European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes world today fire from faulty oven kills 7, hurts 4 in Taipei Taipei Taiwan up a a fire that was started by a bakery a faulty oven swept through a three Story building thursday killing seven people and injuring four others fire department officials said. Six of the dead were sleeping at the time in a dormitory on the top floor of the building and one Man died when he tried to flee the bakery to get a fire extinguisher officials said. One of the injured jumped from the third floor after being awakened by shouts from below officials said. The five women and two men killed in the Blaze were employees of the bakery according to police.2 scouts caught in storm in Alps die of exposure Albertville France apr two boy scouts whose hiking team was surprised by a severe Alpine storm died in a Hospital wednesday from the effects of exposure. V the youths were airlifted to a Grenoble Hospital tuesday after their Leader a 22-year-old former scout managed to climb Down the Mountain in Bare feet to summon help police said. The group of seven scouts All aged 16 to 20, and their Leader had come from a Paris suburb. On monday evening the group camped on a Mountainside above the town of Purl Ognan la Van Oise at an Altitude of 8,200 feet. They had hoped to reach a shelter but were forced to Stop because of poor visibility. A storm moved in during the night ripping their tents and scattering their equipment officials said. Members of the regional Mountain police unit said the scout team was Well equipped but apparently made the mistake of not obtaining current weather reports. Johnston atoll apr mechanical glitches Are plaguing a trial run of the army a chemical weapons incinerator on this Pacific Island but officials expect to finish destroying deadly stockpiles on schedule. Its been a rough first few months for the Johnston atoll chemical agent disposal system the first of nine incinerators planned to rid the United states of its aging chemical weapons. The High tech incinerator criticized by Pacific Island leaders and environmental groups has operated just 22 percent of the time since testing began in june. The army conducted the first Media tour of the Island and the incinerator Plant tuesday. The $240 million Plant was built to destroy 300,000 aging chemical weapon shells moved Here from Okinawa in 1971 and 100,000 rounds in route from Germany a 6.6 percent of the . Stockpile a at this Flat windswept Island. About 1,300 people including civilian con tract Plant workers and service members live on the Island which has no indigenous population. The environmental Protection Agency will decide whether to allow the army to destroy More weapons after the test period is completed late next year. The operation is expected to wind up by 1995. Charles Baronian the plants Deputy program manager said officials had hoped to have the Plant working 70 percent of the time during the 16-month test. Although the glitches wont doom the program Baronian called them a very depressing for an  a a it a not unusual for a Brand new Plant to have these kinds of problems a Baronian said a however we re seeing More of these types of problems than frankly we  the main problem Baronian said is debris jamming a conveyor that carries away rocket parts after incineration. Any breakdown in the system shuts Down the in Freiburg Germany apr Interior minister Wolfgang Schauble who was seriously wounded by a gunman on oct. 12, was transferred wednesday from intensive care to a rehabilitation clinic officials said. The 48-year-old minister one of Chancellor Helmut Kohls most trusted aides is recovering from wounds to the Back and face. He is still paralysed from the Waist Down. A medical bulletin on Schauble a condition released by the Freiburg University Hospital where he had been treated since the attack said there were signs of improvement of his a neurological condition a indicating the paralysis May be easing. Shortly before noon Schauble was removed from the hospitals intensive care unit and flown by helicopter to a medical rehabilitation Center in the town of Lan tire Plant. The glitches do not release any chemicals and do not endanger Plant employees. Still Baronian said Plant managers would rather err on the Side of caution and endure shutdowns for any problem no matter How minor. The army is learning from the plants problems and plans to use the knowledge to build eight Mainland incinerators scheduled to destroy All of the aging weapons by 1997, As required by Congress. Those Plant Sites Are Umatilla Ore. Tooele Utah Pueblo Colo. Newport ind. Aberdeen my. Anniston Ala. Lexington by. And Pine Bluff Ark. The army decided the safest plan was to build incinerators where the weapons Are stored. Besides the breakdowns the project has suffered from a Public relations problem. Some Pacific leaders openly worry the Plant May be used to incinerate hazardous waste and chemical munitions from Mainland storage Sites. President Bush addressed those concerns saturday when he met in Honolulu with leaders of 11 Pacific nations. Bush told them the United states is following strict environmental guidelines and will use the Plant Only for weapons already stored on Johnston atoll and those being shipped from Europe. A Small Cache of world War ii Era weapons will also be brought from the Solomon islands. Brig. Gen. Walter l. Busbee program manager for chemical demilitarization at the army a chemical research and development Center said Johnston would be out of the chemical weapons business when incineration winds up in 1994. He said the Plant would be unable to operate safely beyond 1994without extensive renovation. The Plant was running during tuesdays two hour tour and destroyed 79 m-55 rockets before reporters left the Island. The Plant has destroyed about 3,500 shells since june. Gen Steinbach near Karlsruhe which specializes in treatment of paralysis and spinal injuries. The centers director or. Jurgen harms told reporters Schauble would undergo several weeks of intensive therapy for muscle movement and breathing. Harms declined to comment on Schauble a condition saying he had not yet had time to study the latest tests conducted on the injured minister. Schauble was shot by a Lone gunman at a Campaign rally in the town of Oppeau 120 Miles South of Frankfurt. Authorities arrested the gunman at the scene of the shooting. Officials identified him As Dieter Kaufmann 37, and said he had a history of mental disorders and Dru addiction. Friday november 2,1990 military Roundup Cash flush we Brucken preparing its wish list we Brocken Germany a members of the  army Community Are making a wish list of goodies and what a More they have the Money to get them. For the second year in a Row the Community has earned big Money in the army Community of excellence and other awards programs. It is getting $175,000 from Usa eur As one of five army communities of excellence in the command $100,000 for having the Best troop motor Pool in the command and a $90,000 productivity and Quality award. That a $365,000 for Quality of life projects. A we told All the tenant commanders and All the activities on the Post to Send us ideas a said Brig. Gen. Carl Tipton the Community commander. A a we told everybody to let their imaginations run wild. A a we la take their ideas and prioritize them and draw the line at 365 thousand dollars a Tipton said. Quot then Well try to do everything above that  last year we Brucken won $350,000 and spent part of it on a skateboard track kitchenettes in the Barracks and free passes to the local swimming Pool. The elementary school and Library got new books the Chapel got a new Public address system new carpets and a new piano and the Miclau sub Community got a Launderette. The Community also is an entrant in the department of the army Community of excellence program which carries a prize of $1 million or  Point seeking videos for army Navy game fillers West Point . The . Military Academy is looking for a few Good videos. The Best picks will be used As fillers during the televised army Navy football game. Units May submit 15-Sccond a beat Navy video clips to Ray Aalbue at Taylor Hall . Military Academy West Point . 10996-1788. Videos must arrive by nov. 26. The game is scheduled for dec. 8. A military policeman guards stacks of 115mm shells filled with chemical agents at Johnston atoll. Depressing glitches slowing chemical destruction on atoll Schauble transferred to rehab clinic