Show Serving Weber North Davis Morgan and Box Elder Counties 94th Year ROY — Staff er witnesses Saturday testified at a US Senate hearing here on allegations that exposure to toxic chemicals at Hill Air Force Base caused cancer and other serious illnesses in workers One witness testified that cancer was so common that workers wondered “who would be next” to contract and die of the disease Sen Orrin Hatch chairman of the Senate Labor and HuTwenty-thre- e R-Ut- ah man Resources Committee chaired the hearing which lasted nearly seven hours in the Roy High School auditorium Hatch who said one of the primary purposes of the hearing was to explore the issues surrounding the exposure of the civilian work force involved in maintenance operations at Hill AFB to toxic chemicals was joined in the questioning by Sen Jeremiah Denton The hearing was arranged so that five panels of individuals and two separate medical doctors were R-A- la interviewed and questioned Utah con- cerning the necessity for proposed mortality and morbidity studies The five panels consisted of: — First members of the American Federation of Government Employees Union Local 1592 including William M Harper president Neil B Breeden former president Lois V Howell chairwoman of the union’s chemical committee and Joseph Wally chairman of the union’s health and safety committee — Second a panel of widows whose husbands died allegedly as a result of toxic chemical contact including Mrs Nick C Chaffos of Salt Lake Mrs Myron Whitesides of Layton Mrs Joseph Antencio of g Ogden and Mrs Robert B of Murray — The third panel consisted of workers or former workers who have contracted cancer including Terrance Anderson of West Jordan Kent Clayton of Sunset and Jesse Fallows of Roy A fourth panel member Ronald Trussell of Morgan was scheduled to testify but because of his illness had been hospitalized His wife appeared on the panel and tearfully read his prepared statement — The fourth panel was composed of individuals who have con Lim-ber- Jr and his counterparts from Canada Mexico and Venezuela agreed Saturday that their nations should work together to stimulate the economy of the Caribbean region joint communique issued after meeting called for “more comprehensive efforts by countries cooperating with the region taking into account the different approaches and development stages of these countries” The ministers agreed to begin immediate talks with the governments of other nations in Central America and the Caribbean as well as with industrial nations elsewhere and with international financial institutions American diplomats said the A their one-da- y and Delton Killman of West Jordan — The fifth panel represented the Air Force Members included Richard McKenzie deputy director of the Directorate of Maintenance Col Victor Furtado chief of BioEnvironmental Engineering office of the Surgeon General Col Johan Bayer BioEnvironmental Engineer at the Ogden Air Logistics Center Dr Charles Bock of the Directorate of Maintenance at Hill and Sam Vigil industrial hygienist at Hill — Two doctors Dr William M Rom of the Rocky Mountain Cent- er for Occupational and Environmental Health and Dr Robert InSpirtas of the National Cancerbetstitute appeared separately ween the fourth and fifth panels Union officials claim as did numerous other witnesses that the possibility that as many as 150 individuals have died of cancer and that at least 1200 others have contracted serious illness through exposure to toxic chemicals points directly to the need for the two studies “I do not place the blame for the past health problems at Hill AFB at any single or all of the Hill AFB managers” Breeden said speaking on behalf of the union “These individuals were not aware of the danger of the chemicals used and as their sole function was to meet production deadlines they only accomplished their job “I do find fault with vendors and manufacturers who did not properly label dangerous chemicals and a John Shupe reed about the need for a mortality study which examines the cause of death in individuals they questioned the proposed morbitity study which would examine the causes or possible causes of specific illnesses in living individuals Furtado told Htch during questioning that the Air Force would be willing to participate in a mortality study but “not support it supply system that permits routine requisitioning of proven (monetarily)” Hatch told Furtado that he and suspected carcinogens” return to Washington and should Breeden said tell his superiors that not only “I do find fault with past efforts a should the Air Force a made by Hill AFB management to cover up the possible danger done to employees and their continual statement that Hill is a ‘health farm’ I hope in their testimony of today that Air Force management states that an unwanted error could have been made and that they are in support of the various health studies recommended by NCI and other witnesses” Although Air Force officials ag- - countries had agreed on the vast majority of information included in the communique before Saturday’s meeting After the meeting Haig described the plan as “a new partnership still in a consultative phase” Asked if the plan would mean US aid to Cuba he said “There are no automatic exclusions nor any obligation for inclusion” A senior State Department official called the meeting “a first stage effort to achieve a higher level of cooperation in dealing with the problems of the Caribbean basin” “We’re attempting to lay the basis for a long-terpartnership among those countries most interested in assuring the economic success of the area” he said After the current meeting of m donor countries the official said there would be a meeting of the Caribbean recipient nations He noted that while no country could be automatically excluded from aid neither could any donor nation be forced to assist any particular country against its own policies The official asked not to be identified The United States has security concerns about the region which it is pursuing separately the official said adding that the joint effort will be limited to the economic and social conditions of the region Haig told reporters on his air- craft while flying down from Washington Friday night that he brought ideas but no definitive plan “We want it to be a regional plan under which donors and reci- SAN JOSE Calif (AP) — Some officials in an area stricken by Mediterranean fruit flies urged residents to leave as officials prepared to battle the bugs from the air with a controversial pesticide Barring a court injunction Monday helicopters loaded with malathion will take off early Tuesday for an aerial spraying program ordered by Gov Edmund G Brown Jr after the US Department of Agriculture threatened a quarantine on California produce The heart of the infestation will be hit with malathion at least six times with the applications coming seven to 10 days apart officials said The first application is expected to take a week and the rest two to three days each officials said The first year State agriculture officials while insisting the chemical posed no health threat urged residents to stay inside cover their cars and bring children’s toys inside during the 2 am to 6 am sprayings Some local officials went so far as to urge residents to flee rather than face the possible danger of malath- Mrs Limberg said that her husband told her workers at the base often wondered “who would be next?” After learning that he had cancer he said “Now we know who’s next Limberg’s next” “President Reagan members of the Congress those civil servants to whom the task has been given to quality control the working conditions of your fellow civil servants now I ask you the same question” Mrs Limberg said “Who is next?” Mrs Trussell was in tears as she took her seat to read her husband’s Rod Boom Havana Radio says commandos trained in US are captured Alpha 66 claims thousands of members throughout MIAMI (AP) — Five commandos trained in the United States It has long been one of the most the United States and intent on assassinating Cuban Preof the dozens of splinter exile groups that influential sident Fidel Castro and sabotaging industrial plants dream of ousting were captured after landing east of Havana Havana have tried to keep alive the 22-ye- ar radio reported Saturday A Miami-baseCuban exiles group of claimed the five as members and said their capture would not deter the group from its goal of overthrowing the communist dictator “We know the men are ours” said Humberto Perez who identified himself as chief of military operations for Alpha 66 “But this isn’t going to stop us” Perez said he could not identify the five men Havana radio said were captured on July 5 because Alpha 66 has sent more than 40 commandos to Cuba in recent months He said Alpha 66 sent six men to Cuba July 4 He said he discussed the reported capture Saturday with Alpha 66 members who are training for clandestine missions in Cuba “Everyone said they want to continue they want to go to Cuba” he said in a telephone interview anti-Castr- d I o Bill paying by telephone computure credit and instant cash at midnight are among results expected from coming E banking revolution 1 man was held Saturday on charges of setting a $6 million blaze that leveled half a block damaging or destroying a former homosexual bathhouse and 26 other buildings in the city’s costliest conflagration since the 1906 earthquake Bail was set at $25000 for suspect Calif after his arrest Friday night by special Arson Task Force officers Firefighters began slowly going Otis J Bloom of Millbrae through the rubble of 10 collapsed buildings looking for bodies of poss on-dut- the falling debris missing some of them by inches Five firefighters were treated for minor injuries during the battle to control the fire The blaze left 119 persons homeless A gay bar untouched by the flames set up a relief effort to help those who lost their homes and said donations were pouring in Firemen found whips chains and other sexual paraphernalia in collapsed four minutes after the homosexual “slave quarters” used first firefighters arrived on the by sado-masochis- weapons and explosives and had left the United States “in a speedy craft with the purpose e of infiltrating Cuba” The broadcast said the five were captured by combined forces of the Cuban Interior Ministry and the Cuban Armed Forces Ministry on the northern coast of Matanzas province The commandos carrying provisions and propaganda planned an assassination attempt against Castro on July 26 the radio report said The date is the 28th anniversary of a victory by Castro’s forces that marked the start of the revolution and will be celebrated in the eastern Cuban city of Las Tunas the communist island would be dealt with “severely under the law” but indicated they would be tried in Cuba rather than being returned to the United States The announcement over Havana Radio confirmed what US authorities had suspected that the hijackers were Cuban exiles But their names were not disclosed Two women and four children who got off the jet with the hijackers when it reached Havana Friday were identified by Havana Radio as the “wives and children” of the two men The broadcast said the children had been place with relatives and the women were being questioned to determine their involvement in warned spraying might not be enough to halt the pests Northern California stressed that “this is not an and said he still might have to impose a quarantine on emergency evacuation Leaving the area is a personal 200 fruits and vegetables grown in California choice” scene elements” carried North y American-mad- MIAMI (UPI) — Cuba pledged Saturday that two exiles who hijacked an Eastern Airlines jet to Lof-gren- m The radio report monitored in Miami said the five “counter-revolutionar- fried under Cuban Saw officials report Changes go but I intend to ’’said ” leave Santa Clara County Supervisor Zoe five-alar- Castro Hijackers will be inside ahead “I don’t know where I’ll fire ible victims of the the took so it which moved quickly y firefighting city’s entire force to control it Fire Chief Andrew Casper said the fire is believed to have started on the ground floor of the bathhouse known as the Folsom Street Barracks which was being converted into a hotel scheduled to open Oct 1 The bathhouse closed since 1976 r the Directorate of Maintenance at Hill Air Force Base re 38-year-- Standard-Examine- A worker armed with tweezers concentrates on one of the many airplane parts he cleans and repairs each day in Building 100 in mile section near StanThe Red Cross said it will open shelters for people “target area” is a ford University leaving their homes during the spraying But Pete However US Agriculture Secretary John Block Ashen director of Red Cross disaster services for SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) — A Lois concerned” ion Man held in San Francisco fire and president He told me ‘I believe that something in that lab (Hill’s Precision Measurement Electronic Lab) is connected to all the deaths something is wrong’ He was greatly pients can coordinate together” That could mean short supplies and high prices nationwide The crops were valued at $41 billion last r chemical committee encourage mortality study it “had better” participate and “with funds” Col Bayer did admit to the applause of the nearly 200 persons who attended the hearing that the Air Force really “doesn’t know” if worker illnesses could be at- 'statement tributed to chemical exposure “I don’t know how I’m going to She said that after one of her get through this” she said “I’m husband’s fellow workers had afraid he’s (her husband) going to be the next one” died: “Bob became very pensive eood Standard-Exomine- Howell right chairman of the union's Breeden pushed for an investigation into Hill AFB maintenance practices during his tenure as president former president of the American Federation of Government Employees Union Local 1592 testifies Saturday at the hearing Listening are William Harper left current union Neil Breeden Residents may flee target area 15-squa- 50?: Sunday 25tf Daily including Michael T Cheney of Layton Andrew Tucker of Kays-vill- e Marvin Jarman of Ogden pledges economic NASSAU Bahamas (AP) — Secretary of State Alexander M Haig 198L efoemoeeoB eheoirges Joint Caribbean venture S July 12 Sunday tracted illnesses other than cancer By MIKE DONAHUE Standard-Examin- Ogden No 193 Divorce (7 SECTIONS Business Classified 1 B 104 PAGES) E Section 3E-13- E Editorials 4A Horizons B LocalMetro D Section Section Movies 7C Obituaries Sports 3E “The hijackers were arrested au- and turned over to the proper thorities” who will see that they C Section Television Close-u- p Utahthe West 1 Weather the hijacking 3A-- 1 eral Aviation Administration spokesman in Washington noted that two Cuban hijackers were returned to the US by the Cuban government after the last successful hijacking Sept 17 1980 “We strongly hope the Cuban government will return these people to the United States for proas they did last time as secution a further deterrent to attempts like tliis” the spokesman said Friday’s hijacking was the first successful such incident this year Two other attempts were aborted last March and April Waving Molotov cocktails the hijackers took over the Chicago to San Juan flight Friday afternoon just minutes before the Lockheed L1011 jet was due to make an intermediate stop at Miami No one was injured in the hijacking and one of the passengers Rose are “judged severely under the Abdullah of Chicago said when she first saw the flaming fire bombs she thought it “was a surprise There was no immediate official response to the Cuban broadcast but following the hijacking a Fed After taking the hijackers into custody Cuban authorities immediately cleared the jet for its return trip law” the broadcast monitored in birthday party fo the captain” Miami said 4A 2A ts J I - — —i -- t I J |