European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes saturday january 4, 1992britgin adds Tough Laws for motorists by Meridith Winder . Bureau Drivers in great Britain will be facing stricter driving Laws involving tougher penalties when the Road traffic act 1991 takes effect say department of transport officials in London. 1 transport officials said they did not know the exact Date when the changes will take effect. One major change is the new offence of a causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink alcohol or drugs. A under the old rules if a Driver was drinking and killed someone they were tried for reckless driving a said Barry Lester a department of transport spokesman. A but it was difficult to prove in the  a person convicted under the Law could face a five year jail term lose driving privileges for two years or More and be fined. The Law provides no ceiling on the amount of the Fine. Britain a reckless driving Law and dangerous driving Law were combined under one statute As part of the 1991 revisions. Drivers convicted of reckless driving or driving under the influence statute who hold British Drivers licenses face a stringent re testing requirement. Of officials Are looking at How this provision might feet american service members and their families. Under the current system fines Range from 50 pounds approximately $96 for level 1 offences up to 2.000 pounds approximately $3,840 for level 5 offences. The new scale if approved will Range from 200 pounds approximately $384 for level 1 offences up to 5.000 pounds approximately $9,600 for level 5 of lenses. The maximum amount of fines May also change officials added. Other changes under the 1991 act include a increased use of cameras to detect speeding and traffic Light offences. A institution of a a danger to Road users Law up to seven years imprisonment and unlimited Fine. A institution of a a failing to Stop after or report an Accident up to six months imprisonment level 5 Fine and penalty Points. A institution of a driving without insurance statute level 5 Fine and penalty Points. A stricter speeding Fine level 3 Fine and penalty Points. A new Quot spot Powers allowing police to ban the use of vehicles deemed unworthy for the Road. 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 Tingus is proving surprisingly effective at wiping out coca plants in the Valley which provides much of the worlds Supply of cocaine officials  Valley in Root fungus ing they have seen helicopters with hoses spraying chemicals on their Fields. A . Embassy spokesman 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 Region. 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 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. Quot 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 fus Ariun 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 10 Miles from Santa Lucia. Some coca Farmers blame the fungus appearance on the . Drug enforcement administration say seven teens earn top award of Eagle scout by the stars and stripes the 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 a con 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 Molesworth 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 Lyles 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 in 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