European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 6 the stars and stripes r . Sunday May a 199conferees vow War on arms spread by the associated press los Alamos . The nations top Lawman cars military leaders and scientists gathered Friday at the Birthplace of the atomic bomb for a conference on How to Stop the spread of biological chemical and nuclear weapons. The purpose of the two Day conference held at los Alamos National Laboratory and sponsored by the do sense department was to help shape new strategies for preventing the spread  and protecting the United states in the Post cold War world said assistant Energy Secretary Harold  if we succeed no one will notice a Smith said a and if we fail no one will  a participants included sen. Sam Nunn chairman of the Senate armed services committee Deputy defense Secretary John Deutch Energy undersecretary a we All know this is not a tranquil world. Lots a world of  religious and even tribal warfare a son. Sain Nunn a a. Charles Curtis and nearly All members of new Mexico s congressional delegation. Nunn a a said weapons proliferation will be the United states top Security Challenge in the Riet decade and beyond. A we All know this is not a tranquil world a he said in the keynote address. A a it a a worm of , religious and even tribal  a report released this month by the defense depart ment said at least 20 countries a Many of them hostile to the United Stales and its allies a either have developed or arc trying to develop nuclear biological or chemical weapons and the Means to deliver them Nunn said Russia poses the biggest Challenge because of its vast array  and its economic and political turmoil. A russian scientists he said know How to make weapons but done to know where their next paychecks arc coming from. A this is a potent combination a a he said Many of the speakers said Federal agencies must put turf wars aside and cooperate to find ways to fight the spread . Dulch said the defense and Energy departments can work together to make better use of the National laboratories in efforts to fight proliferation. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago May 8,1984 a a $250 million settlement was reached in Asui by 20,000 Vietnam War veterans who blamed their health problems on the herbicide agent Orange a . District court spokesman said in Brooklyn n.v., 20 years ago May 8,1974 a Willy Brandt resigned As West German Chancellor after assuming Quot political and personal responsibility Quot for a communist spy scandal that reached into his personal staff. 30 years ago May 8,1964 a a Pacific airlines Turboprop Airliner crashed in the rolling coast Range 40 Miles Southeast of san Francisco killing All 44 Pep pet aboard. 40 years ago may8,1954 a the French Bas ton at Dien Bien Phu Indochina Felt under a massive communist Viet Minh Avalanche ending a heroic eight week siege of French forces there. 50 years ago May 8,1944 some 3,500 american and Allied warplanes struck in Daylight at targets from Paris to Berlin to the Balkans in a renewal of the air offensive against nazi targets on the continent. R world War ii 50 years ago today May q 1.9.4.4 1 . Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower sets june 5 Tor a Day the allies invasion in Normandy France. The germans begin new Large scale evacuations from the Crimea saving 37,500 More soldiers Over the next few Days but losing 8,000 others in ships sunk by Tierce soviet attacks. Japanese troops trapped at Rit Pong in northeastern Burma beat Back a nationalist chinese assault other chinese units Advance on Kamying and Warong. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publisher inc. The world almanac of world Warful Bison books corp. 1931 a Washington a the National Rifle association says it will use its multimillion Strong membership to keep up pressure on lawmakers following the houses razor thin approval of a ban on Many assault Type firearms. A a we re working with our people around the country at the grass roots level a Wayne Lapiorre Era executive vice president said Friday. A that s what the Era does Best. Well be  a Lapiorre said the group would make sure the nral a 3.4 million members were aware of How their representatives voted when the House approved the legislation 216-214, thursday. He declined to discuss specific strategies that will be used against those voted for it. The measure would ban 19 types of As Sault style weapons. Since the Senate has included a similar prohibition in its crime Bill and president Clinton supports it eventual enactment of the ban seems Likely. A a a a a. A the vote was an unusual setback for the Era whose influence is measured by its huge membership and by its willingness to spend More Money for congressional candidates than most other groups. This was not lost on lawmakers who voted for the prohibition. A i done to think its a particularly Brilliant political vote a said rep. Amo Houghton r-n.y., an Era member who supported the legislation. Houghton said he believed there were Many Era members who might be upset in his largely Rural District in Central and southwestern new York. A a in la say to them. A look in be been Down Here on the hot seat and i make 600 to 800 Tough decisions a year. I done to expect you to like All of them. The Only. A a. A. A. A. A a Ross Ai listen of Arlington va., looks Over an assaults style Tine at the Potomac arms gun store in Alexandria  on thursday the House passed a Bill thursday to ban Many such weapons r. Thing in masking is you think in a doing the Best Job i can,1 a he said. Rep. Gerald Solomon r-n.y., another Era member fought the legislation and said he believes t he a Ssofi a t Ion Wil i make Bill supporters pay. A i think its going to Cost a lot of republicans votes a he said. A deep Down people will know that that vote contributes to the re election of Bill  the Era spent $ 1.7 million during the 1992 election Cycle in direct contributions to congressional candidates making it the coun t Rye a ninth largest political action committee according to the National Center of Money and politics a private research group. The Era also made $957,000 in indirect expenditures for candidates it sup. Ported or against those it opposed the Center said. The outcome of. Thursdays passage of the Bill might have been different had two House members not missed the vote a in both cases because they were attending funerals aides said. Reps. Jill Long d-ind., and Harold Rogers Ray both would have voted against the legislation their aides said. Their votes would have meant a 216216 tie and thrown the Bill a Fate into the Lap of House speaker Thomas Foley a Wash the Only other member not to vote. He steadfastly refused to reveal How he would have voted. Amtrak on track toward faster service Washington a Amtrak officials hailed a Quarter Century of High Speed metro liner service Friday and looked to a future of even faster trains. A High Speed trains with 150-Miles per hour service coming soon to a station near you a said Amtrak president Thomas m. Downs. A a we re celebrating not Only 25 years of Success. But the vision of the reconstruction of the entire Northeast corridor Downs said. A a a a a Amtrak is about to place orders for new trains to accelerate the popular service vice president Robert e. Gall told a crowd gathered at Union station to cede brate the anniversary. Six groups Are finalists to make the 26 new electric trains which will be built in the United states and they could begin service within two years. When the new trains enter service the Washington new Stirk runs will be sex the tried to Boston Gall said. Metro liner service Between new York and Washington was launched by Penn Central on Jan. 16, 1969, and became part of Amtrak in 1971. A Many times in be gone to the Airport and got nowhere fast. And the train beat us to Newark a sen. Frank Lauten Berg , commented at the gather my. A no matter what country there is government responsibility to provide intercity rail service a added Lautenberg who Heads the Senate appropriation to a is Portal Ion 5 a commit the e. Amtrak operates 18 metro liner Roum trips on weekdays three on saturday and eight on sundays. The new train order is expected to by Worth $450 million and the company a been evaluating several types of trains Al ready in use in Europe