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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, May 24, 1985

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May the stars and stripes of probe move confrontation Philadelphia up mayor Wilson promising disclosure of the Complete wednesday named an 11member commission to investigate last weeks confrontation Between authorities and the Radical cult in another City managing director Leo Brooks said he intends to resign sometime in the sum but that the decision was made before the move named As chairman of the panel was William Brown a partner in the Philadelphia Law firm of Segal and Brown was chair Man of the equal employment Opportunity commis Sion from May 1969 to december the commission also includes a former watergate pros a former Fri agent and a former Pennsylvania supreme court who has drawn both criticism and Praise for the cites handling of the move promised the panel would conduct an Independent and impartial Examina Tion of the actions leading to and including the events of May Ive Only asked the commission to do one thing Tell the people the Complete truth of All the facts the airline to hire replacements Public ought to he told a news the confrontation began when police tried to evict cult members wanted on a variety of charges from their Phila Delphia the neighbourhood was ravaged by a fire that occurred after a police helicopter dropped a bomb onto the roof of move s fortified about 250 people were left homeless As the Blaze destroyed 53 houses and damaged eight seven adults and four children living in the move House died in the Goode said the commission would recommend methods of handling such situations in the future and examine the conduct of Public employees involved in the he said he hoped the panel would Issue its report by labor he said the commission would hold its first meeting in four or five among the questions that have Arisen Over the confrontation were whether the City could have done More to prevent the siege from even whether the bomb should have been and whether the fire depart ment acted properly in waiting More than an hour before fighting the Goodes righthand Man and the official who directed the operation against said he made the decision to resign his Post weeks before the confrontation Between authorities and at a separate news said he told Goode in late april that he intended to step Down in order to spend More time with his Brooks declined to answer questions about the police confrontation with a state senator and a City Council member have called for the resignation of Brooks and other City officials for their handling of the Goode said members of the commission were chosen in consultation with City Council the Council voted last week against conducting its own investigation of the the commission includes Bruce a former state supreme court jus Tice and current senior partner in the Philadelphia Law firm of Kalish Neil a former special agent in charge of the Bis Philadelphia Henry Ruth a member of the Philadelphia Law firm of Remick who served on the watergate special prosecution pilots resume negotiations Chicago a negotiators for United airlines and its striking pilots resumed talks wednesday in the third Day of federally mediated talks aimed at ending the walkout against the nations largest Jim a spokesman for the air line pilots said he Hast seen any movement in the talks aimed at ending the 6dayold walkout the strike is hurting the airline financial and United plans to hire permanent re placements and take other measures in the event of a Long said John the company executive vice president for United said wednesday that passengers flew on the airline in the first five Days of the a Normal Passen Ger Load during a similar period is about said airline spokeswoman Laura should the strike the airline Hopes to run at up to 25 percent of Normal operations through the end of june and expects to have some of its newly trained pilots in the cockpit by Zeeman Zeeman also said extra Security has been provided at United Headquarters in North suburban Elk Grove Village because pilots and flight attendants have been threatened with bodily we have to protect John a Union said the Alpa Doest have time for but added he  be surprised if their Peers Are calling them and telling them there doing the wrong Alpa announced that strik ing United pilots would receive per month from the Union beginning in june under a plan approved in Washington by its executive at Issue in the strike is United proposed two tier wage scale that would provide lower salaries for newly hired unit which says its pilots Are among the highest paid in the says it needs the scale in order to remain Ual Pilot dispute United airlines pilots object to the company proposal for a three year contract that cuts salaries of new employees Well below current Levels salary based of typical annual earnings the Union argues that the proposal would result in great disparities in with some new pilots earning about half the wages of their Veteran Alpa contends the system would create second class workers and potentially dangerous Dissen Sion in the the Union says the average salary of United pilots is about a United has said it has applications from pilots and soon will begin hiring per manent replacements for the it has advertised for new pilots for the last three the airline said it was training 40 new pilots in but Leroy said that report was Evers Defeated in Mississippi election a mayor Ken Nie Middleton Defeated Charles Evers by 11 votes to Block the civil rights activists bid to win Back the according to a ballot recount Middleton was declared the Winner wednesday in the democratic mayoral Runoff by a former state Leader of the National association for the advancement of coloured people who gained National recognition 16 years ago when he was elected the first Black mayor of a biracial town in later conceded he beat but we gave them didst we he Middleton is assured the office because there Are no republicans running in the june 4 general unofficial results after tuesdays elec Tion had Given Middleton a two vote those results included 65 Absentee ballots that both candidates had Evers also had disputed the legitimacy of Absentee ballots cast in last weeks primary that had forced tuesdays the executive committee of the municipal elections commission disallowed 64 ballots that it ruled were improperly a move that gave Evers the Lead in a three Way race with Middleton and a former Fayette Alder earlier Evers said that bal lots obtained for tuesdays Runoff still failed to meet state a 35yearold attorney who Defeated Evers four years said Absen tee ballots were handled with great care for the Navy hearing on Beth Esefa doctor ends Washington a a Navy Board of inquiry has wound up More than three weeks of close door hearings on the recruit ment of Donald who was removed last month from his position As the chief heart and Chest doctor at Bethesda naval a Navy spokesman said the Threeman which could recommend administrative sanctions or even criminal charges against those is expected to make its recommendations to the head of the naval medical come with in two weeks or said the Alan Billigs surgical privileges at the big med ical Center in suburban Maryland were sus Pended last november and then formally revoked in april because of questions about his stories have surfaced of similar troubles Billig had at a new Jersey Hospital in the 1970s troubles Navy consultants have said the Navy was aware of when it recruited him in 1982 and then promoted him to chairman of Bethesda cardio thoracic department in Billigs Appeal of the revocation of his right to practice at the Hospital is Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago May 1945 British prime min ister Winston Churchill Clearing the Way for Britain first general election in 10 30 years ago today May 1955 polio experts Are meeting on the future of the Salk vaccine program amid growing speculation that this years mass inoculation program May be halted or indefinitely 20 years ago today May 1965 the organization of american states announced that it had worked out an informal ceasefire agreement in the dominican 70 years ago today May 1975 the stepped up the evacuation of the americans left in Laos As that country was being steadily taken Over by the an american spokesman said he feared the situation was out of the laotian governments  
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