European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday april 20,1994 allegation on Oppenheimer rejected Albuquerque . A a retired Russia spy s allegations that j. Robert Oppenheimer gave the soviets information on . Efforts tobufl3 the first atomic bomb Are groundless say his son and other Manhattan project scientists it s absolutely out of character of Oppenheimer said Carson Mark who was head of the theoretical division at the los Alamos National Laboratory site of the world War ii project that developed the first atom i bomb. V Louis Rosen an  on the project agreed that Pavel Anatoli Evich Sud Platov s allegations Are baseless. One will have to show me considerably More Evi Dence than i be seen so far even to entertain the notion that there could be any truth to this according to Rosen. " ""., Sud Platov said Oppenheimer Nobel laureate Enri co Fermi and Neils Bohr passed information during the War that significantly altered the direction of soviet nuclear  the russian said they did so because they opposed violence and sought to create a balance of Power by sharing the secrets of atomic Energy. Excerpts from his Book. Special tasks the memoirs of an unwanted witness a soviet spymaster appearing the april 25 Issue of time Magazine. The charges also were disputed by project scientists Fermi Oppenheimer Ramer Schreiber and Max Flatow. My Brief answer is i Don t believe a word of it sch Reiber Sajid. Oppenheimer was the most dedicated Man the most dedicated american and the country gave him a Black Eye Flatow said. The atomic Energy commission predecessor of . Department of Energy ruled in 1954 that Oppen Heimer was a Security risk because of past relationship that he held with people believed to be left Wing or communist during his Days at the University of califor. Nia. -. ,. He was stripped of his role As adviser on atomic development and of any Access to restricted information. But during the Johnson administration the govern ment effectively apologized for its actions by awarding Oppenheimer the $50,000 Fermi award named after Enrico Fermi. Peter Oppenheimer Oppenheimer s son said an possible wrongdoing by his late father would have been brought Forth during the 1954 review. If the United states was going to catch anything they would be caught it at least by then Peter Oppen Heime said. There was nothing to catch he said. He was a dedicated  he said he is not angered by the allegations against his father but believes they were brought about by some Type of misunderstanding. I feel there s probably some confusion a couple of languages and several cultural barriers that we re going across he said. Sud Platov also said he had moles working in the Manhattan project labs which included los Alamos Oak Ridge Tenn. And Chicago. Sud Platov 87, ran espionage networks in european North America for soviet dictator Josef Stalin. The retired spy lives in Moscow. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago april 20,1984. Libya s col. Foam Friar Gad adj and his Diplo Mats angrily rejected British accusations that the North african nation was responsible for a machine gun attack on protesters at the libyan embassy in London. 20 years ago april 20,1974 although the Mil itary drug abuse problem worldwide continued to decline it still appeared to be serious among the185,000 . Army troops in West Gerr Rany the defense depart ment s top medical authority said. 30 years ago april 20,1964 two c-119 Mili tary transports collided in midair near Clinton county fab at Wil Mington Ohio killing 17 and injuring two one critically. 40 years ago april 20,1954 Secretary of state John Foster Dulles said after a conference with president Eisen Hower that it is unlikely . Troops would be sent to Indochina should the French pull out. World War ii 50 years ago today april 20 bowing to Allied pressure Turkey halts Chrome exports to Germany cutting off a key material Lor War production. A free French tank division lands at Naples to oin the fight in Italy More British troops reach Kohlma in Eastern India but the japanese hold the Road to besieged Imphal. . Fleets rendezvous in the Admiral ties for the Landing at Hollandia new Guinea. Source 2194 Day of me w h. Smith publisher inc. 7h word almanac of work War a Bison books corp., 1961 i seen for plan to Aid shipyard in a Washington a a proposal to dismantle russian warships at the Philadelphia naval shipyard would be unlikely to make a profit and . Tax payers might have to contribute to make it work naval experts say. They cited the High Cost of handling environmental contamination on the de commissioned ships towing them to Phil Adelphia and then using shipyard workers who earn As much As $15 an hour to reduce them to scrap. Congressional members promoting the plan acknowledged that they do not know the extent of environmental contamination on any of about 150 ships that could be sold to the United states. On Industry official said his company recently lost $2 million scrapping a . Aircraft Carrier after the amount of one contaminant an insulator called pol Chlori rated biphenyl or pc turned out to be 10 times higher than  Premium Grade scrap steel Selling for an average of $110 to $130 a ton it i unclear How the arrangement could be workable considering that the Russia shave asked $120 to $180 a ton for the ships. Even if the russians drop their Price substantially there would still be the heavy Cost or the chemical cleanup towing and labor that would have to be  understand where it came from politically but it does t make sense financially said Kenneth s. Brower a Virginia naval architect and defense analyst. He said that even if the ships were towed to Philadelphia and donated to the ship Yard they will still lose Money because of High labor  Polmar an author whose works include the naval Institute guide to the soviet Navy said the probability of Success of that Endeavor is very  cited the Cost of doing business in Russia preparation of the ships for transoceanic tows management of pc Asbestos and other environmental prob lems and the Price of scrap steel. Under an agreement negotiated i Moscow and announced april 10, the plan will undergo a detailed review Over the next few months. The proposal was originally disclosed by rep Curt Wei Don a a. Joanna Orduna looks Over the painting of nazi Leader Heinrich Himmler that triggered a student protest at Midland lutheran College in Fremont neb. E to of German nazi on display Fremont neb. Apr a paint ing of nazi Leader Heinrich Himmler will remain on display at Midland lutheran College despite student pro tests school officials have decided. Midland president Carl Hansen said monday that the decision to keep the painting hanging in the College Library was based on free expression. But the painting will be accompanied by a statement explaining that artist David Amland intended the work to condemn nazism. Amland Drew the portrait when he was on the College s Art faculty 30 years ago. Himmler was head of the Gestapo or secret police in nazi Germany Dur ing world War ii and helped organize the death Camps in which millions died. V the painting had Hung in the Library for 10 years. But last year some students objected and the student Senate asked that the painting be re moved. The Senate later softened its stand saying the painting could re main if it carried a disclaimer. Jeanna Orduna a Leader of the pro test criticized the school s decision. We re not being validated she said. Hansen said the figure of Himmler in the painting is grotesque contorted and frightening and shows Himmler with a Swastika on his right Arm. Nazi officers traditionally wore the Swastika on their left arms. The artist subtly forced us to View this picture As a mirrored image of ourselves asking us to see the hated nazi Symbol on our left Arm Hansen said