European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and Stripe wednesday june 19,j 1991 chemical Plant explosion leaves 6 dead 33 injured an inhumane act pal Morris shows where a stray Bullet pierced his Cap while volunteering along with former president Carter and others of Carters habitat for humanity project in Miami on monday. Morris 34, a marketing consultant from Miami Beach was not seriously injured. Carter was a Block away front the shooting site and was uninjured. His wife Rosalynn also was not Hurt. Charleston . A  that killed six people and injured 33 at a chemical Plant sent the Walls and part of the roof Hying off and a huge mushroom Cloud billowing into the sky witnesses said. A it was More than a Boom. It was like a bomb going Olf a said . Burke who works a half mile from the Albright amp Wilson americas inc. Plant. The explosion occurred shortly before noon monday after workers began mixing chemicals to make a flame retardant said Terry Martin employee relations manager. A fire that followed was quickly brought under control. A we have no idea what caused it a Martin said. An investigation was under Way. Four people were burned Over at least half their bodies and were in critical condition at the medical University of South Carolina medical Center six people were admitted to other hospitals with Burns and chemical inhalation spokesmen said. The remaining injured were treated and released. The identities of the workers killed were not immedi. Lately released. Sheets of corrugated aluminium siding that had covered the building one of nine on the site were scattered across the grounds of the Plant said Charleston county Coroner Ray Shokes. The Plant is in an Industrial area North of Charleston. A the building just looked like it was blown  Shokes said. A my wife and i heard a rumble looked out the win Dow and saw a huge mushroom Cloud a sort of like an atomic bomb a said Joe Strickland who lives several Miles away. A a. Martin said workers were starting a procedure to blend chemicals in an enclosed mixing system. Several of the chemicals were potential irritants. No area residents were evacuated. However people were warned to seek medical attention if they had Eye irritation or other problems. Albright amp Wilson americas is a subsidiary of ten Neco corp. It employs 209 people according to the state development boards Industrial directory. In 1983, a hazardous chemical spilled from a valve there and ignited blowing a building apart and injuring 16 workers. The Plant was owned by Mobil chemical co. At the time. The new owners bought the Plant in 1985. In August a hazardous chemical was released when a valve was inadvertently turned. About 25 people were treated for Eye and lung irritation. Mayor Joseph p. Riley jr., attending the . Con frence of mayors in san. Diego expressed sympathy for the victims families and said he would shorten his trip to return to Charleston. Fri sting nets haul of missile warning devices Washington up i by undercover a a sting operations in Florida South Carolina and Alabama involving stolen property led to the recovery of 16 missile warning devices Worth $1.8 million. Two of the undercover operations in South Carolina and Alabama were aimed at conspiracies to steal cars and file false insurance claims the Fri said. The third in Miami resulted in the re covery of $3 million in stolen property by undercover authorities who posed As the owners of an Export business. The three undercover operations recovered a total of $9.2 million in stolen property the Fri said. The most unusual haul occurred in. Mobile ala., where the Fri was astonished to discover that a tractor trailer Rig Trump to split Casino own with bondholders Atlantic City . A Don Aid Trump will place his Trump Castle in bankruptcy proceedings and split ownership of the Casino 50-50 with bondholders under an agreement that resolves some of Trumps financial problems. Meanwhile on monday Trump representatives told state gambling regulators that the Developer will be financially stable under a tentative Deal that surrenders Many of his assets to Banks in Exchange for reducing his personal loan guarantees to $115 million. The Deal Between Trump and Castle bondholders releases Trump from about $41 million in interest and principal pay mints on the Atlantic City Casino that were due monday and places the Castle in a prepackaged bankruptcy. Substantial portions of a prepackaged / bankruptcy typically filed under chapter7 11 of Federal bankruptcy Laws Are approved in Advance by creditors. Prepackaged filings Are designed to Speed debt restructurings. In Exchange for giving bondholders half ownership of the Castle Trump gets a reduced interest rate on the Bonds. The Deal is similar to one Trump reached with bondholders who invested in his Taj contained 16 a missile warning receptors designed for installation on . Military  an Fri agent said they were a part of the Early warning system that a military aircraft carries As a defense against missile attacks. The truck and its contents were Worth More than $2 million. Undercover agents paid Only $2,500 for the truck and everything in it. A we made them an offer and they took it a said Fri agent Charles Spaht. A i doubt they knew what the devices were a the missile receptors were bound from Georgia to California where Lockheed aircraft corp. Planned to install them in . Military  they did make it to California a Spaht said. A once we realized what they were we sent them  the various sting operations lasted for More than 18 months and were conducted in conjunction with local Authorj-ties.-. A a a a a in a statement Fri director William sessions said a though we Are heavily involved in the More visible drug War and the savings and loan crisis we will address All areas of Fri responsibility with equal  in Miami Federal and state charges were filed against 47 people. Many of the suspects had been arrested before the undercover operation was announced. The recovered property included ar-15 semiautomatic rifles computers copiers and High Speed printing machines. In the Columbia ., sting. Indictments were returned against 52 people on Federal charges and 33 people on state charges related to an automobile theft ring the Fri said. Many of the indictments were on charges of mail fraud involving the owners of cars who falsely reported their be hides stolen and then filed insurance claims. Authorities rented a garage in Orangeburg ., and posed As businessmen buying stolen vehicles. The Fri said More than $3.7 million in stolen property was recovered and additional Federal indictments were expected. Before the Case is Over More than 140 people May be charged. The cars were stolen in Georgia North Carolina new York and new Hampshire authorities said and then taken to South Carolina. Federal Laws were Trig gered when the cars were driven across state Borders the Fri said. By. Raise Donald Trump up file mahal hotel and Casino. Announcement of the Deal came As new Jersey gaming regulators met to consider the state of Trumps finances. The state Casino control commission can take away Trump s Casino License if it finds him financially unstable. The commission granted Trump a License in april and May on the condition he show by mondays hearing that his Atlantic City properties which also include the Trump Plaza and Taj mahal hotel Ca Sinos Are stable. New York up a some 6,000 City workers received Pink slips monday and an additional 2,000 Layoff notices were to go out later in the week As the City struggles to close its Multi Billioni Dollar budget Gap officials said. Denise Collins a spokeswoman for the City a personnel department said the Agency a preliminary figures showed a total of 7,969 workers were to be issued Layoff notices by thursday effective at the end of the month. Tie a Tal might be reduced Collins said if individual agencies find ways to save Money by slashing program costs. Even with the impending layoffs City officials continued to press for Union concessions and tax increases to help balance the budget for the Miseal year beginning july 1. I he hardest hit agencies were the human resources administration and its department of social services which were to lose a total of 2,327 full time workers and 89 part timers Collins said. A preliminary estimate of 1,380 Job cuts in the City a health department would be lowered to a Between 700 and 800�?� because the department found ways to hold Down expenses through program cuts rather than layoffs said spoke Swo Cut 8,000 jobs to trim deficit Man Margaret Karanja. Also taking massive Job cuts were the Parks department with 1,333 employees getting the a and the department of sanitation where 939 full time workers were to be let go. A Edward Ostrowski president of the uniformed sanitation men a association called the layoffs a a human  High ranking aides to mayor David Dinkins said that even if the mayor succeeds in getting concessions from municipal unions anti gets permission from the state to raise $1 billion in new taxes he May still fail to deliver a balanced budget. City officials blame the state for Deli Cring a budget two months late. They also complained the state has not made Clear How much state Aid was to go into the City a Cash strapped Treasury. I he scheduled layoffs and tax hikes were to plug a $3.5 billion Gap in a $29 billion budget. Meanwhile the Dinkins administration and City Council agreed Over the weekend to press the state for a $335 million increase in the City personal income tax. T he hike would raise the top rate to 4.5 percent trom 3.91 percent and Cost a couple earning $100,000 a year with two dependents More than $400