European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                , saturday May 11, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5perils of Lawn Spray pesticides probed Washington a Christina Locek a life As a concert pianist and Champion ice skater was ruined when she was drenched by chemicals sprayed on a neighbors Yard she testified thursday before a Senate panel considering legislation to tighten controls on such  a a a a a Quot a a a a my health was destroyed in minutes a Locek of River Grove 111., told the Senate environment committees subcommittee on toxic substances. Democratic Sens. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut and Harry Reid of Nevada Are sponsoring legislation that would require Lawn care companies to notify neighbors before they apply pesticides or herbicides. A too Many of us fail to recognize that the chemicals that kill weeds and bugs Are also powerful enough to threaten the environment and even human health a Lieberman said. A Are we doing enough to protect people from a or at least notify them of a these threats a Locek said she was nearly blinded and has had to use canes to walk since the incident which also killed her dog and cat. She said the company which was not identified in her testimony refused to Tell her what chemicals it was using. The panel chaired by Reid also heard from an 8-year-old boy who can to go to school for tear of pesticide exposure and a College student who sometimes lives in her car to avoid pesticide spraying near her Home. A Quot Reid said he hoped the environmental Protection Agency would work harder to assess to life health risks of Lawn chemicals and tighten restrictions. Warren e. Stickle president of the chemical producers and distributor association urged the senators to consider the a significant human health benefits and reduced risks for millions of americans stemming from the use of Lawn care chemicals. A herbicides control ragweed thus re during suffering from Hay fever a Stickle said. A other herbicides control dandelions and Clover and discourage bees from recreational and Home and Lawn areas thus reducing Bee stings. Approximately 45 to 50 people each year die of Bee  Stickle said the Senate Bill a notification system was so extensive it would be a unworkable uneconomical and ineffective and would be extremely burdensome to businesses and local govern ments. Ann Mcclure executive vice president of the professional 1 Awn care association of America said her group would support a More limited notification requirement covering people who live adjacent to a customers property and who submit a doctors certificate that confirms they Are sensitive to Lawn care chemicals. Request for secrecy in Christina Locek testifies in fix  panel looking into the a flecks of Lawn pesticides. Case Miami a the . Attorney general a office asked for Broad secrecy guarantees thursday in the Manuel Noriega Case bringing protests from the defense and the Media. . District judge William Hoeveler granted a closed hearing on requests for. Certain classified documents but said court records a with secret information deleted a could be released publicly later. Noriega s defense has charged that . Intelligence agencies condoned his in the stars and stripes dealings with drug traffickers in Exchange for information and strategic help in Central America / a a Noriega a attorney Jon May strenuously protested the secret hearing thursday saying the defense had no intention of disclosing anything protected under the classified information procedures act. A we want to guarantee general Noriega his sixth amendment constitutionally mandated right to a Public trial a May said adding the government was a trying to use cd a for an improper purpose Quot Jerry Budney. Representing the Miami Herald and the new York times said the Media did not seek confidential information but Only wanted to ensure that crucial issues in the Case were not hidden under the cloak of classification. A the worlds attention is focused on this court and the american judicial sys Tern a he said. A if you close the hearing and make decisions in Quot secrecy there a going to be a misperception of unfairness in the world  but Michael Olmsted special counsel for the criminal division of the attorney general office said the government has a legitimate right to protect secrets. Noriega sat quietly during the hearing wearing his four Star general a uniform and. Did not address the court. His trial on charges of accepting $4.6 million in bribes from Colombia s Medellin drug Cartel is scheduled july 22. 10years ago May 11,1981 a a crowd at the communist party Headquarters in Paris chanted a communist ministers in the government a after French socialist Francois Mitterrand won the French presidency putting the left in Power in France for the first time in 23 years. A a 20years ago May 11,1971 a the first major change in the Navy uniform since world War ii replaced the trademark Bell bottomed trousers and but. Toned flies with trim line working trousers and Zipper flies 30years ago a May 11,1961 a a cuban Delegate broke up a . Conference pounding the table and saying that a Only communism can fully develop latin american and a imperialistic North american monopolies should be  40years ago May 111951 a the average american will pay $34,743.23 in taxes before he can quit working according to a report defining the average american As a 29-year-old father of two children who earns $4,300 a year. Critics Tell Congress to avoid stringent Bank bailout Bill Washington a the Bush administration and top banking regulators Are warning Congress that a ban on protecting uninsured deposits in Bank bailouts  Confidence in the financial system. Federal Reserve Board member John Laware two other top regulators and a senior Treasury department official agreed that uninsured depositors should be protected Only rarely. But they also advised against including a ban on such bailouts in comprehensive banking legislation moving through Congress. A Bill endorsed this week by the House banking subcommittee on financial institutions would starting in 1995, prohibit Protection of deposits exceeding the $ 100,000-per-account insurance limit. But the regulators told the House banking subcommittee on economic stabilization that allowing uninsured depositors to lose their funds under some circumstances could set off contagious Bank runs. A they said Many Large Banks serve As correspondent Banks holding deposits and Clearing checks for smaller institutions. Many also Are major participants in the foreign Exchange markets and Are closely linked with financial markets. A failure of such a Bank a runs the risk of bringing Down other Banks corporations disrupting markets bringing Down i he Only analogy i can think of is a meltdown at a nuclear reactor like chernobyl. It happens with such lightning Speed that you cannot after the fact control it a Federal Reserve Board member John Laware investment Banks along with it Quot Laware said. A a that a the kind of situation in which we have to be Able to intervene to protect the innocent people that have nothing to do with the situation that created the collapse but who Are sucked into the maelstrom a he said. A the Only analogy i can think of is a meltdown at a nuclear reactor like chernobyl. It happens with such lightning Speed that you cannot after the fact control it Quot Laware  was joined by l. William scid Man chairman of the Federal Deposit insurance corp. Comptroller of the currency Robert l. Clarke and Treasury undersecretary Robert r. Glauber Glauber said the Bill As passed by the financial institutions subcommittee is too restrictive. He indicated the administration would seek an amendment when it is considered by the full banking commit tee next month a the so called a too big to fail policy is one of the. Politically touch Iest issues in overhauling the banking system. Voters Are sceptical of such bailouts because they protect wealthy people and Huso Nesses. Small Banks want the policy eliminated or want equal Protection extended to All Banks. Then there is the question of who pays for such bailouts. The Treasury has proposed that the indic fund which is financed by insure a Nee premiums from Banks continue to pay the extra Cost even though it would move the decision making authority As to which Banks qualify to the Treasury and the f ederal Reserve. Sci Man and banking lobbyists argue that the i Dic should pay Only if it retains the decision making Power. Otherwise taxpayers should pay the added Cost they Sav