European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday May 3, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 3 of 11 Sanctuary activists found innocent Tucson Ariz. A six Sanctuary movement activists were convicted by a fed eral jury thursday or conspiring to smuggle salvadoran and guatemalan aliens into the United Stales. Two others were convicted of other charges and three were acquitted on All counts. The jury deliberated More than 47 hours Over nine Days pm a total of 30 felony and Misdemeanour charges against the 11 defendants who included a presbyterian min ister two Putnan Catholic priests a nun and seven Church Lay workers. The three found innocent of All charges were James a. Corby it 52, one of the founders of the National Sanctuary move ment Mary k. Doan Espinoza 31, of no gales. Ariz and Nina Macdonald 38, of Lubbock Texas. A co founder the Rev. John m Fife Iii. 46, was convicted of conspiracy and two felony counts of aiding the Iran portion of an alien lie was acquitted of a mis Demea nor count of aiding and abetting the illegal entry of an alien. During the trial which lasted Mure than six months the prosecution maintained thai the defendants violated . Immigration Laws Between late 1981 or Early 1982 and the beginning of 1985. Helping scores of people who came to this country Only for economic betterment. But the defendants contended they Law fully aided people who were fleeing Perse cution in their homelands. They said the salvadorans and guatemalans were Refu gees and under International Law and the United slates refugee act of 1980 were entitled to political Asylum. According to the indictment various defendants provided clothing and transportation to aliens escorted them across the .-Mcxico Border and conspired to help them during sessions held at churches. I m  Fife said after Leav ing the courthouse but this is just the first of a series of judicial decisions.1 defense attorneys said the ease would be appealed. The fight is not  said at Torney James Brosnahan. When history looks Back on these defendants they will receive their just Reward. There is no Way this verdict will stand  this is a hollow Victory said defense attorney Tom Llo Idal. These were Good people who followed their Christian  prosecutor Donald m. Reno or. Said he was pleased with the outcome. I m not pleased to see any persons convicted of a crime. I m Only pleased the jury exercised its discretion within the jurisdiction of the Law provided to  those convicted remained free on heir own ree Ogni Anee until sentencing july i. Conviction of felony conspiracy can bring up to five years imprisonment and 510,000 fines per defendant the other felony counts arc punishable by the same prison terms and $2.000 fines. Conviction of mis Demea nor conspiracy As the other Misdemeanour counts can bring up to six months in prison and $500 fines. Dying Man saved by artificial heart Pittsburgh a a disabled machinist awaiting a heart transplant received a Jarvik-7 artificial heart As a temporary measure thursday after doctors determined he had Little Lime left to live. George Howard Nicholas 42, of Elkview w.va., received the mechanical pump during seven hours of Emer gency surgery at presbyterian University Hospital. The implant went smoothly said Hospital spokesman Tom Chakurda. Nicholas was listed in critical condition in the surgical care unit but thai is considered Normal following implant surgery. Chakurda said. Nicholas was near death when a surgical Cam led by or. Hartley Griffith began implanting the artificial heart officials said. His condition had begun deteriorating rapidly on wednesday according to Chakurda. When first told he might have to get an artificial heart. Nicholas was very upset about in said his sister in Law Jean Nicholas. But then he thou gun. If that s the Only Way i have to live Well go to that Nicholas who is married and has two daughters and a son tried to reassure his family while he waited for a human heart. He just keeps saying thai he s going to come through it with the help of the lord. He s not afraid she said. Nicholas has suffered from cardiomyopathy a degeneration of the heart muscle for several years. Tiger shark cruising the strip ret. Gen. Charles k. Chuck a Cager first Man to break the sound Barrier cruises the Iris vegas nov., strip in a f-20 Tiger shark fighter. Yeager is in  vegas for an air Force association Contention. Small fuel leak delays launch of weather satellite Cape canaveral Fla. A the National aeronautics and space administration decided thursday to postpone for 48 hours the first space launch Here since the challenger disaster. The postponement came after a Small fuel leak raised concern that the Delta rocket carrying a weather satellite would not reach orbit. The leak amounted to about a Quarter cup of the kerosene Type fuel past a valve in the main engine. It was discovered a Little More than three hours before the rocket was to blast off and the launch was re scheduled for 6 18 . Saturday. There was no Chance of an explosion. There was concern that the rocket could lose thrust and not have a full duration Burn preventing it from going into orbit said Nasa spokesman George Dillard. It is not uncommon to have a Small amount of leakage in the engine system which is at the Bottom stage of the three stage rocket officials said. But Loo much of a leak could cause a break in the fuel lines leading to the loss in thrust. After discovering the leak during a Rou line lest Early in the Day engineers con ducted two further checks that failed to produce any additional leakage. But they decided to flush and purge the engine fuel lines and conduct More tests. Dillard said. The hushing and purging lakes about 13 hours Dillard said. If the valve needs to be replaced that would Lake 10 Days Accord ing to Nasa spokesman Hugh Harris. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 3. 1946 the shadows of wartime nights came Back to Chicago As dwindling Coal supplies resulting from the nationwide soft Coal strike forced a dim out in the City and throughout the stale of Illinois. 30 years ago today. May 3, 1956 president Eisenhower Lold Congress that Industry has developed a synthetic rubber. The president said three companies in new Laboratory processes have synthesized a substitute material with compositions and properties similar to natural  20 years ago foday. May 3. 1966 the deepening mystery Over the Fate of Mao Tze lung spurred speculation among . Officials about a possible Power shift in China with worldwide repercussions. 10 years ago today. May 3, 1976 bold Forbes the Spunky Little horse from puerto Rico Defeated honest pleasure in a wire to wire Victory at the Kentucky Derby in Louisville. The Victory makes three Kentucky derbies in a Row for grandsons of the late great sire bold ruler. Thrifty corp. Says stores won t sell sex magazines los Angeles a Thrifty corp. Will no longer sell Playboy Penthouse and playgirl magazines Al ils 582 drugstores. The company says. The Brief announcement thursday by the los Angeles based corporation follows last month s decision by the Dallas based Southland corp. To pull Playboy Penthouse and forum magazines from shelves at ils 7 eleven stores. In a news release Thrifty said the merchandising change is appropriate to the communities served by Thrifty drug  Thrifty operates 555 drug and discount stores and 27 Thrifty or. Drugstores in Cali fornia. The new policy was effective immediately the corporation said. Thrifty chairman Leonard Straus would not comment further on the decision. Playboy representatives in los Angeles and Chicago said they had no immediate comment. Also on thursday Playboy enterprises announced a third Quarter loss of $3.2 Mil lion. Christie Hefner president and chief operating officer said the publishing division reported a drop in newsstand sales. She attacked the Southland corp. Deci Sion to pull Playboy from ils shelves but said the Chain s 4,500 stores represented less than 5 percent of the Magazine s total newsstand outlets