European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Picnic tragedy ambulance attendants treat victims of an Accident at an Indianapolis nursing Home Friday after an 81-year-old Man inadvertently stepped on his car s accelerator and hit the picnickers. Two were killed and 21 were injured. A Driver 81, panics kills 2 at picnic Indianapolis a we were just getting started and bringing out the food Beverly Cook said about the picnic for Resi dents of the americana health care Center. Suddenly people were laying All  without warning a car driven by 81 year old Leo m. Schulte of Indianapolis who police say was soon to enter a nursing Home himself jumped a curb and slowed through the crowd of about 100 picnickers Many of whom were in wheelchairs. Two were killed and 21 injured in the Accident  injured ranged in age from 47 to 93. At least 13 of them were More than 70 years old eight of them in their 80s."i saw a car pulling up behind me Schulte told reporters. I jammed on my brakes to avoid hitting it. Then i put the car in Forward. I thought i was hitting the brakes but i must have hit the accelerator and that was , wheelchairs and food went in every direction. No one could move be cause most of the people were old and were in their wheelchairs said Eunice Cope a member of the volunteers association which sponsored the picnic. Cook is presi Dent of the group. Leona Shrewsberry said Schulte backed against the Side of her vehicle As he was driving out of a parking lot of a profession Al building adjacent to the nursing Home. Police said Schulte had just had an appointment with an Eye doctor at the build ing. The next thing i knew i heard his tires squealing and it looked like he panicked and drove right into the Yard of people she said. He just slowed right into them. I Felt kind of  he not Only drove into the crowd he backed into a second group of residents said Fred Moon administrator of the Nurs ing Home. I guess he panicked. I know he continued on Page 24, col 4 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 36, no. 146 do Vond Sondov sunday september 11,1977 if 21855 a irs says Lance tried to hide telltale facts from press dispatches Washington Bert Lance tried to conceal details of financial troubles that might have jeopardized his appointment As White House budget director a Federal investigation revealed Friday. The investigation also said Robert Bloom a career bureaucrat who wanted a key government Job sealed damaging in formation about Lance in a bathroom closet Safe for eight months to prevent press  the Senate governmental affairs com Mittee which is reviewing Lance s appointment released the investigative report by the internal Revenue service Fol lowing two Days of testimony from comp troller of currency John Heimann. Heimann who has been the govern ment s chief Bank regulator for Only 58 Days said it was his opinion that. Lance unknowingly violated a narrow band of Federal Law in his Bank dealings before joining the administration. White House press Secretary Jody Powell said i think it s Correct to say some of these allegations Are unfair inac curate and  but the irs report contained new information that showed Lance concealed important information from the Senate committee that praised his appointment. Between the time of his selection by president elect Carter on dec. 3 and his confirmation appearance on Jan. 17, the report said Lance Learned of a criminal investigation that entered on his personal and Campaign overdrafts at the first National Bank of Calhoun a. The comptroller of currency s office the report said prepared a press release on the matter which was never made agrees with Nunn s position sen. Hart questions equipment for nato a Lake no Bones about it this is a real threat Washington a police still probing two bomb explosions earlier last week noticed an unmarked package outside the cuban  dogs were brought to the scene and one of the dogs reacted positively. But when the package was opened the bomb squad found Only Fried Chicken. New York up the United states has poured unparalleled resources into nato defences during the last 27 years but May have been investing in the wrong kinds of equipment sen. Gary Hart d colo., said saturday. Hart a member of the Senate armed services committee said in remarks pre pared for the 92nd annual conference of the militia association of new York he generally agreed with sen. Sam Nunns d ga., gloomy prediction nato could no defeat a Blitzkrieg communist attack with conventional  said nato instead of buying f15 fighters might do better to buy cruise missiles which could hit every Bridge Road Junction railway Junction Telephone Exchange and Power Plant in East Ger Many Poland and Czechoslovakia in the first few hours of a War. He suggested too stationing naval air Craft in Britain pre positioning More equipment in Europe and organizing re serves to immediately take on frontline duties. We have poured in parallel resources into nato and do not have the secure de sense we thought these resources would buy he  called for a qualitative Examina Tion of nato s needs not merely an Effort to match the opposing Warsaw pact forces with equivalent quantities of arms. Lance Public that Lance carried in his pocket to the hearings. The report also said Lance helped edit the press release to assure that it contained no information about a Federal order prohibiting further Campaign Over drafts. Don t buy trouble if you can avoid it Lance was quoted As saying. The report said Bloom who was acting comptroller at the time contributed to the concealment by refusing on advice of Lance s attorney to provide information to Fri agents making a background Check on Lance in order to guarantee his credentials. The files for the Calhoun first National Bank. Had been requested by Bloom to be brought to his office three weeks after Carter was elected the report  report said the files. Were stored in a Safe located in the closet of the comptroller s bathroom until last july when a new inquiry into Lance s financial activities began. The report quotes Lance s attorney Sidney Smith As saying that Bloom who was acting comptroller for More than a year believed his career would be at a dead end unless he could become per manent comptroller. Lance in his statement said he never in continued on Page 24, col. 4 guessing is cheaper Tucson Ariz. A Tucson City officials say an offer from a Pennsylvania firm on Snow fore casts won t be needed this  Price director of operations said Friday the City recently received an offer from acc weather inc. Of state College pa., to take the Guesswork out of your Snow fighting  that would take some doing be cause Tucson s Snow fighting operations Are virtually nonexistent with Winter daytime temperatures usually in the 70s. The last Snow fell last april and stayed around just Long enough for photographers to catch it crowning Palm Trees and cacti. The firm charges Between $400 and $1,000 a month