European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 02, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 2,1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 grand jury to hear Case of Jennings Nashville up country music superstar Waylon Jennings and his Busi Ness manager were bound Over to a Federal grand jury wednesday on charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. . Magistrate Kent Sandidge Iii Dis missed similar charges against Lori Evans 21, Jennings personal Secretary. Jennings 40, wearing Black boots jeans a leather Vest and an unbuttoned White shirt made no comment after the ruling against him and Mark Rothbaum of Danbury conn., his business manager. There was no indication when the grand jury would hear the Case. Both were al Lowed to remain free on $7,500 no surety Bond. They prosecutors Don t have enough to convict but they have enough for Proba ble cause Sandidge told Elliott Sagor one of Jennings attorneys at one Point during closing arguments. The prosecution contends that Roth Baum delivered a package containing 27 Grams of cocaine just under an ounce to world courier service inc. In new York for shipment to Obj productions inc., a firm on Nashville s music Row owned by Jennings. A clerk at the courier service became suspicious and opened the package find ing what he believed to be cocaine. He in formed authorities who removed All but two Grams of the drug resealed the pack age and permitted it to be shipped. Evans allegedly picked up the package at the Nashville Airport on the night of aug. 24 and carried it to a recording studio where Jennings was at work. Narcotics agents and other authorities followed Evans raided the studio and arrested  and Jennings. Hald Mcm says naked Nixon never happened Lompoc Calif. Up . Halde Man once the right hand Man to former president Richard Nixon and now serving a Federal prison term flatly denied wednesday a report that Nixon once sat naked in the White House Oval office and asked Haldeman what s on the Agenda new York daily news columnist Liz Smith reported in an article tuesday that the incident would be recounted in Halde Man s forthcoming Book to show that Nixon was Flaky and falling apart in the final Days of watergate. Haldeman placed a Call wednesday from the Lompoc Federal correctional institution to United press International in los Angeles and read a statement to refute the Story. My forthcoming Book the ends of Power will As reported Tell All and with gloves off he said. But i deplore and reject the kind of bathroom journalism that produces totally false stories such As the recent one by columnist Liz Smith claiming to report an incident in my Book. Her Story is totally untrue there will be no such episode in my Book because no such event Ever took place. I will Tell All but Only what  Haldeman 50, is serving a term of 2 a to t years after his conviction for conspiracy obstruction of Justice and perjury in the watergate investigation. He will be Eligi ble for parole after the 2v4  declined to discuss the Nixon Story further except to say that while head made it a Rule to accept no inquiries from the news Media during his imprison ment he Felt it was his duty to set the record straight. Barnyard pals Mac the Manx plants a feline greeting on Cherry the Appaloosa horse at their Home that is a new equestrian Center in Chilliwack British Columbia. Cherry is wearing an Eye Shade to protect  eyes from Hies. A photo Chicago cited for Job abuse Washington up the labor department cracked Down on Chicago wednesday for using federally funded Public service jobs to Reward political Cro Nies. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall said a special team will investigate similar suspected abuses in other cities including the summer youth program in new York and the Public service jobs program in Atlanta and Gary ind. These charges also involve political patronage. Marshall said the administration cannot tolerate abuses of the Public service jobs program which soon will pro vide 725,000 jobs for unemployed persons across the nation under president Carter s economic stimulus program. Political rewards Chicago was required to repay the Feder al government $965,460 for illegally award ing Public service jobs As political rewards hiring ineligible persons and using them in tasks traditionally per formed by City employers. The abuses involved about 250 jobs. Marshall said government funds were used in a Chicago pothole filling project normally carried out by City employees every summer. Chicago Park District also filled its Public service jobs with persons who already were on the payroll. Federal regulations prohibit any Politi Cal scheme for hiring of Public service employees the workers must be assigned to new tasks not normally performed by the City and the Jobholder must have been unemployed for at least 15 weeks. Left out of summer hiring jobless Young Blacks at new High Washington up unemployment has reached a record High among Blac youths who were virtually excluded from a Small summer hiring surge enjoyed by Young Whites the labor department said wednesday. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall de scribed the 34.8 per cent jobless rate among Black youths this summer As critic  the labor department meanwhile re ported joblessness among persons eligible for unemployment compensation has risen again prompting the government to renew extended benefits in 38 states. These reports were a reminder unemployment remains historically High despite efforts to Spur hiring. Some economists Are predicting a new recession in 1978. The National jobless rate was 6.9 per cent in july. A special annual Survey showed sum Ier youth employment reached a record High of 15.1 million in july reflect ing an increase of 360,000 that caused a Small decline in youth unemployment to 15.3 per cent. The decline was enjoyed almost entirely by Whites mostly male. Unemployment among Black youths Rose by 100,000, an increase of 3.8 per cent Over the year. Thus the disparity Between Black and White youths in jobs grew even larger than it had been. Joblessness for White youths was 12.3 per cent. Marshall said new jobs for youth were stimulated this summer by government programs. He also announced the Start of two additional measures under new youth employment legislation. They were three new Job corps centers in Albany a. San Bernardino Calif and Benton pa., As part of an administration Effort to double the program now serving 50,000 youths. The Young adult conservation corps to provide jobs for 22,000 youths under the National Park service and the Forest service similar to the civilian conserva Tion corps Camp of the 1930s. Extended unemployment benefits which prolong compensation for 13 weeks after regular benefits expire were can celeb in 38 states last july when the jobless rate among eligible citizens fell below 4.5 per cent. Some 200,000 unemployed persons will immediately Benefit from the restoration of these benefits prompted by an increase in the insured unemployment rate. Turkish slippers trimmed Pony frolics Happy As Lark thei onco Durham . Up finally freed of his 15-Inch turkish Slipper hooves King the Shetland Pony frolicked in a  Ture wednesday As Happy As a  King whose hooves had t been trimmed in years was found last week in a dung filled stall in Plaistow. Spca officials estimated that the 10 year old Pony had been in the stall for years and had existed almost exclusively on a diet of Hay. The owner of the horse Barbara Reed faces animal cruelty charges in Plaistow District court sept. 13.it took or. Walter Hilton of the University of new Hampshire about 2vfe hours to trim the hooves which had curved upward to resemble what one Spca member called turkish  he found no damage to the blood vessels. He s As Happy As a Lark and has been running around said Jeanette Turcotte who works in the University s veterinarian diagnostic Laboratory. They were very surprised he was Able to stand right. And he was t Frisky at All when they were  has said the next few weeks Wilt be crucial for the Pony. He said that if the horse is a fast healer he could be Back to Normal within 6  fund has been set up at the University to receive contributions from citizens will ing to help  King s medical costs. Of time sept. 2, 1947 the new York Herald Tribune said the Bureau of internal reve nue was investigating 1,000 sex servicemen for possible tax fraud involving Money sent Back to the . From overseas. Sept. 2, 1957 chief negotiator Harold e. Stassen returned to London with instructions to hand the russians a firm take it or leave it demand on . Disarmament proposals. Sept. 2, 1n7 president Johnson said there Are no deep divisions within the administration on Vietnam bombing policy