European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 30, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 composer wins $500,000 for stolen song new York a a jury has found that every Lime a vocalist Bunches into a rendition of the song  he is singing a plagiarized version of a 30 year old French lunch and awarded the original com Poser of the song at least $500,000. The final settlement easily could be twice that amount. The Case was very important to me because i am a composer and my songs Are my creation my Chil Dren Lou Lou Uesele 79, told a news conference called tuesday to announce the july 22 verdict. The . District court jury found that nearly 90percent of feelings was taken from Gesla s pour Toi which was first recorded by Guste s wife Singer actress line Rinaud in 1956. A French court had ruled similarly. Feelings was first recorded in 1975 by its composer Morris Albert and has also been recorded by Julio Iglesias Vic Damone Dionne Warwick Percy Faith and others. Geste s lawyers displayed a computer printout thai listed recent interpretations of the song. Geste contended that Enrique Lebendiger a Brazil Ian music publisher with whom he had once had some dealings gave Albert the Sheet music to four Toi for you and Albert then changed a few measures of the song wrote new lyrics and published and re corded it As his own. Donald s. Zakarin Geste s lawyer said Lebendiger music companies Fermata International melodies and editor Augusta published  Daniel Ricigliano a musicologist testified at the composer Lou Lou Geste with wife line Renaud. A photo trial that feelings and pour Toi had identical fingerprints or patterns. Al the news conference Ricigliano played a tape he had made inter cutting the two songs with inc exception of a single passage there was no discernible differ ence Between the two. The jury look just one hour to determine liability and an hour to fix damages according to Zakarin. Gesla recalled that he first heard feelings in 1978 in a parisian cafe. He said he was delighted thinking thai someone had Laken pour Toi which Hud not been a big hit and Given it a new arrangement. A few Days later he discovered that the song he had heard was called  Goesle will not see a Large portion of the profits from the song. Under copyright Law there is a three year statute of limitations so his suit coven Only royalties gained since 1983. Zakarin said royalties from the song in the United states and Canada in that Span arc estimated at Aboul s600,000. Geste s share under the jury s ruling would be Aboul . Left to negotiation were Geste s share of International royalties which Are believed to be equal to the North american royalties Geste s share of continuing royalties estimated at about $200,000 a year and whether Goesle will share credit with Albert As writer of the song. Con serving life wants to donate Oil his organs Moundsville . A convict serving a life sentence in the West Virginia Penitentiary wants to donate All of his organs in one opera Tion but Warden Jerry Hedrick said he won t give the convict a permit to commit suicide John e. Wood sentenced for the july 1984 fatal shooting of his wife said he wants to assemble All the prospective recipients in one Hospital and give up his organs to give Back what five  when i first found out about it i was quite shocked Hedrick said tuesday this is the first time i be Ever run into anything like this. We have had individuals give up single organs but never any one who wanted to do it All while they were alive and in Good health. The department stand is that we won t give him a permit to commit Sui  Hedrick said he might allow Wood to donate one or two organs a kid Ney or an Eye and he might survive but the inmate does not want that. He s going for the whole Ball of Wax or nothing Hedrick said Paul Kirby health care administrator at the prison said Wood is of sound mental health Wood said he got the idea for the mass donation after seeing a National television Appeal for a liver donor last year. Before the program he said he had prayed hat god would kit him because of his actions it was almost As if someone had taken a Pencil and written ii on the Wall Wood said. In his Effort to locale people who need Organ transplants Wood said he has written to president Reagan and other Federal and stale officials. He said he docs not consider Donat ing All of his organs to be a form of suicide i just want to give my life to save or extend at least two or three others Wood said. I have nothing to live for and look Forward  Wood a vice president of a parkers Burg manufacturing firm had been mar ried for is years when he bought a gun on july 6, 1984, and shot his wife Peggy. Wood claimed he bought the gun in tending to commit suicide because of emotional problems and pleaded no guilty by reason of temporary insanity. Investigator says Lonetree talked voluntarily Quantico a. A a naval investigative service agent has testified that Marine sgt. Clayton Lonetree voluntarily made statements implicating himself in espionage at the . Embassy in Moscow. He stated. That he knew he was going to jail for what he did he said he did t know How Long Nis agent Dave Moyer said tuesday to Lonel Rte s court Manial at a Niico Marine corps base was opened to the Public the prosecution sought la defeat a defense motion that Lone rec s statements be thrown out. The defense says Lonetree spoke without being adequately advised of his rights. Moyer said he interrogated Lonetree in Vienna Austria and then London in december after Lonel rce Wai questioned by iwo intelligence agents identified Only As big John and Little  those two testified earlier tuesday and the govern ment kept the proceedings secret to protect their identities. Lone rec s lawyers filed a petition in Federal court in Alexandria to have Lonetree removed from solitary confinement where he s spent seven months. The military said Lone acc has been confined to the solitary cell where he is constantly watched by a Tele vision Monitor for his own Protection but the defense lawyers said he is being  attorneys William itunes Tler and Michael Stuhff have accused the government of trying to create an illusion that important National secrets arc being presented in the  judge Navy Cape. Philip Roberts has refused re pealed defense requests that All proceedings be Public. Lonely cd 25, of St. Paul minn., Moscow is accused of turning Over of classified information to soviet agents. Lon circe faces 13 counts including espionage that could Lead to life imprisonment. He is the first Marine to be charged with spying. Senate votes to regulate flights Over National Parks Washington a the Senate has passed unanimously legislation to re quire the Reagan administration to ban sightseeing flights below the rim of grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The proposal passed tuesday also sets minimum altitudes Tor flights Over y of Cimie National Park in California and Haleakala National Park in Hawaii and gives the National Park service three years to study the Impact of tourist flights on its facilities. We regulate everything in cur Parks sen. John Mccain r-arii., said during Brief Senate debate i see no Rea son Why overflights should be any exception to that  the Bill prompted by the death of 25 people in a midair collision of two can Yon tourist aircraft in june 1986, originated in the House and must return Lor consideration of changes made by the Senate. The measure would give the National Park service 60 Days to draw up a plan that would ban below the rim Canyon flights and establish aircraft free zones in an Effort to restore the landmark s Natu ral quiet. The Federal aviation administration then would have 30 Days to implement the plan unless it could show that it would create of qty problems Ai the can Yon which draws upward of 50.000 sightseeing flights a year. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago Roc a. July 30. 1947 Russia vetoed . Proposals for a two year United nations Border Walch in the Balkans ending months of Security Council investigation and preparation designed to restore peace in that area. 30 years ago today. July 30, 1957 France Britain and the United Stales pledged that they would not sign any disarmament agreement that would prejudice the re unification of  20 years ago Roc a. July 30, 1967 flames and explosions Sel off by a flight deck Accident killed at least 16 men and destroyed 29 jews on the aircraft Carrier Forreman on ils Fin combat Turol Nonh Vietnam. 10 years ago  30, 1977 Oil from above the Arctic Circle gushed from the Southern terminus of the Irani Alaska pipeline at Valet Alaska ending a journey of 38 a Days and 3 struggle of nine ears