European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 18,1989 the stars and stripes pages Mecham facing impeachment in Ariz. House to begin hearings Fth s week Phoenix. Ariz. A the Arizona House will begin impeachment hearings this week against Republican gov. Evan Mecham the House speaker hid sunday. Meeliah also faces the Start of recall proceed Ings and arraignment on criminal charges. We re going ahead with something said Republican House speaker Joe Lane within a couple of Days Well probably have a com Millie and Well Start holding  Lane said he would consult monday with House minority Leader an Hamilton before deciding whether to appoint a special panel or use the House judiciary com Millie. Lane said if a special panel is tinned House judiciary comm Tiec chairman Jim Skully would head it and Hamilton would pick tic democrats. Lane s remarks sunday were the first confirmation that the House would Institute proceedings based on a special counsel s report thai Mecham concealed a s3 50,000 Campaign loan and improperly borrowed s80.000 from stale funds. Arizona has never impeached a governor and Lane said he Hopes in Gimli hearings in the state House because the Senate would hold theae Tuat impeachment trial. Also on monday Secretary of Slat Rose to Fibre will receive recall Pel Lions from county recorders who tit been verifying signatures. Mofford has 10 Days 10 certify at least 214.000 signatures and ask Mecham whether he will resign. If he refuses she will schedule a recall election with in 120 Days. Recall supporter say they gathered about 350,000 Sis natures More than the number of votes the Republican governor received in his 1986 election. On Friday Mecham is scheduled id be arraigned on criminal charges of perjury concealing the Campaign loan and filing Abc financial disclosure statements. On saturday the slate cop establishment publicly Dis owned the Maverick governor who stirred controversy shortly after Laking office in january 1987 by rescinding the Martin Luther King or. Holiday for slate employees. His statements have offended women homosexuals. Jews and asian americans and he has been accused of nominating unqualified cronies to state positions. Mecham says he has no plans to step Down from office. Mofford. A Democrat would succeed Mecham if the gov. Emor resigns or is removed from office. Mecham won the governorship on his fifth try after defeating Burton Barr then House majority Leader fur the top nod. Ii was a bruising Battle Hal saw one senator Republican members of Arizona s coir erosional Deler Allim from left. Rep. Jim Kolow sen. John Mccain and reps. Jay a had and Jon k Call on go. Vati Mecham to resin during press conference in Phot nil. Label Mecham an ethical  he has mended few fences since taking a office and was disowned by most of the state s congressional delegation after his criminal indicia Cut on charges of concealing inc Campaign loan and the special counsel s report accusing him of misusing Public Money and obstructing inc investigation of an aide s death threat. The congressional delegation s two democrats have called for Menam s resignation. Four of the delegation s five republicans added their voices to the chorus sat urday saying the Legal and political turmoil surrounding Mecham had virtually paralysed the state. The remaining Republican rep. Bob stump said he believed it would be presumptuous to ask Mecham to re sign. On Jan. 3, Republican attorney general Bob Corbin said a slate grand jury had indicted Mecham on six felony counts of perjury wilful concealment and filing false Campaign finance and personal finance disclosure statements. Special counsel William French told Arizona House members Friday he agreed with certain on the 1350,000 Campaign loan and said his research showed Mecham improperly borrowed 180.000 from the governor s protocol fund. New Orleans symphony ends its season Early new Orleans a the new Orleans symphony. With no Money left 10 pay its musicians closed its season 10 weeks Early saturday with the players walking off the stage one by one during Haydn s fare Al symphony the lights slowly dimmed is the per formers left with i hair instruments and when Only two violins remained the music stopped and the stage went dark. We have no More Money and our season must end today Alfred Savia the orchestra s associate conductor told the audience at a children s concert. Haydn wrote the Farewell symphony in 1772 to impress his Patron to do More for musicians. Savia said he saw it As a fitting Symbol for the collapse of financial support for the orchestra. In the minds of most americans new Orleans is music he said. It is thu Birthplace of jazz. It would be disgraceful for new Orleans nol to have a nympho  while the orchestra members made their units the symphony Slaff clustered at the Back of inc theater brushing away tears. There were also tears in the auditorium where longtime subscribers sat with their children. Since the Board s vote Many people called to Volunteer or offer Money officials said. But there was Riu Savior Olfer ing millions. Greg Miller a trombonist who acts As personnel manager for he 75 orchestra members said about a dozen musicians have left town since the Board s 15-11 vote. He said to will be gone by summer unless firm plans arc announced soon to have a fall season. If they leave Well never get them Back to have a world class orchestra i said. Reluctance in treating aids uncovered in san Francisco san Francisco a More than one third of san Francisco doctors an swering a recent Survey said they were reluctant to i cat aids Palienie. The san Francisco medical society rezoned. About 36 percent of the 335 physicians who answered the Survey said they did nol want to Sec suffering from acquired immune deficiency syndrome. An urgent problem is emerging said or. R. Eugene tolls medical society president. A limited number of physicians Are caring for an increasing number of aids  one in sit doctors surveyed said i Haj did not want to treat patients with aids because they Are not confident of their knowledge of inc disease. One in 12 said they did nol want to treat aids patients because there is no effective treatment. San Francisco will have an estimated 5,000 aids patients by 1991, according to recent calculations. If they were divided equally among the City s primary care physicians etch doctor would have an average of five to 10 cases toll said. Currently Llibre Are enough doctors Laking care of aids patients because they want  said or. Donald Abrams assistant director of aids activities at san Francisco general Hospital and director of a consortium of 125 aids specialists. But in the future it could be come More Ofa  the symphony Board Voied a week Vigo to cancel the last 10 weeks of the season in the face of a i3.i million