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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, August 22, 1987

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday August 22,1987 p photo prime time intruder a Man identified is gory Stol Amiin holds a gun on Knic to reporter David Horowitz dorm his news Ami in Burtrand Calif. Horowiz read statement Given to him by the Man and for seventh moments the incident was broadcast live. Horowitz was unhurried and the intruder who hid a do gun was arrested. Dare to be great founder jailed for new Pyramid scheme Phoenix. Ariz. A the founder of the dare to be great motivational program was sentence thursday to seven years in prison for using an illegal Pyramid scheme to bilk people out of thousands of dollars.  w. Turner s3, was sentenced along Wuh Edward g. Rechlor by Superior court judge Bernard , who said he had received scores of letters on behalf of the two Goldenrod fla.,  and Rechtor who also received seven years were convicted in july of 19 counts of conspiracy fraud and promoting a Pyramid scheme. Jurors found them innocent of 27 counts of securities violations involving Challenge inc., a motivational  two men told Dougherty before sentencing that hey never intended to break the Law. If anybody was Hurt by our program or suffered because of it 1 am sure sorry Rechtor said. Our intent was to help people. Our intent was never to go out and commit a criminal  later As he was leaving the courtroom in Handcuffs. Turner told reporters "1 think history will Tell what i really was. The Good that i have done outweighs the bad a technicality of the Law is what got me but Barnett a Olstein. An assistant site attorney Gen eral who helped prosecute the Case said the sentences satisfied the interest of  said neither Man would be eligible for release from prison before serving at Casl two thirds of the , Rechtor and a third Man Alan k. Oaks were accused of defrauding Arizona residents who were promised incomes of 11,000 to 13,000 a month if they invested $5,000 to become salespeople for Chal Lenge inc. Investors were subjected to highly emotional sales and promotion techniques in a process described by company insiders As jacking up prospects assistant attorney general r. Jeffrey Wood bum said dining inc trial. The $5.000 investment paid for motivational sem Inars and tapes bul the indictment said the real Busi Ness of the Pyramid operation was to Indjic investors to become salespeople who in turn were expected to recruit other  pleaded guilty last year to one felony count of operating an illegal Pyramid scheme and agreed to testify against Turner and  denied Bond and ordered both men to begin sen ing their sentences immediately. Stateside four City satellite linkup planned for Pope s visit  Angeles up1 organizers of Pope John Paul in s upcoming visit announced plans thursday for a sat Ehile space Bridge linking four cities so that America s Young people can address him with their concerns. Tic Pope himself is really excited about the even because he is a proponent of Modem technology said the Rev. Liam kidney who is organizing the sept. 15gathering with the help of the Catholic television net work of America a nationwide Cable outlet kidney said Ai a news conference that 2,000 people Between Ages 15 and 2i Are spec cd to assemble i Denver is. Louis and Portland ore., to ask questions via Sale Lille transmission. The Pope will appear live simultaneously before 6.000 children and Young adults at Universal Amphitheater in los Angeles. New method used to Start controlled Timber fire Richfield Utah a purple pingpong balls dropped out of inc sky and burst into flames in Fishlake National Forest As officials successfully used a new technique to Ign Ilc a controlled Limber fire. We had a lilt a problem getting it started but after awhile it went real Good and ended up being a pretty Good show Dureau of land management spokesman Burl Hart said thursday. A helicopter began dropping the first loads pfc Chi cat filled plastic balls on Langdon Mountain in Centra Utah Al noon wednesday. Five hours later about 500 acres had been burned and the entire 1,300-Acrc target area was virtually cleared by thursday said Hart Overall it Well real Well he added. Panel holds no one liable in fatal shelling Accident Austin tews a the officer in charge of positioning tanks during a National guard exercise a fort Hood an june 24, improvised on the night that hellfire killed one Soldier and wounded six others investigators said. A Board of inquiry in a 582-Page report recommended changes in procedure and training to improve safety but said no one should be held liable for the Accident in which an m-60 tank was hit by hellfire from another tank. Nobody s going o go to jail be reduced or fined or whale Var said maj. De Komandosky chief spokes Man for the Texas National guard. Sgt. James Meuer of san Anglo was lulled in the Accident. A witness told the Board Smetzer was lying on the deck of one tank and May have been trying to take a Nap when the Shell hit. Engineer narrowly escapes death in Pennsylvania Latrobe a. A an Engineer for Penname lat inc. Stepped away from his office moments before a 700-Pound air conditioner compressor came crashing onto his empty desk a company spokesman said  was a matter of a few seconds. It happened be Hind him. He turned around and be saw it ail spokesman Bill Kennedy said. Don Warren 51, a 31-year Veteran of the West Moreland county company said he was working Al his desk wednesday and had gone Only a few Yard when the compressor crashed through the roof of the two Story building and landed on h is desk Kennedy said. Airliner nearly hits parachutist Chicago a an airline Pilot reported nearly Hilling a parachutist Drifting Over downtown Chicago on thursday while another Pilot said he nearly hit helium balloons in the same area a Federal official said. The Federal aviation administration knew of no Parachute drop Over the City and was investigating the reports said spokesman Mori Edd Sicin. The firn report came shortly after noon from a no Nhkum airlines Pilot who had just taken off from d Llarch Ink manorial Airport for Tokyo Ede Stem said. As the plane Al about 6,000 feel turned Over the downtown area to take a Northwest heading inc Pilot radioed to the Tower saying he had just passed a group of about five parachutist and almost hit one said Edc Leslein. About five minutes later he said a United airlines Pilot flying East through the same area said he passed through a group of helium balloons and almost hit them. The pilots did not report having to take evasive action and both jetliners continued on their flight Edel Tycin said. The Faa checked neighbouring airports and none reported any scheduled Parachute drops for the area Edelstein said. Also he said radar Al the o Hare Tower showed no aircraft hat could have dropped parachutists where they were reported. Fraternity disbands in Wake of probe into drowning Stanford Calif. A Stanford University s Tia Psi fraternity chapter has decided to disband for five years following an investigation into the drowning of a member. The fraternity thursday officially filed Low membership and morale As reasons for disbanding. But a june report on the drowning of David Dunshee in Lake Lagunilla last april recommended that Stanford deny recognition to the group for an mended period of time  of numerous violations of Campus liquor policies at a Rush Pany prior to the . 20, was found to have a blood alcohol i Vei of 0.25, l i limes inc level at which an individual is considered legally drunk in California  
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