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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 3. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 jurors View footage of Twilight zone crash Beverly Hills Calif. A juror in the Twilight zone manslaughter trial went to a 1,100 at theater wednesday and viewed footage that showed parents screaming in horror As a helicopter Rotor Blade Cul Down their two children and actor Vic Morrow the panel Sal silently As it viewed scenes in which the bloody Rotor Blade was clearly visible and the parents of rence Chen 6, and Myca be 7, were restrained by the Crew. In inc footage director John Landis on trial along with four associates appeared horrified As he ran to he wreckage of the helicopter which crashed As mor Row 53, and the children crossed a Stream. In one sequence inc head of a victim could be seen floating in the Stream. Film workers could be seen rescuing members of the helicopter Crew while other stared at the carnage. Jurors saw six separate camera angles of the july 1982 Accident. The unusual court session took place at the Samuel Goldwyn theater at the motion picture Academy of arts and sciences usually the site of special screening of movies nominated for Academy awards. The 24-fool height of the screen matched the Heigh of the helicopter As it hovered Over the victims moments before inc crash which occurred during Riding of a War scene at a mock vietnamese Village movie set. The defendants and the jurors sat in inc darkened theater in front of reporters. Their inaction inc film was t  honestly Don t know of a More important piece of evidence said Deputy District attorney Lea d Agos Tino. There is absolutely no reason Why they could not have used dolls or dummies for those children she said after the  defense attorneys said the film proves their con Tention that the crash was an Accident caused when the helicopter s Tail Rotor came too close to ground explosions that sent flames Rushing skyward briefly engulfing the rear of the  attorneys for production manager Dan Al Lingham Landis and associate producer George Fol sey have said that a special effects Man set off the last two charges when the helicopter was too Low. The other defendants arc special effects coordinator Paul Stewart and helicopter Pilot Dorcey Wingo. All Are charged with involuntary manslaughter prosecutors say the defendants were so eager to Cre ate spectacular special effects that they disregarded the safety of the actors the defense contends the helicopter crash was an Munfor Ceable  theater session opened with Superior court judge Roger Boron pulling his Black Robe from a gym bag throwing in on and announcing court is now in  Mirk Chen father of Renee Chen Breaks Down. Court in Ala. Official cautions alien invasion rules Baxley can make . Third world nation is nominee Montgomery Ala. Up the i Ullh . Cir Cuit court of appeals refused wednesday to oust Hill Baxley As Alabama s democratic gubernatorial Nomi Nee. Attorney general Charles Graddick who had sought a new Runoff after being stripped of the Nomi nation aug. I by three judge Federal panel said he will Appu i wednesday s ruling. Graddick won inc june 24 Runoff by 8,756 Voles but Baxley appealed the Victory. On aug. I a Federal three judge panel ruled tha Graddick a former Republican had violated the fed eral voting rights Aci by encouraging illegal go Voles in the democrats Only Runoff. A democratic party subcommittee on aug. 15 alien nominated Baxley. Eleven Days later the Federal panel again ruled against Graddick. Baxley is scheduled to meet meet Republican Guy Hunt in the nov. 4 general election to replace gov. George Wallace. Los Angeles up a top immigration official warned wednesday of a continuing illegal alien inva Sion that threatened to turn the United states into third world nation unless Congress approves Immi Gration Reform Laws. Harold Ezcell Western regional commissioner for the immigration and naturalization service re leased new figures showing a 43 percent increase i arrests of illegal aliens along Mexico s Border with California and Arizona during the fiscal year that ended sept. 30. The increase bringing Border apprehensions to 890,000 along the two state Border was part of the 37 percent increase in the nationwide rate As the total of intercepted illegal alien hit a record 1.62 million. Ezell estimated his agents captured about half the aliens Irving to Cross the Border and renewed his Call for immigration Reform. The United states is on its Way to becoming third world nation he said. There Are 100 million people Between the Rio Grande and Panama. We can t take them All in Zaccaro indicted in bribery Case Sands of to in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday. Oct. 3, 1946 attorneys representing the 12 nazis who were convicted by the Nuernberg military tribunal said they plan to Appeal to the Allied control Council to change the sentence from death by hanging to death by shooting. 30 years ago today. Oct 3 19s6 Elvis Presley with his usual Side bums wiggles and guitar is in Hollywood filming his first movie love me  20 years ago foe a. Oct. 3, 1966 soviet soldiers have come under  attack at missile Sites in North Vietnam. The soviet military newspaper red Star confirmed that the rocket specialists had been sent to teach North Viet namese soldiers How to fire the soviet made missiles 0 years ago today. Oct. 3,1976 democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter and angry members of Congress Many of them republicans urged president Ford to fire agriculture Secretary Earl Buu for a racial slur on Blacks. New York. A John Zaccaro husband of former rep. Geraldine Ferraro has been indicted in an investigation of bribery in inc awarding of Cable television contracts. It s a fact his attorney Robert Morvillo said wednesday after two sources reported the indictment against Zaccaro a businessman who deals in real estate the indictment was sealed when in was handed up by a grand jury in stale supreme court in Queens two Days after an appeals court lifted temporary bans against the indictment. Zaccaro reportedly was under investigation on allegations that he and political consultant Michael Nussbaum solicited Money from companies seeking Cable television franchises in Queens through former Borough president Donald Manes in 1981, the five year statute of limitations expires shortly. Zaccaro a finances came under investigation when Ferraro became the democratic nominee for vice president in 1984. Manes committed suicide Early this year As a cily corruption scandal closed in on him. Arson suspect surprises cops Kansas City to. A after seven arson fires at a Mobile Home Park police decided on a stakeout. But they had to make a Hasty exit when the Mobile Home in which they were hiding was set ablaze Christopher l. Head 24, a resident of the East Gale Mobile Home Park was arrested later and charged with two counts of arson. He was in the Jackson coun by jail wednesday on $5,000 Bond. Police officers David Harlow and Barry Harris set up an observation Post in one of the Mobile Homes and Harris said they saw a Man Start a fire in a nearby vacant Home. Police said the Man then walked to the Home where the officers were slaked out and tossed what appeared to be a burning Box of paper through an open window. As the fire spread the officers tint sought Refuge in a bathroom then fled head was arrested later when he resumed to hit Mobile Home. Sheriff indicted in drug conspiracy Jackson Tenn. A a sheriff and his to investigator were indicted wednesday by a Federal grand jury for protecting drug dealers and conspiring to sell marijuana and cocaine. Hardin county sheriff c David Seaton jr., who has been in office 12 Yean and Richard Kammet his chief investigator were among 14 people named in Federal drug indictment said . Attorney Hickman Ewing or. Seaton 44, is the ninth present or former sheriff to be indicted on drug Chaije in the past four Yean in Tennes see. Seaton and Hammell were accused of conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine and marijuana and Cufr Vale marijuana in Hardin county a Wilg said. The indictment charges that they developed a new Kcal far cocaine and marijuana and that Seaton and hammed also provided official Protection for drug dealers in Hardin county Ewing said  
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