European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 25, 1985 the stars and stripes Paga 7 judge fakes Navy base off new York a of  York  \ referendum  a pro posed Navy base on  m., rde Rcd off hit ballot wednesday b i judge who said i was n,.l new Ork c h s plate in overrule the Federal government slate supreme court Justice  a. Kuffner or. Ruled the referendum  Anil Viii the Bnard of elections Ean Pul in on the november ballot the cily of new York alone should not be permit led to compel attic Navy to change its decisions when Icv relate to military strategy like the Tail wagging the proverbial dog. Kuffner said. David.crncr. A spokesman for the Center for constitutional rights which represents the petitioners said the ruling would be appealed. The supreme court is new t Ork stale s trial level court. The referendum was on a proposal 10 add to the City charter a clause to prohibit the cily Fri leasing or Selling land or spending Money for any military base hat could House nuclear weapons. A lawsuit was brought by a group of residents of the Borough of Slaten Island who favor a proposal to base the battleship Iowa and six support ships there. The Navy As is is policy refuses to say whether the Iowa would carry nuclear weapons. The i a. House last week author cd sk6.2 million for construction of the base. Kuffner said it was possible that the referendum if passed would show the Navy that new yorkers oppose the Home port and Force the Navy to pick another site based More on Public relations than military  indeed in is Safe to assume that this is the ultimate purpose of the placement of the referendum on the ballot the judge said. Be think there is a question regarding the Security of the people of new York City  said. The govern ment simply does t have a right to place warheads any where without giving the people an Opportunity to  Lorn , the coordinator of the referendum Campaign said the Effort will continue under the Assumption that the referendum will be restored to the ballot. Rep. Guy Molinari . Who represents stolen is land and who supports the Home port said the judge s decision was Welcome  rut Molinari said no one should assume that there will be no referendum. I just Hope that everybody does t let their guard  he said. New look for boy British entertainer boy George shows View on Abc s Good morning America off his new hair style during an inter show in new York. Federal grand jury indicts West Hollywood mayor los  a Valerie tar Ringo. Believed in be the first avowed lesbian mayor of an american City has been indicted by a Federal grand jury on 14 counts of Rhc Azling thousands of dollars in government Grants intended for the poor and homeless. The charges stemmed from her former Job As executive director of Crossroads counselling a federally funded organisation and involved about $11,000, prosecutors said wednesday. Tirrigno. 32, resigned in August As the first mayor of West Hollywood a cily car Ved out of unincorporated.os Angeles county territory last november by a Vole of its residents. An estimated one third of them Are homosexual. She remained on the City Council which has two other Gay members i am very sad that the United Stales government has singled  out Terrigno said at a news conference near the office of her attorney. Howard . I am sure thai they Don t have the  on Weil Man s advice she declined to answer any questions Aboul inc charges. In one count the . Attorney s office says Terrigno was charged with writing a Check for s5.000 on an account thai held funds from the Federal emergency management Agency. The Check was written to Safeway stores for gift Cerlini catch the indictment said.  than give these food coupons to the hungry and underprivileged it is alleged that Terrigno issued most of these coupons to herself and her friends in order to Purchase food and drinks for personal use said a statement issued by prosecutors. The indictment also said thai Terri Gro prepared a forged list of indigent names to indicate needy people received the Safeway coupons and that she submitted the list to inc United Way. Which administered the program. It also charged that Terrigno issued to herself four additional a Roll checks of $581.15 each which she knew she was not entitled  the indictment also said that she issued a $450 Check on the i a account la an Auto Mechanic for repairs on her Auto Mobile. Other charges involved checks allegedly written to friends and to Terrigno s land lord to pay her rent. Reports that the grand jury was investigating her and her Agency surfaced shortly after her election last year. She hired Citzman a celebrity attorney to rep resent her. Terrigno denied any wrongdoing Ihen. Councilman John Loci Man succeeded Terrigno in the ceremonial Post of mayor and cily officials honoured her fur her work in organi ing the new City. Arraignment was scheduled nov. 4, if convicted she faces a maximum id wars in prison and $10,001 Fine on each felony coun. Except for the alleged Safeway incident the largest amount involved was a $575 Check written to  a men s clothing store where the indictment said Terrigno used Federal funds to Purchase clothing for herself and others. 27 Navy men Are treated for chemical injuries Long Beach Calif. A a clean ing solvent spilled aboard the battleship new Jersey wednesday and 27 sailors were treated for injuries a Navy spokesman said. The most seriously injured victim sea Man Patrick Wright 19, of Arizona was listed in satisfactory condition at is. Mary s Hospital suffering second degree Burns on his body said it. Cmdr. Bill Clyde. Most of the other men who were Sci to St. Mary s and the Long Beach Navy hos Pital were examined for problems caused by inhaling inc fumes and were released Clyde said. Two sailors in addition to Wright were at St. Mary s and another was at the Navy Hospital where they were being held overnight for observation he said. The incident occurred on the ship s lower decks when Wright and another Sailor spilled a five gallon can of dry cleaning solvent inside a storage locker. Wright was overcome by the fumes. His partner managed to escape in time to sound an Alert Clyde said. The sailors who inhaled the fumes were members of the Rescue team thai pulled Wright from the locker. Presses Rong again in Philadelphia Philadelphia a the City s two daily newspapers were Back on the streets wednesday after their 4,774 employees ended a walkout thai kept pressroom silent for 46 Days. The strike the longest against newspapers in cily history ended  4 34 . Tuesday after teamsters Drivers who rejected their contract Friday voted approval along with the three unions that had held off voting last week. The presses began rolling at inc morning inquirer within hours. Long time no Sec was the headline that greeted daily news readers. The inquirer s top Story was the move hearings but the front Page also featured a Story headlined newspaper unions take 4-Ycar pact end 46-Day  in Chicago meanwhile a tentative con tract agreement Between the Chicago Sun times and a Union representing about 275 reporters photographers and editors averted a walkout at the nation s loth largest Dai y newspaper. The Philadelphia strike which entered on issues ranging from salaries to staff lev Els Cost workers More than $15 million in lost wages the inquirer quoted company official As saying. It Tost Philadelphia newspapers inc., which also publishes the  croon daily news More than $50 million in advertising and circulation revenues according to com Pany officials. Strike insurance covered a portion of inc loss. Because of the late Start tuesday the inquirer skipped a Small first edition run starting he presses  12 03 . Thursday on the second edition schedule according to Max King the assistant managing editor daily. The paper was Light on advertising but heavy on local news As the inquirer began catching up on a heavy news period which included hearing into a police bombing that destroyed a neighbourhood. It s amazing we could come in on Short notice and put Oul a paper that everyone believes is of Standard inquirer  said inc ass Island news editor Pete Boal. The inquirer has an audited circulation of 519,621 daily  i million on sunday the daily news circulation is 284,253. The Chicago newspaper Guild and the Sun times reached agreement tuesday night on terms of a three year pact to re place a contract that expired May 31. The agreement Calls for a 5 percent pay raise in each year of the contract. Workers had sought raises of 66 percent and 6.8 percent in a two year contract. A ratification vote has been set for nov. I said Charles Nicodemus inc chairman of the Sun times unit of the Guild. In Philadelphia key Voles were cast tues Day by the Drivers who had rejected the con tract Friday by 12 votes. The 175-163 Vole tuesday Drew an additional 40 Drivers. After the Drivers vote the newspaper Guild the largest of the nine striking unions considered Lac Pacl for the first time ratifying it 606-130. Then the typographers who had rejected the proposal Fri Day voted 130-26 to accept in. Finally the mailers voted 495-23 10 com plete the ratification process. Each four year contract Calls for an aver age weekly increase in wages and benefits of $37.50 annually. The Guild which represents newsroom and advertising employees also won a third personal Day off effective in i k9. And Early retire mint  age 62, beginning in november 19s7. The mailers said they won assurances about staffing Levels relating to inc installation of $32 million in equipment