European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday May 21, 1977 girl 6, picks Mother Over $15 million Omaha neb. Up _ Meghan Kath Leen Wilger 6, told a judge would rather live with her real Mother than in Herit about �15 million. The Money made no impression other District judge Samuel Caniglia said or his decision on custody of the  could have cared  Caniglia ruled Meghan must be re turned to her natural Mother Mary e. Wilger now mrs. Tony Cox rather than readopted by her Uncle and aunt. Mrs. Cox said she had lived in a com Mune and taken a variety of illegal drugs and was unsure of the name of Meghan father. But that was before she married a Golf professional in Council Bluffs Iowa who could care for her daughter. When Meghan was 18 months old  s brother Timothy John Wilger of Omaha took custody of the child. Mrs. Cox then single signed this document i Mary Wilger being of sound mind and body give Complete Legal and total custody of my minor child Meghan Kath Leen Wilger Over to my brother Timothy John . Wilger s great aunt Mabel Shaw Walker of new York left a Trust estate of$15 million with a stipulation that her Niece alone could Benefit from the proceeds. Upon mrs. Wilger s death the Trust would go to her Heire including Meghan it the Bilgera were allowed to adopt  said mrs. Cox visited her daughter often while she lived with  brother and his wife Isabel and also helped support the  Felt the document was not an abandonment or relinquishment and since she did give custody and nothing else she could revoke it at any time she wanted to the judge said. As soon As the Mother became Able to keep the child and secure enough to pro vide the child with what she needed she demanded her  court documents said that on oct 24. 1975, mrs. Cox seized and secreted away Meghan. Timothy and babe Wilger filed suit demanding her return. Every child is entitled to the love affection and care of her natural Mother Caniglia said. The Mother in my opinion had done nothing to forfeit that right. She was not unfit morally or physically to have her care and custody. I just Felt a Mother s love is Worth More than the Money involved More than any amount  same goals that inspired flight Lindy never lost his reverence for Mankind new York up Charles Augustu Lindbergh worked in his later years to save the Earth for Mankind Tith the same Zeal that sent him 50 years ago into the unknown of his historic Atlantic  widow Anne 70, so spoke of him Friday evening in a reflective mood As the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the new York to Paris Solo night of the reluctant hero. Her Brief talk at one of a series of spirit of St. Louis dinners to raise memorial scholarship funds in Lindbergh s favorit Fields aviation space conservation and environmentalism was one of the rare Public appearances of the author aviatrix who now lives in Darien Conn. Some aim greater than survival sent him on his night to  she said. Just As there was some motive above survival that took men to the  she said her husband who had written the goal of Man is Man himself meant i believe the character of individual Man his courage his integrity his creativity his compassion for other men his reverence for life of All kinds. And Man himself draws his character and his strength from his roots in god s Earth. Charles Lindbergh never turned Misback on his profession on aviation or Sci ence or the miracles of technology but he Felt strongly we must find a balance be tween our inventions and the environment from which these inventions had grown. He spent the last 20 years of his life working to protect our Earth and its re sources trying to save endangered species of animals helping to create preserves of wilderness for our children and grandchildren to explore and  the Lindbergh met and married shortly after his return from Paris when he went on a National tour to be welcomed Asa hero and flew to Mexico City where Anne s father Dwight w. Morrow . Ambassador. Though i never flew in the spirit of , i flew in planes of that Era said the author whose husband trained her to be Pilot. I wonder if you can imagine what flying was like in those Days before Passen Ger airlines she said. The planes we new in were single engine open cockpit tandem seats on behind another and dual control. We had no radio no heat no direction finder. I Winter i wore a flying suit that made me look like an overstuffed Teddy  took Days to Cross the continent. The noise of the engine was deafening. We communicated by gestures by rocking the plane with the stick. This meant you Fly now this meant til take the controls this meant i m hungry pass up a Sand wich " she recalled when she and her Husbandman into a dust storm Over Texas and near dark picked out a Bare slope and  morning the wind had died and the couple found themselves near a Dilapi dated ranch House. They followed a Wagon track to the House and introduced themselves hot Dusty and tired. The rancher s wife came out with curlers Over her  i be read about you folks she told Thelin Berghs. I be cried Over you and i be prayed for  mrs. Lindbergh said the ranch wife Lookout after a Chicken scratching the Yard and the Chicken Tore off. Don t Squaw know said the rancher s wife. You re Lindy s  for my husband the plane which he first used As a vehicle to experience life became a Lens through which to View  saw the enormous changes Man had made on the Earth s surface and which i continued would destroy the  Lindbergh died of cancer in 1974. Wilmington 10 plea for new trial rejected new Law Boss Douglas a. Fraser stands beneath a United Auto workers Seal at the Union convention in los Angeles where he was elected the new president the 6, 000 delegates thursday approved a Spe Cial fall convention to decide whether the 1.4-million-member Law  with the Al Cio. A Burgaw. . A a judge Friday denied a new trial for the defendants in the Wilmington 10  George m. Fountain said at the conclusion of 10 Days of testimony that the Only Issue for him to decide was if there was a substantial denial of any constitutional rights of the defendants in their 1972 arson and conspiracy trial. I have concluded and my ruling willbe there was no such denial Fountain said. The Superior court hearing had Bee held on the Appeal of the nine Black men and one White woman win were convicted of arson and conspiracy five years ago i connection with racial violence in Wil Mington . Chief defense attorney James Ferguson immediately asked Fountain to Grant re lease on Bond to the Rev. Ben Chavis Deight other defendants still in prison. But Fountain said he did not have authority to do so. Noting that the . Supreme court had refused to hear the Casein Appeal. Therefore i m not Here to Rule on the guilt or innocence of these defendants. The Constitution would t let me do that if wanted to Fountain said. During the hearing three prosecution Japan to limit Export of color tvs Washington api Japan has agreed o limit exports of color television sets to the United states avoiding Tariff which would raise the Price of their sets and make them less competitive in Ameri can markets the White House announced Friday. The White House said the agreement would not increase prices on japanese television sets sold in the United Stales Forat least two years. The Trade agreement Calls for Japan to Export no More than 1.7s million color Tele vision sets to the United states each  ceiling represents a 40 per cent de crease from the number of japanese sets imported in 1976. The White House said. The Carter administration decided notto impose tariffs on japanese sets which make up 80 per cent of the color television imports into the United slates Robert Strauss president Carter s Spe Cial Trade negotiator called the Accord a fair and equitable arrangement one which docs not unnecessarily limit Trade or raise consumer costs but which also gives american firms and workers time to adjust to International  Strauss said the agreement could conceivably have an inflationary Impact until late 1978 or Early 1979 under the mos Adverse  he said the prices would be held Down because there has been a tremendous inventory buildup that has t been distributed by  so is predict cd that he agreement would help establish a healthier Yelevi Sion Industry in this country but he would not say How Many jobs it  the . International Trade commis Sion had recommended a Large increase i tariffs on color television sets from Japan As a Means of limiting the japanese share of the . Market. But Carter rejected this recommendation saying in a statement that it would result in undue and unjustifiable Cost to Consumers in higher prices reflecting the higher  witnesses repeated recantation of their1972 trial testimony. Defense attorneys argued that the trial was based on prosecutor at misconduct and perjured testimony. Attorneys for the state sought to show that the witnesses were pressured into recanting by lawyers and supporters of the defendants. Cost of food pushes Index up once again Washington a another big jump in the Cost of food pushed consumer prices up eight tenths of 1 per cent la april the third big monthly Rise in consumer prices this year the government reported food prices Rose 1.5 per cent during the month More than twice the March in crease of six tenths of i per cent a major cause of the food Price Rise was the 13.1 Sec cent increase in the Price of ground Coffee the government said. The april increase in consumer prices equivalent to an annual rate of nearly 10 per cent showed inflation will continue Tobe a major economic problem for the Carter administration in the month ahead. The labor department said its consumer Price Index for. April stood at 179.6 of the 1967 average o 100, meaning that Good priced 10 years ago at $100 Cost 1179.60 last month. Consumer prices last month were 6.8 percent higher than in april 1976. The april surge in consumer prices Fol Lowed a six tenths of i per cent gain in March when food prices also increased by h x.4.lnlhs of l p61"cent to apn1 increase put the Price rises Back at the worrisome Levels of february when they Rose 1 per f3T1? january when they Rose eight tenths of l per cent. For the year consumer prices have increased 3.2 per cent