European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7brokers testify on Marcos building purchases Washington a two Brothers admitted to a House subcommittee wednesday that they brokered multimillion Dollar new York City real estate deals for Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda before he was deposed As president of the Philippines. The testimony by Joseph and Ralph Bernstein detailed complicated purchases by Marcos and his wife Over the last four years using panamanian front companies and offshore Caribbean firms headquartered in the Netherlands Antilles. Marcos and his wife have denied owning the properties they fled to Hawaii after Marcos 20-year Rule collapsed on feb. 25 and he was replaced by Corazon Aquino. The Bernstein Brothers who Are executives of new York land co., had been cited for contempt of Congress on feb. 27 for refusing to answer questions about mar cos dealings. They changed their minds last month and began cooperating with the House foreign affairs subcommittee on Pacific and asian affairs. The Brothers outlined their dealings under questioning by the panel s chair Nan rep. Stephen Solarz . Joseph Bernstein an attorney provided most of the information wednesday in a series of Short answers that repeated in Public what the pair had told Solarz staff in private meetings Over the past two weeks. Bernstein testified about the purchases of the Herald Center shopping Complex for $60 million the Crown building for $51 million a Multi Story office building at 40 Wall Street for $70 million and 200 mad Ison Avenue for $50 million. Bernstein said he became involved with Marcos after he was approached in novem Ber 1981, by Glyceria Tantoco a Friend of mrs. Marcos. In March 1982, the Brothers went to Manila where they met three times with Ferdi nand Marcos Joseph Bernstein told the panel. The last meeting was at the Manila Airport As the Brothers were returning to new York following their monthlong. Visit and Marcos came to the Airport entered the plane and engaged Joseph Bernstein in a 10-minute conversation about the tax advantages of a complicated Trust Deal he said. The properties Are now the subject of a court fight in which Aquino s government is trying to Block their Sale. The suit is bogged Down in a dispute Over whether the Case belongs in Federal court or new York stat courts. Up photo lifting a hand for safety Watertown mass officer John York fingerprints 2-year-old Leah Ourdani at the City s Arsenal mall during kids safety week this week. Volunteers set up stands in 2,800 shopping malls across the United states and Canada to fingerprint children in an Effort to thwart abductions. Mcdonald s goes Back of old Coke Chicago a Mcdonald s has dropped new Coke and returned to old Coke at the company s 7,000 fast food restaurants in the United states a spokesman said wednesday. Consumers at least in this country show a definite preference for coca cola classic and we feel we need to go along with these preferences said Mcdonald s spokes Man Charles Rubner. Mcdonald a based in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook had switched to new Coke in the United states and Canada about a year ago soon after Atlanta based coca cola changed its decades old formula. The fast food Chain is coca cola s largest Fountain customer. After widespread complaints coca cola began to pro Duce the old formula marketed under the name coca cola classic in addition to new Coke. Was waiting Tor transplant Mcdonald s in Canada will continue to serve new Coke Rubner said Mcdonald s outside Canada and the United states never switched from the original Coke formula. Coca cola spokesman Carlton Curtis said the decision by Mcdonald s was not surprising. Coke classic outsells Coke he said. It is understandable that they would want to offer the soft drink that is consumed by More of their  Mcdonald s began switching Back to classic a few Day Sago Rubner said. Rubner said the company did not conduct any surveys in making its decision but relied on a general impression of consumer tastes. With 1985 sales of $11 billion Mcdonald s is the world s largest food service company with its franchises and affiliates operating 9,000 restaurants in 41 countries. Artificial heart patient 43, Dies Pittsburgh a a 43-year-old factory worker who received a Jarvik-7 artificial heart last month while awaiting a human transplant died wednesday of complications from a lung infection a Hospital spokesman said. Gary Blake of East Liverpool had received the artificial heart March 22 at presbyterian University hos Pital of Pittsburgh according to spokesman Tom Cha Kurda. Doctors report the patient died of damage to vital organs that progressed in spite of the artificial heart Chakurda said. It was stressed however that the Jarvik-7 artificial heart used to maintain or. Blake functioned properly throughout the postoperative  Blake received the Jarvik-7 implant during a five hour operation in order to sustain him until a human donor heart could be found. But he was considered a human heart candidate for Only one Day before doctors discovered the infection and removed him from the transplant list on March 27. It was a rather steady decline from the 27th," Cha Kurda said. It was total system failure of the vital organs. The lung infection never responded to Antibiotic  Blake whose own heart had degenerated from unknown causes had backed enthusiastically the suggestion of Doc tors that he receive an artificial heart. He wanted to go for it because he did t have any Choice Blake s son Gary jr., 18, said the Day after the implant. When he was going in he said Praise the lord he told my mom hell come out in Al  Blake was married and had three children and a grand child. He was an employee of the Ohio brass co. Classified document was at Whitworth a agent says san Francisco a Fri agents searching the Home of former Navy radio Man Jerry Whitworth found a classified document dealing with wartime Contin gency plans an agent testified wednesday at Whitworth s espionage trial. The Annex a document which Whit Worth is accused of stealing for the Benefit of the soviet Union was found tucked in a folder in a filing Cabinet during a second search of Whitworth s trailer Home in Davis May 31, agent Phillip Newpher testified. The search was conducted three Days be fore Whitworth s arrest. Fifteen to 20 agents spent about eight hours combing the contents of the trailer and carted out pounds of documents and newspaper clippings Newpher said. Also wednesday prosecutors placed in evidence two tiny minor cameras known As tools of the Trade that allegedly were seized from Whitworth and a dear Johnnie let Ter found in Whitworth s computer to con fessed spymaster John Walker. A Box introduced As evidence wednes Day contained 39 computer disks from Whitworth s personal computer. Assist ant . Attorney Leida Schoggen did not immediately reveal what was on the disks but the prosecution s opening statement said it would disclose copies of letters Walker enclosed with classified information he dropped in the Woods for soviet agents. Whitworth 46, is accused of being the chief supplier of classified Navy information for Walker s massive spy ring and is charged with 13 counts of espionage. Seven of those counts carry potential life sentences. Walker received two concurrent life sentences in a plea bargain struck in october. Schoggen said Walker is expected to take the witness stand monday. It would be the first time he has told in Public the Story of his 17 years As a spy for the soviet Union. Other members of the Valker family spy ring his son Michael and his brother a thur also Are expected to testify. On wednesday . District judge John Vukasin refused to accept As evidence such items As Whitworth s address Book which contained Walker s phone number. He said there was no doubt that the two men knew each other. Schoggen also tried to enter a number of plane ticket and hotel receipts for Whit Worth s wife Brenda Reis who apparently joined him on visits to Hong Kong and the Philippines. The judge delayed ruling on the evidence. Whitworth who was a Navy buddy of walkers says he is innocent of All charges. Fund raising letter links Idaho senator with khad Afy Boise Idaho up a fund raising letter that links Republican sen. Steve Symms with libyan Leader Moa mar khad Afy netted about $90,000 in Campaign contributions for his political rival gov. John Evans officials said. Idaho democratic party chairman Mel Morgan sent the five Page letter to jewish groups and leaders across the country. Al though the letter was written on Morgan s personal stationary it was paid for by the Evans for Senate Campaign committee. We be brought in $90,000, and on a mailing of that size it s pretty Good said Jean Mcneil a spokeswoman for the Evans Campaign. Evans is seeking the Idaho Republican s seat in a race the National democratic party has said is crucial in its attempt to regain the Senate. The letter which was sent to about 150,000 people during february and March mentioned a trip to Libya made by Symms in 1977 to work out a wheat Deal with khad Afy. Symms was a House member then. Morgan wrote the letter from one jew to another and enclosed a photo of Symms and Hanafy. Yes believe it or not the Man on the right of the photo is libyan dictator Moa mar khad Afy the same khad Afy who not Long ago praised As heroic the Wanton Slaughter of innocent men women and children in therome and Vienna airports. I am embarrassed because my state of Idaho. Is today represented in the .  an extreme right Winger Morgan wrote. Symms accused Evans of running a below the Belt Campaign