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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes sunday october 27, 1991 destruction of iraqi arms to take until 93, . Says United nations apr . Officials said Friday that iraqis chemical weapons Arsenal is so vast and dangerous that inspection teams from the United nations Wilt not be Able to finish destroying it until at least 1993. Quot the filled munitions that Are filled with nerve agents and Mustard Gas and so on As you can imagine those Are extremely dangerous to handle a said Rolf ekes executive chairman of the . Special commission charged with disposing of the munitions. Destroying the weapons is a a great risk a peace is a great adventure a ekes said thursday. About 50 . Special commission inspectors Are surveying the main iraqi chemical weapons site at the Muthanna military base outside of Baghdad. Their Mission is due to end next month. The munitions will be destroyed at Muthanna. Weapons found elsewhere in Iraq Are being transported there. The inspectors Are checking All of the Many buildings on the site because Baghdad has consistently understated its weapons programs in its declarations to the United nations. Orlando Fla. Apr a fireball and implosion destroyed Orlando s old City Hall Early Friday in a Thrifty disposal of an unwanted building that will provide truly special effects for the film lethal weapon 3. The 33-year-old, eight Story building went up in a Flash before coming Down in a pile of rubble before an audience of about 700 people the implosion blew out a Bank window As Well As four windows in the new $36 million City Hall just 5 feet away said Greg gentleman a spokesman for the Stanford Calif. Apr surgeons have removed a 303-Pound ovarian cyst that had kept a woman bedridden for two years. The 34-year-old woman who did not want her name released was Quot recovering and in excellent condition a or. Katherine o Hanlan said Friday. The operation thursday at Stanford University Hospital lasted More than six hours of Hanlan said. The physician believes the cyst which had to be carried from the operating room on a Stretcher was the largest in history of Hanlan said. She said the previous record was believed to be a cyst weighing 185 pounds. In april Iraq said it had about 12,000 chemical bombs shells and missiles. But inspectors found about 46,000 loaded weapons along with 79,000 unfilled munitions More than 600 tons of chemical warfare agents and 3,000 tons of related chemicals. Ekes said a a we will work Well into 1993 on the destruction of chemicals. That will be a prolonged element. We have now 125,000 items to take care of which is an enormous  Iraq declared it had 52 scud or modified scud missiles and 30 chemical weapon warheads for them. During the War it fired about 70 scuds at Israel and saudi Arabia but All apparently had conventional explosive warheads. Sixty two scuds were eventually found by . Weapons inspectors and the United states believes Iraq could have hidden perhaps 200 others. . Inspectors have also destroyed 18 scud launch pads 10 launchers 11 Dummy missiles 32 warheads 127 missile storage support vehicles and a Large amount of rocket fuel. It is impossible to estimate How Many scuds May still remain if any ekes said. Orlando fire department. Among the spectators was Judy Taylor. A i had to fight Back my tears a said Taylor 36, of Deltona who worked in the old City Hall for five years. A i feel like a part of Orlando is  the City paid $65,000 for the implosion. But it will get $50,000 from Warner Bros for rights to use the scene in the movie starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. They will be seen running away from the building before it comes crumbling Down in a firestorm. O Hanlan said the cyst was first noticed 10 years ago and a really grew during the last two  the patient had read about problems involved in removing cysts and was hesitant about surgery but a things had just gotten to be unmanageable a the doctor said. The growth was a a lot of Little cysts growing together in one 3-foot diameter mass a o Hanlan said. The patient who is 5 feet 10 inches tall now weighs 210 pounds. A preliminary examination did t show any cancerous cells of Hanlan said. The cause of the cyst is unknown.  robber told Teller he d infect her with aids from wire reports Paris Texas a a Man threatened to transmit the aids virus to a Bank Teller and robbed her of about $5,000 on Friday police said. The Man estimated to be in his 30s, walked into an a cab Bank at 1 49 . And handed the Teller a note informing her that he carried the aids virus. It said that if she did not give him her Money he would infect her with the disease police sgt. Jeff Springer said. Witnesses said the robber displayed no weapon. The frightened Teller handed the Money Over to the Man. He scooped it into a bag walked out the door to the parking lot and disappeared Springer said. The robber was described As about 5 feet 7 inches tall weighing about 170 pounds and with Brown hair. He was wearing a Blue shirt a White tie and sunglasses. Springer said it was the first Bank robbery in Paris in Many years and the first in Lamar county since a Holdup at a Bank in the Community of Roxton in 1977.subway murder trial new York a a subway conductor was among jurors selected for the trial of four men charged with the subway murder of a Utah tourist last year. The conductor William Mcglarkner was chosen after several lawyers asked prospective jurors whether they or their family members worked for the subway system and if so whether that connection would influence their thinking As jurors. The four 19-year-old men Are charged in the sept. 2, 1990, slaying of Brian Watkins 22. He was stabbed to death on a subway platform while defending his Mother who had been punched in the Mouth by muggers. Opening statements Are scheduled for monday. Watkins and his family had been in new York for the . Open Tennis tournament. They were going to dinner when eight men attacked them. The defendants Are being tried in two groups of four. The second four will be tried  protest Thomas Washington a a sign in a window of sen. Quentin Burdick a office suite is sending a message about the supreme courts newest Justice. The sign reads a we believe  it faces the supreme court but the courts View of it is blocked by Trees. Two women on Burdick s staff posted the sign oct. 15, the Day the Senate voted to confirm Clarence Thomas to the supreme court despite Anita Hills allegations that he sexually harassed her said Burdick a press Secretary Jean Dugan. Burdick d-n.d., who opposed Thomas confirmation did not notice the sign until last week when staff members asked him what he thought about it Dugan said. A the looked at it and did no to have any problem with it at All a she said. The two staff members wanted to remain Anonymous. But Dugan who has been Active in lobbying for anti harassment policies in congressional offices said she agreed with the  bans smoking Las vegas a baskets of mints and candies replaced ashtrays As Silver City Casino became the Las vegas first gambling House to ban smoking in Public rooms. The Casino made the move Friday after customers said they did no to want to be exposed to smoke said Bill Bennett chairman of circus circus enterprises which owns Silver City. A you can hardly go anywhere today where people done to remind you about the dangers of secondhand smoke Quot said Pat Patterson vice president of the Casino. A we Felt by far More people coming in do not  Ponderosa Casino in Reno tried a similar Experiment several years ago but it failed. Bennett said studies show the percentage of smokers in Las vegas is still higher than the National average by nearly 10 percent. A the old City Hall in Orlando Fla., erupts in a fireball before collapsing Friday. The effect will be seen in a movie. Building gets second life in movie 303-Pound ovarian cyst removed  
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