European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 02, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday december 2, 1985 Laxalt checked with Reagan before suing paper for libel Rhino. Nov. Up sen. Paul Laxalt r-ncv., says he talked with president Reagan before filing his $250 million libel Sui against a California newspaper group and the president had no objections whats Oev  it was most embarrassing even to bring this to his attention but i Felt he should be advised Laxalt said in a 977-Page pretrial deposition obtained by the up. The deposition was Given in october in Washington. Laxalt sued Mcclatchy newspapers in i984 be cause a Story in the Sacramento Bee reported a skim Ming of profits at inc Ormsby House hotel Casino while he owned in in the Early 1970s, and the Story also claimed that  hid associated with persons with underworld connections. Laxalt. Chairman of the Republican National com Mittee during the 19x4 presidential Campaign said he advised Reagan Only because it occurred during the Campaign. He indicated he had no objections  the conversation took Only two to three minutes said Laxalt. A close Friend of the president. Laxdall also said that the lbs "60 minutes television show was preparing a Story on Nevada gambling and that correspondent Mike Wallace had asked him to appear. But Laxalt said he agreed to inc interview Only if it were live soil could not be edited. He said lbs refused. He said "60 minutes dropped the project when it Learned that Joseph Yablonski the former agent in charge of the Fri in Nevada lied to the network. Laxalt said Yablonski promised "60 minutes exclusive details on gambling operations. But the senator said Yablonski then started dealing with Abc. Yablonski now retired has said there arc still under world elements in Nevada gambling. The pretrial deposition reveals that Laxdall s orms Yhouse was in financial trouble from the Start. After five months of operation in 1972, there were estimates it would be Short $600,000 in paying its Bills in 1973. It was started during Energy shortages and a severe Winter in 1972-73 hindered traffic from California from which Nevada draws most of its tourists. Lax att also said it had High debt payments. He said the first National Bank of Nevada supplied some initial Loans but would not come to the Rescue. At one Point Laxalt said there was talk about closing the business in december. Of the Nevada Bank Laxalt said they stiffed us. Sen. Paul Ixl that s what happened. They abandoned us in the mid dle of Lake Tahoe without any  the first National Bank of Chicago eventually loaned Money to Laxalt to tide the business Over and the hotel Casino was later sold to Woodrow Loftin. Laxalt has dented there was any skimming. I never heard of any allegations any inferences any innuendoes concerning skimming until i read the piece in the Sacramento Bee. 1 was flabbergasted. 1 could t believe what i was Reading he said. Laxalt said he would drop the suit if Mcclatchy i say this is a bad Story. There is no supporting evidence and we re  stateside teamsters elections were rigged by mafia former mob Boss says Cleveland up the elections of Roy Williams and Jackie Presser As presidents of the teamsters Union were rigged by the mafia a  Cleveland mob chief Tain told the Fri. Cleveland Magazine in its december Issue said Angelo big Ange Lonardo former Cleveland unde Boss and a key witness in the current Las vegas skimming trial in Kansas City discussed the mob s tics to the teamsters in a series of conversations after he became a protected fed eral witness More than a year ago. Lonardo 81, was convicted in 1983 of operating a $50milliui narcotics ring and As sentenced to 103 years in prison. In addition to testifying at the Kansas City trial Lonar do is if Maishe Rockman. One of the reputed mobsters on trial in Kansas City told Lonardo that rigging the election in favor of Williams could Benefit the mob through Presser the report said. Lonardo said he Learned from Rockman that Williams could be talked into cooperating with the mob to Benefit All the mob families in the United states. The report said Presser was to get Delegate votes in Cleveland for Williams in Exchange for being named the head of the teamsters Central Stales pension fund. Lonardo said the Deal was then arranged with repute Chicago mafia Leader Jackie Ceroc and with the reputed in new York of the reputed Bosses of the five new Yor mafia families. The Magazine reported that it obtained the Lonardo papers from a Federal investigator. He is the highest ranking mafia defector in Fri history Joseph Griffin special agent in charge of the Cleve land Fri office said in the report. Jimmy Fratianno was a Captain. Joseph Valachi was amere Soldier. Lon do i to Fratianno and Valachi what the president of general motors is to a Foreman and a Assembly line  contacted by reporters Griffin said he could not com ment on the report. Presser could not be reached for com ment nor could his Public relations firm. Lonardo told the Fri he Learned of the mafia s intention to Rig the teamsters presidential election in Williams favor late in 1980, about six months before the Kansa City Union Leader was elected to the National Post the Magazine reported. But As president Williams irked mob leaders by refs ing to make Presser the head of the pension fund Lonard said. The problem was solved in 1983 when Williams was convicted of attempting to bribe Nevada sen. Howar Cannon. Rockman persuaded Lonardo and James Jack White Licavoli the Cleveland godfather that having Presser elected would add prestige to the Cleveland family be cause it would control the head of the teamsters the report said. Lonardo and Licavoli then got support for Presser from Salerno and Presser was elected by securing Delegate votes Lonardo told the Fri. Licavoli who was convicted of racketeering in a mob War in the late 1970s, died last week in a Wisconsin Hospi Tal near the Federal prison where he was serving a 17-Yearsentence. Reagan mexican president reportedly to meet in january Santa Barbara. Calif. A president Reagan and mexican president Miguel do la Madrid will meet in Mexico in january White House sources said. The sources speaking on condition they not be identified said the meeting would probably be in a location closer to the . Border than the mexican capital of Mexico City. The san Diego Union newspaper said the meeting to discuss economic and Trade issues would be held in mexi Cali. On the Baja California Peninsula but sources Here said a final decision on the site had not been made. The meeting will be held either Jan. 3 or 4, the newspaper reported citing unidentified diplomatic sources. Reagan and de la Madrid last met in Washington in May 1984. Suit filed on behalf of child of Man who died in lift mishap St. Louis a a $1.8 million suit has been filed on behalf of the daughter of a paralysed former athlete who died of exposure after the wheelchair lift in his Van malfunctioned and trapped him Mark Hemphill 23, was found nov. 27. 1982, slumped in the Driver s scat of a Van outside his apartment in a Complex for the disabled. The lift was stuck in an upright position blocking the Van s doors and Hemphill apparently had been inside three Days when his body was discovered said Christopher j. Holthaus attorney for Hemphill s 9-year-old daughter Tiffany. The suit filed on behalf of Tiffany seeks $800,000 in actual damages and More than $ 1 million in punitive damages. Defendants arc Braun manufacturing co., the Ameri can Hospital corp., two subsidiaries and two individuals who supervised the Sale and installed the lift. Hemphill a former Southern Illinois University athlete was paralysed from the neck Down during a football game at the Carbondale iii., school in 1979. Photographer gives prize Money to hunger Relief organization Boston a a photographer who won a $10,000 prize for photos of starving people in Ethiopia said he donated the Money to a hunger Relief organization world hunger Media award recipient Stan Grossfeld of the Boston Globe said he donated the Money to Oxnam America because Ethiopia is just something that does Trade  from  Singer Kenny Rogers and his wife Marianne give the prize each year to journalists who do the most to raise awareness of world hunger. The Boston based Oxnam focuses on self help projects. It was one of the groups i saw in the remotest areas living frugally and doing a lot of Good Grossfeld said. We travelled four Days and four nights to get to some sjuts and they were  threatening letter to Reagan costs murderer 10 More years Houston a a Federal judge has sentenced convicted murderer to an extra 10 years in prison for writing a letter threatening president Reagan and Vic president George Bush. John Michael a Ashlar 24, told . District judge Norman Black that he wrote the letter to the White House earlier this year because he hoped to be transferred to a Federal prison. But inc plan backfired As Black sentenced a Ashlar to serve an Exira 10 years in a Federal prison after he finish this state term. Deshler is serving time for convictions of two murders robbery and aggravated assault. He is eligible for parole in 1 996, at which time he would begin the Federal sentence i the parole is approved. Black said. Single engine plane scrapes car while making Highway Landing Merrimac a. A _ when something scrape her moving car Maureen Saca looked Over to the next it s not something you expect to see state Dolic trooper Scott s. Pare said of the incident he said Shea complained of nausea and was treated an released from Hill Hospital in Haverhill pare said Steven m. Lebar 33. Landed his Grumman Sidn taif inc Lle hi8hway when u lost a i � �5 it yrs f Ola Airport 10 Miles . Henad taken off from there earlier. A Wisi he pro a and a wheel of the plane were damaged. Shea s car was dented and scratched