European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes monday August 12, 1991 germans Are expert expects cleanup to last 20 years Berlin apr residents of a Small West German town will have to strap on Gas masks next month when Crews finally Start Clearing away old Mustard Gas grenades from world War i. Half a nation away soldiers Are combing desolate Fields along the old East German Border in a tedious Hunt for 29,000 lost land mines once planted to keep people from fleeing the former nation. What is unusual about these tasks expected to take years is that they Are not so unusual in Germany where the cold War and two hot ones have left an explosive legacy. In the Western City of Hannover Crews find Vintage Allied bombs every week. When Frankfurt expanded its Airport in 1989, it had to Deal with abandoned chemical weapons and munitions depots lying nearby for generations. Officials Are just beginning to study East Germany where the former communists were less vigilant about cleaning up the still deadly duds from two world wars. Studying yellowed munitions documents poring Over borrowed photos so old they were taken from Allied biplanes private companies have built an Industry on this Boom Market. A i think there will be cleanup work left to do in Germany for the next 20 years a said Herbert Tauber head of Tauber Spezial Bau a Mph one of Germany a 10 major private munitions removers. Germans Are so jaded about this deadly debris that one of the biggest projects in years has received Little notice. In september Taubery screws will begin cleaning up an abandoned munitions Plant in Wallschlag near the belgian Border and about 100 Miles West of Frankfurt. The factory made bombs during world War i and afterwards became a storage area for countless grenades some loaded with deadly Mustard Gas. A people just somehow forgot about it a said Gunhilde von Der Rueben spokeswoman for Rheinland Pfalz. State. A a Wallschlag is in fact threatened by the existence of explosives in some places in great  Only recently did officials realize the danger she said. About four weeks ago somebody brought in a live grenade found nearby she said. She also said a woman recently became ill with symptoms resembling those of exposure to certain chemicals. The state hired Tauber who said the Job will Cost 10 million Marks $5.85 million and last three years. He said the soil May be contaminated. A How Many grenades Are there that a like asking How Many stars Are in the sky a he said. A we estimate Between 20,000 and 50,000 grenades. I believe 10 percent have Poison  villagers have been issued protective masks. A people will have to Start carrying them around in september Quot Tauber said. A if anything happens during our work we will set off a Siren and people will be urged to put on masks and evacuate the  another big Job is the lost mines along East Ger. Many a former Border. The former communist government under worldwide diplomatic pressure removed most of the 1.2 million mines in 1984. But 29,00,0 remain unaccounted for because a they did a Sloppy Job or whatever a said col. Karl Soukal chief of a 3,000-member army unit Clearing the old Border barriers including the Berlin Wall. Since a 160-member team began working in May Only 25 of the mines have been found. The danger is enhanced by tourists who keep stealing the a beware mines a life threat signs planted on suspicious areas he said. Officials also must round up tons of ordnance left when the East German army was dissolved and whatever arms May be left by the departing notoriously Sloppy soviet army. A a it a a problem a said Walter Eichenmiller a Federal defense ministry spokesman. A the East German army left very Many munitions and weapons laying  although no comprehensive figures Are available there have been regular reports Over the years of deaths and injuries from old bombs. On aug. 10,1990, an 1,100-Pound . Bomb found in the West German City of Essen exploded killing two bomb experts and wounding two others. In Germany it is common for simple construction projects to Lead to evacuations of City blocks. A Hannover is a particularly bad area a Tauber said. A every week we find at least two. Unexploded bombs. A currently we Are waiting for orders from Eastern Germany. The problem is certainly similar but probably tougher because a lot less was done there a he said. Ralph w. Zwicker then an army brigadier general testifies in 1955 before a Senate  targeted by Mccarthy Dies Washington a Ralph w. Zwicker a retired army major general who figured in the army Mccarthy hearings in 1953, is dead at age 88. He died Friday at a nursing Home of a heart ailment. Zwicker was a brigadier general and commander of Camp Kilmer n.j., when the late sen. Joseph Mccarthy r-wis., accused him of being unfit. The Case revolved around Zwickert a handling of an honorable discharge of a major who left the army after taking the fifth amendment before Mccarthy a committee when asked if he had Ever been a communist. The army closed ranks behind the general after persistent accusations against him by Mccarthy. Eventually he was ordered not to return to Capitol Hill for further appearances and army Secretary Robert Stevens testified in his place. After that the Mccarthy investigation of the army lost steam. Zwicker was approved by the Senate for promotion to permanent major general four years later upon the unanimous recommendation of the armed services committee and a 70-2 vote in the Senate. With a Little help romanians get in the swing of America s pastime by Chuck Roberts staff writer ramste1n a Germany a when Dorin Zoita of Romania struck out swinging Catcher David Dawson of the Baum older bears reached up and gave j the Little leaguer a Pat on the Back. The strikeout will never be recorded in the romanian score Book a they done to have one a but Zoita struck a big blow for romanian baseball thursday at the european Little league championships. Zoita and his teammates struggled through the first organized game played by the romanian Little leagues. The Small dark haired players wore serious looks As they struggled to play one of the oldest games in the United states but a recent newcomer in a country known More for communism than catchers. The romanians sometimes looked As if they were trying to figure out a complicated math quiz As they stood motionless after Fielding a Ball while the american players raced around the bases. But the 11 and 12-year-old americans were Nice enough to help the romanians try to figure things out. The . Team wore two hats on thursday a ambassador Caps and bases Ball Caps. They wore their ambassador Caps discreetly As they swung from their toes instead of their heels lofted balls to the first baseman instead of throwing them on a line and turning a few doubles into singles. Catcher Dawson personally escorted a few romanians Down the first base line when they weren to sure what to do after they hit the Ball. They also shared their baseball Caps. When a romanian player made the last out in an inning the americans would hand their Caps to the romanian players who had Little else but the uniforms on their backs. A Marc these Guys always this Nice Quot asked Umpire Suzanne Hulette to Baum older manager John Carberry after such an incident. �?o1 think this game is what Little league baseball is All about a said Hulette who is the first woman to be an Umpire at the championship. A a romanian a working their hearts  romanian coach Grigoras Constantin said he was grateful for the kindness and help shown toward him and his players. Constantin who threw the javelin on the1 think our kids ten kids Don t have and that makes them More they have. Chief warrant officer 3 Gary Patubo romanian National team gratefully accepted advice from the stands that he would immediately pass on to his players. Playing the game was Only one of the teams problems. Constantin and his players arrived too late to be included in the tournament because their bus broke Down. But they did have the Chance to play some practice games with other teams. Romania is reflective of what International baseball has become said chief warrant officer 3 Gary Marullo the european Little league director who has been instrumental in spreading baseball throughout Europe. When Marullo became director in 1988, there were six teams in the championship and most of the teams were composed of americans. Fourteen teams competed this year from countries that included Estonia Poland Hungary and Israel. Africa a is expressing interest in forming a Little league. But Marullo pointed to the fall of the Wall As the main reason for the growth of baseball in Eastern Europe. A it Wasny to my fault the Wall fell Down a a said Marullo who is a Supply systems analyst assigned to the 21st theater army area come in Kaiserslautern Germany. A instead of soldiers with bayonets crossing there were Little leagues with bats. I just threw them hats instead of  the addition of baseball to the olympics also has been a big Factor in the growth of european baseball Marullo said not to mention the fact that his predecessor As european director is now in charge of Little league baseball in the United states which has its Headquarters in Williamsport a. But learning to form a Little league system can be As difficult for the Eastern countries As forming a free Market Economy or a democratic government Marullo said. Not Only do they have to learn about bunts and bases on balls but they also have to get Down such administrative necessities As finding a commercial sponsor and conducting fund raisers. But the addition of Little league teams from poor Eastern countries is Ould pay dividends for the american c Tildren who compete against them Marullo said. A i think our kids tend to look at what these kids done to have and that makes them More considerate of what they have Quot Marullo said. But it might be As Long As 15 years before some of the Little leagues will look Back and reflect on much of what has happened throughout Europe he said. One cultural Exchange occurred Between the Brussels All stars and the czechoslovak team when they got together for hamburgers. Brussels manager Jack Miller said the two teams  understand each other but had a great time anyway. Before leaving the czechoslovak players stopped by the playing Field where the belgian team was playing and expressed their thanks when they said goodbye