European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 01, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. November 1, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 gov. Edwards Friend took payoff court told new Orleans a a nursing Home operator testified wednesday in gov.  Edwards Federal trial on racketeering charge that he paid a close associate of inc governor $100.000 in Cash for help in getting valuable stale certification for two Homes. Kevin Gamble said he paid the Money after Edwards said he could help obtain certification for facilities that Gamble thought were needed in North Louisiana. Gamble testifying under the Promise of immunity from prosecution also said that the governor s supporter Gus Mijalis told him to say nothing about the Money when he was called before a grand jury. Under Cross examination by the governor s defense Law yer. Camille gravel Gamble said he and his brother never told the governor they had paid Mijalis for help in getting nursing Homes certified. And he said the governor urged him to Tell the truth about the certification deals when questioned by Federal authorities. Edwards and Mijalis arc two of eight defendants in the . District court trial. The others Are the governor s brother Marion his Nephew Charles Isbell and his Busi Ness associates Philip Brooks Perry Segura Ronald a gout and James Wylie or. They Are accused of a s10 million scam in which they allegedly tried to illegally obtain state certification of hospitals and nursing Homes in which they held interest. Some of the facilities were sold to Large health care corporations thai could use the certification to obtain Federal Money through medicare and medicaid. Under questioning by . Attorney John vol. Gamble described a meeting at Mijalis Home in the summer of 1984, several months after Edwards took office. At the meeting he testified were the governor. Mijalis. Gamble and Gamble s brother Denny kit Gamble. During a fund Raiser for a Shreveport arca politician. Mijalis ushered the gambles into the meeting in a bed room in his Home saying governor Edwards wants to talk to you Gamble told the court. Asked what the governor said regarding certification of nursing Homes. Gamble replied he said wherever you All feel like there s a need i can help " Gamble said the governor then urged him and his brother to Contact Falgout a Hospital consultant and a former member of his administration. Later Gamble said he met with Mijalis who said he wanted j50.000 for each location that received a certificate from the state. He had said he wanted  Gam ble said As he outlined the complicated procedures he used to raise the $100,000. Under Cross examination. Gamble said that after consulting with their attorney he and his brother returned the certificates of need. Gamble and his brother asked Mijalis for at least part of the $100,000 Back and received $70,000 in Cash the witness said. The gambles were eventually called before a Federal grand jury in new Orleans. I a gov. Edwin Edwards. Dons Kulij Campaign  Lor Zirul. Lefay in fighting faze killed 11 move members Philly fire chief s testimony contradicts mayor s Philadelphia a fire com missioner William Richmond accepted full responsibility wednesday for the delay in fighting a blare that killed 11 move members but he contradicted testimony by the mayor and police commissioner on when the order was Given to fight the Blaze. Richmond insisted it was he who made the decision to delay fighting the fire after police suggested that burning Down a Forti fied roof Bunker might drive the Radical group out. The May 13 fire started by a bomb dropped from a helicopter spread swiftly after consuming the Bunker and eventually destroyed 61 houses in a West Philadelphia neighbourhood. Some officials say the fire May Cost the City $20 million in damages. Testifying before a special commission investigating the incident Richmond broke Down and tears filled his eyes As he recalled that four children were among the victims. It is a very emotional Issue with me he said. There is no one in this room who has seen More death and destruction than i have. To know that the four move Chil Dren died by fire i la have to live with  Richmond said flames were spotted on the roof within 20 minutes after the explosive was dropped but he deferred attacking it with water when police commissioner Gregore Sambor said that police and fire fighters would be Able to move in safely after the Bunker was eliminated. Sambor said to me can you control the fire and my response and i m a cautious person by nature was 1 think i can " Richmond said adding that if he knew that a can of gasoline was on the roof or that move had explosives inside its barricaded Headquarters he would have opted to fight the flames said of " Richmond testified. I acquiesced. I agreed. It was t an order. It was t an absolute instruction. He made the recommendation and i  Richmond said the decision was reached about 6 12 ., or roughly 45 minutes after the bomb was dropped. That testimony created another serious contradiction with earlier testimony from mayor w. Wilson Good former City Man aging director Leo Brooks and Sambor concerning when the order was Given to fight the lire and whether it might have been ignored. Goode said he saw the flames spread and notified Brooks at 6  To get water on it. Brooks said five minutes before inc mayor telephoned he told Sambor to put the fire out and Sambor said he relayed the order to Richmond shortly after the two agreed to let the Bunker Burn. I categorically deny that i received any order either directly or indirectly from Brooks to fight the fire Richmond said sharply rebutting his police colleague who he said was in charge of the move operation. Sex criminal who faked handicaps insists he has hearing impairment Cheyenne. Wyo. A a Man with a criminal record who duped authorities for Days into believing that he could neither speak nor hear continued to refuse to talk to police wednesday. Gordon Angel Vanderburg would communicate Only by writing and has told authorities that he is deaf in one car and suf fers a 60 percent hearing loss in the other detective Marty Luna said. Vanderberg 22, carried a five Page letter signed Mommy when he got off a bus from Denver last Friday leading authorities to believe he had been abandoned. Police first thought he was 17 Yean old and placed him in a Foster Home. Luna said the letter probably was written by a fellow passenger on the bus. The letter Taid in part there s a lot the world can offer you that i can t. I Hope you will find someone to teach you the basics such As Reading and writing Vanderberg was identified through his fingerprints. Luna said he had served a nine month sentence in 1981 on forgery and felony trespassing charges filed in Yonkers . He also had been sentenced to five years probation after he was charged in new York with arson in 1980. Vanderburg s criminal background in Gordon Angel Vanderberg eluded an arrest on robbery charges in new Jersey and impersonation disorderly con  and assault charges in new York Luna said. We Haven t found out anything More about his background but we feel he has been Drifting around for some time Luna said. Police still weren t sure what to do with Vanderberg. Luna said they were Confer ring with Laramie county District attorney John Forwood on whether to release Vanderburg. Authorities May hold a person for 72 hours before filing charges or scheduling an arraignment said it. Jim Barker. Vander Borg has been held in the county jail since tuesday. Officials at St. Elizabeths Hospital a Washington d.c., mental institution con firmed wednesday that Vanderburg had attended a mental health program for the  but they would t elaborate. St. Elizabeths spokeswoman Ella Jeter said Hospital officials identified Vanderberg from a photograph. She said he had used a different name at the Hospital. Police began to piece together Vander Berg s background Early tuesday when the bus Driver who dropped him off in Cheyenne said Vanderberg had talked to him. Later tuesday two los Angeles speech Palolo girls told police they recognized the Man from a picture. Authorities said they did not know Why Vanderberg came to Cheyenne or Why he feigned the handicaps. Richmond said his men repeatedly tried to turn hoses on the spreading Blae. But always police interfered saying there was still shooting move people were on the roof and in the alleys and the water obscured vision. I take full responsibility for the turning on and  Richmond said. Charles Bowser one of the 11 commissioners broke in with an observation on the relevance of taking  the mayor said it. I believe i heard the managing director say it i believe i heard the police commissioner say it. You said it and i think hat s admirable Bowser said. However i be seen a pattern Here where there did t appear to be much coordination much control or effective communication throughout various phases of this incident. In a situation like that assuming responsibility does t really relate to what  Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday. Nov. I 1945 indiscriminate Slaugh Ter of civilians when troops under the com Mand of Gen. Yamashita realized they could not hold Manila was described by witnesses at inc japanese general s trial on War crimes charges in Manila. Mariano Del Rosario a Manila undertaker testified that Early in february he buried 8.000 victims of the japanese. 30 years ago foday. Nov. I 1955 Princess Margaret put duty before love and announced in London that she will not marry capt. Peter towns end. The announcement wrote an end to a Romance that in More than to o years had shaken the British throne and divided the nation. 20 years ago foday. Nov. I 1965 in Johnson City. Texas president Johnson said the new no Silver 25-Ccnt pieces with a cupper coloured Edge will go into circulation Loda 10 years ago foday. Nov. I 1975 Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon Gen. Francisco a  s designated heir was officially named new Span ish head of state in Madrid