European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday june 28, 1991the stars and stripes Page 7 a t n u d a r p i a Rit Resu in Miami apr Federal officials fined the operators of the St. Lucie nuclear Power Plant after discovering that a spraying system designed to keep the Plant from melting Down in Case of a nuclear Accident was disabled for five months. A. Florida Power amp Light co., which reported the violation itself said it would pay the $37,500 Fine levied by the nuclear regulatory commission Utility spokesman Ray Golden said wednesday. From nov. 29, 1990, until april 26, 1991, one of two so called containment Spray systems was useless Bev cause it was pointed in the wrong direction said commission spokesman Ken Clark. The second system also was disabled for Brief periods he said. / a a a a during those Short periods of time had there been an Accident there would have been no containment Spray systems available a Clark said. A that does not. Mean that total disaster would have occurred a but their margin of safety was a. The Plant was operating at 100 percent capacity while the Spray system was disabled Clark said. A a it a one of five or so key safety systems to keep the reactor in a Safe condition a Golden said. A however there Are multiple and Independent safety systems in the design of nuclear plants and those systems would have been Able to mitigate any problems if containment Spray was in Case of an Accident the Spray system is supposed to release a Fine Cooling Spray to reduce the temperature of the containment building mainly to lower steam pressure inside the reactor vessel to keep it from exploding a Quot. A a Loose steering wheels prompt car recall by pm Detroit up general motors corp. Said tuesday it is recalling about 42,000 1991-Model Chevrolet Corsica and Beretta cars because the steering wheels May loosen or fall off. pm recall was announced National Highway traffic safety administration disclosed tuesday that it also was looking at several other pm models for the same problem after receiving an owner com Plant that a steering wheel on a nearly new Pontiac grand prix came Loose. The safety Agency also is looking at Gmys Buick re gals Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Cutlass supremo in addition to the Pontiac grand prix in what it called a a preliminary evaluation.�?�. The safety Agency upgraded an investigation concerning Loose steering wheels on the Corsica and Beretta cars in april after receiving one owner complaint. If warranted the Agency would upgrade the investigation to what it Calls an a engineering analysis a As it did with the Corsica and Beretta. Pm said Corsica and Beretta owners have been notified directly by mail to bring their cars in to dealers to be inspected and have a retaining nut tightened. New York mafia Boss Dies new York apr Philip a a Rusty Rastelli the Boss of one of new Yorkus five mafia families has died of liver cancer at the age of 73. Rastelli had been released from Federal prison in Springfield mo., because he was dying. He was serving a 12-year sentence for labor racketeering. Or. George Zahorian Iii cent Curfis shown in 1988 with pro wrestler Hulk Hogan right and Vince Mcmahon an announcer with the world wrestling federation. Doctor on trial in steroid Case i is Harrisburg a. a physician accused of providing anabolic steroids to professional wrestlers says he sold Large amounts of the drugs to a 300-Pound weight lifter because the Man had previously threatened the doctors . George Zahorian Iii sobbing at times while testifying on his own behalf wednesday said lie would have Given the weight lifter William Dunn a anything. If he wanted to take one of my tables with him he could have had if. The size of this Man threatened me far beyond what you can a. Dunn who wore a recording device for the Fri the last four times he and painkillers from Zahorian was the key government witness in the trial. Zahorian admitted he provided anabolic steroids to Hulk Hogan and other professional wrestlers. But he said he was not aware that providing steroids for nonmedical purposes became illegal in november 1988. He said that he As a ringside doctor carefully monitored the wrestlers physical conditions. Zahorian 43, is charged with supplying steroids and other controlled substances to Dunn and four wrestlers a Roddy Piper Rick Martel Daniel Spivey and Brian Blair. The wrestlers were not charged because steroid use was Legal at the time covered in the indictment. Defense lawyer William Costopoulos is trying to convince the jury that Zahorian was not aware Quot the Law had changed that the Law itself is unconstitutional and that the doctor was into Quot providing Large a quantities of steroids and painkillers to Dunn. Zahorian started fearing Dunn several years before the weight lifter became a government informant. He told the jury that Dunn delivered some stolen gym coup mint to him then warned him not to say a word to anyone. The doctor said Dunn put a hand on his neck and said a you have a Nice family Nice children a wife. They re Nice. You re never to Tell anybody where this equipment came a t he doctor also testified that he provided steroids to other wrestlers including Hogan. Zahorian sobbing openly said Hogan once had a serious problem with steroids but with the doctors help has been clean for several years. Hogan the world wrestling federation Champion and perhaps the Best known figure in the sport was subpoenaed As a government witness. But . District judge William Caldwell ruled he did not. Have to appear after his lawyer argued that testily ing would constitute an invasion of privacy. Zahorian is charged with eight counts of Dis Tribul ing steroids four counts of illegally distributing prescription painkillers one count of possessing steroids with the intent to deliver and one count of possessing painkillers with the intent to deliver. on All counts Zahorian could face 42 years in jail and a $3.5 million Fine. For Selling anti Gay to shirts Syracuse . A a Syracuse University fraternity has been suspended by its National organization for Selling to Quot Hirts with Tinti homosexual slogans Quot including one jokingly advocating violence against Gays. A All 54 members of the Alpha Chi rho chapter at Syracuse w Ere permanently suspended but those who win an Appeal can rejoin said Jim Spencer executive director of the fraternity s National Headquarters in Neptune . Spencer said All members were suspended because the complaints were made after students had left for summer recess and the National group could not conduct a proper investigation. Last month the University a Gay lesbian and bisexual student association complained to the University a judicial Board about to shirts being distributed on Campus by the fraternity. On the front the shirts say a homophobic and proud of it Quot they also show a Limp wrist encircled and slashed nut and say a a it san exit not an the Back reads a club faggots not seals a accompanied with the picture of a muscled Crow the fraternity Symbol holding a club and standing Over a prone faceless figure. Next to them is a Seal hoisting a Mug of Beer. A this is offensive to us As in a sure it is to the vast majority. We re taking it As a serious thing a Spencer said wednesday. Syracuse officials said Thev Are continuing their own expect to decide by mid july Hether to discipline the students. A a in a still going to pressure the University to do something because i would like to see the University impose some kind of education a said Charlie Mcdonald co president of the University a lesbian group. 1 the a fraternity a president Richard Kiik had no comment on the suspensions v on the distribution of the shirts
