European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday october 7, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7fading, flaking Ink Mars some Bills by the Baltimore Sun Washington a the nation May be facing a recession but that a not the reason . Dollars Are fading away. The Bureau of engraving and printing blames the Ink. George Washington a face is looking especially Pale on some $1 Bills and Small sections of Black Ink Are flaking off Bills of other denominations because the Bureau claims it got a Batch of inferior Ink last year. The Bureau realized that there was a problem when some Bills failed durability tests which entail folding and washing them repeatedly. Before the defective Ink was discovered however an unknown Quantity was released into circulation. Because the bad Batch of Ink was used at the same time As the regular Ink a Bureau spokeswoman said there is no Way of knowing How Many Bills were affected though the number was a quite  the faulty Ink was used on All denominations but especially on $1 and $5 Bills. Bureau representatives would not comment on what they believe was wrong with the Ink. Only the Black Ink used on the front of the Bills is faulty. Approximately 7 billion Federal re serve notes As Bills Are officially known Are produced annually but this is the first time the Bureau has had a problem with the Ink. The Ink came from sic a securing corp. Of Springfield va., which has supplied More than 90 percent of the Ink used by the Bureau since 1984. Last year sic a delivered about 4.5 million pounds of Ink. Company spokeswoman Cynthia Rapp said that the Ink was made according to Bureau instructions and that the Bureau had a tested and found that the Ink was  the average life of a $1 Bill is 18 months and the faded Bills which Are still considered Legal tender could remain in circulation for years. But most of them will be weeded out by Federal Reserve Bank currency sorting machines which routinely look for worn torn or dirty Bills As Well As counterfeit notes. If a Bill is considered unfit for circulation it is removed shredded and replaced. Some vending machines which often reject old Bills have rejected the notes with fading or flaking Ink. Collectors say the Bills Are of no real value for hobbyists because the defective Ink is not considered an error on the note and there Are Many of the Bills in circulation. Nuclear dragon conquered families of victims in soviet sculpture for . M 8/ Iet c�sl1 r get $10 million United nations apr a sculpture of St. George slaying a dragon made from the wreckage of american and soviet nuclear missiles has been dedicated on the United nations grounds. A the nuclear dragon is the ultimate evil a said soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze at a ceremony also attended by Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar and the artist Surab Terete i. A there Are these monsters bom not of the artists imagination but of the cruel realities of our time the Pershing and ss-20 nuclear missiles a said Shevardnadze. A they have been beheaded and destroyed not by the artists fantasy but by the will of the governments and people of those countries where they once came into  the 39-foot-High Monument depicts St. George atop a rearing horse. Holding a Long pole topped by a tiny Cross the rider Spears broken ss-20 and Pershing missiles that form the body of a two headed dragon. It is entitled a Good defeats  Pershing and ss-20 missiles were dismantled under the intermediate Range nuclear forces inf treaty which was signed dec. 8,1987. Shevardnadze said his country gave the sculpture to the United nations in Honor of its 45th anniversary which is celebrated this month. A a a Good defeats evil celebrates a novel agreement Between the soviet Union and the United states a Baker said. A the inf treaty broke Fertile ground in relations Between our two nations. It created the ground rules for a new Era an Era in which weapons will be destroyed and not merely  Terete i 56, is the soviet unions artist laureate and has been named Peoples artist of the .s.r. In 1976, he was awarded the Lenin prize which honors contributions to culture. The artist accompanied by his 12-year-old grandson Vaseli Terete i placed a Bright yellow Bow with Long streamers on the Green sculpture. Terete i said this symbolized his Hope for peace in the Middle East. At the statue from left artist Surab Terete i Allen Wechter of Universal Art corp., James a. Baker Iii Javier Perez de Cuellar and Eduard Shevardnadze. Houston apr the families of four people killed in the 1987 crash of a Continental airlines Jet in Denver will share $10 million in an out of court settlement a lawyer says. Plaintiffs attorney Michael Sydow said thursday the Case against the airline was settled a few hours before it was scheduled to go to court. But Continental spokesman Ned Walker said Friday the settlement reached last week involved the family of just one victim. The other three settled about eight months ago Walker said. Sydow was in court Friday and unavailable to answer questions about the discrepancy an assistant said. Walker declined to give the amount of the settlement which he noted will actually be paid for Continental by the airlines insurance company United states aviation insurance group of new York. Twenty eight people died and 54 were injured when the Continental dc-9 crashed while attempting to take off in a snowstorm at Stapleton International Airport on nov. 15, 1987. The Houston based Carrier already has paid More than $20 million to Settle 36 other crash related claims lawyers said. The National transportation safety Board ruled the crash was caused by a combination of weather factors and Pilot errors. The Nosb noted that the first officer who was at the controls and killed in the crash had Little flight time on dc-9s. Investigators also noted that the Takeoff came 27 minutes after the Jet was last de iced. Sydow said $4.5 million will go to Mary Cook of Boise Idaho and her daughter Kay Gosse. Cooke a husband Richard died in the crash Sydow said. Helen Hideshima of Denver will receive $2.5 million for the death of her husband Mako Byron Owens of Nyssa wash., will get $750,000 for the death of his wife Terry and David Daniel of Nampa Idaho will get $2.2 million for the loss of his wife Tamara the attorney said. Daniel was seated next to his wife in the plane. Sydow has two remaining cases filed on behalf of families of crash victims pending against  Calls 844 to Active duty Washington a the air Force on Friday said it ordered 844 reservists and National guard members to Active duty to support the . Buildup in the persian Gulf. Called up were a 206 members of the 914th tac Airlift Mafi a the air Force Reserve at Niaga a 187 members of the 927th tac Airlift group of the air Force Reserve at self Edge fab Mich. A 224 members of the 130th tac Airlift group of the air National guard at Charleston . �?�227 members of the air National guard 136th tac Airlift Wing at Dallas. T a 6 �?1iups bring to 5,167 the number of air Force Reserve members activated since aug. 22. Nearly 4 tons of cocaine seized in Tanker on  Border otay Mesa Calif. Up the largest seizure Ever of cocaine at the .-mexican Border a nearly 4-ton bust was made after customs inspectors noted that a propane Tanker truck was unusually overweight authorities said Friday. The 3.85-ton cocaine haul Worth about $262 million on the Street set a record for a Border cocaine seizure . Customs spokeswoman Bobbie Cassidy. A a it a the largest seizure Ever made at a land Border Point of entry a Cassidy said. The 18-wheel Hydro Gas propane truck returning to the United states from Juarez Mexico was stopped wednesday at the otay Mesa Border station 10 Miles East of san Diego after customs inspectors noticed it was 7,400 pounds overweight. Propane trucks normally travel full to Mexico and come Back empty Cassidy said. After drug sniffing dogs indicated the presence of narcotics customs and drug enforcement administration agents spent the remainder of wednesday and most of thursday 30 hours in All bleeding propane from the Tanker truck. Once empty of propane the cylindrical truck yielded about 7,700 pounds of cocaine wrapped in plastic packets Cassidy said. Officials with Hydro Gas a major mexican fuel supplier were cooperating with . Authorities Cassidy said. In 1985, two Hydro Gas trucks figured in drug seizures at the Border. A they had Small loads of marijuana in their spare tires one with 80 pounds the other with 55 pounds a Cassidy said. On wednesday the Driver of the Hydro Gas truck was allowed to leave before agents and drug sniffing dogs determined Why the truck was overweight. Federal agents know the Many a identity but would not release it or other information vital to the ongoing investigation. The Driver remained at Large Friday afternoon. The previous record haul at the .-mexican Border occurred in 1988 in Hidalgo Texas where agents uncovered 2,735 pounds of cocaine