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Thursday, August 11, 1988TThe Battalion/Page 7 World and Nation PA proposes treatment for water supply e y rtf ssioirn Pposic; the, foreih ch ^ dej mthaf by tele y Hut nake wed t Hon is Leu thatte haddi '.putai lict chord said, s unaj;. e Lek; WASHINGTON (AP) — The En vironmental Protection Agency took steps Wednesday to reduce levels of hazardous lead in the nation’s drink ing water supplies by proposing that water be treated at tens of thousands of plants. The proposed rules, which EPA fficials said likely could require [bout half the nation’s water supply Demonstrators killed, policemen beheaded during Burma protests . BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Scores of demonstrators have been filed during two days of anti-gov- rnment protests in Burma, and ri- ters beheaded three policemen iVednesday in Rangoon, the official Burmese radio reported. It said 30 people were killed in Rangoon street battles Wednesday, ringing the officially reported leath toll for the two days through- ut the country to about 80. A mob ttacked a police station in southern wis'ii^Jurma, the radio added. Unofficial reports said the death ount may be well over 100 from lashes between security forces and generally unarmed students, ote I posted claimei lawsm lemfe lareiKi If mmnij al, hi lay and ibers emaiei 1. tes had lay and lay. Bn: fficii said, has dis missal! emfe d toal i whet to con- as beer, it ttb eeptle y Cruise- io, tilt t and is rived nyar uesdii in lie® d keep verap- et || hes I oat, tit-’ rnai n Cm ard tit ise, j neve Spai i a tele t lnij f th he ateri' systems — 53,000 — to treat water, could prove expensive for those served by small systems. A few families could see their bills rise as much as $367 a year. Environmentalists had mixed re actions to the proposal. They lauded the plan to treat wa ter supplies, but said EPA’s proposal fails to ensure Americans will drink lead-free water. They also said it could contribute to wasting precious water, and places too heavy a burden on the con sumer. Lee M. Thomas, EPA’s adminis trator, said the regulations will re duce lead in the drinking water of 138 million Americans and “will be especially beneficial to young chil dren, who are at much greater risk than adults.” Concentrations of lead in the blood have been associated with a va riety of health problems. Lead can impair mental ability in children, cause premature births and delay physical and mental devel opment of babies. In arhilt 1 ; it can interfere with hearing and increase blood pres sure, and, at high levels, cause kid ney damage and anemia. Under EPA’s proposal: • Water plant operators would be required to begin a corrosion control program by treating water with cer tain chemicals if water at the con sumer’s tap has lead levels greater than 10 parts per billion. The pro gram also would be required for acidic water. Lead often enters water — partic ularly acidic or corrosive water — af ter it leaves the treatment plant but before it reaches the consumer’s tap. Acidity is an indicator of corrosive water, which causes pipes to leach lead before it reaches the tap. Thomas said there is a “dramatic reduction” in lead if the acidity of the water is checked. • If the average lead levels are greater than 10 parts per billion, wa ter suppliers must conduct a public education program, which would in clude helping consumers get their water tested. Some consumers might have to pay to have lead pipes, which the U.S. banned two year ago, replaced in their homes. They also may have to allow water to run from the tap for a time before drinking. • Water treatment plants would have to reduce lead to a maximum contaminant level of 5 parts per bil lion. Lead in source water supplies is less of a problem than lead collected in pipes. Buddhist monks and others de manding the ouster of President Sein Lwin and a return to democ racy. Rangoon radio has reported about 160 wounded and 1,500 ar rested in the two days. The capital has been under martial law for a week, a curfew was imposed Tues day and gatherings of more than five people are prohibited. The demonstrations are by far the largest since a coup by Ne Win ended democracy in Burma in 1962. Sein Lwin became president and head of the government party last month when Ne Win resigned after 26 years in power. Senate opens debate on plan to send aid to Contra rebels WASHINGTON (AP) — A politi cally divided Senate opened debate Wednesday on a Democratic plan to send humanitarian aid to Nicara gua’s Contra rebels and open the way for resumption of military assis tance later this year. Senate Majority Leader Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., urged Republican support for the proposal, with its built-in guarantees against a filibus ter, as the only approach that has a chance of actually getting aid to the Contras. Byrd’s appeal came after Senate leaders and White House officials failed in dozens of private meetings over, the past two weeks to reach a broad bipartisan agreement on U.S. policy toward Nicaragua. “This approach keeps the options open and on a fast track,” Byrd told the Senate. “I hope my amendment will receive bipartisan support and send a signal to the Nicaraguan gov ernment in the strongest possible way.” After failing to win agreement to limit debate before a vote on his plan, Byrd said he would, if nec essary, cut short a long-scheduled summer recess and reconvene the Senate immediately after next week’s Republcan National Conven tion in New Orleans. License tag casts doubt on shootings CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — The existence of a bullet- riddled license plate could cast even more doubt on the official police version of the shootings of a Juarez TV anchor and two oth ers. Manuel Gomez Martinez, hus band of slain anchorman Linda Bejarano, said he planned to pre sent to a prosecutor the rear li cense plate of the car in which he and the three others were at tacked July 23. Bejarano; the car’s driver, Car los Alfonso Garcia; and Gomez’ mother, Lucrecia Martinez, were killed when police and their help ers shot 46 bullets into the white Chrysler New Yorker. Gomez says he was in the front seat and escaped injury by diving to the car floor. Police have said they mistook Gomez’ car for a vehicle whose occupants — suspected of being drug traffickers — shot at police south of Juarez two hours before. One reason Gomez’ car was mistaken for that of drug traf fickers was that it had no rear li cense plate, police said. But Gomez’ lawyer insists that the car did carry a license plate, and that it shows bullet holes from the police fusillade. Attor ney Lorenzo Holguin Cisneros said police removed the plate af ter the shooting. 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