European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday october 19,1988 the stars and stripes Page 27 court told of plot to Kidnap Gretzky from press dispatches Calgary Alberta a cocaine smug tar Given immunity from prosecution has testified that he and four Alberta men plotted last year to Kidnap National hockey league Star Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton oilers. The witness a 42-year-old Vietnam Mcleran from Alabama testified thursday that the men talked about plans to make Money while in an Edmonton Motel room to May 1985. Judge William Egbert banned publication of the witness s name. He said the men did not go ahead with the Kidnap plan opting instead throb an armoured truck on june 1, 1985. The testimony came during the rial of Dario Eugene Morello 30, of Lethbridge Alberta one of the three charged with bombing a brinks truck parked behind the company s Calgary office last May. If we Kidnap him with the playoffs coming up they d pay any amount to set him Back 1 the witness said they had decided. He said he first met the other three men involved in the scheme while involved in a cocaine smuggling ring. News of the alleged scheme cameras a Surprise to Gretzky the nil s scoring Leader the past seven seasons. I had t heard anything about it he said. I d rather not comment on something like Gretzky told a Canadian bar association meeting in August he is wary of the trouble his Fame brings. I never go anywhere alone whether i m walking Down the Street or going out for a bite to eat he said. Anaheim Arena of d Anaheim Calif. The City of Anaheim a group of local real estate developers and a former Aba team owner said Friday they have agreed to build a basketball Arena next to an Aheim of the proposed 20,000 seat Multi purpose Arena to be known As the West dome said they Hope to persuade the Aba to give Anaheim an expansion Aba owners who will meet monday in Phoenix ariz., Are also considering five other cities. West dome partners a group of four Orange county developers said Nick mile i former owner of the Aba s Cleveland Cavaliers and the american league Cleveland indians would lease the Arena and serve As team owner Odom sentenced Santa Ana Calif. Former major league Pitcher John Blue Moon Odom Friday was sentence to 90 Days in jail for Selling cocaine. Orange county Superior court judge David Brittner ordered Odom to report to the county jail thursday to begin serving his sentence. Ovum was convicted july 31 of two felony counts of Selling Smau amounts of cocaine to a co worker in May 198sina factory in nearby Irvine. Palmer in 3-Way he Hilton head Island . Arnold Palmer fired a 34 on theban nine Friday to tie Walt Imberski and Butch Bayer lit i under pm 70 ate the first round of the Cuya hoga pea seniors International w jew holes but bogeyed an three to finish two giants hire Zimmer san Francisco Don Zim mar who was third base coach for the new York Yankees for most of this season has been hired As the san Francisco giants third base coach for not year i got the Guy i wanted manager Roger Craig said. He s the Best third base coach in the league Andi m tickled to death to have him in the organization last year Zimmer began the seasons the third base coach with the Chicago cubs but was fired with manager Jim Frey. Tilley has surgery St. Louis St. Louis cardinals wide receiver Pat Tilley had surgery Friday to remove part of a disc that was rubbing against the spinal nerve the club St. Luke s Hospital spokesman said Tilley will be recuperating for two to three months before beginning rehabilitation program. It is entirely too Early to begin speculation on his career the spokesman said. Tilted 33, missed part of training Camp with a pulled hamstring then experienced pain in his Back after catching three passes in the season opener against the los Angeles rams. He was placed on the injured Reserve sept. 12. Tilley has 468 catches in his career with St. Louis second to Jackie Smith s club record of 480. Edberg Smid win Basel Switzerland Stefan Edberg Defeated fellow swede Stefan Eriksson 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Friday in the quarterfinals of the $210,000 Swiss indoor grand prix of , rated no 137 by the at and celebrating Bis 23rd birth Day Friday lied the match after two sets before being other quarterfinal play czechs Slovakia i Tomas Smid slopped South african Danie Visser 6-3,6-z. Boxer Dokes indicted Las vegas Nev. Former world boning association heavy weight Champion Michael Dokes has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of cocaine trafficking and mar Naiu oct. 22 arraignment has been set before District Jodie Earle White or. Dokes faces up to 20 years in Pris on if convicted. Dokes was arrested sept 30 after police found about eight ounces of cocaine in his Home 28-year-old native of Akron Ohio won the Aba title in Las vegas in december 1982 with a controversial lint round knockout of Mike Weaver Tad retained it with a draw against Weaver in May 1982. Stewart leads Disney Lake Buena Vista Fla. Payne Stewart shot a 6-under-Par 66 Friday to take a three shot Lead at 13-under-oar 131 after two rounds of the $?s6000 Walt Disney world Olds Mobile . Open Champion Ray Floyd was tied for second at 134 in with Mike Sullivan. Floyd shot,6-under 66 at Lake Buena Vista while Suluvan played the tight Palm course at 3-underfi9. Cantonese turn out for Queen Canton. China a thousands lined the is reels saturday to Greet Queen Elizabeth ii the first reigning British Monarch to visit China on the last Hoof her six Day trip. The Queen accompanied by Prince Philip flew in from the Southern Provin Cial capital of Kunming where she me some of he numerous ethnic minorities who populate the Remote Hills of Yunnan province. During her trip the Queen has Mel with China s lop leaders including Deng Xiaoping. She also has visited the great Wall in peking been greeted by crowds estimated Al More than i million on the Street of Shanghai viewed the 2,000 year old Lerra Cotta warriors in Western Xian and toured exotic Kunming. The Only glitch in the visit has been derogatory remarks attributed to Philip by a group of Exchange students on thursday. One student from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland Loid British re porters he Prince during a private conversation with students called peking ghastly and made a derogatory statement about the shape of chinese eyes. The supposed remarks could not be independently confirmed. The Queen spress Secretary Michael Shea accused reporters of taking the Prince s remarks out of context and pushing away at this sort of the Gaffe has been widely reported in the British press by ignored in China. The Royal couple boarded the Queen s yacht Britannia late saturday for a two Day cruise in route to Hong Kong. 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Hmark my salvadorans recovering after series of quakes san Salvador Al Salvador a Bone tired rescuers headed for Home saturday shopkeepers opened their stores once again and families tried to reorganize their lives after Al Salvador s devastating earthquakes. But it will take years for this Small Central american nation to recover from the oct. 10 quakes which killed about 1,000 people. Already battered by a guerrilla War fierce political Bailies and an economic Critty tie .-nipported Christia democratic government must set out to no Mutnick Bouse businesses and schools. Most of the damage and casual ties were confined to san Salvador the capital City with 800,000 people. The toll from the quakes still incomplete stood at More than 8.000 injured and up la 300,000 homeless. Damage could reach $2 billion. The first sudden Sharp ire Roor hit shortly before midday trapping a untold num Ber in buildings and Carutt slides. . 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