European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Thursday february 17,1994 18 injected with plutonium identified names to be withheld until families of release by Karen Macpherson Scripps Howard news service Washington Energy Secretary Hazel o Leary said tuesday that her Agency has uncovered the names of All 18 people who were injected with plutonium in the late 1940s As part of a top secret government sponsored Experiment. In a speech at the National press club o Leary said that her Agency also has tracked Down the next of Kin for All 18 victims the last of whom died in 1991, and that she will Contact the family members in the next few Days " five of the is were identified in a series published by the Albuquerque Tribune last november and two others have since been identified by other news organizations. None of the families of the victims identified so far had known of the formerly secret Experiment. The Rev elation that a family member had been subject to such testing without their knowledge or consent was shocking to them they said. O Leafy said she will keep that in mind As she Calls the families of All 18 people. She added that she Al ready has contacted about half of the seven previously Ideth fied families. Someone has to make the personal Contact o Leary said in an interview with the Tribune after her speech. I said Early of that i believe it s my responsibility to do that. 1 generally act on what is Here and Here she added gesturing to her heart and then her head. I m going to do that in this Case but o Leary also repeated her refusal to make pub Lic the names of the 18 victims until she receives per Mission from their surviving family members. I frankly believe that the names Are not As important As the information regarding these experiments o Leary told the National press club audience. After contacting the families o Leary said her Agency will Send them some follow up documents giving More information and asking them whether they want the Energy department to release any information to the Public. I m going to try to get it done this week. The pack age to be sent to family members is not yet in shape o Leary. Said. I took it Home last night and today asked for some better  o Leary said that identifying the 18 people was a difficult piece because it really involved finding documentation listing next of Kin and tracing All next of Kin on and  in the stars and stripes 10 years ago feb. 17,1984 Federal officials said they did t know Why an under ground nuclear blast at the Nevada test site collapsed a Large part of a Mountain above it triggering a Cave in that injured 13 workers. 20 year Sago feb. 17,1974 an army request to postpone an order outlawing the . Army Europe s anti drug pro Gram was denied by . District judge Gerhard a. Gesell who called the Appeal offensive. 30 years ago feb. 17,1964 a Viet Cong terrorist shot to death a . Military policeman outside an american movie theater in Saigon and seconds later a bomb in the lobby killed two More americans and injured at least 49. 40 years ago feb. 17,1954 Gen. Matthew a Ridgway said the army now has a supersonic guided missile and a rapid firing heavy rocket to go with its new 280 my Cannon. 50 years ago feb. 17,1944 pvt. Ben r. Vio Lette a 26-year-old Soldier in London was in the midst of essential military duties polishing his brass when he Learned that he had inherited a $2 million Fortune from his aunt. World War ii 50 years ago today feb. 17 19 44 warplanes from nine . Aircraft carriers begin a two Day attack on the japanese Fleet base at Truk in the Caroline islands that destroys 265 japanese planes six warships and 30 cargo ships. Six German divisions break the Korsun pocket on the Southern soviet front escaping with 35,000 of their original 56,000 men but with Little equipment. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii. Bison books corp., 1981 Clinton goads Congress on crime by Ann Devroy the Washington Post London Ohio president Clinton chastised Congress on tuesday for mov ing too slowly on anti crime legislation even though his fellow democrats in the House Are the main impediment to Swift action on the politically popular package. In an address at the Ohio peace offi cers training Academy in London Clin ton said the american people have waited on this crime Bill Long enough. This is not something we should take All year  if Congress acts swiftly he said he will Cut through the red tape of washing ton to guarantee that 20,000 of the 100,000 new Community police officers promised in the legislation will be on the Street this year. The $22.3 billion crime Bill passed the Senate in november As the crime Issue began emerging in polls As the no. \ con Cern of americans. Besides new police officers the crime Bill includes some gun control about 50 new crimes for which the death penalty can be imposed sever Al regional prisons and a provision re Quiring lifetime imprisonment without parole for three time violent felons. The legislation now rests in the hands of the democratic controlled House which has approved about a half dozen pieces of anti crime legislation but no Overall Bill. Disputes among democratic factions ensure hearings and debate there before final passage. The White House expects legislation to reach the House floor in april. Republicans who have accused the White House of stealing the crime Issue could have accused Clinton of additional thievery in Ohio on tuesday. Hundreds of uniformed police sheriffs officers and other uniformed officers served As the backdrop of the presidential address in a familiar scene from the campaigns and presidency of George Bush. President Clinton watches tuesday As police officer Jon Long Aims a gun at a practice Range in London,.Ohio. Clinton is on the Road to promote anti crime legislation. Dewey Stokes president of the Frater Nal order of police and Bush s favorite police officer was even in the front Row of the audience. Some of the other police dignitaries looked familiar from Bush police rallies As Well. Clinton in his speech outlined what senior adviser Bruce Reed called the administration s comprehensive Frame work including the crime legislation the administration s anti drug strategy a concerted disciplined approach to having All Federal agencies help in the crime fight programs for potential youth Ful offenders and presidential attention to broader themes of family Community and responsibility. The president did ask that care be taken in crafting the three strikes you re out provision for violent criminals to ensure we Don t litter it up with every of sense and instead concentrate on serious felonies. The legislation he said should Deal with repeat offenders who Are predisposed to do things that Are  Clinton s speech was to be supplemented this week by appearances by Cabinet members focusing on the crime Issue. Attorney general Janet Reno was scheduled to be in Baltimore on wednes Day to visit a police Academy groups selected by members of Congress from four states have been invited to the White House for briefings today and education Secretary Richard w. Riley will make school visits Friday to promote school anti crime efforts among other events. New rules target California smog by Maria Cone los Angeles times the . Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled almost 100 clean air measures aimed at reducing smog in three heavily populated areas of califor Nia. Tuesday s Long awaited announce ment prompted by a court order is the Clinton administration s version of what Steps must be taken to bring healthful air to the four county los Angeles Region by 2010 and to Ventura county and the Sac Lamento area by 2005. Virtually every source of pollution is targeted in the 2,700 pages of Federal proposals cars trains airlines ships trucks Lawn mowers tractors recreational vehicles motorcycles paints pesticides Large factories and Small businesses. In All the proposed rules encompass 15 million Ople half of California s population who Are exposed to the nation s dirtiest air. We re going to have a complicated web of strategies that affect truly every aspect of life Here in California. You put All that together and it s a pretty enor Mous Impact on the Region said Robert Wyman a los Angeles attorney. Wyman represents a variety of Oil companies utilities aerospace companies chemical plants and engine manufacturers on air Quality issues. It is the first time the Epa has stepped squarely into the quagmire of identifying ways to clean up California s foul air. However the Epa is proposing the rules Only under duress after losing a lawsuit that was initiated by environmentalists a decade ago to Force the Federal govern ment to act when local air Quality Regula tors failed to comply with the 1977 Feder Al clean air act