European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday june 8,1987 we Heioak boy and a Coil set year old Sandy Nuh is ill naked do in his Kasom at  school of of Urti cot in of Saybrook. The Lyre Codil youngster do int know whether to Bogh or cry � x 14-foot Python slithers Orer hint prison sentences longer Justice department finds Washington up the aver age offender ordered to Federal prisons being sentenced t o More Lime behind bars with sentences last year averaging one third longer than seven year earlier the Justice department reported. The average prison sentence for of fenders last year was 5 a years Accord ing 10 a new study released sunday by the department s Bureau of Justice statistics. The report also showed the number of people whose parole was revoked for committing new crimes More than doubled during the tame period. Compared with 979, the study said the average Federal prison sen tence handed Clown by judges in 1986 was 32 percent longer with drug of lenses ranging 38 percent longer fraud offences 43 percent weapons offences 41 percent and robberies 10 percent longer the Bureau said. On the average however the of fenders served Only 59 percent of their original sentences the study said. The report compared the 12 months from july i 1978, to june 30, 1979, with july 1,198s, to june 30,1986.during the year ending last june puerto rican accused of hijacking to be tested san Juan puerto Rico up the suspect in the attempted Hijack of a com Muter seaplane will undergo psychiatric evaluation and May be charged with air piracy . Attorney Daniel Lopez Homo said sunday. The suspect Edward Ramon Mena Martinez in his Rnid-30s, was arrested Early saturday morning after a seven hour standoff with police a id Federal agents on the Tarmac at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Isla verde a san Juan suburb. Mena Martinez according to the Fri used a homemade incendiary device to Hijack a twin engine seaplane in route to san Juan Friday from St Thomas in the . Virgin islands 100 Miles East Ofsan Juan. The flight had originated in St. Or Fiji in the its. Virgin islands 30 Miles South of St. Thomas. The Fri said the Hijacker demanded that the Pilot and co Pilot Fly the plane to Cuba. Mena Martinez was held without bail Over the weekend on a Federal charge of extortion affecting interstate Commerce according to Lopez Rumo. On monday we will immediately file motions for psychiatric evaluations of the suspect Lopez Romo said. "1 want to know he mental status of the defendant while the plane was in the  Lopez Romo said it is possible a charge of attempted hijacking would defiled against the defendant a puerto Rico native who has lived for several year on is. Croix. Mena Martinez an unemployed Viet Nam Veteran who for a time was a police Man in the . Virgin islands surren dered to authorities and placed his incendiary device about the size of a soup can on this Airport Tarmac about1 15 a_m., saturday officials said. The Pilot and co Pilot of the seaplane had ailed Mena Martinez into allowing the aircraft to land in san Juan to refuel. Once on the ground the Pilot Nicl Coulston remained in the cockpit with the Hijacker while co Pilot Milch May born made certain the other 16 Passen Gers disembarked. Maybon said he and Coulston then told the Hijacker they could not go to Cuba without Money and would have to leave the air plane to get some. Maybohm said the Hijacker made no attempt to Stop them from leaving the plane Federal courts sentenced 40,740 defendants the report said. Fifty one percent of those convicted were sentenced to prison 37 percent were Given probation and the rest received fines or other sentences. The length of time served is related the average prison sentence for offenders last year was 5vz years. To the length of the original sentence the nature and severity of the offence As Welt As offender characteristics said Bureau director Steven Schlesinger. The study found that offenders who had been Given prison terms from one to five years served an average of 24 months or 70 percent of their sentences. Those Given sentences from 15 to 20 years were expected to serve an average of about the years or 39 per cent. The longest sentences were imposed for homicide and robbery the report said with the average sentence far homicide offenders about 16 years excluding life sentences. The average sentence for robbery was More than 13 years and for All drug violations Al most six years it said. The study Aiso reported that the number of Federal parole revocation for people who committed major new crimes More than doubled during the seven year period from 6,8 percent to ii.4percent. Of the 5,535 offenders let off parole daring 1986, 38 percent had their parole terminated for committing new major or minor crimes or technical violations of parole condition it said. The study also noted that parole of fenders who had previously served either a prison or jail term were about three limes More Likely to have parole revoked than offenders with do prior convictions. The . Sentencing commission recently submitted a comprehensive uniform sentencing plan now pending before Congress that eliminates parole and attempts to end disparities in sentencing for Federal offences. March of dimes shifts to a crawl radio personality Steve Kilcy grits his a la and crawls Down a Midtown Den Ter Street Klutey who pledged to raise $85,000 for the much of dimes to 35-mile cwt finished the tint 7-mute leg thursday. Rice s Friend contradicts Hart s version of Story new York up the Friend who accompanied Donna Rice on two outings Wilh Gary Hart says Rice spent the night with the former presidential candidate in his Washington Home despite Hart s denial people Magazine reported sunday. Lynn Armandt 29, said Hart associate William Broadhurst called her and Rice together to Tell them this is what happened after reporters from the Miami Herald Learned that Rice was visiting Hart Dur ing an april weekend and then slaked out his Washington townhouse. Before the scandal forced him Oul of the democratic presidential Campaign on May 8, Hart claimed the Herald reporters did not see Rice leave his House be cause she. Armandt and Broadhurst had left through the Back door and that the women Pilepi Ai Broad Hurst s nearby Home. Of the events at Hart s Washington townhouse the actual truth is that some of that Back door stuff they talked about never happened and Donna actually slaved in Gary s townhouse Friday night Armand told people in an exclusive interview. The next night Armand and Broadhurst went to Hart s House and told him the Herald reporters were gathered outside. Hart went to talk to them and was shaken when he resumed later Broatis Hurst talked 10 Llic women privately. It was t like we have to gi1 the Story straight Armandt told people but he said it like this is what happened obviously 1 understood what they were trying to  she said Rice was treated brusquely once Hart realized the seriousness of the situation. It was very cold not even a kiss on the Check which realty upset Donna Armandt said. She did t understand the finality of  Armandt the owner of a boutique in Tum Beny Isle fla., called too hot Miami also disputed Hart s Public account of an earlier cruise he Broadhurst and the women took to Bimini. Hart said Rice a Model and aspiring actress and Armand slept on Broadhurst s boat the Monkey business and that he. And Broadhurst slept on another fishing boat Armandt said she slept in the Cabin where she and Rice had stowed their bags. "1 awoke at 7 o clock in the morning to the sound of engines and i was alone she said. There were Only three guest bedrooms and i assume she did t sleep with  Armandt said Rice was not specific but it was absolutely Clear that she had slept with Gary. She s not one to detail her sex life but she said she had a wonderful time with him. That he was very gentle and romantic. She said she really liked him and thought the feelings were