European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4 the stars and stripes thursday february 19,1967 parachutist John Carta tries to Recap Ture a treasured moment but he misses the Mark. In 1981 the clip test landed the past is past reliving atop the 110-Story world Trade Center the tip of Manhattan and lands on a in new York City. In a Jamp on ones Patch of Landfill near the Hudson hirer Day he floats Dawn near f he building on where police arrest him. He was charged with a Misdemeanour reckless endangerment. A City Oltedal said he would probably be fined and released. 16 Larouche followers indicted in Virginia Leesburg a. A a stale grand jury tuesday indicted 16 followers of political extremist Lyndon h. La Rouchl on felony securities fraud and other charges a slate prosecutor said the charges stemmed from the Sale of notes and other securities on behalf of Larouche related organizations and involved a por Tion of $30 million in allegedly fraudulent solicitations Over several years. Stale and City police and Loudoun county sheriffs deputies began arresting the Larouche followers tuesday evening at their Homes and it Larouche s head quarters in Leesburg about 30 Miles out Side Washington. Also indicted were five Larouche re laced organizations said sheriffs la Terry Mccracken. Larouche himself was nol charged authorities said. Mccracken said All were charged with multiple counts of securities fraud Sale of unregistered securities and Selling securities As an unregistered agent. Prosecutor William Burch said each was a felony carrying a maximum sen tence of two to 10 years in prison. Burch said he did not know How much Money was involved in the charges but that investigators had found $30 million had been raised by Larouche fund raisers through similar transactions Over several years. He said they involved soliciting a loan or Sale of a promissory note in which the person Selling the note was not registered with the state and made false or mis leading representations. Burch said that figure and the arrests were based on financial records and other evidence seized by state and Feder Al agents in a raid at Larouche head quarters ast oct. 6, Dana Scanlon spokeswoman for la Rouche charged that the arrests were part of a political  the Only victim Here Are victims of a fraud of Justice she said standing outside the county jail As the Larouche followers were brought in. One of those arrested Lawrence m. Hecht said As he was brought to the jail in Handcuffs it s political  Mccracken said the arrests involved Money solicited from people across the country. The indictments were seated and the names of those charged were re leased As they were arrested. Scanlon described those arrested As political fund raisers and organizers for Larouche. She described the arrests As pan of a government Effort to shut Down his Politico  authorities said five were thought to be outside Virginia including three arrested on Virginia charges in Baltimore. They were identified As Rochelle Ascher Fred Haigh and Keith Levitt. Those arrested included Michael Bil Lington George r. Canning Richard e. Freeman Martha Quinde Lawrence m. Hucht. Richard Welsh Kathy b. Wolfe Paul and Anita Gallagher and David m. Shavin. Paul Gallagher is executive director of Larouche s fusion Energy foundation and Canning is Secretary of caucus distributors inc., one of the groups that raises Money and distributes publications for the Larouche organization. A frequent fringe candidate for presi Dent Larouche espouses eccentric Theo Ries of world conspiracies. He has said he is running for president again in 1988 As a Democrat. Two Federal grand juries Are investigating the Larouche operation. A grand jury in Boston has indicted 13 followers two of his 1984 presidential Campaign committees and three other Larouche fund raising groups on charges of Federal wire and mail fraud conspiracy to obstruct Justice and criminal contempt. New report links 1,400 accidents to Audi 5000s Washington Drivers of Audi 5000s have reported 1,400 accidents related to unintended sudden acceleration an Auto safely group said tuesday. The private Center for Auto safety said the latest complaint figures on automatic transmission 1978-86 Audi 5000s show that one of every Iso vehicles sold has experienced a sudden acceleration Accident. The Center said its figures arc based on a Jan. 14 letter to the . Government from Volks Wagen of America. Audi of America is a subsidiary. The letter was placed in a file open to the Public just last week the Center said. Audi spokesman Joseph Bennett stressed thai while the automaker is required by the govern ment to report All cases of alleged sudden acceleration Many of the incidents have not been verified by the company and probably were not related to the alleged defect. The letter to the National Highway traffic safely administration which is investigating the sudden acceleration problem said Volkswagen has received 714 reports of accidents and 173 other Legal claims related to unintended acceleration accidents involving the Audi 5000s, Wendy s lost $4.9 million in 86 Dublin Ohio up Wendy s International inc., the nation s third largest fast food hamburger Chain said tuesday it lost $4.9 million last year and announced plans to sell its Sisters Chicken subsidiary. Far the found Quarter of 1986, earnings were si.8 million or 2 cents a share a 90 percent drop from the $18.6 million 20 cents a share earned in the fourth Quarter of 1983. Revenues for the Quarter dropped slightly to $271,3 million to 1986 from j295.4 million in the year ago period. The company said its revenues for the year were 11,14 billion a 2 percent increase from the si.13 Bil lion recorded in 1985. The s4.9 million loss last year compared with a profit of $76,2 million or 82 cents a share for the previous year. Robert a Barney Wendy s chairman and chief executive officer said the results include an after lax charge of $51.8 million or 54 cents a share from the reorganization the company implemented in the third Quarter. Barney said Sisters International inc. Will be sold to Sis corp. Of Cleveland a Sisters franchisee that oper ates 20 restaurants in Northeast Ohio. The Sale for 114.5 million will include the 20 s15 operated restaurants along with 15 other franchised restaurants in the Midwest and South and 35 company owned restaurants in Central and Northwest Ohio. We re focusing our efforts on the hamburger Busi Ness where we have been the most successful Barney said. Our decision to sell Sisters reflects thai Clear  or Pepper facility will move to St. Louis Dallas up or Pepper co. Said it plans to move its soft drink manufacturing operations from Dallas to the St. Louis Plant of the seven up co. By june. Company executives said Between so to 60 or Pep per jobs will shift to the St. Louis area. Hicks & Haas Heads separate investment groups that bought the two soft drink companies last year. The company had previously announced that it would add Between 150 to Iso jobs in Dallas when seven up s management and administrative divisions move in Texas. The move is part of a consolidation Effort since or Pepper operations now require different facilities in addition to the company s present plants in Dallas said Jim Ball or Pepper s vice president of corporate communications. A statement issued by John Albers or Pepper s president and chief executive officer said the move would Cost less than a Quarter of the expense of building a new manufacturing Plant in Dallas. The seven up co. Technical Center is technologically advanced and has the capacity to accommodate us he said. Ball said seven up s 3-year-old soft drink concen trate manufacturing Center is a spectacular state of the Art