European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday february 15,1986 wholesale prices dip 0.7 % on heels of cheaper Gas Washington a wholesale prices in the United slates driven downward by a huge drop in Gaso line prices fell 0.7 percent in january their steepest drop in three years he government said Friday. Moderating the effect of the Oil Price collapse though was the prolonged drought in Brazil which sent Coffee prices soaring 17.4 percent. Coffee prices had increased 3.1 percent in december Lye labor department said. The 5.7 percent fall in gasoline prices coupled with a 10.8 percent decline in heating Oil costs helped pull Energy prices Overall Down 4.2 percent last month the department said. Cheaper gasoline prices the result of collapsing world wide crude Oil prices have already been posted at service stations nationwide. Analysts expect the Price declines to fall even More steeply in the coming weeks. Indeed economists said falling Energy prices should be a major Factor in holding inflation at Bay throughout 1986. The decline in the Overall Index was the first decline since september and followed a 0.4 percent Rise in Decem Ber. Not since january 1983 have prices fallen at such a rate. The gasoline and heating Oil Price declines reflected a 0.5 percent drop in crude Oil prices. Gasoline prices fell at their steepest rate since March 1983. Big Day at the races a beaming Craig Phillips of Hacienda Heights Calif.,bows off his winning horse racing ticket at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia Calif., while surrounded by $1.9 million. Phillips correctly selected the winning horses in All nine races at Santa Anita to colled a payoff totalling $1,906,491. Panel recommends judge s expulsion Olympia Wash. A a judge should be ousted for making sexual references to women lawyers including telling one to disrobe and making injudicious commen tary while sentencing defendants a state panel says. The unanimous recommendation by the seven member Washington judicial qualifications commission was the first time it has reached such a decision against a sitting judge. It forwarded the recommendation against Pierce county District judge Mark s. Deming to the state supreme court which will decide the matter. The actions were undignified unprofessional demean ing and were embarrassing to the involuntary participants the commission said adding that each incident involved women who had to be in the judge s courtroom or under his control. At his commission hearing in december Deming 40, said the women who testified against him were out to get me because of the fact that i was critical of their behaviour. I can t Tell you Why some of these people have come up with what they have. What i m accused of is malicious and not  the commission cited 17 instances of sexual harassment by Deming including in 1984, he told a Deputy prosecutor i d really like to jump your  following an arraignment he told a female lawyer come into my Chambers counsel and take your clothes  he told another female prosecutor with others near by you were great last  on another occasion he asked the woman if she needed a pin to hold her Blouse together because you re so  in his Chambers still wearing his judicial Robes he of Down on his Knees in front of a Legal intern and told or he had t been Able to Stop thinking about her Ever since seeing her braless one Day. The commission said Deming also gave inappropriate and injudicious commentary from the Bench while sentencing  eight examples were Given. In one Case Deming told a Man that if he did t get a Driver s License within 90 Days he d be tossed into jail. The commission said the judge told him a Story about a Young Man who was sent to jail and now gets Valentine s cards from boys rather than girls. Do you understand what i m saying the commission said Deming admitted using the same Story More than 50 times. In other cases the judge threatened to throw people in prison for 10 years if they lied to him the panel said. Commission executive director Esther Garner said Deming has 21 Days to object to the panel s recommendation. If he does the High court will hear arguments May 13, clerk Reginald Shriver said. Deming could not be reached tuesday for comment. He did not return repeated Telephone Calls his clerk said he was in court. His attorney Joe Quinn also did not return Calls. Stateside flight Engineer Dies in crash of air Force fighter bomber Boron Calif. A an air Force Jet fighter crashed shortly after Takeoff killing the flight Engineer after the Pilot ejected safely officials said. The f-4 phantom ii crashed in an open area neared wards fab about 10 minutes after taking off from the base about 75 Miles North of los Angeles said staff sgt. Lorri Wray. Both seats of the twin engine tactical fighter bomber were equipped to be ejected. Wray identified the victim As maj. Ronald fans 34, of Glendale. The Pilot capt. Douglas Moss was uninjured said Wray. Woman Dies after being bitten by Rattlesnake during funeral Baxter by. Dpi a woman bitten three times by an Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake during a Southeast Kentucky Church funeral service has died police said. Kentucky state police said Shirley Mcleary 38, of to Ledo Ohio died at a House adjacent to the Church of Jesus  Snake handling incident apparently was part of a Church funeral service stale police reported. In some areas of Appalachia people believe the Bible encourages the handling of poisonous snakes which symbolize evil to demonstrate the Power of their Faith. . Proposes to let ariane launch satellite to study Ocean Pasadena Calif. A a $387 million satellite to study Ocean currents would be launched by the French space Agency ariane instead of a . Space shuttle under a Reagan administration proposal an official1 says. Project manager Charles Yamarone said he believes Congress will approve funding for the Tope Poseidon satellite which would be developed by the National aeronautics and space administration s Jet propulsion Laboratory Here and the French National space research Cen Ter. Tope stands for Ocean Topography Experiment. Using radar the satellite would take measurements for a global map of currents which Are believed to be the prime Drivers of weather. Plans for the ariane launch were developed two Yean ago and had nothing to do with the Jan. 28 explosion of the space shuttle challenger Yamarone said former Federal budget director settles . Cases against him Washington a former Georgia banker Bert Lance has settled a series of Federal cases against him by agreeing to pay a $50,000 Fine and not work at any Feder. Any insured Bank without direct permission from  officials. The office of the comptroller of the currency announced the settlement of several administrative actions and a Judi Cial action it had brought against Lance the Calhoun first National Bank and some of its directors. Lance was Federal budget director in the administration of president Carter but resigned under fire when irregularities of his banking practices in Georgia became Public. The comptroller s office said that to resolve the Case Lance consented to the entry of a consent order and a stipulation that prohibits him from serving As an employee officer or director or participating in the affairs of any federally insured Bank except with the written authorization of the comptroller or other appropriate Federal Bank ing Agency. Wichita bartender charged for allowing chugging contest Wichita Kan. A a tavern operator who Alleg edly allowed a Beer chugging contest has been the first person charged under a new ordinance designed to Dis courage heavy drinking in bars authorities say. Bob Wright operator of the party train tavern was charged after detectives saw six customers playing a drinking game police said. He faces up to a year in jail. 11? t under Law which tool effect Jan-l7-Wright said the ordinance s provisions caught him off we understood that there was no free Beer and that we could t promote giving away Beer under new state Laws he said. But i m just not familiar with  the City ordinance makes it illegal for operators of clubs or taverns to encourage or permit any game or contest which involves drinking alcoholic liquor or Cereal malt beverage or the awarding of drinks As