European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday Auguste 1990 the stars and stripes a Pago 7cheating charge restricts 4 on Nimitz probe centers on nuclear safety inspections Seattle apr the Navy has restricted four Crew members aboard the aircraft Carrier Nimitz amid allegations of cheating on nuclear reactor safety inspections. Quot no charges have been filed Quot Navy spokesman it. Donald Thomas said. Quot this action is a Standard precautionary measure taken to ensure the presence of individuals until an investigation is  four Nimitz sailors approached local news Media last week and said sailors aboard the Nimitz were cheating on inspections were overworked and were insufficiently trained to react to a nuclear Accident. It was t known if the four restricted sailors were the same ones who had approached the news Media the Nimitz is completing a monthlong maintenance run at the puget sound naval shipyard in Bremerton. Thomas comment came in written response to questions submitted by  in Seattle. The station aired a segment thursday night in which the sailors alleged Crew members had cheated on reactor inspections. # some nuclear operators had to work up to 100 hours a week in port. A Many Crew members were not trained sufficiently to react to a nuclear Accident. A the Crew members whose faces and voices were masked also alleged that some had considered disabling the reactor to. Case their heavy work schedule. One of the sailors later told the associated press that the comment was not meant As a direct threat but Hal overworked Crew members might resort to minor acts of sabotage to put their commanding officers in a bad Light the Sailor said the Nimitz was leaving monday for a training Mission which would last about a month the Navy declined to comment on the ship s movements. The Navy in a response  Gene Romano senior chief journalist at Sand Point naval station in Seattle acknowledged that Quot the Upkeep period has been a demanding time with significant Effort required of the  Quot pressure to accomplish the work safely and on schedule is naturally present out is no different from what a Crew must routinely contend with whether in port or in combat training at sea Quot it said. Quot under these circumstances a lot is asked of a and Given by a these dedicated individuals and it is understandable that they sometimes look for outlets to id Oil  the Navy said the Quot reported allegations Are vague and the re Are few Specif ies on which to base a response. However performance standards on Nimitz Are very High and a continuing program of Crew training testing and qualification is conducted with extensive oversight. Widespread cheating is not  jury fails to reach verdict quits for weekend Washington apr jurors deliberated four hours without a verdict in mayor Marion Barry cocaine and perjury trial saturday then stopped work for the weekend. Deliberations hailed until monday alter the panel asked the judge for another look at More than 150 prosecution and Delesc exhibits. I f Roseau t o is i n i Rod used n i o re t h a n i do sex h in i t s a and 3 Hir Rys lawyers More than 60 during the six week trial. District judge Thomas Penfield Jackson brushed off questions from waiting ref Wirters. The jurors Are Silling six weeks of testimony from 44 witnesses including 10 of Barry s friends who said they saw him use cocaine some 200 times dating Back us tar As 19slv Friday was the jury s first full Day of deliberations. The panel has been Lold to ignore such factors As the mayor s flamboyant personality and his Central place in local politics. Defense attorney r. Kenneth Mundy said in his closing argument that Barry had engaged in Quot occasional Quot cocaine use. Hut he said the Golem men failed to. Prove the instances of cocaine Possession charged in the indictment. The Golem men trucked Down cocaine dealers Onner aides Arul sex girlfriends of the mayor pressuring them into giving false testimony Liis lawyers said. They said the fill entrapped the mayor by supplying the crack cocaine he smoked in a videotaped Sling operation. Rasheeda Moore who lured Harry to the hotel where he was arrested in a drug sting lest tied that the mayor slapped her to the floor when their two year Altair ended in 1988. She said their relationship mixed sex with cocaine opium and marijuana. To cameramen film mayor Marion Barry As he addresses a youth leadership conference in Washington on Friday. Minor crash american legion Vietnam veterans sue to Force agent Orange study spooks Driver of drug cargo Miami apr police waited in vain for a Man driving a Van to return after a minor Accident saturday. Then they found out Why a the Van was stuffed with $12 million Worth of cocaine. Meir Dade police officer Donald Blocker estimated 1,000 pounds of cocaine were packaged in 40 cardboard boxes filling the Back of the Van. Jhc Accident was so minor that it probably would have been resolved by the two parties without anything being written Quot by police Blocker said Quot ii looked like the person just  the Van had rolled Back into a ear. But there was no damage to either vehicle Blocker said. A police officer was driving by at the time and the Driver left telling w witnesses he had to Call his Uncle. Quot he just walked away because no one suspected that he would t return a the officer said. A Quot but after a period of tune they said a where is he a by that time he had gone. 1 be escaped. Washington up1 a the american legion sued the Federal government for the first time in its 72-year history thursday seeking to Force health officials to finish a controversial study on agent oranges Impact on Vietnam veterans. Americans largest veterans group and the Vietnam veterans of America acting together filed two similar lawsuits concerning the agent Orange Issue in . District court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuits ask the department of v trans affairs the health and human Sis department and Federal centers Fin disease control in Atlanta be ordered to Complete a wide scale study of  oranges Impact on Vietnam veterans. American soldiers sprayed agent Orange Winch contained the toxic contaminant dioxin during the Vietnam War from january 1965 to april 1970 to destroy enemy ground cover anti crops. About 46.000 Vietnam veterans have filed claims contending the herbicide causes numerous medical Publ cams a ranging from severe acne to deadly can cer and even birth defects in their children. They contend they deserve financial compensation. The controversy has raged Lor 15 years. Quot it is very sad but we have decided a lawsuit is the Only Way to make the government fulfil its Promise to care for those who served in Vietnam ,. W e have watched the government stumble and stumble for More than 12 years on the Issue of agent Grange a Miles Epling the legion s National commander and a Vietnam Veteran Lold a news conference. Secretary of veterans affairs Edward Zerwinski issued a statement saying he was a surprised and disappointed Quot by the suits which he said Quot have the potential to slow Down or impede significant Progress made by the Federal government in addressing the health concerns of Vietnam  in 1979. Congress ordered she v a to conduct a comprehensive study of How exposure to agent Grange a tier Ted the health of Vietnam v veterans. I he a did i. A of a i =1 Lor  years and then in 1982 and o inc in to perform such a study. 11r that stud was halted in 1987 after Federal health officials said military records contained insufficient information to draw any conclusions. Paul Egan a spokesman for Vietnam veterans of America which has 40.000 members called the reasons Given for halting the study Quot nonsense Quot and said such research Quot certainly can be  the Golem men deliberately can peeled the study they did no to want to take a Chance that evidence might emerge that would justify the compensation Quot a Vietnam veterans Tor agent Grange related ailments Egan said. The Vietnam veterans of America lawsuit contends the while House Domestic policy Council under former president Reagan conspired to halt agent Orange related studies and compensation. One memo written by the go ice of management and budget m 1984 warns that is the veterans receive compensation for health problems linked to the herbicide Quot it will make it far More difficult to Stop broader victims Quot compensations involving hazardous wastes and  dioxin was the hazardous waste involved in the Nodi puh Iki de problems at love canal in new York and i lines Beach in Missouri