European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 c the stars and stripes thursday october 10,1991 2 say nuclear Plant forced them to quit for making Waves Westminster Colo. A two workers at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons Plant say their Homes were shot at and they were forced to quit because they talked to the Fri about on the Job health and safety problems. One of the women said she was deliberately contaminated with radioactive waste because of her Campaign to clean up safety problems at the Plant. She said a co worker told her a a it Nat a what you get for making a Plant operator leg and a inc. Said tuesday that it is investigating the women a complaints. The two women said monday that they plan to file a lawsuit soon against those responsible including Rockwell International and leg and a inc., the contractors that operated Rocky Flats for the department of Energy while the women worked there. Leg and a has operated the Plant since january 1990. A for years these women did the most hazardous work in the nuclear weapons Industry hands on processing of deadly plutonium in the underground cells of the a hot Side of Rocky Flats a said Hartley Alley their attorney. A they were Unsung heroes. Now they Are victims of sabotage intentional exposure to excessive radiation attacks upon their Homes and Jacqueline m. Brever 34, a former chemical operator for plutonium operations at the Plant said of the Plant s management a the message i trunk they re trying to Send to their employees is shut Karen a. Pitts 35, who worked with Brever says their Case is similar to that of Karen Silkwood. The Oklahoma nuclear Plant worker was harassed and died mysteriously while trying to prove. Her company was covering up unsafe operating procedures in handling nuclear materials. The women said they were forced to resign in april 1991 after supervisors ordered them to return to their jobs in radioactive areas of the Plant. Plant officials admitted in August that the women were harassed but said there is nothing they can do now to help them. A i would say they be been harassed a Robert Nelson in charge of Doe operations at the Plant said after he interviewed the women. A i mean certainly if i were in their shoes and All those things happened to me id be pretty leg and a said the company is aware of the women a allegations. A leg and a will not permit or condone harassment of any time in the workplace. Moreover in general we continue to encourage employees with safety concerns to come Forward through our joint com Pany Union safety committee a an leg and a statement said. Rocky Flats is the Only . Plant that makes the cores for atomic bombs. The government suspended the plants plutonium operations in december 1989 following repeated safety violations and problems. The Quot Quot 1 tie Plant also was the target of a june 6, 1989, Fri raid and a grand jury is investigating allegations of illegal disposal of hazardous Ana toxic wastes. Whistle Blower Jacqueline m. Brever displays a rental sign in front of the Westminster Colo., Home she s leaving because of vandalism and harassment. Israeli spy missions Over Iraq draw warning from Washington Washington a the Bush administration upset with Israel for sending its warplanes on a spying Mission to Iraq warned wednesday against any moves that could undermine chances for a Middle East peace conference. A we do believe that the peace process is important that it is ongoing at this Point and that actions not be taken that would disrupt the peace process a White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said a and that is Why we have made our concern about the israeli overflights Clear to the israeli government at the highest Levels As soon As we Learned about them a he added. In a complaint delivered tuesday by undersecretary of state Lawrence Eagle Burger to the office of prime minister Yitzhak Shamir the United states said the israeli flights could endanger the Mission of . Teams monitoring the destruction of iraqi nuclear and chemical weapons. Fitzwater coupled his statement with a sympathetic comment about threats to Israel s Security. A we understand that Israel has con Cerns about their Security and safety that have caused this situation to develop a the White House spokesman said. A but we provide Israel with information about the iraqi threat information that we get from our own sources As Well As from other according to an iraqi complaint to the United nations four Low flying israeli f-15 Jet fighters streaked across the skies of Iraq last Friday entering through syrian airspace and departing 30 minutes later Over the saudi arabian Border. The reconnaissance Mission appeared designed to Monitor the work of a . A Ali stick team that has been at work in Iraq since oct. 1 finding and destroying scud missile launchers used to attack Israel during the persian Gulf War. The team has surveyed 30 missile Sites. The inspectors were allowed to use two helicopters Lent to the United nations by Germany after a tense standoff last month Between another inspection team and iraqi authorities who detained the group for five Days. Many of the inspectors Are americans. The United states was a a disturbed to learn of the israeli overflights said an administration official who requested anonymity. A we raised our concerns at the highest Levels of the israeli government a he said. The United states has constantly urged Israel to stay out of Iraq starting during the War when it pleaded with Sha Mir to refrain from retaliating against numerous scud missile attacks. It has argued All along that it can pro vide Israel with the information and pro Toction it needs from Iraq. The . Complaint followed a Lette sunday from iraqi foreign minister Ahmad Hussein to . Secretary Gen eral Javier Perez de Cuellar saying israe had sent four f-15 warplanes into Iraq airspace at 10 49 . Last Friday. He requested that Perez de Cuellar intervene a immediately to take All Nec Cussary measures to put an end to these the violation of air space a confirms the existence of a premeditated plan to humiliate the iraqi people Ana to de Prive them of their tree will a said Hus seines letter that was distributed tuesday the israeli embassy declined to com ment on the sorry for fake news that Bush died Dallas apr a Junior High school principal wont be disciplined for authorizing a bogus announcement that president Bush had been assassinated. A no one is Hurt More than she is and there is nothing i could do to punish her More than what she is feeling a said . A a buddy Davis superintendent for the suburban Carrollton Farmers Branch school District. Principal Lora Folsom on Friday let an assistant make the announcement Over the loudspeakers at Charles m. Latack Junior High school As a learning experience. Students had been studying the 1938 War of the worlds broadcast. About 50 students some in tears walked out in protest after learning in a second announcement tour minutes later that the report was false. The superintendent said Folsom apologized to students and initiation targets Whites on Campus Champaign 111. A gangs of Young Black men have been randomly attacking Lone Whites on the University of Illinois Campus As part of an initiation ritual police said tuesday. The de Hood gang in Champaign and the Dawes in adjoining Urbana were responsible for nine attacks last month said Deputy police chief Donald Carter said. None of the victims required extensive medical care but at least one person was knocked unconscious. The assaults were carried out by Large groups of people Ages 15 to 23. The gangs search for a a Polar bears a a White person a and a see if they can punch them out As part of their initiation Carter said. So far increased police patrols in the past three weeks have resulted in 15 arrests some for juvenile curfew violations. Police have identified More than 40 people who fit the gangs profiles Carter said. A a it a Only a matter of time before someone brings a weapon to the area and we have a tragedy a he said. An Urbana assistant police chief Russ Brown said the attacks Are new to the area but the world a is moving in on
