European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 8, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 5 heavy dinner entree this Rabbit might discover his eyes Are bigger than his stomach As he prepares to attack a 14-Inch Carrot offered by cancer victim Deanine Ruth of Reading a. The Rabbit weighs three pounds his dinner weighs 2 /4 pounds. Up photo clemency Given Man in 54 House shootout Washington a preside Tcarter granted clemency to Andres Figue Roa Cordero a puerto rican nationalist convicted in 1954 for participating in an armed attack in the House of representatives. Cordero has terminal cancer and a White House spokesman said Carter com muted his sentence to the time he has Al ready served because of his physical condition. Cordero serving a 25-to-75-year sen tence would not have been eligible for parole until 1981. Cordero was released from the Federal medical Center for prisoners at Spring Field mo., a few hours after the announce ment. The three other puerto rican nationalists with whom he was convicted remain in prison. Cordero was convicted of assault and conspiracy to overthrow the government after the puerto Picans opened fire from the gallery overlooking the floor of the House on March 1,1954. Five congressmen who had just an swered a quorum Call fell wounded to the floor As the terrorists sprayed 20 to 25 shots with four pistols. No one was killed. About 100 members of the House were in the chamber debating a farm Bill when the gunfire erupted from the visitors gallery above the chamber floor. Cordero and his colleagues shouted Freedom for puerto Rico during their , who has had three cancer operations claimed in a lawsuit asking for re lease that his terminal illness could have been prevented had he received proper medical  Only last sunday four former governors of puerto Rico sent an Appeal to Carter urging release of the four involved in the attack on Congress and for Oscar Collazo imprisoned since 1950 for his part in the at tempted assassination of president Harry s. Truman. Dod bans Contact with organizers forbids strikes by John Hart Washington Bureau chief Washington is Secretary of defense Harold Brown has issued a directive effective immediately prohibiting Mil itary Contact with organizations seeking to represent members of the armed forces in negotiations and bargaining. Brown announced thursday that Dod directive 1354.1 restricts commanders and supervisors from negotiating or engaging in collective bargaining with any person or organization about the terms and conditions of military service. The directive among other things pro Hibits members of the armed forces from engaging in strikes slowdowns work Stop pages and other actions by two or More persons which Are intended to and do obstruct or interfere with the performance of military assignments and picketing for the purpose of causing any of the foregoing when such actions Are related to terms or conditions of military service. The directive also proscribes specified efforts on military installations to recruit members of the armed forces into certain types of organizations and prohibits membership by members of the armed forces in certain  addition it vests responsibility for As Suring compliance to the directive in the Heads of the various departmental components. A Pentagon spokesman said the secretaries of the military departments will Issue implementing regulations within 30 Days. He said that negotiation or collective bargaining is defined to mean a process whereby a commander or supervisor engages in discussions with individuals or groups purporting to represent members of the armed forces for the purpose of re solving bilaterally such matters As wages hours grievances disputes assignments or other terms or conditions of military service. Brown in testimony before the Senate armed services committee last March opposed the unionizing of the military but suggested deferring legislation on the grounds that the situation could be handled two sex cops convicted in Texas prisoner death Huntsville Tex. I two former Houston policemen charged with throwing a Drunken mexican american prisoner into a Bayou where he drowned were convicted thursday of criminally negligent homicide. The conviction of Terry Denson 27, and Stephen Orlando 22, for a class a mis Demeanour was considered a minor Victory for the defense. The prosecution had asked the All White jury for a murder conviction in the May 6 death of Joe Campos Torres jr., 23. Crimi Nally negligent homicide carries Only a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a $2,000 Fine. Is that All they re going to get asked the Mother of the victim As she stared blankly at reporters. It was t just a Little thing they did. They should get More. They did t kill an an final she said. They killed a human  and Orlando were whisked from the courtroom immediately after the ver dict was read and had no comment. The Justice department has been Check ing for civil rights violations in the Case but a Washington spokesman said the Deci Sion whether to prosecute would be held in abeyance pending the  of the state trial. Denson and Orlando had been charged with beating Torres for insolence after a barroom arrest May 6. He was then taken to Buffalo Bayou in the downtown area of Houston and pushed from a 16-foot pier into the water. His body was found the next Day.  final arguments prosecutor Ted Poe argued for murder saying Torres received a police imposed death penalty for being a Public  they want you to think they were a Bunch of choirboys standing there but those two men have made it harder forever Good cop in the state to do his Job Poe said. Through a Pentagon directive. Last month the Senate approved a Bill that would bar labor unions from organizing the armed forces. The Senate Bill if approved by the House would also prohibit members of re serve units and the National guard As Well As military personnel on Active duty from collective bargaining. The Senate action came even though the american federation of government employees in Early september rejected by a four to one vote any Effort to organize the military. Talks stall on end to Dock strike Washington up the chief fed eral mediator thursday failed in an Effort to bring shippers to a common approach to Deal with a Longshoreman s strike against Container ships in Atlantic and Gulf ports. Wayne Horvitz head of the Federal mediation and conciliation service met in closed session for More than four hours with some 60 representatives of the Atlan tic and Gulf shipping companies that were hit by the limited strike at 30 ports. I had hoped the intense discussions under Way since 10 o clock this morning would produce a willingness among these groups to continue discussion of a common approach to the serious problems in this strike but i was unable to get that Hor Vitz said. He said he recessed the meeting after finding he was making no headway. The mediator said he intended to pursue the discussion with All those who were present today but added no further meeting is  of time oct. 8, 1947 bread rations for soldiers in the european come will be Cut by Quarter no meat will be served in mess Halls one Day a week and commissaries will observe meatless thursdays in an Effort to implement president Truman s request that americans eat less so others can eat More. Oct. 8, 1957 Western nations have prepared a . Resolution calling for International control of outer space missiles. That part of the Resolution caught the spot Light because of the recent launch of an Earth satellite by Russia. Oct. 8, 1967 Arlan Creve 26, crippled by polio dragged and clawed his Way to the Aid of a Little boy who was strangling by his jacket which was snagged on a Back Yard gym set. Doctors at children s Hospi Tal in Omaha neb., said Creve saved the life of Dean Alexis Zerbe 3, grandson of Veteran top level Diplomat u. Alexis John son ambassador to Japan