmark legislation Quot said rep. Gerry Studds f>-mass., chairman of the House merchant Marine and fisheries subcommittee on the pm Iron ment. Stephen Hart Deputy press Secretary at the White House said Bush has some reservations about the Lull but no veto recommendations Quot we have reservations because the protocols Are not in the Bill and that the conference added the senator my on North Hart said. 1 lie protocols Are a Eric reuse or an International treaty not yet ratified by the cited states that would Lessen a Luhv. 1 lie Hill also puts a one year moratorium on drilling off the coast of North Carolina until a study of possible effects can be completed. Miller and other lawmakers pushing for tougher liability Laws said they Hope to pin More responsibility for spills on Oil companies instead of just the shippers. Miller was satisfied however that companies using irresponsible shippers will eventually have to pay a Miller aide Bill also allows states to enact at least 100 die in tamil raids Bush gets Tough Oil spill Kat Tankuei sri Lanka apr tamil militants armed with machine guns and hand grenades rampaged through two mosques in Eastern sri Lanka killing More than 100 men and boys kneeling in prayer survivors and officials said saturday. The town Coroner Mohammed Noor Deen said he examined the bodies of 112 people. Police and other sources reported various casualty figures ranging up to 131. Military officials earlier said 150 were killed. Officials blamed the Friday attack on the separatist group liberation tigers of tamil Seelam which broke a 13-month cease fire on june 11 to resume its War for Independence in the tamil dominated North and East territory of this in Dian Ocean moslem who claim neutrality in the brutal civil War have become victims because they Are accused by the tigers of helping government forces. Large crowds of moslem flocked to the two mosques saturday about a half mile apart in Kat Tankuei about 140 Miles East of Colombo. Armed soldiers patrolled the town and most shops were closed As an air of tension and Shock settled Over its residents. Brigadier . Seneviratne army commander of the Batti Caloa District said 30 tamil rebels crossed the Lagoon near this moslem town divided into two groups and hijacked two vehicles to reach the mosques. A the attack was Well coordinated and rebels hit the mosques simultaneously a he told reporters. The rebels lobbed grenades and sprayed machine gun fire from three Suimin Juarez vacuums up Oil inti a spill in stud , t l us. Tougher Laws. Lawmakers who have been trying for years to get a Federal liability Bill through Congress consider the legislation a major breakthrough that seemed to need a tragedy As devastating As the March 24, 1989, Oil spill to become reality. A Many of us Are glad not to have to work on it again in another Congress a said Studds whose efforts to strengthen Oil spill Laws go Back to 1975. The Exxon Valdez spill the worst in . History prompted demands for tougher Federal requirements. After the spill the House and Senate passed differing Bills that took lengthy conference negotiations to reconcile. Major provisions in the legislation include a liability by shippers for up to $�1,200 per Gross ton of the Tanker instead of the current ceiling of $150 per Gross ton. A creation of a $1 Bill in Oil spill response and cleanup fun., with the Money coming from a 5-Ccnt-a-barrel fee on Domestic and imported Oil. A a requirement that All a Civ tankers have double hulls and that most of the existing tankers be retrofitted with double hulls or taken out of serv ice Over the next 20 Vears. A Small number of tankers will be Given until 2015 to have double hulls. _ _ a a formation of regional response teams within the coast guard to Deal with Oil spills and a National response Center where computers will hold lists of personnel and equipment that can be called upon after a major spill. A increased research on Oil pollution control. A a requirement that the Check driving records for a olt Elices 1 Kip i l i is u i v. A i i on my Tanker. Of ernmer.1 hot related w to oper sides into the Mccra Juma mosque where about 200 worshippers had gathered. Amid screams and smoke they fled before soldiers could arrive from a Camp about two Miles away. Another group attacked the smaller thank mosque with about 30 two lots of a prescription Eye drop Medicine have been recalled by the manufacturer because of a bacterial contamination that could cause infections a spokeswoman for the 7th medical come said Friday. The optic rom 4 percent opt Hal Mic solution Eye drops which Are stocked for use by . Military medical facilities in Europe were found to be contaminated in a recent inspection by the manufacturer Pisons corp. Of Rochester . The recall applies to 10-milliliter bottles of the drops with lot numbers kf7aand kf35v. The spokeswoman said it is not known whether those particular lots were in the military s Supply line but patients using the medication should Check their bottles. The lot number can be found on the Bottom Quot of Hecyk drop bottle or on the inside top Flap of the medications cardboard con Caincr. 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