European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday december 17, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7rats taking Over Pentagon memo says Arlington a. Up a rats have been observed in practically All sections of the Pentagon in 1991, including 51 reported sightings in food service areas often near steam tables Coffee urns and Cash registers a published report said sunday. A a they be gotten More Brazen because there Are More of them around a said John Rebstock general manager of Ara food services inc., a National company that runs the Pentagon a cafeterias and snack bars. A when one of them runs out Between somebody a legs you be got to take Rebstock wrote in a May 1 memorandum to building health officers that three to five rats were being caught weekly in food service areas. A my message is simple a Rebstock wrote a help is needed and requested. The level of infestation has become the Washington Post reported sunday that Rebstock had sent the memo with a dead norwegian rat sealed in a plastic bag. Rodents Are not a new phenomenon at the Pentagon the worlds largest office building which was constructed on a swamp in the Early 1940s and whose Structure includes a system of passageways that mice and rats favor. But officials told the newspaper that the last two mild Winters have generated a population explosion. A i came Here in 1987, and i never saw a rat until 1991,�?� said Andrew Jones executive director of the Pentagon concessions committee which oversees the food service and other stores in the building in which 24,000 people work. A i see them now Quot Jones told the Post. Quot they re evident in the daytime. A i saw one rat As it went through the cafeteria in search of the seafood area Quot he said. A there was a woman who the Pentagon s Many routes for rats make the food areas particularly vulnerable to infestation. �?o1 was seeing them every Day for a while a said or Lander Roberson an Ara sanitation manager. A i d make a noise with the pans so they would t be surprised. You d hear them go thump Cly thump across the companies accused of toys lies and videotape new York apr some toy ads on television bamboozle children with deceptive stunts the toys can to really do but which seem real because of photographic tricks the City Stop consumer watchdog said sunday. City consumer affairs commissioner Mark Green charged four toy manufacturers with running misleading promotions. He called the ads a toys lies and alleged violations include an and that shows a teenage mutant ninja Turtle Blimp floating which it does not do Green said. A through the magic of trick photography toys on to. Seem to perform miraculous stunts like flying that they can to actually do a Green said in a statement. A for the ads Only disclose important limitations such As More than one set shown in Small writing for a few seconds which Young children can t read and adults done to consumer affairs served notices of violation for a Domino rally manufactured by dating service established to help his positive people los Angeles a Tony Morton is looking for a companion. His requirements arc simple the person must be educated have a Good sense of humor and enjoy country Western dancing. The person also must be his positive. Morton 31, is among about 50 people who have listed their names with one of the nation s first dating services for people infected with the aids virus. A a it a important for people to realize that his infected people have the same needs As others the need to be loved the need for a relationship a he said. A they have Hopes and dreams like everyone the dating service was started by being alive an organization of los Angeles area people with aids or the virus that causes the disease. Being alive announced plans for the program called connect in the december Issue of its monthly newsletter. A a we be had Over 100 inquiries so far a executive director Ferd Eggan said last week. A the person responsible for punching All the information into a computer has been Eggan said the response did no to Surprise him. A the reason we started this service is be cause we see approximately 800 people a month in support groups a he said. A they Tell us this is one of the most salient needs of people with his in los no one knows for sure How Many people in los Angeles county have the aids virus but Public health officials estimate 35,000 to 60,000, since 1981, 13,647 cases of full blown aids have been reported in the county according to the los Angeles county department of health services. Of those 9,534 have died. Eggan said the dating service is an Extension of being alive s philosophy that people with the virus can live Normal productive lives. A medical advances have transformed aids into a manageable disease a said Eggan who tested his positive in 1986. A people who Are his infected can have a fulfilling enjoyable and it is hoped Gratifying life. A everyone Dies. We just happen to be people who know How it is going to the dating service is free. Individuals fill out a Brief questionnaire listing their sexual preference and any other information they wish to reveal. In return they receive a monthly computer listing. . Not ready to pull out of s. Korea Cheney says Washington a the United states is not ready to withdraw its troops from South Korea despite a non aggression agreement Between the Seoul government and North Korea Secretary of defense Dick Cheney says. A not yet a Cheney said in response to a question about the possibility of withdrawal. He was interviewed sunday on the Abc to program meet the press. North and South Korea signed an Accord Friday pledging non aggression and greater exchanges of people and communications. It stopped Short of ending the state of War Between the two that has existed since the korean War armistice of 1953. A i think we Welcome the developments that have occurred the coming together if you will at least diplomatically in a sense of the North and South a said Cheney. A but what 1 would like to see is fundamental change in the very hostile military posture the North has maintained for 40 years. That Hasni to happened there Are 43,000 . Troops stationed in South Korea but Washington has announced it will withdraw 7,000 troops that Are mostly support personnel by the end of 1992. Pressman toy corp., was shown with tiles toppling along an elaborate set of tracks and Bridges. The and did no to clearly state that at least three games were being depicted As one. A teenage mutant ninja turtles Blimp manufactured by playmates toys inc., is shown floating away from a handheld Gondola when in fact the balloon cannot float and is extremely hard to detach from the Gondola. A Pooch patrol manufactured by Tonka corp., is a stuffed dog shown flying in a television and which it cannot do. A sky fighters an electronic racing set manufactured by Marchon inc., was advertised showing the planes pilots talking to each other which they can t do. It was depicted in an outdoor setting when it must be used indoors for safety reasons according to a warning on the Box. The four toy makers have been directed to appear at settlement conferences on dec. 19 and dec. 20. They face fines of up to $500 per violation. No one could be reached sunday through Calls placed to the toy up workers hoist a replica of a giant coca cola bottle into place saturday in new York s times Square. The 42-foot-tall bottle is part of a three dimensional Neon sign that the City plans to officially Light on new years eve just before the traditional ringing in of the new year
