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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 10 the stars and stripes Washington a the Mcneil Island. Wash., Federal prison should t have to worry about having enough pillows and raincoats to last until it closes this october and there la be plenty of soap for scars at the Englc Wiki. Colo., Federal prison. A study by the . General accounting office of Pris on management found that Mcneil Island has a 41-year Supply of pillows a 61-year Supply of Nylon raincoats. 46 years Worth of anti-frcc7c and enough motor Oil to last six scars liven if the prison were to stay open the Gao said Many of those supplies probably would deteriorate before they were used. Investigators also said Mcneil Island purchased 400 pairs of Yuuki trousers for $2,4x0 when it had 1.454 pain on hand or on order and Only needed 270 pairs for the next Quarter. The prison also bought 400 pairs of shoes for $5, 7x0 when it had 632 pairs on hand or on order and Only needed 2x1. At Lin plywood. Which the Ciao said goes through one perjury probe is asked or Hunt Brothers Washington a the chairman of a i Louse subcommittee is asking the jus Tice department to investigate whether the billionaire Hunt Brothers of Texas committed perjury in congressional testimony about their Silver speculation. The request tuesday by rep. Benjamin . D-n.y., came after a former Hunt aide William Bledsoc. Charged in a sworn deposition to the subcommittee that the Hunts worked together in a concerted attempt to manipulate or control the world s Supply of  the Hunts m the House government operations " i itch investigating the collapse in Ilver Market that they did not inn1 j together or engage in other joint is i. I is. I str id Borg. W. Herbert Hunt s dal Las attorney called Bledsoc s charges blatantly  he described Etc dose As a disgruntled former employee who left the company under highly questionable Circum stances. Bledsoe probe sought Rosenthal said Bledsoe s testimony raised questions of possible violations of Federal securities and commodities Laws. He said he has sent copies of the conflicting testimony to attorney general Benjamin civil Clit the securities and Exchange commission and the commodity futures trading commission asking each to investigate. Thursday june 12, 1980 Gao Survey iinds some purchased Many ferns when they already had a surplus on hand of soap bars a year the study found officials had 18 ing gop member declared that if a private Busine Scase o cases on hand and spent $1.366 for 40 More. Mcneil Island and Angl Wood were two of the five Federal prisons covered by the Gao report requested by sen. Sam Nunn. A a. Chairman of the Senate Perma nent subcommittee on investigations. The others were in Atlanta a. Ashland by. And new York City. The Gao s conclusion the prisons waste thousands of dollars on unnecessary items and through inefficient accounting practices. It said the attorney general should reassess the Bureau of prisons policies for acquisition and use of property. The Gao identified More than $216,000 Worth of unnecessary purchases at the five prisons and found $500,000 Worth of property not recorded properly and now missing. Nunn said the practices create an atmosphere Ripe for corrupt practices sen. Charles h. Percy r-lll., the subcommittee s rank in were run this Way it would have gone bankrupt a Long time  at Mcneil Island and Atlanta which is scheduled to close in 19x4. The Gao found $1.4 million Worth of in needed repairs and construction projects which were subsequently cancelled. Among other findings Mcneil Island which has a farm could t locate 53 cattle but no report of the missing livestock was filed. The new York prison purchased two ice making machines for $2.355, four calculators for $700, and a Van truck for $7,000 without having any documented need for any of the items. The Ashland prison could have avoided a $220,000 project to renovate its sewage treatment Plant if it had checked with the City and Learned of plans to build a new interceptor sewer line to the prison. Women say judge used sexual bribery Akron. Ohio a women wit Nesses in the trial of Summit county pro Bate judge James v. Barbuto say they received favors and leniency in Exchange for sexual Contact with the judge. The judge asked me Why i should get a break. He told me he d give me a year s probation but to come Back up and Sec him after i was on probation said Shirley Wil Liams 27, an admitted prostitute serving a grand theft sentence in the Ohio correctional Institute for women. Williams said tuesday the second Day of the trial that the judge touched my breast and asked me How i Felt about sex when she went to Sec him before pleading guilty to a 1971 felony charge. Barbuto is being tried on 17 counts of sexual bribery including attempted rape and Gross sexual imposition. Visiting judge George Mcmonagle of Cuya hoga county is presiding in the non jury trial. Williams was the Lola prosecution wit Ness to testify. I Felt i had to go Back and repay him for my probation Williams said. She said she went twice to the judge s chamber but both limes they were interrupted during sexual Contact. In each instance the judge told her to return later she added.  not return the second time she testified. I got a soliciting charge in 1974 Pend ing against me and i went to Sec the judge but he said i had t kept my part of the Brazil flooding kills 45 Recife Brazil a at least 45 persons were killed As a result of heavy flooding in this northeastern brazilian City government officials said. Bargain. He said there was nothing he would do for me she said. Essie Vaughn Pryor u Cleveland bar maid said she did not receive favors from Barbuto for sex despite receiving probation from him on a 1971 felony conviction for shooting with intent to wound. Pryor testified she had sexual Contact with Barbuto twice that i can remember for sure once in the judge s Chambers and once in an Akron hotel. Airline to test new service air to ground telephoning Chicago a United airlines will begin a six month test thursday of a new service for passengers air to ground Tele phone service the airline has announced. The Telephone installed on one of the airline s dc-1 of is a Standard 12-Bultpn Wall Model that works by radio transmission according to Steve Grosvald of United s planning department. Passengers will press each of the buttons until they hear a Clear tone that Means they have reached an operator at the ground station nearest the flight path. The operator will take Billing information and then connect the passenger with the number he is trying to reach. The charge is $10 plus Cost of the Call. An air plane is one of the few places left now where you can t make a Telephone Call Grosvald said tuesday. And although some people would Proba Bly like to keep it that Way it s one place you can t be disturbed United thinks the new service May be appealing to Pryor told special prosecutor Orval Hoo ver that Barbuto gave her taxi fare and babysitting Money. It was $20 or $30 or whatever i would ask him for she said. Also testifying tuesday was Eleanor Bridges 27, a county courthouse clerk who said she was Given a pay raise and air conditioner for her office while she was having a sexual relationship with Barbuto from 1972 to 1976. Businessmen Grosvald said. Telephones have been used for years in private and corporate jets As Well As govern ment planes he said. We expect that businessmen will be the users but there May also be pleasure travellers who will want to do it for the enjoyment of it he said. And if there is a delay because of weather you could Call ahead and say we re on our was " the Experiment is being conducted jointly with sky Tel a subsidiary of Page Amer Ica communications a new York firm dealing in paging systems. Grosvald said United and other airlines did similar tests 10 or 15 years ago but there were fewer ground stations then. Grosvald said each ground station has a transmission Range of about 300 Miles. So travelling at 500 to 600 Mph in the dc-10. A caller could probably maintain a Good connection for about 30 minutes. But we Don t think people will stay on the phone that Long he said.  a boat. Penl Donl of the Road run Ner club in n � York sits on some of 30,000 want to run the 30,000 req wis for entry 26 new York . In be oct a Polo  
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