European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 10. 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 Arafat seeks . Help in peace or and offer Washington a Palestine liberation organization chairman Yasser Arafat offered to Exchange peace for land with Israel on sunday and expressed Hope his plan will get the Reagan administration s support. Arafat speaking via satellite Hook up to the annual convention of the american Arab anti discrimination committee Here summed up what appeared to be a new joint Plo jordanian initiative for peace with is Rael based on what he called peace for  we Hope this initiative will be accepted by All of International Public opinion by the United nations and especially by All the democratic and advanced forces inside  i Hope that the american administration jul work with us in this he said. In Jerusalem an israeli government official said is Rael could not Issue a formal response until the full text of the Plo Leader s remarks was examined but that Arafat says what is convenient for him to say. There cancer claims 1g/ Sinatra is nothing new in  the principle of land for peace is brought up from time to time it looks moderate to the americans but it s just another example of his double talk said the official who spoke on condition that he not be identified. With . Diplomatic efforts in the Region stalled some state department officials have recommended discussions Between . Middle East trouble Shooler Richard w. Murphy and an aide to Arafat. But Secretary of state George Shultz rejected the idea Friday following a meeting with israeli finance minister Yitzhak Modai reiterating j orinal . Position of refusing to talk directly with the Plo. Despite Shultz s statements Arafat said i Hope the american administration will help us. To achieve the peace that can be reached. And this is the last Chance to achieve peace Arafat said. The Plo jordanian proposal for an International con Ference on the Middle East was issued before the May visit to Washington by Jordan s King Hussein. To would include the United slates the soviet Union Israel. Jordan. Egypt. Lebanon Syria the Plo and the members of the in Security Council Arafat said. Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres has cast doubts on the conference idea suggesting that such a proposal is an attempt to avoid direct talks with Israel. Arafat said the israelis certainly want to Challenge this Palms Kianian jordanian Alliance but expressed optimism that the initiative would achieve peace in the land of  Hussein has proposed the creation of a palestinian state loosely Federated with Jordan on israeli occupied Territo Ries seized during the 1967 six Day War in Exchange for Plo recognition of  of Israel. Thousands of palestinians were displaced following the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 on land formerly known As Palestine and the Plo has repeatedly refused to recognize Israel s existence. The United states wants inc Plo to formally recognize Israel before entering into direct negotiations with them. Teen killed 40s band Singer Desmond Dies at 65 As car crashes los Angeles not Johnny Des mond the Singer and actor who Rose to Fame As a vocalist with Glenn Miller s swing band died of cancer Friday night at Cedars Sinai medical Center in los an Geles at age 65. He had performed in new York City As recently As last april. Born Giovanni de Simone in Detroit Desmond began his singing career with Bob Crosby s band Louring As one of the Bobo links. He then spent a year As a featured Singer with Gene Krupa s orchestra. Upon joining the army he was assigned to accompany Glenn Miller s army air Force band in Europe during world War ii. When the band entertained troops in England and Europe Desmond became known As the .  two weeks after returning from the serv ice Desmond who had been earning s72 a month was making $3,600 a week and be came the Host of his own radio show. But by his own later accounts his career quickly lost its momentum because of poor business decisions and bad song choices. They threw me into nightclubs and 1 did t even have an act i was just a glorified band Singer he recalled. Desmond was offered a Job As a vocalist on the popular morning radio program Don Johnny Desmond Mcneill s breakfast club which originated in Chicago. He went for three months and stayed for six years. During the i950 she had a number of Hil records including a est Sibon the High and the  the yellow Rose of Texas and most notably play me hearts and rowers the title song of the Philco play House television drama in which he made his dramatic debut playing a Young Singer. In 1958, he made his Broadway debut co starring with Vivian Blaine and David Wayne in the show say Darling and he later starred As Nicky Arnstein in funny  in 1958, he starred with Dorothy Collins on the television series your hit  his movie appearances included Calypso heal wave escape from san  desert hell and China  in recent years Desmond who lived in Encino calif., kept a Busy schedule of nightclub and television appearances. He recently completed work As Host of a television special an evening of musical Mem ories of the 40s," to be shown on pcs stations. He is survived by his wife Ruth his Mother Lillian do Simone two daughters. Photo Diane Desmond and Patli Marlin and two grandsons. Info bedroom Fremont. Ohio a a car crashed through an apartment building Wall and into the bedroom of a 13-year-old girl killing her As she slept he Highway patrol said. Nicole m. Michael died about 2 20 . Sunday when the car ran a Stop sign at a dead end intersection. It hit another sign then skidded 66 feel and through the Wall of the Wood Frame building trooper . Bright said. The car was almost completely inside the room Bright said. She was trapped in front of the car under parts of the  Episanio f. Morales. 20, of Burgoon was charged with aggravated vehicular Homi cide and was being held Al the Sandusky county jail without Bond Bright said. Breath to cols showed thai Morales had a a blood alcohol level of 0.256, the officer said. In Ohio a level of 0.1 is considered legally drunk he said. Officers were still trying to Del Carminc How fasl the car was travelling Bright said. The girl s Mother Rita Oliver was the Only other person in the single Story apart Mcnol Al the Lime Bright said. She was not injured. Morales suffered minor injuries. Bright said. Florida judge convicted of taking bribe in drug Case Tampa Fla. A the former chief circuit court judge of Hillsborough county has been convicted of fixing a 1982 drug Case. Ardon Mays Merck la whose jurisdiction included metropolitan Tampa and two other defendants were convicted sunday by a circuit court jury that deliberated More than nine hours Over two Days. Merckle Tampa attorney Howard l. Garret and Rich Ard p. Hope were found guilty of bribery and unlawful compensation. Merckle also was convicted of extortion and Misbehaviour in office. Judge Oliver l. Green set sentencing for oct. 11 and company seeks wage cuts allowed All three men to remain free on Bond. Merckle faces a maximum sentence of 12 years in Pris on. Maximum sentence for charges against Hope and Gar Rcpt is 10 years. During the two week trial prosecutors said Hope bribed Merckle to give Hope s Nephew probation in an August 1982 drug trial. David Wynn Hope Iii faced up to 65 years in prison but Merckle sentenced him to probation. Prosecutors said Garrett acted As go Between for the judge and Hope. Merckle resigned his judicial posts in August 1983 after a state investigation of allegations of misconduct in the Hope Case and another drug Case. David Hope testified that his Uncle told him he was working on the Case and correctly predicted his sen tence later introducing him to Garrelt As the Man who had arranged his probation. The Nephew also said his Uncle had told him the Proba Tion sentence Cost $25.000. Prosecutors noted thai Murckle made a 54,000 Bank Deposit two Days after he sentenced Hope s Nephew. Merckle did not comment after the sentence was announced. Lawyers for the defendants said they will Appeal the verdicts if motions for a new trial Are denied. Hasidic jews 7,000 furn out in support of strikers March in Monessen a. Up carrying american flags and protest signs sinking steel workers and their supporters marched during the weekend in what officials said was the largest Public show of support since Wheeling Pittsburgh steel corp. Workers walked out in  estimated More than 7,000 people marched saturday through Monesson then lathered for an hour Long rally at the Gates of a Wheeling Pitt Plant on the 49th Day of the strike. Carrying american flags and signs that said the Ohio Valley u being held hos Tage and Carney has destroyed wheel ing Pittsburgh the crowd chanted car Ney s got to go referring to company chairman Dennis Carney. More than 8,200 workers in West Vir Ginia Ohio and Pennsylvania struck the firm july 21 after the company vowed to trim the wage and Benefit costs by $4 an hour. A Federal bankruptcy judge in Pitts Burgh opened the door for such action by allowing Wheeling Pittsburgh to Abro Gate its labor agreement with the United steelworkers in order to reorganize its debts. Wheeling Pittsburgh the nation s seventh largest steel maker filed for Reorg in National bankruptcy april 16. Company and Union officials were scheduled to meet separately tuesday in Washington with a Federal mediator but neither Side termed the meeting Asne  new York a thousands of hasidic jews Clad in their traditional Long Black Coats and Felt Hals marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to protest City plans to build a huge garbage incan Crealor near the largely jewish neighbourhood of Williams Burg. Thousands of hasidic women Many pushing children in strollers marched separately behind the men. The City s Board of estimate approved construction of the s250 million incinerator last month As part of a sanitation department plan to build eight incinerators throughout the City