European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. May 18/1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 americans seek travel Washington not in response to terrorist attacks against americans Over seas More and Marc citizens Are culling Federal nannies far advice on where and How to travel safely. Bui the government seems reluctant to provide More than a minimum of information saying solid facts arc hard o come by. As a result the advice seekers Are turn ing to private Security companies. And by one estimate at least a dozen new Security concerns have started up in the Washington area. Government Ravel advisories arc con fusing to  said Joseph h. Mai Lipscy chairman of the american society of travel agents people assume hey mean danger but it could Only be a convention an outbreak of measles or a politically motivated  the Commerce department s travel and tourism administration the Federal aviation administration and the slate Deparl men have received hundreds of Calls in re cent weeks from citizens risking whether it is Safe to travel abroad. There is no Central place far no j k to come with their questions said Vivian a. Duschl spokesman for inc travel and tourism administration. We talked about setting up a Clearinghouse but there is no Money and no government Agency wants the responsibility of telling people that it is Safe since you never really  most Calls arc referred to the state department which issues advisories recommending against travel a certain countries bin gives no advice on precautions. The Dan ulment lists Afghanistan Iran Lebanon Bya and Uganda but no european Desti nations despite recent terrorist incidents in Paris Rome Vienna Berlin and London. We advise people to use common sense prudence and caution but we leave questions of Security to the experts said John h. Adams director of the citizens Emer Ncncy Center in the state department. Hallissy s organization and five other groups have set up a Council that plans to publish a Booklet on safety tips for overseas travel. Here arc some lips for travellers offered by one organization Anton Security. They arc select a window scat which provides Protection from Hijacker movements in the aisle. Avoid the front or rear of the plane because of proximity to inc cockpit and rear Entrance. Reduce signs of affluence or logos thai identify american nationality. Pm Nib Corporale and government identification cards in checked baggage. Do nol carry business cards or Wear religiously indicative jewelry. Anyone Security which is headed by Jerry e. Hoffman a retired lieutenant Colo Nel in the air Force and former adviser for the department of defense anti terrorism program was established inst Junt to advise corporations whose employees travel abroad. But Hoffman has now is Pended his business to include travel agents and your operators. Giuffrida International associates set up lust full by Louis o. Gluffrida a retired major general in the army and former director of the Federal emergency manage ment Agency is an anti terrorism Consul Tant for travel Trust International one of the largest consortium in the Industry. Other industries Are getting into the anti terrorism business. Phone programs a new York concern that specializes in sports scores started b hot line for travellers with hourly updates on International crises. A cuss America inc., a subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue shield has a new plan to insure travellers for financial loss if a trip is interrupted or cancelled because of a terrorist incident within 30 Days of scheduled am paycheck guilty gets 9 i years Hillsboro Ohio a country Singer Johnny pay Check has been found guilty of shooting n Man in a bar after an argument and sentenced to up to 9v5 years in prison. Paycheck who remained silent As the verdict was read Friday in Highland county common pleas court was convicted of a reduced charge of aggravated assault and tampering with evidence for disposing of the gun in the shooting of Latry Wise of or Weld paycheck was acquitted of carrying a concealed weapon. -. The assault conviction includes specification that pay Check possessed a weapon during the crime a finding that carries a mandatory three year sentence. In addition. Judge Darryl r. Mottle sentenced pay Check to 21/ to 5 years in prison for aggravated assault and 1w years for tampering with evidence. The sentences Are to be served consecutively the judge also increased paycheck s Bond from 125,000 loj50,000.deputies slapped Handcuffs on him and led him away. Paycheck declined an Opportunity to speak shortly be fore the verdicts were read. The jury deliberated about 2 a , 47, also of Greenfield was charged with Felo Nious assault carrying a caracal cd weapon and tampering with evidence for discarding inc ,22-Cafibcr handgun used in the dec. 19 shooting in Hillsboro s North High lounge paycheck s lawyer Ralph Buss said he would Appeal the verdicts and called the sentence unduly harsh Buss said he expected that the additional $25,000 Cash Bond would be posted to gain paycheck s release. _. S. 1app nolo Johniy paycheck and lawyer Ralph Buss during sentencing. Teamster Boss Presser indicted Washington a teamsters Union president Jackie Presser has been indicted on labor racketeering Charees. Just before seeking election to a five year term As head of the nation s largest labor Union Presser declared that the government s Case was constructed of a House of  me Mim on Friday a Federal grand jury in Cleveland accused Presser of pm. Bezel Long Money from a Union local there. It was the latest development in a Topsy Turvy Legal Saga that i began to unfold in 1982 when labor department strike Force at. Tourneys launched an investigation of a so called ghost employee pay Roll scheme at local Sot in a five land. In a related Case the Justice department announced thai an Fri. Press a was indicted Friday for making statements Hal led to the collapse of the government s probe of Presser a year ago. Chief spokesman Terry Bast land said the Justice department was continuing an internal probe of stay involve Iceni by Fri agent in the Presser Case. From Las vegas Nev where Presser i was preparing for Adas opening of the 23rd convention of the  Brothw Hood or teamsters the present said i Welcome our Day in Collel As an Opportunity to put an end to what has been a five year pattern of insinuations and leaks of false information. For five  the statement said the Federal government has attempted to build a Case against me but has succeeded in building nothing More substantial than a House of  Ray Mcelhaney an Fri spokesman said the Bureau would have no comment on the indictment of one of us agents. Meel Hancy said All inquiries were being handled by the Justice department. Presser is the fourth of the past five presidents of the teamsters Union to be indicted he most recent being Roy Lee Williams now serving a prison term on a bribery conspiracy conviction. Kenneth puff National organizer for teamsters for a democratic Union a dissident faction said the indictment puts a Cloud Over the whole teamsters Union. If there is a Silver lining in that Cloud it is thai a number of local officers at the convention Are going to say we be had enough."1 among other things the indictment seeks to Force Presser to forfeit All eight of his Union positions at he National state and local level. Besides serving As president of the teamsters Presser has continued to serve As Secre tary treasurer of the Cleveland local. Presser was charged with two counts of labor racketeer ing one count of embezzlement and two counts of filing false reports with the government. Shultz plugs leak by firing writer Washington a Secretary of Lac George p. So Ullic has fired a state department speech writer for leaking to the news Media a Cable written by inc . Ambassador to  department spokesman Charles e. Redman announced the firing Friday. He would nol disclose the name of the employee the news Agency which received the leak or the nil Urc of the material leaked. However administration and congressional sources speak ing on the condition thai they not be identified Suid the fired speech writer was Spencer c. Warren who worked in Iho state department s office of policy planning the incident involved a classified Cable sent by Ambas Sador Frank Ortiz to the state department and leaked to the Washington Post the sources  the Cable the Post reported on april 10, Artir. Criticized a delegation of congressmen led by House speaker Thomas p. O Neill jr., d-mass., during a visit to Argentina. Ortiz said the congressmen pressured political leaders in Buenos Aires to condemn Reagan administration poli cies in Central Amer Iii the Pust said Ortiz wrote that rep Marly Russu d Iii. Exceeded Ull Bounds in i attacks on the president. With Russo slating that the president is seeking armed i  with  the leak appeared aimed Ai discrediting o Neill and. The other democrats who visited several latin american countries shortly before inc House was scheduled to Vole on a s100 million Aid request for Nicara Guim rebels. Warren was described As a Cosci native split incl appointee who worked on Capitol Hill before joining the slate department. The 1982 congressional staff directory listed him As the legislative counsel to rep. Matthew. Ronaldd . At the stale department s daily briefing Redman would Only say Hal inc leak involved diplomatic relations and not military secrets and Hal the official found to be responsible had a personnel classification of gs-15, a ranking that carries an annual salary of Between ss2.000 and $67,000,. Warren was in the slate department Friday morning but his Secretary asked about his whereabouts in the afternoon said he was gone for the Day. Calls to Warren s Home in Washington went unanswered. Redman said the incident was referred to the Justice department which decided to Lake no action. He said the official apologized to Shultz. The department is authorized by presidential directive to admin sir a ii do Lector lest but none was Given in ills Case. Man dragged to death after grabbing thief s car new York a a Man trying to retrieve a Gold Chain snatched from his neck grabbed the handle of me robber s getaway car and was dragged several blocks to he death. Before the victim let go the thief swerved into a truck and smashed into a station Wagon seriously injuring a 17 year old boy. Officer James Coleman a police spokesman said Friday residents of Lite neighbourhood chased the car but in escaped Coleman said. Authorities did nol identify the injured boy or the dead Man a Bronx resident in his 30s