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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, February 13, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday february 13,1987 Csc staffer says protests slow pow Mia Washington up a National Security Council staff member want thai protests against Southeast asian nations that withhold information on missing americans can Only impede attempts to account for the my As. Hanoi is watching us said Richard children thens staff member in charge or . Talks with Viet Nam and Laos that seek to account Tor More than2,400 men missing in action and to recover the re Mains of . Pilots shot Down in the Vietnam War Childress told the american legion auxiliary on wednesday the vietnamese May be looking Tor signs or discard among the pow Mia groups As a reason to stall talks thai began in Earnest last year. Texas billionaire h. Ross Perot who met wit while House chief of staff Donald Regan wednesday reportedly believes he is the one to ignite renewed talks. Abc news reported Perot tried o convince Riganto release 10 him Ecret files he claims contain Evi Dence withheld from the Public on live sightings of Las. Abc said Perot asked for presidential endorsement of a trip to Vietnam to discuss the Mia Issue with Hanoi authorities. White House officials told Abc they tried to Cooper ale with Perot for some time on the Mia Issue Burthen an Strong disagreements among Perot the my as1 families and the responsible officials on the Csc staff because Perot wants the prime rate in the Overall Effort which president Reagan will not Grant calling on families or the missing to stand firm with the government Childress said think about How it is perceived in Hanoi. They need to know that the american people Are absolutely United behind what the president is trying to do with the bipartisan support of he Congress which we  noting periodic reports of live sightings of my As Childress i cd family members with questions to Call the government for verification. We h provide you with All the answers. Well provide you with the  in an interview afterwards children referred to recent demonstration in which a group protested near the laotian embassy and dumped care package meant for the mias on Hii Lawn and the Lawn of Csc director Frank Carlucci. This kind of activity can inhibit cooperation. It snot helpful to the process he said. 3 men arrested in connection with theft of Cluster bomb design los Angeles a the Fri arrested three men wednesday for investigation of stealing . Government plans for producing Cluster bombs and plan Ning to sell them to saudi Arabia according to Federal court documents the men were Ukon into custody without incident about noon at a hotel near los Angeles International Airport said Fri agent Jim Neilson. The three were identified As Richard Herman sch Roeder 54, of Diamond bar Anthony George Conci 61, of Costa Mesa and Richard to Nortman whose age was estimated Al 55 and address was unknown. They were arrested for investigation of theft of government property and conspiracy to violate the Feder Al munitions control act Neilson said. Neilson said the arrests followed an investigation into the theft of design specifications for construction of Cluster bombs As Well As plans for a Complex to support production of Cluster bombs. Cluster bomb explode in the air and throw off numerous Small bombs. A court affidavit prepared by Fri agent Rudolph Valdez alleged he men were conspiring to help the saudis construct a $900 million Plant to build the bombs. The Fri identified Schroeder and Cenci As former employees of an aerospace engineering and production company doing business As Westland group International of Diamond bar. The firm they once worked for is identified in the Fri affidavit As Aero Jet ordnance co. In suburban How a Cluster bomb works b std ki�4 in to Tomen Ier it Oewn led either As a radar pwn to few a heft Delorm it of 1 Mir a to Ruffit u a saw rvs Dulc Luh Minnar of with . Yaj 650 &of7w. Uch Zoh in few i 44nlor a weft Fiqri on Tom writ Ulm it Speruta s i Randy u toy it. Crijo Trio if ctr pfc Fly Liff Vimit 1 l the mar ugol in area approx Wety 00 it m in Pris on or s1 0,000 in fines or both Neilson said. He said he could not comment beyond the statement and would not say whether documents were seized during the arrest. Stateside brazilian built vow foxes arrive at Wilmington Del. Wilmington Del up the first shipment of Volkswagen s new brazilian built foxes has arrived Al Wilmington and it a expected to contribute to an upsurge in the port s business Wiki the German automaker. About 100 of the cars in retail for $5,690 were delivered to Wilmington about 1,000 More went toothed ports in the United states said vow United states inc. Spokesman Jay Amestoy. About one third of american Volkswagen dealer ships will be served through the port of Wilmington. The Fox will be pitched to the entry level Market made up of first Lime car buyers or for families in need of an additional car. This is our first entry level car since the Beetle Overa dozen years ago Amestoy said. U u also the first brazilian made car to be Market Din the United states he said. High school suspends boy for wearing girl s apparel Memphis. Tenn a a it year old boy has been suspended from Booker t. Washington High school because he wore a Gold silk dress nigh heels wig and lipstick to a basketball game. It was very disruptive school principal Dorsc Patterson said tuesday. We were up by seven Points when he walked in and after All that commotion we were Down by  Ronald Cox the student said the suspension was discriminatory. I Don t skip classes i Don t talk smart to teachers. I Don t think i should be suspended for what i Wear said Cox who added he liked to Wear dresses Patterson said he escorted con out of the gymnasium and refunded his $2 admission fee. A suspension for disruptive behaviour usually ends when the Stu Dent s Parent or guardian meets with the principal school officials  won the game Over Westwood 89-62. Dotson ordered to undergo evaluation for alcohol abuse Markham 111. A Gary Poison whose sen tence was commuted by the governor two years ago in a rape Case after his accuser changed her Story was ordered tuesday to undergo evaluation for Al of abuse by a judge presiding at his trial on Drunken driving charges. Cook county associate judge Marvin Gavin postponed a hearing on the charges until March 24. In 198$, a woman Dotson had been convicted of raping said she had lied about the attack. He later was released from prison by gov James Thompson after serving six Yean of a 2s-to50-year sentence although Thompson said he did not believe the  was arrested Jan. 10 on the Drunken driving  month Dotson pleaded guilty to charges of running a Stop Light and leaving the scene of an Acci Dent in a separate incident. After Dotson s plea in that Case judge John Mcdonough ordered Dotson to receive treatment for Al Cohol abuse As an in alien for one month followed by outpatient treatment and counselling As Well As year Long court supervision. Grenada veterans granted Swift immigration Washington a a presiden tial order granting speedy citizenship for immigrants who fought during the .invasion of Grenada Nas been signed too late to help anyone and no one seems to know How Many soldiers would qualify anyway. On aug. 24, then rep. Thomas g. Loefler a Texas forwarded to the White House a request from a constituent for an executive order that would expedite naturalization for immigrant veterans of the Brief Grenada conflict. Such expedited Grants of citizenship Are authorized under Federal Law As Longas there s an executive order activating the procedure. The White House sent the matter Toile department of defense. The Penta gon sent the request to the immigration and naturalization service. The depart ment of Justice got involved. And Noth ing happened. Last year Loeffler gave up his House seat 10 mount an unsuccessful bid for the Texas governorship. And last week. President Reagan finally signed the executive order. There s just one problem any immigrant who fought on Grenada could have applied for citizenship months ago without the special dispensation. In addition no one knows How Many immigrants fought in Grenada. As of wednesday nine Days after Rea Gan signed the order neither the Penta gon the army Navy air Force Marine corps the White House nor the ins could estimate How Many immigrants the order was meant to help. A kept getting put on the Back Burn or says Barbara Bonn who served As Loefler s san Antonio District manager. We kept plugging away. But we could t get the various Levels of the executive Branch to  the paper Trail went from the Penta gon to the ins Back to the Pentagon to the White House to ins to Justice to ins to the White House and so on says Rick Kenney a spokesman for the immigration service. I think we sent the final draft to the Whit House around the Middle of 1986 Long enough ago that we forgot about  although it rarely attracts Public at Tention the immigration and nationality act of 19s2 contains a provision that allows immigrants who serve in the armed forces to sidestep certain require ments for naturalization. Normally a Legal immigrant must re Side in the United states for at least five years before be can apply for citizenship if that immigrant joins the military however and serves honorable for three Yean he can gain his citizenship immediately. According to Kenney roughly 3,000 to 4,000 immigrants gain citizenship every year through the military route. The Law also allows immigrants in the military with the appropriate executive order to bypass even the three year requirement during times of War. In the Case of Grenada american forces invaded that Caribbean Island in october 1983 three year and four months ago. Thus an immigrant could have waited until the fighting ended to join the military and still have become eligible for citizenship last fall. Kenney said wednesday the presi Dent s order till could help immigrants who fought in Grenada but thin left the military without serving three Yean. He acknowledged however thai most Immi Grants who join the military Are Likely to serve three years precisely because or the Law s provisions  
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