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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, November 14, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Police slowdown called illegal new York not police commissioner Ben Jamin Ward said wednesday thai a Eil wide work slowdown by officers had worsened was thre Aluning Public safety and appeared to violate the state Law Banning Job actions by municipal employees. Ward in a tense news conference at police head quarters said he was sending All available supervisors into the Field including snipping his building if we have  to order officers to write tickets and make arrests when necessary. Department officials said later that any officer who refused a direct order to Issue a ticket to an illegally parked car or make an arrest for such offences As disorderly conduct would be suspended without pay. Officials could not immediately say How Many supervisors would be involved in combating the slow Down which began Friday and was initiated As a pro test against Ward s plan to Transfer 20 percent of the patrol Force annually to deter corruption. Ward s Transfer plan was criticized wednesday by the City Council president Andrew j. Stein and the Council s majority Leader Peter f. Valloni. They called on the commissioner to reconsider his plan saying they full it was important to have officers on the beat who were familiar with their neighbourhoods. Ward s comments came As the slowdown ended its fifth full Day. He said the department had evidence that the protest increasingly involved refusals by offi cers to sue traffic summonses for moving violations lie said the actions endangered the Public. Ward announced the Transfer plan last thursday after 12 off Ficcio from the 77th precinct in Brooklyn were arrested on charges ranging from stealing garbage cans to stealing and Selling drugs. All pleaded not guilty. Figures released by the department tuesday indicated that police officers wrote 91 percent fewer traffic tickets saturday sunday and monday than in the same period last year and made 27 percent fewer mis Demeanour arc Sis. Friday. November 14. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 shape of things to come  modules a lab living quarters und two for logistics arc planned id be linked to modules from Japan and a service facility from Canada. This is an Anisi s Conception of the spice station thai the National aeronautics and space administration Hopes to have in operation in the 1990s. Four 2 California fires under control mayoral race los Angeles a a 2,285-acre Brush fire in Northern California was contained wednesday while fire Crews to the South controlled a 10,000-acre Blaze thai charred crops knocked a television station off the air and caused Power blackouts. The larger fire near Camarillo 55 Miles Northwest of los Angeles began monday causing about ii Mil lion in damage As hot dry Santa Ana winds gusting up to 50 Mph blew it through an agricultural and ranch area. The fire subsided after the winds calmed tues Day. Television station kt1e resumed full broadcasting at 8 30 . Tuesday More than 33 hours after flames came within a few feel of its transmitter on South Mountain and knocked the station off the air. The Blaze was blamed on Sparks from lines attached to a wind downed Power pole belonging to an Oil com Pany. In Northern California nearly 1,000 . Forest service firefighters encircled the Blaze in the los padres National Forest near Carmel. The cause of that fire was under investigation. The fire was hard to fight because of Lough terrain and thick Brush much of it 60-year-old Chaparral officials said. The fire which began last thursday has Cost More than is million to fight. Forest service officials said. Concorde makes 1 St Hawaii Call Honolulu up1 the concorde the world s fastest commercial aircraft landed in Hawaii for the first time wednesday with hundreds of spectators watching for a glimpse of the faster than sound aircraft. The sleek supersonic Jet touched Down just after 2 no wednesday at Honolulu International Airport after making a Fly by of Honolulu and Waikiki to let residents and visitors gel a look at it. The British airways plane carried 14 Crew members and 90 passengers from Oakland Calif on the latest Stop of a world tour. The passengers and Crew were to spend three Days in the islands before continuing to Hong Kong. Bali Indonesia Cairo Egypt and Back to London. The 16-Day tour is covering 25,000 Miles but the total flight time is expected to be Only 28 hours 3d minutes. The plane took a Little Over two hours to Fly to Hawaii from California. The concorde cruises at 1,350 Mph twice the Speed of sound. Residents who missed their Chance to Sec the plane can get a look Al an air France owned concorde which is scheduled to Slop at Honolulu next wednesday. Another British airways Charier is expected next Spring. Zaccaro fined for minor violation Albany . A John Zarcaro husband of the 1984 democratic vice presidential candidate Ger Aldine Ferraro has been fined $1,500 by the slate insurance department for a minor infraction a department spokesman said wednesday. Zaccaro who is facing bribery and grand larceny charges in an unrelated Case was fined for filing to keep insurance premiums he collected in a Bank a Una separate from Oiher funds in his business said state spokesman Kevin Foley. Zaccaro s business a Zaccaro co. In Manhattan is primarily a real estate firm and has fewer than a dozen insurance customers Foley said. Zaccaro signed a statement acknowledging that he failed to keep insurance premiums in a separate Bank account from january 1981 to october 1985. Zaccaro was t trying to evade the regulation but was apparently unaware it applied to him Foley said. No customers were injured in any Way by this. And a negligible amount of Money was involved warming up in Chicago Chicago a mayor Harold Washington s leading opponent began testing the Waters wednesday for a possible Challenge to the re election bid of Chi Cago s first Black mayor. Am 1 jumping in no i m not. Do i have people who Are out there passing my petitions around yes 1 do Alderman Edward Vrdolyak Cook county democratic chairman and Leader of the anti Washington bloc on the cily Council told about 150 people at a luncheon. Vrdolyak said he did not intend to split the election referring to Washington s 1983 primary Victory based on Strong Black support and a split of White Voles Between former mayor Jane Byrne and stale s attorney Richard m. Daley. The Only Way Washington can be Defeated he said is not have three candidates  if Jane Byrne and Harold Washington were locked into the primary together it would be most reasonable that All of us would be supporting Jane Byrne who has vowed to replace Vrdolyak As parly chairman if she is elected. But Vrdolyak who once commanded a Council majority that blocked some Washington proposals said race is Noi the Issue. The Only one making it racial is Harold because that s the Only Way he can win he said. The White vote alone would t be enough to win he added. Mrs. Byrne later shrugged off Vrdolyak political moves saying. If de Vrdolyak wants to test the Waters so be it. I Don t know what he s doing. I m sure you could weave a Hundred scenarios she said at a news Confer ence. I m in this race to stay. There is one candidate i m running against and it s Harold Washington.1 filing As a democratic candidate Tor mayor requires 5,500 petition signatures Vrdolyak spokesman Terry Durkin said  
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