European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 08, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Moves to dismiss Lance Case sunday. June 8, 19bo the stars and stripes Page 7 sex budget director and 2 businessmen had been cleared of most charges Bert Ince Washington up the Justice Duparl Mcnol said Friday 11 will ask a Federal judge to dismiss inc Ihrck remaining  fraud counts against former budget director Bert Lance whoa acquitted of other charges after a three month trial. The department also said it is dropping the tour remaining charges against Richard t. Carr and ii. Jackson Mullins. Two North Georgia businessmen who were Lance s co defendants. A Federal judge in Atlanta had declared a mistrial on Hose counts in the indictment after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on those charges. The Justice department said in reaching its decision to seek dismissal of the counts it balanced iwo considerations expenditure of resources that would be required for multiple retrial against the interests to be cried by further prosecution on the remaining  the department has decided that Dis Missal is the appropriate  a statement concluded. The department said it would submit a motion to . District judge Charles Moy in Atlanta this week seeking dismiss Al of the charges. . A close adviser and confidant to president Carter was driven from office in september 1977 Over revelations about his personal finances in May iy79. A Federal Prand jury re turned a 3.1-count  charging him and three business asm i acts Mullins. Carr and Thomas Mitchell with Bank fraud and conspiracy. The charges entered on s20 million in Loans to Lance s relatives and friends by several North Georgia Banks including two Banks he once headed the National Bank of Georgia and the Calhoun. A. First National Bank. Moy dismissed the conspiracy charge and 13 other counts. The jury then returned verdicts of acquittal april in. But a mistrial was declared on six counts on which the jury was unable to reach a verdict. Lance Mullins and Carr were named in those six counts. Mitchell. 45, a Dalton. A. Businessman who served As trustee for Lance when he went to Washington was vindicated by inc jury. The decision to drop the remaining counts was concurred in by prosecutors in inc Case and Justice department officials sources said. Assistant attorney general Philip Heymann made the final decision. The remaining counts charged Lance provided a false financial statement to inc Trust company Bank of Atlanta on july 5, 1974. To influence action on an unsecured loan of $175.000. To be used to repay another loan. Lance submitted another false Finan Cial statement to the same Bank aug. 29. 1975, to influence action on the loan. Lance and Carr misapplied funds of the National Bank of Georgia by influencing the approval of a is 2,000 unsecured loan to Carr. Carr twice made false statements to influence Loans from two other Banks. Mullins submitted a false financial statement to influence action on two Loans totalling More than si85,000 from the National Bank of Georgia. States May get thicker Volcano Ash Vancouver. Wash. A Resi dents of several states already reeling under Ash from the first devastating eruption of mount St. Helens might expect More of the same scientists say. A larger plume with thicker Ash fall than came in the May is and May 25 eruptions of the Southwest Washington Volcano is very possible perhaps even a  geologist Richard wait said Friday. He has been studying inc Mountain since 1975. Volcano hazards specialist Donal Mulli Caux of the . Geological Survey violent As could be expected speaking in agreed saying the bigger Ash fall is Possi Tiroly of the vertical eruption of Ash Bio very much  Given inc Mountain s wait said history. The Mountain was silent Friday and Sci compared to previous eruptions of his enlists were uneasy. And other Cascade Volcano. This was not As it s very eerie when it s this  a Federal emergency management Agency staff member said. The May 18 eruption of the Volcano which blew at least 1,300 feet off inc top of inc Mountain killed at least 24 persons and left another 50 persons missing according to the stale department of emergency services. Ash up to several inches thick immobile cd parts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho and also hampered travel in parts of Montana and Oregon. Washing ton s damage loll was estimated at More than $2.5 billion. Fall Guys Temple by Karaite owner John Holland s whimsical id it Burlington conn., might conclude that he s really piling it on. Up 7 deaths listed 50 cases of mystery disease reported Washington up More than 50 cases of a new mystery disease which already has killed seven people bul mainly strikes women of child bearing age. Have been re ported to inc Center for disease Consol in Atlanta doctors told Congress Friday. So far. Seven patients have died from inc disease usually from Shock for a Case mortality ratio of 13 percent. The disease known As toxic Shock syn drome is Chara Clori de by High fever vomiting diarrhoea and a rapid drop in blood pressure often resulting in Shock. There is also a sunburn like rash and later a peeling of the skin particularly on inc fingers and toes. Center director or. William of Csc told inc Senate health subcommittee inc cause is unknown bul symptoms arc similar to a number of diseases in which Bai Cria pro Duce a Login released into the bloodstream. It is because of this possible association with a Login thai the disease has been called toxic Shock syndrome of Csc said. As of May 23, he said 55 cases were reported. Of those. 52 cases or 95 percent were in women. I Ocie said the average age of the patient is 25. Of Csc said thai in Wisconsin where seven cases have been re ported and where Doc tors were alerted to the symptoms the fatality rate was Only about 3 percent. Based on the average of one Case per month per million people found in Wisconsin. Of Csc estimated that about 2.000 cases of logic Shock syndrome will occur in the United slates this year. Subcommittee chairman Edward Kennedy. D-mass., said he arranged the hearing to Alert the american people while the mystery still exists " girl wins court Case graduates Pittsburgh up Wilh the help of a judge and an injunction. Erin Mcdonough received her High school diploma Friday. Mcdonough. 17, a senior with no record of disciplinary problems Al suburban upper St. Clair High school was Given a three Day sus pension wednesday and ordered bar red from commencement after she was caught driving a Carlo school in violation of school rules. Mcdonough and her parents pleaded mitigating circumstances. The Case went to common pleas court where judge Bernard Mcgowan suggesting some of upper is. Clair s student rules might be unconstitutional granted an injunction so Mcdonough could graduate. The school solicitor argued the reason behind the no driving Rule was that a Len age student was killed while joyriding instead of attending class. You re saying inc school District can Tell somebody whether they can operate a car the judge asked. As Long As automobiles Are going to be operated people arc Gonna be killed. It goes with the