European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday april 25, 1986 americans who stayed in Libya face charges . Envoy says stateside Quantico a. A americans who remained in Libya against president Reagan s orders will be prosecuted if they return to the United states the chief to the United nations says. They re All going to be indicted when they come Home ambassador Vernon a. Walters said tuesday. But he acknowledged before an audience at the Quantico Marine base there s not much we can do until they Walters addressed 700 marines and local officials As part of a lecture series sponsored by the Marine corps come and staff College foundation. He said american workers in Libya should t underestimate the United states and think we Don t know who they Are. When you re serving a government that is killing americans you be got to expect some kind of response a harsh statement but it s a fact. They have no business being Walters a retired army lieutenant general also cautioned americans against rebuking this country s euro Pean allies for not backing the . Bombing of terrorist targets in Libya. Some people thought we were using too much Force and some people thought we were using too Little he said. So i think the secret of Why people would t let us do certain things is contained somewhere in Walters also said economic sanctions against Libya would cripple the North african nation headed by col. Moa mar khad Afy. Libya is a one product country namely Petroleum. It can be easily strangled. If you could get people to Stop buying their Oil. The whole Economy would grind to Ahalt he said. In Washington Justice department spokesman John Russell said the department would not comment on Wal ters statements. However a department official said the government is investigating a number of such cases including that of Black Muslim Leader Louis Farrakhan. Farrakhan visited Libya last month to attend a meeting the Reagan administration has called a terrorist Conven representatives of some 300 socialist communist revolutionary and terrorist groups participated in the convention. Violating the sanctions Reagan imposed in january car Ries up to a 10-year prison term and a $50,000 Fine. Rea Gan s ban bars americans from doing business in Libya. House reverses itself after 7 Day by re pos no ours de income limits a Ackim to kit / a a i Washington a the House wary of the elec Tion year political consequences of a move to boost Mem Bers outside earnings capacity has reversed itself and overwhelmingly reimposed the old limits. Members said while the Issue of congressional salaries and earnings May arise again later this year during hear Ings it is unlikely any meaningful Effort will be made to change Congress pay before the november elections. On wednesday the lawmakers voted 333-68 to undo the quickie Man Euver pulled just a Day earlier that would have lifted a ceiling on members outside incomes boost ing their annual earnings potential by at least $7,510. Wednesday s vote was far More than the two thirds major Ity needed to pass. Many House members voiced fears that lifting the out Side income Cap even though it would Cost taxpayers nothing would still invite political catastrophe from voters who make far less than the $75,100 paid lawmakers. Others said it would unravel 1977 reforms aimed at minimizing the Chance of undue influence on lawmaker by special interests. Why Don t we each just pick our own corporation and get them to pay us and we won t have to bother the taxpayer for a dime rep. David obey d-wis., asked. Obey an author of the Rule limiting House members outside incomes to 30 percent of their annual salaries said lifting the limit amounted to privatizing Congress a term normally used for the Selling off of government assets to the private sector. That limit was reinstated just one Day after rep. John Murtha d-pa., with the acquiescence of leaders in both parties had slipped a Resolution killing the 30 percent limit through a nearly empty House chamber without debate or a formal vote. That meant the Only constraint on members incomes was a Law limiting speaking and writing fees to 40 percent of their salaries. The Law places no limit on other forms of outside income such As compensation from a Law firm corporate directorships or commissions. In practice the change would really have benefited Only the 18 percent of House members who Are in such demand As speakers because of their leadership or committee positions that they bump up against the current income limits. It Only benefits the High rollers obey said. It give the rest of the members a Black Atlanta police charge drug addict in rape murder of elderly woman Atlanta a police say they Are investigating whether a drug addict they have arrested in connection with one of four similar slayings of elderly Black women May have had accomplices. Richard Hunter 31, was charged with murder rape and burglary in the death of 85-year-old Annie Rochelle Copeland Public safety commissioner George Napper said wednesday. We believe the same person is also responsible for the other killings that have taken place Napper told a news conference. Within the next couple of weeks we plan to take All the evidence gathered at this Point to the District attorney and seek indictments with respect to the robbery to support a drug habit was the apparent motive said maj. . Neikirk who Heads the task Force investigating the slayings. Neikirk said that until about six months ago Hunter lived in the area where the women were slain and that he May have known the victims. Sex farm group Leader Dies Oak Ridge la. A John s. Duke Barr i a Northeast Louisiana Farmer who was past president of the National Cotton Council died when his truck crashed into tree. He was 49. A 25-Inch console television stolen from Copeland s Home raised speculation that More than one person was responsible. We Don t know if one person is capable of removing a Large to set Deputy police chief Beverly Harvard said we have not ruled out other Copeland who was smothered with a Pillow in her apartment at the University Homes housing project was the first of the four victims. Her body was found March 1. The other victims were aretha Clements 61, who was found March 6 Dena Mike 61, found March 11 an Gracie Hill 65, found april 9. The slayings terrorized elderly residents in the area where the victims lived and brought Back memories of the 1979-81 slayings in which 29 Young Blacks were killed in Atlanta. Wayne Williams was convicted of murder in two of those cases in 1982, and police later blamed 22 other deaths on him without charging him. Neikirk said a tipster brought Hunter to the attention of police and officers had been watching him since sat urday. Napper said police reacted More quickly in this string of slayings than they did in the 1979-81 cases Many of which involved children. J it was very Clear immediately that these slayings were linked. That was not the Case for the missing and murdered kids he said. Egg optional a photo Douglas Arling of Warwick ., shows off a giant egg Laid by his 9-year-old Anaconda Chicken. The egg weighs half a Pound and measures 5 inches by 3 inches. It is pictured next to an average size egg. Miami suburb votes to donate confiscated guns to contras Hialeah Fla. A this City with a Large Popula Tion of latin exiles will offer the 600 to 1,000 guns its police confiscate each year to the Contra rebels battling Nicaragua s leftist sandinista government. The City Council voted unanimously to donate All confiscated weapons to a citizens group that will work with . Authorities to get the guns to the contras who have lobbying offices and enjoy solid support from other latin sin metropolitan Miami. It s an interesting program but i can t even rationalize How that would work said Anita Stockman a state department spokeswoman in Washington. The seven person Council which includes six cuban exiles Hopes other . Cities will follow suit. San Diego to rename Street in Honor of Martin Luther King san Diego a Market Street which stretches 6.3 Miles from the City s waterfront through Southeast san Diego will be renamed in Honor of slain civil rights Leader or. Martin Luther King jr., the City Council decided. After More than three hours of often heated Public testimony Council members voted 6-1 for the name change choosing Market Street Over three other thoroughfares. The Council also voted to Contact state officials about naming one of several highways in san Diego after King. Brown University cancels summer program in Europe Providence Up Brown University has cancelled its summer student overseas program to Athens pans and London because of escalating terrorism abroad. Reginald Archambault Dean of summer studies said the recent Twa bombing that killed four americans and the . Raid on Libya prompted fear among students an parents. Archambault said faculty members and administrators at the Ivy league school decided that International ten Sions would not subside by the program s june 15 starting Date. The interest was Strong but so was the fear associated with travelling abroad Archambault said. We Are concerned about the atmosphere of the overseas program is in its second year and Archam Bault said he is hopeful it can resume next summer
