European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 26, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday september 26, "1978 107 fired Wichita cops reinstated Wichita Kan. Up police chief Richard Lamunyon has tentatively approved the rehiring of 107 officers fired for participating in a sympathy walkout in support of striking firemen two weeks ago. About half of the police Force 170 offi cers was fired during the dispute. Of those 163 have applied to be reinstated six resigned and one remained unaccounted for. Lamunyon said the other officers who had applied would be considered this week and could be rehired depending on their involvement in the strike. Lamunyon said no disciplinary action would be taken against the officers other than loss of for Days off work during the strike. A letter indicating involvement in the strike was also to be placed in the officers files. During the strike some 26 persons were hired to replace the striking officers and Lamunyon said they will remain with the department. Joseph Vertuno of Melrose Park 111., a negotiator for the National fraternal or Der of police has threatened Legal action unless All officers seeking reinstatement Are rehired. The staff and i met this morning Dis cussing procedure for review for each individual officer Lamunyon said sunday. Out of this staff meeting we compiled a list of 107 officers that were approved by the staff for rehire immediately after the officers had an Opportunity to meet with firemen who began walking off the Job sept. 11, were been Given until 5 . Mon Day to decide whether or not to subject themselves to punishment for their actions from the court or discipline from the City. The but one vote for our largest state at the City of new archangel now called Sitka on oct. 18, 1867, the Terri tory known As russian America became american owned Alaska. It was a vast wild area More than twice the size of Texas and fantastically Rich in natural resources. Secretary of state William Seward who almost alone foresaw the future of this territory had worked out the Pur Chase treaty with Baron Steecker rus Sian minister to the United states. And Seward had worked out a bargain Price too for this Rich Northern land we paid Only $7,200,000. At that time most congressmen thought the Alaska Purchase a foolish one jeered at it As Seward s Folly and called Alaska Seward s when Seward presented his final Pur Chase treaty to the Senate fur ratification there was immediate debate against it but Seward hammered away at the value of Alaska and finally he persuaded a reluctant Senate to agree to its Purchase. The Alaska Purchase was ratified by just one vote but because of it we a Cju ired the territory that was to become our largest stale. Your one vote counts use it nov. 3 amazing but True 1970. All right. Dressing up for born again Dean Jones who plays former Nixon aide Charles Colson in the movie born again has his tie adjusted by assist ant producer Paul Temple at a dinner before the film s premiere in washing ton. Colson looks on at Center with sex sen. Harold Hughes who plays himself in the film about Colson s Post water Gate conversion to christianity. A excommunicated in 72 by reformed mennonites we 6 kids shun Church outcast Carlisle a. A after six years Robert Bear still insists he will not take the easy Way Back into his family s affections apologizing to the reformed mennonite Church. Bear was excommunicated in 1972 and has been shunned since then by the rest of the congregation including his wife an six children. His family was ordered by the Church not to talk to him except when necessary and his wife Gale was told to Stop being his mate. That was the hardest part said 49 year old Bear who set aside a dinner of bean soup to talk. You live in the same House. You see her taking a Bath. She permits you Intima cies in bed everything but sexual inter course. You think maybe she will this time. But she can t or she d go to hell with you they Tell after a Long breath he said it s like living with a Girlie that was before. Now the family lives separately. Bear moved out of his farm House to a trailer his wife and children live some 20 Miles away. When they were still under the same roof his children sometimes called him sick or worse during arguments Over his religious beliefs. His oldest son David 17, Pentagon Federal expands in Europe Bremerhaven Germany the Pentagon Federal credit Union has established its first office in Germany Here at Carl Schurz Cavern to expand services to the . Military personnel in Europe officials announced. Members in the local area can visit the office for loan applications share withdrawals loan counselling and free family financial counselling officials said. Members located throughout Germany and Europe can make loan applications by calling Bremerhaven Civ 0471-88540 or Mil itary 0471-891-8204 or by writing to Penta gon Federal credit Union Apo 09069. The answer on loan applications should be available within 48 hours officials said. Once tried to run him Over with a tractor in a fit of anger Bear said. Bear says he will keep trying for reconciliation despite repeated failure. He sued the Church in court for alienation of his wife s affections. He lost. Periodically he tries to bring his family to live with him in his trailer. Once he re Calls his 12-year-old daughter Rachel cursed at him when he showed up for a vis it. I said Well that s enough and put her in the car and took her Home he re called. Within hours police arrived and Bear landed in a psychiatric Hospital for three Days of observation he said. Bear says he will never accept the Church s offer to take him Back if he repents. Ill never be a reformed Menno Nite again but i intend to get my wife and children straightened around he said. That s what keeps me he puts in 14va-hour workdays growing potatoes and other crops on his 300-acre farm Here. His Energy however goes to his one Man War with a Church he says is playing the reformed mennonite Church head quartered in Lancaster pa., is a Branch of the fundamentalist mennonite Faith. It teaches that people who criticize Church practices Are guilty of raillery and must be excommunicated or shunned. Bear s misdeed he questioned Why his Mother in Law and her husband were Given communion despite the widespread knowl Edge that they were separated. He says communion normally is denied in such situations. The shunning is loosely enforced Bear said and at times his wife would talk to him As sweetly As Ever. At other times he said she would stare him Down like the disbelieving heretic her Church had branded him. Mrs. Bear s brother Bishop Glenn Gross now Heads Bear s former 25-Mem Ber congregation. It was Gross says Bear who engineered his ouster. Gross no longer discusses the matter with reporters say ing the dispute was treated unfairly by the Media in the past. Author will be speaker at be Aga meeting Munich is or. Frederick Leboyer author of birth without violence is to be a guest speaker at this year s euro Pean Branch american personnel and guidance association be Aga Confer ence. The conference open to anyone in the helping professions will be at the univer sity of Maryland Munich Campus oct. 7-9. Workshop topics include cognitive behavioural counselling psychodrama for problems involving separation endings transitions and beginnings effective skills for encounter group counsel Inland workshops May be taken for undergrad uate or graduate credit. Tuition is $50 per workshop for undergraduate credit and $85 for graduate. A $15 matriculation fee is required for All students not previously enrolled with the University of Maryland. Cost of the conference is $30 for be Aga members and $40 for non members. For further information Contact Ron Bentz Counselor Augsburg american High school Apo . 09178, or Call Augsburg military 2581-6524. For workshop information Contact Mary Fiedler Munich military 2521-6535, 6530 or Munich civilian 089 69 7017. Tanzania to hang 14 dares Salaam Tanzania up fourteen people were sentenced to death by hanging after being found guilty of i 1976 massacre of 21 people from a rival tribe
