European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday january 4, 1992 palestinians balk at talks with israelis Jerusalem apr palestinian negotiators said Friday that they have suspended plans to go to peace talks in Washington because of Israel s decision to expel 12 alleged Arab militants from the occupied territories. Meanwhile the United states criticized Israel s decision to expel the militants and urged the israeli government to overturn the decree. A the United states strongly condemns the israeli government decision Quot said spokesman Richard Boucher. The state department also urged arabs and jews to resume their peace talks As planned on tuesday. The israelis announced thursday that because of a recent upsurge in violence in the occupied territories in recent months they plan to Deport 12 palestinians allegedly Active in violent anti israeli activity. Since the Middle East peace talks began in october in Madrid four jewish settlers have been killed. Jordan a chief peace negotiator said his delegation will return to Washington despite the palestinian move but his government criticized the israeli order As  Syria nor Lebanon has reacted to the israeli deportation order so far. Both plan to attend the next round of talks. Israel also reaffirmed plans to attend the talks although a spokesman for the prime minister Yitzhak Shamir refused to comment on the palestinian move. Spokesman Ehud Gol said a i will not relate to palestinian travel plans. We will go to Washington to continue the talks to reach peace. A statement read by the palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrafi appealed to the United states to make the israeli government a nullify this grave breach of International  a the palestinian delegation views this latest development with utmost seriousness and rave alarm a the palestinians said in a statement. It said the delegation would wait for the Plo to make a decision on participation on the peace talks. Earlier the Palestine liberation organization which advises the palestinian team on the negotiations appealed for a palestinian Boycott of the talks to protest the expulsion order. A the israeli government has just shown in flagrant fashion that it is against the peace process and seeks to destroy it however possible Ahmed Abdul Rahman the plots chief spokesman said in a statement. Ashram in a statement claimed the expulsions would be a a continuation of Israel s destructive policy designed to torpedo the peace  the delegation was to have left for Jordan on Friday in route to Washington. Abdul Salam maj Ali head of the 14-Man jordanian negotiating team called the israeli move a provocative Quot even As he announced his teams departure for Washington on Friday. Or two . Helicopters patrol the area Over Peru s upper Hua Llaga Valley in the Amazon Region during a drug raid last month. A killer Root fungus is proving surprisingly effective at wiping out coca plants in the Valley which provides much of the world s Supply of cocaine officials say. Coca plants in face Tough foe Santa Lucia Peru apr a killer Root fungus is proving surprisingly effective at wiping out coca plants in the upper Hua Llaga Valley which provides much of the worlds Supply of cocaine authorities say. A a a it a wrecking a great amount of crops Quot said Diego Garcia Sayan director of the andean jurists commission an Independent human rights group that also studies drug trafficking. A it has done much More than the eradication efforts  analysts say anti drug efforts have not had As great an Impact on the upper Hall Aga a coca growers As has the emergence of the fungus and the spread of violence by maoist inspired rebels into the Region. A study by the National agrarian University identified fun barium Roxy Sportum As the fungus responsible for killing an estimated 15,000 acres of coca plants in the upper Hua Llaga known As the worlds a cocaine  about 250,000 acres of coca grow along the 150-mile-Long upper Hua Llaga perhaps half the total grown throughout Peru. Fungus damage has been focused around Uchita 1.0 Miles from Santa Lucia. Some coca Farmers blame the fungus1 appearance on the . Drug enforcement administration say peruvian Valley in roof fungus ing they have seen helicopters with hoses spraying chemicals on their Fields. A . Embassy spokes a Man denied the reports. Agronomists say the fungus is common in Jungle and tropical Highland areas where single crop cultivation predominates. First signs of the fungus which attacks the roots causing the leaves to Wilt and Plant to die quickly were reported two years ago. Peru produces at least 60 percent of the worlds coca Leaf with half that coming from the upper Hua Llaga about 250 Miles Northeast of Lima. Cultivation of the Leaf used to produce cocaine however is spreading to other areas of Peru. Maj. Edwin Montero the commander of a .-supported police base in Santa Lucia that targets the cocaine Trade said recent raids hit two areas not previously targeted and hundreds of Miles to the South. Peruvian police and Dea agents aboard .-supplied helicopters netted 372 pounds of Semi refined cocaine in a november raid on Palma Pampa 300 Miles Southeast of Santa Lucia. An Airstrip and two Small laboratories were destroyed during another raid in Palestina in the Cuzco  teens earn top award of Eagle scout by the stars and stripes t he following boy scouts have joined the ranks of Eagle scout the highest award in boy scouting. To earn the award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in 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 Michael a. Burkhardt 17. The son of it. Col. Thomas and Marna Burkhardt Michael is a senior at Alcon Bury High school at Raf Alconbury Burkhardt England. He planned organized and directed the preservation of More than 900 historical photographs of the Raf Alconbury Raf motes onh and Raf up Wood communities. He supervised the sorting and cataloguing of the pictures which were placed in envelopes. Information about the photos was placed in a computer data base to help identify and retrieve the photos. Michael is a member of troop 245 at Raf Alconbury and has been involved in scouting for six years. A Brian Watson 18. The son of Corky and Erika Watson Brian is a freshman at the University of Washington in Seattle. For his project he collected Christmas presents for service members in saudi Arabia during operations desert shield and desert storm. Brian graduated from Augsburg High school in Germany and was a member of explorer Post 38 in Augsburg before going to College in the fall of last year. He has been involved in scouting for eight years. A Eric Daum 18. Eric is the son of Adrian and Judy Daum and is a senior at Ansbach High school in Germany. He collected clothing and toys for children at a German orphanage and organized a picnic and play Day for the children. Eric is a member of troop 177 in Hies Heim and has been involved in scouting for 10 years. A Jonathan Montgomery 18. The son of Lynn and Nick Montgomery Jonathan is a graduate of Ansbach High school in Germany. He compiled a Telephone Book containing emergency and other useful phone numbers and distributed the Book throughout the Hillesheim military Community. Jonathan was a member of troop 177 in Hillesheim before returning to the states to attend College in Michigan. He has been involved in scouting for eight years. A Dean Thiriot 14. The son of Clark and Cherie Thiriot Dean is in the fourth form at Ashville College a British school in Harrogate England. He organized and completed a computer data based inventory of nearly 3,000 books at the me with Hill station school Library. Dean is a member of troop 179 at me with Hill station in England and has been involved in scouting for four years. A Christopher Stratton 19. The son of David and Marsha Sitchler Christopher is a graduate of Pitburg High school in Germany. For his Eagle project he collected expired and unwanted prescription drugs in the Pitburg a housing area. Christopher was a member of troop 460 while in Pitburg. He is now training m Provo Utah to be a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of latter Day saints. He has been involved in scouting for seven years. A Zachary w. Boleyn 15. The son of chaplain maj Lee and Diane Boleyn. Zachary is a Sophomore at Zaragoza High school in Spain. He designed and erected a Chain link Fence around a playground near a Street and Busy parking lot on the base. Zachary is a member of troop 888 at Zaragoza a and has been involved in scouting for nine years