European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes wednesday july 17, 1991 at a glance veterinary Medicine enters the Era of High tech to save pets lives. See stories on pages 14-16. Swaggart jury picked a 12-member jury is selected to decide a $90 million defamation suit against television evangelist Jimmy Swaggart. A Page 4 deficit Outlook skyrockets the Bush administration raises its 1992 deficit projections by almost 25 percent to $348.3 billion a Page 5 China enlists students China Calls on vacationing students to Quot join the struggle Quot against the floods that have ravaged the country. A Page b dropping in for ceremony when the orders to close Flint Cavern arrived in bad Tolz Germany. They came a quite literally a from those higher up special forces paratroopers. A Page 9 tossing troubles away passengers travelling to the United states on military aircraft have a custom made Way to get rid of contraband. A Page 10 insurer takeover oked new Jersey insurance regulators and directors of Mutual Benefit life insurance co. Agree on a plan for the state to take Over the troubled insurer a Page 17index Abby Ann Landers. 19 action line .16 comics.19-21 commentary.13 crossword.19 letters 12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings .27 weather.11 after train Dunsmuir Calif. Apr thousands of Gallons of toxic Weedkiller drifted toward Lake Shasta californians biggest Reservoir after killing thousands of fish and sickening scores of people monday As it flowed into the Sacramento River from a derailed train  13-mile herbicide spill was expected to begin reaching Lake Shasta via the River which flows into it late tuesday said Bill Gengler a spokesman for the state department of fish and game. But officials said it did not appear to pose an immediate threat to the states drinking water. A we think the dilution Factor is pretty Strong by the time it gets to us a said Karen Arntzen of the Contra Costa water District in the Bay area East of san Francisco. The train in route from los Angeles to Pasco wash., was crossing a Bridge at the Edge of the River six Miles North of Dunsmuir when the Accident occurred said Mike Furtney a Southern Pacific Railroad spokesman. The cause of the derailment was not immediately known. The Weedkiller containing toxic Metal sodium flowed into the River when seven cars and a locomotive part of a 97-car freight train derailed me sunday. A Tanker car carrying 19,500 Gallons of sickens scores in California the substance was one of those crashing into the River. Campgrounds in the rugged mountainous area about 50 Miles South of the Oregon Border were closed 3,000 people were asked to leave their Homes and 60 Miles of the River and 55 Miles of the areas major freeway interstate 5, were closed. County health officials said about 100 people were treated for skin and Eye irritation or respiratory problems. A i Felt lightheaded and dizzy a said Kim Deleon who lives with her husband and seven children about 150 Yards from the River. Quot i Felt myself burning in spots. We All Felt  she was one of 187 people who sought Refuge at an emergency shelter set up at Dunsmuir High school. The Accident was a one of the worst ecological River spills Ever on record in our North state a said assemblyman Stan Sta Tham of Redding who surveyed the area from an air plane. Quot there were dead fish All along the River a said Bob Sand loom a Shasta county sheriffs Deputy. A the fish were floating and Many seemed to Joe collected in  Ryan Broddrick of the state department of fish and game described the picturesque sparsely populated area Between the Klamath and Sierra Nevada ranges As a one of the finest Fly fishing places in the  no s Lucky grab saves girl in Balcony fall by Chuck Roberts staff writer Bamberg Germany a an army sergeant grabbed a 3-year-old american child monday afternoon just As she lost her grip and fell from a third floor Balcony in Bamberg. After he snagged the girl with one Arm sgt. Kenneth Duray and Tara Day then fell from the second floor Balcony railing he was standing on and landed unharmed on that Balcony a floor. A it was just a Lucky grab a Spur of the moment thing a said Duray who is assigned to the 82nd engr in at Warner  said he was sitting in his off base apartment shortly after 5 . When he heard a child screaming for her Mother. He then ran to the Balcony of his fifth floor apartment where he saw Tara hanging by her fingers from her Balcony railing. The sergeant rushed to the door of the child a apartment to find two other neighbors outside the door trying to get inside. When he realized that there would be a delay in getting in Duray raced downstairs and outside the building to catch the child if she fell before the other two neighbors could break into the apartment. But instead of waiting underneath Duray scaled a Brick Wall beside the apartment building and climbed onto the second floor Balcony underneath the child. As he stood on the narrow Balcony railing Duray was barely Able to touch the Bottom of the upper Balcony with his fingertips. With the child hanging a few inches above his reach Duray was trying to Tell her not to jump when Tara lost her grip and fell. Duray then reached out with one Arm and grabbed the child by the Waist. The girls momentum caused Duray to begin to fall toward the ground approximately 30 feet below but he said he was Able to shift his weight and fall onto the Balcony floor. Duray then helped guide the child to the ground by using the same route he used to climb up. By that time the two German neighbors had broken into the apartment and found the girls younger brother inside Day said. The two children then were taken to Duray a apartment where they remained until the German police arrived and the children smother returned Home. The Mother apparently left the children unattended for about 20 minutes to find a neighbor to look after them until a baby Sitter arrived according to Duray. The family baby Sitter lives in the apartment of the Balcony where Duray fell. A Public affairs spokeswoman said she would not release the parents names while the incident is under investigation by military police. Duray said the incident probably lasted less than two minutes from when he heard the child scream until he caught her but he said time seemed to stand still As he reacted to the situation. Quot it was something that just had to be done a Duray said. Gorbachev from Page 1 of Progress towards a settlement a it said. Tuesdays communique welcomed efforts in the soviet Union to create a new Union a based on consent not coercion but acknowledged that a the scale of this undertaking is  the document endorsed negotiations Between Moscow and the Baltic states to a resolve their future democratically and in accordance with the legitimate aspirations of the  in a slap at Saddam a grip on Power Quot Quot Quot Quot _ people a de serve the Opportunity to choose their the document said the iraqi leadership openly and  moreover it declared there is an a urgent and overwhelming Quot humanitarian problem in Iraq a caused by violent oppression by the government and said the International Community should be prepared to act. The communique emphasized that sanctions must be maintained against Iraq until it complies with All . Resolutions including the identification and Dis mantling of iraqis nuclear program. As for the crisis in Yugoslavia the leaders said a we Call for a halt to violence the deactivation and return of military forces to Barracks and a permanent  they also endorsed establishment under the auspices of the United nations of a Universal Register of arms transfers. They agreed that All nations should refrain from arms transfers that would destabilize or aggravate tension. Moreover they called for a ban on chemical and biological  Page 1 which could continue to erupt for several years. Another drawback he said is that even if the Volcano returns to dormancy the threat of mudflows exists not to mention the threat to air operations from All the Ash covering the terrain. A was Best we can Tell the Cost of refurbishing the base would be enormous and even after we had done that we still might not be Able to use it so my expectation is that we Are probably not going to be interested in going Back into Clark a Cheney told his audience. Cheney said the United states was far More interested in retaining rights to the other major base Subic Bay naval facilities and wants to work out an agreement with the philippine government a was soon As  but Given the Cost conscious attitude of Congress in the matter Cheney said the Deal must be acceptable to both countries. A hopefully we will be Able to work something out but the likelihood that we will go Back to Clark is pretty Remote Quot Cheney said. On june 10, about 17,000 . Troops and family members were evacuated from Clark most transferring to the United states Only about 2,500 troops remain at the base mostly involved in Security and cleanup operations. Before Pinatubo a eruptions the Philippines asked for $825 million a year for a seven year Extension of both bases leases. Half the figure was to be in debt Relief and Trade concessions. On tuesday Pinatubo spewed Ash Over a wide area including Subic which is about 25 Miles to the Southwest