European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes wednesday july 17, 1991 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 insurer takeover oked new Jersey insurance regulators and directors of Mutual Benefit Ufa insurance co. Agree on a plan for the state to take Over the troubled insurer. A Page 7 China enlists students China Calls on vacationing students to Quot join the struggle Quot against the floods that have ravaged the  Page 8threats in Bush thwarted Fri agents thwarted several Domestic terrorist threats against president Bush during the persian Gulf crisis an official says. A Page 9tossing troubles away passengers travelling to the United states on military aircraft have a custom made Way to get rid of contraband. A Page 10 Index Abby Ann Landers .19 action line. .16 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 crossword. .19 tetters a. .12 Money matters. Sports. To listings. Weather. Scores after train in 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 wreck. The 13-mile herbicide spill was expected to begin reaching Lake Shasta via the River which flows into it by about noon 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 amt zen 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 late sunday. A Tanker car carrying 19,500 Gallons of 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. Quot i Felt lightheaded and dizzy a said Kim Deleon who lives with her husband and seven children about 150 Yards from the River. A 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 Statham of Redding who surveyed the area from an air plane. A 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 be 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  Croatia demands cease fire team Zagreb Yugoslavia map a Croatia the scene of daily ethnic violence demanded tuesday that european Community observers include it in their Mission of monitoring Yugoslavia a cease fire. But the missions chairman to Van Der Valk said monday that his mandate Only included monitoring the cease fire Between Federal troops and local defense forces in neighbouring Slovenia. While no fighting has been reported in Slovenia for the last two weeks clashes in Croatia Between serbian militias and croatian police late monday claimed at least one police officers life. At least nine people were injured. Van Der Valk a dutch Diplomat stressed that the Mission would not be deploying its teams in Croatia where dozens of people have died in clashes. But croatian officials disagreed. A the agreement is intended to Monitor the situation both in Slovenia and in Croatia and it would be wrong to exclude Croatia a said Croatia a foreign minister Davorin Rudolf. At a news conference in Zagreb Rudolf said a we will do everything in our Power to ensure that the memorandum of understanding Between the dec and Yugoslavia a fractious states be interpreted in the Only possible  in other developments a a scheduled meeting of the yugoslav state presidency on the Adriatic Island of brioni apparently collapsed because of a Lack of quorum. Only president Stipe Mesic and Janez Drnovsek the slovenian member on the eight member collective presidency arrived for the scheduled meeting. But Mesic told reporters that other representatives were expected to arrive later. The serbian member Borisav Jovic and his three allies on the presidency said monday that they would stay away from the meeting. A Rudolf said a new croatian proposal for transforming Yugoslavia into a Loose association of Independent states was sent to european and yugoslav Republican governments. He described the plan presented monday by Croatia to Federal Premier Ante Markovic As a a Compromise acceptable to All  the five Point package provides for the recognition of the full Independence of All six republics and an association Between Sovereign states modelled on the european Community. Rudolf said under the croatian governments plan the future association would have a joint organs to oversee foreign affairs National defense a common Market and the Protection of human rights and the rights of minorities. A Hie information department of the serbian province of Vojvod Ina said 720 serbs fled from. Croatia in the last 24 hours bringing to 12,990 the number of refugees in the past several  Page 1 solve their future democratically and in accordance with the legitimate aspirations of the  in a slap at Saddam a grip on Power the document said the iraqi people a deserve the Opportunity to choose their leadership openly and  moreover it declared there is an a urgent and overwhelming humanitarian problem in Iraq a caused by violent oppression by the government and said the International Community should be prepared to Cope with that. The communique emphasized that sanctions must be maintained against Iraq until it complies with All . Resolutions including the identification and dismantling of iraqis nuclear program. Lining up with Bush the leaders pledged that they would maintain sanctions against Iraq until All . Security Council resolutions Are fully implemented and a the people of Iraq As Well As their neighbors can live without fear of intimidation repression or  the communique was discussed Over dinner monday night. It also called for International support for South Africa saying that the a legislative pillars of apartheid have at last been  As for the crisis in Yugoslavia the leaders said a we Call for a halt to violence the deactivation and return of Mili Tail forces to Barracks and   Gorbachev meanwhile was heading for London for an unprecedented meeting with Bush and the leaders of Britain France Germany Japan Italy and Canada. He was to Confer with the leaders today at the close of their Summit. Soviet officials said that among other things Gorbachev would ask for up to $12 billion to establish an emergency fund to prop up the value of the Ruble As it is converted to a hard currency. In his letter Gorbachev did not mention a specific figure for the  Pago 1 the . Offer was too Low. Any new agreement must be approved by two thirds of the 23-member Senate. Armitage flew Early tuesday to Clark and Subic about 50 Miles North of Manila to inspect the damage caused by the Volcano. A a we re quite pessimistic a he told reporters at Clark which is about 10 Miles East of the Volcano. A but no final decisions have been made yet regarding clerk. Despite the damage Armitage said both bases were still strategically valuable and that it was necessary for the United states to main Tam a Mih tary presence in the Philippines. On monday Larson recommended that the americans withdraw from Clark one of the oldest and largest . Bases overseas. 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 Clark mostly involved in Security and cleanup operations. Before the 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. Scientists say the Volcano could continue erupting for up to three years. On tuesday Pinatubo spewed Ash Over a wide area including Subic which is about 25 Miles to the Southwest