European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 27, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 6 where s Medvid in jail or dead some fear. New Orleans a it s been a year since so Viet Seaman Miroslav Medvid plunged from a russian freighter into the Mississippi River in an apparent attempt to defect but was returned to his ship and his Homeland. Where is he today the state department said it sent Medvid Back to his freighter after he indicated that he did not wan Asylum. Later the soviets said he was at Home in the Ukraine preparing for University  then however the soviets have ignored a con Gressman s request to meet Medvid. And critics of . Government s handling of the Case fear he May be dead or  oct. 24, a Man came up to Joe Wyman s jewelry shop in Belle Chasse dripping Wel from the River talking excitedly in a foreign Tongue. Wyman conferred with his Nephew Wayne Wynn we thought he was trying to  Joe Wyman said not Long afterwards. Why would a Guy dive off ship this Guy jumped in my Nephew s car. He wrote Down on a piece of paper. , and on theother Side wrote in broken English Novi Orlean then above that he wrote. Politzi then he circled that and Drew an Arrow to new Orleans. In other words he wanted to go to the police in new Orleans said Joe Wyman. Wayne Wyman drove the Man to new Orleans where the . Border patrol decided to return him to the ship. As a Small Boal took Medvid Back to the ship Early oct. 25, he leaped into the River. He swam to Shore but was tackled there banging his head violently on rocks in the struggle the boat s Pilot later said. Several men held the Man Down and hews taken aboard the freighter marshal Koniaev on oct. 28, after . Negotiations the soviets Tooka Man to the nearby Navy support base for interviews. The americans said it was Medvid not an impostor assume later charged and that he wanted to return to his ship and go Home. The ship left nov. 9.interpreter Irene Padoch who talked with Medvid of Prat Joe Wyman shows the note the Sailor handed him. While he was in Border patrol custody said last wee she s still convinced he wanted Asylum. He absolutely knew he wanted to stay Here. It was not Only my impression but i asked him and he said yes and hat he wanted to live in an honest country she said by Telephone from new York. In january the Tass news Agency quoted Medvid,26, As saying he fell overboard while inspecting the ship s lamps and said he was resting at his parents Home in the Ukraine. Joe Wyman scoffs at that. Either he is no longer on this Earth or he is slashed away cutting Frozen logs in Siberia he said adding that Medvid never gave interviews to Western journalists or spoke on television Back Home. My belief is that he died said Oresile Baranyk ukrainian american who got invoked in the dispute. Questions were raised on Capitol Hill. Rep Fredecker r-n.v., wrote to Medvid in the Ukraine and later received a five Page Handwritten letter dated april 28 and signed Miroslav Medvid. We fell there was no doubt it was a coached letter if he in fact participated at All said Eckert s spokes Man Harry  letter said upon returning to the soviet Union neither death nor the gulag awaited me. Evi Dently your country expected my death. In reality was warmly  writer denied jumping ship and added or. Eckert if you would like to come visit us you will once again see with your own eyes How we live and that we Are alive and Well. Thanks for your concern about  me in  Eckert wrote the soviets that he would gladly accept the invitation but got no reply Nicholas said. Meanwhile the stale department declined com ment on Medvid s whereabouts calling the Mailer an internal affair of another country i think every ques Tion was answered satisfactorily spokesman Charles Redman said noting the department declared the Cas closed nearly a year ago. Mother drops children to safety As fire kills 8 Minneapolis a a Mother threw three of her Young children from the second floor of a burning House inc leaped to the ground with her year old son in her arms Early saturday escaping Blaze that killed eight people including five children. Weekend fires in Arkansas and Michi Gan killed six other children. I really can t believe i threw them out said Abigail Palton 23, of Minne Apolis who was in Good condition a Hennepin co my medical Center with a broken wrist and dislocated hip. "1 was kind of pitching them out so they would Hil the grass and leaves instead of the sidewalk directly below the window. Fatten and her four children Ages 1 to 6,including 3-year-old twins were the Only occupants of the second door of the  eight people who died in the Blaze irate Boyfriend drives into store Over waterbeds Huntington Beach Calif. A a Man angry at his Girlfriend drove his car saturday through the window of a waterbed showroom where the woman had fled Bunting mattresses and flood ing the store. Francisco Cruz 29, of Garden Grove was booked for investigation of at tempted murder for allegedly trying Torun Down Hie woman when he crashed into Terry s waterbeds at 2 4$ . Said sgt Luis Ochoa. Cruz got into a fight with his 27-year-Otd Girlfriend at a bar and the woman whose name was not disclosed fled Lothe adjacent store Ochoa said. Cruz got into his car and drove into the store the officer said. It s a mess said store employee Donna Chamberlain. Damage was Esti mated at $3,000, much of ii due to flood damage from burst waterbeds she said. Were sleeping on the ground floor. Seven people including Patlyn and two of her children were injured. A neighbor. Mavis Hollingswoth said she was awakened by what sounded like an explosion or a window breaking. She said she then heard a woman screaming she was saying somebody Call somebody Call i heard the screaming and called 911," Hollingsworth said. The dead were identified by the Hen Pepin county medical Center As Joyce Ruff 22 her sons Keven i and Bryan ,4 her brother. Homer Ruff 26 her three nephews James Christopher Ruff 7,Sean Ruff 5, and Deanc Ruff 3 and Judith Westfall 23. Craig fun an investigator with the medical examiner s office said they probably died of smoke inhalation. Alvin Bradford 45, was in critical condition in the bum unit at Hennepin county medical Center with bums Over 22 percent of Bis body a Hospital super visor said. A 24-year-old Man was in satisfactory condition and two other people were treated and released. Patton said two of her children the 6-year-Otd and one of the twins suffered broken wrists in the fall and the other two were unhurt. She said she awoke shortly after 1 .Lo Check on her children who were All sleeping in her bedroom. She said she noticed smoke and then ran to the front and Back doors where she saw  knew 1 could t go out the front Way or out the Back Patton said. I glad i did t panic. I thought Don i panic just get your babies out in Jonesboro ark., a Blaze which destroyed a two Story Frame apartment build ing saturday afternoon killed three Chil Dren who were left in the apartment while their Mother Sandra crimes called the fire department from another apartment. The victims were identified As berthes Matthew 3, and James 2, Craighead county Coroner Toby Emerson said. Grimes and two other families living inthe building were not injured. In Kab Mazoo mich., three children died in a Hospital saturday after a fire swept through their House where they were left alone late Friday night police it. Michael Moshier  names of the children Ages 1 to 8, were withheld pending notification of rela Tives Moshier said. Sands of time banished team wins unofficial soccer game Seattle Jap a fourth Grade soc cer least banished from league play be cause a girl is on it played its regularly scheduled opponent in an unofficial match and won 2-1. I Felt Good said 7-year-old Marisa Monroe one of the team s Star players. I Felt Happy about  the team had been banished from the Seattle Catholic youth organisation s soccer league for letting her play on lie team but the coaches of the two teams arranged the match. Marisa s Parent said their daughter began playing with the fourth Grade boys because her skill level was considerably higher than the girls team Marisa did not score in the contest i which so Joseph s Defeated is. Anne s. The game had been arranged after Seattle archbishop Raymond Hunthausen asked the archdiocesan co to re View its decision to banish the team be cause it refused to Boot Marisa. Co athletic director Terr Mcgrath said after the game As far As i m concerned that team disappeared two weeks  before Hunthausen s intervention Fri Day Marisa s Mother bad fixed a sexual discrimination complaint against the by with the slate human rights commission. Marisa s coach Jere Carrasco. Said she Isone of the top three players on the team which had the last two games of its official season cancelled by the All male co com  Carrico said he made plans to have his team play so Anne s in an informal unofficial game after the move was suggested by Steve Mcauliffe so Joseph s Volunteer co soccer coordinator. If the coaches on their own decide touring those two groups of children to Tody s going to prevent the lit Mcaulffe said. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 27. 1946 the commission charged with the execution of the nazi criminals convicted at Nuernberg said that evident showed Hermann Goering had the Wicio Poison in his Possession since his capture. 30 years ago today. Oct. 27, 1956 Hungary s rebel rejected Ultima lung by the communist government to surrender. Meanwhile East German Leaden asked their people to resist revolt and Poland s Niters postponed a Moscow vital after a new out break of demonstrations against soviet troops stationed in Poland. 20 years ago today.,. Oct. 27, 1966 Martin Bormann Iniece was reported u saying her undo was still alive and probably living i South America. Guelck Bormann i statement confirms other recent reports. 10 years ago today. Oct. 27, 1976 teamsters Centra Stales pension fund officials in Chicago announced removal of ii Mutea be cause of pressure from . Officials investigating alleged mismanagement of he ff.4 billion fund