European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 15, 1991 the stars  a Page 7$100 billion asked for bases cleanup by Helaine Olen the los Angeles times Washington a National environmental group urged Congress and president Bush wednesday to enact $100 billion legislative package to pay for cleaning up thousands of hazardous waste Sites on . Military bases. The Boston based organization the National toxic Campaign fund released a report holding the . Military responsible for More than 14,000 Likely pollution Sites at 1,579 army Navy and air Force bases throughout the country. According to the groups report  said was based in part on department of defense data the Pentagon produced 900 million pounds of hazardous waste and 17 billion pounds of waste water much of it toxic in 1989. About 100 of the locations cited by the group Are on the environmental Protection Agency a . School will keep rebel ban Columbia . A High school students demanding the right to Wear the Confederate Flag have no racist motives a school official said but a ban on rebel paraphernalia wont be lifted. A students Are not wearing it As a statement regarding racial relationships Giddy Andrews spokeswoman for school District 5, said wednesday. A a they re wearing it As a statement of their heritage. But it is provocative to a segment of the  students began picketing last week outside Byrnes High school in Duncan to demand the right to Wear Confederate Flag shirts patches and other rebel paraphernalia. They insist their protest and desire to Wear Confederate flags Isnit racist and some Black students agree. A i feel like the White people can Wear anything they want a Felicia Reid told spartan urge a Herald Roumal. A when Black people wore Nelson Mandela to shirts the Whites did no to say anything. It is not a racial thing.�?�. The picketing has dwindled from a High of 80 students and parents daily a week ago to about a dozen tuesday. School officials said there was no picketing wednesday apparently because of rain. A a a a a Quot a a v a a a a a several students have been suspended since the picketing began last week. Andrews refused to say exactly How Many. She said they weren to suspended for picketing but for leaving class to join the protest. A. A a a about 4 percent of the schools 1,253 students have taken part in the protests. About 77 percent of the student body is White. Most of the rest Are Black Andrews said. A this does not reflect our student body a she said. A there have been no counter Arches or counter protests. But there have been people who have spoken out in support of doing away with the Confederate Flag on an individual  in 1970, the school eliminated the Confederate Flag from the school band uniform the flagpole and school activities As a Concession to Black students. It retained the rebel Mascot As a Concession to White students. The protests began after school offi rials asked several students to Stop wearing clothing that displayed the Confederate Flag. Officials cited a dress code provision that prohibits a garments with slogans patches or buttons that Are suggestive vulgar racially intended or  principal Cliff Edwards said All was Calm at the school wednesday. He  say How the protests have affected the student body. List of unusually hazardous waste Sites qualifying for special Federal cleanup assistance. But potential funding for the other Sites is limited. A the group called on Congress to consider enacting legislation to appropriate $10 billion during each of the next 10 years to clean up pollution Sites on the bases and to study initiatives that would prevent the problem from recurring. A we believe it is time for the Pentagon to Stop the chemical War at Home a said John of Connor president of National toxic Campaign fund. A we have troops coming Back that faced chemical attack and now face a toxic threat on army  \ v California has 1,713 potentially toxic Sites at military bases the largest number of any state according to the report. Virginia ranked second with 812. The National toxic Campaign fund noted that the Pentagon has allocated less than 0.5 percent of its total budget for toxic site cleanup. The 510 billion annual outlays proposed by the organization would increase that figure to about 3 percent. A Glenn flood a Pentagon spokesman said that the. Pentagon budgeted about $900 million during the current fiscal year for toxic waste Sites and has requested $1.3 billion to address the problem in its 1992 budget which totals $300 billion. A the problem is not something that will be completed overnight a flood said. A a it a much More than a Money Issue at this time.�?�. A a a. Toxic chemicals used in the manufacture of deadly nerve Gas have leaked into the ground water of communities surrounding the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver. Nearby residents have been supplied with bottled water by the military since last year. Kerosene lineup residents of Lafayette ind., line up to buy kerosene Widnes leaving thousands of residents without electricity. Tip Picanco Day alter an ice storm swept through North Central Indiana county was declared in a state of emergency. American airlines announces Broad Range of fare reductions by agis salpukas the new York times american airlines the nations largest Carrier and the airline that is considered a Leader in determining fares initiated a Broad Range of Price cuts wednesday in the Hope of attracting travellers put off by the Gulf War and the recession. But it also raised some fares in an attempt to compensate for Revenue lost through the Many reductions. American introduced several Short term promotions such As a $318 round trip fare Between new York and los Angeles or san Francisco. The other four biggest airlines a United Delta Northwest and Continental a said they would match most of americans cuts. American is also offering lower fares to Europe Japan Hong Kong Australia and new zealand. Travel from new York to various european destinations for example would be $598 round trip during the Peak travel period after june 1, which is 29 percent to 32 percent lower than the current eur Saver fare the main discount fare in the Market. But american went beyond these Spe Cial offers altering its pricing Structure and hoping the Industry will follow. The airline which along with its competitors had spent two years trying to simplify the fare Structure and eliminate related Story Page 17 Many discount rates is now seeking to reverse that trend. It has brought Back the 30-Day advanced Purchase fare which until it was phased out two years ago had been the West fare available to travellers. It also added new discount fares aimed at the business traveler. And it is substantially cutting the Price of some International tickets. But while american revived the 30-Day discount fare it will significantly raise its 14-Day Advance Purchase fares which have been particularly popular with Leisure travellers. The Carrier also announced that More of its lowest discount fares will now require travel Between noon monday and noon thursday the Days when the most seats Are available Industry wide. The goal is to try to prevent discount passengers from faking away too Many seats from higher fare passengers. American also said it would limit the number of lowest fare seats. To these changes the other major carriers reacted cautiously saying they needed to study them. American will revive the 30-Day and Vance Purchase fare on april 9, after its Short term promotions end. The 30-Day fares will for the most part be somewhat lower than the Best fares now available except for the Short term offers. For example a round trip Between new York and los Angeles on weekdays will Cost $468 if bought 30 Days in Advance and on weekends $518. The current 14-Day rate on weekdays is $504 and on weekends $554. But the 14-Day fare Between these cities will Rise to $558 weekdays and to $608 weekends. Some analysts would not characterize americans moves As the beginning of a fare War. Instead they said the strategy was broadly aimed at stimulating weak traffic. Gunn said the fare restructuring was intended to encourage people to make their summer reservations Early