European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 16, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Bhagwan pleads guilty leaves for India Portland Ore. A guru Bhagwan Shrek Raj Nemesh pleaded guilty thursday to arranging Sham marriages to help disciples remain in the United states Ille Gally and agreed to leave the country. "1 never want to return  he said in court. . District judge Edward cavy gave Rajnesh five Days to leave the country but . Attorney Charles Turner said inc guru would return to his native India immediately flying to new Delhi on thursday night. Rajnesh 53, was driven to Portland International air port where he boarded a private plane. As it took off two busloads of disciples chanted wept and pressed their hands together in a gesture of respect. With him on the flight which the Federal aviation administration said was headed to Tel Ciboro n.j., were several disciples including his Secretary a Prem Hasya his physician Swami Devaraj and the president of Raj Cesh investment corp., Swami Dhyan John. In the plea bargain Rajneesha was Given a suspended 10-year prison sentence and was fined $400,000 on the two counts of Federal immigration violations. The remain ing 33 counts against Rajneesha were dropped. Rajneesha softly replied guilty when cavy asked for his plea to one count of conspiracy to arrange the Shim marriages and one count of lying to the immigration and naturalization service. One of Rajnesh s attorneys Brian o Neill said the guru still asserts his innocence but changed his plea because of his concern about possible danger or possible harassment were he to remain in the United states. It is clearly in the Public interest Turner said. It saves the time and expense of trial. It vindicates the investigation of this office and the ins. It s a Public acknowledgement of guilt by  Turner said the guru would dismiss four civil lawsuits filed by his sect two against the ins one against the state department and one against . Attorney general Edwin m. Meese and other government officials. Rajneesha had pleaded not guilty to 32 counts of arranging Sham marriages one count of conspiring to arrange fake marriages and two counts of lying to Federal authorities about his intent to remain in the United states. The charges returned by a Federal grand jury oct. 23, carry maximum penalties totalling 175 years in prison and a $350,000 Fine. Rajneesha who had vowed to fight the charges had been free on $500,000 bail since Friday when he pleaded not guilty. A feb. 18 trial Date had been set. The guru who has lived since 1981 with several thou Sand of his followers at the Rajnes Puram commune in North Central Oregon was arrested with six of his disciples oct. 28 when they flew from Rajnes Puram to Charlotte n.c., in two chartered Learjet. Federal prosecutors contend Rajneesha was trying to flee to Bermuda to escape prosecution. Leavy had allowed Rajneesha to go free on bail but had ordered the sect s Only aircraft capable of Long distance flights removed from the Rajnes Puram Airport. After being released from custody Rainesh who Calls himself the guru to the Rich was returned to his commune in one of the More than 90 Rolls Royce automobiles kept by his Follower for his use. In Rajnes Puram spokeswoman a Dhyan Rosalie said the Bhagwan left for Portland at about 2 30 . About 3,000 followers lined the Road to watch him leave. Rosalie said there was no mention of whether Rajneesha would Ever return to the commune. In Portland Raj Neeshee spokeswoman a Prem Isabel declined to comment on the Day s events. She would say Only that  s future is Uncertain. The guru s attorney referred All questions to Isabel. Seven of the guru s followers or former followers also face immigration charges. They include a Anand she a the guru s deposed personal Secretary who is in a West German jail on an Oregon charge of attempting to murder the guru s personal physician. Sheela and about a dozen other commune leaders left Rajnes Puram abruptly the weekend of sept. 14. File photo Bhagwan show Rajneesha is leaving the United states. Fast food chains using unhealthy fat group says Washington up a consumer group revealed test results thursday that show Mcdonald s. Burger King Wendy a Popeye s and other fast food chains Fry foods in beef tallow and other highly Satu rated fats believed to promote heart disease. Mcdonald a in response said beef fat makes its food taste better. The Center for science in the Public in Terest presenting petitions signed by More than 100 top scientists urged the chains to switch to vegetable oils that arc higher in less heart damaging unnatural cd fats. "1 think it s the height of corporate irresponsibility that these companies after All these warnings after All these years arc still frying foods in fats that arc conducive to heart disease said Michael f. Jacobson the Center s executive director. The group with a Bow to those chains that have set up salad and baked potato bars also asked fast food restaurants to offer More healthy foods such As whole wheat buns and fresh fruits and vegetables. Also sought Are ingredient labels on fast food products. Saturated fats tend to raise the cholesterol in the blood and increase the risk of heart disease and unsaturated  lower blood cholesterol. The higher the ratio of Satu rated to unsaturated fat in an Oil or fat formula the worse the fat is for the body. Arby a big boy Burger King Harices Mcdonald a Popeye s and Wendy s All use beef tallow or beef tallow mixed with a Little vegetable Oil the Center said. Howard Johnson s uses Palm Oil which is worse than beef fat in its cholesterol promoting ability Jacobson said. Church a d Litas Kentucky Fried Chic Ken Long John Silver red lobster and rustler use heavily Hydrogen Ald vegetable Oil which has a somewhat belter saturated unsaturated ratio. Even better Denny a Friendly s and papa Gino s use moderately Hydrogen Ald vegetable Oil the Center said. The Best of those surveyed were five seasons and open sesame natural foods restaurants. A spokesman for Mcdonald s at inc company s Headquarters in Chicago re Joe Kennedy ii considering run for House seat Boston up Joseph p. Kennedy ii oldest son of sen. Rob Ert f. Kennedy is considering run Ning for retiring House speaker Thomas p. O Neill s seat in 1986. Kennedy 32, is conducting an opinion poll on his popularity in Massachusetts 8th congressional District entered in the College town of Cambridge the Boston Herald re ported thursday. The seat was once held by presi Dent John f. Kennedy. Joseph Kennedy lives South of bos ton in Marshfield in the i oth congressional District. He would have to move to seek the 8th District seat. He is head of citizens Energy corp., an advocacy group focusing on Energy issues. When asked earlier this year whether he was interested in seeking Public office Kennedy said no. On wednesday he said at the Lime i was Only interested in citizens Energy. Now i d like to do  new shuttle steering needs More tests commander says space Center Houston a an astronaut who commanded the last space shuttle flight said thursday he believes a new steering system needs More testing be fore the shuttle lands again on the narrow Concrete runway at inc Kennedy space Center in Lorida. Henry Hartsfield commander of the shuttle space lab Mission that landed on a dry Lake cd runway at Edwards fab calif., on nov. 6, said his test of a new nose wheel steering system was successful. A a test Pilot 1 would like to Sec some More tests at Edwards he said at a news conference. I would like to see at least one Landing on a Concrete runway at  space shuttle Columbia a scheduled to make a Lorida Landing in december. Landings on the Concrete runway at Kennedy were hailed after a shuttle shredded its tires and damaged its Brake system during a Landing in april. Engineers blamed the problems on a steering system that required applying brakes on the main Landing gear so a nose wheel steering system was devel oped. After Landing the shuttle challenger at Edwards Hartsfield guided it 31 feet off the a interline and then Back. The nose wheel steering worked very Well he said. I was very pleased with  National aeronautics and space administration officials Are eager for the shuttle to resume landings at the Kennedy launch site. That would avoid ferrying it across the country which adds several Days to inc preparation Lime Between launches. Hartsfield commanded the challenger on a Sev Oday flight with an International Crew of eight the largest Ever. The Mission carried the German sponsored space lab module in the cargo Bay. At the Crew s first news conference since returning Hartsfield said he believes eight is the largest Crew that can be comfortably accommodated. Challenger had an eight member Crew to operate the space lab around the clock. West Germany paid Nasa j64 million to Fly the Mission which included 76 experiments most of them of German design. Others on the Mission were German scientists Rinhard Furrer and Ernst Messerschmid dutch physicist Wubbo Ockels and american astronauts Steven Nagel James Buchli Bonnie Dunbar and Guion Bluford. Sponged we use the highest Quality combination of vegetable and beef shortening to Cook products and the reason we use that combination is because it offers us the High est Quality flavor for the products that we serve our  the company had no comment about allegations of health risks. Or. Talc will Banks director of the heart station at . General Hospital who also spoke at the news conference said when you Send your kids out to lunch or dinner at these places you probably would be a Little safer to Send to lick to go out and play in the traffic. Us a Little slower but the end result is ise  Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 16, 1945 new Street demonstrations broke out in Tel Aviv As crowds violated the curfew imposed by British Mili tary authorities and attacked government buildings. 30 years ago today. Nov. 16, 1955 Adlai e. Stevenson announced in Chicago it a he will seek the democratic presidential nomination and he called for Steps to outlaw the very Means of War in this atomic  20 years ago today. Nov. 16, 1965 Branch Richey 84, the Man who brought inc first Black Jackie Robinson into major league baseball is in critical condition at bronc county Hospital in Columbia to. Richey a key figure in baseball history collapsed while making an acceptance speech after induction into the Missouri sports Hall of Fame. 10 years ago today. Nov. 16, 1975 in Albany n.y., gov. Hugh Carey signed measures temporarily alleviating the financial woes of new York. City