European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 15, 1987 the stars and stripes fee 7 whole of o ride gets trespassers arrested Rancho Palos Verdes Calif. A a 2- car old Man who says he has Long dreamed of Riding whates was charged with trespassing tuesday for rid ing the backs of killer whales with a Friend at a Vineland aquatic Park. Guards found Dave Mulligan and David Berg. 25, of rolling Hills estates Riding the whales while fully clothed and in no Dies and Penny loafers at 2 40a.m. Saturday Lai Angeles county sheriffs sgt. Robert Reedy hid tuesday. Hey. It s been a fantasy of mine Ever since i was a kid said Mulligan who has lived on the Bluff above Marine tand for 17 years. " love whales. You can see hem from our House he said the ride was great. I was leaning Back on the dorsal Fin he said monday. Then we were standing on the whales and surfing. I Don t think we would have gotten caught but my buddy was getting pretty loud. It was so much fun it was hard not 10 laugh out loud Mulligan said monday the adventure started overseers at a bar with five pals All named pave. But three of the Daves walked at whale Riding and weren t around when the guards came. Mulligan said. My buddy Dave and i jumped on when Corky and orgy started rolling Over on their backs Mulli Gan said. Everybody was sober. You had to be especially after sneaking in. You had to maintain alow Reedy said the men were Lucky he whales had jus been fed. I think the whales were probably a Lille disappointed that they swam around the Lank with them and then did t get their Mackerel the Serjeant said noting thai Tiller whale have been known to attack people. We could be hid a drowned the two men would have faced felony charges i the whales had been Hurt but Marine land indicated no harm was done Reedy said. The men we re leased on their written Promise 10 appear and no bail was imposed Reedy said. Deputy District attorney Robert Torrelt said single count of Misdemeanour trespassing was filed tuesday against each defendant. A conviction would carry a maximum six month sentence and $1,000 Fine. Mulligan said he has climbed the Fence Man times since he was a youth. It suggested the Park tighten Security to protect the whales. The Park declined comment. Rich poor Gap wider Jacob says Washington a Reagan administration economic and social poli cies including decreased Domestic spending have widened a dangerous Gap Between the affluent and the poor the head of a major civil rights group said wednesday. National Urban league president John e. Jacob in presenting the group annual assessment of the status or Blacks in the United states accused the administration of waging a disinformation Campaign on Domestic issues designed to convince the Public that unemployment u no longer a problem thai the poor Don t want to work and that social programs simply compound social prob lems instead of helping resolve the civil rights Leader made the com ments in a statement issued with the re lease of the report the slate of Black America 1987." included Are chapter by 10 experts describing a Retreat from civil rights How Blacks Are affected by the budget deficit and tax Reform Black families Black economic status and other issues. Growing disparities in wealth and in come Are the result of current policies encouraging unemployment and reduce Levels of social spending Jacob said. He noted that while More than 3 million new jobs were created last year thai growth was largely in Low paying retail and service jobs. Racism Jacob said has been see again in such publicized examples As the death of a Black Man who was struck by a car while fleeing an attack by whiles a Howard Beach in Queens ,. And the harassment of a Black Cadet at the Cita Del in South Carolina. The resurgence of racist feelings an continued illegal discrimination Are fostered by the administration s refusal to admit that racism May still be a prob Black families headed by females number of families percent of All Black families 1960 839,000 families jgq.8% 1965 ll.12 million 123.7% 1970 1.1.38 minion 128.3% 1975 j 1.84 a Flintoft 135.3% 353 million 48.3% Chicago t buns graphic source census Bureau Omaha mayor recalled in Wake of Long dispute with police department Lorn Jacob said. He faulted the Justice department fora narrow interpretation of affirmative action that he said was prejudicing pub Lic attitudes and encouraging hostility to Ward Blacks. He said the department s View is Evi Dence of a philosophy uncomfortably close to the states rights philosophy of the old line segregationists who held that Public officials May defy supreme court rulings they disagree Omaha neb. A mayor Mik Boyle lost his bid to remain in office As voters capped a Brief but bitter Campaign tuesday by recalling him for alleged abuse or Power. With All votes counted except for about300 Absentee ballots 55,275 voters or 56 percent had voted for the recall and42,832, or 44 percent had voted in favor of retaining him. Boyle received 33,133 Vole when he was re elected in 198$. Recall supporters at the Headquarters of citizens for mature leadership which led the drive against Boyle applauded when returns showed the recall passing a spokesman far he group Jim Geary said he would not make a Victory speech or seek a Concession from Boyle. Well just Lake the results and that sit Cleary said. We re trying hard not to gloat headed. There s a sense of sadness but it s difficult not to be Happy. All these volunteers have worked so Jim Crounse Boyle s Campaign Man Ager said he was surprised at the wide margin for the recall. A had guessed it was going to be a lot closer he said. He said the election was More like atrial than an election with the voters As jury. It appears they made up their minds before they had the Douglas county election commissioner Steve Zihala had said he expected that 90,000 ballots would recounted. His staff will Start a canvass on thursday and have 10 Days from then to certify the results. When the results Are certified. Cit Council president Steve Tomisek will become interim mayor. The Council will then pick someone to fill out the 2vtyears left in Boyle s term. Boyle who has been mayor since 1981 and is in the Middle of his second term had campaigned for the past few weeks accusing his opponents of a mud slinging smear Campaign a hate Cleary said his group made every Effort to wage a fair Campaign. Citizens for mature leadership began its recall drive in october after Boyle fired police chief Robert Wadman for insubordination Wadman had refused to sign discipline papers against officers involved in the 1989 Drunken driving arrest Oboyle s brother in Law John e. Howe. Boyle claimed the arrest was an at tempt to Ture him into interceding Ille Gally for also complained when police it sued traffic citation j for his 19-year-old son and again when his twin 17-year-Oldsons were arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitution. The twins cases went int confidential juvenile court proceedings. Opponents accused Boyle of meddling in police affairs of being Toft on Drunken driving and of nuking disrespectful remarks the 42-year-old mayor admitted that some of the recall group s criticisms were justified. He apologized for i racial slur and other remarks. But he refused to apologize for Firin Wadman who has appealed nil dismissal during the Campaign Boyle emphasized what he done to improve the1 City of340,000 people in 5w Yean in office. He cited better streets the City i aaa Bon rating and downtown development Boyle s feud with police prompted a recall drive Early last year but it failed for a Lack of signatures. Cleary said he had no ambition to be come mayor and the recall group pro posed no one to succeed Boyle. Boyle is a Democrat but the mayor Job is officially non partisan. Special prosecutor named in Howard Beach Case new York a Charles Hynes the state Spe Cial prosecutor Tor the new York City Justice system was appointed tuesday by Cov. Mario Uomoto investigate the dec. 20 racial attack in the Queens neighbourhood of Howard Beach. The appointment came after an All Day meeting wit City Church and Community leaders at the governor s new York City office. Queens District attorney John j. Salucci did no attend the meeting but Cuomo said he had Santucci s full support in the appointment of Hynes. He said Salucci had promised full cooperation. On monday Salucci who can t gel a key i Ness to testify in the Case said that while he generally does t Ike the idea of special prosecutors he was ready tomake such a move if it would Advance the Case and break the impasse that has stymied the prosecution. In the attack three White youths were accused of beating three Black men and chasing one of them onto a Parkway where he was struck by a car and killed. One of the victims Cedric Sandiford is a key wit Ness to the Case til has refused to cooperate with the prosecution saying he was mistreated by police an thai the Case has been mishandled. Sandiford and companions Timothy Grimes and Michael Griffith were chased and beaten by gang of White a Oulu Griffith was hit by an automobile and killed while fleeing police said. Sandiford and one of his lawyers Alton Maddox have said Sandiford would not testify unless Seanluc twas superseded by either a Federal prosecutor or by a special state prosecutor appointed by Cuomo. Grimes and his lawyer c. Vernon Mason also have refused to cooperate with prosecutor. Al tuesday s Newt conference however the Rev Cavin bum who attended the meeting with Cuomo Laid both Mason and Maddox have agreed to Coo Perale fully with tie special protector. Three White teen agers Jon letter Scott Kent Tad Jason Ladone were charged with second degree Mur Der in the Case. When Sandiford and utter refused to cooperate with prosecutors the Chaifet were dropped because of insufficient evidence
