European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Pages the stars and stripes . Friday August 26.1994test unleashed radiation . Says Washington a it was shortly before 11 . On Jan. 12, 1965, when government scientists set off a spectacular nuclear explosion in the Nevada desert that sent a Cloud of radiation All the Way to the California coast newly found documents show. The blast a produced a Shower of incandescent Sparks rarely seen in anything but a pyrotechnic display a stated a report from the los Alamos scientific Laboratory in new Mexico. _ the report released wednesday is among the latest findings unearthed in the investigation of the governments secretive human radiation experiments during the cold War. The test by the atomic Energy commission a in which part of a rockets no in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago aug. 26,1984 a president Reagan again attacked the democrats saying they were responsible for a a dismal chapter of failed policies and self doubt Quot and ridiculing their support of the nuclear freeze and cancellation of key arms programs. 20 year Sago aug. 26,1974 a West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt warned the new Ford administration that extreme anti inflation measures in the United states could seriously disrupt the world Economy. 30 years ago aug. 26,1964 a military strongman Nguyen Khanh stepped Down As president of South Vietnam following four Days of student rioting in Saigon calling for his ouster. 40 years ago aug. 26,1954�?-military police and crowds of mourners for the late brazilian president Getulio Vargas clashed at Santos Dumont Airport and in downtown Rio de Janeiro. One person was killed and 38 others were injured. 50 years ago aug. 26,1944 a the . 8th and 15th air forces pounded German aircraft plants one Day after a record 1,900 British and italian based bombers hammered seven nazi Oil facilities to Cut production by More than 50 percent. World War ii 50 years ago today aug. 261 9 a 4 4 pushing across the lower Seine River Canadian troops head North toward Calais and British forces across Northern France toward Belgium. In Italy s Adriatic front. Britain s 8th army establishes Strong Bridgehead across the metauro River. Soviet troops reach the lower Danube near Galati in Eastern Romania. Bulgaria announces it is withdrawing from the War As a German ally. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 1981 a Clear Core was vaporized in jackass Flats Nev. A was conducted so scientists could study the reactors behaviour and the environmental effects of the radiation the documents showed. A in addition the documents showed that in 1960, military planes were sent through. Radioactive rocket exhaust and that radiation doses to flight Crews were measured. A elements of the nuclear powered rocket program should qualify As human experiments a rep. Edward Markey d-mass., who released the documents wrote to Energy Secretary Hazel of Leafy. After the 1965 explosion the Cloud was tracked by aircraft. Increased radioactivity in routine air samples was observed a few Days later in Barstow Calif. San Bernardino Calif. Los Angeles and san Diego the documents showed. While los Alamos personnel gathered environmental data from the test the . Public health service collected milk samples in Southern Nevada and California to beyond 200 Miles downwind. No radioactivity was detected in the milk. Although estimated radiation doses to humans beyond the test site were Well below current limits set by the Environ mental Protection Agency considerably More people were exposed than in other experiments because the Cloud travelled so far Markey said. About 100 nuclear weapons were detonated above the Nevada test site Between 1951 and 1962, before the limited nuclear test ban treaty of 1963 prohibited open air weapons testing by the signing nations. Officials believe radiation from these blasts was spread As far As Southern Utah and Northwestern Arizona. Other documents released wednesday described How five years prior to the january 1965 reactor test b-57 Crews swallowed Gamma film capsules and wore special Lithium shielded Gamma film badges before flying through rocket exhaust to measure its radioactivity. It had been common practice since late 1950 to Send aircraft to measure radioactive materials from nuclear tests the documents report on the b-57 flight Crews did not reveal actual radiation doses on the ground. Senate rejects Republican Effort to Block $30.2 billion crime Bill Washington apr in a Victory for president Clinton the Senate rejected Republican efforts thursday to Block passage of a $30.2 billion election year crime Bill advancing the measure toward a final vote. On a vote of 61-39, just one More than the 60 needed democrats shut Down re Mulican attempts to open the Bill up to ast minute changes. Republicans said they wanted to Cut spending on crime prevention programs and toughen minimum sentencing provisions. But democrats claimed the Gopas True goal was to strip out a provision that bans 19 assault style weapons and inflict a political defeat on the president already wounded by Whitewater and loss of momentum on health Reform. Democratic officials said they hoped for a final vote within several hours that would Send the crime Bill to Clinton a desk although some republicans spoke of demanding a separate test vote on the gun ban itself. Six years in the making the measure is designed to help pay for 100,000 new police build new prison cells expand the Federal death penalty mandate prison terms for some three time felons and ban 19 types of assault style weapons that the National Rifle association worked hard to protect. The Bill nearly died two weeks ago in the House Only to be resurrected when Clinton and House democrats trimmed crime prevention funds and won several Republican converts. There was no such compromising in the Senate though As democrats backed by Clinton presented republicans with a take sen. Bob Dole right accompanied by sen. Orrin Hatch holds a list of proposed Republican amendments to the crime Bill. It or leave it proposition. To underscore the importance of the Bill vice president a1 Gore presided even though he can Only vote to break a tie. In final arguments republicans said there was plenty of time to pass crime legislation before adjournment this fall. A we want to Cut Back on the pork and we want a tougher Bill a said sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah who also disputed claims that the Bill would mean 100,000 new police. A this Bill is not Tough on but sen. Joseph Biden. D-del., said republicans were mistaken in Many of their claims. A this Bill will save Peoples lives a he said. Fifty five democrats and six republicans a Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania James Jeffords of Vermont William Roth of Delaware John Chafee of Rhode Island Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas and John Danforth of Missouri a voted to Send the measure toward final approval. Thirty eight republicans and Democrat Richard Shelby of Alabama voted to open it up for further changes. White House officials monitored the vote count closely. Clinton who has staked enormous prestige on passage of a crime measure called key senators by phone to seek their support said spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers. Biden chairman of the Senate judiciary committee said a we will not but he later added a if we lose let it go to the american a for us to get 60 votes is a gimmick to kill the crime Bill a he said. A do they want a crime Bill or do they want to preserve their ability to have ak-47s and grenade launchers a republicans scoffed at such claims pointing to their proposals for minimum sentencing for gun crimes and crimes of Selling drugs to minors. A methinks you doth protest too much a said sen. Trent Lott r-miss., a just give us a episcopalians affirm marriage Creed Indianapolis a Bishops of the episcopal Church on wednesday approved a document on sexuality that includes an affirmation bolstering the churches traditional teaching of lifelong heterosexual marriage. But one Bishop said the group remains divided in efforts to Deal definitively with the Issue of sexuality. The conservative a affirmation a signed by 101 Bishops was added to a document that sought further discussion of same sex relationships in the episcopal Church. Athe affirmation criticized a proposed pastoral teaching As a incapable of providing the Clear guidance wanted and needed by Christian people for faithful a a basically it affirmed traditional marriage a Church spokeswoman Sarah Bartenstein said. The draft was written by eight Bishops and six members of the House of deputies a body of Lay people and clergy. It was based on a human sexuality Survey of episcopal laity and clergy conducted after the 1991 convention in Phoenix. The document discouraged the ordination of homosexuals but it declared that god can be present in same sex relationships and states that Gays and lesbians should not be ostracized. The addition of the affirmation followed a narrow vote 88-81, renaming the Bishops proposed pastoral teaching on human sexuality a a pastoral study Bartenstein said that move was seen by some As lessening its authority. Bishops argued that the word a teach Inge implies a level of agreement that does no to exist. The House of Bishops a body of 225 Bishops reviewed the paper Early wednesday at the churches general convention before joining the House of deputies for a discussion of it. One of the documents authors Bishop Richard Grein of new York said it did not seek to alter doctrine. A the committee wanted to provide the episcopal Church with a theology by which we could discuss this Issue a Grein said. A it is not a repeat not a intended to change the teachings of the episcopal Grein said the document had been a downgraded but he said a it May still do its Job in a hopeful Way if people will study it and enter into its
