European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stateside the stars and stripes monday january 26,1987 patrols being withdrawn from sniper attack area North smithf1eld, . A the Rhode Island National guard is withdrawing its patrols from the Northern part of the state where a nighttime sniper has terrorised residents since last month officials have said. Gen. John w. Kicky state adjutant general and National guard commander said the Road foot and Aeri Al patrols have checked out suspicious appearing motorists and other unusual set Vilies and found them unrelated to the sniper incidents. Tote guard s presence has proven effective in Satu rating the area with surveillance personnel to support state and local police Kicky said. The units arc no being withdrawn due to decreased activity in he  the sniper has not struck since Jan. 8 the first shooting took place dec 8. Both attacks left people seriously wounded. No one was injured in other shoot Ings. Judge says Ralston tried to monopolize Industry Philadelphia a Ralston Purina inc. Ille Gally tried to monopolize the si.4 billion snack cake my usury with the Purchase of a competitor Las year a Federal judge has said. . District court judge John p. Fullam ruling on a motion in an antitrust lawsuit filed by tasty baking co., said Ralston showed illegal. In Lent in its $115 million attempt to buy Drake bakeries Las july. Pullman s decision kept the Case alive and he or dered Ralston and tasty to come up with proposals that will keep Drake As a separate entity while the Case is in court. Tasty a Philadelphia based company that sold $239 million in Kri pets and other tast Kake products in 1955, has also asked for a court ordered divestiture of Drake. Reagans consider buying $2.5 million la. Estate Washington a after president Reagan s term ends in two years he and his wife Nancy May consider living in a $2.5 million los Angeles estate purchased by friends recently mrs Reagan s spokeswoman says. The reagans May buy the Home purchased on their behalf or they May choose to live elsewhere Elaine Crispen the spokeswoman said. They re still looking she said. The Home located on 14 acres in an exclusive Section of los Angeles was purchased aug. 21, 1956, by about 20 Reagan friends who set up Wall management services Cable news network reported. The Home purchased from a 90-year-old woman who is leasing it Back was bought with the understand ing that Ltd friends would be repaid if the reagans purchased it the network said. Aids victim who gave birth during illness Dies at 25 Lafayette ind. A a 25-year-old aids victim who gave birth while suffering from the disease and appeared on National television died at a Hospital saturday a spokesman said. Amelia Amy Sloan died in her sleep at 12 25 . With her husband Steve and their 2-year-Ojd son Brant by her Side said so Elizabeth Hospital spokes men John Sanderson. She had been admitted to the Hospital Friday. Sloan contracted aids in 1982 from a blood trans fusion she received during treatment for an intestinal disorder. She began suffering complications two years ago. Her son has been tested for aids three limes with negative results each time. Sloan had appeared on the Abc television program "20-20" and other programs about aids. She recently had been working with he state Board of health As a pan time instructor on aids. Aids a ticks the body s immune system and its ability to fend Oft disease. A Harbor Seal hut bus been Knght to retrieve gum tools and other objects shows off its skills before police and Public officials at the North wind undersea Institute on dry Island in the Bronx . Michat Sandlof the Long Flipper of the Law or Captain of the Institute said thai Harbor my could be ruined to help locate drowning victims and underwater wreckage of aircraft or tinkles mid to deliver extra air bulks and tools to Dhera. Hart s main challenger Cuomo Bush leading Dole poll finds new York a former sen. Gary Hart is the leading Democrat in the race for the presidential nomination but new York nov. Mario Cuomo could Posea serious Challenge according to a poll published in sunday editions of the new York  republicans vice president George Bush leads the Senate minority Leader Bob Dole 36 percent to 15percent, the new York times lbs news poll said. The Telephone Surveyor i,590 adults conducted Jan.1b-21 shows Dole emerging As Bush s leading challenger. Bui the newspaper said the poll suggests that what Ever damage the vice president suffered because of the Iran arms affair has been greatest outside his party and he remains very popular among republicans. There is Little indication of a Strong commitment Tony candidate and Only 18 percent of the respondent said they had made a Choice they would not change to regard to which party s nominee those polled expect to support next year the democrats led by 39percent to 27 percent. However the times Aid that when specific candidates were named Bush and Dol performed better loan that in trial heats with the two leading  those who said they would Lake pan in democratic primaries or caucuses or had done so in the past Han led with 33 percent Cuomo followed with 17 percent and the Rev. Jesse Jackson was third with9 percent. Oral Roberts claim challenged Baton Rouge la. A Jimmy Swaggart say she does not believe the claims of his fellow evangelist Oral Roberts who recently said god had told him to raise $4.5 million or face death. First of Alt i do not believe god holds people hostage until they raise certain amounts of Money Swaggart said in a column published in the sunday advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge. Even though i do believe that god can and Doe speak to individuals i do not believe at All that god has spoken to Oral Roberts concerning these statements that have been made. Maybe he thinks thai he did but 1 Don i think so Swaggart said he did not know whether Roberts made his statement As a ploy to raise Money but he said that was How the Public probably saw it. I prefer to remember the Oral Roberts of years ago who prayed for untold thousands of people to be healed by the Power of cod and who ministered com passion and love to the multitudes Swaggart said. Calls to the Home of a Roberts spokeswoman i Tulsa olda., saturday night went unanswered but the evangelist s representatives have said that he meant what he said and thai his supporters had no reason to question his methods. Roberts told viewers that he would die in Marc unless he raises 14.5 million for medical missionary scholarships. The Money 13.s million of which Al ready had been raised is to allow Orel Roberts univer sity medical students to graduate debt free and become missionaries. Roberts latest Appeal also has been criticized try some of the 200 television stations that broadcast i program. One station said it would not run Roberts message while others said they would screen programs for such appeals before broadcasting them