European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 16, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 sex Fri agent Given 2 life sentences los Angeles not calling the first feb agent convicted of espionage a tormented Man a Federal judge monday sentenced the defendant Rich Ard w. Miller to two life sentences to be served con currently for spying for the soviet Union. Judge David z. Kenyon also sentenced the 49-year old Miller in an additional so years to run concurrently with his life terms. Miller will be eligible for parole consideration after 10 years. Kenyon granted in full the request of the govern ment and rejected pleas for leniency by the defense lawyers who said they would Appeal the conviction. There Are Many who seek to administer criminal Justice but few arc Able Miller said before hearing his sentence because their hearts Are set so much upon the things of this  he told the court that if ambitious men exercise their Pride upon the souls of men unjustly then Justice is not  i know Why i have been convicted of those crimes Miller said. I did not commit  his lawyers Joel Levine and Stanley Green Borg said they will seek to have the conviction overturned on the basis of rulings by Kenyon during the trial. Miller was convicted june 19 of six counts of espionage and bribery. The jury deadlocked on a seventh charge that he had accepted a Trench coat Worth nearly $700 As a bribe for his help from Svetlana Igor Odd Kov a soviet emigre who became his Lover. Ogorodnikova and her husband Nikolay pleaded guilty to espionage charges a year ago and arc serving sentences of 18 years and eight years respectively. Miller who was arrested in october 1984, was portrayed by the government As a turncoat Fri agent who disillusioned by a lacklustre career at the Agency and pressed by personal Bills linked forces with mrs. Ogo Rodnikova a soviet agent. Prosecutors identified a specific Fri document they said Miller gave the woman a 24-Page report that officials said spelled out counter espionage require ments and methods of the Fri. Miller was convicted of passing a classified document As Well As the More com Mon charge of conspiracy to commit espionage. Milter was tried twice on the charges. His first trial ended in a Hung jury last november with the dead locked jury favouring conviction. The second trial ended with a conviction last month after Only 21 hours of deliberation by the jury. Georgia Carolinas see no Quick Relief from killing drought by United press International the Southeast sizzled monday in it ninth Day of a heat wave blamed for three deaths and threatening thousands of acres of crops. South Carolina declared a severe drought in parts of the stale and called it the worst in More than 100 years. There s really not much break in sight for Georgia and South Carolina until the end of the week National weather service spokesman Pete Rey nolds said. Georgia and South Carolina will both have highs in the 90s to the i oos through at least  the heat spells doom for Farmers hit by the summer s drought and officials worry about water supplies. The South Carolina water resources commission on monday declared North Western and North Central parts of the state to be in severe drought. This drought is the worst on record said Alfred h. Vang executive director of the commission. We have records that go Back to 1880. There has not been a recorded event of this  he also said state residents will soon be asked to Cut Back on water use. Temperatures in Columbia , reached 100 degrees monday for the eighth straight Day making it 26 straight Days that the Mercury soared above 90degrees. Charleston also reached 100 de Grees for the seventh consecutive Day and Augusta ga., reached 104 degrees tying a record set for the Date in 1878. Officials in the Carolinas have reported at least three deaths blamed on the heat during the stretch. The drought also has contributed to at least 432 South Carolina Forest fires since july 1, spread across an estimated 2,214 acres forestry officials said. In Georgia crops and the cattle mar Ket Are threatened by the drought which led to further pressure on the Region s troubled Farmers. It s going to place All banners under stress Georgia Extension agent George Shumaker said. Those who came into this season in a precarious position Are going to find themselves in serious financial trouble As a result of Short crops. It will undoubtedly be the Straw that Breaks the Camel s Back he  will find it increasingly difficult to secure credit next  the Georgia crop reporting service released crop acreage estimates monday that showed severe reductions in acreage planted for soybeans sorghum and com and moderate declines for Cotton Tobac co and Hay. Georgia Farmer Jim Henderson in a dry Pond his cattle used before the drought. A photo Rickover hailed for Tough legacy Washington not the nation paid its final respects monday to adm. Hyman g. Rickover the founder of America s nuclear Navy. Former president Jimmy Carter Secretary of state George p. Shultz Secretary of the Navy John f. Lehman jr., senior naval officers members of Congress and 1,000 other people Gath ered to Pray sing hymns and hear Praise for Rickover. Who died july 8 at 86. Adm. James d. Watkins the recently retired chief of naval operations summed up Rickover s rigorous work ethic and style of leadership the Admiral would surely chide us All today for even bothering to attend this serv ice and ask us Why we weren t Back at work doing something More construct  Watkins a nuclear trained officer who said lie had been Rickover s apprentice extolled Rickover s strenuous working schedule his talents and vision his dedication and iconoclastic ways. Most important Watkins said he. Was a teacher. He set the Stan Dards. They were Tough. That is the legacy and the Challenge he  the service for Rickover born in 1900 to a jewish family in russian Poland was ecumenical. It was held in an anglican Cathedral with the Eulogy delivered by Watkins. Judge charged in assault Case resigns. I to .4  \mn1rfr\ Cli Ian use in  . Up an Ala Bama judge charged in Rhode Island with sexually molesting another judge s 13-year-old grandson temporarily re signed monday Alabama officials said. Family court judge James Jimmy Dean Sloan 42. Of Amston ala., was arrested in Providence on saturday and charged with first degree sexual assault involving the grandson of a judge from Pascagoula miss. Calhoun circuit court judge Malcom Street said the temporary resignation will stand until Sloan is either cleared of the charges or convicted. If Sloan is convicted his re Roval from office will be effective immediately by Alabama Law. Sloan an Active member of parents Anonymous which works with sexually abused children handles All juvenile court cases and most divorce court cases in Calhoun and Cle bume counties. Sloan was in Providence for a week Long judicial conference. The boy and his Grandfather also were Here for the annual meeting of the National conference of juvenile and family court judges. Sloan who is married and has Chil Dren was arraigned saturday and re leased on s10,000 personal  is to return to Rhode Island for an aug. 18 hearing. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 16, 1946 the first professional Tennis tournament at Forest Hills n.y., was a Success As 9,000 fans watched Bobby Riggs defeat Don Budge in the final. 30 years ago today. July 16, 1956 big Rafer Johnson of Urcla won the National aau decathlon championship in Crawfordsville ind., but an injured left knee kept him from breaking his own world record. 20 years ago today. July 16, 1966 Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown announced his retirement. 10 years ago today. July 16, 1976 presidential Nomi Nee Jimmy Carter announced at the democratic convention in new York that Walter f. Mondale would be his vice presidential running mate