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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, September 9, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 9, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5quayle regulatory panel criticized Washington a the Bush administration s Council on competitiveness routinely tries to weaken health safety and environmental regulations under a shroud of a butter secrecy Quot two watchdog groups contend. The Council headed by vice president Dan Quayle has a interfered in stalled or killed dozens of regulatory programs Quot while a operating outside the open government rules that apply to Federal regulatory  said a report published by bomb watch and Public citizen. David Beckwith a Quayle spokesman criticized the report saying it a poses As pro consumer but its really at heart anti business anti jobs anti economic growth pro bureaucratic pro red tape and thus  bomb watch a non profit group that monitors executive Branch activities and Public citizen a National consumer group founded by Ralph Nader released the 42-Page report sunday. Beckwith said the role of the Council established by president Bush in 1984, is to Quot synthesize and harmonize views within the administration so we can get a unified administration position on various  but the report contends the Council has Quot involved itself in virtually every controversial health safety and environmental regulation that makes its Way through the Federal  it said the Council had injected itself into attempts to define wetlands implementation of new clean air standards and crafting of new worker safety standards. Quot there s absolutely nothing wrong with policy dispute Quot said Gary Bass executive director of bomb watch. Quot its the manner in which they be occurred. We re getting special interest groups controlling policy. If they Don t win at the Agency level they go to  amnesiac lives in limbo at Hospital Marvin Barry remembers a dog named Woody and few other details. In the stars and stripes10 years ago sept. 9,1981 a in a Forest near the base investigators of the terrorist bombing of Safe Headquarters at Ramstein a in Germany located a motorcycle and items of clothing that May have been used by the people responsible for the attack.20 years ago sept. 9,1971 a Gen. Michael s. Davison Usa eur commander acknowledged that Black service members in Germany face discrimination within the ranks and by German landlords and businesses. He called the situation intolerable and said Steps were being taken by the army to eliminate discrimination.30 years ago sept. 9,1961 a the United states Britain and France rejected the soviets claim that they do not have the unrestricted right of air transport in and out of West Berlin and warned against any interference with flights in the air corridors Between West Germany and West berlin.40 years ago sept. 9,1951 a forty nine nations signed a peace treaty with Japan in Brief ceremonies boycotted by the soviet Union Poland and Czechoslovakia a East bloc nations that charged the treaty would Quot sow the seeds of a new  Springfield mass. A meet Marvin Barry an amnesiac. He remembers working As a Wall Street banker hearing his Mother speak French living in Southern Florida going skiing and having a dog named Woody. Now you know just about everything he says he does. After nine months of searching frustrated police and health officials have failed to attach to this human Enigma a Hometown family Job or past. He lives in limbo at a City Hospital a lost soul whose inner turmoil remains largely private. A a he a very pleasant a said Kathy Henry a social worker helping Barry rebuild his life. A the s quiet easy to gel along with. He a a real  Barry was found dec. 7, 1990, taking shelter in a 3-foot-High Luggage compartment of a bus behind a Springfield terminal. He was suffering from frostbite and exposure. Barry was carrying nothing that gave a Clear indication of his identity. Police suspected Barry had been a Street person for some time but a Cheek of City hospitals and shelters turned up no solid clues. Officials broadened the search. Barry a who feels certain of his name a said he re members living either in Boca Raton a la., or Miami. Detective Robert Flechaus of the Boca Raton police said his department put out bulletins to the news Media across Southern Florida producing dozens of queries but nothing useful. Authorities contacted the Fri and even Interpol the International Clearinghouse for police information. Henry the social worker called missing persons groups nationwide. Fingerprints computer files and even phone books were scoured. They turned up nothing. Local health officials won t comment on the details of barrys condition or what caused his amnesia. Or. Barry Ludwig director of the brain injury unit of Daniel Freeman memorial Hospital in los Angeles said amnesiac sometimes develop false memories. But he added that in the most common Type of amnesia head injury cases victims almost always recover their memory in a Shorter time than Barry has. He said barrys Case As described to him by a reporter would be extraordinarily unusual though possible. Asked if Barry might be pretending to suffer from amnesia to gain shelter or for some other reason Henry said a no one has said he is faking  Barry himself has deepened the Aura of mystery by declining requests for interviews. Ile does t feel up to it Henry said. A lanky Man with Brown hair and Blue eyes Barry stands b-foot-4 and weighs about 180 pounds. He has grown a Beard since first surfacing in Springfield lie believes he was born dec. 4. 19 >3 a making him 27. Lie says lie recalls that his Mother was French and her parents lived in Mon Treal. Quot this is All to his recollection Quot Henry said. Quot sometimes he tells me that he hates to name places or things because he s not sure. He hates to create a stir for  he believes that his parents names Are Kevin and Cheryl his father worked in the shopping mall construction business and Grandfather Clayton Barry worked in the Oil business in Houston according to Henry. Barry recalls Wanking on Wall Street As an investment banker lie believes he once held a brokers License. A stockbroker was called in to interview Barry and found he indeed has specialized financial knowledge Henry said. Barry remembers water and Snow skiing a dog named Woody and trips to High school in a red Volkswagen. He thinks he was an Only child. Repair of cracks in b-2s will Cost $200 million air Force discloses by the Washington Post Washington the air Force said Friday that cracks in the b-2 bomber discovered More than a year ago will require a new titanium Alloy and engineering changes costing about $200 million. The radar evading bomber previously projected to Cost about $865 million a copy is fighting for its life in the fiscal 1992 defense budget. The House voted this Spring for the second consecutive year to Stop production of the b-2 at the 15 planes already on order. The Senate also for the second year sought to authorize production of four More planes and appears to support president Bush a plan for an ultimate Purchase of 75. A House Senate conference committee is set to begin work this week to reconcile the conflicting Bills. Air Force officials for whom the Stealthy Long Range b-2 is the top procurement priority have characterized the cracks behind the engine exhaust outlets As a minor problem. A prepared statement issued Friday evening in response to inquiries from the Washington Post said Quot the aft deck cracks Are essentially a durability of life Issue and not an aircraft performance  it added a problems such As this occur in development programs such As the b thus far according to the statement cracks have appeared Only in the first of the three test b-2s. But maj. Bob Perry an air Force spokesman said the air Force and Northrop corp., the manufacturer plan to make changes in All subsequent copies. The first 21 planes will have patches Perry said and there will be engineering design changes beginning with the 22nd. Perry said the $2 10 million estimate includes the Cost of All the patches the engineering fix and the resulting changes in production. A spokesman for Northrop after consulting with air Force officials declined to answer questions about the cracks or the Cost of fixing them. Arson fire kills 4 in los Angeles los Angeles a a fire that authorities say was deliberately set killed four people in an apartment and injured two others saturday. A Man trying to Rescue people was mistaken for an arsonist and shot. The fire was started shortly after 6 . And raced through a second floor apartment of the Jordan Downs housing project in the City a Watts area los Angeles fire department spokesman Jim Wells said. Quot the fire came straight up the Stair Way Quot fire chief Donald o. Manning said. A it was so hot that there were virtually no doors left on the rooms. They were All burned  police sgt. Lon Salzman said a Man who tried to warn the buildings residents of the fire was shot by a tenant who mistook him for an arsonist. The Man whose name was not released was hospitalized in serious condition. A 2-year-old girl was hospitalized in critical condition after suffering smoke inhalation and a 65-year-old Man was treated for minor Burns cuts and smoke inhalation. Neither was identified. T he dead were identified by the county coroners office As Margaret Hernandez 78 Martha Zuniga 22 and Zuniga a children Juan Lopez. 5, and Claudia Zuniga 4. Wells said fire investigators determined the Blaze was set by arsonists but declined to elaborate. Salzman said authorities were seeking three people  
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