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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes thursday. June 19, 1980 Unm aide testifies transcript of sex eager Logan was altered Norm Ellenby Rgth. 2nd Day or fraud trial . . Up a. Woman responsible for Allelic Clingi Billy Al the University of new Mexico tuesday testified she delivered a transcript to basketball coach Norm  and when she got it Buck it Hud been changed. The testimony by Jill Manning of Boulder colo., came in the second Day of Ellenburg or s Federal trial on fraud charges. Manning who for three years handled the eligibility require ments for most Unm athletes said she was asked by Ellenberger and his assistant coach John Whisenant to remove the transcript of former basketball player Andre Logan from the admissions office and bring it to them. The original transcript contained 48 credit hours making Logan ineligible to continue As a team member while a later falsified transcript that Manning said she was asked to place in the admissions office contained m credit hours. Attorney Leon Taylor was Only partially successful in diminish ing the testimony of Manning who calmly answered the questions of prosecuting attorney . Thompson. In his Cross examination Taylor was Able to elicit from Man Ning that Ellenburg or would not have had the necessary information to change the transcript and that  s assistant coach Manny Goldstein who was responsible for recruiting had the sole responsibility for liaisons Between the admissions office and the athletic department. Manning did testify that Logan s ultimate responsibility for National collegiate athletic association and Western athletic conference participation was not determined by the 51-hour Tran script but by a combination of courses that included the original 48 credit hours and a number of summer school classes. Earlier in tuesday s trial Taylor questioned Unm Dean of admissions Robert Weaver at length leaving the jury with a Clear impression that Weaver knew about the transcript and turned his head until the transcript scandal broke last fall. In testimony monday afternoon during his questioning of or. Donald Beech registrar of Mercer Community College in Trenton . Taylor painted a vivid picture of former ass Island coach Goldstein As a Brash and arrogant loner for whom Ellenberger was forced to apologize in writing after Goldstein s actions on the Mercer Campus. Goldstein is expected to be Thompson s chief witness. Beech acknowledged that Goldstein acted in a manner extremely offensive to several of his faculty members and testified it a Goldstein not Ellenburg or. Who requested Grade changes Tor a number of courses. Beech also admitted in Cross examination that the majority of those Grade changes were in the process of being changed before Goldstein first visited the Mercer Campus. Billy Cannon told dubs to bypass son Kuhn probes yanks draft pick new York a baseball com missioner Bowie Kuhn held a three hour hearing tuesday into protests that have been filed Over the new York Yankees selection of Billy Cannonjr. In the third round of this month s free agent draft. There were a number of witnesses present and the commissioner has the Mailer under advisement a spokesman fur Kuhn s office said. Within a few Days he should Render a decision the identities of the witnesses were not disclosed although they presumably included Yankees officials. Cannon a 6-foot-2 shortstop had been expected to be a first round Choice. But just before the draft his father a former Louisiana state football Star sent telegrams to All 26 major league teams telling them they were not offer ing enough Money and urging them not to draft his son. When the Yankees picked Cannon on the third round the Toronto Blue jays Boston red sox and California Angels All filed objections to the selection. The Contention was that the Only reason Cannon was still available was because of the telegrams and that they were sent to scare off other teams and enable can non to be drafted by the Yankees. When there s someone that Good you re told to stay off of and Don t draft you have to wonder said Dick Brescia in a red sox official. The elder Cannon won the Heisman trophy As the nation s outstanding col lege player in 1959 and played pro Ball. A year ago the Angels were fined and deprived of three draft choices in a Tam Pering Case involving Bill Bordley who had told non California teams before the draft that he wanted to play Only in California. Cincinnati drafted Bordley and charged the Angels with interfering in their negotiations. Kuhn upheld the reds Contention and punished califor Nia. Bordley never came to terms with the reds instead going to san Francisco following a in Cecial draft set up by Kuhn. 2,000 americans will be allowed to go on Moscow olympic Tours new York a an estimated 2, 000 americans who still Wunt to take Moscow olympic Tours will be allowed to go but those who cancelled their trips after the March i deadline will lose about 37 percent of their deposits a spokesman for the Rob olympic travel Agency said tues Day. ". District judge Lawrence w. Pierce has decided that sufficient Progress has been made to award settlements in the litigation Between Rob and depositors for the 1980 olympics Rob spokesman Bri an Folly said. Rob s estimate of 2,000 travellers who still want to go is based on a questionnaire it sent to depositors last month. The travel ers now must pay an extra $250 which includes a $192 air fuel surcharge and $58 in court costs. The 6,700 people who cancelled by the March i deadline will gel Back 86 percent of their Deposit about $1,250 for a $1,650 15-Day package according to the informal court agreement. The 3,800 who cancelled after the deadline will get Back an Esti mated 63 percent of their Deposit about $910 for he $1,650 package. The informal agreement was made be cause of the time element the first tour is raiders to play in Oakland at least for this season Oakland Calif. Up the Oak land raiders Are throwing in the Towel in their desire to move to los Angeles for this season at least. They announced Laic tuesday that they will Send out applications for season tickets in preparation for playing the 1980 nil season in  team statement said recognizing the great damage the Raider organization Al \ suffered the decision to go ahead now with plans to play in Oakland was to try to minimize the damage to the football team on the  a raiders spokesman stressed that the team still wants to shift operations South to los Angeles. But he noted that the team is still awaiting an appeals court ruling on the legality of such a move and that the raid ers massive antitrust trial against nil commissioner Pete Roc Lac and others will nol begin until november. Scheduled to leave july 3. When the agreement is formalized i Don t think any changes will affect the people who will be travelling. However the amount refunded to those who cancel could be higher it by no Means is car Ved in Slone Folly said. The people who come out Best arc those who go ahead with the trip even though it will Cost them extra he added. The refunds Are based on $9.1 million in deposits being held by e Federal court in Manhattan. The Money lost represents be Gal fees plus part of the $7.2 million Al ready paid to the soviet Union for accommodations and ground transport lion Folly said. Two class action suits filed on behalf of those who want their nay Back and those who want to attend despite the . Boycott had kept the status of the Tours in limbo for several months. Would be travellers signed a contract when they booked the trip that said they would get Back Only a pro rata share of their deposits if he . Did not participate in the games. The Large number of cancellations will mean those who go to Moscow will receive their first Choice of event tickets Folly said. He suggested people who still want to take the trip Call Rob to confirm their reservations. Date Kingman. Recurring shoulder injury Kingman placed on disabled list Chicago a Dave Kingman who led the major leagues in Home runs last year with 48, was placed on the 15-Day disabled list tuesday by the Chicago cubs because of a recurring shoulder injury. Kingman goes onto the disabled list effective june 12 because the last time he played was june 11 in Houston. He injured the shoulder May 17 against san Diego. He had been in and out of the lineup and on the i Ith in Houston he twice threw out base runners. In doing so he apparently aggravated the injury in his right shoulder. Kingman had appeared in 42 games and had a .298 batting average with 10 Home runs and 32 runs batted in. Replacing him on the roster was left handed Pitcher George Riley recalled from Wichita. Kingman will be eligible to play again for a weekend series against St. Louis begin Ning june 27. Ones Wigger leads in Rifle Competition Phoenix Ariz. Up Lones wig Ger of fort Binning. Ga., look the Lead to the first Day of Small bore free Rifle Competition monday in the 20th . International shooting championships at the Black Canyon Range. Wigger the defending National Champion and two time olympic Gold medallist fired 1.159 of a possible 1,200 to Lead the Field of More than 150 participants  
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