European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday february 16,1986 cheaper gasoline the sign at t Venice station in Elmwood Park nj., would hate been unbelievable a few weeks ago. Now became of be collapse of Oil prices be cos of Gas has drooped will below is � gallon in some areas. Stateside 5 suspected via or drug traffickers extradited from Colombia to . Homestead fab. Fla. A four colombians and a cuban american facing drug charges in this coun try arrived from Colombia on a . Military plane Fri  considers these very major traffickers said Bill Deac a spokesman for the drug enforcement administration in Washington. We consider this an excellent exam ple of International Law enforcement  among the four men and one woman was Rene Benitez accused of the 1982 kidnappings and shootings of two Dea agents in Cartagena Colombia and Jose Antonio Pep Cabrera Sarmiento who authorities say ran one of the world s largest cocaine trafficking rings. A third Man Scavero Enrique Escobar 56, already has been convicted in new York on Federal drug charges authorities said. He escaped in 19 4 after being arrested for Selling 24 Kilos of cocaine to undercover Dea agents authorities said. He was tried and convicted in absent a. Escobar is a former colombian congressman and for Mer minister of agriculture for the stale of Cund Namara a . Embassy official in Bogota identified the other suspects As Carlos Troncoso and Berta Paez de Gonzalez. Friday s extradition brought to 12 the number of colombians sent by the government to the United states on drug charges since the two countries signed an extradition treaty in 1980. Colombia has extradited Only three non colombians to the United states under the treaty one american one German and Benitez. The colombian immigration department source who also spoke with the condition that he not be identified said Benitez is a cuban american. The . Embassy spokesman said these latest extra editions reflect a serious commitment in our Mutual efforts against narcotics trafficking and 6 implement the colom Bian us extradition treaty and an important Pool in bringing these criminals to  he said he could give no further information including the specifics contained in the indictments against the four colombians. Man sets fire to self near White House Washington a a retired army officer upset with the nation s Economy and depressed by his failure to get a Job set fire to himself at a Gate near be White House on Friday night police said saturday. The Man identified As Orland Payne Mccafferty of Lees Summit mo., was taken to Washington Hospital Center where he was listed in critical condition with extensive Burns said a nursing supervisor. Witnesses said Mccafferty. 58. Was sitting on the Side walk by he White House holding a newspaper when he struck a match and became engulfed in flames said John Clark a detective with the homicide division of District of Columbia police. A Man and a woman passing by on Pennsylvania ave nue saw Mccafferty and rolled him in the Snow extinguishing the flames police said. The self immolation was apparently in opposition to some of the government policies outlined in a letter found in his car Clark said. The three Page Handwritten letter was discovered in Mccafferty s car which was parked approximately 100 feet from Pennsylvania Avenue Clark said. The letter addressed to president Reagan detailed Mccafferty s disappointment with the nation s Economy As Well As with retirement and social Security benefits for servicemen. The letter made no mention of threats against the president Clark said. Reagan and i wife Nancy were not in the White House Friday night. They Are vacationing at their ranch i Southern California. Mccafferty served in Korea was a student at George town University in the 1950s and is a lieutenant colonel in the army reserves according to his sister Clark said. Since be retired Mccafferty has worked for a number of insurance companies but recently was unemployed for a lot of jobs he was Overly qualified Clark said other jobs he was just too old. The last two or three years he had become very  the incident occurred shortly after 10 . The gentleman walked up to just outside the Gate by the White House. And struck a match. Apparently he was already doused with gasoline and he lit himself on fire said White House spokesman Dale Petrosky uniformed secret service guards in a nearby guard Booth at he White House driveway ran Over and covered the Man with blankets he said. Petroskey said the Man. Who seemed to have a lot of we scr to thug on against the icy weal her. Had stood just outside the Fence that encircles the executive mansion directly across the Lawn from the while House front Entrance religion writers switch meeting because of sex discrimination Houston a the religion news Wriler association of America will meet with Southern baptists la Atlanta instead of mormons in Salt Lake City because mormon officials said female reporters could not cover a Church meeting the association s head says. The 200-member group of us. And Canadian newspaper and Magazine religion writers usually holds its annual meeting along with a National religious group. It had picked the mormons annual meeting m april said the association s president Louis Moore. The Church said All sessions except a Priesthood meeting would be open to female reporters and suggested transcripts or closed circuit television of that meeting to accommodate  group s executive Board decided to move the meet ing to Atlanta where the Southern Baptist convention holds its annual meeting in june. Reagan vetoes coast guard bid because of projects added to it Santa Barbara. Calif. A president Reagan has vetoed a Bill intended to make technical changes in the Reagan Vacti his Mountaintop ranch near Santa Barbara. In a written statement Reagan said he supported sections of the Bill that would Correct technical and editorial errors in the . Code but he objected to sections be said amounted to unwarranted private Relief provisions that would set highly undesirable  the president said he objected to a requirement that Union wage rates be used in the alteration of a Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge in Portland ore., adding sk5 million to the Cost of the project. He also faulted the Bill s prohibition of trial contracts to private business for navigation aids on the. Intr coastal waterway in new Jersey. And among other things Reagan said the Bill exempted certain coast guard facilities from personnel ceilings. 2 firms Stop paying member fees since club does t allow females Detroit a two Utility companies have refused to pay for their executives memberships in he Detroit athletic club citing the club s males Only membership policy. Michigan consolidated Gas co. No longer will reimburse employees for business expenses at the downtown club. Chairman Alfred Clancy Iii said in a letter to the club s president Ronald to Kaukl. Detroit Edison co. Won t pay membership fees but will continue to reimburse employees for business expenses said spokeswoman Margaret Furlong. Detroit Edison stopped paying memberships because it expects to promote several women to senior positions and we could t offer something to male executives that was t available to female executives Furlong said. Judge starts testing to catch defendants who arrive drunk Sparks Nev. Up a judge Goi so tired of seeing defendants show up drunk in court even some facing Drunken driving charges that he s brought a breath testing machine into court to catch them. It s becoming so common we have to do something about it municipal judge Don Gladstone said. Gladstone said As Many As three people a week show up in his court obviously intoxicated. With his new breath testing machine the judge said he can immediately decide on a person s sobriety rather than. Sending the suspect to the police department for testing. If we re wrong we can apologize he said. Woman Rushing Home to Check children s safety Dies in Accident Oklahoma City a a woman Rushing Home from work to find out if her Young children had escaped injury in a House fire was killed in an Accident when she ran a Stop sign authorities and witnesses said. Fire Cape. Jim Jones said the woman s two toddlers were Home alone and apparently started a fire in a front bedroom while playing with matches or a cigarette lighter. The children whose Ages Jones estimated at 2 and 3, escaped injury and were being cared for by a neighbor when fire trucks arrived. A neighbor apparently called Lavertta mucker 22, at a supermarket where she worked to Tell her about the fire Jones said. She was driving East toward her burning House when she ran a Stop sign and her car was hit by a northbound car1, witnesses said