European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To. Plant wednesday August 22. 1990up output the stars and stripes Page 5 Brentwood to. Apr employees at survival technology inc s Plant Here Are accelerating production of an item they Hope will never be used a a nerve Gas antidote for american troops. Quot a it helps the company but you be got to be com corned because it Means there a a War going on somewhere and that s not Good a said j. Frank Harmon director of manufacturing for the company a pharmaceutical division. Survival technology headquartered in Bethesda my is the Only american supplier of the antidote which troops in the persian Gulf area May need if iraqi president  Hussein unleashes his stockpile of deadly gases. Six Days after Iraq invaded Kuwait on aug. 2, the defense department asked the company to Speed up production of.85.000 kits it Wasny to scheduled to deliver until the end of september the government also asked for an additional $2 million Worth which Harmon said amounted to several Hundred thousand kits of two a Auto inject Quot drug filled syringes. In response inc company delayed its annual summer maintenance shutdown and asked 31 production employees to postpone vacations to. Help finish the order during the weekend. All said they would a they take tremendous Pride in manufacturing something knowing that lives arc very literally at stake Quot Harmon said. Employees said they did no to mind cancelling vacations and working 10-and 12-hour Days to get the order completed. A you know it s a crucial time but we re glad to be Here to be Able to help support the government Quot said employee Wanda Moose. A every syringe i make is just like saving a  although chemical warfare was banned by the Geneva disarmament conference in 1971, Iraq used nerve and Mustard Gas during its 8-year War with Iran and against its own kurdish minority. While there is no known antidote to Mustard Gas which Burns the skin on Contact. Survival technology a antidote is effective against All known forms of nerve Gas Harmon said. The antidote kit consists of a vial of atropine which stops the paralysing effects of nerve Gas and Pali oxime Chloride which helps return the body a functions to Normal. Harmon said soldiers carry three packs of the antidote each of which is effective for two to six hours depending on How soon the drugs Are administered. To help Speed the delivery of the drugs they Are contained in two separate Spring loaded injectors about the size of cigars. The Soldier pulls off the Cap and presses the injector against his thigh the Spring inside fires the hidden Needle into his leg even through heavy protective clothing before the Auto injector the military used a Needle attached to a Small tube. The Soldier had to push the Needle under his skin and squeeze the tube to administer . Survival technology executive j. Frank Harmon holds samples of Poison Gas antidotes made by his company a most syringes Are rather imposing Quot Harmon said. A a lot of people have a real aversion to  but with the Auto injector a was soon As you feel the Pinch its Over Quot he said. Since 1975, the company has made More than 50 million doses of the antidote and can make 1.5 million a month. Chief beit embraces his son Justin at Atlanta news conference monday. Atlanta apr the nations crime capital got a new police chief monday Eldrin Bell a flamboyant cop with a reputation for cracking Heads. In Atlanta no. 1 in the of big a big City crime statistics for two years running. Belles appointment by mayor Maynard Jackson is a popular one. Quot let the word go Forth Quot the 54-year-old Bell said at a news conference announcing his appointment. A lawlessness and drug trafficking and gangs Are not Welcome in Atlanta. Atlanta will not tolerate this kind  Jackson said Bell has a a Well deserved reputation As a Tough cop Quot and a is exactly what the doctor  Bell who succeeds the retiring chief Morris Redding recently served a third tour As Deputy chid of the Force. The first two Tours ended in demotions in 1979, he was busted to major during an investigation of police Protection for gamblers at a Fairgrounds where hell worked Security. No charges were filed and he was reinstated. In 1985, he was demoted to lieutenant alter he was seen among the patrons of an italian restaurant where the invited guests were targets of an Fri drug theft sting. However it turned out that hell Hadnot been invited and Wasny to a target of the Fri. He also was investigated in 1984 for pistol whipping a Motorist he had stopped but a civilian panel a police Hoard and a Federal judge later cleared him of using excessive Force. Despite his controversial background Bell has made a name for himself As a take charge cop. As commander of the City s crime Ridden zone 3, he was known for patrolling streets himself in the Middle of the night and for popping in unannounced at Headquarters to make sure the night shift was answering Calls promptly. I be takes Over a police department that by Many accounts has its hands full. Atlanta reported 210 serious crimes for each 1,000 residents in 1989 a worst among the nations cities of 300,000 or More according to the Fri. It was the second straight year the City had the dubious distinction. Mass. Attorney charged with 1 of 9 serial killings  Bedford mass. Apr a 40-year-old lawyer was charged monday with murder in the death of one of nine women believed to be victims of a serial killer. Kenneth c. In Onte entered a plea of Quot absolutely not guilty during a Superior court appearance after an indictment naming him was unsealed. Bond was set at $500,000 he was released on bail at midday. Ponte. 40, has frequently been named in news stories As a suspect in the Case but prosecutors had not formally named him until monday. Bristol District attorney Ronald Pina declined to say whether Ponte was a suspect in the other slayings the indictment accuses Ponte who practice in new Bedford of beating Rochelle Clifford Dopierala to death on april 27, 1988. She was one of nine women whose bodies were found near this Southeastern Massachusetts Community Between july 1988 and april i 989, Pina charged at mondays hearing that Ponte killed Dopierala because she was planning to expose his drug activities. All the victims had histories of drug use and some were prostitutes. I. J t a in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 22, 1950 a army and Navy chiefs met with Ien. Douglas Macarthur and his Field commanders to devise a plan to bring Victory to i . Forces in kmea30 years ago today ,. Aug. 22, i960 a a a petition for clemency for 11 s. Pilot Francis Gary Powers convicted by the soviets of espionage was drawn up by three american lawyers who accompanied members of the pow ers family to Moscow for his trial.20 years ago today. Aug. 22, 1970 a the Senate voted unanimously to forbid spending . Funds to pay foreign troops fighting for Laos and Cambodia i he vote was on the eve of vice president Spiro t. Agnews departure for asia.10 years ago today. Aug. 22, 1980 a army lieutenant w Illiam Curry was sentenced to 30 years it hard labor by a Genera court martial in Mannheim West Germany for leading a drug smuggling ring and conspiring to Rob an army finance Center