European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                / Page 6the stars and stripes thursday december 13,1990 trans Alaska target of terrorist threat Anchorage Alaska up a terrorist threat has been made against the 800-Milc trans Alaska Oil pipeline which provides 2 million barrels a Day to . Refineries officials said tuesday. A a yes an Anonymous threat was received a said Dave Vickery of the Federal Bureau of land management which Lias oversight responsibility for the Oil artery. A it has been turned Over to the  Alyeska pipeline service co. Spokeswoman Beverly Michaels said there was a threat against pipeline facilities and that the Fri and . Marshals were aware of the threat. Neither the blk nor Alyeska would disclose details of the threat referring inquiries to the Fri. A a we re not going to make any comment on that threat or allegation of a threat a said Joseph Schulte jr., special agent in charge of the Anchorage office of the fbi., a /. A a a it a our policy not to make any comment on threats a he said. A if there was a threat we would evaluate it and conduct an  he said Alyeska provides its own Security for the 3 alleged Ira in fort Lauderdale Fla. Up three irishmen were convicted tuesday of conspiring to buy a . Stinger missile and Osiier weapons to use against British troops in Northern  five Days of deliberations the Federal court jury found the three a Kevin Mckinley 3.3 Seamus Moley 30 and Joseph my Colgain 39 a guilty of two counts each of conspiracy and attempting to receive an explosive device through interstate Commerce.  District judge Jose Gonzalez scheduled sentencing for feh 2. The men face up to 15 years apiece in a prison. A a a. Quot a Quot a a Quot they were found innocent of licensing violations Vio Outing the neutrality act and attempting to Export missiles for use against foreign aircraft. Prosecutors said the three were members of the Irish pipeline. That Security was increased shortly after the iraqi invasion of Kuwait based on military intelligence Alyc Sefca spokeswoman Marnie Isaacs said in an earlier interview. Michaels said pipeline Security remained at heightened Levels but has not been further increased As a result of this threat. Normal pipeline Security is identified As level 5, with top Security designated As level 1. Isaacs said earlier that Security increased to level 4 As a result of persian Gulf tensions and Michaels said Security remained at that level. A unconfirmed reports indicated that Middle East terrorists May have threatened to have the pipeline terminal at Valdez blown up but officials declined to comment on that. Two million barrels of Oil flow daily Down the pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez where tankers loud the crude for delivery to various . Refineries. Alyeska operates the pipeline and Oil terminal for seven Oil company owners. Republican army and planned to use the stinger Shoul Der to air missile to shoot Down a British helicopter. Undercover agents posing As arms dealers testified that the men paid $50,000 to buy the missile. The agents secretly recorded negotiations in which the defendants discussed buying the stinger grenade launchers .50-caliber sniper rifles and plastic explosives. A a Mckinley Moley and Mccolgan All of whom Are Irish nationals were arrested in january in West Quot Palm Beach. They did not deny having talked to the agents about the weapons. But defense lawyers tried to convince the jury the defendants were improperly lured into the Deal. Defense attorney Fred Haddad who represented Mckinley said he would Appeal on grounds that Gonzalez failed to instruct jurors about entrapment senior citizen of space going to regions where no spacecraft has ventured before nasal a Pioneer 6 a depicted in this illustration a will Mark its 25th year in orbit sunday circling the Sun Between Earth and Venus the device is measuring solar winds cosmic rays from the Sun and the suns magnetic Field when Pioneer 6 was launched its manufacturer estimated the 140-Pound wanderer would operate for six months. Nearly a Quarter Cen Tury later it is still sending data. 6 stateside assault weapons makers May be liable in . Washington apr the District of Columbia City Council has Given preliminary approval to legislation that would make manufacturers of semiautomatic assault style weapons liable for injuries and deaths caused by the firearms in the nations capital. / the Council voted for the Bill 8-3, with two abstentions on tuesday. A final vote was scheduled for next tuesday. A a it a time for these merchants of death to pay a Price a said Council member William Lightfoot who sponsored the legislation. A we can set a very meaningful  Carl Rowan jr., a lobbyist for the National Rifle association decried the Law As a Good theater but frivolous legislation that could not stand constitutional scrutiny. A i done to think it stands a Chance in court a Rowan said. The City already is a very strict gun control Law and sales of semiautomatic assault style weapons have been illegal since 1976. But police say criminals can get firearms in neighbouring Maryland and Virginia which have less restrictive a Laws. Quot a a a a. A soviet planes forced Back to Alaska by wind Nome Alaska up a two soviet cargo planes flying Home from Alaska across the Bering Strait were forced Back to the United states by High winds the Federal aviation administration said  Aeroflot an-24 cargo planes made an unscheduled Landing in Nome on the West coast of Alaska when weather turned the soviet bound. Planes around said an a a supervisor in Nome. The planes left Anchorage on monday and were three quarters of the Way across the Strait on their Way to prov Deniya but Strong crosswinds on the soviet Side forced the planes to seek shelter Back on the american Side of the Border which runs through the Strait. Bad weather kept the soviets grounded in Nome for a second night tuesday the Faa said the two planes carried 16 Crew members and no a passengers. In Suranee scam 1charlotte . A Federal a authorities unsealed a. 42-count indict ment tuesday charging six men with operating a $2 million investment and in suranic scum that left More than 1.3qt families with no health insurance coverage. A a v a the grand jury indictment resulted from a two year investigation by the Fri the internal Revenue service and inspectors from the . Postal service and the department of labor. A what is especially frightening is that we All can be victimized by this Type of criminal Enterprise because each of us has a very fundamental need for a health insurance policy that will assure us and our families that we can afford the health care we May need a said Julian de la Rosa inspector general with the labor department quota he spoke at a news conference at the Federal courthouse in Charlotte. A there Are More than 1,350 victims that have been identified in this one investigation a de la Rosa said. A but the tragedy is not confined to these 1,350 unfortunate  the indictment describes allegations of fraud by the now defunct Cap staffing of Charlotte a lira which leased employees to More than 120 firms. The company was to use fees paid by the firms to provide health insurance and other benefits to the workers. But the indictment said the company a managers used the funds for themselves. The companies that used Cap staffing Are in North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Virginia Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania and ruin is the indictment said. The Issue of such health insurance scams was the subject of a hearing last Spring in the . Senate and de la Rosa said his office is investigating about three dozen similar schemes. A the victims number in the tens of thousands with unpaid medical claims totalling in the tens of millions of dollars a he said. Six men were arrested tuesday Robert w. Long Victor s. Blackwell and Jerry m. Wolicki of Charlotte David r. Harris Greenville . Michael a Krebser Stuart Fla. And Michael h Spieles Palm City Fla. In an accompanying civil action officials also seized seven Homes 26 vehicles and business and personal Bank accounts from the men. The property was Worth $3 million officials said Long and Blackwell made Short court appearances tuesday morning where they were released on Bond said . Attorney Tom Ashcraft. Ashcraft said the seized assets would to used to help the victims of the scam Bat a it would be a mistake to think there is a big pot of Gold out  /