European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 23, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 7 mercenaries and mitts meet in Las vegas Las vegas. Nov. A Mercena Ries and Waller mitts itching for a tight and weapons dealers with the hardware to accommodate them got together to Swap talks show off paramilitary techniques and browse through survival gear ranging from High powered firearms to Camou Flage underwear. The sixth annual soldiers of Fortune convention and combat weapons expo 85, sponsored by Soldier of Fortune mag Azine Drew hundreds of veterans mercenaries  dealers and fervent anti communists to join the gamblers and vacationers at the Sahara hotel. The five Day event ended saturday. Among the items displayed by Iso exhibitor were laser gun sights Dart guns ammunition of All types Bullet proof vests and a wide Range of knives including some with brass Knuckles and others that can be fired from Liny holders. The participants immersed themselves in shooting matches knife fighting classes firepower demonstrations Parachute jumping and rappelling Down the Side of the High Rise hotel. The convention suffered a real life casualty Friday when Carl Nutter of Las vegas died after his Parachute failed to open during a demonstration but the Dan Ger in the activities did not seem to deter the participants. This always draws the Walter Mitty crowd said Jim Freeland referring to James Thurber s daydreaming fictional character As he displayed an 8-Inch-Long, .45-caliber, Semi automatic pistol capable of firing 50 rounds at a clip. Of Mccland 31, a former Chicago police Man said he works off and on As a free Lance military adviser for government troops in Al Salvador. He said he makes the occasional forays South without pay because 1 really hate  asked about the Market for his menacing weapon which is made by military armament corp. And can be sold to virtually anyone of Legal age who does t have a criminal record Freeland grinned. They re mainly toys he said. A lot of our custom cars Are survivalist types paramilitary people like  foreign buyers must be on a stale department approved list said Freeland a sales representative for the  Texas company. Across the crowded exhibition Hall. Action  Ltd. Of Philadelphia displayed the mini Uzi a Semi automatic pistol 7% inches Long. The israeli made weapon is capable of firing 32 rounds of 9mm ammunition at the rate of 950 rounds per minute. The common criminal is not going to buy this kind of weapon said Evan Whildin action  general manager noting the $579 Price tag. Clothing made of camouflage material was the Vogue from to shirts and Long skirts to playsuits on toddlers and one Man s sport jacket. One Booth sold women s underwear made of the material. Drawing the biggest crowds were Booths featuring posters of scantily Clad models displaying various weapons with the women on hand to sign the posters. Ron Montoya a Salesman for Ameri can shooter Supply of Las vegas pro moved the Virtues of a six passenger hovercraft. A s great for night Maneu vers very quiet he said. It s designed to get into and out of an area very quickly. It allows you to escape easily at 50 Miles an hour Over land water ice or  one Booth displayed hundreds of sweatshirts bearing hostile messages one pictured a Skull with the words kill Emall let god sort pm  another showed a submarine with a mushroom Cloud in the background. It read "24 empty missile tubes a mushroom Cloud and now it s Miller  one shirt had a picture of the barrel of a gun with the caption want to take away my gun come and get  Burford husband jailed for Dpi drunk in Public Washington a former environmental pro Lection Agency administrator Anne m. Burford and her husband Robert an Interior department official were arrested on drinking rela cd charges late Friday night. Robert Burford director of the Bureau of land management was arrested by Virginia state police after they saw his car stopped in the Middle Lane of a Highway out Side Washington. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test. Two hours later shortly before 1 ., mrs. Burford was arrested by Arlington va., police on a charge of being drunk in Public after making a scene at the Arlington county detention Center jail officials said. Mrs. Burford was in the car with her husband at the time of his arrest according to . Grant a state police spokesman. Mrs. Burford on saturday said neither she nor her Hus band would have any comment on the incident. Mrs. Burford was arrested after behaving in a disruptive manner in the lobby of the jail where her husband was being detained according to written accounts from jail employees at the scene. Arlington county sheriff James a. Gondles said mrs. Burford was pressing a Button that buzzes deputies inside the jail. She also insisted loudly Over the lobby intercom that she be allowed to Sec her husband and repeatedly said she was a lawyer who knew her rights. Arlington police officers eventually tired of Burford s behaviour Gondles said and arrested her. "1 would describe her behaviour As abusive he said. Drunk in Public charges Are not very common anymore. You almost have to ask to be arrested Gondles said mrs. Burford was cooperative after she was arrested but two hours later she became a problem while inside her cell. She was banging her shoe on the cell and when a Deputy went to investigate she was scratched up by mrs. Burford Gondles said. Mrs. Burford eventually was released at 5 22 ., and her husband was set free at 5 45, Gondles said. Robert Burford was ordered to appear in Arlington county s general District court at 9 30  Monday. Mrs. Burford has a Choice of paying a s30 Fine or appear ing in court oct. 4. Education Secretary hails improved sat scores Washington a education Secretary William j. Bennett says a record jump in Scholastic aptitude test scores is another indication that american secon Dary education is on the  Bennett on Friday also cautioned against declaring premature Victory in the Battle to raise Scholastic standards. The education Secretary issued the statement following news reports that the average sat score for the class of 1985 jumped five Points in the verbal aptitude category to 431 and four Points in math aptitude to 475. Each half of the lest is scored on a scale of 200 to 800. Bravo this Welcome improvement in Scholastic aptitude test scores offers fur ther evidence that american secondary education is on the mend Bennett said. Coupled with the Progress in 17-year-old Reading abilities shown m the new National assessment data we begin to see Here the Impact of the Reform movement of the past several  the National assessment on educational Progress a federally funded test administered by the educational testing service which also produces the sats reported wednesday that Reading scores of 17-year old students improved from 1980 to 1984. Bennett warned against Short term complacency. Sat scores and other gauges of Aca Demic performance have still not recovered to the Levels they were at before the decline began he said. We look Forward to see ing the Complete analysis of the results on  the College Board the sats sponsor has scheduled a news conference in new York on monday to release the full report and analysis of this year s sat scores including state by state figures and averages by race and ethnic group. The Dallas morning news first reported the National scores thursday. We Haven t confirmed anything including or. Bennett s statement Anne Gros so a College Board spokeswoman said re Garding the newspaper report. A key Tor the Cardinal Cardinal Jozcfa Glemp Poland s roman with Olla Leader shows off key of greeting he rec Elfid in Detroit. The car Dinal was Giurea the key by a polish dance company saturday upon his Arr ii in Detroit Jackson urges puerto Picans to end co Onia snafus san Juan puerto Rico up the Rev. Jesse Jackson has urged puerto Picans to end their colonial status and the use of their Island As a base for . Military activities in Central America and the Caribbean. It u a barometer of your islands colonization both politically and psychologically that you would allow your Island to be used for purposes of which you do not approve and about which you have no voice he told about 1,000 people saturday at the puerto rican bar association s annual meeting. The Baptist minister Drew thunderous applause and at one Point a standing ovation As he repeatedly called for puerto rican self determination. You can vote but the vote does not count Jackson said. You must end this colonial  puerto Rico s 3.2 million people Are american citizens but vote Only in presidential primaries. They do not pay american taxes and any change in the Island s status must be approved by Congress. Jackson s speech coincided with a visit by vice presi Dent George Bush a staunch supporter of puerto rican statehood. Bush s visit to address the .-hispanic chamber of Commerce was announced a month ago while Jackson s was made Public last week but it was not known whether the timing was More than a coincidence. Jackson a candidate for last year s democratic presidential nomination arrived in san Juan thursday and spent Friday meeting with Community leaders and touring a poor neighbourhood and the Island of Vieques used for target practice by the Navy. Activists and residents of the Island off puerto Rico s Southeastern coast have staged repeated and sometimes bloody protests against the . Military Maneu vers on Vieques which was used to practice the invasion of Grenada in october 1983. If you do Little More than allow your Island to be used As a launching pad for illegal and illicit military policies you lose the respect of your neighbors and your own self respect Jackson told the bar association