European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 12, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 9tumbling into rubble the old Cooling lower of the shut Down nuclear reactor at Hamm Rentrop. German. Lure. Man germans considering the is.,ear old Tower a National landmark fought crumbles into history tuesday As it is blown up to make Way for a More modern Struc to preserve it As a Monument but authorities said it had to go.3 dependent youngsters earn Eagle scout award by the stars and stripes the following boy scouts have joined the ranks of the Eagle scouts the highest award in boy scouting. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service project. The new Eagle scouts and their projects Are a David j. Veitch 18. The son of command . Hershel and Mary Veitch David graduated from Stuttgart High school in Germany this year. He organized a food drive for Heilbronn a army emergency Relief food locker and army Community services Holiday meal program in 1990. David has been involved in scouting for seven years and serves As Junior assistant scoutmaster of troop 78. In the fail he plans to attend Armstrong state College in Savannah a. A David Jon Radcliffe 16. The son of it. Col. David and Anne Radcliffe David is a Junior at Hampton roads Academy in Newport news a. He and 15 other scouts sanded and painted playground equipment picnic tables and bleachers at the Rose Range picnic area in Berlin. They also cleaned and raked the grounds and submitted work orders for other improvements that were needed. David has been involved in scouting for 10 years and earned his Eagle award with troop 46 in Berlin before returning to the United states. A Jonathan Fenstad 14. The son of col. Terry and Carolyn Fenstad Jonathan is a freshman at Naples High school in Italy. He planned and supervised the layout and Assembly of play structures for a playground at a Beale fab calif., housing area. He supervised 16 people who assembled modular systems of logs and pipes to create swings slides Monkey bars forts and other structures. Jonathan has been involved in scouting for four years and is a member of troop 007 in Naples. Soviet style reactors still hazards despite upgrade study suggests Berlin apr a study released tuesday indicates that modern soviet style nuclear reactors still pose safety hazards despite improvements made after the chernobyl disaster Germany a environment minister said. Klaus Topfer said a reactor in Eastern Germany that incorporated safety improvements made after the 1986 explosion and fire at chernobyl still Falls Short of Western safety standards. For example he said the reactor lacks adequate measures to guard against a reactor fire in the event of a plane crash or an explosion at the Power Plant. Although the study focused on Only the idled Eastern German Plant at Greif Swald on the Baltic coast about 160 Miles North of Berlin Topfer said its conclusions were known to the soviets and would be forwarded to other nations. The study sounded the death Knell for the Plant at Greif Swald where local and Plant officials had held out Hope that at least the most modern of the eight reactors could some Day be put in service. Greif Swaldo a four operating reactors were shut Down in december a two months after German unification a when Western officials found safety defects. Officials said the 440-Watt, pressurized water reactors built with 1960s soviet technology could not be upgraded. About 5,000 people were Laid off As a result. German officials have said that under former East Germany a communist rulers a disaster was narrowly averted in 1976 when a fire destroyed wiring to pumps in the plants emergency Cooling system. The East German government began building four other reactors on the site in the 1980s. But reactor no. 5 failed during its trial period in 1989 and never went into full service. The other three reactors were never completed. Work on reactor no. 5 was finished three years late because of changes that were instituted after the chernobyl disaster killed 31 people and sent radioactive fallout Over much of Europe. Topfer said reactor no. 5 had a no  he said the study found safety deficiencies that would Cost up to $580 million to Correct. Private investors Are not interested in getting involved because of the Cost of making the reactor meet German licensing standards he added. Topfer said it could Cost up to $2.9 billion just to close Down and dismantle the Complex which once supplied 10 percent of East Germany a electricity. American planning Chicago Berlin flights. A him to Clennon on is Anttn Iipp t Chicago up a american airlines announced tuesday that it will begin non Stop service Between Chicago and Berlin in june and Hopes also to link Chicago and Moscow later in 1992. I american already serves 10 european destinations three of them in Germany a from Chicago and has a code sharing arrangement with Lufthansa to serve Disseldorf. A Germany is now and will continue to be one of our most important european markets a said Bill Thompson managing director of passenger sales for americans Central Region. A the German Economy is Strong and continues to grow. The reunification Only adds to Germany a importance As a major player in the world Economy. A Thompson said american will serve berlins Tegel Airport five times a week with 767-er aircraft and expand to daily service next aug. 10. He noted that american subsidiary american overseas airlines served Germany shortly after world War ii and was an Active participant in the Berlin Airlift flying nearly 29,000 passengers and More than 12.8 million pounds of cargo in the Frankfurt Berlin corridor in 1948 and 1949. Restriction lifted on Canadian trips to 2 countries Lahr Germany a canadians affiliated with their country a military in Europe no longer need permission to visit Czechoslovakia and Hungary a Canadian forces spokesman said wednesday. The regulatory change takes effect immediately. The forces expect to Issue additional orders soon making travel to other Eastern european countries less restrictive said the spokesman army maj. Norbert Cyr. Current rules require forces members their families and the forces civilian employees to seek permission in writing from National defense he in Ottawa to travel to Albania Bulgaria Poland Romania and the soviet Union. The list based on National Security requirements also includes six nations outside Europe Cuba China Cambodia Mongolia North Korea and Vietnam. If permission is granted which is rare in the Case of service members the travellers also must attend a Security briefing before leaving for the countries m question. The forces anticipate new rules allowing local commanders to decide on travel permission