European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                News series still controversial saturday May 14, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 probe of Ariz crime having some effects by Robert undue Phoenix not a month after the last of almost 100,000 words about crime i Arizona were published by an unusual team of investigative reporters the project remains controversial both in Arizona and in american  series of articles by representatives of 23 newspapers and one radio station working under auspices of the investigative reporters and editors inc., is begin Ning to have some effects Here. According to government sources a fed eral grand jury will be Impan eled shortly to investigate some of the group s charges of organized crime activity official corruption drug traffic and other illicit activities. The team said it came Here to continue the investigative work of Don holies a re Porter for the Arizona Republic who was murdered in a car explosion last year. A citizens committee is being formed Bya local attorney to look at the charges and to seek cleaner government and addition Al policemen and prosecutors have been hired partly in response to the series. La enforcement officials while asserting that they already knew about most of the alleged activities have praised the series saying it has created for the first time Public opinion climate that will help them to Deal with corruption and while Collar crime. Within journalism the idea of reporter from different papers collaborating on one Africa elephants May be own worst enemies Washington Dpi elephant seating like elephants in african National Parks threaten to destroy their habitat according to preliminary results of a wildlife  poachers human population in creases and pressures for Farmland Crow african elephants into preserves re searcher Ian Douglas Hamilton  elephant populations rapidly eat up Trees which Don t regenerate fast enough to provide the elephants next meal. Douglas Hamilton and Richard Miller of Yale Una gement of Hope african develop the resource Are seeking better Man it populations. They will use their plan  As a self sustaining food and income from legally harvested Desand Ivory. The study is sponsored by the new  8ocietyi the International Union for the conservation of nature and the world wildlife foundation. The experts estimate there now Are 1milllonormoreafricanelephants. But numbers Are no Security for elephants because their population can de crease rapidly he said noting the Uganda elephant population dropped to one tenth its level in Only a few  skeletons now utter the Afri can landscape he said. Som deaths resulted from drought and use of elephant Range for agricultural lands but most elephant deaths were caused by the increase to the Price of Ivory be Sald. One african Reserve Warden trains his staff to do Battle with poachers while in some nations such As Uganda much of automatic weapons ail a used its troops and helicopters to seek out poachers and shoot them Down. Douglas Hamilton said he does not Favora . Ban on Ivory imports but prefers a controlled Ivory Trade. Story met with some  number of editors including . Rosenthal executive editor of the Newyork tunes and Ben Bradlee executive editor of the Washington Post firmly oppose the concept saying among other things that such collaboration could sap journalism of one of its driving forces Competition by newspapers and their re porters. Nevertheless. Michael d. Hawkins .attorney for Arizona gives the series High Marks saying it has helped awaken Arizona to serious problems especially in the area of economic fraud and other kinds of White Collar crime and Given Federal investigators a number of leads to  the series did not result in any immediate indictments arrests or other major Short term effects and none appears Likely in the near future Many Politi Cal and business leaders Here and the Phoenix newspapers the Republic and the Gazette which declined to print the Arti cles continue to argue that the article missed their Mark that Many contained old information and in some cases irresponsible and unsupported allegations. Interviews last week with editors of most of the newspapers that participated in the project brought a mixture of  said they had no regrets and praised the results. But most said the would think twice about joining such a Ven Ture  generally questioning the Wisdom of such collaboration some Edi tors said they had been disturbed by the length and number of the articles by doubts that their local readers would be interested in such detail about another state by what they considered inadequate attrib ution for some allegations and especially by their inability to apply the same standards of scrutiny and judgment to the group s reporting As they would to their own reporters. Did t feel comfortable i did t feel comfortable with it said Arnold Miller managing editor of the chronicle Telegram in Elyria. Ohio a paper of 42,000 circulation and one of the smallest to contribute a reporter to the team. In the first  he added the series was too Long i was sort of Over whelmed by it. One Day someone dropped 20-Pound Box of stories on my desk i detached one editor to work on it but teething bothered me we had to take a lot on face value. I really think i d take a Lon look before we did this kind of thing  All of the editors indicated that they had done considerable editing of the articles in some cases dropping them altogether or cutting the length and excising portions that they considered libellous or undocumented. Only one libel Sui although some who were targets of the series threatened libel suits including  Goldwater r-ariz., who was accused of condoning organized crime and his brother Robert who was alleged to have ties with criminals Only one libel suit has resulted so far. It was filed by Jerry Colangelo general manager of the Phoe Nix suns basketball team who it was implied had criminal connections. John Rogers managing editor of the Denver Post which ran most of the Arti cles said his paper had done considerable editing on them but he thought it had been a worthwhile  Normal circumstances he said he would not endorse the idea of Pool Type investigative  but this was an unusual Case he  let people know that newspapermen would not stand idly by and watch As member of their family was callously  letters to the editor View from appointments desk i would like to present the View of opera tors who work at Central appointments at the 97th general Hospital in . I was  you would tend to get that Way also if almost Ever time you picked up the phone you got bitched at. I was tired of hearing How Long you were put on hold. I was tired of patients demand ing that i give then an appointment. I was tired of being yelled at and Given lectures on How my Job should be run. I was tired of threats about going to my Boss about How bad you feel you were treated and i was tired of having the phone slammed Down in my ear. Then you patients turn around and com Plain about How a courteous you were treated. Bear in mind you Are not the Only patient that the operators talk to in one Day. They talk to anywhere from 100 to 200patients a Day. I will attempt to explain some of these problems that you patients feel you Are subjected to. Understand that these Are reasons not excuses. To begin with the reason you Are put on hold for so Long i that instead of the five operators to answer the thirteen phones there were Only thereof us and when i left that made two. Some of those phones Are from dispensaries from areas outside Frankfurt. Not just people from Frankfurt Are seen at the 97th.an operator can easily spend an hour making appointments Tor Only one dispensary. When you Call to make an appointment please have some kind of writing utensil and paper to write Down the information the operators give you. I Don t know How Many times i had to repeat the same information twice. Next time you Are holding so Long think about the person ahead of you rummaging through their purse or pockets looking for something to write with. When you Are told that there Are not an appointments left that is exactly what it Means. The doctors give a set number of appointments for each Day that they Are there. After that there Are no More appointments to give and you Are told to Call Back the Day on which the new appoint european edition col. Billy e. Spangler us editor lev com Ltd. Larry e. Joyce. Usa Deputy  Mert Proctor managing editor Elmer o. Frank production manager Henry s. Epstein. Circulation manager to i Nel apor ii a Zulnor led unofficial put Callon for . Armold forces overseas. 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Ments will be open. _ str your Luck with the doctor and Hope he win squeeze you in Between other patients then by All Means Call the doctor after All the operators Are told by that specific clinic that after All the appointments Are gone there will be no add on. In most clinics the schedules Are Madrone month in Advance. If a doctor tells you to come Back in four weeks Don t wait until three weeks have gone by to Call and make an appointment. All i can say to thatis dream on  it is always better to Call too soon than it is too late an be told there Are no More appointments left. The operators do realize How you Feeland if they could they would help. Even they Hope we never get sick while Here i Europe because of the poor and inadequate treatment. I am asking you patients to hold your tempers in Check while talking to the operator. As i previously said the operator receives anywhere from 100 to 200 Calls a Day and after awhile you get tired of All the Bull you have to put up with because a patient feels they have to express their anger. If you feel you Are not being treated properly and Are not being seen by a doctor soon enough voice your anger tothe proper authorities. Take your com plaints to the department of clinics or their not to the operator. Again when waiting for an appoint ment please try and remember All that i have said and understand the operator Point of View. Last of All i thank All those patients whore polite. It always cheered me up to know that there were a few people left Inthis world who knew the meaning of the word  sue Wikberg Frankfurt the inducements re a recent article quoting sen. Wil Liam Proxmire a wis. Dod and the american Peoples Friend and Able lawmaker his concern this particular time is i regard to military and civil service personnel leaving government to enter Pri vate Industry. With the Ever eroding actions by Well meaning ? legislators incur Congress Proxmire Aspin it Al what does he expect i have in excess of Twenty years in . Civil service and i assure you that if private Industry offered me a 29 per Cen increase in salary plus other benefits such As our congressmen receive 1 would note a civil Servent for any longer than it takes to answer the Call. Evidently a lot of our elected officials Are not students of history or they choose to ignore it. Is there a general Billy Mitch Ell around or will another Pearl Harbor be required to share them civil servant Rota Spain reminder All letters to to editor must coat in full Nane and address of the writer and most be signed. Wasj Jed Tetter will not be considered for Patti Matteo. Because of the Large volume of mall this column receives daily letters that Are Brief and to the Point have a much better Chance of being published