European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 7 los Angeles apr Armand Hammer the sort of a socialist who became a Titan of american capitalism and a tireless crusader for world peace and a cure for cancer died monday night. He was 92. Death came at his Home after a Brief illness said Frank Ashley a spokesman for Hammer s Occidental Petroleum corp. The affable Hammer was a self made millionaire by the time he graduated from Columbia University Midi Cal school at age 23. Throughout a life of International Wheeling and dealing he was on a first name basis with world leaders from Vladimir Lenin to Ronald Reagan. His Empire rested in Occidental based in los an Geles he bought the tottering company for $100,000 in 1957, during a try at retirement then turned it into the nations seventh largest Oil company by running it As his personal fiefdom. Ray Irani Occidental president and chief operating officer becomes the new chairman the company said. Hammers death came one night before he was to celebrate his bar Mitzvah a 79 years late a at a Star studded ceremony and fund Raiser. He was born a jew but his socialist family did not observe religious customs. Family spokesman Howard Bragman said the bar Mitzvah would go on As scheduled tuesday and would be a tribute to Hammer. Hammer was pardoned in 1989 by president Bush for making illegal contributions to president Nixon a reelection Campaign in 1972, he had pleaded guilty in 1976 and received a years probation and a $3,000 Fine. Hammer was in. The forefront of negotiating huge deals with communist countries to develop untapped natural resources. He made several fortunes in his lifetime and made Large charitable donations. A the Only reason 1 make Money is so i can give it away a he was fond of saying. Hammer said he had two dreams a a cure for cancer and peace Between East and West. He urged american and soviet leaders to agree on limits on nuclear weapons so the Money could be diverted to agriculture and Indianapolis a residents of family Eupr ters at fort Benjamin Harrision say that army officials failed to warn them about the potential danger posed by a natural Gas leak that resulted in the death of a 5-year-old girl monday a the quarters were levelled by an explosion apparently triggered by a natural Gas leak. In addition to the girl who was not identified seventeen people were injured four critically in the sunday night blast. A. The explosion ripped through a four unit building in Harrison Village destroying the Structure and damaging a second building military officials said. A the blast occurred hours after fire authorities arrived to investigate a Gas leak at another building in the Complex which houses enlisted personnel. That building was being evacuated when the blast went off several Hundred feet away said maj. Ronald Downing a spokesman for the Post. / while fire officials first investigated the leak military wednesday. December 12/1990 the stars and stripes a aaa a 92, Dies at Home Occidental spent $9o million on the Armand Hammer museum of Art and culture to House a collection which Hammer estimated at More than $400 million. The museum opened last month. Hammer was born in 1898 in a cold water hat in new York City slower East Side. His great Grandfather built warships for Czar Nicholas i and his russian born father was a doctor and a founder of the american socialist party. But i Laytner was a staunch capitalist who was fond of saying of his communist business partners i toll them in no Uncertain terms that i done to think their system works ,. But that  us from doing business.�?T�?T. A a a a a after serving in the us army medical corps in world War i Hammer went to medical school at night and worked during the Day to bail out the family a Small nearly  firm. He turned it into a million Dollar  the bolshevik revolution he worked out a Deal to Trade surplus us. Grain for soviet products. Overnight Lammet became a soviet hero. Lenin granted Hin a License As the sole  38 leading american manufacturers including Ford Allis Chalmers . Rubber and Underwood typewriters a soviet foreign ministry spokesman said tuesday that Hammer will be remembered in the soviet Union for his tireless efforts to maintain Good  the Kremlin even during the cold War. A Armand Hammer was not Only an observer a witness to the decades in the history of soviet american relations but also a Man who actively participated in the building of those relations a said spokesman Yuri Ore Minsk Ike. A a this constructive activity was especially appreciable and fruitful in the periods of coolness in the relations Between the user and the United a Stales a a Gromis. A. Sikh said. A. A a a a a a a  a a Flammer was married three limes and had one child Julian by his first wife i Lis third wife Frances died in 1989.a a a funeral arrange me is were not immediately known. Armand Hammer. Medicine. A a a. He gave millions to cancer research and president Reagan named him chairman of the presidents cancer panel. A a /. A /. A a a a a   after the chernobyl nuclear Accident in the soviet Union he arranged visits by . Specialists in Bone marrow transplants an important to can Iwuc for saving radiation victims. Warn police notified residents that their Gas was turned off and they might not have heat until monday said sol. Clayton r. Glass who first reported the leak behind his quarters. . A we All knew what it explosion was As soon As we heard it. We All smelled Gas outside it was so thick a a said Victoria Glynn who resides in the Complex. She said military police asked residents if they wanted to be evacuated to a hotel or to stay in their Homes. A we thought it was for our convenience because we  have heat we were never told there was  a /. A a Joan Adams another resident said military police told her a there was no danger for us to stay  it col Bill Carey the Post s Provost marshal said Quot we did no to feel the whole area needed to to evae a ats Quot a a. V. A. Six people remained hospitalized for treatment of severe Burns four in critical condition and two in serious condition authorities said. A freed reporter could face further Corpus Christi Texas a a newspaper reporter freed after spending two Days in jail could be fined $500 and face up to six months behind bars if she refuses to testily at a murder trial a District attorney said monday a a Libby Averyt 26, of the Corpus Christ caller times was freed sunday night after the prosecution agreed to allow District judge Eric Brown to dissolve contempt charges against her the newspaper reported. Averyt has refused to answer questions in the pretrial hearing of Bermarr Arnold. Whose murder trial is scheduled to begin wednesday nieces county District attorney Grant Jones said of the Fine and sentence a if she a willing to pay that Price she May have to pay it a Jones said. Prosecutors want to enter As. Trial evidence articles written by Averyt last month because they contain information Arnold did not reveal to police. Defense attorneys done to want the articles admitted but if they Are allowed they want Averyt to testify about the Content of her interviews. Jones says her testimony could help him in his Pursuit of the death penalty during the punishment phase of the trial if Arnold is convicted. A there was no agreement Between the reporter and the defendant that parts of a a the interview not be printed a Jones said. The prosecutor said Averyt should be made to testify about the entire interview including portions not published. Brown ordered Averyt jailed on contempt charges after she refused thursday to answer 12 questions about conversations she had with Arnold invoking the first amendment and similar provisions of the Texas Constitution. She is jailed Friday Averyt and the newspapers attorney Jorge Rangel maintained that journalists should not be compelled to reveal information obtained from news sources if that information was not published. A Arnold is standing trial for the 1983 slaying of a 21-year-ofd jewelry store clerk Christina Sanchez. In the articles Arnold says he shot Sanchez and describes the shooting and Rob Biry. The articles also report Arnold a sell described history of rapes robberies criminal assaults and attempted prison is the articles quote Arnold saying he feels no remorse for Sanchez a death and that he deserves the death penalty