European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april 17. 1987 the stalls and stripes. 900 compete in is Wall Street rat race new York api More than 900 people car ing suits and lies risked Sunu stains 1o compete in inc finl Wall Street rat race a Xvi Milc run through the financial District. It heeded to be cleaned figured i d Wear to now said Frank Mcconville. Inspecting his Light weight poplin wit after winning wednesday s race by finishing in 11 minutes 31 seconds. Mcconville. 23, was a Cross country Star at Georgetown University and now trades Bonds for Prudential Bache. I think it s a great Way to gel people involved inc Staten Island resident said. A you saw i lot of corporate Type who jut stepped outside and put on a number. You can t be serious til the Lime especially after watching the Bond Market All the race took a winding route through the cannons of lower Manhattan including a Short so Rulch on Wal Street and finished at inc South Street seaport. Organizers said it Wai a 4.01 Kilometre race or"401x" in racing Lingo a reference to a tax form on the Day taxes were due stopped and stared at the runners Allin business clothes and running shoes. A lot of runners lend to be very serious. This makes running More said Anne Mac Isaac 27. Or Bayonne n.j., who works Tor Scarson Lehman Brothers inc. In the world Trade Center the women s Champion Gillian Horovitz 31, of new York is a serious marathoner who hat won four races during the past 10 Days. This was Nice there s no pressure in a race like this said the part time bookkeeper and Mother of16-Mpnlh-old twins. Finishing a stride behind Mcconville was Gary fan Coli. 36, of Philadelphia a two Lime competitor in the olympic trials Marathon who had run Newyork City marathons dressed As a blues brother a ghost Buster and a new York met my idea is laugh run and have fun he said. Custody Battle brewing Over 4-year-old girl fort Lauderdale Fla. A a 4-Ycar-old Girt whose father allegedly tried to sell her for $100,000 remained with her aunt and Uncle wednesday As the couple prepared for a custody Battle with the child s Stepmother. Broward circuit judge Robert Andrews set a Friday hearing on the request of step Mother Cindy Sullivan Waltman to certify new Jersey court Ord i giving her custody of Rachel Rauser. The aunt and Uncle Gary and Deborah Stem were indicted wednesday by a Salem county nj., grand jury. Each faced one count of interference with custody Andone count of criminal contempt for Viola Tion of tie judicial order of Bergen county Superior court judge Naomi charges carry a maximum penal by of 18 months in prison and a $7,500line. Friday s hearing is necessary before he Stepmother can take Rachel away from the stems who have cared for her since her father was arrested March 10 for trying to sell the girl to of Salem n.j., arrived Here tuesday and intended to re turn immediately with the child sheriffs detective Jef Georgevich said. A Deputy stands guard As a Friend Pbyk Frith fear old Rachel Staser App Noto Andrews postponed the certification hearing until 9 . Sterns had surrendered tuesday on an arrest warrant from new Jersey accusing them of interfering with Rachel s custody and were released on their own recognizance. A sheriffs Deputy was placed in front of their Home to Guaran tee they would not flee with the child. Attorney Harry Gulkin said the Stern would obey any Florida court order re turning Rachel to her Stepmother. The Sterns have filed a separate a peal of a court decision monday in which a Broward judge ruled he did not have jurisdiction to overrule the new Jersey court stems have kept Rachel since her father Joseph Waltman 22, was arrested at giants stadium in East Rutherford n.j., when he allegedly tried to sell her to the for $ 100,000. The Sterns had told police of the offer and Waltman was charged with endangering the welfare Ofa couple received temporary custody after Waltman s arrest bul a new Jersey judge on March 30 decided in favor of suf Livan Wallman. Rachel s Mother mrs. Stem s sister was killed in a 1984 car Accident. Sex Idaho lawmaker arrested on parole violation Omaha neb. A former Idaho rep. George Hansen was arrested on a charge of parole violation wednesday night at Omaha s municipal Airport a . Marshal said. Hansen was taken into custody at Epatey Airfield after a warrant was issued for his arrest because he left Virginia the stale of his parole several times said . Marshal Tom o Hara. Hanson 56, was the first con Gressman to be jailed for Violat ing financial disclosure Laws. He was released . 19, 1986, from a Federal prison Camp in Petersburg va., after serving six months of a five to 15-month prison term on four 1984 felony convictions for violating the 1978 ethics in government act he was fined $40,000, the seven term conservative Republican from Idaho s 2nd congressional District also was found guilty of submitting false financial disclosure statements to Congress the charges included concealing his financial Deal Ings with Texas billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt. Hansen was being held wednesday night at the Douglas county correctional Center said Joe Vick corrections director. Hansen told Omaha authorities his address was Pocatello Idaho but he had been paroled to Virginia said chief Deputy marshal James m. Walker. Walker and two Deputy marshals made the arrest atan airlines counter. O Hara said Hansen was at the Airport to catch a flight to Washington . Walker said he approached Hansen who was stand ing near a United airlines counter and said " Good evening or. Hansen. How Are you he smiled and Shook hands with Walker said he asked Hansen to move away from the counter explained Why he was Ai the Airport and informed Hansen he was under arrest. O Hara said Hansen would meet with . Proba Tion officials who would determine the next step. O Hara said the . Marshal s office in Alexan Dria va., notified him thai Hanson would be in Omaha and at the Airport. O Hara said he did not have details of the alleged parole violations. Hansen was convicted after the government charge thai Over a four year period beginning in 1978, he failed to disclose $333,978 in personal finances to the House of representatives. The House voted overwhelmingly to reprimand Hansen in August 1984 and he lost his bid for re elec Tion that year by 170 votes. Hansen reportedly was to meet soon with the .parole commission to discuss casing the terms of his probation nigerian Pilot caught with $8 million in heroin new York up Federal agent arrested a Nigeria airways Captain his pockets and Luggage bulging with so Mil lion in heroin Ana seized the jumbo Jet he was trying to Board authorities said. Federal prosecutors said the Captain John Billy Eko 47, was not piloting Filc plane bul arranged to be aboard As a Crew member so he could pass More easily through customs. But the 17-year Pilot was caught when customs agents saw his bulging pockets. Assistant . Attorney Charles Rose said Billy Eko is part of a Large smuggling ring but that investigators did not now his role in the ring. Billy Eko Hud told the Captain of the plane who is the chief flight officer for Nigeria airways and is in charge of All Crew scheduling that he wanted to come to new York on personal business said an stilted special agent in charge of customs at Kennedy Airport he was listed As a member of the Crew on the Light from the nigerian Capitol of Lagos and got off the flight dressed in his Captain s uniform Stiffel said. When he attempted to go through the Crew Clearing Point he was stopped by agents. A search found he was carrying two packet of heroin in his pockets Ana two More in his Luggage Stiffel said. Agents seized the Jet and questioned Crew members and the 138 passengers Bui All were released and none was considered a target of the investigation. Billy Eko is a dc-10 Pilot to has flown to new York several times. Investigators Are trying to determine if other airline employees Are involved. Authorities took the unusual step of seizing the plane a 747 Worth $28 Mil lion As collateral in the Case. Another Nigeria airways Crew Mem Ber a right attendant was arrested with in the lost two months with five pounds of heroin stuffed in a radio. Nigeria has become a major Center for heroin distribution within inc last Foryt ars and nigerians frequently arc arrested trying to smuggle the drug into the United states Rose said. The prosecutor said the 7.5 pounds on the Captain and in his Luggage had a Street value of about $8 million. He said he docs not know if Billy Eko was linked to a nigerian heroin dealer who jumped to his Demaiti april 10 from the win Dow Ofa Manhattan prosecutor s office. Every wednesday and saturday we just sit and Wail far heroin smugglers arriving from Nigeria Rose said. We get five or six off every flight from that country he said. But Rose said the ones usually caught Are Only Small level mules carrying Small amounts of the drug. The size of the haul and Billy Eta s record of frequent trips to the United slates fuelled speculation that he was a major figure in the smuggling ring. The prosecutor called the 7.s pounds found on the Captain and in his Luggage a significant seizure and said it was one of the largest out of Nigeria
