European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday August 31,1990 Laws made chemical More Washington apr the army is behind schedule and Over budget in its destruction of old chemical weapons but Congress shares the blame for some of the problems the general accounting office said. In a report released wednesday the congressional investigative Agency said the army a prototype disposal facility now in operation is 32 months behind schedule and will Cost at least $190 million More than 1985 estimates. Delays will also boost costs of storing chemical weapons by $33 million. The Gao said two Laws passed by Congress were largely responsible for the delays and Cost overruns although technical problems and poor contractor performance also caused problems at the prototype facility on Johnston atoll in the Pacific. One of the statutes adopted in 1985, required destruction of All . Chemical weapons which forced the army to greatly expand a program that was Only designed to dispose of m-55 rockets carrying nerve agents the report said. Moreover a 1987 Law ordered tests to make sure the weapons destruction did not harm the environment. A most of the increased estimated Cost can be attributed to the two statutory requirements and the technical and contractor problems a the report said. Rep. John Conyers a Mich a chairman of the House government operations committee said Congress had Given the defense department a More than enough additional time to Complete the task a despite the program expansion and testing ordered by lawmakers. Conyers was one of three lawmakers requesting the report on the atoll facility. Delays at Johnston atoll Are holding up construction of three . Disposal Sites that will rely on lessons Learned from the Island facility. The Sites Are at Anniston ala., Pine Bluff ark., and Umatilla Ore. While full scale operations at Johnston were originally scheduled for february 1989, the Date has been pushed Back 32 months a to late september 1991, the report said. Despite the delay of a full scale destruction program an army spokesman said wednesday that the Johnston Plant began disposing of its first chemical weapons on july 1. The spokesman it. Col. Steve Roy said the Plant has destroyed More than 4,000 pounds of nerve agents and More than 800 rockets filled with nerve agents in its nearly two months of operation. Existing stocks on Johnston Island and chemical weapons removed from Europe should be destroyed at the facility by late 1994, he said. Chemical weapons stored at eight . Locations Are scheduled to be destroyed at . Plants by april 30, 1997. Before Congress expanded the program the army estimated the original Cost of the Johnston facility at $371 million. The new estimate is $561 million but the figure could increase with additional delays the Gao said. The study was requested by Conyers sen. John Glenn a Ohio and chairman of the Senate governmental affairs committee and rep. Earl Hutto a Fla. And chairman of the House armed services subcommittee on readiness. Like eat it too poll reports new York apr the Assumption that schoolchildren Are Wheeling and dealing to Trade the fruit in their lunch boxes for Candy bars is mistaken according to a Survey of parents and children. Seventy seven percent of children Ages 6 through 12 queried in a Gallup poll said they eat the fruit that is packed in their lunches 5 percent said they Trade it or throw it away. And 20 percent said that what they do depends on the fruit. But Only 57 percent of the parents polled said they pack fruit daily in lunch boxes. A specialist who has studied children seating habits for 15 years said the popularity of fruit was not surprising. Quot i think most kids like fruit. Fruit is very High in sugar and sweetness is one of the things we come into the world liking a said Leann Birch a University of Illinois professor. She also said children tend to choose familiar foods Over novel ones. A if you expose a child to fruit and not As much to twinkies for example other things being equal you la find the child will develop a liking for  the Gallup organization inc. Polled 400 children and 414 parents by Telephone nationwide in August. The Survey commissioned by the Florida department of Citrus screened out children who buy lunch at school. The margin of error was 4.9 percentage Points. Virtually All the children said they usually get sandwiches in their lunches. The message about that daily Apple must have struck a chord because apples were the fruit most often packed in lunches and the fruit children perceived As Healthiest. Oranges and bananas followed. Four percent of parents said they never packed fruit. The children said they have fruit an average of 3.45 times a week. The National research Council said in a report last year that american adults and children should eat at least five Servings a Day of fruit or vegetables. Close encounter a space shuttle astronaut Sam Durrance 35, gets a hug from his wife Rebecca after his arrival wednesday night at Kennedy space Center Fla. Durrance is a payload specialist on shuttle Mission 35, which is scheduled to lift off saturday morning. It will carry a Crew of seven. Stateside stray dog that starred in Broadways a Annie Dies Haddam Conn. Apr Sandy the stray Mutt that was rescued from the Pound and went on to Star in the Broadway smash a Annie a died wednesday in his sleep. He was 16, or 112 in dog years. Sandy a mix of Airedale and Irish setter originated the role of Annie a faithful dog in the goodspeed opera houses 1976 production in Connecticut. He then played the entire Broadway run from 1977 to 1983, said William Berloni Sandy a owner and Trainer it was Berloni then an 18-year-old apprentice at the goodspeed with no experience As an animal Trainer who rescued Sandy from the Connecticut humane society the Day before the animal was to be put to sleep. Berloni had been told to find a dog for the production. After looking at 500 dogs he found Sandy and bought him for $8. A the had been abused he was frightened of people Quot Berloni said. A so when we treated him with kindness and love and affection he really responded. That made him easy to  Maddus sobering display rejected by wine festival Kalamazoo Mich. Apr a wine festival should be upbeat say its sponsors so mothers against drunk driving can to Parade images of death. Maddus display was to have featured car parts alcohol containers and Mounds of dirt topped with headstones for the sept. 8 Parade of the Michigan wine and Harvest festival. The float was turned Down for the second straight year because its serious theme was t consistent with the rest of the Parade chairman Brian Caplan said. A. Quot i really done to care if the whole audience at the festival gets drunk a said Michael Hughes president of the Kalamazoo county Madd chapter. A a in a worried about when they get behind the  Hughes a was told this is a festival to celebrate the wine and Harvest not to offend people Quot Caplan said. A if Madd believes this is effective they can do it on their own. Its not appropriate for a  firm a frightened by rappers violent lyrics new York air a lyrics about murder rape robbery and dismemberment Hae seared off a record company front. Handling an album by the geto boys rap group. The decision by Geffen records has stirred accusations of censorship and racism that a re raised earlier this year when an album by 2 live Crew was declared obscene in Florida and members of the rap group were arrested. Geffen said its decision earlier this month to Back out was based on lyrics in the geto boys album that glamorize a violence racism and  �?o1 was flabbergasted that people would describe violence that graphically ,�?� said Bryn Bridenthal a Geffen vice president. A people will think this is like 2 live Crew which is kind of silly just pure sex. I was frightened by  the Houston based band accused Geffen of a double Standard that some in the Industry suggested is based on skin color not song Content. Geffen also records artists such As guns no roses which has been accused of racism and homophobia in its lyrics and distributes Andrew Dice Clay whose act has come under attack from women minorities and homosexuals. Quot you have to wonder if this inconsistency Borders on racism a rap publicist Bill Adler said. A a it a easier to single out a Black group on a Small Label than any White group a said Debbie Bennett a spokeswoman for 2 live Crews Luke records. Albums such As 2 live Crews a was Nasty As they Wanna be Quot led the Loui also said the group has positive lyrics citing the anti drug a life in the Fasi fast Siana legislature to pass a Bill requiring warning labels on recordings with potentially offensive lyrics. Gov. Buddy Roemer vetoed it As unconstitutional. The geto boys Lead rapper Bushwick Bill said his lyrics reflect Houston a destitute fifth Ward. The groups spokeswoman Heidi Robinson said a there Are reasons for the songs they be  she added a to dismiss them As four Guys doing this for Shock value is to take them simply at face  Robinson said the group encourages Black youngsters to get an education and wants to put Money into a boys club. She citing  but women a rights groups Are appalled by such lyrics As a her body a Beautiful so in a thinking rape.  have had her curtains open so that a her  Francoise Jacobsohn president of the new York chapter of the National organization for women praised gel ten a decision. A this Art perpetuates and makes acceptable certain violence against women Quot she said a we think that is  it she questioned however Why the geto boys were singled out. A we think the same set of rules should apply to Andrew Dice Clay a Jacobsohn said