European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 5, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5 chemical erosion of Ozone found Over populated areas Washington up Earth a protective Ozone layer is becoming depleted Over populated areas of Northern new England Canada and a Europe raising concerns about heightened risk of skin cancer and other dangers. Nasa researchers said monday that the damage would not be reversed for years even if a total ban on chlorofluorocarbons or rfcs and halons were enacted worldwide. In addition to predicting a new Ozone a a Hole forming soon Over the Arctic including Large populated areas of Europe and Asia Nasa scientists found increasing Levels of Ozone depleting chemicals As far South As Bangor Maine. The Ozone layer of the upper Atmo sphere protects life on Earth from the suns harmful ultraviolet radiation. Rfcs used in refrigeration electronics and other industries and halon a compound used in some fire extinguishers cause chemical reactions that deplete it. A we have loaded the lower atmosphere with rfcs a said James Anderson a Harvard University chemistry professor and a scientist on nasal a airborne Arctic stratospheric expedition. A what we can do about it is first of All terminate the production and release of rfcs and halons. That is clearly spoken for  Michael Kurylo manager of nasal supper atmosphere research program said the newest observations because they indicate Ozone depletion Over populated areas mean that More people Are at increased risk for sunburn cataracts or skin cancer. On Jan. 20, a Nasa aircraft observed record amounts of chlorine monoxide a key Factor in the chemical processes leading to Ozone depletion Over Northern new England and Canada Anderson said. Both Man made compounds and naturally occurring substances Are combining to destroy the Ozone layer Over a wide area the researchers said. Observations from the upper atmosphere research satellite launched on sept. 12, 1991, showed very Low Ozone  not Only the Arctic and Antarctic but also Over the tropical mid latitudes said Joe Waters a Nasa  give Saddam credit new York up an israeli neighbourhood hit hard by iraqi missiles last year was a very thankful for Saddam Hussaih Tel Aviv mayor Shlomo Lahat said monday. Lahat said the neighbourhood most severely damaged in Tel Aviv was now getting an infusion of development funds and was being rebuilt. A it was a very poor neighbourhood and frankly they Are very thankful to Saddam Hussein a he said. A we Are building new buildings and they Are very  Lahat who walked amid the rubble and rallied the citizens of his beleaguered City during the iraqi scud missile attacks of last years persian Gulf War made the comments at a meeting with mayor David n. Dinkins. Sides prepare for Start of trial on . Beating los Angeles police of Motorist Rodney by the los Angeles times Simi Valley Calif. A eleven months after the videotaped Rodney g. King beating triggered the most notorious scandal Ever to envelop the los Angeles police department prosecutors defense attorneys and four indicted officers met monday in a suburban courthouse to prepare to go to trial. In the final round of pretrial hearings Superior court judge Stanley m. Weisberg turned Down an unusual request from the defense attorneys that peace officers a by state Law excluded from sitting on criminal a court juries a be considered for possible officer Theodore j. Briseno one of the men charged in the beating jury duty in the King Case. G. King sits in the Simi Valley Calif., courtroom monday. As monday s hearing started a dozen representatives of the National association for the advancement of coloured people began what they said will be daily monitoring of the court proceedings. The a act members said they were concerned that the politically conservative Simi Valley Community largely White and Home to Many police officers May not be the Best setting for a fair trial. The trial was ordered moved to Ventura county last year after a state appellate court panel ruled that political fallout and Community divisiveness made it impossible for a los Angeles county jury to impartially decide the Case. As Many As 500 prospective jurors Are expected today and thursday. In the stars and strips 10 years ago feb. 5,1982 a a 22-year-old former East German Border guard who was Well acquainted with the communist nations Border fortifications escaped unnoticed across a minefield into West Germany. 20 years ago feb. 5,1972 a the British government ordered the army to halt a banned civil rights March in the Northern Ireland Border town of Newry. Political sources said the order was issued after receiving intelligence reports that the outlawed Irish Republican army planned to stage a showdown there. 30 years ago feb. 5,1962 a Senate subcommittee opened investigations into complaints that enlisted men were discharged by military courts without being afforded a Chance to defend themselves. 40 years ago _ feb. 5,1952 . Negotiators were optimistic that a settlement to the korean War armistice deadlock was in the Quot foreseeable future after Progress was made at the peace talks. But the communists were expected to insist that All foreign troops be withdrawn from Korea at  ban on homosexuals overturned Dallas a a state judge on monday struck Down a Dallas police ban on Gay and lesbian officers. The policy was based on a state sodomy Law that makes homosexual activity a Misdemeanour. District court judge Larry Fuller ruled that the Law violates a constitutional guarantee to privacy and said the City cannot discriminate against homosexual police applicants. Under the policy Dallas recruits had to take a lie Detector test and were asked about their sexual practices. Other Texas police departments done to automatically bar Gay officers despite the state Law. Mica England a 27-year-old applicant who sued to overturn the ban said fullers decision was a major Victory for to Wohl d War a sexual rights. Dallas police spokesman de Spencer said the department would not comment on the ruling before speaking with City attorneys. Although Fuller found the state sodomy Law unconstitutional he did not overturn it. De Tuddenham an attorney for England said England might Appeal that part of fullers decision. State District judge Paul Davis declared the states 112-year-old sodomy Law unconstitutional in 1990. But Texas attorney general Dan Morales appealed and said he would seek a final ruling from the . Supreme court. No one has been prosecuted under the statute. When the Dallas police department recruited applicants in Tulsa okla., in 1987, England took several application tests and a polygraph. She had studied criminal Justice at northeastern state University in Tahlequah okla. England was asked if she had Ever committed a a a deviant sex act. The department classifies homosexuality As deviant. The polygraph machine registered her response As a lie and she admitted she is Gay. A Dallas police official later told her that her sexuality automatically disqualified her. Last month the police chief Bill Rath Burn who has held the Post less than a year said he was unconcerned about the sexual orientation of his officers. 50 years ago today 5 feb. 1 a 9 4 2 american and filipino. Troop drive the japanese Landing Force at Point Quina  on the southwestern Bataan coast Back to the Beach. A British Convoy lands reinforcements at besieged Singapore but japanese planes sink one troop ship. British troops abandon Al Mech i in Rubya As die germans capture Mimi near Gaza a. The United states declares War on Thailand. World almanac Book of world War ii Bison books corp., 1981 a a year ago Day 20 feb. 5 the Missouri fires its 16-Inch guns again silencing an iraqi artillery Battery in Kuwait. Syrian and iraqi forces Exchange fire near the saudi Border Syria s first reported combat in the War. Allied aircraft bomb Baghdad and president Saddam Hussein a Hometown of Cikrit. Radio Baghdad Calls for terrorist attacks on Iraq s enemies