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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. July 15, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 Deaver jury selection under Way in secret Washington a jury selection began behind closed Doan monday in the perjury trial of Michael a heaver former aide and longtime Friend of president Rea Gan despite object ions from the Media. . District judge Thomas Penfield Jackson moved lawyers interviews with potential jurors away from reporters to protect the privacy of the prospective jurors to inc extern  More than 100 prospective jurors underwent preliminary screening and Jack son said jury selection should be completed wednesday and the trial itself is Likely to last three to five weeks. Jackson ordered that transcripts of the interviews be withheld until after the trial but after hearing arguments in his Chambers from an attorney Tor inc Washington Post Kevin Banc Jackson agreed to release interim transcripts. Baine and attorneys for other news organizations planned to continue their objections to the closed sessions on tuesday. The supreme court ruled unanimously on Jan. In l�e4f that the Public and press have a constitutional right to attend jury selection proceedings in criminal trials. As inc jury selection continued de sense lawyers fought to keep the panel from hearing a prosecution claim that Deaver May have committed numerous other violation. Of ethics Laws in a Brief filed earlier with Jackson Denver s defense team argued that inde pendent counsel Whitney North sey Mour was seeking to drag any and All allegations of violations of he ethics in Michael k. Denver and Bis wife Carolyn return to court after lunch break. Government a in front of the jury " a five count indictment returned March in accuses Deaver of tying to Congress ant a grand  whether he traded on his White House connections to build a multimillion Dollar lobbying business after he resigned As Rea Gan s Deputy chief of staff in 1985. Deaver who entered and left the court room without comment monday hns said said Seymour was appointed to investigate allegations dial i had violated the con Nicl of in Crest Laws. The indictment hat was returned which contained nol a single conflict of interest charge confirms that these allegations Wen  but Scy cur in papers filed last week said the proof at rial i ii show that All Hie surrounding facts suggested Deaver engaged in numerous potential violations of he ethics in government act. Seymour served notice he in lends to pre sent evidence Hal Deaver had the most Basic of motives to commit perjury namely that truthful answers would potentially have incriminated  the trial promises to present an All Star cast of witnesses including former National Security advisers Robert Mcfarlane and John Poindexter Secretary of state George Shultz and transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole for the prosecution As Well As several other High govern ment officials for the defense. As part of the jury screening Jackson read a list of 216 names including thisse of president and mrs. Reagan and attorney Genera Edwin Meese Lillo inquire if prospective jurors had any special Persona connection with  los Angeles Raf Ord scarfs tenement sentence los Angeles a a slumlords began serving a 30-Day sentence in one of his own buildings Mon Day confined amid the rat droppings cockroaches broken Glass and falling plaster of a tenement he has repeatedly refused to repair. Or. Milton Avol wearing an electronic Monitor so authorities will know if he leaves moved into an apartment with fresh paint and new door locks. It s Dean it s better than inc other apartments we saw the last time we were Here City building inspector Tom Pope said of Avol s apartment. "1 Dort l know How the doctor lives now but 1 imagine it will be quite a difference in  Avol has been nicknamed a lord because he has been cited for hundreds of violations of the municipal health fire and building codes and More than a dozen criminal code infractions at four buildings he has owned since 1977. The Beverly Hills neurosurgeon was fitted with an electronic Leash the first such device used in los Angeles because the judge who sentenced him wants to make sure thai he stays where he is said Sylvia Smith a county probation officer. He s going to have All the Freedom he needs to make repairs All the ones he has t made Over the past few Yean Pope said. This building still has health violations and unsanitary conditions extreme amounts of rodent droppings and cockroaches deteriorated sinks faulty wiring and other problems the ankle Bracelet will Send out a signal if the 63 year old physician sprays More than 150 feel from the building he owns and in which he was ordered to spend the next 30 Days. Municipal court judge Veronica Sim Mons my Bolh imposed the unusual sentence on Avol after he repeatedly failed to improve slum conditions at his apartment buildings. 2 killed 8 Hurt in new York attacks new York a in a scene compared to something at the of Corral gunmen circling in cars raked a drug hangout with bullets and then attacked another spot a mile away. Ten people were shot two of them fatally. Deputy chief Joseph Borrelli com Mander of detectives in the Borough of Queens speculated that a fight Over turf Between criminal groups or a Dis Pute in a criminal Hierarchy could be to blame. There was no discussion. They just came through  said a Man who witnessed the shootings of seven people three of them women in front of a video Arcade sunday night. Eleven minutes later three men where shot null id a chinese Reslau rant less than u mile away. One Man died Ai each location according to police. Witnesses Lold police Hal several cars suddenly appeared on Mon Auk Street and circled a War memorial As passengers tired at the video Arcade the cars were described As Riding around in circles shooting like some thing at the of Corral Borrelli said. Bor. I said both spots arc known for drug trafficking. Since january there have been 43 drug arrests near the video Arcade and 17 near the restaurant. The dead were identified As Larry Pearson 22, no address available and Michael Lilly 27, of free port. Two women Dolores Tripp 33, and Tracy Lilly 21 were in stable condition in the intensive care unit of Mary immaculate Hospital. Christo Pher Bell and Willy Johnson were in fair condition at Queens Hospital Cen Ter. Tony Walts 21, and Dorothy co Leman 16, were in satisfactory Condi Tion at Jamaica Hospital where Brian Kirkland 21, was treated and released. Clifton Jones 18, walked into Jamaica Hospital on monday he was treated for a wound on his right knee and re leased. Cardinal turns away non Union to Crew new York a Cardinal John j. O Connor in a show of support for striking Abc workers refused to allow a non Union television Crew to attend a news conference monday. When told by an aide Hal he in by to Crew was on its Way to his residence o Connor said jus Tell them they re nol  Frank Snell an executive Board member of local 11 of the National association of broadcast employees and technicians said a Union representative went to the Cardinal s mad Ison Avenue residence prior to the news conference and asked that the Crew not be admitted. When the Abc Crew members arrived about 20 minutes ale they were told by one of the Cardinal s aides at the door thai they could nol enter. They left without incident. We Are concerned about our right to cover a news event. We Reguci inc Cardinal excluded our viewers from his remarks today said Liwa Eichen Berger an Abc spokeswoman. Members of the Nabet represent ing 2 800 workers in sin cities. Struck the network june 29 when Abc put into effect a new contract that relaxes rules about hiring temporary employees. The Union contends that Imp ovary employees erode Job Security. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July is 1947 a fossilized Skele ton of a Tiger was found near sew acc Tenn. Scientists said the Fossil supported the theory that inc appalachian mountains were once Jungle lowlands. 30 years ago today. ,. July 15, 1957 Jake Lavolta for Mer world middleweight boxing Champi on was arrested on charges of Drunken and reckless driving after a 90-Mph police Chase in Miami. Four hours after Lavolta refused a blood alcohol test police released him on si50 Bond. 20 years ago foday july 15, 1967 new Jersey gov. Richard j. Hughes ordered the National guard and stale police to restore order in downtown Newark following two Days of rioting and fire bombing rampages by Black residents. To years ago today ,. July is 1977 Power was restored to the Homes of 650,000 of the 10 million new York City residents who endured a hot summer night without fun or air conditioning. The outage was caused when lightning knocked Down key Power lines near the Indian Point nuclear generating Plant in Buchanon.   
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