European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes . Monday tuesday july 4/s, 1994 t where cows roam new Fairfield Conn. Apr stopping the car and waiting for 13 Ossic to Cross the Road is no big Deal to old timers in this country town for newcomers its become a major beef a they if you done to like the cows please Mootoo Oovi Back to the City a says a note attached last week to a cow crossing sign on Pine Hill Road. Several complaints about the 22 cows owned by Tony Rywolt and his father have prompted the Board of selectmen to consider solutions to the herds wan do ring. Some newer  the cows arc a nuisance while longtime residents say roaming farm animals Are a part of Rural life. The complainers say the cows cat from gardens and create traffic hazards when they re Loose. Cow advocates say existing Road signs provide adequate warning a arid anyway no one should be driving fast on the narrow Windy Road where the Herd sometimes roams. A the cows were there before were a said Rich Bessel who made the a  sign. A the real Public nuisance Are the people who Speed on the Road a Rywolt whose family has run the 80-acre farm for 82 years said nearly All of its 2vi Miles of fencing has been repaired. But a sometimes no matter what you do they re going to do what they can to get out a he said. Despite the apparent split Between old timers and newcomers the town must address Public problems a regard Quot less of How Long you be lived in town a said first selectman Cheryl Reedy. Robert Antilla who moved to town four years ago said Drivers get annoyed when they re forced to wait even for just a minute. He does no to share their vexation saying its Best to enjoy the country life while it lasts. A i wish they were walking on my front Lawn a Antilla said Friday. A i love a the  by Jeff Barnar the associated press Medford Ore a jeep Pacl Rappel led Down a spectacular Rock Cliff to a ledge harbouring two Peregrine Falcon Chicks pulled on a surgical Glove and gathered up broken eggshells a a toxicologist told me a done to touch the eggs. They re loaded with organochlorine contaminants a a the . Forest service biologist said afterwards. More than 20 years after Dot was banned in the United states and the Peregrine Falcon was put  endangered species list the deadly pesticide still is causing problems for the Bird Dot ingested by the Falcons through the Birds they prey on has Long been blamed for eggs with shells so thin they often crack before they can Hatch. Now Pacl is wondering whether Dot or other Cherie ass Are responsible for an unnatural 2-to-l proportion of females to males among Newborn Chicks and whether they Are also causing at least one male to act like a female a with these contaminants introduced into the system since the 1940s, i May never have seen Normal Peregrine behaviour Quot he said. Dot came into wide use. During world War ii to control insects such As lice and mosquitoes. Through the 1950s arid �?T60s, it was widely used to control crop-1 earing insects. But when scientists discovered that Birds such As the Peregrine and the Bald Eagle were ingesting the pesticide and were unable to Hatch Young because of eggshell thinning Dot was virtually banned in the United states in 1972. The Bald Eagle has recovered enough that the government is taking it off the endangered species list and listing it instead As a threatened  effects of Dot in wind life have been dissipating As the chemical gets buried in the sediment of Rivers arid Bays said d. Michael Fry a research physiologist at the University of California at Davis. But storms and dredging stir it up from  time. And the pesticide still is used in Central America and other parts of the world where it contaminates migratory Birds. In warm weather it. Becomes volatile and is carried into the atmosphere falling around., the world in rain. A a a we see it in the Snow and ice of Antarctica As Well As the Arctic a Fry said. A i think the problems with Dot Are much reduced in the temperate zones but it will continue to pose a global risk if it is used in other parts of the  still imperilled by Dot traces. <�---t.�?T�?T. We a a a. A a. Ltd a a a v Peregrine Falcon Chicks like these in Southern Oregon Are plagued by the deadly effects of Dot Patricia Zenone a . Fish and wildlife  in Reno nev., is analysing a proposal to upgrade peregrines in the West from endangered to threatened species. After the 1992 Breeding season Western states counted 591 Breeding puffs compared with estimates of fewer than 50 in 1973. Still peregrines in southwestern Oregon the California coast near big sur and Western Texas have Pfob lems. A Pagel fio keeps w atch Over 37 nests in  Northern California counted an average of one Chick per nest. That a belter than the 0.7 in recent years but still below the 1,5 needed to maintain a stable population. A a Zenone believes peregrines Are contaminated by Dot from migrating to Mexico and Central America and from eating Birds in this country that have Heen South of the Border. Pagel thinks the. Sources of contamination May be closer to Home in forests that were sprayed for years with chemicals to control weeds and pests. He is finding that peregrines in Oregon that nest below 2,000 feet done to travel very far or eat migratory Birds in Winter. And it is in Winter that the Falcons for their fat reserves where Dot is stored. Page also found that in one nest in Oregon the male is failing to feed his mate when she is brooding and is trying to bump her off the eggs. A a it a like there a two females in the nest a Pagel said. Dot and other chemicals such As pcs mimic the Lemale hormone oestrogen causing malformed male sex organs in species from sea gulls to alligators. Nobody knows what is skewing the sex ratio among peregrines. Fry said he doubts its Dot and Pagel suggested it also could be Oiher unknown or unmeasurable  of d despite Flap Over saudis actions Washington a the Senate confirmed former Mississippi gov. Ray Mabus As ambassador to saudi Arabia late Friday after a Republican senator stopped delaying the nomination Over charges of human rights abuses and other problems involving the saudi government. A sen. Alfonso do Amato r-n.y., had been blocking Mabuse nomination As the Senate wrapped up business before its 10-Day Holiday recess. But Mabus was among several ambassadors nominated by president Clinton who were cleared by a voice vote before the senators left town. Do Amato had registered no complaint a about Mabus himself who has had no diplomatic or other foreign policy experience. But a spokesman said do Amato and others were concerned about saudi treatment of . Citizens and Compa Nies. D Amato is among several members of Congress who have appealed to the saudi government repeatedly Over claims by. Harbert Howard cos. The Alabama based company claims saudi Arabia breached a $55 million construction contract with it. The company which has received $6.8 million from the saudis claims it is due twice that amount Quot Quot Clinton nominated Mabus after the saudis reportedly declined to accept eco Ward w. Gnehm jr., former ambassador to Kuwait. Gnehm is considered an expert on the Region Speaks arabic and is a Leader of the . Delegation at the United nations. The state department has not acknowledged that Gnehm was in consideration for the Post. Mabus Mississippi governor from 1988 to 1992, did not mention human rights or . Claims at his Senate confirmation hearing earlier this month. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan . Who chaired the hearing supporter Mabuse nomination along with the rest o the Senate foreign relations committee. But Moynihan used the occasion to Cal the saudi government a the most autocrat regime in the  he said the country i a a completely authoritarian state without the least breath of human  Mabus 45, has been a longtime Friend and supporter of Clinton. Under Senate rules any member car Block a nomination by refusing to go along with a required unanimous consent decree that allows a vote to be taken