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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, September 4, 1977

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 4,1977 the stars and stripes Page 7 $30 billion sought for claim to lands Sioux asking return of Homeland Washington up Hie Sioux Indi ans asked Friday for the return of their Homeland the states of North an South Dakota Nebraska and parts of Mon Tana and  Means an Oglala Sioux Leader said at a news conference the indians in Stead would accept $30 billion plus an additional $1,000 for their claim to the  $30 billion Means said would be compensation for alleged Federal violation of the it. Laramie treaty of 1868, violation of the indians constitutional rights and for environmental damage. The additional $1,000, he said would before Gross violation of the ten command  demand for the return of the Origi Nal Sioux homelands in the five states i contained in a petition to be filed with the us. Court of claims by the indians Law yers John e. Thorne san Jose calif., and Vine Deloria Golden Colo. The petition will be filed As soon As the lawyers Are admitted to practice before the  petition charges the United states has taken Indian lands in violation of the1868 treaty. To help Back up the charges the petition cites a 1974 award by the Indian claims commission of $17.5 million for the indians claims to the Black Hills area of South Dakota. Usan women Jet pilots take 3 of 4 top honors Williams fab Ariz. A the firs women to take air Force Jet Pilot training won three of the top four awards at their graduation ceremony Friday. Capt. Connie j. Engel of Lompoc calif., won the air training command commander s award for Overall excellence in the class of 10 women and 36 men. She also received the officer training award presented for military bearing and leadership. Capt. Mary e. Donahue of Boston earned the academic award. She missed just one of 365 questions Over a year of examinations. But the flying training award which goes to the Best Pilot in the class was shared by two men lieutenants Jerry l. Free of Chatsworth calif., and Fred m. Clemovitz of Johnston City 111. The All male Pilot Force has been a three arrested in slaying of six in Miami Miami a three men have been arrested in the slaying of six people who were lined up and shot to death More than a month ago police said Friday. Police who hit about a dozen locations in making the arrests Are still searching for one suspect police spokesman Ralph Page said. The mass slaying occurred july 28 when one of the gunmen got into a Miami Home by posing As a Utility company employee. Six people were killed but two others sur Vived after apparently being left for dead police said. One of the survivors Margaret wooden 25, was Able to give detectives information from her Hospital bed. She and the other survivor Johnnie Hall 45, were placed in protective custody during the Long investigation. Alone in the House wooden told police she had been alone in the Home of Livingston Stocker when a Man came to the door saying he was a re Pairman for Florida Power and Light co. She said the Man bound her and let an unknown number of other persons into the House. As Stocker and the others arrived for a Rock band rehearsal they were Cap tured bound and shot. Page said the motive in the mass slaying appeared to be robbery but drugs also were believed to have been kept in the Home. The three suspects were charged with six counts of first degree murder two counts of attempted murder eight counts of robbery and eight counts of grand larceny and two of them also were charged with Possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Longstanding tradition said Gen. John w. Roberts commander of air training com Mand at Randolph fab Tex. Today Marks the end of that tradition and the be giving of another tradition men and women flying together in defense of free  women who began training More than a year ago and accumulated 210 flying hours and 750 class hours each were assigned to non combat flying and training duties at several . Air Force bases and on Guam. The petition also contends court rulings upholding Federal jurisdiction Over individuals charged with crimes in the wounded knee s.d., seizure were violations of the indians treaty rights. Means a key Indian Leader at wounded knee said the Sioux were approaching the . Government for one last time in filing the suit with the court of claims. If the suit fails Means said the indians had Only three alternatives. One he said was to Roll Over and let them. Stomp us until we re  the second was to take the Case to the United nations. The third is to stand up on our Hind legs and act like human beings and go to War which would be a futile War Means said. A key objective of the suit Means said was to halt further development of Missouri River water resources and the strip mining of Taconite in the Black Hills. He said the water development and the strip mining would be genocide because the resultant pollution might shorten the 47-year life expectancy of indians in the area by 20 years. Brent Blackwelder Washington representative of the environmental policy Center backed the indians charges the Federal government was responsible for environmental damage in the area. Blackwelder said Federal construction of dams on the main Stem of the Missouri and other development was a form of colonialism and would be devastating to both the Indian and White populations of the area. 3 airlines offer new savers Washington a three airlines Are preparing to expand Low Cost super Saver fares Between several East and West coast cities starting this Holiday  civil aeronautics Board approved the additional Economy fare plans for american United and trans world air lines on Friday. The rate schedules will apply to flights Between Hartford conn., and los Angeles and san Francisco and Between Baltimore Washington and the two California cities. Super Saver fares have been Avail Able since earlier this year on All three air lines Between los Angeles and san Francisco and the East coast cities of new York Newark Philadelphia and Boston. American and United also were Given permission to Fly the Low fare flights to san Diego from Hartford Baltimore washing ton new York Newark Philadelphia and Boston. United gained authority to offer the Dis count Between Allentown pa., and los an Geles and san Francisco. The fares go into effect on varying dates Between sept. 4 and 7. Roundtrip tickets will Cost $231 when flown on tuesdays wednesdays and thursdays $252 on mondays and fridays and $273 on saturdays and sundays. The Normal roundtrip coach fare is $400. Watched by s. Sgt. Melvin g. Daniels Drill instructor pvt. William g. Mcclure or. Second from left undergoes the name s the same training at the san Diego calif.,Marine corps recruit depot. Mcclure claims he is the Nephew of pvt. Lynn Mcclure who was fatally injured during combat training. Lynn Mcclure s family says he is not related. A Mcclure deny recruit is relative Lufkin Tex. A relatives of Amarine recruit fatally injured while in training in san Diego in 1975 say a current recruit with the same surname is not As he claims the Nephew of the deceased Man. William Mcclure jr., 18, said in an interview this week at the Marine recruit depot in san Diego that pvt. Lynn Mcclure who he said was his Uncle had asked for trouble before the  Lynn was t mentally unbalanced but he was slow at doing things William Mcclure said. If he did t have to do it he did t want to do  a Marine corps spokesman in Sandiego said William was Lynn s Nephew. Both recruits were from  is telling something that in t right Betty Calhoun Lynn Mcclure smother said saturday. Lynn was my oldest child. There is no Way he could havea Nephew 18 years  Lynn was 20 when he  William Mcclure or. Said his father also named William was Lynn s brother and his senior by 22  does not Nave a Nephew what Soever said family spokesman . Bryan said he was checking family re cords to determine if William Mcclure or. Could be a Distant relative. But i doubt it Bryan said. He said Lynn s father Glen 44, of luf Kin was an Only child and had been married Only once. Lynn s parents were divorced. His Mother remarried but his father did not Bryan said  
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