European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday july 21, 1991 War intelligence called Powell praises Effort presents awards Washington a the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff praised the nations intelligence Community Friday for its a absolutely Superb work during the persian Gulf War and presented awards to 70 of its officers. The awards ceremony at Cia Headquarters in suburban Washington came three Days after the Pentagon sent a report to Congress citing serious intelligence shortcomings during the 43-Day War. Gen. Colin Powell thanked the award recipients for the a absolutely Superb Effort you put in to make sure our commanders in the Field. Had the very Best information and intelligence possible so they would have a decisive Edge when they put their lives on the  his comments and details about the event were provided in a press release by the Cia. Powell praised outgoing Cia director William Webster As a a great Champion of the intelligence Community a saying a we will miss him very  those honoured at the ceremony include officers from the Cia the Pentagon a defense intelligence Agency the Fri the state department the army Navy marines air Force the National Security Agency and the department of Energy. A cooperation flexibility and the ability to focus vast quantities of information enabled the intelligence Community to help shorten the War and minimize casualties a Webster told the gathering. As examples of excellence Webster cited information that enabled the state department to Issue some 900 protests to countries whose companies were trying to violate the International Trade sanctions against Iraq. He said Good intelligence also deflected terrorism threats. One of the major problems according to the a lessons Learnt report was sift ing information about the iraqi enemy. It cited problems in informing commanders about the daily changes in the enemy a status a particularly providing satellite and Aerial reconnaissance information about damage from Allied bombings. A the morale and intentions of the Iraq forces and leaders were obscure to us a the report said. The report echoed complaints from the Allied commander of the War Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf that by the time Field officers received intelligence data a it had been Cave Ted disagreed with footnoted and watered Down to the Point that estimates could have supported any  has Cherry Outlook amid Urban sprawl Sunnyvale Calif. A in the midst of a Concrete Jungle hidden among Silicon valleys computer companies tangled roads and fast food joints Charlie Olson plucks a Ripe red Cherry off a tree and pops it in his Mouth. A this is what its All about a Olson says spreading his arms wide and surveying his hemmed in 25 acres a the last farm in Sunnyvale arid a thriving remnant of a not too Distant past. A you never get Rich farming but you get lots of other things out of it. A satisfying life for  when Olson a Sweden born Grandfather and namesake planted the first Cherry tree on the parcel in 1899, the Santa Clara Valley was a Rich agricultural Center with farms As far As the Eye could see. A the Valley of hearts desire a they called it a a Cornucopia of prunes apricots cherries and a variety of other fruits and nuts. Now the area stretching South from san Francisco is Home to 1.5 million people. And now its called Silicon Valley a Horn of plenty that produces millions of computer chips. A in the Valley Sunnyvale was called the poor Man s Paradise because you could take a Small piece of property 10 acres and make a Good living by growing fruit a says Olson a sister Yvonne Jacobson. A it might be touch and go some years but it did no to take a big investment to get  Jacobson author of the 1984 Book passing farms enduring values said Progress pushed out farms As property values Rose and Industry built up after world War ii and More rapidly in the past 30 years. A Farmers sold off and got Rich a said Jacobson. A for the land was broken up into smaller parcels that weren to profitable for agriculture As families grew and children inherited the  Joe Ferrari an agricultural biologist for Santa Clara county said some Farmers got up to $200,000 an acre for prime land. And the amount of agricultural acreage in the county dropped from 313,217 in 1965 to 263,878 last year a with More than 215,000 of that grazing land. A a we be got a lot of great growing land under a lot of Asphalt a Ferrari says. Quot its sad but there a no going Back  but in the Middle of All that Progress Olson still Sells $l.50-a-Pound cherries from a Roadside stand built some 50 years ago. A a world a finest cherries a one of the signs boasts. Olson continues a Long tradition by sending a 10-Pound Box of cherries to the White House and the California governors mansion every year. A most of the time i get a Nice letter Back but the ones from Richard Nixon were always Handwritten a Olson says. A the really liked the cherries. But who does no to Olson plans to sell and develop about 10 acres of the farm to help pay off inheritance taxes. But he and his daughter Deborah Hope to stay in the fruit Selling business for a Long time. Outside the april to june Cherry season Deborah Olson runs a fruit stand at the farm with produce from other growers. The farm employs about 80 people and produces 40 to 50 tons of cherries in a Good year. A a there a a lot of work even when you re a kid on a farm but i done to want to give up the lifestyle a says Deborah whose two Brothers decided against continuing the family business. A some of these people working Here have been with us since my Grandfather. We re All  Charlie Olson stands in his Sunnyvale Calif., Orchard located in the heart of Silicon Valley. A Cherry Cotton club verdict is due los Angeles a a jury reached verdicts Friday in the a Cotton club Quot murder trial of a confessed cocaine dealer and three others but the verdicts won t be read until monday a prosecution spokeswoman said. The panel which began deliberations july 10, turned in sealed verdict forms which will be opened when Superior court judge Curtis Rappe returns to court after the weekend said spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons. Karen a Laynie Quot Greenberger her Elover and two other men Are charged in the 1983 killing of new York producer Roy Radin whose Bullet riddled body was found in a dry Creek near Gorman 60 Miles Northwest of los Angeles. Prosecutors contended Greenberger hired three bodyguards to kill the producer because he threatened to Cut her out of the profit Deal for the film the Cotton club. Charged with Greenberger were sex Lover William Mentzer Alex Marti and Robert Lowe. High incidence of cancer cases at Patrick fab to be investigated Patrick fab Fla. Up air Force officials will study 16 cancer cases treated at Patrick fab Hospital widening an investigation of Hodgkin s disease reported near the bases toxic waste Sites a military spokeswoman said. Four epidemiologists from Texas will Start sorting through medical records monday of the 16 people treated at the base Hospital for Hodgkin a disease since 1958, spokeswoman Terry Bracher said Friday. Three of those people Are included among As Many As 12 cases reported among residents of South Patrick shores a 10-Block residential area located just South of the base. Quot the thing to remember is that in All of these cases at the base hospitality unclear where or when they May have contracted the disease a Bracher said. Some were military personnel at the time they were treated she said while others were military in Trees living near Patrick fab. A we want to see this study done As much As anyone to relieve some of the anxiety Over this incident a said air Force capt. Paul Devane. A they will try to find any commonality among these  the state department of health and rehabilitative services is investigating the South Patrick shores cases in which six people have died. Hodgkin a disease which usually strikes males Between the Ages of 15 and 30, is a rare form of cancer that strikes the Lymphatic system. According to Federal statistics it strikes Only three in 100,000 people annually. Residents of the neighbourhood who sought the state inquiry suspect that the unusually High incidence of Hodgkin a disease could be linked to five nearby toxic waste Sites on the base. Air Force officials have denied any connection Between toxic waste at the base and the cancers. The landfills have been closely monitored since tests in 1988 determined that they had contaminated groundwater with pesticides Petroleum and heavy metals. The landfills were used primarily for dumping office cafeteria and Industrial waste including Oil paint and pesticides. Bracher said a records search last week showed that the military has never owned the land South of the base where South Patrick shores is located. Some older residents of the neighbourhood said they believed the area used to be part of the banana River Nas in the 1940s. Bracher said air Force officials Are reviewing records to determine whether that area May have been used for off base dumping state health officials say their preliminary investigation should be completed this week. Depending on the results a More thorough investigation could follow