European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday november 14, 1985 former Marine Cinoc Sanon ends his 28 h Day of l hunger strike in a Liny Bamboo Hul on a cow pasture in Kent Wash. C Asanta plans to spend 61 Days hunger strike for mias listing in the hut to draw attention to the missing to action of the Vietnam War. He has lost about 30 pounds and much strength since he Start of his fast. Ederal judge sets feb. 18 Date for trial of Bhagwan followers Portland Ore. Up a judge tuesday set a feb. 18 trial Date for Indian guru Bhagwan so acc Raj a Cash and five disciples charged with violating Federal immigration Laws. At a preliminary hearing attorneys representing the six defendants said they will file motions for a change of venue to move the trial out of Oregon. . District judge Edward Leavy said he hoped to decide that Issue before Christmas. In a 35-Counl indictment last month a Federal grand jury charged the guru and seven disciples with conspiring to arrange Sham marriages to allow followers to Circum vent . Immigration Law. The 53-year-old bearded sect Leader also is charged with lying to Federal immigration agents concealing his intention to remain in the country permanently and attempting to flee prosecution by leaving his Oregon commune Alleg edly for Bermuda. The guru and is followers were arrested oct. 28 in Charlotte n.c., by Federal agents who surrounded their two rented planes. Rain Cash was released from jail last Friday on $500,000 bail after spending 12 Days in Federal custody in North Carolina. Oklahoma and Oregon. Rajnesh did not attend tuesday s proceeding remain ing in seclusion at Rajnes Puram 160 Miles East of port land but cavy ordered him to attend All future hearings on motions. Five of the seven disciples named in the indictment surrendered to Federal authorities in Portland last month. Karuna a prom Arup a Prem Padma a prom Naverna and a prom Mukta have Beer freed pending trial. The guru s outspoken sex personal Secretary a Anand Sheila left the commune with about a dozen officials in a split with the guru in september. She was arrested last month in Germany and is being held pending extradition to Oregon to face attempted murder charges in the alleged poisoning of the guru s personal physician. She also faces Federal immigration charges. The eighth defendant named in the Federal indictment a yoga Vidya also remains in Germany bul has not been arrested. Assistant . Attorney Robert Weaver said he might seek a modification of the trial Dale if it appeared that Sucela and Vidya would be returning soon to the United slates. Stateside Buck smashes 3 windows after crashing into Post office fort Mccoy Fla. A postal worker Michael Sweeney does t know where the Buck stopped but he was t going to mess with it when the Deer crashed into the Post office in this Rural town breaking three windows. Sweeney said he came in and was getting ahead on his sorting when he heard the crash As the Deer came through a plate Glass window. I walked up to the front and there he was said Sweeney. I closed the door Back. I was t going to mess with the Buck put its Antlers through a second window then walked around the lobby before going out a third Sweeney said. The animal galloped across the Streu and ran straight into a wooden Fence said Donny Glover manager of the fort Mccoy grocery across from the Post office. Then he just stepped Back and headed off toward the new Mexico is banished from . In space age White Sands missile Range . A the Nasa press kit for the recent challenger space shuttle Mission banishes White Sands missile Range from the United states. The new Mexico missile Range s tracking and data relay satellite Section maintains communications with the orbiting shuttles. A diagram on Page 22 of the National aeronautics and space administration press kit shows How voice and Tele vision connections arc relayed from the shuttle to a satellite and Down to Earth at White Sands Range officials said the Odd looking a was probably a teutonic feature from material developed and provided by Germany which managed the flight s deutschland space lab Mission do. As for the absence of the new or ecu the German spacemen Aren t the first to drum new Mexico out of the Union. Tourists from around the world and even the rest of the United states still ask new Mexico merchants if they accept american Money. Small amounts of Antifreeze found in some italian wines Washington a the Federal Bureau of Alco hol tobacco and firms announced Friday that it his uncovered traces of the chemical i ethylene glycol in Sev eral brands of wine imported from Italy. The chemical used As an Antifreeze and for Industrial uses was found in a testing program undertaken following reports of other european wines being contaminated. The amounts of the chemical found in the wines were considered Small the Agency said. However it recommended that Consumers who have the wines return them to the retailer where purchased. Dieth Ylene glycol May have both Short term and cumulative health effects the Burea reported. Wines found to contain Small amounts of the chemical arc 1979 d Acquino Barbaric so bottled by f. Ali Doralia a la Morra Piedmont. La a Coli Barb co bottled by do la morn. 1983 Valenti Barbera d Alba bottled by do. 1980 Valenti barolo bottled by do. 1981 Shanna Del Piemonte bottled by Zienda Vini cola Vozzolo. 1973 Valenti Gattinara bottled by do 1978 Valenti barolo Riser a bottled by do. uni Usu is Vii Doit to. By Ruu. Hells Angels try to boost image with Benefit new York a it was Hail Hail the gang s All Here As Hells Angels from across the country took Over a Manhattan disco for a Benefit to raise funds for members Legal defense and boost the club s image. We re nol racketeers we re not Al Ca Pone we re not Marlon Brando. We re human beings complained new York City chapter president Butch Garcia As hundreds of bikers and their supporters packed the limelight a Church turned nightspot. Tuesday night for the $15-a had fund Raiser. We re a motorcycle gang held together by a common Bond motorcycles he said denying government allegations that the club also has entered the drug Trade. The Media has sensationalized our club members hoped to raise $50,000 to Ward Legal Bills fast approaching $1 million Garcia said. To me. We stand for respect Freedom Friendship and to counter the hell raising image of the leather Clad booted bikers the Angels hired a Manhattan Public relations firm to handle the Media. David Lotz of Burnham Callaghan associates inc. Said they were no different than any other client the firm handled. As far As the government is concerned the Hells Angels unsavoury image is More than justified. A number of members were charged with racketeering after a May Fri sweep of chapters in 11 states that capped a three year probe dubbed operation Roughrider. Federal officials said after the Early morning raids they had recovered More than $2 million in illicit drugs and weapons bul the group s members dispute the charges despite the arrests of 33 Angels. We re a highly visible group we re a very unpopular group Garcia his Shoul Der length hair touching his leather Hells Angels jacket said Al the Benefit. Hey we just want to ride our the bikers whose motorcycles filled both sides of a City Block outside the nightclub received support from several Rock stars including Joan jell and Roberl Gordon who performed and John Cougar Mellon Camp and Willie Nelson who Dona de items for auction. A Harley Davidson motorcycle also was auctioned off. Public relations people also were on hand o make sure each reporter got a Shoi at interviewing an Angel or two. Is there anyone else you need asked one of the few women in the club in a dress As she flitted from television Crew to television Crew. Otherwise it was leather chains Banda Nas and boots with bikers coming from us far away As California. / ii think it was Worth it to make the trip. Ii s Lor a Good reason and i would t miss an event of this magnitude said George Christie president of the Ventura calif.,chapter. According to Federal charges the group also Sells Ltd pc cocaine marijuana and Quaal Udes using a sophisticated computer system to keep track of its sales. A Federal agent testified before the sen ate judicial committee in 1983 that the group was the most dangerous of All motorcycle gangs in the country
