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Tuesday, October 25,1988 The Battalion Page 5 REE World/Nation PA estimates set high cost improve drinking water cial JRBt >w! >0“ e System ^ Parts&I4I ard ome Mt ome Graphij Port WASHINGTON (AP) — New regula- ns for drinking water and waste trcat- nt could cost homeowners an average $100 or more in additional municipal by 1996. a study by the Environ- ntal Protection Agency estimates. Ain in-house agency committee also farms and some small businesses jld face significant costs from 85 ma- rcgulations promulgated in the past r or two or expected in the next few rs. The cost estimates for the regulations ecting municipalities dealt only with standards for drinking water, waste ter treatment and solid waste. Costs for other regulations, such as as bestos controls in schools, could not be derived, so the committee said it consid ered its estimates floors that could be ex ceeded. Based on an analysis of the finances of 207 municipality, the committee esti mated that 21 percent to 30 percent of the smallest —places with fewer than 2.500 people — could have trouble raising loans or floating bond issues for the capi tal expenditures the regulations will re quire. Only 3 percent to 7 percent of towns larger than that are expected to have dif ficulty raising money. World Briefs rroup: Woman not tied to U.S. hostages BEIRUT. Lebanon (AP) — Is- amic Jihad, a pro-Iranian group tolding two U.S. hostages, said donday it was not linked to the Leb- inese woman arrested in Italy with thotographs of captive Americans. The group claimed the woman. Aline Ibrahim Rizkallah. 36, had ties o Israel's secret service. Islamic Jihad challenged Italian au- horities to publish a photograph of American hostage Terry Anderson hat was found in the woman's lug- age at Milan airport last Thursday. "What has been said about the presence of a photograph of captive Anderson is sheer fabrication and is absolutely devoid of truth," Islamic Jihad said in a typewritten Arabic- language statement delivered to a Western news agency in Beirut. The 15-line communique was de livered with a photograph of Ander son to authenticate it. The kidnappers apparently did not know that authorities in Milan had al ready released a copy of the photo graph of Anderson that was discov ered in the woman's lueaaee. European bankers offer Soviet credit FRANKFURT. West Germany lAP) — West European bankers are Bffering the Soviets huge amounts of |redit to use in modernizing their lonsumer economy, but Japan's rela- lions with Moscow are cool and its bankers arc holding back. H State OcpAVttxteAA sources in Wash- Higron emphasize that the deals do Bot involve direct loans, but lines of [Bredit. which become loans only as |he available credit is used. I They said the credit lines appear Resigned to finance specific trade ar- langements and cannot be classed as 1‘untied loans" — money to be spent however the borrower chooses. The Unites States does not oppose lending at market rates for non-strate- gic purposes but is against govern ment subsidies of loans, the sources said on condition of anonymity. Peter Pietsch. a finance and trade expert with West Germany’s Com merzbank. told the Associated Press: "Credit not only from West Germany but from all of Western Europe will be increasing and expanding in com ing years." "This has to do with the Soviet Union's goal of opening up politi cally and economically, which also includes an increase in trade activ ities." Pietsch, whose institution is the third-largest private bank in the country, said. r ormer Marines offer peace to Vietnam NEW YORK (AP) — Three for mer Marines extended a peace offer ing to Vietnam on Monday in ad- lance of a mercy mission to that lountry in which they will lopk for jand mines that might still be in place isultation FE y cars after the Marines planted them. | The Americans presented a plaque the Vietnamese mission to the lljPjiy; <| Jnited Nations saying: "In the hopes [■Ml I ^ P reserv > n ? the peace, we come to /ietnam once again, this time to help an «iiJ he the preservation of human life. JllZeni W] ith Engineers January 1989." While the nine-day trip to be made y six former Marines from the 1 1th ngineer Battalion. 3rd Marine Divi- |ion, is a private and. in some ways. m minars...F® FREE! search elags sport cases F sentimental journey, funded by an anonymous businessman, it has the blessing of both the U.S. and Viet namese governments. The Jan. 9 trip is the latest in a se ries of moves between the two coun tries to improve relations. Vietnam, one of the poorest coun tries in the world, is seeking diplo matic relations with the United States. American aid and investment now banned by a U.S. trade em bargo. A member of Vietnam's National Assembly and a key economic ad viser. Nguyen Xuan Oanh. made a rare visit to the United States earlier this month to confer with American businessmen. incennes returns from Persian Gulf SAN DIEGO (AP) — The USS Vincennes ended a tragedy-marred deployment Monday, returning to its homeport more than three months af ter it mistakenly shot down an Iranian airliner in the Persian Gulf. I Sailors dressed in Navy whites lined the deck of the Aegis cruiser. Which sported a red. white and blue paper wreath at its bow and carried a Sign declaring the crew's love for San Diego and America. Hundreds of relatives, awaiting a reunion with sailors absent for six months, released a cloud of red. white and blue balloons as the ship flocked. A Navy band played "Cali fornia Here We Come" and the \ ('Vincennes March." "New fathers are going to be see ing new kids for the first time." Se nior Chief Petty Officer Steve Hiney said. "The wives and girlfriends, mothers and fathers are going to be there." The Vincennes, equipped with the Navy's modern Aegis combat control system, accidently downed the Ira nian civilian aircraft over the Persian Gulf on July 3. killing all 290 people aboard. The official Pentagon report con cluded the crew; mistook the airliner for an Iranian F-14 fighter jet and said crew members misintrepreted com puter and radar data because of stress in their first combat situation. The panel said the states and federal officials may have to devise new ways of helping the smaller communities. In some cases, it said, smaller towns may need to merge their services. The panel said the increase in fees, taxes and other charges for the three en vironmental services would be highest in the least and most populous cities — SI70 in the smallest towns and $160 in cities of more than 250,000. In 20 percent of the smallest places, current charges could more than double, but nationwide only 2 percent of the households would see an increase that large. Data for farms as a whole proved harder to come by. so the committee ex amined some speciality crops as well as farms of three common types — an Illi nois corn and soybean operation, of which there are about 31,000: a Missis sippi farm growing cotton and soybeans, of which there are about 1.800: and a Kansas farm producing wheat and cattle, of which there are about 20,000. Assuming that the agency tried to pro mulgate regulations with minimum costs nnrl tbnt not F'vprv fanner ’ n fj_ nancial condition had to meet every re quirement, income before depreciation would fall by 3 percent for the Missis sippi and Kansas farms and by 0.7 per cent for the Illinois farm. In the worst case of high-cost regula tions that all farmers would have to meet, the Illinois farm would lose 26 percent of its income, the Mississippi farm would lose 2,4 percent and the Kan sas farm would lose 84 percent. Seventy percent of the nation's 3.5 million small businesses — those with fewer than 50 employees — are in non polluting fields such as wholesale and re tail trade, finance or other services. The committee said it was able to identify several industries where costs to comply with future regulations had a good chance of eating up either 30 per cent of annual profits or requiring capital expenditures of more than 30 percent of the owners’ investment. Most prominent are dry cleaners, who may be faced with expensive controls on solvents, and service stations faced with cleaning up any leaking underground tanks. Idaho turns away radioactive boxcar from storage plant DENVER (AP) — A steel-lined box car of low-level radioactive waste re turned to the Rocky Flats nuclear weap ons plant Monday after being rejected by Idaho, leaving in its tracks troubling questions about how the nation handles its atomic leftovers. The boxcar, ordered out of Idaho by Gov. Cecil Andrus on Saturday, was moved to the Rocky Flats plant 16 miles northwest of Denver on Monday morn ing while officials debated what to do. Colorado Gov. Roy Romcr on Sunday turned down a Department of Energy re quest to expand storage facilities for low- jevel radioactive waste at Rocky Flats and asked that the Department of Energy not unload the rail car. which contains 140 drums of waste at 55 gallons per dru m. The state now allows storage of up to 1.600 cubic yards of radioactive waste at Rocky Flats, and the plant legally could accommodate the boxcar's cargo without exceeding the limit, officials said. "We'll cooperate with the DOE to find an alternative site until (a proposed disposal facility in) New Mexico is open." Romer said Monday. "But I've said. ‘Look, no expansion of Rocky Flats.’" Romer said he would press for a meet ing of Western governors to discuss a long-term solution to the problem and planned to talk to DOE officials in the meantime. It was the second time recently that Rocky Flats' operations have come un der the spotlight. Earlier this month, the plant's plutonium reprocessing facility was closed by the DOE after three work ers were exposed to radioactive material inside. Building 771 remains closed, but production of plutonium triggers for nu clear weapons continues at the plant, of ficials said. Underdog Dukakis claims Bush resorts to using 6 outright lies’ Michael Dukakis, an underdog run ning short of time, accused George Bush on Monday of resorting to "outright lies" to avoid important campaign is sues. Bush replied that Democrats arc desperate and said Dukakis is soft on crime and defense "and that's the ines capable truth." There was no letup in a White House campaign never noted for civility. Democratic Rep. Richard Gephardt, campaining for Dukakis, said of the Re publicans, "Hitler would have loved these people." With 15 days until Election Day. Bush and running mate Dan Quayle were doing their best to protect a lead in the national public opinion polls. Dukakis purchased time for the second in a series of five-minute network tele vision commercials as he and ticketmatc Lloyd Bcntsen looked for a way to catch fire. Dukakis stuck to his late-campaign Populist theme and said Bush would per- fi&M Steakhousei 108 College Main J Announces a Dinner Special! 5-9 pm ^ Grilled Chicken $3. 79 incl: Baked Potato or fries, salad, Texas y, Toast & iced tea. to tejj Bring this coupon Expires 11/1 yj We Deliver • 846-5273 • We Deliver • 846-5273 • sonally receive a $22.000-a-year tax break from his proposal to cut the capital gains tax. "George Bush wants to give people like George Bush a tax break that's more than the average California worker makes in a year." Dukakis said in Los Angeles. "Look in the mirror and ask yourself: Is George Bush on your side?.” The vice president defended his tax proposal as good for creating new jobs. He said Dukakis is likely to raise taxes if he gets the chance and the nation could face an "economic disaster if the liberals take over the White House." Campaigning through New England, Bush made an unusual departure from his prepared speech to reject Dukakis’ charges of campaign distortions and de ceptions. He said he could document ev ery one of the allegations made in tele vision advertisements criticizing a Massachusetts prison furlough program and his rival’s record on defense. The College of Liberal Arts and the Placement Center present Career Development Workshops “Job Search Strategies” Tues., Oct. 25 & Thurs., Oct 27 5 pm 410 Rudder GIZMO’S “An outdoor cafe brought indoors’ Favorites from our menu.... MALIBU MELT savory layers of American & Swiss cheese, turkey, tomato and bacon broiled on our garlic bread...$3.50 SIGNATURE DIPS sen/ed in a toasted sourdough bread shell with chips and garlic bread. 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