European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 19, 19b7 the stars and stripes Page 7 fires kill 3rd Man scorch 100,000 acres Portland Ore. Up Cool weather and shawm Friday aided Crews fighting Forest and Range fires that have blackened More than 100,000 acres in Alaska and the Wisl destroying 32 Homes and killing three people. Fires raging in Southern Oregon and Northern Cali fornia billowed Clouds of thick smoke carried by winds 500 Miles South to san Francisco. Forecasters said the smoke could later reach los Angeles another 400 Miles Down the Pacific coast. I have never experienced smoke like this before did Dan Guido a spokesman for the National weather service in Redwood cily Calif smoke plumes have been so thick thai we have been Able to track the fires an our weather  Washington had four major fires including Range fires it the army s Yakima firing Range and a 14,000 acre grass and Sagebrush tire near grand Coulee dam. A worker culling Trees Tor firefighters battling a 400 acre Maze i Washington s Okanogan county was killed Friday apparently by a falling tree officials said. He be came the third nun killed in Northwest fires. Arnold Hartigan of the inc Agency fire Center in Boise Idaho said 4,000 to 5,000tirefightets were battling major blazes on 35,000 acres of private stale and Federal land in Arizona California Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Utah and Nevada. In addition the Arm was cleaning up hot spots on a 23,000-acre Blaze on its firing Range. That fire was not included in the fire Center s figures. Hanigan also said four Large fires in Remote areas of Alaska East and North of Fairbanks had scorched about 50,000 acres Bui were dying oui because of the Rains. Cloudburst dampened the largest of the Forest fires in the Western states an 8.600-acre Blaze that began on Bland Mountain near Roseburg in Southern Ore gon. Hie fire killed two loggers wednesday night and destroyed eight Homes when it jumped across the South Umpqua River. Despite the rain the Blaze was still burning out of fireplace in All that remain after fins destroyed 24 Homes in an Ana South of Spokane with. Control in forests of fir and Pine and 552 firefighters arc Ssu Linss. Rains helped firefighters control a 900-acre Blaze that destroyed 24 Homes and damaged 20 in Eastern Washington state. Local officials said the fire caused 12 million to s3 million in damages. Cooler weather was helping firefighters lame a 2,100-acre Forest fire North of Boise which was fanned earlier by High winds. More than 10,000 acres of Forest lands were ablaze in Oregon including a Bland Mountain fire and 1,650-acre Blaze. Firefighters controlled a 450-acre Blaze and contained a 500-acre fire. In Northern California 3,300 acres had burned a the Modoc National Forest and three fires in Arizona had burned More than 3,000 acres. Rain extinguished a 4,000-Acrc Range fire North of Cedar City Utah. Marine returns Home after conviction reversal Louisville by. A Marine pvt. Lindsay Scott whose conviction on rape and attempted murder charges was overturned earlier this month returned borne Friday to the tears and cheers of his family and friends. It feels great to be Home. I feel relieved said Scott 31, who was released Friday morning from a military prison in fan Raven won Kan. Scot was greeted at Louisville s Standiford Field by about 25 relatives and friends who had yellow ribbons tied around their arms. They held signs hat read Jesus was innocent and so were you we love you Lindsey and Welcome  it s been a Long hard tight and the first thing we intend to do is give thanks to god said the Marine s father James w. Scott Mildred Scon who had not seen her son in four years bugged and kissed him and broke into lean a Celebration would be a Little bit premature at this time because my Case is not Over yet Scott said. Two weeks ago the nation s highest military court reversed Scott s oct. 30, 1983, conviction ruling the performance of his civilian defense lawyer fell far Short of reasonable  the . Court of military appeals concluded that lawyer Ervan Kuhnke failed to investigate Scott s Alibi. However the Case has been referred to the commanding general at the Quantico a Marine base for further review the Marine corps said. It will be up to it. Gen. Frank e. Pc tar san to review the record of Scott s court martial and decide whether he should be tried again or the charges Dis missed the corps said. Scott was ordered to report to Yuanli to by aug. 21. Scott was convicted of abduction rape sodomy and the attempted murder convict who pulled copter caper sentenced to 25 years in prison san Francisco a a Pris on Escapee who hijacked a helicopter and swooped his inmate Lover to free Dom was sea fenced to 25 Yean in Pris on while the woman got five years tagged onto her prison Lime for her 10 Days on the run. Ron Mclntosh landed a helicopter in the Yard of the Federal prison at Dublin. 4 Miles East of san Francisco and Lew off with Samantha Lopez last nov. 5, they we Capi Rcd 10 Days later in a Sacramento area shopping mall while picking up a set of wedding rings. Mcl nth is the Man that i know and thai i love deeply Lopez Laid . District judge Eugene Lynch in a id minute address before her sentencing. She used the judge to sentence Mclntosh with mercy and with com  Mclntosh denied having � gun when he took the helicopter then started to talk Riboul Lopez but broke Down. His lawyer Judd Iversen old Lynch i m positive that he did it for  assistant . Attorney Mark Zanides said the tale of a romantic Rescue of a threatened woman was a fraud. He said Lopez is manipulative she s deceitful she s a perjured she s unrepentant and said of Mclntosh there s nothing romantic. About armed As  the 42-year-old Mclntosh had 14 months to Goon a parole violation sen tence when he disappeared during an  Transfer to another Pris on a week before returning for Lopez in i stolen helicopter. Mclntosh was convicted of aiding Lopez s escape and of armed air piracy. Mclntosh who was a Pilot in Viet Nam was Given Early parole eligibility by Lynch and can be considered for release in about eight years Iversen said he expected Mclntosh to serve at least 12 More years. Lopez 37, serving a 50-year term for a 1981 Bank robbery in Georgia is eligible for parole in 1991, bul her new conviction and sentence for escape Are Likely to affect the parole Board s Deci Sion. Defense attorneys said they will a peal the convictions. Lopez had testified she had been threatened by the Warden and guards after discovering financial irregularities during her work in the business office at the Al Casanto Federal correctional institution. She said Mclyn Losh. Her Boyfriend heard the threats and promised to help her just before his Transfer. At the Lime of their arrest Lopez did they were trying to make arrange ments to report conditions Ai the Pris on and to surrender. Prison officials and guards who testified denied making the threats and offered records indicating that some guards were not on Doty at the time Lopez said they threatened her. Of the wife of a fellow Marine while stationed at Quantico. The attack occurred on the even ing of april 20,1983. Scott contended that he was shopping at the Lime and had been seen by various witnesses in the stores. The appeals court said Kuhnke failed to investigate thai Alibi or make an Effort to Contact those witnesses. Scott was sentenced to 30 years Al hard labor forfeiture of pay reduction to the rank of private and a dishonourable discharge. According to it. Col. John shot Wal a Marine spokesman Scott will continue to hold the rank of private until a Deci Sion is made by . Senate confirms Faa nominee unanimously Washington a the Senate on Friday unanimously confirmed the nomination of t. Allan Manor a fed eral express executive As administrator of the Federal aviation administration. Mcartor takes Over the Agency at a Lime when it is the target of a multitude of consumer complaints about delayed flights lost baggage and air safely. Al his confirmation hearing earlier this month Manor was told by Law makers that they end eco him to make i Host problems his top priorities. Manor 45, replaces Donald Engin who stepped Down citing personal Rea sons. A decorated Vietnam War combat Pilot Mcartor has said he believes that Public Confidence in the Faa will improve if inc Agency becomes a belter communicator on the  Manor who lives in Memphis Tenn is a senior vice president at Feder Al express the overnight parcel delivery service. He said he will sell his Slock in the company and As Faa administrator will not participate in decisions that would All eci Federal to pc